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Drep [new] (DREP) traded down 0.4% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One Drep [new] coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.72 or 0.00001571 BTC on exchanges. Drep [new] has a market cap of $28.69 million and approximately $493,946.00 worth of Drep [new] was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Drep [new] has traded up 11.4% against the dollar.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002183 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 5.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003560 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002183 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $16.94 or 0.00037004 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $49.10 or 0.00107275 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
Drep [new] Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “DREP Foundation is committed to building a performance-oriented technology infrastructure supporting high transaction capacity for an ecosystem generating valuable reputation data. The reputation protocol is uniquely designed to serve the reputation-based assets and currencies running both inside the platform ecosystem and across platforms, thus empowering data sharing and easing the information silo effect. Focusing on two industry pain points: lack of user adoption and low transaction throughput, DREP Foundation aims to provide a highly scalable blockchain architecture, DREP Chain, for the deployment of a reputation protocol that anyone can use. “
Buying and Selling Drep [new]
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SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Leader of the US party Pamela Gordon Carty lamented on Thursday that Country Sint Maarten, Curacao and Aruba need to go back to the table and renegotiate this covenant because it contradicts principles of good governance, Gordon Carty said in a press statement on Thursday.
“COHO goes against kingdom laws, international UN laws and the constitution of country Sint Maarten, namely Articles 18 to 21.” The execution of COHO does not guarantee that country Sint Maarten will be in a better position,” stated Gordon Carty. The more I analyze this document, the more convinced I am that there was not sufficient research done to substantiate the much talked about results COHO is supposed to deliver. “The implementation of COHO tramples on our constitutional law and the rights of our people.”
The leader of the US party further stated that the sitting government failed to demand proof based on analysis conducted that the impact of the conditions that are being imposed under the guise of country reform will be positive. She further questioned, “How the COHO proposal came about? Was it thoroughly thought out? Or is it simply a means to dispose the countries of their right to self-governance, take over their major economic pillars and put the country on its knees.”
The Netherlands by compiling such a document is in breach of many articles, continued Gordon Carty, such as Article 2 Chapter 1 of the United Nations Charter ‘Purposes and Principles’ which states, “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.” Article 73.a,b,d of Chapter XI, specifically Article 73.d states, “To promote constructive measures of development, to encourage research, and to cooperate with one another and, when and where appropriate, with specialized international bodies with a view to the practical achievement of the social, economic, and scientific purposes set forth in this Article.”
“COHO, the way it has been presented, will nullify the right of parliament to execute their main core activity which is the right to govern and the right to decide on the well-being of the country through the making of decisions on the financial and economic well-being of the country.”
Gordon Carty further stated, “That Parliament is being replaced by the COHO institution as a means of guaranteeing the execution of reform, but Holland is mandated by kingdom law and UN international law as being responsible for the countries SXM, CUR and AUB, meaning the implementing of an entity, such as the COHO cannot be imposed as a condition to receive financial aid. There is no law dictating that the countries are obligated to accept this proposal.”
In the Coho document, Articles 4.1a and b gives an indication that the entity will be the one to execute, supervise and control. “This goes against good corporate governance principles, because no entity should have the power to execute, supervise, and control itself, in a Democracy.”
Parliament had a role to play and should have asserted its power to mandate and inform the government that COHO as presented is not acceptable, they failed to execute their core task of protecting the main resource of the country which is the ‘people’ according to Article 44 of Sint Maarten constitution.
Furthermore, Article 2.2 of the COHO document states that the COHO is established in Holland, which means that it operates under the laws of Holland which doesn’t promote nor comply with , SXM, CUR, AUA and the Netherlands being equal partners in Kingdom. The fact that the COHO has such a setup gives it leverage in negotiations. The COHO entity breaches too many principles besides kingdom and international laws. Parliament has to call upon Articles 103 Chapter XVI of the UN Charter which states, “In the event of a conflict between the obligations of the members of the United Nations under the present charter and their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present charter shall prevail,” and demand renegotiations, stated Gordon Carty.
“Why a government would go against their own constitution, and put their people in such a disadvantageous position while there are laws they could have called upon to demand renegotiation is inexcusable and negligent. Our people and generations to come deserve more,” stated Gordon Carty.
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Germany rejects Putin’s rubles for gas demand
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Thursday rejected calls for by Russia that European countries pay for its gas in rubles as an unacceptable breach of contract, including that the maneuver amounted to “blackmail.”
Speaking throughout a joint information convention together with his French counterpart, Habeck stated he had not but seen a brand new decree signed by President Vladimir Putin mandating gasoline funds in rubles.
“With regard to the threat, demand or consideration – one doesn’t know what to call it anymore – to be made to pay in rubles, it is crucial for us that the contracts are respected,” stated Habeck.
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“It is important for us not to give a signal that we will be blackmailed by Putin.”
Separately, Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated German firms would proceed to pay for Russian gasoline utilizing euros as stipulated in contracts.
“By all means, it remains the case that companies want, can and will pay in euros,” he informed a joint information convention together with his Austrian counterpart Karl Nehammer.
Emergency process
Germany on Wednesday triggered an emergency process to watch gasoline imports and storage capability and urged customers and producers to cut back consumption in preparation for any Russian supply stoppage.
The community regulator stated on Thursday the state of affairs was steady and that storage had risen barely.
Habeck stated he and French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire mentioned attainable new punitive measures on Russia, declining to enter particulars.
“The last sanctions package must not and should not be the last. We spoke about what additional sanctions can prevent Putin from continuing the war in Ukraine,” Habeck stated.
Scholz additionally raised the potential of new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including that Germany was ready for all eventualities, together with a stoppage of Russian gasoline flows to Europe.
Scholz reiterated that Germany hoped to grow to be impartial of Russian oil and coal imports this 12 months, however it will take longer to cut back its dependence on Russian gasoline.
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Rule-breaking and genre-bending artist
Lauren Sanderson is coming in hot & better than ever with her dramatic new single "
Tongue Tied", available today at https://ffm.to/tonguetieddd.
"'Tongue Tied' is your smoke-a-joint-on-the-highway, make-out-at-a-red light, life's-too-short-so-do-what-you-want anthem," shares Sanderson on today's release.
"
Tongue Tied" comes off the heels of her hard-hitting single "THERAPY!" in January and "Gay 4 Me", a collaboration with Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer G Flip in February - both songs easily surpassing the million-stream mark almost immediately.
Fans will get a chance to hear these new songs live for the first time this spring on the "Death Of A Fantasy"tour, featuring support from rising artists JORDY and Miki Ratsula. Kicking off April 26th in Seattle, WA, this month-long run will see
Lauren taking the stage of iconic rock venues like Irving Plaza, El Rey & 9:30 Club. A full list of tour dates can be found below with more information at https://www.laurensanderson.com/tour.
Upcoming
Lauren Sanderson Tour Dates:
April 26 - The Vera Project - Seattle, WA
April 27 - Holocene - Portland, OR
April 29 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
April 30 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
May 2 - Amsterdam Bar and Hall - Saint Paul, MN
May 3 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
May 5 -
Velvet Underground - Toronto, ON
May 6 - Newport
Music Hall - Columbus, OH
May 7 - Old
National Centre - Indianapolis, IN
May 9 - The Fillmore Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
May 12 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 13 - Brighton
Music Hall - Allston, MA
May 14 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
May 16 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
May 17 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN
May 18 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA
May 20 - House of Blues
Houston - Houston, TX
May 21 - HOB Dallas Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX
May 23 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
May 25 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
May 26 - Café Du Nord - San Francisco, CA
Lauren Sanderson turned heads in 2019 opening for FINNEAS & has steadily built a loyal cult following thanks to her no-holds-barred honesty, relentless DIY work ethic and electric persona. MTV, Billboard, Zane Lowe's Beats 1, Alt Press, NPR, Cosmopolitan & Spotify's New
Music Friday have all signed on in support of her swirling, intoxicating blend of rock, pop, hip-hop and R&B, imbued with the same charisma & conviction that got her a TED Talk at the age of 19.
While her acclaimed 2020 debut full-length, Midwest Kids Can Make It Big, was brimming with wide-eyed wonder, the LA-via-Indiana singer/songwriter is swinging big in 2022.
"I want people to hear these songs, watch these videos and think - I can be that. I can get tattoos, I can embrace my sexuality, I can say what I truly feel and be whoever I want to be," shares Sanderson.
"I think we all just want to feel connected again & that's the feeling I want my new music to give fans. To just put in your headphones & reconnect with yourself. Text someone you haven't talked to in a while and blast it with the windows down together. Because I think we're all feeling the exact same thing right now - A little anxious, lost & ready to just know who the f^#* we are again. & that's exactly what we're gonna do." Be sure to stay tuned to
Lauren Sanderson's socials for more information soon.
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Pacific Drilling S.A. (OTCMKTS:PACDQ – Get Rating) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $0.00 and traded as high as $0.05. Pacific Drilling shares last traded at $0.04, with a volume of 1,917,900 shares trading hands.
The stock has a 50 day moving average of $0.04 and a 200 day moving average of $0.04.
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Aubrey Giordano led the way for Mount Olive with four goals, five ground balls, and five draw controls in its 12-5 victory over Mahwah in Flanders.
Mount Olive jumped out to a five-goal lead in the first half before putting the game away in the second as it outscored Mahwah 5-3.
Caitlyn Marone also tallied two goals while Drew Palumbo, Mollie Baduini, Maggie Tilves, and Isabella Moschello had one. Tilves recorded five ground balls as well.
Julia Graceffo, Shannon Doran, Lauren Cherven, Anna Ludwig, and Gianna Lotito each scored a goal for Mahwah.
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Ravencoin Classic (RVC) traded 8.3% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. Ravencoin Classic has a total market capitalization of $896,055.19 and $21,402.00 worth of Ravencoin Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ravencoin Classic coin can now be purchased for about $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last seven days, Ravencoin Classic has traded up 19.5% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $45,727.34 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Ethereum (ETH) traded 3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3,289.86 or 0.07194522 BTC.
- Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000303 BTC.
- Litecoin (LTC) traded down 5.7% against the dollar and now trades at $124.00 or 0.00271169 BTC.
- Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $381.98 or 0.00835341 BTC.
- Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 5.2% against the dollar and now trades at $47.33 or 0.00103512 BTC.
- UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 4.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.80 or 0.00012689 BTC.
- The Sandbox (SAND) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3.42 or 0.00007483 BTC.
- Monero (XMR) traded 4.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $213.47 or 0.00466823 BTC.
- Zcash (ZEC) traded down 6.3% against the dollar and now trades at $179.50 or 0.00392534 BTC.
About Ravencoin Classic
According to CryptoCompare, “Ravencoin Classic (RVC) is a X16R algorithm protocol with features focused on allowing tokens to be issued on the Ravencoin Classic blockchain. Tokens of the protocol can have whatever properties the token issuer of the token decides – so they can be limited in quantity, can be named, and be issued as securities or as collectibles. Ravencoin Classic is driven by the RavencoinClassic.io community, which is fully committed to the prosperity of the Ravencoin Classic network. The community ensures the constant use of X16R algorithm – guaranteeing equal rights of each community member to participate in block production, with increased user control and censorship resistance in issuance and governance of digital assets. “
Ravencoin Classic Coin Trading
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Three men have been charged by police after allegedly claiming more than $1.3m in fraudulent pandemic payments from the NSW government.
Strike Force Sainsbery, which was established to investigate fraudulent applications made against the state government’s financial relief schemes, uncovered an alleged criminal syndicate as part of their investigations.
On Thursday morning, police executed three search warrants at homes in the Sydney suburbs of Auburn, Chester Hill and Carramar.
Three men were arrested, while police also seized cash, electronic devices, and documentation.
A 48-year-old man, who police will allege co-ordinated the syndicate by instructing others to submit fraudulent claims and received a majority share of the payments, has been charged with 22 offences.
They include knowingly direct activities of criminal group, deal with identity info to commit indictable offence (x7), and dishonestly obtain financial advantage etc by deception (x14).
A 34-year-old man was charged with 17 offences, including participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, possess prohibited drug, deal with identity info to commit indictable offence (x3), and dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception (x12).
A 30-year-old man was charged with 18 offences, including participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, deal with identity info to commit indictable offence (x6), and dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception (x11).
It will be alleged the duo sourced personal identity information and bank details for the purpose of submitting fraudulent claims against the Covid-19 microbusiness grant and the small business fees and charges rebate.
Financial crimes squad commander Detective Superintendent Linda Howlett said the arrests should serve as a lesson to other fraudsters.
“The opportunistic way this syndicate operated makes their behaviour even more egregious, and they will now face the prospect of languishing in prison for these frauds,” she said.
Service NSW executive director of risk, strategy and performance Catherine Ellis also said they would continue to stop fraud.
“It is incredibly disappointing that deliberate, co-ordinated fraudsters have undermined the systems put in place to support the businesses of NSW in one of the most challenging times we have faced,” she said.
All three men were refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Friday.
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Nicole V. Crain and W. Mark Crain, The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, ,
See Miller, Holmes, and Feulner, 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, and Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, “‘Mostly Free’: The Startling erica’s Economic Freedom and What to Do About It,” Heritage Foundation Special Report No. 82, /07/mostly-free-the-startling-ericas-economic-freedom-and-what-to-do-about-it.
“The U.S. is steadily separating into a two-caste system with marriage and education as the dividing line. In the high-income third of the population, children are raised by married parents with a college education; in the bottom-income third, children are raised by single parents with a high school degree or less.” Rector, “erica’s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty.” See also Charles Murray, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010 (New York: Crown Forum, 2012), pp. 149–167.
Institute for American Values and University of Virginia, National erica 2011, See also Paul R. Armato, “Interpreting Divorce Rates, Marriage Rates, and Data on the Percentage of Children with Single Parents,” National Healthy , “the commonly cited statistic that about half of all marriages end in disruption (divorce or permanent separation) appears to be reasonably accurate.”
See Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield, “Understanding Poverty in the United States: Surprising Facts About America’s Poor,” Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2607, /09/understanding-poverty-in-the-united-states-surprising-facts-about-americas-poor.
Franklin, Writings, p. 588. Consider the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. The second most expensive means-tested aid program, it doles out billions of dollars a year in unconditional aid, thereby promoting indolence and sapping the energies of those it should be helping. Many food stamp households contain adults who are capable of working but work little or not at all. The program also fosters long-term dependence. Contrary to the common perception that people receiving food stamps have simply fallen temporarily on hard times, the majority of recipients are or will become long-term dependents. Historically, half of food stamp aid to families with children has gone to families that have received aid for 8.5 years or more. See Rector and Bradley, “Reforming the Food Stamp Program.”
Marianne Page, “New Evidence on Intergenerational Correlations in Welfare Participation,” in Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe, ed. Miles Corak (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), pp. 226–244.
The work requirement for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was recently gutted. See Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield, “Obama Administration Ends Welfare Reform as We Know It,” Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3712, /08/obama-administration-ends-welfare-reform-as-we-know-it.
Dan Lips, Shanea Watkins, and John Fleming, “Does Spending More on Education Improve Academic Achievement?” Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2179, /09/does-spending-more-on-education-improve-academic-achievement.
For more on what can be done, see Jennifer A. Marshall, “Freeing Schools from Washington’s Education Overreach,” Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 3214, /04/freeing-schools-from-washingtons-education-overreach.
Francis J. Grund, The Americans in Their Moral, Social, and Political Relations (Boston: Marsh, Capen, and Lyon, 1837), pp. 173–174.
For the full plan, see Butler, Fraser, and Beach, eds., Saving the American Dream: The Heritage Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, and Restore Prosperity.
Witness President Obama’s recent efforts to unilaterally weaken the work requirements of the 1996 welfare reform act. Rector and Sheffield, “Obama Administration Ends Welfare Reform as We Know It.”
Examining the inequality argument also reveals its psychological underpinnings: Contrary to their professions of solidarity with the poor and the “99 percent,” many critics of inequality seem to be motivated more by envy of the rich than by compassion for the poor.
Part IThe Promise of America
For many people, the story ends here. America is the land of opportunity, and economic freedom is what makes mobility possible. To leave it at that, however, would fail to do full justice to the promise of America. First, this simplified account leaves out the other great benefit that the Founders anticipated their commercial republic would bring: general prosperity and an increase in the standard of living of all. Second, it fails to mention the other all-important factor required for the dream to materialize: a culture of work in which labor is encouraged and celebrated.
To the tired complaint, originating in Marx, that in a capitalist economy only the wealthy own the means of production, the Founders would respond that each person in fact owns the most important means of production: himself and his labor, whether physical or mental. As Abraham Lincoln’s own retelling of the “American Dream” makes clear:
Those in dire need are to be cared for, of course. In America, we help each other. For the overwhelming majority of Americans, charity and justice go hand in hand. But in the economic realm, justice is about the processes, not the outcomes. Even critics of the free market seem to acknowledge this much when they turn away from justice to “fairness” or coin terms like “social justice” to justify their ambitious redistributionist schemes.
In a commercial republic, by contrast, industriousness, labor, work, and enterprise are elevated to the rank of virtues. Mere exertion will not cut it. Frederick Douglass summed up his message to those who sought to get ahead in life in the following way:
These are the real questions that ultimately divide the Left and Right when it comes to framing economic questions. The divide is not over whether to help the poor, but over how to approach life. The profound disagreement is over how to speak, not whether to act. By falsely claiming that the Right is somehow opposed to helping those in need, the Left has managed to deflect attention from the fact that the way it speaks about poverty and life saps the vigor of those in need, fosters unreasonable expectations, and leads to bitter disappointment and resentment.
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In this sense, equality of opportunity is a necessary extension of the principle of equality at the heart of the Declaration of Independence. Because we are all born equal and possess the same rights, the same rules ought to apply equally to all. We therefore ought to break down any artificial legal barriers to advancement. Thus, Lincoln praised “the just and generous and prosperous system” because it “opens the way for all.”
The best evidence, however, reveals that these are not major factors in the changes in income distribution that have actually occurred.
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Little Caesars Owners Fined $161K For Child Labor Violations
By Emmy Freedman · March 31, 2022, 5:00 PM EDT
Owners of Little Caesars franchises in Tennessee are on the hook for more than $161,000 after the U.S. Department of Labor found that they exposed underage workers to hazardous activities, the...
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GREENVILLE, N.C.(WNCT) — Learning is fun.
Taylor Matkins, principal of Pactolus School, spoke about its Pactolus Global event that teaches families about different cultures. Pactolus Global is an event that features live performances, music, and food.
Matkins also went into detail about what started the event years ago, what to expect when visiting and much more.
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Titan International (NYSE:TWI – Get Rating) and Grupo Simec (NYSE:SIM – Get Rating) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Titan International has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Simec has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Titan International and Grupo Simec, as provided by MarketBeat.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Titan International and Grupo Simec’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Grupo Simec has higher revenue and earnings than Titan International. Grupo Simec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Titan International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
73.6% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Titan International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Titan International and Grupo Simec’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Summary
Grupo Simec beats Titan International on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
Titan International Company Profile (Get Rating)
Titan International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for off-highway vehicles in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Commonwealth of Independent States region, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, and internationally. The company operates in Agricultural, Earthmoving/Construction, and Consumer segments. It offers rims, wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for various agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, skidders, plows, planters, and irrigation equipment. The company also offers rims, wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for off-the-road earthmoving, mining, military, construction, and forestry equipment, including skid steers, aerial lifts, cranes, graders and levelers, scrapers, self-propelled shovel loaders, articulated dump trucks, load transporters, haul trucks, backhoe loaders, crawler tractors, lattice cranes, shovels, and hydraulic excavators. In addition, it provides bias and light truck tires; and products for ATVs, turf, and golf cart applications, as well as specialty and train brakes. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, as well as to the aftermarket through independent distributors, equipment dealers, and own distribution centers. Titan International, Inc. was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Quincy, Illinois.
Grupo Simec Company Profile (Get Rating)
Grupo SIMEC SAB de CV engages in the manufacture, processing and distribution of steel and structural steel products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Mexico, U.S., and Brazil. The Mexico segment represents the results of the operations in Mexico, including plants in Mexicali, Guadalajara, Tlaxcala, and San Luis Potosi. The U.S. segment refers to the results of the operations of Republic including plants, located in the United States. The Brazil segment includes the results of the operations in plant located in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The company was founded on August 22, 1990 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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NJ under severe thunderstorm watch and gale warning at Shore
Most of New Jersey is under a severe thunderstorm watch through midnight as a cold front moves across the state Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
The counties under the watch include Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren, according to the alert from the weather service.
Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain, the weather service said.
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At the Shore, low temperatures will be around 52 degrees. Conditions will be breezy, with a south wind of 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. However, wind gusts as high as 40 mph should be anticipated. The chance of rain is 90% with rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible, according to the weather service.
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Offshore, a gale warning is in effect until 2 a.m. Friday. Heavy winds and seas of 8 to 11 feet and a visibility of 1 to 3 nautical miles may create dangerous marine conditions.
In North Jersey, low temperatures will be around 49 degrees. The winds will be slightly less breezy, but showers and thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Rainfall is also 90% likely with amounts also between a quarter and half of an inch being possible, all according to the weather service.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — After 43 years, the family-run business Mr. Sub is closing its doors Thursday.
Mr. Sub owner Ken Conley said he’s not necessarily retiring from work, just from sub making. He says 43 years is a long time, but he said they couldn’t have lasted this long without the local community.
Conley said during the businesses final days he’s run out of food every day and he even had to place a sign on the door limiting customers to four subs only.
“Thank you to the citizens of Myrtle Beach, and the patrons of Mr. Sub and we truly do appreciate it and we will miss you all,” Conley said.
Conley said he’s also looking forward to spending time with his grandkids.
An hour before it opened, the line for Mr. Sub stretched two stores down, filled with customers eager to eat a sub one last time.
Customers said how good the subs are and talked about the many memories they shared here, but also about its convenient location along Mr. Joe White Avenue.
“The good thing about it is that they’re a mom and pop shop,” said Michael Boney, a customer. “You know, you can’t get it anywhere else, that’s what sucks about it. There’s always your large franchises, but like to support local businesses when I can.”
Mr. Sub opened in 1979 when the family relocated from Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach.
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and JONATHAN MATTISE
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Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.
In Florida, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says two were killed and two injured when a tornado touched down there.
The storm front spans several states and has been blamed for spinning off at least two confirmed tornadoes earlier Wednesday that left injuries elsewhere.
High winds overturned semitrailers in Louisiana, toppled large trees in Mississippi and damaged a hotel in downtown Nashville.
Senate lawmakers in Mississippi briefly suspended work when weather sirens blared during a tornado warning Wednesday.
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Billionaire Family Cashes In on 83% Rally by Aluminum Producer
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,(Bloomberg) -- Votorantim SA, the industrial conglomerate owned by the billionaire Ermirio de Moraes family, is planning to pocket some of the profits of an 83% rally in an aluminum producer in which it owns a majority stake.
The Sao Paulo-based conglomerate is seeking to sell 750 million reais ($158 million) of shares of Cia Brasileira de Aluminio, or CBA, according to a filing, which confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report. Votorantim, which currently owns about three-quarters of CBA, would unload a stake of around 6% in the company.
Shares of CBA fell 5.1% to at 11:43 a.m. in Sao Paulo following the announcement.
Still, the company’s stock is on a tear since going public in July, boosted by a record-breaking rally in aluminum prices as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added to supply disruptions. The surge has made CBA one of the best performers in Brazil’s record wave of initial public offerings last year.
Read more: IPO Winner Minted in Brazil as Aluminum Rally Propels CBA
It’s also a boon to the Ermirio de Moraes family, one of Brazil’s richest. Their conglomerate, Votorantim, was created more than a century ago and, along with CBA, owns one of the world’s largest cement makers and also has interests in zinc mining, finance, renewable energy, real estate and orange juice businesses.
The group has been looking to expand across North America as it seeks to reduce volatility in its portfolio, Chief Financial Officer Sergio Malacrida said last year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer that was accused of illegally selling guns and went bankrupt but then rebranded itself.
The revocation comes after a lawsuit that alleged the Justice Department didn’t conduct proper oversight before issuing the license.
The decision to revoke the license of JA Industries was spelled out in a court filing late Wednesday as part of the lawsuit brought by Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
The lawsuit alleged that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a law enforcement agency in the Justice Department, awarded the license to JA Industries, renamed from Jimenez Arms, after it violated federal firearms law. The suit also alleged that the company’s guns were contributing to rising violent crime rates in Chicago and Kansas City.
Kansas City and Everytown had sued Jimenez Arms and several gun dealers previously, alleging they contributed to surging gun violence in the Kansas City region by ignoring evidence that guns were being sold illegally in the area. Jimenez Arms filed for bankruptcy about a month after the suit was filed.
That suit contended that Jimenez Arms every year made tens of thousands of cheap handguns that turned up at crime scenes in Kansas City and Chicago “at a rate disproportionate to the company’s market share.”
The plaintiffs alleged in their suit against the ATF that the company’s owner, Paul Jimenez, applied for a new license under the name JA Industries and that it took the ATF less than a month to award the license. The suit alleged that company officials had made false statements to the ATF and had unlawfully shipped guns to a firearms trafficker, which should’ve made the company and its officials ineligible for holding a federal firearms license.
A message seeking comment from JA Industries on Thursday was not immediately returned.
Everytown for Gun Safety heralded the decision to revoke the company’s license.
“We can only hope this decision marks the beginning of a new era at ATF, one that is consistent with President Biden’s commitment to holding rogue and reckless members of the gun industry accountable for breaking the law and putting lives in danger,” said John Feinblatt, Everytown’s president.
In a statement, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said it was a “bold action to stop the flow of illegal firearms into Kansas City.”
An ATF spokesperson, Erik Longnecker, declined to comment specifically, citing the ongoing case. But he said the agency “revokes Federal firearms licensees who are found to have committed willful violations of the Gun Control Act and have an adverse impact on public safety.”
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Diabetes mellitus is associated with series of macrovascular and microvascular pathological changes that cause a wide range of complications. Diabetic patients are highly susceptible to hindlimb ischemia (HLI), which remains incurable. Evidence shows that skeletal muscle cells secrete a number of angiogenic factors to promote neovascularization and restore blood perfusion, this paracrine function is crucial for therapeutic angiogenesis in diabetic HLI. In this study we investigated whether sotagliflozin, an anti-hyperglycemia SGLT2 inhibitor, exerted therapeutic angiogenesis effects in diabetic HLI in vitro and in vivo. In C2C12 skeletal muscle cells, we showed that high glucose (HG, 25"‰mM) under hypoxia markedly inhibited cell viability, proliferation and migration potentials, which were dose-dependently reversed by pretreatment with sotagliflozin (5−20"‰Î¼M). Sotagliflozin pretreatment enhanced expression levels of angiogenic factors HIF-1α, VEGF-A and PDGF-BB in HG-treated C2C12 cells under hypoxia as well as secreted amounts of VEGF-A and PDGF-BB in the medium; pretreatment with the HIF-1α inhibitor 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME2, 10"‰Î¼M) or HIF-1α knockdown abrogated sotagliflozin-induced increases in VEGF-A and PDGF-BB expression, as well as sotagliflozin-stimulated cell proliferation and migration potentials. Furthermore, the conditioned media from sotagliflozin-treated C2C12 cells in HG medium enhanced the migration and proliferation capabilities of vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells, two types of cells necessary for forming functional blood vessels. In vivo study was conducted in diabetic mice subjected to excising the femoral artery of the left limb. After the surgery, sotagliflozin (10"‰mg/kg) was directly injected into gastrocnemius muscle of the left hindlimb once every 3 days for 3 weeks. We showed that intramuscular injection of sotagliflozin effectively promoted the formation of functional blood vessels, leading to significant recovery of blood perfusion in diabetic HLI mice. Together, our results highlight a new indication of SGLT2 inhibitor sotagliflozin as a potential therapeutic angiogenesis agent for diabetic HLI.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is offering a “Freedom Agenda” platform for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterm elections, presenting a framework for GOP candidates — and possibly himself for a 2024 presidential run.
Pence’s platform, released Thursday, combines traditional Republican goals such as increasing American energy production, cutting taxes and rolling back regulations, with priorities pursued by former President Donald Trump on issues like trade and immigration.
Pence also offers plenty of culture war red meat for the GOP base, pledging, for instance, to save women’s sports by “ensuring that sports competitions are between those who share their God-given gender” and calling for all high school students to pass a civics test.
“Elections are about the future, and I think it’s absolutely essential that, while we do our part to take the fight to the failed policies of the Biden administration and the radical left, at the same time, we want to offer a compelling vision built on our highest American ideals,” Pence told reporters ahead of the plan’s release. “It really is an effort to put in one place the agenda that I think carried us to the White House in 2016, carried two Bush presidencies to the White House and carried Ronald Reagan to the White House in 1980.”
Much of the 28-page plan reads like the platform of a presidential campaign, underscoring Pence’s ambitions and providing a clear road map of the themes and policies he is likely to pursue if he moves forward with a 2024 run. While Pence in recent weeks has worked to distance himself from his former boss as he begins to reintroduce himself to voters and develop a political identity of his own, he has also been careful to tie himself to the policies of the Trump-Pence administration, which remain extremely popular among Republican voters.
It’s part of what aides see as Pence’s unique opportunity, as a former talk radio host, congressman and Indiana governor, to merge the traditional conservative movement with Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda.
“There is a winning coalition for America that believes in the traditionally conservative values that the vice president has championed through his career,” said Marc Short, co-chair of Advancing American Freedom, the advocacy group Pence launched last year.
Still, Pence argues that “elections are about the future,” in contrast to Trump’s continued focus on his own false 2020 election claims.
Pence’s plan comes as the GOP has been at odds over the wisdom of offering voters a concrete policy agenda ahead of the midterm elections this year. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been pointedly opposed to such efforts, arguing that Republicans should keep the focus on President Joe Biden, whose popularity has slumped amid the highest inflation in 40 years and the Russian war in Ukraine, and make the election a referendum on him.
The risks of a specific plan came into stark relief last month when Florida Sen. Rick Scott, another potential 2024 contender and the chair of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, unveiled his 11-point plan to “rescue America.” The effort drew immediate criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans, particularly its call for all Americans to “pay some income tax to have skin in the game” — which would amount to a tax hike for millions of people who pay no income tax because they earn so little.
On Thursday, Scott defended his plan during a speech to the conservative Heritage Foundation.
“Bring it on,” the Florida senator said to his critics. “If the Republicans return to Washington’s business as usual, if we have no bigger plan than to be a speed bump on the road to America’s socialism and collapse, we don’t deserve to govern.”
House Republicans, meanwhile, have been working on their own “Commitment to America” plan with echoes of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America,” which Republicans unveiled in 1994 before sweeping the midterms that year.
“For the American public to join with you and support you, first they want to know what will you do,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said at the party’s annual retreat in Jacksonville, Florida, last week.
Candidates on the campaign trail have expressed similar sentiments.
At a Republican Senate primary debate in Ohio on Monday, several of the candidates applauded Scott for his effort, even as they said they disagreed with parts of his plan.
“I’m so sick of Republicans who say, ‘Well, we’re just going to push back against the Biden agenda.’ Well, of course we’re going to do that. But what are we gonna actually do for our voters?” candidate J.D. Vance asked. “There are a lot of problems out there. A lot of very serious problems. And we can’t just sort of stick our flag in the mud and say, ‘We’re against, we’re against, we’re against.’ We gotta be for stuff.”
Pence said that was part of his intention.
“As important as it is for us to criticize and to confront and to be the loyal opposition,” he said, it is “absolutely of equal importance that we offer a positive, compelling vision built on our highest ideals and frankly the successes that we were able to demonstrate during our administration.”
The economic plan unveiled Thursday calls for fast-tracking permits for oil and gas production, expanding drilling on federal lands and offshore and pursuing trade agreements that better protect American workers. On foreign policy, Pence calls on China to “establish a victims compensation and economic recovery fund” for “negligently unleashing and hiding the origins of COVID-19.”
On immigration, Pence’s agenda sounds much like a Trump press release. It calls on leaders to “oppose all forms of amnesty,” typically defined as a path to citizenship for those who entered the country illegally, and seeks an end to what he calls “chain migration” by limiting family reunification to an immigrant’s close family. It also calls for promoting “the patriotic assimilation of immigrants” and finishing Trump’s border wall.
Under a section dedicated to “protecting American culture,” Pence calls for the promotion of “patriotic education” by ending “radical political indoctrination — including the teaching of anti-American racist ideologies like Critical Race Theory,” which views racism as systemic in the nation’s institutions.
Pence also calls on states and local jurisdictions to require that all high school students pass a test on the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Federalist Papers to graduate. And he seeks limits on mail-in voting and early in-person voting, among other election measures.
Pence has been raising his public profile, making frequent media appearances, headlining political events and delivering policy speeches. He has traveled in recent weeks to South Korea, Israel and the Ukrainian border with Poland, where he greeted fleeing refugees. And he has paid numerous visits to early voting states, including New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, which he’ll return to next month.
Meanwhile, his advocacy group is spending millions of dollars on ads and filing friend-of-court briefs opposing vaccine mandates and abortion rights, and he’s working on a pair of books in addition to projects with the Heritage Foundation and Young America’s Foundation.
___ Associated Press writer Steve Peoples contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- F-Factor, a leading dietitian-created program for weight loss and optimal health based on fiber-rich nutrition, announced the hiring of Hugh Dever to the role of Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Tanya Zuckerbrot MS, RD.
"I feel honored to join an organization that has helped thousands of people lose weight and improve their health with a scientific, liberating, and sustainable approach." said Mr. Dever. "I am looking forward to working with Tanya, our Registered Dietitians, and the entire team to bring the F-Factor approach and products to more people."
Mr. Dever has nearly 30 years of experience in the consumer-packaged goods and consumer services industries. Prior to F-Factor, he was V.P. of Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation for CEA Fresh Farms, a start-up developing environmentally sustainable solutions to growing, harvesting and delivering fresher and healthier produce to consumers looking for locally produced products. Mr. Dever has previously held brand and general management roles at Procter and Gamble, Weight Watchers International and Chiquita/Fresh Express.
"We are excited for Hugh Dever to join our leadership team and F-Factor to benefit from his impressive experience in the wellness space," said Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, CEO of F-Factor. "Hugh will be integral to F-Factor's continued growth with a focus on expanding our portfolio of high-fiber/high-protein products, our service business and scaling our digital capabilities."
About F-Factor
Fad diets come and go, but after more than two decades of success stories and ongoing praise from the media, The F-Factor Diet has stood the test of time. Now hailed as the go-to lifestyle program for anyone who wants to improve their health and lose weight for good, F-Factor's scientifically proven approach allows you to see results without hunger, deprivation, or denial. Change your life without disrupting your lifestyle: dine out, drink alcohol, eat carbs, and work out less from Day 1.
The F-Factor Program has been endorsed by numerous physicians and dietitians, including Dr. Jerome Zacks, Assistant Clinical Professor at the Mount Sinai Medical Center: "The F-Factor Diet is packed with critical facts that form the foundation for a knowledge-based approach to lifestyle nutritional success. Tanya's scholarly approach is a gift that gives forever. Her contribution to preventative health care is immeasurable."
To learn more about the F-Factor Program, the bestselling F-Factor Diet Book, and F-Factor products, visit our website at www.ffactor.com, or follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
About Tanya Zuckerbrot
Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, is an internationally-known dietitian, a two-time bestselling author, and the creator and CEO of the renowned F-Factor Diet—a liberating and sustainable approach to weight loss and optimal health based on scientifically proven fiber-rich nutrition. Zuckerbrot has worked in private practice for more than 20 years and has advised thousands of clients, including celebrities, business and government leaders and media personalities to improve their health and manage their weight through nutrition.
Zuckerbrot holds a master's degree in Nutrition and Food Studies from New York University; is an accredited member of the American Dietetic Association, the Greater New York Dietetic Association, and the American Association for Diabetes Educators; and is a member of the National Association of Professional Women. Zuckerbrot holds a Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR) Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management as well as a CDR Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management.
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Democrats frustrated with latest Manchin pitch on Build Back Better
Senate Democrats are feeling exasperated with Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest proposal on a scaled-down version of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda that would leave out big social spending initiatives like expanded child care, universal pre-kindergarten, national paid family leave and long-term home health care.
Manchin is proposing that his colleagues choose one 10-year program to focus on and devote the other half of revenues raised from tax reform and prescription drug reform to deficit reduction and fighting inflation.
He is suggesting limiting new spending to climate programs instead of an array of social spending initiatives that he says would likely get baked into the federal budget baseline for years to come.
Manchin says the country has to “get its fiscal house in order” before embarking on new grand spending plans, but his colleagues aren’t ready to let go of big, ambitious reforms they’ve talked about for more than a year, such as direct federal support for expanded access to child care.
He argues that the nation can’t keep adding to the deficit when inflation is running at a 40-year high. But that stance is fueling tension with leading Democratic progressives and liberal advocacy groups.
“If he wants to focus on an economic package, then he needs to remember child care is an economic issue,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) when asked about Manchin’s pared-down proposal.
“We have many, many, many parents at home today because they cannot get child care. We have people who can’t work in the child care industry because they don’t make a living wage,” she added. “If we want to have an economy that’s firing on all cylinders, we want people to be able to go back to work.”
“Let me point out, that affects inflation. When you don’t have enough workers, then prices go up,” she argued in response to Manchin’s concern about rising prices, which he has cited as a major reason not to pass Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
Senate Health Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who is leading the effort to pass funding for expanded access to child care and universal pre-kindergarten, said her priorities “are all part of dealing with inflation.”
“We all understand that and we’re all fighting for it,” she said.
“What I feel very strongly is that Congress needs to address some of the costs that families are feeling today. Child care is a huge part of that and it is a barrier for people to be able to go back to work so they can support their families in this challenging time,” she said.
Manchin, however, has raised doubt about the argument that spending hundreds of billions of dollars on new social programs will fight inflation by lowering costs.
“I’ve never found out that you can lower costs by spending more,” he told reporters after Biden’s first State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
And he shrugged off Biden’s efforts Tuesday to revive the key elements of his Build Back Better agenda, such as spending hundreds of billions of dollars to reduce child care costs and establish universal pre-kindergarten.
“It just keeps adding up and up,” he told reporters. “To me, it’s all about inflation.”
“Inflation is the No. 1 enemy we have in America today,” he said.
Some Democrats say they are growing tired of the back-and-forth with Manchin, which has dragged on for months, leaving them deeply frustrated over their inability to strike a deal.
“It all comes down to Joe,” said one Democratic senator, who requested anonymity to discuss frustrations in the caucus over lack of progress on Build Back Better. “He wants to keep changing things. The great mystery has been why is it so damn hard to have senators sit down and work out the details?”
The lawmaker said, “We’re all so tired of BBB.”
“Politically, it’s just a killer, it sucks all the life out of us. We’re all so completely frustrated by it,” the senator added.
Senate Democrats and their allies are also disappointed by what looks to be the demise of a $150 billion proposal to provide long-term home health care through Medicaid for the elderly and disabled.
“We feel like that would be incredibly disappointing and also very shortsighted on the part of Congress,” said Katie Smith Sloan, the president and CEO of LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit providers of aging services.
“The population is aging and we have not invested in the services and support that all the people need for years,” she added. “We have a crisis for people getting access to care, whether that’s 24/7 care in a nursing home or a bit of help at home.”
“It’s extremely frustrating and really disappointing,” she said of the prospect of the program being dropped. “We were thrilled to see it as a high priority in Build Back Better.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has clashed most directly with Manchin and even says he’s open to supporting a primary challenger against his colleague, was in no mood to talk about Manchin’s latest idea for a dramatically scaled down budget reconciliation package.
“I don’t care what he wants,” Sanders told reporters when asked about Manchin’s latest pitch.
“I’m talking about bringing forward the legislation the American people want. He doesn’t like it he can vote against it or vote for it. That’s his business,” Sanders said.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said he doesn’t want to get sucked into another round of speculation about what Manchin may or may not support.
“I don’t follow the machinations of Joe Manchin as closely as you do,” he told reporters. “I’m not going to comment on Manchin and negotiations. We’ve done that for a year.”
“I just don’t want to start the rounds of stories again that we’re talking to Manchin, this is going here and they’re failing and this is left out and just more stories looking like that rather than what we’re getting done,” he said.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said she will try to convince Manchin that funding for expanded child care, pre-kindergarten and a national paid family leave program shouldn’t be left out of whatever budget reconciliation package Democrats might put together later this year.
“I don’t think the deal is done so I’m going to work very hard to talk to my colleague about the importance of focusing on the economy and access to childcare is one of the biggest economic issues that most families face,” she said.
“So I’m going to work with him on the economic reasons why affordable day care, universal pre-K and the national paid leave plan should be part of that discussion,” she added. “If full employment is the goal, then child care has got to be part of the solution.”
Jordan Carney contributed.
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Lynch receives words of wisdom from 2015 first round pick (Jeff Legwold, ESPN.com)*
But the Denver Broncos outside linebacker sought out one of his newest teammates this week -- rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch -- just to offer a nugget or two of advice about being the Broncos' top pick. The Broncos traded up five spots in the first round of this year's draft to select Lynch, at No. 26 overall, while they had traded up three spots in the first round of the 2015 draft to select Ray at 23rd overall.*
Chris Harris spends the afternoon at the Colorado State Capitol (Joey Bunch, Denver Post)*
Cornerback Chris Harris was believed to be the first active player to address the Colorado General Assembly, and one of the only people who is not a legislator or former legislator to address the chamber from the speaker's well, lawmakers said.*
Shaq seeks to have more consistent success in 2016 (Nicki Jhabvala, Denver Post)*
The opportunity came Jan. 10, 2015, when Shaquil Barrett was added to the Broncos' roster after going undrafted in 2014 and spending his first NFL season on the team's practice squad.*
The window opened that day, if only slightly. But over the next eight months, Barrett took steps to ensure it wouldn't close.
Ray bulks up, ready to make the sophomore leap (Mike Klis, 9News)*
It's a stronger, leaner, more mature Ray who showed up for his second season with the Broncos. About a week and a half after the Broncos won Super Bowl 50, Ray headed to Florida to start intense workouts. He added about 8 pounds of muscle in the weight room and started eating healthier.*
Broncos personnel built the roster on their own terms (Jeff Legwold, ESPN.com)*
Through free agency and the draft, as the Denver Broncos added players to the depth chart in some places and left others alone, they haven't always done what people outside of the walls of the team's complex expected them to do.*
Ray: "I set the bar high for myself last year and the bar hasn't changed." (Pat Graham, Associated Press)*
On the field, his loyalty of course lies with Denver. That's why he only took a week off after the Super Bowl before returning to his workout program. He even overhauled his diet and cut out fast food to get leaner as well as quicker.*
The Broncos may have the deepest outside linebacker group in the league (Sam Cowhick, BSN Denver)*
The Denver Broncos were known for their explosive pass-rush ability in 2015. They led the league in sacks and terrorized opposing quarterbacks of all skill levels. The face of that rush was undoubtedly Von Miller, followed by veteran and future Hall-of-Famer DeMarcus Ware. However, starting in the preseason, undrafted second-year player, Shaquil Barrett and first-round pick, Shane Ray forced their way onto the field with impressive play. This season, just months removed from a Super Bowl victory they are both ready to continue to improve and push those around them to do the same.*
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Broncos sign their first rookie to a contract (Andrew Mason)
The Broncos began the process of signing their draft picks by inking their deal with seventh-round pick Riley Dixon on Wednesday morning.
Ahead of the team's trip to the White House to receive congratulations from the president, *Chris Harris Jr. got a little political tune-up when he visited the Colorado State Capitol Wednesday to receive an honor on behalf of the Broncos and to speak to the general assembly on its final day of a four-month legislative session.*
Ray banking on an improved diet and physique (Andrew Mason)
[Injuries] were the factors beyond his control. But Ray also learned that his study of the game and his dietary habits were not where they needed to be for long-term pro success.
Harris Jr. represents the Broncos in a first class manner on Wednesday (Ben Swanson)
Ahead of the team's trip to the White House to receive congratulations from the president, Chris Harris Jr. got a little political tune-up when he visited the Colorado State Capitol Wednesday to receive an honor on behalf of the Broncos and to speak to the general assembly on its final day of a four-month legislative session.
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North Carolina's Republican senators have announced they plan to vote against the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
That's even though both Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis described Jackson as being "highly qualified."
With U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, confirming Wednesday her plans to vote for Jackson, the judge is expected to be confirmed as soon as the end of next week, according to Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
The Associated Press reported Thursday that all 50 Democrats are expected to vote to confirm Jackson, though Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., hasn’t announced publicly how she will vote.
Tillis is on the 22-member Senate Judiciary committee, which is likely to be an 11-11 deadlock on the vote to recommended Jackson to the full Senate.
Such as deadlock means Democrats will have to spend additional hours on the Senate floor next week to do a discharge from committee, The Associated Press reported.
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Still, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday the Senate is "on track" to confirm her by the end of next week and before a two-week spring recess, the AP said.
Burr and Tillis listed different reasons for reaching their decisions.
Burr said his one-on-one discussions with Jackson were focused on the judicial philosophy she would bring to the Supreme Court.
“My top concern going into our meeting was ascertaining Judge Jackson’s position on radical proposals to pack the Supreme Court by expanding the number of justices," Burr said in a statement.
"Court packing is a transparent power grab — one that would forever compromise the integrity, impartiality and independence of the Supreme Court. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Breyer both rejected court packing and the next justice who joins the Court should do the same."
Burr said that "unfortunately, Judge Jackson’s answers on the question, in both her confirmation hearing and our personal discussion, continue to be unsatisfactory.
""While she is undoubtedly highly qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced, based on our discussion, I cannot support Judge Jackson’s nomination when it comes before the Senate.”
Tillis said Wednesday that he has "two criteria for reviewing the nomination of any federal judge: their qualifications and their commitment to adhering to the Constitution's original public meaning and federal law as written."
“There is no doubt that Judge Jackson is well qualified and her nomination as the first black woman to the Supreme Court is historic. I was impressed with her knowledge, her composure, and her character during more than twenty hours of questioning."
However, Tillis said that based on her record, "I still hold my initial concerns that she may legislate from the bench, instead of consistently following the Constitution as written."
Tillis said he also was disappointed that Jackson would not "take a firm public stand against a liberal, dark money court-packing scheme that represents a fundamental threat to the independence of the federal judiciary, even though other justices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer have done so."
During the confirmation hearing for conservative Supreme Court judges Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, Republicans did not put a focus on the use of dark money in general elections.
“Although I will not support her confirmation, it is highly likely Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, and I wish her and her wonderful family all the best in her continued public service to our great nation," Tillis said.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri nonprofit that was at the center of a corruption probe that involved several legislators is paying more than $8 million to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under an agreement with prosecutors announced Thursday.
Federal prosecutors announced the non-prosecution agreement with Preferred Family Healthcare, which agreed to forfeit more than $6.9 million to the federal government and pay more than $1.1 million in restitution to Arkansas.
The Missouri-based mental health care provider operated 50 clinics throughout Arkansas until October 2018 and no longer operates in the state. Prosecutors on Thursday said under the agreement, PFH admitted that its former officers and employees conspired to embezzle funds from the charity and bribe Arkansas legislators.
Several former executives from the charity, former Arkansas legislators and other have pleaded guilty in federal court as part of the corruption probe.
A lobbyist pleaded guilty in 2019 to bribing three Arkansas lawmakers, including the governor’s nephew, to benefit PFH. The lobbyist, Rusty Cranford, was sentenced to seven years in prison and in August was released to serve the remainder of his sentence from home.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in 2020 announced the firm had reached $6.5 million in federal and state settlements following an investigation by Rutledge's office into false Medicaid claims made by former PFH employees.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WFOR) — Florida is taking Walgreens to court in an effort to hold it accountable for what it claims was the company’s role in the state’s opioid crisis.
So far the state has recovered more than $3 billion from other pharmaceutical companies in its opioid litigation, but Walgreens was not one of the companies.
“It’s time for Walgreens to face accountability for their part in fueling the opioid crisis, and my team is prepared to vigorously try our strong case against them,” said state Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Jury selection for the trial in New Port Richey is set for April 5th, opening statements are likely to occur on or about April 11.
In court filings, the state highlighted what it said was concerning evidence surrounding Walgreens’s dispensing and distribution of opioids in Florida.
According to the filings, “a Walgreens drug distribution center sold 2.2 million tablets to a single Walgreens pharmacy in tiny Hudson, a roughly six-month supply for each of its 12,000 residents… In some cases, Walgreens increased orders by as much as 600% in the space of just two years, including, for example, supplying a town of 3,000 with 285,800 orders of oxycodone in a one-month period.”
The Office of the Attorney General will outline additional facts and figures concerning Walgreens’s role in creating and fueling the deadly opioid crisis during next week’s trial.
Moody recently announced that they had secured more than $870 million for opioid abatement from former defendants in the state’s case: CVS Health Corporation, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., and Allergan PLC.
Additionally, Attorney General Moody announced the finalization of the state’s agreement with Endo Health Solutions.
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What will your day look like in terms of health, romance, finance and fortune? Read everything here.
Prediction: Dear Aries, your romantic front looks good and you will be ahead in maintaining relations. Your financial side looks strong and you will co-operate with your seniors. You will sacrifice for your loved ones and you are advised to focus on managerial issues. Judicial matters may remain in your favour and matters related to distant land will be resolved. Be confident and take your decisions after analysing the pros and cons. Avoid taking risks and cards predict a favourable time for investments. Try to control the situation and you may waste your time in showing off. Avoid disputes and arguments and there are chances that you may spend more than your budget permits. Today, your loved ones will be happy.
Monetary Gains: On the financial front, there will be a sense of co-operation. You should be patient in career and business matters. Maintain professionalism and be cautious while doing transactions. You are likely to perform better and proceed as per your plans. Be aware of thugs and your seniors will get your support.
Love Life: On the romantic front, you will respect the relationship and you will meet important people. You will be happy and can also give valuable gifts to loved ones. There will be sweetness in relationships and you will surprise your partner with a wonderful gift. Control your emotions.
Health: You should maintain ease at work and follow a good routine. Your humility and enthusiasm will remain. You will be confident and will also continue working hard. Your health will be normal.
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People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
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ExxonMobil to phase out Russia operations
ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced it would discontinue operations of a key oil and gas project in Russia, as well as halt any further investments in the country, in response to the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a press release, ExxonMobil said it would begin “developing steps to exit” the Sakhalin-1 project, which produces offshore oil and natural gas around Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
ExxonMobil said the decision was made because it “supports the people of Ukraine as they seek to defend their freedom and determine their own future as a nation.”
“We deplore Russia’s military action that violates the territorial integrity of Ukraine and endangers its people,” the company said in the press release. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of innocent lives and support the strong international response. We are fully complying with all sanctions.”
ExxonMobil operates the oil and gas project, which is estimated to have 2.3 billion barrels of oil and 17.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in reserves, according to company data.
The oil and gas company has a 30 percent share in Sakhalin-1, while two Russian affiliates have a combined 20 percent stake. A Japanese consortium and an Indian oil and gas corporation also have stakes in the project.
ExxonMobil joins other energy companies, including BP and Shell, in cutting ties with Russia after it invaded Ukraine and launched a full-out assault on its neighbor last week.
Russia also lost another major energy investment when President Biden announced sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Germany.
ExxonMobil will not invest in any new projects in Russia, according to the release.
The company indicated it could take time to pull out of the Sakhalin-1 project, as executives must work with partners to wind down operations.
But ExxonMobil said it was the right decision to make.
“As operator of Sakhalin-1, we have an obligation to ensure the safety of people, protection of the environment and integrity of operations. Our role as operator goes beyond an equity investment,” the release said.
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A late burst of selling left stocks broadly lower on Wall Street today, as the market closed out its worst quarter since the pandemic broke out two years ago.
Despite posting a 3.6% gain for March, a dismal January and February left U.S. indexes lower for the year to date. The S&P 500 ended the day 1.6% lower, bringing its loss since the beginning of the year to 4.9%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.5%. Both indexes also notched gains for March, thanks largely to a market rally in the two weeks heading into this week.
Oil prices fell as President Joe Biden ordered the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve. The move to pump more oil into the market is part of an effort to control energy prices, which are up nearly 40% globally this year.
Wall Street’s downbeat finish to March comes as investors try to navigate the market risks amid surging inflation, geopolitical instability and uncertainty over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to quash inflation.
“Yesterday’s weakness and some weakness today may be in response to sentiment that’s a little more cautious given the recent strength in the last two weeks and the ongoing uncertainty related to inflation and earnings,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.
The S&P 500 fell 72.04 points to 4,530.41. The Dow fell 550.46 points to 34,678.35, and the Nasdaq slid 221.76 points to 14,220.52.
Smaller company stocks also fell. The Russell 2000 index dropped 20.94 points, or 1%, to 2,070.13.
About 85% of stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 fell. Much of the movement seemed like a “consolidation” for investors, said Scott Wren, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
“This is a little give back today just from the big run that we had, but we’re hanging in here pretty well,” Wren said. Major indexes fell on Wednesday to end a four-day winning streak.
Technology and communications stocks were among the biggest weights on the market. Many of the companies in those sectors have pricey stock values that tend to give the broader market a more forceful push either up or down. Chipmaker Intel fell 3.6%, while Facebook parent Meta Platforms slid 2.4%.
Banks also fell along with bond yields, which forces interest rates on loans lower, making lending less profitable for banks. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 2.34% from 2.36% late Wednesday. Bank of America fell 4.1%.
U.S. crude oil prices fell 7% and Brent, the international standard, fell 4.9%. The pullback slightly trimmed what have been soaring oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The conflict has elevated concerns that tightened supplies will only worsen persistently rising inflation that threatens businesses and consumers globally.
An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, marking the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
Energy prices have been a key factor in pushing inflation higher and Biden’s plan to release more oil into the system comes as little relief is expected from the oil cartel OPEC. The cartel and its allied oil producers including Russia are sticking to a modest increase in the amount of crude they pump to the world, a step that supports higher prices.
Higher prices for everything from energy to food has been a key concern of central banks globally, which are moving to raise interest rates to help temper the impact. Investors have been trying to measure how the economy and companies will fare amid rising inflation, higher interest rates, the war in Ukraine and other factors. That has made for a rocky start to the year.
Investors received a lukewarm update on the job market today. More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows. Wall Street will get a fuller report on Friday when the Labor Department releases employment data for March.
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Nottinghamshire Police have issued an appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of Charley Pearl, who was reported missing from the Newstead area at around 8pm on Thursday (March 31). Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare.
Charley is described as white, of slim build with black hair and is around 5 feet 5 inches tall. She was last seen wearing a black Nike hoody, blue or black jeans and white Nike trainers.
If you have seen Charley, or if you have any information that could lead to locating her, please contact police on 101 quoting the incident number 0592 of March 31.
When you believe a person in your life has disappeared, it's important to act quickly to set a search in motion. Start by calling the police department to file a missing persons report, then take measures to conduct your own search. If you are extremely concerned for the welfare of the person then dial 999 and ask for the police.
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Defense & National Security — Biden facing ire over defense budget
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- Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia
- Joe Biden46th and current president of the United States
It’s Thursday! Welcome to Overnight Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. Subscribe here.
President Biden is under fire from the left over his requested national defense budget for fiscal year 2023.
We’ll dive deep into the details, plus Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering a large-scale draft amid his ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
For The Hill, I’m Jordan Williams. Send tips to [email protected].
Let’s get to it!
Biden faces fury from left over defense budget
President Biden finds himself in the middle of a contentious debate between progressives and vulnerable centrist Democrats over how much to spend on defense.
Liberals like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are not happy with Biden’s $31 billion proposed increase for the Pentagon when their social spending priorities are in limbo over concern about the nation’s mounting debt.
At the same time, vulnerable incumbents such as Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) are fending off Republican attacks that Biden is not spending enough on defense when Russia is on the move in Europe and China poses an “over-the-horizon” threat.
Biden’s pivot: Biden has pivoted to the center in an attempt to bolster his weak support among independents and swing voters, who will make up a key bloc in the midterms.
His budget for fiscal year 2023 also calls for $1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. The budget he submitted to Congress last year, by contrast, would have increased deficits by $1.4 trillion over 10 years.
Biden’s fiscal plan calls for $32 billion to put more police officers in the streets, something else designed to appeal to centrists.
The progressive side: Biden’s budget, which he submitted to Congress on Monday, would increase military spending by 4 percent, bringing the national defense budget to $813 billion.
“I think this year’s number was too much,” said Warren, referring to the $782 billion Congress enacted for national defense in fiscal 2022.
Sanders, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, also raised concerns on Wednesday about giving the Pentagon more funds when lawmakers can’t account for all of its current spending.
“The Pentagon is the only agency, federal agency, that has not undergone a successful independent audit. Nobody doubts, nobody, that there are tens of billions of dollars in waste and fraud and cost overruns. Tens of billions is a conservative estimate,” Sanders said.
The vulnerable side: Democratic senators facing tough reelection races argue that defense spending needs to be a priority when the United States is sending billions of dollars in military assistance to Ukraine.
“We want to make sure the Ukrainians have what they need to fight back against this illegal invasion,” said Kelly, a top target of Republicans in the midterm elections.
“There are costs involved. We’re going to have to replenish our personal supply of Javelins, Stingers, RPGs, small arms. This stuff is expensive, so we’ll take a look at it,” he added.
Warnock, another vulnerable Democratic incumbent, said, “We live in a dangerous world, we need to make our national defense is strong.”
Putin orders draft of 135,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering a draft of nearly 135,000 individuals as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not been the easy success story the Kremlin was hoping for.
The move comes more than a month into Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a war many believed Russia would win in days.
Western countries said the resistance of the Ukrainian people came as a shock to Moscow, and Russia has still been unable to capture any major cities.
Details of the draft: The government published a decree by Putin on Monday that stated 134,650 Russians who are not already in the military or reserves will be drafted, state media outlet TASS reported.
The draft will run from April 1 to July 15 and choose from men ages 18-27, according to the document.
The document from Monday also says military personnel will be discharged whose contracts are up, according to TASS.
Is Putin self-isolating? President Biden said Thursday that Putin appears to be self-isolating following U.S. intelligence reports that the Russian leader feels “misled” by his military.
“That’s an open question,” Biden said at the White House when asked how badly Putin is being misinformed by his advisers.
“There’s a lot of speculation but he seems to be — I’m not saying this with a certainty — he seems to be self-isolating and there’s some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers,” he added.
GOP WANTS ADMINISTRATION TO TESTIFY ON UKRAINE AID
House Republicans are demanding that the Oversight and Reform Committee “immediately” convene a hearing with top Biden administration officials on the $13.6 billion aid package to address Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The lawmakers want Secretary of State Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator (USAID) Samantha Power and OMB Director Shalanda Young to testify before the panel.
Testimony is ‘vital:’ In a letter to committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), 17 GOP lawmakers led by committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said it was “vital” that the funding ensure that the appropriated aid is “distributed effectively and efficiently to best support not only the Ukrainian military resistance but also those Ukrainian civilians currently under Russian siege or displaced by Russian aggression.”
About the aid package: The supplemental aid package was included in the $1.5 trillion government funding bill that President Biden signed earlier this month to fund the government through September.
Among its provisions, the deal included roughly $6.5 billion for the Department of Defense to support deployments to the region and to replenish stocks of equipment sent to Ukraine. It also included nearly $4 billion for the State Department and nearly $2.8 billion for USAID, including money for humanitarian assistance programs.
Read the full story here.
ON TAP TOMORROW
The Atlantic Council will host a discussion on “How to End Russia’s War in Ukraine” at 8 a.m.
The Middle East Institute will host a discussion on “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for Black Sea Security” at 9 a.m.
The Center for a New American Security “Assessing the FY 2023 Defense Budget Request” at 10 a.m.
The House Armed Services Committee will hold a “Subcommittee Hearing: FY23 Hearing to Review Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction” at 10 a.m.
The Cato Institute will host a discussion on “Reducing Risk From Arms Sales” at 12 p.m.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Ukraine to receive more military aid from Britain, allies
NSA agent facing federal charges for allegedly sending classified info through personal email
Russian hackers target NATO, US organizations with phishing campaigns: Google
Meeks, McCaul introduce bill to document Russian war crimes in Ukraine
That’s it for today! Check out The Hill’s defense and national security pages for the latest coverage. See you tomorrow!
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.
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By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston has dominated women’s college basketball on both ends of the court this season.
The junior forward helped South Carolina go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country, putting up an SEC-record 27 consecutive double-doubles, and she has helped put the Gamecocks two wins away from the program’s second national championship.
Boston was honored as The Associated Press women’s basketball player of the year on Thursday. She is the second player from South Carolina to be recognized with the award, joining former Gamecocks great A’ja Wilson.
“Not often do you get the complete package. I think this recognition is for what she was able to do on both sides of the ball,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “The player of the year is usually for offensive-minded people who think that when you put the ball in the hole, you should be bestowed the player of the year. She’s the full package. Every single day.”
Boston received 23 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes weekly for the AP Top 25. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark received six votes and Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith got one.
Boston averaged 16.8 points, 12 rebounds and 2.6 blocks this year.
“I think Aliyah is so unselfish that she’s not very comfortable taking over basketball games,” Staley said. “She doesn’t want to be seen by her teammates as selfish and chasing numbers.”
Boston’s parents surprised the unanimous first-team AP All-American with the news on Zoom that she had won the award.
“I’m in shock, I got the chills,” Boston said to her parents on the call.
Staley said that Boston is one of the hardest workers on the team.
“Young people will follow anyone, good or bad,” the coach said. “Aliyah has tbe personality where you’d follow her because of how hard she works, how unselfish she is, how giving she is. When it’s time to make plays she delivers. She’s a leader to follow for all the right reasons.”
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More AP coverage of March Madness: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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While a novelist uses their creativity to romanticize new and different worlds, poets often use their creativity to romanticize the world around them. If not to romanticize it, then to elaborate on their unique perspective. At its core, poetry is the art of linguistic expression. Jose Cordon, a poetic artist hoping to highlight the local art, is holding “A Poetic Experience” on Saturday, April 9 at El Campanil Theatre in Antioch.
There will be about 45 minutes of open mic, a poetry panel conversation, an exhibition dance battle, and a poetry showcase with invited poetic artists. Doors open at 1:15 p.m., and tickets are free.
“This is the very first time that it’s going to be hosted,” Cordon explained as he discussed possible future events. “I do believe that I’m going to attempt to make it happen next year. It was made possible this year through a grant. My objective is now to let this show go and let it run and then start working on raising the funds myself as soon as the event is over.”
Cordon said the funding from the grant and the goal of the event is predicated on the necessity of highlighting voices of people of color and those in marginalized communities.
Cordon offered this advice to up-and-coming poets and artists in the area or those just starting. “To try to write as honestly as possible while being as creative as possible.” He also mentioned having a learning mindset, and always to create a plan for how one wants to complete and market their art.
“Realistically, this is my first time doing something of this caliber,” said Cordon of his expectations for an audience. “Currently, we have a little bit over 100 tickets that have gone out. I’m hoping we can get to 150 or 200.”
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KWSC holds 24-hour Haven House Fundraiser
KWSC, Wayne State College’s radio station, will hold a 24-hour fundraiser for the local Haven House Organization April 9 and 10 on the social media platform, Twitch. . The KWSC radio crew is busy with preparations for an event that will be held on the fourth floor of the Humanities building and...
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Groestlcoin (GRS) traded 0.6% higher against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM ET on March 31st. During the last week, Groestlcoin has traded up 18% against the US dollar. One Groestlcoin coin can currently be purchased for $0.76 or 0.00001671 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Groestlcoin has a total market capitalization of $60.85 million and $19.67 million worth of Groestlcoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- KARMA (KARMA) traded 3.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0013 or 0.00000003 BTC.
- Diamond (DMD) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00004301 BTC.
- FairGame (FAIR) traded down 8.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0033 or 0.00000007 BTC.
- FairCoin (FAIR) traded 3.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0115 or 0.00000025 BTC.
- MicroBitcoin (MBC) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- DMD (DMD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $19.17 or 0.00041974 BTC.
Groestlcoin Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “About the algorithm: – Is an iterated hash function, where the compression function is built from two fixed, large, different permutations. The design of Grøstl is transparent and based on principles very different from those used in the SHA-family.The two permutations used are constructed using the wide trail design strategy, which makes it possible to give strong statements about the resistance of Grøstl against large classes of cryptanalytic attacks. Moreover, if these permutations are assumed to be ideal, there is a proof for the security of the hash function. – Can and is accelerated by the hardware AES support present in most modern Intel CPUs, which helps reduce the efficiency gap between a CPU and other implementations. Groestl (old GPU/CPU) – Groestl makes wide range of trade-offs between throughput, latency, and power consumption. Because of this, groestl uses less power per hash than other algos. Due to the less complex hashing, groestl performs well on older GPU’s as well as CPU’s. – Is the single most efficient algorithm for GPUs in the cryptocurrency market. It has been shown to have the lowest power consumption, heat and noise of recently released algorithms, allowing for a quieter and more effective mining environment. – Is set to be the future of mining, Groestlcoin is proud to be the first to utilize this new efficient algorithm. – Is a recently proposed cryptographic hash algorithm that has common structure and features with the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The objective of this paper is to present the design of a high speed joint implementation of Grøstl and AES with minimal resources using a pipelining method. The advantage of this implementation is that it efficiently provides both cryptographic hash function and block cipher. The system is targeted to the Altera Cyclone IV FPGA. The paper presents a complete description of the design and implementation, as well as an analysis of the resulting synthesis and comparison to other proposed implementations of the Grøstl hash function. – Is a byte-oriented SP-network which borrows components from the AES. The S-box (substitution-box) used is identical to the one used in the block cipher AES and the diffusion layers are constructed in a similar manner to those of the AES. As a consequence there is a very strong confusion and diffusion in Grøstl. – Is a so-called wide-pipe construction where the size of the internal state is significantly larger than the size of the output. This has the effect that all known, generic attacks on the hash function are made much more difficult. – Has good performance on a wide range of different platforms and counter-measures against side-channel attacks are well-understood from similar work on the AES. About the AES acceleration: The compression function f is based on a pair of 256- or 512-bit permutation functions P and Q, and is defined as: f(h, m) = P(h ? m) ? Q(m) ? h The permutation functions P and Q are heavily based on the Rijndael (AES) block cipher, but operate on 8×8 or 8×16 arrays of bytes, rather than 4×4. Like AES, each round consists of four operations: 1.AddRoundKey (the Grøstl round keys are fixed, but differ between P and Q) 2.SubBytes (this uses the Rijndael S-box, allowing sharing with AES implementations) 3.ShiftBytes (expanded compared to AES, this also differs between P and Q, and 512- and 1024-bit versions) 4.MixColumns (using an 8×8 matrix rather than Rijndael's 4×4) Grøstl divides the input into blocks and iteratively computes hi = f(hi-1, mi). However, Grøstl maintains a hash state at least twice the size of the final output (512 or 1024 bits), which is only truncated at the end of hash computation. “
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The NCIS franchise keeps chugging along.
CBS has renewed NCIS, NCIS: Hawaii and NCIS: Los Angeles for the upcoming 2022-23 TV broadcast season, the network announced Thursday. With news of the pickups, NCIS will return for its 20th season, while spinoffs Hawaii and Los Angeles will return for seasons 2 and 14, respectively.
“NCIS, one of the most popular and enduring series in the world, and fan favorite NCIS: Los Angeles have been hugely successful on the CBS schedule for years,” said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, in a statement. “With the strong new addition of NCIS: Hawaii, we are able to expand the strength of this formidable franchise across our schedule. We couldn’t be more excited to have all three talented casts and creative teams back to bring more compelling NCIS stories to viewers in the U.S. and around the globe.”
The news comes several weeks after it was announced that CBS Studios was developing the franchise's first international edition, NCIS: Sydney, for Australia to be broadcast by Network 10 and Paramount+ Australia.
NCIS stars Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, David McCallum, Rocky Carroll and Gary Cole. Hawaii is led by Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan. Los Angeles stars Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille and Gerald McRaney.
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TABLE-S.Korea March exports rise 18.2% y/y, beating forecasts
SEOUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Following are South Korea's preliminary export and import figures for March, released by the trade ministry on Friday (rounded): March *Feb Balance ($ billion) -0.14 +0.83 Exports ($ billion) 63.48 53.91 (% growth vs yr ago) +18.2 +20.6 Imports ($ billion) 63.62 53.08 (% growth vs yr ago) +27.9 +25.2 Avg exports per working day +23.4 +17.6 (% growth vs yr ago) * Revised on March 15 NOTES: - March exports expanded 18.2% from a year earlier to $63.48 billion, trade ministry data showed on Friday, extending the growth spurt into a 17th month. - Reuters poll: Exports in March were expected to have risen 17.5% from a year earlier, while imports were seen rising 27.8%, according to a median estimate of 23 economists. - There were 23 working days in March, a day less than the comparable month of 2021. (Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied.
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Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy spent a month chasing the Moon in order to create a gif that shows the beauty of its movement. Using over 2 million individual photos, he put together a spectacular look at how it “dances in the sky.” This dance is called libration and it's the result of the Moon's slightly tilted axis and elliptical orbit around Earth.
Inspired by the fact that he'd never seen a high-resolution gif of the lunar libration and rotation at zenith, McCarthy set out to create his own. This required him to photograph the Moon as it transited zenith every 25 hours for 26 days. Based on the weather forecast, he found himself traveling around Arizona to get the best view of the Moon. But, as we know, weather can be unpredictable. “One night had clear skies forecasted, and I ended up getting rained on. Another I was shooting through a dust storm,” he tells My Modern Met.
And the challenges didn't stop there. “Postprocessing was a challenge because conditions varied from day to day,” McCarthy admits, “so I had to match sharpness, contrast, and noise levels from day to day, despite each image having vastly different quality.” Still, McCarthy persevered and put together this unique look at the Moon. It's his biggest project of the year thus far, and one that he hopes will instill in others the passion for the Moon that he himself has.
“I thought the motion would tell a really nice story of the Moon's dynamic presence around Earth. I'm very passionate about spreading my love for the Moon, as I believe humanity establishing a man's presence there would get more public support if everyone loved it as much as I do.”
In addition to the gif, McCarthy has also let us in on the process of creating the imagery through a behind-the-scenes video published on his Instagram and TikTok. He also took advantage of the vast quantity of photographic material he shot and is selling a limited edition print showing every frame of the lunation.
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy gives us a look at how he created a gif of the Moon's libration.
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He also produced an incredible image with every frame captured during his month following the Moon.
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Former Australian wicketkeeper Peter Nevill announces retirement
Former Australian wicketkeeper and New South Wales captain Peter Nevill has announced his retirement from professional cricket, effective immediately.
Speaking to reporters at the SCG on Friday morning, the 36-year-old confirmed the 2021/22 Sheffield Shield season would be his last, ending a stellar 13-year first-class career.
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“I always knew that I was close to the end of my career,” he said.
“It was a frustrating season for me, I think I’ve missed more games this season due to injury than the rest of my career combined.
“I’m just incredibly appreciative of the journey I’ve been able to have.
“I’m very proud that I was able to play for Australia, and that I was able to play for such a long time for New South Wales.
“I’d like to think that I was able to squeeze as much juice out of my orange as I could. For a bloke with minimal talent and no shots, I leave the game pretty content.
“The time is right.”
Nevill was Australia’s 443rd men’s Test cricketer, representing his country in 17 Tests and nine T20Is after making his international debut in 2015.
He made his Test debut at Lord’s during the 2015 Ashes series, replacing New South Wales teammate Brad Haddin as the national team’s gloveman.
Nevill pouched a catch on his second delivery at Test level and scored 45 with the bat as Australia secured a thumping 405-run victory at the home of cricket.
Nevill scored 468 Test runs at 22.28 for Australia, contributing 61 catches and two stumpings before he was dropped for Matthew Wade following the infamous Hobart Test against South Africa in 2016.
It was branded a “character-based” selection, with national selector Greg Chappell later confirming Wade was chosen as Nevill’s replacement because he demonstrated “the most mongrel”.
“As I’ve always said, don’t look back in anger,” Nevill told reporters at the SCG.
“I don’t sit there thinking about what ifs anymore. I’d like to think that I most times played with a smile on my face.”
At state level, Nevill was one of New South Wales’ most prolific cricketers after bursting onto the scene in 2009, scoring 5137 runs at 39.21 in 101 Sheffield Shield matches.
No Blues cricketer has scored more first-class runs since Nevill’s debut.
He scored 10 centuries and 27 fifties for the Blues, including a career-best of 235 not out against Tasmania in Hobart in February 2015.
Nevill claimed 310 catches for New South Wales, a state record in the Sheffield Shield. The only Blues wicketkeeper with more dismissals at first-class level is one-Test wonder Phil Emery.
He was one of only four New South Wales cricketers to play 100 Sheffield Shield matches, joining Greg Matthews, Geoff Lawson and Emery on the illustrious list.
Nevill is also the most capped Blues captain of all-time, with 43 first-class matches in charge.
Most Sheffield Shield dismissals for a New South Wales wicketkeeper
Phil Emery – 339 (298 ct, 41 st)
Peter Nevill – 333 (310 ct, 23 st)
Brad Haddin – 306 (282 ct, 24 st)
Steve Rixon – 260 (218 ct, 42 st)
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At an unusually crowded board of supervisors study session Wednesday, residents questioned and criticized a possible land donation from mining company South32 to Santa Cruz County.
South32 is requesting to donate a parcel of 134 acres to the county, with the ultimate goal of using the area as a public park, according to a drafted proposal.
With the donation, however, South32 would also request an easement to construct a temporary road on that land, allowing the company to transport material from its Hermosa project in the Patagonia Mountains.
During the public study session, some lauded South32 for recent financial contributions it’s made within the county. Others urged more discussion and consideration of the impacts before the county accepts the donation.
“The future of this road is very uncertain,” said Ann Gosline, a member of the Patagonia-based Borderlands Restoration Network, pointing out that the proposal does not contain an end date for the temporary road.
On Wednesday, no motion was made or decision reached by the supervisors, as is typical of a study session.
And, for the second time in recent months, residents criticized county officials for a lack of transparency in disclosing the proposal to the public.
Earlier this year, residents expressed similar frustrations when the county released a vaguely worded agenda item mentioning the potential land donation.
“To me, it’s like having a book club meeting,” Kat Crockett, an Elgin resident, said Wednesday. “As soon as everybody gets to the meeting, you give them the book they should have read.”
The donation
If the agreement is reached between South32 and Santa Cruz County, the mining company would get to work building a temporary road. That proposed roadway would stretch between Old Harshaw Road and State Route 82 – snaking through the Cross Creek area just northeast of Patagonia.
“This plan keeps heavy truck traffic outside of the town of Patagonia, which is in line with the community preference,” said Melanie Lawson, a communities specialist with South32, during Wednesday’s discussion.
Lawson said the company had examined eight possible routes “to find a way to move concentrate from Hermosa to market.”
“And we want to do so avoiding the town of Patagonia, and the downtown pedestrians and narrow roadways,” she added.
Long term, Lawson said, the company would seek construction of another road near Flux Canyon southwest of town, an endeavor that would require federal permits.
In the meantime, the road through Cross Creek would carry dozens of trucks each day.
According to projections from South32, fewer than 30 trucks would pass along the road on a daily basis – amounting to one or two trucks per hour – once the mining begins in Fiscal Year 2027. After several years, that number would peak to 80 trucks per day.
Lawson said the road would include a “low speed limit ... which will help with noise and vibration.”
“And the road would be a stabilized base that will help with dust control. It will not be paved,” she explained.
Concerns continue
Nonetheless, residents questioned the impact of that traffic. And others expressed doubt as to whether the road would truly be a temporary one.
According to the drafted agreement, the easement for South32’s temporary road would end when the mining company decides it no longer needs the road, or two years after South32 receives authorization to build a different road on National Forest System land – in other words, the Flux Canyon road.
“There is no guarantee that those permits will ever be granted,” Gosline pointed out.
And while Lawson assured residents that a park could be constructed on the land parcel “sooner rather than later,” Crockett, the Elgin resident, questioned the merits of a park constructed next to consistent traffic coming from the mine.
“I wouldn’t take my kids there, my grandkids, my dog,” Crockett said. “It makes no sense. I wouldn’t want to eat a picnic lunch with ... construction and mining trucks going back and forth.”
Earlier this month, a coalition of residents penned a letter to Hermosa Project President Pat Risner, requesting more information on the proposal. The letter includes more than 30 detailed questions.
The letter requested answers from South32 by April 16, and Lawson said Wednesday that the company would meet the deadline.
Other community members who spoke Wednesday expressed support for South32’s presence, citing its participation in local vaccination efforts against COVID-19, assistance with local seniors, and collaboration with the Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Office.
“They have been very generous to our community,” said City of Nogales Councilman Jorge Maldonado. “And they’re open.”
Still, other concerns were made clear among community members. Ron Pulliam, founder of Borderlands Restoration Network, referenced a sacred Indigenous burial site belonging to the Tohono O’odham that was “very close” to the land parcel in question. Resident Vanessa Register questioned the impact the project could have on water quality.
“No amount of good will can replace our water,” she added.
Earlier this month, closing arguments were presented to an Arizona judge in an administrative hearing concerning South32 and its potential impacts on water quality.
Patagonia Area Resource Alliance, a watchdog organization, had requested that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality rescind an aquifer protection permit from South32. The organization has requested that ADEQ issue more monitoring requirements from the mining company with concerns to local water. According to PARA, Judge Thomas Shedden is currently reviewing the closing arguments, and a decision has not been issued.
Another call for transparency
When county officials initially published the study session agenda last week, they did not disclose details about the land donation.
The agenda’s item, released on March 24, only mentioned that county officials would be discussing “a proposed land donation from Arizona Minerals Inc. to Santa Cruz County for the purpose of providing a public park.”
Arizona Minerals Inc. is part of South32.
Originally, that agenda item did not make mention of the temporary road, nor did the agenda include supporting documents detailing the proposal.
At the same time, however, county officials sent a more detailed email to the 94 recipients who had previously provided feedback on the land donation. The NI did not receive the email directly, but Supervisor Bruce Bracker forwarded the message when this newspaper requested more information about the meeting.
Later on, the county added more comprehensive documents to the public agenda, including the proposed draft agreement. It’s not clear when those items were published, though several residents who spoke Wednesday said it was not available online to them until the evening before.
Register, who’d requested more transparency at the January meeting on the matter, said Wednesday she’d been corresponding with county staff and attending South32 meetings about the mine. Despite that, she said, she did not receive the email detailing the agreement.
“It is very hard to have specific comments when the agenda didn’t have the information I needed,” she said. “I’m asking that this be fixed.”
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Nurse to face disciplinary hearing for failing to report alleged abuse at Maple Ridge care home
Disturbing allegations of abuse at a Metro Vancouver care home have emerged as a nurse faces a disciplinary hearing for failing to report the incidents.
The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives is holding a disciplinary hearing for licenced practical nurse Barbara Berg, who is accused of breaching professional standards.
According to a citation from the college, Berg failed to report or document incidents of staff abusing residents in care to management at Maple Ridge Seniors Village.
The college says that in December 2020, a care aid told Berg about witnessing an incident in which another care aid “made a fist at and put a resident…in a chokehold.”
Another care aid allegedly advised Berg of a different incident involving the same resident that month. The woman reported she witnessed another care aid abuse the resident by “putting an electric razor in… (the resident’s) mouth three times to attempt to ‘keep him quiet.’”
The college says it contacted Berg 18 times, but that she “failed to respond to BCCNM communications, inquiries and requests for information in a timely, full and substantive manner with respect to the investigations.”
CTV News contacted the general manager at MRSV, Bianca Goldberg, in an attempt to determine whether staff involved in the alleged incidents were still working at the facility, or if an internal investigation had occurred. Goldberg said she was unable to comment due to confidentiality and the upcoming hearing.
CTV News also tried to contact Berg through the care home but did not hear back.
Berg’s hearing is set to take place on May 11 and 12.
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Oh Jared, you're a bit batty for me: PETER HOSKIN reviews Morbius
Morbius (15, 104 mins)
Verdict: From bats to batty
Oh look, it's another Marvel movie. Except this one is different — apparently.
Thanks to that litigious supervillain known as Rights Issues, Morbius isn't part of Disney's Marvel universe, with its Iron Men and Black Widows whom we know so well.
Instead, it's part of Sony's smaller, weirder Marvel universe, which also includes the Venom movies.
It's far more self-contained as a result.
Morbius is un-Avengers-like in other ways, too. Its hero, the raven-haired scientist Dr Michael Morbius, is actually an anti-hero.
He's a vampire played by something even worse: Jared Leto.
Blood thirsty: Morbius (played by Jared Leto) roars at the sight of the bags of blood
But Morbius wasn't always sharp of fang.
The film starts off by showing the very human doctor, supporting himself on two crutches, being helicoptered into the jungle to investigate a cave full of vampire bats.
We then learn that he's being bankrolled by his childhood buddy, Milo (Matt Smith), to find a cure for their shared, unspecified condition — by whatever means necessary.
These early scenes made me sit up in surprise.
I'd gone into Morbius expecting a throwaway comicbook movie, but the director Daniel Espinosa and writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless seem to have higher aspirations.
Ooh, I thought, as the camera dripped down a waterfall in Costa Rica: this film has some visual imagination.
Aah, I wondered, as Morbius returns to his New York lab: are we about to see the first superhero of the pandemic age?
It helps, as well, that the relationship between Morbius and Milo is so oddly Romantic, with a capital R, in the sense of opium-addled, 19th-century poets trying to wring meaning out of the cosmos.
Smith is great as an emaciated patient who clings on to the life of a bon vivant.
Leto, who has perhaps the worst effort-to-achievement ratio in Hollywood, is more laidback here and considerably more watchable for it.
But then their relationship goes downhill — and so does the movie.
Morbius's experiments turn him into a vampire with boundaries: he'll only sup artificial blood.
Milo follows, but without the scruples: he knocks back the claret like it's, well, claret.
Matt Smith as Milo in Morbius
And, suddenly, it's mostly flaws.
Smith had been doing a fine job casting shadows with just his quiff and cheekbones, but then his performance is literally covered up with a prosthetic mask.
Meanwhile, Jared Harris, playing a sort of mentor to both Morbius and Milo, and Adria Arjona, a likeable scientific sidekick, receive even shorter shrift.
As the pace speeds up, and everything gives way to an increasingly silly plot, their roles become a nothingness.
It all ends with a daft punch-up between Morbius and Milo, who both, of course, have super-strength, super-senses, fly around, and ... all the usual.
There is some visual imagination left, with the vampires leaving colourful trails in their wakes, but very little imagination of any other kind.
Which is a shame.
Morbius promised to be different, it starts off different, and, for a minute or two, it even made me watch a Leto performance without wincing.
Next time — and judging by the post-credits scenes there will be a next time — they need to go back to the lab.
The unwell genius is way more interesting than the buff bloodsucker.
From the Ipcress File to a truck in Texas...
There are resounding echoes of Sydney Pollack's 1969 dance-marathon drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, in German director Bastian Gunther's melancholy but compelling film One Of These Days (15, 119 mins).
It is inspired by the true story of an endurance contest, sponsored by a car dealership, in a small Texas town.
A fancy truck is the prize for the person who keeps his or her hands on the vehicle for the longest time, with occasional hour-long 'comfort breaks' allowed, but no proper sleep.
The challenge sounds easy enough, but isn't, as several contestants lose their grip not just on the truck, but also on sanity.
Joel Cole, pictured with family, in One Of These Days
Joe Cole, now playing a very English spy in ITV's The Ipcress File, shows his versatility with a tremendously credible performance as a sleepy-eyed, blue-collar local, desperate to win the truck to improve the life of his young family.
True Things (15, 102 mins) is another sad film, also very well acted, and smartly directed by rising British filmmaker Harry Wootliff.
Ruth Wilson plays a benefits office employee in Ramsgate, increasingly in thrall to a charismatic man (Tom Burke) just released from a short jail term, whose claim she is dealing with.
He seems almost to sniff her low self-esteem and a toxic relationship develops to the detriment of her job, her friendships, and her health. It feels all too real.
Phil Grabsky's sumptuous documentary Easter In Art (PG, 86 mins) does what it says on the tin, vividly telling the story of the Resurrection by looking at centuries of remarkable paintings and sculpture, from Michelangelo to Munch.
The film asserts, and does a good job of persuading us, that the history of Christian iconography is the history of art itself.
Brian Viner
Off-the-leash Jim Carrey is a real fungi
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (PG, 122 mins)
Verdict: Not exactly super
The Bad Guys (U, 100 mins)
Verdict: Jaunty animation
Aptly enough, it doesn't seem like two years since the first Sonic The Hedgehog movie came out, inspired by the video-game franchise.
Time passes speedily when the turbo-charged nuisance is around.
Too speedily, in truth.
Anyway, here we are again with a predictably daft story that at least begins in inspired fashion, with Sonic's nemesis Dr Robotnik (an off-the-leash Jim Carrey, pictured, comfortably the film's greatest asset) marooned on a planet made of mushrooms, from which he escapes so he can get even with our hero in Montana.
Jim Carrey playing Dr Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog
He also intends to get his evil hands on an enchanted gemstone, to which end he has an accomplice in tow: a creature called Knuckles, voiced by Idris Elba.
Some of the gags ('time to say goodbye to this piece of shiitake planet') will fly well over the heads of the film's target audience, but it's moderate family fun.
So is The Bad Guys, a jaunty Dreamworks animation about an animal gang planning a heist, based on the children's books but evidently also influenced by Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.
The voice cast includes Sam Rockwell as the gang leader Mr Wolf, Awkwafina as Ms Tarantula, and Richard Ayoade as a pompous English guinea pig.
B.V.
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Cowboys and werewolves? Now that’s weird: PETER HOSKIN reviews Weird West
Weird West
Howdy, stranger. If you're anything like me, I suppose you've been excited about the release of Weird West, seeing as it's by some of the people behind the modern-day classics Prey and Dishonored. But maybe you've been a little trepidatious, too. In these ignoble times, so many games chuck in a few tentacles and H.P. Lovecraft references and call themselves 'weird' that it can come across as... lazy.
Well, thankfully, Weird West is anything but lazy. This is one of the most meticulous games ever to be set in America's gun-slingin', posse-formin' past — up there with 2018's Red Dead Redemption 2.
Care is evident in everything from its distinctive hand-drawn look to its basic gameplay. Weird West is, like Prey and Dishonored, an 'immersive sim', in which practically everything can be manipulated to spell a mess of trouble for your enemies.
But unlike most other immersive sims, Weird West isn't played from a first-person perspective.
Weird West is one of the most meticulous games ever to be set in America's gun-slingin', posse-formin' past
In look and feel, it shares much with old, top-down, role-playing games such as Baldur's Gate. You're moving your little people through an expansive story.
And this is where the weirdness comes in. Your people include a werewolf and even a pigman non grata. Their adventures are interrupted by bears and firestorms. They will meet hundreds of enigmatic, well-written characters. Far from being lazily weird, this is cleverly, defiantly, genuinely weird.
The weirdest thing of all? In mixing together everything from Red Dead to Fallout, Weird West makes its own, delicious form of bean stew. Eat up. The trail ahead is long and strange.
- On PlayStation, Xbox, PC, £32.99 or free with Xbox Game Pass.
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake has been a gift to modders, who have so far been responsible for such masterpieces as low-poly dress Cloud, clown makeup Sephiroth, and several nude mods I leave interested readers to discover for themselves. Now, a modder known as The Eradicator has truly created the pièce de résistance, with a mod that replaces Cloud's buster sword or ironblade with a 1987 Yamaha SHS-10 shoulder keyboard.
Cloud with a keytar is one of those things I didn't know I wanted until I saw it, but now that I have it just looks so right. The Eradicator has done fine work modeling the keyboard's details, and the digital readout even changes color to match the materia you have equipped in the sword's first slot.
The mod comes in three different versions for each of the two swords it can replace, depending whether you want it to have a plain, unadorned back, a selection of random stickers, or some specifically Final Fantasy 7-themed stickers including one with Aerith's iconic quote from the original game's shonky English translation, "This guy are sick."
To install this you'll need to make a ~mods folder inside your FFVIIRemakeIntergrade/End/Content/Paks directory, then paste whichever of the .pak files you choose to download inside it. While you're at it, check out FFVIIHook to enable the developer console, and some more of the best Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods.
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GRAVITY Co., Ltd. General Corporate Statement By Foreign Issuer (Form6)
Accepted:
Form Type:
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Accession Number:
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New York, March 31, 2022 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned an initial Baa3 rating to Two Independence Properties, LLC (NASA HQ Project)'s $398 million Federal Lease Revenue Bonds (NASA DC HQ), Federally Taxable Series 2022, issued by the Wisconsin Public Finance Authority. The outlook is stable.
RATINGS RATIONALE
The initial Baa3 rating reflects the credit strength of the United States government (Aaa stable) to make timely lease payments and the essentiality of the facility to the mission of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Those strengths are counterbalanced by high leverage on the project and the need for lease renewal and refinancing to fully service the debt.
In Moody's opinion it is extremely likely the lease with the General Services Administration (GSA), on behalf of NASA, will be renewed on or before expiration in August 2028. The bonds mature after the lease term ends and very high leverage will remain but we expect that the lease renewal terms will support a refinancing and repayment of amounts outstanding at that time. In Moody's opinion the financed project, a level IV security office building in Washington DC that is NASA's headquarters, is essential, supporting our view of lease renewal. This is somewhat offset by the risk that the increased availability of remote work, and/or downsizing of the federal workforce could reduce the government's need for a facility of this size. Absent lease renewal, recovery for bondholders will be limited. While the facility likely would find demand for reuse given its quality and location, it would be challenging to find a new tenant or owner within a reasonable timeframe to refinance and fully support the high amount of debt outstanding.
Like most federal lease transactions with renewal risk, this project benefits from a satisfactory legal and cash flow structure, which includes a strong US federal government tenant through August 2028, a mortgage lien on the facility and the assignment and direct payment of all lease payments to the trustee, that reduces bondholders' exposure to operating risk of the borrower and property manager, as well as a small debt service reserve fund.
The ability of the property manager/borrower to maintain the facility and meet the terms of the various agreements, including the lease with the federal government, is a material governance consideration, and a key driver of this initial rating.
RATING OUTLOOK
The stable outlook reflects our expectation that monthly lease payments will continue to flow uninterrupted to the trustee during the current term of the lease, as well as through the sublease renewal option periods, owing to the strong legal and cash flow structure, and that the tenant, the United States of America, acting through the GSA, will maintain its strong credit quality.
FACTORS THAT COULD LEAD TO AN UPGRADE OF THE RATING
- Reduction in debt levels or final bullet payment that reduces overall leverage and refinancing risk
- Strong indications that the lease with the GSA will be renewed with terms that enable all bond payments to be serviced with revenue from leases currently in force- Evidence of a robust private sector tenant/owner market for this property that supports sufficient market value to provide meaningful bondholder recovery in the event the federal lease is not renewed
FACTORS THAT COULD LEAD TO A DOWNGRADE OF THE RATING
- Material credit weakening of the United States
- Increased leverage on the project- Interruption or delay in monthly lease payments- Nonperformance of its obligations under the lease by the borrower- Increased risk of non-renewal of the lease, due to deterioration in asset condition, weakened lessor/lessee relationship and/or change in federal policies
LEGAL SECURITY
Interest on the bonds is paid with monthly lease payments from the GSA, made to the borrower Two Independence Properties, LLC (NASA HQ Project). The bonds are also secured by a mortgage lien on the leased facility and a debt service reserve fund funded at one month's maximum annual debt service. All security interests in the property, and rights to the leases, rents and property management agreements have been assigned from the respective parties to the trustee.
Principal is intended to be repaid with proceeds of a bond refinancing prior to maturity.
As the conduit issuer, the Wisconsin Public Finance Authority will service the debt using proceeds received under the terms of a loan agreement with Two Independence Properties, LLC (NASA HQ Project). In turn Two Independence Properties, LLC (NASA HQ Project) will repay the loan solely using revenue received under its lease agreement with the GSA.
As security under the loan agreement, the borrower will grant to the trustee a security interest in and its fee simple interest in the land and the facility. This provides a mortgage interest for the benefit of the bondholders. Additionally, the loan agreement requires that adequate levels of insurance be obtained and regularly renewed from highly rated companies and names the trustee as a loss payee. The required insurance is extensive and includes all risk, comprehensive liability, 18 months of business interruption, flood (if in zone) and workers' compensation, among others. The property and casualty insurance on the facility must be greater than replacement cost, which also exceeds the par amount on the bonds.
Total rent is pledged to the bonds and will be paid directly to the trustee monthly. After monthly set-asides for principal and interest payments, as well as administrative and operating expenses, lease payments from the GSA will fund several reserve funds in addition to the DSRF.
Additionally, the borrower/lessor/manager has agreed to substantial continuing disclosures including annual audited financial statements and semi-annual updates regarding lease amendments and the timeliness of lease payments.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Proceeds of the bonds will finance acquisition of the office building at 300 E St. SW, Washington DC, issuance costs and fund various reserves.
PROFILE
The Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, a governmental entity established under Wisconsin State Statute, is acting as the conduit issuer.
The borrower and lessor is Two Independence Properties, LLC (NASA HQ Project), a Delaware Limited Liability Company serving, is a single-asset, bankruptcy-remote, special purpose entity created for the sole purpose of owning and leasing the property as well as issuing and securing the bonds. The principal owners and parent company is Opal Holdings a real estate firm based in New York City. The property is located at 300 E St. SW, Washington DC and serves as the national headquarters of NASA.
The United States has the world's largest economy and is the center of global trade and finance, with a gross domestic product of $20.9 trillion in 2020. Its population of 328 million is third-largest. The United States General Services Administration (GSA) pays rent to the lessor on behalf of the primary occupant of the facility, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with its headquarters located at the property in southwest Washington DC. The NASA lease is the 6th largest GSA lease by annual rent and 14th largest by square footage. Founded in 1958, NASA is the largest independent agency of the executive branch of the US Federal Government and is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
METHODOLOGY
The principal methodology used in this rating was Lease, Appropriation, Moral Obligation and Comparable Debt of US Local Governments Methodology published in March 2022 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBM_1317546. Alternatively, please see the Rating Methodologies page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
For further specification of Moody's key rating assumptions and sensitivity analysis, see the sections Methodology Assumptions and Sensitivity to Assumptions in the disclosure form. Moody's Rating Symbols and Definitions can be found at: https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBC_79004.
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Regulatory disclosures contained in this press release apply to the credit rating and, if applicable, the related rating outlook or rating review.
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COVID-19 infection increases your risk for diabetes, a new study says
People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
“What’s surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes” before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study’s authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn’t contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
“That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world,” Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn’t work on Al-Aly’s study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor’s office.
“We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes,” Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who’ve had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
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By John Krolik
Special to The Examiner
With a handul of games left to go in the regular season, the strengths and weaknesses of the Warriors are becoming clearer and clearer.
Most importantly, Golden State’s half-court offense is out of sync. It goes beyond the absence of Stephen Curry. The Warriors are attempting to do what they usually do, which is use passing and off-ball movement to break down defenses while keeping dribbling at a minimum. Problem is, it’s not working. The Warriors are struggling to get good looks.
Draymond Green is still responsible for doing most of the playmaking in the half-court. But his decision-making has been off. Green has the highest turnover rate (the percentage of a player’s possessions that end in a turnover) in the entire NBA. Green’s turnover rate is a sky-high 18.5. That would be bad for a stone-handed big man encouraged to do as little as possible on offense. (For a point of reference, DeAndre Jordan has the second-worst turnover ratio in the league.) For a player who is relied upon to be a primary decision-maker, it’s absolutely unacceptable. Green is trying to force passes through holes that aren’t there.
It makes sense that Green would be trying to generate offense through riskier passes in the absence of Curry. Unfortunately, the fact that everybody in the building knows Green isn’t going to look for his own shot in the half court compounds the issue. He still yet to score in double-figures in 2022. When the opposing defense doesn’t have to worry about the player with the ball being a scoring threat, they’re going to stick to their assignment more tightly and shrink the window a pass could go through. Green does seem to be turning a corner physically after missing a significant amount of time with an injury. Steve Kerr noted as much after Wednesday’s game against the Suns, saying it was “definitely” Green’s best performance since his return.
The Warriors don’t run teams off the floor like they did earlier in the Kerr era. However, when the situation calls for it, this is still a team capable of injecting some organized chaos into the game when the situation calls for it. The Warriors looked like they were heading towards the wrong side of a blowout early in Wednesday’s game. Then they started to push the pace, attacking in transition and trying to strike as early as possible in the shot clock. That’s when good things began to happen.
This is where Green really shines. When he gets the ball in the backcourt off a miss and starts flying up the court before the opposing defense can get set, he’s a true weapon. Not many frontcourt players can match Green’s straight-line speed off the dribble. When he gets a head of steam before the defense sets up and the Warriors go into their half-court actions, he’s far more willing to call his own number and attack the basket. And Green’s superb court vision is never more valuable than it is in a full-court situation against a scrambling defense.
When asked about what the Warriors can do to increase their pace of play and what they need to improve in half-court situations after Wednesday’s game, Kerr said the following:
“Defense and rebounding allows you to get out and run. One thing Draymond allows you to do is push the pace. We’ve gotta get the wings out to run, and in the half court obviously we’ve got to practice and get our guys to execute better there.”
One positive for the Warriors is that they seem to have a budding star in Jordan Poole. Poole went for 38 points on 11-22 shooting from the field and 7-15 shooting from beyond the arc against the Suns. He did it all offensively. He’s clearly learned some things about off-ball movement watching Steph Curry for as long as he has. He was in constant motion without the ball. He slalomed around screens to free himself up for three-point shots. When the defense overplayed him, he flew backdoor for layups. There was no doubting it – some of the off-ball tricks he was using to get his shot were straight out of Curry’s playbook. He used step-backs to get himself space. He attacked the basket off the dribble. He set up teammates when the defense collapsed on him. And he did it all with the supreme confidence of a player who knows he has the skill to be an impact player.
After the Suns game, Kerr noted that Poole is getting himself space but no longer rushing when he gets open. He’s calm, confident, and collected. He’s going to be a key player for the Warriors down the stretch run.
Unfortunately, Poole’s confidence seems to have been directly transferred to him by Klay Thompson. Thompson still hasn’t found it. He went just 1-10 from beyond the arc on Wednesday, and at times was visibly frustrated after missing a shot. After the game, Kerr noted that Thompson has been “pressing,” which is exactly what Poole hasn’t been doing during his breakout season.
So that’s where things stand with the playoffs looming and Curry still in street clothes. The half-court offense needs to get its timing back and take better care of the ball. The Warriors can still do damage in transition, especially with Green commanding the fast-break. Jordan Poole is looking like a bona fide offensive force, while Klay Thompson is still looking for his All-Star form. The Warriors will need to step things up if they want to compete for a championship, but there are still plenty of reasons for optimism.
John Krolik is a freelance contributor to The Examiner.
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The Ukrainian government said Russian forces blocked 45 buses that had been sent to evacuate civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol, and only 631 people were able to get out of the city in private cars.
Twelve Ukrainian trucks were able to deliver humanitarian supplies to Mariupol, but the supplies were seized by Russian troops, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said late Thursday.
According to Ukrainian officials, tens of thousands of people have made it out of Mariupol in recent weeks along humanitarian corridors, reducing the prewar population of 430,000 to about 100,000 by last week.
Vereshchuk said about 45,000 Mariupol residents have been forcefully deported to Russia and areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Heavy fighting rages near Kyiv as Russia appears to regroup
— Kremlin decree says foreign currency can still buy natural gas
— As Russia sees tech brain drain, other nations hope to gain
— Ukraine refugees encouraged to find work as exodus slows
— Ukrainians in US mobilize to help expected refugees
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
LVIV, Ukraine — The last Russian troops left the Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, according to the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone around the plant.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russian troops who dug trenches in the forest were exposed to radiation, but that could not be confirmed.
The Ukrainian nuclear operator company Energoatom said Thursday that Russian troops were headed toward Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Energoatom said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after Russian troops withdrew from the north and center of the country, the situation has been heating up in the southeast where Russian forces are building up for new powerful attacks.
In his nighttime video address to the nation Thursday, Zelenskyy said it was heartening for all Ukrainians to see Russian troops retreating from north of Kyiv, from around the northern town of Chernihiv and from Sumy in the northeast. By he urged Ukrainians not to let up, saying the withdrawal was just a Russian tactic.
Zelenskyy said he spoke Thursday with European Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while his adviser spoke with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
“We need more support from our partners right now when Russian troops are concentrating additional forces in certain areas,” Zelenskyy said.
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WASHINGTON — The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States warned Thursday that religious minorities in the Eastern European country stand to be “crushed” if Moscow gains control, as fighting raged on more than a month after the Russian invasion began.
Archbishop Borys Gudziak said groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow.
Gudziak also cited reports that Russian forces have damaged two Holocaust memorials and Moscow’s false portrayal of Ukraine as a “Nazi” state although Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president in Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“What is at stake for the people of faith is their freedom to practice their faith,” Gudziak said during an online panel discussion on the war, hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Gudziak is head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and president of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. He also oversees external relations for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says an initial half-dozen shipments of weapons and other security assistance have reached Ukraine as part of the $800 million package of aid that President Joe Biden approved on March 16.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the shipments included Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, body armor, medical supplies and other material. He said the 100 Switchblade armed drones that Biden approved as part of the package have not yet been delivered.
Kirby said the $800 million in assistance is likely to be fully delivered within about two weeks. It also includes Mi-17 helicopters, small arms, ammunition, vehicles, secure communications systems, and satellite imagery and analysis capability.
Separately, Kirby said U.S. troops are not training Ukrainian troops in Poland but are acting as liaisons with Ukrainian personnel who cross the border into Poland to take possession of U.S. security assistance. He noted that the standard U.S. military training mission that had existed in Ukraine for years was suspended shortly before Russia invaded.
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DOHA, Qatar — A video showing the head of Ukrainian soccer wearing an armored vest on the streets of Kyiv brought the impact of Russia’s war into the FIFA Congress.
Andriy Pavelko used a recorded message to the gathering in Qatar on Thursday to talk about the deaths of footballers even as the sport “has taken a back seat in our country.”
The gathering in Doha featured delegates from Russia, including Alexey Sorokin, the chief executive of Russia’s 2018 World Cup organizing committee.
Russia won’t be in the draw for the World Cup on Friday after being disqualified from playing internationally by FIFA over the war. Ukraine can still qualify but its playoff semifinal against Scotland has been postponed until June with the hope the team will be in a position to return to the field by then.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ombudsperson says that at least one person has been killed and four others have been wounded in the Russian shelling of a humanitarian convoy.
Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova said those who came under the shelling on Thursday were volunteers accompanying a convoy of buses sent to the northern city of Chernihiv to evacuate residents.
She said that the Russian forces besieging Chernihiv have made it impossible to evacuate civilians from the city that has been cut from food, water and other supplies.
The Russian shelling continued two days after Moscow announced it would scale back military operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
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BERLIN — The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces which were in control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant have “in writing, transferred control” of the facility to Ukrainian personnel.
Ukraine said three convoys of Russian forces have already left the site toward Belarus, while the remaining troops were presumed to be preparing to leave, the agency said Thursday.
The IAEA added that it was in close consultations with Ukrainian authorities on sending a first assistance and support mission to Chernobyl in the next few days.
The agency said it has not been able to confirm reports of Russian forces receiving high doses of radiation while being inside the exclusion zone of the now-closed plant, but is seeking further information in order to provide an independent assessment of the situation.
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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his offer to host a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders during a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A statement from Erdogan’s office said the Turkish president also told Zelenskyy Thursday that a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators who met in Istanbul earlier this week had given “a meaningful impetus” to efforts to end the fighting.
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s delegation laid out a framework under which the country would declare itself neutral and its security would be guaranteed by an array of nations, including Turkey.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with a top Turkish Cypriot official that Erdogan also is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said there’s “no clear evidence” that Vladimir Putin is scaling back military operations around Kyiv and suggested that the Russian president may have ordered some of his advisers fired or placed under house arrest.
Biden told reporters that “there’s some indication” that Putin has taken those steps against some of his advisers. He added, “But I don’t want to put too much stock in that at this time because we don’t have that much hard evidence.”
The White House on Wednesday released unclassified intelligence findings that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing.
The president made the comments after formally announcing that the U.S. would release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve in hopes of easing surging gasoline prices.
Biden also reiterated that his administration remains skeptical that Russia will scale back operations around Kyiv as Moscow announced earlier this week.
Russian forces continued to shell Kyiv suburbs Thursday, two days after the Kremlin announced it would significantly scale back operations near both the capital and the northern city of Chernihiv.
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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine says the United Nations and its partners have delivered supplies for thousands of people in the country’s northeast but have been unable to reach some encircled cities in the south.
Osnat Lubrani said Thursday that food rations from the humanitarian organization People in Need and the U.N. World Food Program will benefit nearly 6,000 people in Sumy and areas including Trostianets and Okhtyrka.
In addition, she said, basic household items including blankets and kettles from the U.N. refugee agency will support 1,500 people and sanitation kits will help 6,000 people with hygiene and drinking water.
Lubrani said medical supplies and trauma kits from the U.N. World Health Organization will treat 150 patients needing intensive care for serious injuries while other medical supplies will support 10,000 people for three months.
Shei said the U.N.-facilitated humanitarian notification system with Ukraine and Russia enabled safe passage for the convoy to Sumy on Thursday “but this is clearly not enough.” Efforts over the past month to reach Mauripol, Kherson and other encircled cities in the south have been unsuccessful because of safety concerns.
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BERLIN — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad for talks with senior Russian officials.
The International Atomic Energy Agency didn’t specify in a tweet whom exactly Rafael Mariano Grossi will meet on Friday or give further details of his agenda.
He arrived in Kaliningrad Thursday following a visit to Ukraine, where he visited a nuclear power plant and conferred with the energy minister and other officials on efforts to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Ukraine has 15 active nuclear reactors at four plants — one of which, at Zaporizhzhia, is under the Russian military’s control.
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GENEVA — A team with the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in a Ukraine-held city where staff are preparing to take civilians out of the beleaguered port city of Mariupol.
Julien Lerisson, deputy director of operations for the ICRC, said Thursday that the team assembling in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, has medicines, food, water, hygiene items and other essentials.
He said the organization has high-level agreement for the mission but is focused on making sure “the order trickles down the chain of command,” allowing the team to enter and leave Mariupol safely.
The Russian military has said it committed to a cease-fire along the route from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities have said 45 buses would be sent to collect citizens and provide resources to those who remain.
Lucile Marbeau, a staff member with the ICRC team hoping to enter Mariupol, said on Thursday: “We’re here because really, we hope to be able to facilitate safe passage for civilians desperately wanting to flee Mariupol.”
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LONDON — Britain’s defense minister says Ukraine’s international allies have agreed to send more military equipment, including artillery ammunition and armored vehicles.
U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace held a conference call Thursday with defense ministers from more than 35 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan.
Wallace said that as a result “there will be more lethal aid going into Ukraine.” He said that would include “more long-range artillery, ammunition predominantly,” to help counter Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s cities.
Wallace said Ukraine was “also looking for armoured vehicles of some types, not tanks necessarily, but certainly protective vehicles.”
He said allies were also “looking to see what more we can do” to help Ukraine defend its coastline.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has sanctioned an employee of a state-affiliated Russian defense firm that developed malicious software that was used to target the energy sector.
The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh. He was one of four Russians charged in Justice Department indictments unsealed last week that alleged the hacking by Russia of critical infrastructure around the globe, including in the U.S. energy and aviation sectors.
Among the thousands of computers targeted in some 135 countries were of a Saudi petro-chemical plant where the hackers overrode safety controls.
That hack is singled out in a Treasury Department release announcing sanctions against Gladikh and several other employees of the research firm. In total, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it was designating 21 entities and 13 individuals, including in the aerospace, marine and electronics sectors.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards Ukraine’s border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said Thursday.
The operator, Energoatom, said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
Energoatom also said reports were confirmed that the Russians dug trenches in the Red Forest, the 10-square-kilometer (nearly four-square-mile) area surrounding the Chernobyl plant within the Exclusion Zone, and received “significant doses of radiation.”
The Russian troops “panicked at the first sign of illness,” which “showed up very quickly,” and began to prepare to leave, the operator said. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Energoatom said the Russians have signed a document confirming the handover of the Chernobyl plant and stating that the plant’s administration doesn’t have any complaints about the Russian troops who were “guarding” the facility.
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LONDON — The head of Britain’s military says Russian President Vladimir Putin has “already lost” in Ukraine and is weaker than he was before the invasion.
Adm. Tony Radakin at a think-tank seminar Thursday in London said Moscow’s aim to “take the whole of Ukraine” fell apart. He added that the coming weeks “will continue to be very difficult” for Ukraine.
“But in many ways, Putin has already lost,” he said. “Far from being the far-sighted manipulator of events that he would have us believe, Putin has damaged himself through a series of catastrophic misjudgements.”
Radakin also said there was “disquiet” at all levels of Russia’s military about the campaign, from troops who were not told they were invading Ukraine up to senior commanders.
Western officials say Putin’s small inner circle is not giving him the true picture of the war, and his isolation may have contributed to miscalculating the strength of resistance Russian troops would meet.
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BERLIN — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed regret Thursday at Russia’s decision to veto the extension of its observer mission in Ukraine.
The OSCE’s special monitoring mission has been present in Ukraine since 2014, when fighting between Ukrainians and Russia-backed separatists broke out in the country’s eastern regions after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who holds the OSCE rotating chair, said the observers had played a “crucial role by providing objective information on the security and humanitarian situation on the ground and relentlessly working to ease the effects of the conflict on the civilian population” in Ukraine for the past eight year.
The Vienna-based body’s secretary general, Helga Maria Schmid, expressed gratitude to the mission’s members, several of whom were wounded or killed over the years.
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BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister says Europe should impose additional sanctions on Russia to prevent what he described as a “barbaric” war in Ukraine.
Robert Habeck said he discussed what further measures could be taken with his French counterpart during a bilateral meeting in Berlin on Thursday.
“The last package (of sanctions) doesn’t need to be the final one, it should not be the final one,” he told reporters, adding that he and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire had “identified additional points that could be included in a (sanctions) package.”
Habeck declined to elaborate on what those points might be.
Speaking ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on new rules requiring countries to pay for Russia’s natural gas sales in rubles, Habeck insisted that contracts would be adhered to. These stipulate payment in euros or dollars.
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BERLIN — The Austrian and German leaders have underlined their rejection of a halt to Russian energy deliveries at this point.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer noted that several central and eastern European countries depend to one extent or another on Russian gas deliveries.
He and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued that existing sanctions already are having a significant effect and said they need time to switch to new providers and renewable energy sources.
Nehammer said that “sanctions only make sense … when they hit those they are supposed to hit, and don’t weaken those who carry out sanctions.”
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ROME — A Kremlin decree says “unfriendly countries” can continue to pay for natural gas in foreign currency through a Russian bank that will convert the money into rubles.
The decree published Thursday by state media came a day after the leaders of Italy and Germany said they received assurances from President Vladimir Putin.
Putin talked tougher, saying Russia will start accepting ruble payments starting Friday for Western countries that imposed sanctions over its conflict with Ukraine. He said contracts will be stopped if buyers don’t sign up to the new conditions, including opening ruble accounts in Russian banks.
European leaders had rejected paying for deliveries in rubles, saying it would undermine sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.
The decree Putin signed and published by state news agency RIA Novosti says a designated bank will open two accounts for each buyer, one in foreign currency and one in rubles. The buyers will pay in foreign currency and authorize the bank to sell that currency for rubles, which are placed in the second account, where the gas is formally purchased.
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ROME — Italy’s leader is urging Europe to “cultivate all available land” as a partial remedy to reductions in agricultural imports, especially of Russian grain, due to the war in Ukraine.
Premier Mario Draghi told reporters on Thursday that under existing agricultural practices in the European Union 10% of land is purposely left fallow, but that must now change as European countries search for ways to reduce dependency on farm imports.
It’s not clear whether Ukraine, one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, maize and sunflower oil, might be able to salvage any of this planting season.
Meanwhile, Draghi noted that Western Europe will be looking to food producers like Canada, the United States and Argentina to help make up the shortfall of imports from Ukraine and Russia.
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STOCKHOLM — The deputy director of Sweden’s Military Intelligence and Security agency says Russia has made “a strategic miscalculation when invading Ukraine.”
Daniel Olsson said the invasion of Ukraine “has shown that the Russian leadership is ready to take great risks, larger than previously taken.”
The government agency’s analysis suggested a likely “a western containment of Russia,” including reducing trade in Russian energy.
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Chris Rock insisted he did not want to press charges against Will Smith, Oscars show producer says
By Andy Rose and Chloe Melas, CNN
After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show’s producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not want to press charges.
In an excerpt of an interview with ABC News, aired Thursday on “World News Tonight,” producer Will Packer said LAPD officers told Rock, “This is battery” and that he could press charges, and they were prepared to arrest Smith that night.
“They said, we will go get him. We are prepared. We are prepared to get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options,” Packer told ABC. “And as they were talking, Chris was … being very dismissive of those options. He was like, no, I’m fine. He was, like, no, no, no.”
The LAPD put out a statement on the night of the Oscars, saying, “The individual involved has declined to file a police report.”
Rock made a brief reference to the incident Wednesday at a stand-up show in Boston, his first public appearance since the Oscars. He told the audience he was “still processing what happened” and would have more to say at a later date.
Smith apologizes for outburst
Smith met with leadership from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences earlier this week on a Zoom call and apologized, a source close to the situation told CNN.
The meeting on Tuesday lasted for 30 minutes, during which Smith “apologized and they heard him out,” the source said, adding that Academy members told Smith “his actions would have consequences.”
Smith has maintained a low profile on social media since issuing a lengthy apology on Monday.
“I was out of line and I was wrong,” he wrote in part. “I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
A source earlier told CNN that Academy leadership “firmly asked” Smith’s publicist for the actor to leave the ceremony following the on-stage incident, but Smith “refused and that was communicated back to Academy leadership,” the person said.
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74-year-old shoots teen during home invasion, police say
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - Police investigators in Ohio say a 74-year-old man shot a teen suspect during a home invasion attempt early Tuesday morning.
Officers were dispatched to the home invasion just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on Johnston Street in Akron, Ohio, according to police. A 16-year-old boy was found inside the home with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to detectives, the homeowner told police that he discharged his gun during a confrontation with the teen, who forced entry into his home, striking him multiple times.
The 74-year-old homeowner, who identified himself to WOIO as “Lurch,” was not injured.
“I heard this hellacious crash, and he comes running right through my front door,” he said.
The homeowner said he was half asleep on his couch, but he had his gun close by. When the suspect did not leave, he opened fire.
“He dives down the basement as I put lead in him going down the steps,” he said.
Paramedics took the 16-year-old to Akron Children’s Hospital in stable condition.
“Those shots were good,” Lurch said during an interview. “I don’t like people breaking into my home.”
Police are still investigating the incident and will release any information on criminal charges at a later time.
Asked about the possibility of facing charges, Lurch said he can’t imagine why he would.
“I better not. I am in my own home, and he breaks into it,” he said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Akron Police detectives at 330-375-2490.
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(ABC4) – If you’re tired of looking at old furniture that you bought last year from IKEA, the retailer has announced that it will now pay customers to bring back old furniture.
The IKEA buyback and resell option has now been made available for 37 of its U.S. stores. As a way to help pave a path toward sustainable living, the company has brought back the initiative that was launched late last year.
How does it work?
You start by filling out a form on IKEA’s website in order to receive an emailed quote of the buyback value for your furniture. Customers are asked to bring a copy of their quote, buyback number, and fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where an employee will assess the furniture’s buyback value.
When you buyback, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
What are the buyback requirements?
According to IKEA, the following categories of products are not currently eligible for the furniture buy-back service:
- Non-IKEA products
- Home furnishing accessories including lighting and textiles
- Add-on units and componentry
- Products that have been used outside including outdoor furniture
- Mattresses and bad textiles (such as blankets and mattress toppers)
- Kitchens including bench tops, cabinets, and fronts
- Modular wardrobes and accessories
- Electrical appliances and products
- Chests of drawers
- “Hacked,” modified or painted products
- Non-assembled products
- Market Hall products (including small kitchen goods, art, rugs, and picture frames)
- Upholstered or leather products
- Sofas or armchairs
- Plants
- Items containing glass (including mirrors)
- Children’s and baby products (such as cribs, mattresses, and change tables)
- Beds and bed frames
The retailer said on its website that large quantities and commercially used items are exempt.
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FOSHAN, China, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 30, Country Garden Holdings Company Limited ("Country Garden") (02007.HK) released its financial results for 2021. The company maintained its industry leading position in sales and achieved stable growth in revenue and top performance in days sales outstanding (DSO), demonstrating robust operational resilience.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, Country Garden achieved contracted sales attributable to shareholders of approximately 558 billion yuan (approx. US$87.7 billion) with contracted sales GFA attributable to shareholders of 66.41 million square meters. Statistics show that from 2015 to 2021, the company's compound growth rate of contracted sales reached 29%.
In the sales rankings released by China Index Academy, CRIC and other third-party organizations, Country Garden is the only real estate developer with full caliber sales surpassing 700 billion yuan (approx. US$110 billion), and equity sales exceeding 500 billion yuan (approx. US$78.6 billion), maintaining its top position in the industry.
In terms of core profit indicators, the Group booked revenue of 523.06 billion yuan (approx. US$82.2 billion), gross profit of 92.78 billion yuan (approx. US$14.6 billion) and net profit of 40.98 billion yuan (approx. US$6.4 billion) for the full year. Core net profit attributable to shareholders stood at 26.93 billion yuan (approx. 4.2 billion).
Adequate cash flow is a key factor in managing and minimizing risk as the industry witnesses a tightening of capital and many developers face a cash squeeze as their bonds reach maturity. During the reporting period, Country Garden's cash collected from attributable contracted sales amounted to 502.2 billion yuan (approx. US$79 million), with a cash collection ratio of 90%. Of note is that Country Garden has maintained this ratio at a level of 90% or higher for six consecutive years.
In addition to further improvement in the financial position, Country Garden's debt level has declined steadily year by year, with financing costs falling in tandem. As of December 31, 2021, the Group had sufficient available cash of 181.3 billion yuan (approx. US$28.5 billion); total interest-bearing debt decreased by 2.6% to 317.92 billion yuan (approx. US$50 billion) with net gearing ratio of 45.4%, down 10.2 percent points YoY; weighted average borrowing cost decreased by 36 basis points to 5.2%. Cash flow to short-term debt ratio stood at 2.3x.
Despite the industry in China as whole going through a period of significant adjustment, Country Garden's sound operations and stable financial management assured the firm continued recognition and support from credit rating agencies and major financial institutions.
The real estate industry in mainland China entered a downward cycle during the second half of 2021, with the three major international rating agencies having cumulatively downgraded the rating or outlook of Chinese real estate developers some 250 times, reflecting the impact that the downturn had on the affected developers and their ability to raise or borrow funds. However, both Moody's and Fitch maintained their investment-grade rating on Country Garden, while Standard & Poor's kept the developer's "BB +" rating and outlook of "positive".
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In 2021 the iSignthis Ltd (
Post the demerger the Company is now at the early stages of rebuilding its Australian strategy, as it looks to how it can commercialise the licences it holds in Australia.
Further the Company will continue to focus on its ongoing legal action against the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX).
Strategy
Post the demerger of ISX Financial EU Plc from iSignthis Ltd, the Company retained the ISAU business unit. ISAU is an Australian principal member of Mastercard. Its licence, is presently for card acquiring, however, this can be extended to card issuing and to include Mastercard Send and Home Send services. ISX Financial EU Plc and ISAU have entered into a technical gateway services agreement for access to the PCI DSS level 1 certified ISXPay gateway on a per usage basis. The Company also retains card acquiring licences from ChinaUnionPay, Diners Discover and American Express, in addition to Mastercard, for the Australian region. With licences and the payment gateway agreement in place, the Company is at the early stages of rebuilding its Australian strategy and will now look as to how it can commercialise these licenses for future growth.
The Company has also identified opportunities under the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regulations that are supervised by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission, with its subsidiary ISAU considering its approach to a license application.
The Company will seek shareholder approval for a name change at the forthcoming general meeting of shareholders.
Further, post the demerger the Company will focus its efforts in 2022 in its legal action taken against the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The Company's current statement of claim totals $464.7 million. Due to delays in Australian courts, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the Company cannot provide an expected timeline for the court action.
*To view the full Annual Report, please visit:
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About iSignthis Ltd
iSignthis Ltd is a hybrid monetary financial institution and also a RegTech leader in remote identity verification, payment authentication with deposit taking, transactional banking and payment processing capability. iSignthis provides an end-to-end on-boarding service for merchants, with a unified payment, electronic money and identity service via our Paydentity(TM) and ISXPay(R) solutions.
By converging payments and identity, iSignthis delivers regulatory compliance to an enhanced customer due diligence standard, offering global reach to any of the world's 4.2Bn 'bank verified' card or account holders, that can be remotely on-boarded to meet the Customer Due Diligence requirements of AML regulated merchants in as little as 3 to 5 minutes. Paydentity(TM) has now onboarded and verified more than 1.5m persons to an AML KYC standard.
iSignthis Paydentity(TM) service is the trusted back office solution for regulated entities, allowing merchants to stay ahead of the regulatory curve, and focus on growing their core business. iSignthis' subsidiary, iSignthis eMoney Ltd, trades as ISXPay(R), and is an EEA authorised eMoney Monetary Financial Institution, offering card acquiring in the EEA, and Australia.
ISXPay(R) is a principal member of Mastercard Inc, Diners, Discover, (China) Union Pay International and JCB International, an American Express aggregator, and provides merchants with access to payments via alternative methods including SEPA, Poli Payments, Sofort, PRZ24 and others.
Probanx Solutions Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of iSignthis Ltd, provides API based access to CORE Banking solutions, SEPA Core, SEPA Instant and SEPA business scheme, for neobanks, banks, credit unions and emoney institutions, and provides a bridge to the Eurosystem's Central Bank of Lithuania's CENTROLink service.
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Alumna Recognized for Strengthening Intercultural Understanding Among High School Students
Megan Brazle's love affair with world languages began when she traveled to Europe as a high school sophomore. She majored in international relations, German and European studies at the U of A. The plan was a career in foreign service work. Then the Bodenhamer Fellow discovered something she loved as much...
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Crystal Capital International Fund SPC Notice Of Exempt Offering (FormD)
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Corey Hull of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission Gives An Overview of the Agency
Corey Hull of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission talks about how...
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Columbia Public Schools official: Projects in April 5 bond issue are 'critical'
The projects in the $80 million bond issue the Columbia Board of Education has placed on the April 5 ballot are part of a 10-year plan, with every part essential to the plan, said Columbia Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Randy Gooch.
"It's critical we stick with a long-term plan," Gooch said. "Historically, the community has been very supportive of schools. Just know that these are critical projects."
Bond issues are the only mechanism the district has for funding school construction, he said.
Gooch and Superintendent Brian Yearwood talked in Yearwood's office at the district administration building on Wednesday in the run-up to Tuesday's election.
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Gooch responded to a question about concerns that district decisions during the pandemic could cause people to vote against the bond issue to punish the district.
Instead, they would be punishing students, Yearwood said.
"It's always a concern when individuals vote against projects that prioritize the benefit of our scholars," Yearwood said.
The projects will allow student academic accomplishments to increase, Yearwood said.
If voters approve the bond issue, there will be no resulting increase in the district's property tax rate, Yearwood said.
There's a 57% approval rate acquired for passage.
Every school board candidate has said they will vote in favor of the bond issue. Battle High School teacher Susie Adams made waves recently when she announced at a school board meeting that she would vote against the bond issue as a protest for the district not coming through with promised resources.
She said she hopes others vote in favor of the bond issue.
The projects would come in two phases starting in June 2022 and June 2024 if voters approve the bond issue.
The first phase would include $25 million for a new elementary school on the John Warner Middle School property.
The district bought the property because its size was adequate to also house an elementary school, Gooch said.
Very little additional civil engineering would be required for that project, Gooch said.
The first phase also would include a $4.5 million addition at Battle Elementary School. That project would add 10 classrooms.
When the school was built, a pad for future expansion was included, Gooch said. The school has a similar design as Cedar Ridge Elementary School, which was built with the additional wing.
The second phase would include a second new elementary school, at a cost of $28 million. A location hasn't been decided.
The higher cost is because the property hasn't been purchased and none of the preliminary work has been done as with the planned first elementary school, Gooch said.
A major expansion and renovation of the Columbia Area Career Center will be part of both phases, he said.
"The very original part of the building was built in 1978," Gooch said.
Parts of it have significant foundation issues, he said. Part of the building would be removed, with a larger space added.
"The building now is 90,000 square feet," Gooch said. "When we're all done, it will be about 110,000 square feet."
It hadn't been decided if the expansion would occur in the first phase or the second phase, he said.
"A significant amount of the existing space will get renovations as well," Gooch said of the career center.
Programming will continue while construction is going on, Gooch said.
The career center is an important offering for students who are on a career track after high school instead of a college or university or the military, Yearwood said.
The career center helps graduates and their families make economic gains, he said.
"We must be able to keep up with the workforce needs of the community," Yearwood said.
There's $2 million set aside for safety and security enhancements, including secure vestibules at single points of entry to school buildings. Those are needed at seven buildings now.
"Our end goal is for 100% of our buildings to have that," Yearwood said.
"This bond should get us to that point," Gooch said.
That $2 million also would include things like window film that prevents glass from shattering if struck by a bullet or projectile and upgrading security cameras.
"A lot of things go unseen" with security enhancements, Gooch said.
There's $3.5 million in the plan for improved accessibility and building maintenance.
The accessibility projects could include things like improving sidewalk surfaces and curbs, Gooch said.
Maintenance of buildings is important, with 16 schools at least 50 years old, Yearwood said.
"We must maintain a quality environment in our schools," Yearwood said.
Inflation and potential supply-chain delays have been factored into considerations, Gooch said.
"It's requiring us to be a little bit more nimble," Gooch said. "We've had some good results."
Some adjustments may be required on projects along the way, he said.
The school district has had a lot of community support with past bond elections, and Yearwood said he hopes that tradition continues Tuesday.
Elsewhere in Boone County
School districts in Ashland, Harrisburg, Hallsville and Centralia also have bond issues in Tuesday's election.
All require 57% approval and have no increase in tax rates.
The $10 million project in Centralia is designed to catch up on maintenance that has been delayed, including remodeling the restrooms at the high school. There would be science classrooms added in a hall extending from the high school to the agriculture building.
The Hallsville School District has a $6 million bond issue on the ballot. If approved, it would pay for an eight-classroom wing at the middle school. Longer-term plans call for a new middle school.
A $3 million bond issue in the Southern Boone School District in Ashland would be used to make major repairs to the track and field at its stadium. It has significant drainage issues, athletic director Dale Long has said.
The community has supported the district many times in the past on Election Day, Superintendent Chris Felmlee said in a news release.
"With voters approving multiple bond issues over the years, we've been able to make improvements at the primary, elementary and middle school," Felmlee said in the release. "Now is the time to focus on much-needed improvements at the high school campus."
The $3 million bond issue in the Harrisburg School District would finance a 2,000-square-foot addition to the computer lab and medial center at its elementary building.
The kitchens at the high school and elementary school also would be remodeled.
If funds are available, a theater and performing arts center or a multipurpose addition could be built, or both.
Roger McKinney is the education reporter for the Tribune. You can reach him at [email protected] or 573-815-1719. He's on Twitter at @rmckinney9.
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What you need to know
- Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek at "Slow Horses."
- The espionage drama series will be told over six episodes.
- It premieres on Friday, April 1.
Everyone has a chance to get a look at "Slow Horses" before it debuts on Apple TV+ tomorrow.
Ahead of its Friday premiere, Apple has shared a sneak peek at the first episode of the new espionage series. You can check out the new clip below:
The MI5 rejects who don't make the cut become Slow Horses. Watch an exclusive sneak peek of the first episode now. Stream Slow Horses on Apple TV+.
The drama series, which stars Academy Award winner Gary Oldman, is adapted from the Mick Herron novel of the same name.
"Slow Horses" is a darkly humorous espionage drama that follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 known un-affectionately as Slough House. Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies, who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes as they frequently find themselves blundering around the smoke and mirrors of the espionage world. The ensemble cast includes Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas, BAFTA Scotland Award winner Jack Lowden, Olivia Cooke, Saskia Reeves, Dustin Demri-Burns, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Paul Higgins, Freddie Fox, Chris Reilly, Steve Waddington, Paul Hilton, Antonio Aakeel, Peter Judd, and a special guest appearance by Academy Award nominee Jonathan Pryce.
The series is produced for Apple TV+ by See-Saw Films and adapted for television by Will Smith ("Veep"). Graham Yost executive produces alongside Smith. Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux and Douglas Urbanski also serve as executive producers on the series. James Hawes directs all six episodes and executive produces.
If you haven't seen the official trailer for the upcoming series, check it out below:
"Slow Horses" will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 1. The first two episodes of the six-episode first season will be available on debut day with each additional episode to premiere weekly on Fridays.
If you want to enjoy the series in the best quality possible, check out our review of the Apple TV 4K.
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GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A South Carolina middle school student said he was walking down the hall with a friend when the friend pulled out a gun and shot another student Thursday afternoon.
The victim of the shooting at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville County was pronounced dead at an area hospital, according to Nexstar’s WSPA. Community activist Bruce Wilson, a family friend, identified the student as 12-year-old Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson.
“We were friends, and we were just walking down the hallway. He was walking really fast, and he looked really nervous. … And all of a sudden, he just reaches in his backpack, just pulls out a gun, fires one shot,” a seventh grader identified only as Michael said. “I didn’t think twice. I just ran.”
Michael said he had never seen his friend walk like that or act that nervous, but he didn’t realize a shooting was about to happen.
When he saw his friend pull a gun out of his backpack, he remembered thinking, “Oh my God. He’s about to shoot the school.”
Michael said students started screaming, running to classrooms and locking the doors.
He said the shooter “just ran.”
Michael said it will be difficult to move past the deadly incident, stating, “It is going to be hard to sleep because I just know I could have lost my life that day too.”
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office took the shooter into custody in close proximity to the school.
“We are all devastated by today’s tragedy,” Jackson’s family said in a statement. “We love Jamari dearly and we would ask that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this very difficult time.”
“My heart breaks for this young boy’s family and my prayers are with them tonight,” said Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis in a statement. “Additionally, I will be praying for the other young boy who pulled the trigger and his family. I cannot fathom what would cause someone to do this to another human being and especially at that age, but I know it’s a situation where we all need to turn to God.”
Greenville County Schools Superintendent Dr. Burke Royster released this statement Thursday evening:
We are deeply saddened to hear that the student victim in the shooting at Tanglewood Middle School passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his fellow students, the staff members at the school and everyone who knew this child. This is an absolute tragedy, and we will continue to do whatever we can to support his family and the Tanglewood community as they mourn the young life that was lost today.
Dr. Burke Royster
We want to recognize the tremendous response from Principal Walles and the staff at Tanglewood, the school resource officer, Sheriff Hobart Lewis, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, and the multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies who all responded rapidly in accord with our emergency response plan.”
The principal of Tanglewood Middle School, Dr. Graysen Walles, also released this statement:
My heart goes out to the family of our student who passed away, and my prayers are with them. Our entire Tanglewood family is hurting with this news and from the events that took place today. Our school is mourning and will work together to heal and process this tragedy.”
Dr. Graysen Walles
Greenville County Schools announced that attendance on Friday will be optional in order to provide “counseling support for both students and staff.”
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Deep Yellow Limited (OTCMKTS:DYLLF – Get Rating) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 238,600 shares, a drop of 33.1% from the February 28th total of 356,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 511,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.
Deep Yellow stock traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $0.78. The stock had a trading volume of 272,494 shares, compared to its average volume of 220,712. Deep Yellow has a twelve month low of $0.42 and a twelve month high of $1.02. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $0.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $0.70.
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Campfire Treats Earns Farm Animal Welfare Certification from Global Animal Partnership
(PRESS RELEASE) ROCKLIN, CA — As part of its ongoing commitment to improving farm animal welfare, all-natural dog treat manufacturer Campfire Treats announces it has been certified by Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.), one of the largest and most comprehensive animal welfare food labeling programs in North America. Despite...
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LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
09-14-15-19-35
(nine, fourteen, fifteen, nineteen, thirty-five)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
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McCarron powers Predators to 4-1 win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Michael McCarron scored twice and Juuse Saros made 36 saves to lead the Nashville Predators over the Ottawa Senators 4-1.
Tanner Jeannot and Matt Duchene also scored and Mattias Ekholm had three assists for Nashville, winners of two straight.
Brady Tkachuk scored and Anton Forsberg made 28 saves for Ottawa, which has lost four of five.
Predators Captain Roman Josi saw his points streak end at 13 games.
Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
3-4-4-5
(three, four, four, five)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
3-4-4-5
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Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (NYSE:PHD – Get Rating) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,400 shares, a drop of 26.0% from the February 28th total of 7,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 50,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its position in Pioneer Floating Rate Fund by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 35,296 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Pioneer Floating Rate Fund by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 23,273 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 1,305 shares during the last quarter. Round Table Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Pioneer Floating Rate Fund by 8.2% during the third quarter. Round Table Services LLC now owns 17,379 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $200,000 after purchasing an additional 1,315 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Pioneer Floating Rate Fund by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 14,000 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Pioneer Floating Rate Fund by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 216,276 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $2,511,000 after purchasing an additional 2,258 shares during the last quarter.
PHD traded up $0.06 during trading on Thursday, reaching $10.47. The company had a trading volume of 41,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 47,575. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.44. Pioneer Floating Rate Fund has a 52 week low of $10.09 and a 52 week high of $12.21.
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Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc is closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Pioneer Investment Management, Inc It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in senior secured floating-rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-0-8-0
(two, zero, eight, zero)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-0-8-0
(two, zero, eight, zero)
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seeking to counter international fears over its new security alliance with China, the Solomon Islands said Friday it won't allow China to build a military base there.
But that insistence will do little to ease concerns about the pact from the nation's traditional partners that include New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
The leader of neighboring Micronesia added his voice to those expressing trepidation by invoking the bloody battles of World War II and warning that the pact could again see the South Pacific region become a battleground for much larger powers.
The Solomon Islands government said Thursday a draft agreement of the new security pact had been initialed by representatives from the Solomons and China and would be "cleaned up" and signed.
In a statement Friday, the Solomon Islands government said that “contrary to the misinformation promoted by anti-government commentators” the agreement did not invite China to establish a military base.
“Government is conscious of the security ramification of hosting a military base, and it will not be careless to allow such initiative to take place under its watch,” the statement said.
The statement seemed to more emphatically rule out the possibility of a base after Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had earlier told parliament it had no intention of asking China to build a base.
Sogavare said his nation sought only peace and prosperity, citing its foreign policy mantra: “We are friends to all and enemies to none.” He said it wasn't a secret deal but a sovereign issue.
Under the terms of the draft agreement, China could send police, military personnel and other armed forces to the Solomon Islands “to assist in maintaining social order” and for a variety of other reasons. It could also send warships to the islands for stopovers and to replenish supplies, which had led to speculation about the possibility of China establishing a naval base on the South Pacific islands.
Micronesia President David Panuelo wrote a letter to Sogavare saying Micronesia had “grave security concerns” about the "novel and unprecedented" arrangement.
He said the two small nations had become battle grounds during World War II and that it could happen again as China, the U.S. and Australia asserted themselves in the region.
“And is it plausible that, once the spheres have been carved out, that our concerns about climate change — today’s problem — would manifest into all-too-real concerns about a war in our backyards, with our people, our islands, as the playground for children playing as adults?” Panuelo wrote to Sogavare.
Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said Friday that while it respected the Solomons' sovereignty, the deal showed that China was acting aggressively in the region.
“We need to be very cautious here because the Chinese are incredibly aggressive, the tactics that they’re deploying into small island nations are quite remarkable,” he told Sky News.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this week described the possibility of Chinese military forces stationed on the Solomon Islands as “the potential militarization of the region.” And the U.S. State Department said Washington did not believe China’s security forces and methods needed to be exported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday that “relevant parties should see the China-Solomon Islands security cooperation objectively and rationally and stop making irresponsible remarks.”
“Attempts to provoke, obstruct and undermine China’s friendly relations with the island countries is not popular and will not succeed,” Wang told reporters at a daily briefing.
“China-Solomon Islands cooperation does not target any third party and is not in conflict with Solomon Islands’ cooperation with other countries. Instead, it complements the existing regional cooperation mechanisms in a positive way,” he added.
The Solomon Islands, home to about 700,000 people, switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019 — a contributing factor to riots in November last year between residents of different islands within the country.
Australian police have been in the capital, Honiara, maintaining peace since then under a bilateral security treaty established in 2017. It provides a legal basis for the rapid deployment of Australian police, troops and associated civilians in the event of a major security challenge.
Chinese police are already on the islands conducting a training mission.
The Federated States of Micronesia is home to about 100,000 people. It has diplomatic relations and considers itself a “friend” of China, as well as having a close relationship with the U.S. under a compact of free association.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 ― The ringgit opened lower against the greenback this morning due to falling crude oil prices amid US President Joe Biden's administration's decision on a record-breaking release of crude oil reserves to tame prices, said an analyst.
At 9am, the local currency was trading at 4.2100/2140 against the greenback from 4.2025/2055 at yesterday’s close.
It was reported that the US government will withdraw one million barrels per day of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for a period of six months in a bid to lower fuel prices and allay fears of shortages after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
At the same time, the Russian government also insisted that payment for gas import will be in roubles or else it will cut the supplies cut, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid told Benama.
At the time of writing, benchmark Brent crude oil slipped 4.88 per cent to US$107.91 (RM454.45) per barrel.
Mohd Afzanizam said the first quarter of 2022 has been very volatile and the military conflict, which began on February 24, has added further dimension to market uncertainties.
"It was unsettling for the market, leading to pressure for the safe demand to prevail," Mohd Afzanizam said, adding that the US dollar index (DXY) rose 0.53 per cent to 98.312 points as forex investors were seeking refuge against market uncertainties.
In the meantime, the reopening of Malaysia's international borders today would mean economic activities are likely to be livelier going forward and it should help accelerate domestic demand.
As such, the ringgit should remain lackluster today and possibly move in a narrow range, Mohd Afzanizam said.
At the opening, the ringgit was traded mostly mixed against a basket of major currencies.
The local unit depreciated against the British pound to 5.5303/5355 from 5.5158/5197 on Thursday and fell versus the Japanese yen to 3.4477/4513 from 3.4472/4502 previously.
The ringgit rose against the euro to 4.6592/6636 from 4.6698/6732 at yesterday's close, and remained unchanged against Singapore dollar at 3.1033/1065 from 3.1033/1060 previosly. ― Bernama
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Pfizer and BioNTech are planning to ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older.
The companies plan to seek emergency authorization for this additional booster for older adults to strengthen protections against the omicron variant, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Pfizer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. If authorized, the second booster would bring the vaccination schedule for the Pfizer vaccine to four shots in this age group.
Evidence has been mounting that the protection from three shots has faded with time, especially against the omicron variant which is better at evading the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus.
The vaccines do still provide protection for most people against getting so sick that they end up in the hospital or die.
Some experts remain skeptical that another booster is needed yet and question how effective another shot may be. Others say boosting the most vulnerable is important.
This development was first reported by The Washington Post.
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Which action camera body mounts are best?
Action cameras are great devices for capturing exhilarating activities or making the perfect holiday video, but when there’s so much to look at or do, you don’t always want to have one hand occupied holding the camera.
This is where an action camera body mount comes in handy, as it secures the device in place while recording, leaving you free to have fun. If you’re after a Hollywood style of filming, the Stuntman 360 Shoulder Mount is the best choice for you.
What to know before you buy an action camera body mount
Compatibility with your action camera
There are several types of action camera mounts you can use, but the most important factor is compatibility. The protective cases of action cameras are different in size and shape, so it’s important to check if they can be affixed to the mount. Most cameras use the GoPro system of slots and bolts, so it might not be too much of a hassle. Also consider if you want to film using your mobile phone, as there are specific body mounts for that.
Activities you’ll be filming
Action cameras are used to film all sorts of activities, but if you don’t have the correct body mount, you might end up not capturing any footage at all. For example, if you plan on filming underwater, make sure the body mount is in a position to film straight ahead or the seafloor; a wrist mount while swimming is not a good choice.
Action camera kit vs. body mount
Unless it’s a specialized body mount, you might want to consider getting a complete action camera kit instead. Usually, there isn’t much price difference between a body mount and a full kit, making it more value for money. Kits typically include a body, head and wrist mount, attachment accessories and vehicle suction cup.
What to look for in a quality action camera body mount
Strong buckles, clips and straps
The camera is usually secured to the mounting system with nuts and bolts, but the entire mechanism must be securely fastened around your body. Most mounts use buckles and clips, making them perfect for filming action-packed activities like horse riding or motorcycles. Others might use a series of Velcro straps that are easily adjusted but less robust than clips.
Versatility for more positions
A body mount is great for recording what’s going on around you, but sometimes you want to change the camera angle. A basic body mount might not allow you to do that, but a good-quality mount will. By adjusting the strap length, you can change where the mount fits around your body, giving you a different filming perspective.
Durable construction materials
The last thing you want while ripping down the slopes is for your body mount to malfunction due to inferior materials. While strong buckles, clips and straps are important for keeping the mount on your body, the camera needs to stay put as well. A good-quality body mount should have robust and durable materials where the camera is mounted. This is typically made from hard plastic, while others may incorporate metal pieces.
How much you can expect to spend on an action camera body mount
Action camera body mounts are relatively affordable, with chest harnesses retailing for under $10. Body mounts that place the camera at an unconventional location generally cost more, retailing for $20-$50.
Action camera body mount FAQ
Can you put a body mount on an animal?
A. There are some options, yes, but they’re generally for dogs only. Some manufacturers have canine-specific harnesses, which is great if you want to see where your dog goes or their perspective. It isn’t recommended to put a harness on a cat.
Can you charge an action camera while it’s in the mount?
A. In most cases, this won’t be possible. Through the design of the action camera’s external case and the mount, there won’t be an opening to expose the charging port.
What’s the best action camera body mount to buy?
Top action camera body mount
What you need to know: This camera mount is the perfect accessory to give your videos that Hollywood-style, over-the-shoulder action look.
What you’ll love: The mount is incredibly versatile, as it can be used not only for over-the-shoulder filming but several other positions as well. Through the clip and buckle system, you can change the position of the camera mount — it can also go around your waist, your chest or face backward. It’s compatible with almost all action cameras.
What you should consider: It’s a bit more expensive than other body mounts, so it might not be for everyone.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top action camera body mount for the money
Asocea Adjustable Chest Mount Harness
What you need to know: This chest mount is the only accessory you’ll need to keep your action camera steady and pointing forward.
What you’ll love: Through a simple buckle and clip system, this harness places the action camera in the middle of your chest. The waist straps adjust to a maximum of 67 inches, while the shoulder straps adjust to 54 inches. It’s compatible with GoPro and Apeman cameras and comes with a thumbscrew and a J-hook.
What you should consider: There’s no padding on the straps, so it might cause irritation if fastened too tightly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Zookki Action Camera Accessories Kit
What you need to know: This camera accessory kit has everything you need to create the best action content possible.
What you’ll love: This camera kit not only includes a durable chest harness, but several other body mounts as well. There’s a mount for your head to film as closely as possible to what you see, a wrist strap mount and a monopod handle. For water activities, the kit includes a floating handle to keep the camera upright. Several J-hooks, adapters and long screws are included so you can easily change the angle of the camera.
What you should consider: Some users have indicated the kit doesn’t come with any instructions on how to assemble the mount or how the adapters work.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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(KGTV) — A story getting some buzz claims an Airbus jet just completed a flight powered by cooking oil.
It's true.
Airbus says its A380 jet actually completed two test flights recently in France.
It was powered by sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, which is predominantly made of used cooking oil and waste fats.
SAF is touted as being carbon neutral, because of the co2 absorbed while its organic ingredients are being grown.
The fuel is already being used in limited amounts by some airlines.
But Airbus plans to bring the world's first zero-emission aircraft to market by 2035.
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BY CLAUDIA TALLY
Public servants will soon be under strict scrutiny with the government’s move to introduce the Unexplained Wealth Bill.
This means that public officials who possess wealth in the form of money, vehicles, properties and others which exceed their legitimate income will be questioned on how these monies and resources were acquired and whether it was through honest means or not.
Minister for Department of Justice and Attorney General Bryan Kramer explained that the Unexplained Wealth Bill will be introduced as an amendment to the Proceeds of Crime Act to include provisions for unexplained wealth and will be brought to Parliament on April 19th.
He made the announcement yesterday stating that this is a move to help address the issue of corruption in the country and to restore faith in the government departments.
“The Unexplained Wealth Bill provisions when passed under the Proceeds of Crime Act, will be used against public officials whose wealth exceeds that which cannot be explained by their legitimate income,” he said.
“People who profit from crime but cannot be proven to have committed it, should not be able to keep the benefits of their activities unless they can prove that their wealth has been legitimately acquired.”
Additionally, Attorney General Dr Eric Kwa noted that a provision of the bill will also require the entire public service sector of more than 50,000 people to declare their wealth annually for purposes of record.
“The idea is that we want to get public servants to declare their assets every year so we might get the public servants to sign an oath and declare the assets they have, the income they have so that if there is a complaint against them then we go back and we check the declaration,” Dr Kwa said.
The key features of the Unexplained Wealth provision are:
– The unexplained wealth provisions will apply to public officials as given the meaning under the Organic Law on Independent Commission Against Corruption;
– The State may apply to the Court for an unexplained wealth order against a public official.
This application may be made in conjunction with an application for a restraining order under the Proceeds of Crime Act, or at any other time.
That is, a restraining order does not need to have been made in order to apply for an unexplained wealth declaration; and,
– The Court must make an order against a public official if the Court is satisfied that there is a reasonable suspicion that;
(a) The public official;
(i) has engaged in one or more serious crime related activities; or,
(ii) has acquired, without giving sufficient consideration, serious crime derived property from a serious crime related activity of someone else, whether or not the person knew or suspected the property was derived from illegal activity; and,
(b) any of the public official’s current or previous wealth was acquired unlawfully.
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First dismissed, Hunter Biden’s laptop scandal gets rebooted
By Farrah Tomazin
Washington: Imagine being a sitting US president while the Justice Department began investigating your son.
The case is heating up with only eight months to go to the midterm elections.
That’s the mess Joe Biden finds himself in, as federal prosecutors close in on the business dealings of Hunter Biden, the controversial black sheep of the family whose history of sex, drugs and money has made him a political lability.
But another question has also emerged: did the media seek to bury the story?
Some background in case you missed it. In 2020, weeks before the US presidential election, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, sought to orchestrate the quintessential “October Surprise” – a piece of news ahead of the November poll that torpedoes a rival –with a series of news stories centred on a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter.
The laptop was said to have been abandoned by Hunter in a Delaware repair shop in 2019 and supposedly contained a scandalous trove of emails, texts, sexual material and financial documents involving Hunter, his associates and even his family.
But these weren’t just any documents: they reportedly detailed how the son of the man who is now president regularly used his dad’s political clout to capitalise on overseas business dealings.
One of those dealings related to Ukrainian gas company Burisma, for which Hunter was a board member. According to an October 2020 New York Post article, the emails suggested Hunter had helped arrange a meeting with his father in April 2015, when Biden was vice-president in the Obama administration.
The other business arrangement related to Chinese energy firm CEFC, which, over the course of 14 months paid $US4.8 million to entities controlled by Biden Hunter and his uncle, James, who is the President’s older brother.
For Trump loyalists and conservatives more broadly, the laptop was manna from heaven: an apparent smoking gun in a tight election race on which to push claims of influence peddling, shonky deals, and conflicts-of-interest.
On the day of the final presidential debate, Trump even invited a former Hunter Biden associate, Tony Bobulinski, to conduct a press conference as his special guest, hoping it would give weight to claims that Joe Biden was somehow corruptly tied to the affairs of his son.
The problem? Except for Trump-friendly media outlets, much of the mainstream press ignored the issue.
What’s more, Twitter briefly blocked links to the story amid concerns that it contained hacked material, while Facebook temporarily restricted it as possible “misinformation” – an argument that the Democrats had also made.
As the November 4, 2020 election drew closer, “Hunter Biden’s Laptop” became a Republican catch cry but not much more. Think “Hillary Clinton’s emails” – minus the lasting political damage.
Seventeen months later, new reporting from The New York Times and The Washington Post has resurrected the scandal.
Both publications have now verified key elements of the initial story and exposed fresh revelations about Hunter Biden. This, in turn, has raised valid questions about why most of the mainstream press didn’t elevate the story in the first place.
Was it, as some claim, deliberate censorship or a cover-up designed to benefit Biden’s campaign? Or was it simply a case of treating the story with necessary caution, given the way in which it emerged?
On the one hand, Trump, his supporters, and The Post have a right to feel aggrieved. After all, the latest developments are a major reversal in the tone of the reporting by many news outlets in the lead up to the 2020 election.
At the time, CNN described it as “dubious”. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius called it a “non-scandal”. The New York Times carried a deep-dive by media writer Ben Smith with the headline “Trump Had One Last Story To Sell. The Wall Street Journal wouldn’t buy it.”
And in a heated 60 Minutes interview with Trump, CBS journalist Leslie Stahl asked the then president: “This is the most important issue in the country right now?”
On the other hand, there were plenty of reasons to exercise caution. For one thing, Guiliani – who gave the material to the New York Post – is hardly known for credibility.
The former mayor of New York City had been waging a campaign against the Bidens for years, and had travelled to Ukraine searching for dirt on the Democrats as they drafted articles of impeachment against Trump.
US intelligence agencies had warned the White House that Giuliani, in his drive for information about the Bidens, was communicating with Russian assets, making him a potential conduit for disinformation.
Later, he was part of the legal team fuelling Trump’s lies of a “stolen” election, and he’s now under scrutiny for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack.
Secondly, the way in which Hunter Biden’s laptop found its way into the Delaware repair shop before getting into Guiliani’s hands was utterly bizarre. As the story goes, someone dropped off three damaged laptops for the shop owner, John Paul Mac Isaac, to repair. However, Isaac, who also happens to be a Trump supporter, couldn’t be certain who dropped them off because he is legally blind. Nonetheless, he insisted the person was Hunter, and said he had signed a receipt with what appeared to be Hunter’s name.
Thirdly, not actually having the laptop made it somewhat harder for the media to test its veracity, and the fact that some Post reporters had raised concerns about having their bylines on the story wasn’t much of a vote of confidence, either.
It’s also worth remembering what happened in 2016, when WikiLeaks published a series of documents stolen by Russian hackers from one of Clinton’s top aides, John Podesta, and from the Democratic National Committee’s network.
The material was used to undermine Clinton’s campaign but it wasn’t until after the election that Russia’s involvement in influencing the political landscape became much clearer. Come the 2020 presidential campaign, the fear of foreign interference was ever-present.
Nonetheless, the resurrection of the laptop scandal is an unwanted headache for the White House, which already has its hands full with the war in Ukraine, soaring inflation and cost of living pressures, and a stalled legislative agenda in Congress.
Hunter has not been charged with any crimes and has denied any wrongdoing, and the President is not being investigated as part of the probe of his son’s business activities.
But as the Justice Department’s investigation gathers pace in coming weeks, this will be a political powder keg that the Biden administration, the media and the public should no longer ignore.
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It’s been a long two years since March 2020 when the country shut down to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
We remember the nightly cheers for New York City health care workers, the makeshift morgue trucks parked outside the nation’s hospitals and the rise of the variants, first identified by country names and then by Greek letters —gamma, delta and omicron.
Now, there’s a new phase. Cities are removing vaccine requirements and masks are becoming optional. Many call it a return to normal — except for some people, it isn’t.
Among them are those with compromised immune systems who say their concerns are marginalized.
Host Jane Clayson talks to Jeannina Smith, medical director of the Transplant Infectious Disease Program at UW Hospitals and Clinics, and Texas resident Hannah Lathen about the issue.
Click here for more from the Food and Drug Administration on Evusheld, a COVID-19 treatment for certain adults and children.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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City, community leaders respond to gun violence in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods, which killed two men, one teen
Shots rang out in multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods over the past few nights, killing two men and a teenager, Pittsburgh police said.
Shots rang out in multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods over the past few nights, killing two men and a teenager, Pittsburgh police said.
Shots rang out in multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods over the past few nights, killing two men and a teenager, Pittsburgh police said.
Shots rang out in multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods over the past few nights, killing two men and a teenager, Pittsburgh police said.
“We cannot afford to have a summer like we’re having this spring, we can’t afford that. We can’t afford to keep losing our young people,” Tree of Hope executive director, Adrienne Young-Perry said.
Young-Perry spoke out Thursday against gun violence in Pittsburgh that continues to hurt families and communities, just as it did her own, nearly three decades ago.
Her son, Javon-Thompson was 18 when he was killed. He had a daughter on the way, who now has a daughter of her own.
“He came home from Christmas break in 1994 and was killed by a gang member for $8,” Young-Perry said.
Three people were killed by gun violence this week alone, all under the age of 30.
“What it feels like to me, is that there has been a definite uptick,” Young-Perry said.
On Tuesday, Devonte White, 29, was shot and killed in Brookline.
Micah Stoner, 23, was killed in Mt. Washington on Wednesday night.
That same night, Dayvon Vickers, 15, was shot and killed while riding his bike in Homewood.
Amber Sloan is a leader in the community who said she was trying to think of a way to help White's mother deal with her loss, when she found out about Vickers.
“When I got the phone call, I was at a childhood friend's house, me, her, and her daughter, and we were trying to literally sit there and think how we were going to try and support Theresa, who just lost another son,” Sloan said.
Mayor Ed Gainey said in a statement today, “My administration has launched a critical incident review to get a deeper understanding as to the root cause of the violence last night.”
More shots were fired in Arlington Heights Thursday night. One person was shot in the leg. In Middle Hill, the windows were shot out of a barbershop on Kirkpatrick Street, as people inside escaped out a back door.
Young-Perry said the root of the cause is deep but pointed to two years of stress as communities have faced a pandemic and the lack of resources and support for mental health.
“We just seem to ignore it, we seem to think that we’re alright, we seem to think that it’s something we don’t’ need, but we do need it,” Young-Perry said. “It has always been a stigma, where if you go get help there’s something wrong with you.”
Her husband, James Perry, said religious organizations should be more involved and mental health needs to be a focus.
“We are losing our youth, and we have to do something to pull it back together,” Perry said.
Gainey said that he will put the findings out when the critical incident review is complete.
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The Sharks made one too many mistakes against the NHL’s best team on Thursday night.
With the game tied and defenseman Nicolas Meloche serving a slashing penalty, Mikko Rantanen took a pass from Nazem Kadri and beat an outstretched Kaapo Kahkonen at the 12:17 mark of the third period to help give Colorado a 4-2 win over the Sharks at Ball Arena.
Andre Burakovsky added an insurance goal at the 15:16 mark of the third period, as the Sharks were swept on their two-game, two-day trip against Central Division teams. San Jose lost 5-2 to Arizona on Wednesday night.
The Sharks had earlier erased two one-goal Avalanche leads on goals by Brent Burns and Timo Meier. But Colorado was relentless, as they had had 77 shot attempts over three periods.
Colorado now has an NHL-leading record of 48-14-6. The Sharks are 29-30-8.
Meier scored his 31st goal of the season – a new single-season career-high – in the second period off a workmanlike assist from Tomas Hertl at the 12:09 mark. Meier had 30 goals in 78 games in 2018-2019, his third season as a professional.
Meier now had six goals and three assists in his last six games, as he and linemates Hertl and Alexander Barabanov have driven the bus offensively for the Sharks since they were put back together the March 20 game with Arizona in San Jose.
Kahkonen was making his second start for the Sharks after he stopped 36 of 40 shots in San Jose’s 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on March 24. He finished with 42 saves.
Kahkonen entered Thursday’s game with a 1-2-1 record and a .890 save percentage in four career games against the Avalanche, all with the Minnesota Wild. Kahkonen was also looking for his first win since Feb. 20 when the Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-3.
Since then, Kahkonen was 0-6-1 with an .879 save percentage.
Kahkonen sparkled in the first period, though, making 15 saves as the Avalanche played at its usual blistering pace. Three of those saves came on the penalty kill after Ryan Merkley was called for hooking Nathan MacKinnon at the 8:28 mark of the first period.
Colorado took a 1-0 lead at the 1:54 mark of the second period as Alex Newhook’s shot from just inside the blue line got past Kahkonen with traffic in front. The Sharks challenged for goalie interference, but the NHL situation room determined there was none.
Darren Helm also scored for Colorado. He took a pass from Valeri Nichushkin, who stole a breakout pass from Erik Karlsson, and beat Kahkonen for his sixth goal of the season.
The Sharks have Friday off and host Joe Pavelski and the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Marjorie Miller, vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press, has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Miller spent 27 years at the Los Angeles Times as a correspondent in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. She was the newspaper’s foreign editor when it won a Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage and was a finalist for Iraq War coverage.
She joined AP in 2010 as the regional editor for Latin America, where her team produced award-winning coverage of cartel violence. In 2015, she moved to New York to help lead daily news coverage and enterprise. Two years later she became the founding leader of AP’s Global Enterprise Team, overseeing reporting projects in all formats, including work from Yemen that won the 2019 Pulitzer for International Reporting.
Her appointment was announced Thursday by the Pulitzer Prize Board and by Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University, which hosts the prestigious journalism awards.
“I cannot think of a better steward for the Pulitzer Prizes, which celebrate excellence in journalism, arts, and letters and recognize the powerful, public service role they play in promoting tolerance, advancing the search for truth, and protecting the free exchange of information and ideas,” Bollinger said.
Miller succeeds acting administrator Edward Kliment, who will stay on as Miller’s deputy. She begins her new role on April 11.
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Today in History
Today is Friday, April 1, the 91st day of 2022. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On April 1, 1972, the first Major League Baseball players’ strike began; it lasted 12 days. Twenty years later, on April 1, 1992, the National Hockey League Players’ Association went on its first-ever strike, which lasted 10 days.
On this date:
In 1865, during the Civil War, Union forces routed Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks in Virginia.
In 1891, the Wrigley Co. was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley, Jr.
In 1924, Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. (Hitler was released in December 1924; during his time behind bars, he wrote his autobiographical screed, “Mein Kampf.”)
In 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II. (U.S. forces succeeded in capturing the Japanese island on June 22.)
In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television, to take effect after Jan. 1, 1971.
In 1975, with Khmer Rouge guerrillas closing in, Cambodian President Lon Nol resigned and fled into exile, spending the rest of his life in the United States.
In 1976, Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
In 1977, the U.S. Senate followed the example of the House of Representatives by adopting, 86-9, a stringent code of ethics requiring full financial disclosure and limits on outside income.
In 2003, American troops entered a hospital in Nasiriyah (nah-sih-REE’-uh), Iraq, and rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held prisoner since her unit was ambushed on March 23.
In 2011, Afghans angry over the burning of a Quran at a small Florida church stormed a U.N. compound in northern Afghanistan, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese guards.
In 2016, world leaders ended a nuclear security summit in Washington by declaring progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.
In 2020, resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order, President Donald Trump said he wanted to give governors “flexibility” to respond to the coronavirus. Under growing pressure, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined his counterparts in more than 30 states in issuing a stay-at-home order.
Ten years ago: A coalition of more than 70 partners, including the United States, pledged to send millions of dollars and communications equipment to Syria’s opposition groups. Myanmar’s democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee), was elected to her country’s parliament. Taylor Swift was named entertainer of the year for the second year in a row at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Five years ago: An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in Colombia, leaving more than 300 dead. Bob Dylan finally received his Nobel Literature diploma and medal during a small gathering in Stockholm, where he was performing a concert. Two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady, Kansas coach Bill Self, former Chicago Bulls executive Jerry Krause and former UConn star Rebecca Lobo were among 11 people named to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
One year ago: On the opening day of the baseball season, the game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets was postponed after four Nationals players tested positive for COVID-19; the entire three-game series would be postponed a day later. Virginia’s highest court ruled that the city of Charlottesville could take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017. Seven pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong were convicted on charges of organizing and participating in massive anti-government protests. North Carolina said Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams was retiring; the decision came two weeks after Williams closed his 18th season with the Tar Heels.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Don Hastings is 88. Actor Ali MacGraw is 83. R&B singer Rudolph Isley is 83. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is 74. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is 72. Rock musician Billy Currie (Ultravox) is 72. Actor Annette O’Toole is 70. Movie director Barry Sonnenfeld is 69. Singer Susan Boyle is 61. Actor Jose Zuniga is 60. Country singer Woody Lee is 54. Actor Jessica Collins is 51. Rapper-actor Method Man is 51. Movie directors Albert and Allen Hughes are 50. Political commentator Rachel Maddow is 49. Former tennis player Magdalena Maleeva is 47. Actor David Oyelowo (oh-YEHLOH’-oh) is 46. Actor JJ Field is 44. Singer Bijou Phillips is 42. Actor Sam Huntington is 40. Comedian-actor Taran Killam is 40. Actor Matt Lanter is 39. Actor Josh Zuckerman is 37. Country singer Hillary Scott (Lady A) is 36. Rock drummer Arejay Hale (Halestorm) is 35. Actor Asa Butterfield is 25. Actor Tyler Wladis is 12.
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