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At the World Toe-Wrestling Championships in Ashbourne this month, the fights will be ferocious, so perhaps you’re already deep in training to win this annual competition?
If toe-wrestling isn’t your thing, perhaps you’ve already enjoyed one of Derbyshire’s great
bookfests earlier in the year?
The Rt Rev Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby.
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It was a pleasure to celebrate the Buxton International Festival at St John’s Buxton earlier this month – maybe you were there and enjoyed some of the comedy, dance or film at the Fringe? Or if you’re more of a music lover, the line up at Y Not is great this year.
Festivals and events in Derbyshire are back with a bang, recovering from the cancellations caused by the pandemic and reminding us just what an important role they play in bringing us together for fun, creativity and shared endeavour.
There are lots of family-friendly events across our county. The variety is amazing and there really is something for everyone, from dance to theatre to music to crafts and much more.
Even better, many of our festivals feature local, independent food and drink producers so
‘For me, a vibrant culture to be proud of is one where we celebrate unique gifts of every person and give space for them to share those gifts with others,’ says Rt Rev Libby Lane.
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we can sample or buy the finest local ales, cheeses, pies, honey and more that Derbyshire has to offer.
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These events bring people together to share a common love, whether that’s blues music, woodland crafts, contemporary dance or just the chance to watch and marvel at human inventiveness.
Not only do the performers and makers get to share their craft with each other, they share it all with us, the audience.
In the Church, we’re doing our bit too. Many of our parish churches support their local arts and cultural events, and host their own - from lunchtime concerts, creative writing workshops and painting exhibitions.
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Derby Cathedral has a vibrant arts programme and this summer, if the music of Queen, Abba or Fleetwood Mac is your thing, then look out for the tribute concerts by candlelight.
Thinking back over the past few years and reflecting on the impact of the pandemic on public gatherings like festivals and concerts, it’s almost unbelievable now to remember how much we missed that relaxed togetherness and joy of connecting with each other outside our homes.
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There are many thousands who craft, sing or paint in their spare time or in retirement but there are also approximately 10,000 people employed in creative or digital industries in Derbyshire.
Arts enrich the lives of a huge number of people so I’d love to see even more. Some of those are part of the brilliant charities working to make the arts more inclusive – groups like Junction Arts who do so much to bring creative activities to those who normally find them out of reach.
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Not only does taking part in a creative activity improve your wellbeing, it can also build confidence and skills which can help us flourish across other areas of life.
For me, a vibrant culture to be proud of in Derbyshire is one where we celebrate unique gifts of every person and give space for them to share those gifts with others.
In the arts, this might be performing the song you’ve composed or exhibiting your lino-prints. It might be running a samba-drumming workshop for children or giving a talk about a local artist. It
could be designing video games, or digital spaces.
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Or it could be singing in your church choir, making a patchwork quilt or repairing costumes for the annual pantomime.
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All of this adds up to make us who we are as a region, proud of our artistic heritage and generous in sharing our passions with others.
I might be a little too late now to get into title-fighting shape and challenge at this year’s World Toe-Wrestling Championships but don’t be surprised to see me out and about at some of Derbyshire’s other great festivals and events.
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HOUSTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, after the close of the stock market.
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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Central Time. The conference call will be led by Robert T. Ladd, Chief Executive Officer, and W. Todd Huskinson, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Conference Call Details
Via Phone: Dial 888-506-0062 (domestic). Use passcode 810825. Starting approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call, a replay will be available through Thursday, August 24, 2023 by dialing 877-481-4010 and entering passcode 48865.
Via Live Webcast: Connect via the Public Company (SCIC) section of our website at www.stelluscapital.com, under the Events tab. A replay of the conference will be available on our website for approximately 90 days.
About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, and corresponding equity investments. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management, LLC. To learn more about Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, visit www.stelluscapital.com under the Stellus Capital Investment Corporation link.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein may contain "forward-looking statements" which relate to future performance or financial condition. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
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TOKYO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, "Astellas") today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for zolbetuximab, a first-in-class investigational Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-targeted monoclonal antibody, for first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumors are CLDN18.2-positive. If approved, zolbetuximab would be the first CLDN18.2-targeted therapy available in China for these patients.
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Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Head of Immuno-Oncology Development, Astellas
"China accounts for nearly half of the world's new cases of gastric cancer, with more than 478,000 new cases diagnosed and more than 373,000 deaths in 2020. The CDE's acceptance of our BLA for zolbetuximab brings us one step closer to having a new therapy available for Chinese patients with advanced-stage disease and in need of treatment options."
The BLA is based on results from the Phase 3 GLOW and SPOTLIGHT clinical trials. The GLOW study evaluated zolbetuximab plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX. In the GLOW study, 145 patients were randomized in mainland China. The SPOTLIGHT study evaluated zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6. In the SPOTLIGHT study, 36 patients were randomized in mainland China.
In both GLOW and SPOTLIGHT, approximately 38% of patients screened for the trials had tumors that were CLDN18.2-positive (≥75% of tumor cells with moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining intensity), as determined by a validated immunohistochemistry assay.1,2
Astellas has already reflected the impact from this acceptance in its financial forecast of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
About Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Gastric cancer, also commonly known as stomach cancer, is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.3 In China, gastric cancer ranks third among incidences of all cancer, with more than 478,000 cases diagnosed and more than 373,000 deaths in 2020.4 Signs and symptoms can include indigestion or heartburn, pain or discomfort in the abdomen, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, bloating of the stomach after meals, loss of appetite, and sensation of food getting stuck in the throat while eating.5 Signs of more advanced gastric cancer can include unexplained weight loss, weakness and fatigue and vomiting blood or having blood in the stool.6 Risk factors associated with gastric cancer can include older age, male gender, family history, H. pylori infection, smoking and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).5,7 Because early-stage gastric cancer symptoms frequently overlap with more common stomach-related conditions, gastric cancer is often diagnosed in the advanced or metastatic stage, or once it has spread from the tumor's origin to other body tissues or organs.5 The five-year relative survival rate for patients at the metastatic stage is 6.6%.8 Gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma is a cancer that starts at the area where the esophagus joins the stomach.9
About Zolbetuximab
Zolbetuximab is an investigational, first-in-class chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets and binds to Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2), a transmembrane protein. Zolbetuximab acts by binding to CLDN18.2 on the cancer cell surface of gastric epithelial cells. In pre-clinical studies, this binding interaction then induces cancer cell death by activating two distinct immune system pathways — antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC).10 Zolbetuximab has not been approved by any regulatory bodies for the treatment of patients with gastric and GEJ cancers, and there is no guarantee the agent will receive regulatory approval or become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
INVESTIGATIONAL STUDIES
About GLOW Phase 3 Clinical Trial
GLOW is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX as a first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors were CLDN18.2-positive. The study enrolled 507 patients at 166 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, South America and Asia, including China. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS) in participants treated with the combination of zolbetuximab plus CAPOX compared to those treated with placebo plus CAPOX. Secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
Data from the GLOW study were initially presented at the March 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series with an updated oral presentation at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting on June 3.1
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03653507.
About SPOTLIGHT Phase 3 Clinical Trial
SPOTLIGHT is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6 as a first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors were CLDN18.2-positive. The study enrolled 565 patients at 215 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia, including China. The primary endpoint is PFS in participants treated with the combination of zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 compared to those treated with placebo plus mFOLFOX6. Secondary endpoints include OS, ORR, DOR, safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
Data from the SPOTLIGHT clinical trial were presented during the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium in an oral presentation on January 19 and were subsequently published in The Lancet on April 14.2
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03504397.
Investigational Pipeline in CLDN18.2
An expanded Phase 2 trial in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma is in progress. The trial is a randomized, multi-center, open-label study, evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational zolbetuximab in combination with gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel as a first-line treatment in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma with CLDN18.2-positive tumors (defined as ≥75% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining based on a validated immunohistochemistry assay). For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03816163.
In addition to zolbetuximab, ASP2138 is under development in our Primary Focus Immuno-Oncology. ASP2138 is a bispecific monoclonal antibody that binds to CD3 and CLDN18.2, and it is currently in a Phase 1 trial for people with gastric, GEJ or pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The safety and efficacy of the agent under investigation have not been established for the uses being considered. For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT05365581.
There is no guarantee that the agent will receive regulatory approval and become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management's current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas' intellectual property rights by third parties.
Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
References
1 Xu RH, Shitara K, Ajani JA, et al. Updates on Abstract 405736: Zolbetuximab + CAPOX in 1L claudin-18.2+ (CLDN18.2+)/HER2− locally advanced (LA) or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mG/GEJ) adenocarcinoma: Primary phase 3 results from GLOW. Presented at: 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. Abstract 405736.
2 Shitara K, et al. Zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 in patients with claudin-18 isoform 2-positive, HER2-negative, untreated, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastrooesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (SPOTLIGHT): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. The Lancet. Published online April 14, 2023; S0140-6736(23)00620-7.
3 Sung H, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209-49.
4 World Health Organization. Cancer Today. Available at: https://gco.iarc.fr/today/. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
5 American Cancer Society. Signs and symptoms of stomach cancer (01-22-2021). Available at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomach-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
6 National Cancer Institute. Gastric cancer treatment (PDQ®): patient version (08-24-2021). Available at https://www.cancer.gov/types/stomach/patient/stomach-treatment-pdq. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
7 American Cancer Society. Esophageal cancer risk factors (06-09-2020). Available at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophagus-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
8 National Cancer Institute. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Cancer stat facts: stomach cancer. Available at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/stomach.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
9 American Cancer Society. About esophagus cancer (03-20-2020). Available at https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/CRC/PDF/Public/8614.00.pdf. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
10 Sahin U, et al. FAST: a randomised phase II study of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus EOX versus EOX alone for first-line treatment of advanced CLDN18.2-positive gastric and gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol. 2021;32(5):609-19.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc., (NASDAQ:TRUE) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 in a stockholder letter, which is available HERE and on the TrueCar investor relations website at ir.truecar.com .
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The company will host a call to discuss its second quarter results on Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m. PT. A live webcast of the call will be available through TrueCar's Investor Relations website and the link below.
TrueCar Second Quarter 2023 Live Call and Webcast Details:
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (6:00 a.m. Pacific Time) Dial-In: 1-833-816-1391 (domestic) 1-412-317-0484 (international) Webcast: Access the live webcast HERE
An archived version of the call will also be available upon completion on the Investor Relations section of TrueCar's website at ir.truecar.com .
TrueCar has used and intends to continue to use its Investor Relations website ( ir.truecar.com ), LinkedIn , Facebook and Twitter as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
About TrueCar
TrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace that lets auto buyers and sellers connect to our nationwide network of Certified Dealers. With access to an expansive inventory provided by our Certified Dealers, we are building the industry's most personalized and efficient auto shopping experience as we seek to bring more of the process online. Consumers who visit our marketplace will find a suite of vehicle discovery tools, price ratings and market context on new, used and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. When they are ready, shoppers in TrueCar's marketplace can connect with a Certified Dealer in our network, who shares our belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation of a great auto shopping experience. As part of our marketplace, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including AARP, Sam's Club, Navy Federal Credit Union and American Express.
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MEXICO CITY, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV:FIBRAPL 14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced that after having served as a member of the Technical Committee for the past years, Gimena Peña Malcampo, will step down as an independent member.
"We appreciate the time and effort that Gimena put on our Technical Committee meetings. Her perspective, in particular on the ESG initiatives, was highly valued," said Luis Gutiérrez, CEO, Prologis Property Mexico.
"Serving on the FIBRA Prologis Technical Committee has been a rewarding experience. I have always admired the company's commitment to innovation and sustainability, and I'm particularly proud of the progress that has been made toward advancing our sustainability-centered goals. It has been my privileged to serve as a board member of this impactful organization," said Mrs. Peña Malcampo.
FIBRA Prologis Manager will announce a replacement to Gimena Peña Malcampo as an independent member of the Technical Committee.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2023, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 228 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 44.2 million square feet (4.1 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust ("FIBRA") status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the "Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores" and the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading "Risk Factors." FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.
Non-Solicitation - Any securities discussed herein or in the accompanying presentations, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Any such announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein or in the presentations, if and as applicable.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend. Complaints included concerns about its structural safety and illumination.
The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week. That work was temporarily paused because the company did not have the necessary permits. For a time, the “er” at the end of “Twitter” remained up due to the abrupt halt of the sign takedown.
The city of San Francisco had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed Friday on top of the downtown building as Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
The chaotic rebrand of Twitter’s building signage is similar to the haphazard way in which the Twitter platform is being turned into X. While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message for comment Monday.
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Results Show an Alternative Twice as Effective Compared to Antidepressant Medications
LONDON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flow Neuroscience, the creators of the Flow tDCS headset that provides at-home non-invasive brain stimulation to treat depression, today announced the results of its FDA pivotal clinical trial. The trial results show that the Flow headset was twice as effective as the most commonly-prescribed antidepressants in the treatment of depression.*
In July 2022, Flow received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, demonstrating the innovative nature of the platform and the significant advantages it offers over existing approved or cleared alternatives. It was the first medical device in the category to achieve this status. Flow is now being reviewed for full FDA approval, which would make this device available as an at-home treatment option in the U.S.
In a study of patients in the US and the UK, the largest-ever clinical trial of its kind, 56% of the participants using the Flow tDCS headset were relieved of all depressive symptoms within 10 weeks**. Daily use of Flow was confirmed to be safe with minimal side effects.
Flow has already been granted regulatory approval in Europe where it is available over the counter via Flow's website and in major UK pharmacies. More than 12,000 people and 100 clinics/hospitals in Europe use Flow today, including NHS partnerships.
Preliminary results include:
The trial sites at the University of Texas and the University of East London measured the effectiveness and safety of the tDCS headset designed by Flow Neuroscience.
173 patients were taken through the at-home treatment program, completely remotely and with minimal supervision, over a 10-week period. This was the largest ever US/UK tDCS study for the treatment of depression.
56% of patients in the treatment group went into remission (complete relief from depression symptoms), and 62% had a clinical response (more than 50% improvement in depressive symptoms.)**
The study showed that participants had greater than three times higher odds of getting substantially better if they got the active treatment vs if they got placebo/sham stimulation, approximately double the average effect size witnessed in the trials for the 21 best-selling antidepressants reviewed by the FDA.
No major side effects were reported from the treatment group.
Flow's study results come at a time when depression is at an all-time high among U.S. adults, but with nearly half of Americans in 2021 reporting they did not seek help for clinical-level mental health issues, citing an increased desire for self-help options. The Flow tDCS headset and treatment is conveniently administered at home five times a week, creating an effective, safe, and accessible treatment option for depression.
How Flow works:
The Flow headset uses a brain-stimulation technique called tDCS to target the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is the area of the brain associated with depression.
Depression is associated with lowered activity in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC). This area of the brain helps regulate mood, and focus, and can even impact sleep and appetite. When this area of the brain has lower activity, these functions are affected.
By delivering a weak electrical current (2 mA) to the DLPFC via electrodes placed on the forehead, activity increases in this part of the brain. This addresses what some researchers believe is one of the physical causes of depression.
Since Flow can target specific brain areas involved in depression directly, users experience little to no side effects compared to antidepressants.
Allan Young (Chair of Mood Disorders, Director of Centre for Affective Disorders in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at King's College London) said: "These exciting and encouraging new data raise the prospect of a real advance in the treatment of depression. Major depression is undertreated throughout the world, and all of the currently widely used treatment modalities have significant limitations. The nature of this treatment, being both effective and well tolerated, means that it is a treatment which may be widely adopted and should be a helpful intervention for many people suffering from major depression."
Azhar Zafar (GPA Director of Research, NHS GP, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Buckingham) said: "These findings are incredibly promising and align with the valuable insights gained from utilizing Flow in primary care. Flow has gained significant popularity among our NHS patients, and a considerable number of them willingly opt for Flow when presented with the choice for the treatment of depression with or without pharmacotherapy. This positive reception speaks volumes about the effectiveness and patient satisfaction associated with Flow."
Flow Neuroscience co-founder Daniel Månsson said: "Depression is one of the most common mood disorders, and unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest to treat. Our core mission was to create a treatment that is effective and accessible to as many people as possible in their own homes, with little to no side effects. The results of this clinical trial show how effective this treatment has become and how breakthroughs are still possible in the treatment of depression."
Corey Keller (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University) said: 'These results show clear separation of active and sham treatment arms in a large, multisite, randomized controlled trial for at-home low-intensity brain stimulation for depression. Flow's novel brain stimulation approach could offer valuable opportunities for individuals to manage their depression from home effectively, signaling a very promising development in mental health treatment.'
Visit www.flowneuroscience.com to find out more information about Flow's first at-home depression treatment.
Key Stats about Flow Neuroscience:
12,000+ real-world users in UK and Europe
Live in 100+ clinics and hospitals in UK and Europe
8 million minutes of stimulation using the Flow headset and over 260,000 stimulation sessions
Flow attracts users from all ages and walks of life, with over one-third of users above 50 years of age
More About Flow Neuroscience
Founded in 2016, Flow Neuroscience's mission is to develop new ways to combat mental health issues with science and technology. The Flow headset is a medication-free treatment for depression, the leading cause of disability in the world. It combines a brain stimulation wearable and an app-based therapy program to create a new effective, safe, and affordable way to treat depression, at home. The Flow headset offers a treatment you can take with you from your home to your office to your everyday. On average, the majority of Flow headset users see significant improvements within 4 to 6 weeks of treatment.
Notes to Editors:
*Based on a comparison of odds ratios, a standardized way of comparing clinical trials and a form of measurement for the difference in effect between treatment and placebo. The study showed that participants had greater than three times higher odds of getting substantially better if they got the active treatment vs if they got placebo/sham stimulation, approximately double the average effect size witnessed in the trials for the 21 best-selling antidepressants reviewed by the FDA.
**Measured by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The trial was also measured by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17), and results demonstrated 45% clinical remission and 55% had an improvement of at least 50%.
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Vista, California, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Watkins Wellness, a leader in hot tubs and aquatic fitness systems, today announced the expansion of its portfolio of personal well-being products and entry into the sauna category as a result of the pending acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy (“Sauna360”) by Watkins Wellness’ parent company, Masco Corporation. Sauna360 is a leading global manufacturer of sauna solutions, and its portfolio of products includes traditional, infrared, and wood-burning saunas as well as steam showers, rooms and generators. These products are sold primarily in the United States, Europe and throughout the rest of the world under the Tylö, Helo, Kastor, Finnleo, and Amerec brands. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to regulatory approval.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sauna360 to our organization and to expand our portfolio of industry-leading products aimed at promoting wellness and helping our customers feel good and live well!” said Vijaikrishna (VJ) Teenarsipur, President of Watkins Wellness. “Sauna360 brings a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise to our business. We look forward to leveraging the synergies between our businesses, which will allow us to better serve our dealer partners, consumers and, ultimately, the growing wellness market.”
“I am very pleased for Sauna360 to become part of Watkins Wellness. Sauna360’s business has grown in recent years, and becoming part of Watkins Wellness will further strengthen our capability and ambition to be a leading sauna player. The dealer distribution strategy, common focus on wellness and similar company cultures make this a true strategic fit,” said Pekka Lettijeff, President & CEO of Sauna360 Group.
Founded in 2008 as a merger between two leading sauna companies, Helo and Tylö, Sauna360 brings decades of industry knowledge and experience resulting from a strong history, with Helo’s origin dating back to 1919 and Tylö’s to 1949. The company is headquartered in Finland and has approximately 180 employees located in Finland, Sweden, the United States, and England.
About Watkins Wellness
Watkins Wellness, established in 1977 in Vista, California, is dedicated to promoting wellness to consumers to help them feel good and live well. The company’s growing portfolio of well-being products for at-home use provides multiple pathways to wellness. Our portfolio of brands includes Hot Spring® Spas, Caldera® Spas, Freeflow® Spas, Fantasy® Spas, and Endless Pools® Fitness Systems, sold predominantly through a specialty dealer network of more than 1,000 dealer partners located in 70+ countries. Watkins Wellness is a wholly owned subsidiary of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS).
About Masco Corporation
Headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, Masco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded home improvement and building products. Our portfolio of industry-leading brands includes BEHR® paint; Delta® and Hansgrohe® faucets, bath and shower fixtures; and Hot Spring® Spas. We leverage our powerful brands across product categories, sales channels, and geographies to create value for our customers and shareholders. For more information about Masco Corporation, visit www.masco.com.
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Watkins Wellness is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation. As such, this press release contains statements that reflect views about Masco Corporation’s future performance and constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “assume,” “seek,” “forecast,” and similar references to future periods. These views about future performance involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, Masco Corporation’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. We caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the expected closing of the Sauna360 transaction and the expected benefits and synergies of the acquisition, including the expected impact on future financial and operating results and post-acquisition plans and intentions. Masco Corporation’s future performance may also be affected by the levels of residential repair and remodel activity, and to a lesser extent, new home construction, the ability to maintain strong brands and to develop innovative products, the ability to maintain its public reputation, the ability to maintain its competitive position in its industries, reliance on key customers, the cost and availability of materials, dependence on suppliers and service providers, extreme weather events and changes in climate, risks associated with international operations and global strategies, the ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of its strategic initiatives, the ability to successfully execute its acquisition strategy and integrate businesses that it has acquired and may in the future acquire, the ability to attract, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce, risks associated with cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats and attacks, risks associated with reliance on information systems and technology and the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its business and operations. These and other factors are discussed in detail in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in Masco Corporation’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in Masco Corporation’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause Masco Corporation’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them. Unless required by law, Masco Corporation undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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DUBLIN, Irlanda, July 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Os anos de pandemia trouxeram receitas sem precedentes do transporte aéreo de cargas. Com a oferta limitada devido à paralisação dos aviões de passageiros e a demanda em alta graças ao crescimento do comércio eletrônico, os preços por quilograma de carga dispararam. De acordo com os números do TAC Yields do Trade and Transport Group, em 2019, o frete aéreo de Hong Kong para a América do Norte custou US$ 3,80/kg, enquanto o preço da Europa para a América do Norte foi de US$ 2,10/kg. Já em 2022, esses mesmos serviços custavam US$ 9,00/kg e US$ 4,50/kg, respectivamente.
Como era de se esperar, essa situação alterou a posição dos transportadores de carga aérea. A receita com cargas mais que dobrou, passando de US$ 100 bilhões em 2019 para US$ 210 em 2021 (esses são os números da IATA), enquanto a receita com passageiros despencou de US$ 607 bilhões anuais para US$ 239 bilhões. A receita anual da Cargolux cresceu de US$ 2,2 bilhões para US$ 5,1 bilhões durante a pandemia, e a Silkway mais do que dobrou sua receita e registrou um aumento em sua margem de -10% para +30%. Esses ganhos imensos, além do potencial de longo prazo do comércio eletrônico (que levou a Airbus e a Boeing a fazer previsões otimistas para o crescimento do transporte aéreo de cargas), levaram muitas companhias aéreas a se concentrarem mais no transporte de cargas.
No entanto, o aumento da capacidade de carga fez com que os preços do frete caíssem vertiginosamente uma vez mais. A IATA prevê que os rendimentos anuais de carga cairão 28,6% este ano. Isso significa que o transporte aéreo de cargas, um setor notoriamente cíclico, está mais uma vez entrando em um período de turbulência. Esse é o contexto em que as companhias aéreas estão decidindo se comprarão novos aviões de carga.
Novos cargueiros versus conversão das aeronaves de passageiros em cargueiros
As companhias aéreas e os transportadores de carga aérea estão adotando estratégias diferentes na hora de aumentar suas frotas de cargueiros. De acordo com o último relatório da KPMG, no ano passado, foram feitas 35 encomendas de novas aeronaves 777-200F, 33 encomendas de novos 777-8Fs e 20 fornecedores compraram novos A350Fs. Estas encomendas foram feitas tanto por operadoras de carga aérea dedicadas (Cargolux, Silkway West, DHL, FedEx) quanto por companhias aéreas (Lufthansa Cargo, Qatar, Air Canada, China Airlines, EVA, Air France, Etihad, SIA e Western Global). Enquanto isso, as conversões anuais de aeronaves de passageiros para cargueiros (P2F) atingiram recordes históricos, com um volume estimado em 180 aeronaves por ano até 2025, para, então, se estabilizar em cerca de 160 aeronaves por ano. Isso se compara com 70 unidades por ano antes da pandemia da COVID-19.
Vários fatores estão afetando a escolha de comprar cargueiros novos ou fazer conversões de aeronaves de passageiros em cargueiros. Naturalmente, o custo é um dos fatores mais importantes, levando em conta variáveis como número total de encomendas, consumo de combustível e manutenção, assim como os custos iniciais de produção. Os prazos de entrega de produção são outro fator importante, assim como o volume e a flexibilidade da carga.
Fator 1: Custos de leasing
Há uma enorme diferença nos custos iniciais para cargueiros novos em relação aos cargueiros convertidos. O preço inicial de um 777-200F ou A350F novinho em folha é de, aproximadamente, US$ 170 a US$ 185 milhões, ou uma taxa de leasing mensal entre US$ 1,2 e US$ 1,3 milhão. Analisando a carteira de encomendas das empresas que fizeram compras no ano passado, a maioria dessas companhias aéreas têm uma quantidade significativa destes tipos de aeronaves em sua frota, especialmente as de carga combinada. Nestes casos, é muito provável que o custo real da compra tenha sido muito menor do que a faixa de US$ 170 a US$ 185 milhões. Economias positivas de escala também serão um diferencial para manter os custos baixos para essas companhias aéreas. Mesmo assim, apesar dessa economia, elas ainda terão que arcar com taxas de leasing mensais da ordem de US$ 1 milhão.
Por outro lado, o leasing de uma conversão de 777-300 de passageiros para carga custará US$ 0,6 milhão por mês, ou cerca de US$ 65 milhões para a aquisição definitiva. É provável que essa aeronave se equipare bem a seus rivais originais de fábrica, porém, por uma fração do custo.
Fator 2: MRO e custos operacionais
As companhias aéreas economizarão nas conversões P2Fs com relação a MRO (manutenção, reparo e operações). Com acesso ao mercado de peças de segunda mão, a manutenção dessas aeronaves será consideravelmente mais barata do que manter aviões novos em operação.
Naturalmente, além da economia de custos, o acesso a peças de segunda mão também pode acelerar e simplificar o processo de manutenção para as companhias aéreas.
O consumo de combustível é outra questão a considerar. Historicamente, temos visto melhorias significativas no consumo de combustível quando novas aeronaves entram em operação. Quando a 777F foi apresentada como substituta da 747-400F, seu consumo de combustível de 6.800 kg/h foi um grande avanço em relação aos 10.230 kg/h oferecidos pelo 747-400F. No entanto, com a nova 777X e a A350, é improvável que vejamos melhorias no consumo de combustível que correspondam à redução de 30% observada da 747-400F para a 777F. Uma diferença de 10% a 15% é o máximo que podemos esperar de forma realista.
Em resumo, embora a melhoria no consumo de combustível e (em alguns casos) as economias de escala possam amenizar o impacto financeiro da compra de um novo cargueiro, em termos de custos, as conversões P2F são uma opção muito mais atrativa.
Fator 3: Volume e flexibilidade de entrega
As novas aeronaves de carga têm o potencial de oferecer benefícios em termos de capacidade e flexibilidade de entrega. O carregamento pelo nariz, em particular, oferece uma enorme vantagem. Ele permite que as aeronaves entreguem cargas de grande porte, como grandes geradores, motores, caminhões e tecnologia especializada. O mais importante é que essa carga de grandes dimensões é lucrativa, oferecendo maior rentabilidade do que as entregas normais de paletes.
No entanto, as novas aeronaves de carga que estão sendo produzidas, como a 777X e a A350F, não oferecem carregamento pelo nariz. Isso nivela o campo de jogo em termos das vantagens que uma aeronave de carga exclusivamente tem sobre uma conversão, já que ambos agora estão restritos à carga que pode passar pelas portas laterais.
Como as conversões se comportam em termos de volume, densidade da embalagem e carga útil bruta? Vamos considerar a 777-300ERCF em comparação com a 777F (que atualmente compõe metade da frota de aeronaves de carga de grande porte do mundo) usando dados de uma comparação de 2022 feita pela Aircraft Commerce.
Embora a 777F ofereça uma carga útil total maior, de 106,6 toneladas métricas, em termos de volume, a 777-300ERCF supera com folga a 777F. A 777-300ERCF oferece quase 6.000 pés cúbicos a mais em volume total do que a 777F (28.739 pés cúbicos em comparação com 22.971). A receita por carga útil também é consideravelmente maior. Com 6,5 lbs, são 186.804 pés cúbicos, e, com 7,5 lbs, são 190.900 pés cúbicos, em comparação com os 149.312 pés cúbicos e 172.283 pés cúbicos da 777F, respectivamente. Um ponto importante a ser observado nessa comparação é que o volume, e não a carga útil bruta, é o que mais importa nas operações expressas de comércio eletrônico, que provavelmente serão um importante fator de crescimento no futuro. E, neste aspecto, a 777-300ERCF oferece uma clara vantagem.
Evitando a armadilha das compras de novas aeronaves de carga
A Airbus estima que será necessário adicionar mais 1.040 aeronaves de carga à frota global de transporte de cargas até 2041 – as previsões da Boeing são ainda mais confiantes. A compra de novas aeronaves de carga para atender a essa necessidade implica um risco significativo para as companhias aéreas. Com a queda significativa dos preços das cargas, o investimento CAPEX em uma nova A350 ou 777F representa um enorme desembolso financeiro em um momento em que os preços estão caindo rapidamente. Investir maciçamente em uma nova aeronave de carga de US$ 185 milhões pode ter feito sentido em 2021, quando os preços da carga aérea estavam em níveis recordes. No entanto, em 2023, essa não é mais uma política prudente.
Além disso, a aquisição de uma nova aeronave de carga tem pouco a acrescentar em termos de desempenho e capacidade. As conversões P2F podem se equiparar às novas aeronaves de carga fabricadas em termos de volume, e têm vantagens notáveis quando se trata de manutenção e produção.
Em última análise, as conversões representam um risco financeiro muito menor, permitindo que as companhias aéreas aumentem de forma sustentável sua capacidade de transporte de carga aérea. É por isso que estamos assistindo a um crescimento significativo nas conversões P2F, enquanto a entrega de novas aeronaves de carga estagnou. Com toda razão, muitas companhias aéreas não estão dispostas a assumir o risco financeiro de uma nova aeronave com a queda dos preços, e veem pouca vantagem em comparação com aviões de passageiros reformados.
Conheça Gediminas Ziemelis
Gediminas Ziemelis (nascido em 4 de abril de 1977) é um empresário lituano bem-sucedido, consultor de negócios, fundador e atual presidente do Conselho de Administração do Avia Solutions Group, um dos maiores fornecedores globais de ACMI (aeronaves, tripulação, manutenção e seguro), que opera uma frota de 180 aeronaves. Ele foi escolhido duas vezes entre os 40 jovens líderes mais talentosos do setor pela Aviation Week & Space Technology.
Gediminas é conhecido por sua mentalidade cosmopolita e habilidades excepcionais de gestão, que contribuíram para seu sucesso em várias áreas de negócios. Ao longo de seus 26 anos de carreira, Gediminas fundou mais de 100 start-ups, 50% delas ainda em operação, liderou empresas em 4 processos bem-sucedidos de IPO/SPO e levantou mais de 800 milhões de euros em mercados públicos globais de capital e títulos.
Em dezembro de 2022, Gediminas Ziemelis foi considerado o lituano mais rico pela TOP Magazine, com ativos estimados no valor de 1,68 bilhão de euros.
Gediminas é o maior doador do Rimantas Kaukenas Support Group, um fundo de caridade e apoio que oferece ajuda a crianças com doenças oncológicas e às suas famílias. Ele também é o maior acionista da principal equipe de basquete, a Wolves.
Contato com a imprensa: Silvija Jakiene Diretora de Comunicações Avia Solutions Group silvija.jakiene@aviasg.com +370 671 22697
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Ghanaian Highlife musician KK Fosu has congratulated his musical colleagues Samini and Kokoveli after successfully completing their studies at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
The trio, who had once formed a powerful musical group dubbed ‘Trinity’, made a tremendous impact on the music scene, dropping back-to-back hits in the 2000s.
KK Fosu, who is very active in the music space, praised his colleagues for embarking on a journey of academic excellence as they look to impact the music space with their knowledge.
‘I thank God for guiding my brothers through this educational journey. I am delighted about the academic excellence, and I hope they come and impact the world, especially the Ghanaian music industry, with their knowledge,’ he said in an interview.
KK Fosu added that the trio still shares strong ties and would soon collaborate on various musical projects in the near future.
Emmanuel Andrews Samini and Nathaniel Totimeh (Kokoveli), as they are known in real life, earned a 2nd Class Upper Honours in BSc. Project Management after their completion from GIMPA.
Social media users have congratulated the duo for the academic milestone and urged other musicians to follow their trajectory.
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Vista, California, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Watkins Wellness, a leader in hot tubs and aquatic fitness systems, today announced the expansion of its portfolio of personal well-being products and entry into the sauna category as a result of the pending acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy (“Sauna360”) by Watkins Wellness’ parent company, Masco Corporation. Sauna360 is a leading global manufacturer of sauna solutions, and its portfolio of products includes traditional, infrared, and wood-burning saunas as well as steam showers, rooms and generators. These products are sold primarily in the United States, Europe and throughout the rest of the world under the Tylö, Helo, Kastor, Finnleo, and Amerec brands. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to regulatory approval.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sauna360 to our organization and to expand our portfolio of industry-leading products aimed at promoting wellness and helping our customers feel good and live well!” said Vijaikrishna (VJ) Teenarsipur, President of Watkins Wellness. “Sauna360 brings a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise to our business. We look forward to leveraging the synergies between our businesses, which will allow us to better serve our dealer partners, consumers and, ultimately, the growing wellness market.”
“I am very pleased for Sauna360 to become part of Watkins Wellness. Sauna360’s business has grown in recent years, and becoming part of Watkins Wellness will further strengthen our capability and ambition to be a leading sauna player. The dealer distribution strategy, common focus on wellness and similar company cultures make this a true strategic fit,” said Pekka Lettijeff, President & CEO of Sauna360 Group.
Founded in 2008 as a merger between two leading sauna companies, Helo and Tylö, Sauna360 brings decades of industry knowledge and experience resulting from a strong history, with Helo’s origin dating back to 1919 and Tylö’s to 1949. The company is headquartered in Finland and has approximately 180 employees located in Finland, Sweden, the United States, and England.
About Watkins Wellness
Watkins Wellness, established in 1977 in Vista, California, is dedicated to promoting wellness to consumers to help them feel good and live well. The company’s growing portfolio of well-being products for at-home use provides multiple pathways to wellness. Our portfolio of brands includes Hot Spring® Spas, Caldera® Spas, Freeflow® Spas, Fantasy® Spas, and Endless Pools® Fitness Systems, sold predominantly through a specialty dealer network of more than 1,000 dealer partners located in 70+ countries. Watkins Wellness is a wholly owned subsidiary of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS).
About Masco Corporation
Headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, Masco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded home improvement and building products. Our portfolio of industry-leading brands includes BEHR® paint; Delta® and Hansgrohe® faucets, bath and shower fixtures; and Hot Spring® Spas. We leverage our powerful brands across product categories, sales channels, and geographies to create value for our customers and shareholders. For more information about Masco Corporation, visit www.masco.com.
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Watkins Wellness is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation. As such, this press release contains statements that reflect views about Masco Corporation’s future performance and constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “assume,” “seek,” “forecast,” and similar references to future periods. These views about future performance involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, Masco Corporation’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. We caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the expected closing of the Sauna360 transaction and the expected benefits and synergies of the acquisition, including the expected impact on future financial and operating results and post-acquisition plans and intentions. Masco Corporation’s future performance may also be affected by the levels of residential repair and remodel activity, and to a lesser extent, new home construction, the ability to maintain strong brands and to develop innovative products, the ability to maintain its public reputation, the ability to maintain its competitive position in its industries, reliance on key customers, the cost and availability of materials, dependence on suppliers and service providers, extreme weather events and changes in climate, risks associated with international operations and global strategies, the ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of its strategic initiatives, the ability to successfully execute its acquisition strategy and integrate businesses that it has acquired and may in the future acquire, the ability to attract, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce, risks associated with cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats and attacks, risks associated with reliance on information systems and technology and the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its business and operations. These and other factors are discussed in detail in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in Masco Corporation’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in Masco Corporation’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause Masco Corporation’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them. Unless required by law, Masco Corporation undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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DUBLIN, Irlande, 30 juill. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Les années de pandémie ont généré des revenus records grâce au fret aérien. Avec une offre limitée en raison de l’immobilisation des avions de transport de passagers et une demande en hausse grâce à l’essor du commerce électronique, les prix par kilogramme de fret ont grimpé en flèche. Selon les chiffres du TAC Yields publié par le Trade and Transport Group, en 2019 le fret aérien depuis Hong Kong vers l’Amérique du Nord coûtait 3,80 $/kg tandis que le prix depuis l’Europe vers l’Amérique du Nord était de 2,10 $/kg. En 2022, ces mêmes services coûtaient respectivement 9,00 $/kg et 4,50 $/kg.
Sans surprise, cette situation a transformé la position des fournisseurs de fret aérien. Les revenus du fret ont plus que doublé, passant de 100 milliards de dollars en 2019 à 210 milliards de dollars en 2021 (selon les chiffres de l’IATA), tandis que les revenus du transport de passagers ont chuté de 607 milliards de dollars par an pour tomber à 239 milliards de dollars. Le chiffre d’affaires annuel de Cargolux est passé de 2,2 milliards de dollars à 5,1 milliards de dollars au cours de la pandémie, et Silkway a plus que doublé son chiffre d’affaires et a vu sa marge passer de -10 % à +30 %. Ces énormes gains, ainsi que le potentiel à long terme du commerce électronique (qui a conduit Airbus et Boeing à émettre des prévisions optimistes pour la croissance du fret aérien), ont conduit de nombreuses compagnies aériennes à se concentrer davantage sur le fret.
Cependant, l’augmentation de la capacité en soute a entraîné une nouvelle chute brutale des prix du fret. L’IATA prévoit que le rendement du fret en glissement annuel chutera de 28,6 % cette année. Cela signifie que le fret aérien, un secteur notoirement cyclique, entre à nouveau dans une période de turbulences. C’est dans ce contexte que les compagnies aériennes décident d’acheter ou non de nouveaux avions de fret.
Avions de fret neufs vs. conversions d’avions de transport de passagers en avions de fret
Les compagnies aériennes et les fournisseurs de fret aérien poursuivent des stratégies différentes lorsqu’il s’agit de renforcer leurs flottes de fret. Selon le dernier rapport de KPMG, l’année dernière, 35 commandes ont été passées pour de nouveaux avions 777-200F, 33 pour de nouveaux 777-8F, tandis que 20 fournisseurs ont acheté de nouveaux A350F. Ces commandes ont été passées à la fois par des fournisseurs de fret aérien dédiés (Cargolux, Silkway West, DHL, FedEx) et par des compagnies aériennes (Lufthansa Cargo, Qatar, Air Canada, China Airlines, EVA, Air France, Etihad, SIA et Western Global). Pendant ce temps, les conversions annuelles d’avions de transport de passagers en avions de fret (P-to-F) ont atteint des sommets historiques avec un volume estimé à 180 par an d’ici 2025, pour ensuite se stabiliser à environ 160 avions par an. Cette évolution est à mettre en regard des 70 unités par an avant la pandémie de COVID-19.
Un certain nombre de facteurs influent sur le choix d’acheter des avions de transport de fret neufs ou des avions de fret issus de conversions P-to-F. Naturellement, le coût représente un facteur majeur dont le calcul prend en compte des variables telles que le nombre total de commandes, la consommation de carburant et la maintenance, ainsi que les coûts de production initiaux. Les délais de production constituent un autre facteur clé, tout comme le volume de fret et la flexibilité.
Facteur 1 : Coûts de location
Il existe une différence considérable entre les coûts de base des avions de fret neufs et ceux des avions de fret issus d’une conversion. Le prix initial d’un tout nouveau 777-200F ou A350F est d’environ 170 à 185 millions de dollars, soit un taux de location mensuel compris entre 1,2 et 1,3 million de dollars. En regardant le carnet de commandes des compagnies aériennes qui ont effectué des achats l’année dernière, la majorité de celles-ci ont un nombre important de ces types d’avions dans leur flotte, en particulier les transporteurs mixtes. Dans ces cas, il est fort probable que le coût d’achat réel ait été bien inférieur à la fourchette de 170 à 185 millions de dollars. Les économies d’échelle positives seront également un facteur de maintien des coûts à un niveau minimum pour ces compagnies aériennes. Néanmoins, malgré ces économies, elles continueront d’envisager des taux de location mensuels de 1 million de dollars.
En revanche, la location d’un 777-300 issu d’une conversion P-to-F coûtera 0,6 million de dollars par mois, soit environ 65 millions de dollars pour l’achat ferme. Cet avion est susceptible de bien soutenir la comparaison avec ses rivaux de production, mais à une fraction du coût.
Facteur 2 : MRO et coûts d’exploitation
Les compagnies aériennes réaliseront des économies sur les P-to-F en matière de MRO. Avec l’accès au marché de l’occasion pour les pièces, l’entretien de ces avions sera considérablement moins coûteux que le maintien en service d’avions neufs.
Naturellement, outre les économies de coûts, l’accès aux pièces d’occasion peut également accélérer et simplifier le processus de maintenance pour les compagnies aériennes.
La consommation de carburant est un autre facteur à prendre en considération. Historiquement, nous avons constaté des améliorations significatives en matière de consommation de carburant lorsque des avions neufs sont mis en service. Lorsque le 777F a été introduit en remplacement du 747-400F, sa consommation de carburant de 6 800 kg/h représentait une amélioration considérable par rapport aux 10 230 kg/h consommés par le 747-400F. Cependant, avec les nouveaux 777X et A350, il est peu probable que des améliorations de la consommation de carburant correspondent à la réduction de 30 % observée en passant du 747-400F au 777F. Une évolution de l’ordre de 10 % à 15 % représente le maximum auquel nous pouvons raisonnablement nous attendre.
Dans l’ensemble, bien qu’une amélioration de la consommation de carburant et (dans certains cas) des économies d’échelle puissent atténuer le coup financier de l’achat d’un avion de fret neuf, en termes de coûts, les avions issus d’une conversion P-to-F représentent une option beaucoup plus attrayante.
Facteur 3 : Volume de livraison et flexibilité
Les nouveaux avions de transport de fret peuvent potentiellement offrir des avantages en termes de capacité de livraison et de flexibilité. Le chargement du nez en particulier offre un avantage considérable. Il permet en effet aux aéronefs de livrer des marchandises surdimensionnées telles que de gros générateurs, des moteurs, des camions et des technologies spécialisées. Fondamentalement, cette cargaison hors gabarit est lucrative, car elle offre une rentabilité plus élevée que les livraisons de palettes de taille normale.
Cependant, les nouveaux avions de fret en cours de production tels que le 777X et l’A350F ne proposent pas de chargement par le nez. Cela uniformise les règles du jeu quant aux avantages liés à un avion de fret dédié par rapport à un avion de fret issu d’une conversion, car les deux sont désormais limités à un fret capable de passer par leurs portes latérales.
Comment les avions issus d’une conversion s’en sortent-ils en termes de volume, de coefficient de remplissage et de charge utile brute ? Considérons le 777-300ERCF par rapport au 777F (qui représente actuellement la moitié de la grande flotte mondiale d’avions de fret) en utilisant les données issues d’un comparatif effectué en 2022 par Aircraft Commerce.
Alors que le 777F offre une charge utile globale plus importante de 106,6 tonnes métriques, en termes de volume, le 777-300ERCF surpasse confortablement le 777F. Le 777-300ERCF offre près de 6 000 pieds cubes de plus en termes de volume total que le 777F (28 739 pieds cubes contre 22 971). Le revenu par charge utile est également considérablement plus élevé. À 6,5 livres, il est de 186 804 pieds cubes, et à 7,5 livres, il est de 190 900 pieds cubes, ce qui est à comparer aux 149 312 pieds cubes et aux 172 283 pieds cubes du 777F respectivement. Une remarque importante s’impose néanmoins à propos de ce comparatif : c’est le volume, et non la charge utile brute, qui compte le plus dans les opérations express de commerce électronique, lesquelles sont susceptibles d’être un important moteur de croissance à l’avenir. Dans ce domaine, le 777-300ERCF offre un net avantage.
Eviter le piège des achats d’avions de fret neufs
Airbus estime que 1 040 avions de fret supplémentaires devront être ajoutés à la flotte mondiale de fret d’ici 2041 – les prévisions de Boeing sont encore plus confiantes. L’achat d’avions de fret neufs dans le but de répondre à ce besoin comporte cependant des risques importants pour les compagnies aériennes. Les prix du fret ayant fortement baissé, l’investissement CAPEX dans un A350 ou 777F neuf représente un investissement financier massif à un moment où les prix chutent rapidement. Le fait d’investir massivement dans un avion de fret neuf à 185 millions de dollars pièce aurait pu avoir du sens en 2021 lorsque les prix du fret aérien étaient à des niveaux records. Cependant, en 2023, cette démarche ne représente plus une politique prudente.
De plus, il y a peu à gagner en termes de performance et de capacité en achetant un avion de fret neuf. Les avions de fret issus de conversions P-to-F sont capables de se mesurer aux avions de fret neufs en termes de volume, et ils présentent des avantages notables en matière de maintenance et de production.
En fin de compte, les avions de fret issus de conversions représentent un risque financier beaucoup plus faible tout en permettant ainsi aux compagnies aériennes d’augmenter durablement leur capacité de fret aérien. C’est pourquoi nous constatons une croissance importante des avions issus de conversions P-to-F, tandis que les livraisons d’avions de fret neufs stagnent. À juste titre, de nombreuses compagnies aériennes ne sont pas disposées à assumer le risque financier d’un avion neuf alors que les prix chutent, et y voient peu d’avantages par rapport aux avions de passagers réhabilités.
À propos de Gediminas Ziemelis
Gediminas Ziemelis (né le 4 avril 1977) est un entrepreneur lituanien accompli, consultant en affaires, fondateur et actuel président du conseil d’administration d’Avia Solutions Group, l’un des plus grands fournisseurs mondiaux d’ACMI (services d’aéronefs, d’équipage, de maintenance et d’assurance), qui exploite une flotte de 180 aéronefs. Il a été sélectionné deux fois parmi les 40 jeunes leaders les plus talentueux de l’industrie par Aviation Week & Space Technology.
Gediminas est connu pour son esprit cosmopolite et ses compétences exceptionnelles en matière de gestion, qui ont contribué à son succès dans divers domaines d’activité. Au cours de ses 26 ans de carrière, Gediminas a fondé plus de 100 start-ups, dont 50 % sont toujours en activité, il a dirigé des entreprises à travers quatre processus réussis d’introduction en bourse/offre publique sur le marché secondaire, et a levé plus de 800 millions d’euros sur les marchés publics mondiaux des capitaux et des obligations.
En décembre 2022, Gediminas Ziemelis a été identifié par TOP Magazine comme le Lituanien le plus riche dont les actifs sont estimés à 1,68 milliard d’euros.
Gediminas est le plus grand donateur de Rimantas Kaukenas Support Group, un fonds de bienfaisance et de soutien qui apporte de l’aide aux enfants atteints de maladies oncologiques et à leurs familles. Il est également le principal actionnaire du premier club de basket-ball, les Wolves.
Contact média : Silvija Jakiene Directrice de la communication Avia Solutions Group silvija.jakiene@aviasg.com +370 671 22697
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Striker Ibtissam Jraidi’s solitary goal over South Korea was all Morocco needed to keep their qualification ambitions alive after losing heavily to Germany in the Group H opening fixture.
Jraidi’s beautiful header in the 6th minute was enough to hand Morocco an important win and a first-ever victory in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Having lost 0-6 to Germany on Monday, the debutants had no option but to win their match against Korea on Sunday afternoon to stand a chance of progression in the Mundial ongoing in Australia and New Zealand.
Coming from a heavy defeat to the European team, Morocco bounced back quickly to snatch victory from Korea at the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.
Reynald Pedros’ charges mounted pressure on their opponent in the early stage of the game which yielded positive results.
Salma Amani’s cross was connected with a fine header from Jraidi, who headed the ball beyond the reach of Korea goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi for the nation’s first-ever goal at the global showpiece.
Chasing for an equaliser, Korea dominated play, however, Morocco was resolute at defense to finish the first half in their favour.
From the break, Korea were bold and confident in their transition from defense to the opponent’s 18-yard but the African team fought hard to ensure they do not concede goals.
It was all joy for the underdogs and a pain for Korea who lost their first match to Columbia.
With three points in their bag, Morocco would have to beat Columbia on Thursday to advance to the next stage of the tourney.
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As part of the sub-regional integration process of bringing governance to the doorsteps of the people, Winneba, will in September 2023 host the Extra Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, in Ghana.
This would be the second time Ghana would host the ECOWAS Parliament which convenes twice a year.
The 2023 First Ordinary Session of Parliament, opened on Monday, May 8, 2023, in Abuja and ended on Friday, May 26, 2023.
The session was convened under Article 21.1 of the Supplementary Act relating to the enhancement of the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament, which provided that Parliament should meet twice a year in Ordinary Sessions to provide a platform to deliberate and strengthen Member States’ position on issues of regional and continental importance.
As provided for in Article 32 of the supplementary Act, the Session also provides the President of the ECOWAS Commission to present a general report on the implementation of the Community Work Programme to the Plenary.
This allows the House to be updated on developments in the Community and followed by debates, expressed opinions and recommendations.
Further, National Delegates also have the chance to present their country’s reports to inform the Body of unfolding developments in their respective Member States and the status of implementation of their community’s texts.
Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the leader of the Ghanaian delegation announced in Monrovia – Liberia at the end of a joint delocalized meeting, when he interacted with the media.
He explained that the Conference being hosted out of the capital would bring governance to the doorsteps of the people and create an opportunity for the region by way of putting it on the visibility map for development.
‘This will also allow Member States not only to connect to build consensus towards ECOWAS Development but also an opportunity to travel outside the capital city to familiarise themselves with neighbour countries,’ he said.
Mr Afenyo-Markin, also the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament and a Member of the ECOWAS Parliament, further told Journalists that international programmes created opportunities for growth, development and tourism; and Winneba being the capital of one of the Municipalities in the Central Region was more than ready to welcome the ECOWAS delegation.
According to him, the Session would also market the region, the Effutu Constituency and the city which was a coastal city for greater opportunities.
He maintained that such Sessions projected facilities towards development and urged his colleagues to push for more opportunities and take advantage of such possibilities.
‘We cannot always over-concentrate in the capital cities; we need to move out and spread opportunity to the people,’ he said.
The Effutu NPP Member of Parliament (MP), told Journalists from Member that this will not be the first of its kind, particularly when Winneba 2021 successfully hosted a delocalised meeting and an Extra Ordinary Session, and therefore a precedent had been set.
… ‘We are optimistic that this will be better than before. The Ghanaian government will put in place the necessary protocols for all MPs, focal persons and staff, security arrangements will be in place. Winneba, which is the capital of my constituency, is just an hour’s drive from Accra on a good road,’ he said.
Mr Afenyo-Markin noted that Members were already used to that route with facilities going to be there to host them, adding ‘As I did indicate, we hope to make it a pleasurable time, profitable time for all; we encourage all of you to come and take part in the programme,’ he said.
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Some 500 residents of Kadjebi in the Oti Region have been tested and vaccinated against Hepatitis B.
The exercise, sponsored by World Vision Ghana, Krachi- Nkwanta Cluster, formed part of the activities marking the World Hepatitis B Day which felled on July 28.
Mrs Mabel Amankwa-Amoah, Kadjebi District Health Promotion Officer, engaging with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said data gathered on the district revealed low knowledge of the disease, so their started awareness creation on it some months ago.
She said their awareness creation, which took them to Schools, Departments, Churches, and Mosques, among others was to educate residents on the dangers of the disease, mode of transmission, symptoms and how to protection themselves against it.
The Health Promotion Officer said Hepatitis B is a viral infection that primarily affected the liver and was caused by the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).
She said it was a significant global health problem, with approximately 257 million people estimated to be chronically infected with HBV worldwide and that Hepatitis B claimed the lives of 1.34 million individuals in 2015, a rate comparable to TB, but higher than HIV.
Mrs Amankwa-Amoah said HBV prevalence in Ghana had been between 6.7 per cent and 11 per cent among blood donors, 6.4 per cent among pregnant women, and 15.6 per cent among children in the general population.
She named unprotected sex contact, sharing of needles or syringes, mother-to-child transmission, and contact with infected blood, among others as modes of transmission.
The Health Promotion Officer said the disease is real and dangerous, so there was a need for everyone to get tested, take a jab for protection, practice safe sex, avoid sharing needles or syringes, and use sterile equipment, among others so as not to contract the disease.
Mrs Amankwa-Amoah told GNA that those who took the first shot today would have to take the second jab on August 28 and the third jab on September 28 to be fully protected against the disease.
Miss Patience Kumah, a beneficiary, commended the sponsors for the exercise and called on the residents to take the jab for protection since prevention is better than cure.
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Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged graduates to avoid the unhealthy temptation of using leadership positions to promote personal or sectional partisan interests to the disadvantage of the organisation or the nation you have been chosen to serve.
‘You should also not use your leadership roles to victimise and settle personal scores but must unite and develop our country,’ he added.
Former President Mahama was speaking at the 2023 graduation ceremony of the Academic City University College in Accra.
‘Do not join these self-centred models of leadership, but I expect you to provide leadership that will strengthen the public service, promote competent-based staff engagement and strengthen systems in both the public and private sectors,’ he added.
He urged the graduates to prepare themselves for the leadership tasks, use their developed competence to provide leadership in solving challenges at home, church, work places and wherever they may find themselves.
Former President Mahama said leadership was full of challenges and whoever wanted to be a leader could not escape them, adding that leadership was exciting where one focused and pursue a noble agenda that sought to serve the best interest of the people.
He urged them to embrace the values of hard work, honesty, compassion, tenacity and patriotism in whatever they do.
Mr Dev Varyani, the Founder of Academic City University College, said, ‘Our unwavering commitment to fostering a rich learning environment centered around STEAM, Entrepreneurship, and Ethics, has truly shaped a winning formula for any student who joins our academic family.’
He said these past four years had been a journey of growth, self-discovery, and academic excellence.
The Founder said the skills and connections you had forged here would undoubtedly propel their careers and pave the way for their dreams to be fulfilled.
‘As you step out into the world, armed with the knowledge, passion, and determination you have acquired, take your exciting ideas and innovations to the global stage. Make your country and your college proud by leaving an impact on society,’ he added.
He said Professor Fred McBagonluri, the Founding President of Academic City, had been instrumental in propelling the young University to contend admirably with well-established institutions in the region due to his excellent leadership and guidance.
He reiterated his unwavering commitment to providing unwavering support to the institution, ensuring that it reached new heights.
‘Together, we will continue to ascend towards success and have a significant impact on the education,’ he said.
Prof McBagonluri said the University had fostered and shaped the students to become individuals, who were resilient, compassionate, and intellectually inquisitive.
‘We have faith in your capacity to have a significant effect on the world around you,’ he said.
He urged them to embrace naive optimism, view setbacks as stepping stones, cultivate meaningful relationships, and engage in playful disarray.
The Overall Best graduating student award went to Ms Daniella Ishioma Omenogor, a Computational science Student
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TOKYO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, "Astellas") today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for zolbetuximab, a first-in-class investigational Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-targeted monoclonal antibody, for first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumors are CLDN18.2-positive. If approved, zolbetuximab would be the first CLDN18.2-targeted therapy available in China for these patients.
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Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Head of Immuno-Oncology Development, Astellas
"China accounts for nearly half of the world's new cases of gastric cancer, with more than 478,000 new cases diagnosed and more than 373,000 deaths in 2020. The CDE's acceptance of our BLA for zolbetuximab brings us one step closer to having a new therapy available for Chinese patients with advanced-stage disease and in need of treatment options."
The BLA is based on results from the Phase 3 GLOW and SPOTLIGHT clinical trials. The GLOW study evaluated zolbetuximab plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX. In the GLOW study, 145 patients were randomized in mainland China. The SPOTLIGHT study evaluated zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6. In the SPOTLIGHT study, 36 patients were randomized in mainland China.
In both GLOW and SPOTLIGHT, approximately 38% of patients screened for the trials had tumors that were CLDN18.2-positive (≥75% of tumor cells with moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining intensity), as determined by a validated immunohistochemistry assay.1,2
Astellas has already reflected the impact from this acceptance in its financial forecast of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
About Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Gastric cancer, also commonly known as stomach cancer, is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.3 In China, gastric cancer ranks third among incidences of all cancer, with more than 478,000 cases diagnosed and more than 373,000 deaths in 2020.4 Signs and symptoms can include indigestion or heartburn, pain or discomfort in the abdomen, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, bloating of the stomach after meals, loss of appetite, and sensation of food getting stuck in the throat while eating.5 Signs of more advanced gastric cancer can include unexplained weight loss, weakness and fatigue and vomiting blood or having blood in the stool.6 Risk factors associated with gastric cancer can include older age, male gender, family history, H. pylori infection, smoking and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).5,7 Because early-stage gastric cancer symptoms frequently overlap with more common stomach-related conditions, gastric cancer is often diagnosed in the advanced or metastatic stage, or once it has spread from the tumor's origin to other body tissues or organs.5 The five-year relative survival rate for patients at the metastatic stage is 6.6%.8 Gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma is a cancer that starts at the area where the esophagus joins the stomach.9
About Zolbetuximab
Zolbetuximab is an investigational, first-in-class chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets and binds to Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2), a transmembrane protein. Zolbetuximab acts by binding to CLDN18.2 on the cancer cell surface of gastric epithelial cells. In pre-clinical studies, this binding interaction then induces cancer cell death by activating two distinct immune system pathways — antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC).10 Zolbetuximab has not been approved by any regulatory bodies for the treatment of patients with gastric and GEJ cancers, and there is no guarantee the agent will receive regulatory approval or become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
INVESTIGATIONAL STUDIES
About GLOW Phase 3 Clinical Trial
GLOW is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX as a first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors were CLDN18.2-positive. The study enrolled 507 patients at 166 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, South America and Asia, including China. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS) in participants treated with the combination of zolbetuximab plus CAPOX compared to those treated with placebo plus CAPOX. Secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
Data from the GLOW study were initially presented at the March 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series with an updated oral presentation at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting on June 3.1
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03653507.
About SPOTLIGHT Phase 3 Clinical Trial
SPOTLIGHT is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6 as a first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors were CLDN18.2-positive. The study enrolled 565 patients at 215 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia, including China. The primary endpoint is PFS in participants treated with the combination of zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 compared to those treated with placebo plus mFOLFOX6. Secondary endpoints include OS, ORR, DOR, safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
Data from the SPOTLIGHT clinical trial were presented during the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium in an oral presentation on January 19 and were subsequently published in The Lancet on April 14.2
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03504397.
Investigational Pipeline in CLDN18.2
An expanded Phase 2 trial in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma is in progress. The trial is a randomized, multi-center, open-label study, evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational zolbetuximab in combination with gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel as a first-line treatment in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma with CLDN18.2-positive tumors (defined as ≥75% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining based on a validated immunohistochemistry assay). For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03816163.
In addition to zolbetuximab, ASP2138 is under development in our Primary Focus Immuno-Oncology. ASP2138 is a bispecific monoclonal antibody that binds to CD3 and CLDN18.2, and it is currently in a Phase 1 trial for people with gastric, GEJ or pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The safety and efficacy of the agent under investigation have not been established for the uses being considered. For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT05365581.
There is no guarantee that the agent will receive regulatory approval and become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management's current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas' intellectual property rights by third parties.
Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
References
1 Xu RH, Shitara K, Ajani JA, et al. Updates on Abstract 405736: Zolbetuximab + CAPOX in 1L claudin-18.2+ (CLDN18.2+)/HER2− locally advanced (LA) or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mG/GEJ) adenocarcinoma: Primary phase 3 results from GLOW. Presented at: 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. Abstract 405736.
2 Shitara K, et al. Zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 in patients with claudin-18 isoform 2-positive, HER2-negative, untreated, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastrooesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (SPOTLIGHT): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. The Lancet. Published online April 14, 2023; S0140-6736(23)00620-7.
3 Sung H, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209-49.
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5 American Cancer Society. Signs and symptoms of stomach cancer (01-22-2021). Available at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomach-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
6 National Cancer Institute. Gastric cancer treatment (PDQ®): patient version (08-24-2021). Available at https://www.cancer.gov/types/stomach/patient/stomach-treatment-pdq. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
7 American Cancer Society. Esophageal cancer risk factors (06-09-2020). Available at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophagus-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
8 National Cancer Institute. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Cancer stat facts: stomach cancer. Available at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/stomach.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
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10 Sahin U, et al. FAST: a randomised phase II study of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus EOX versus EOX alone for first-line treatment of advanced CLDN18.2-positive gastric and gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol. 2021;32(5):609-19.
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MEXICO CITY, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV:FIBRAPL 14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced that after having served as a member of the Technical Committee for the past years, Gimena Peña Malcampo, will step down as an independent member.
"We appreciate the time and effort that Gimena put on our Technical Committee meetings. Her perspective, in particular on the ESG initiatives, was highly valued," said Luis Gutiérrez, CEO, Prologis Property Mexico.
"Serving on the FIBRA Prologis Technical Committee has been a rewarding experience. I have always admired the company's commitment to innovation and sustainability, and I'm particularly proud of the progress that has been made toward advancing our sustainability-centered goals. It has been my privileged to serve as a board member of this impactful organization," said Mrs. Peña Malcampo.
FIBRA Prologis Manager will announce a replacement to Gimena Peña Malcampo as an independent member of the Technical Committee.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2023, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 228 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 44.2 million square feet (4.1 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust ("FIBRA") status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the "Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores" and the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading "Risk Factors." FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.
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HOUSTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, after the close of the stock market.
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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Central Time. The conference call will be led by Robert T. Ladd, Chief Executive Officer, and W. Todd Huskinson, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Conference Call Details
Via Phone: Dial 888-506-0062 (domestic). Use passcode 810825. Starting approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call, a replay will be available through Thursday, August 24, 2023 by dialing 877-481-4010 and entering passcode 48865.
Via Live Webcast: Connect via the Public Company (SCIC) section of our website at www.stelluscapital.com, under the Events tab. A replay of the conference will be available on our website for approximately 90 days.
About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, and corresponding equity investments. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management, LLC. To learn more about Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, visit www.stelluscapital.com under the Stellus Capital Investment Corporation link.
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Results Show an Alternative Twice as Effective Compared to Antidepressant Medications
LONDON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flow Neuroscience, the creators of the Flow tDCS headset that provides at-home non-invasive brain stimulation to treat depression, today announced the results of its FDA pivotal clinical trial. The trial results show that the Flow headset was twice as effective as the most commonly-prescribed antidepressants in the treatment of depression.*
In July 2022, Flow received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, demonstrating the innovative nature of the platform and the significant advantages it offers over existing approved or cleared alternatives. It was the first medical device in the category to achieve this status. Flow is now being reviewed for full FDA approval, which would make this device available as an at-home treatment option in the U.S.
In a study of patients in the US and the UK, the largest-ever clinical trial of its kind, 56% of the participants using the Flow tDCS headset were relieved of all depressive symptoms within 10 weeks**. Daily use of Flow was confirmed to be safe with minimal side effects.
Flow has already been granted regulatory approval in Europe where it is available over the counter via Flow's website and in major UK pharmacies. More than 12,000 people and 100 clinics/hospitals in Europe use Flow today, including NHS partnerships.
Preliminary results include:
The trial sites at the University of Texas and the University of East London measured the effectiveness and safety of the tDCS headset designed by Flow Neuroscience.
173 patients were taken through the at-home treatment program, completely remotely and with minimal supervision, over a 10-week period. This was the largest ever US/UK tDCS study for the treatment of depression.
56% of patients in the treatment group went into remission (complete relief from depression symptoms), and 62% had a clinical response (more than 50% improvement in depressive symptoms.)**
The study showed that participants had greater than three times higher odds of getting substantially better if they got the active treatment vs if they got placebo/sham stimulation, approximately double the average effect size witnessed in the trials for the 21 best-selling antidepressants reviewed by the FDA.
No major side effects were reported from the treatment group.
Flow's study results come at a time when depression is at an all-time high among U.S. adults, but with nearly half of Americans in 2021 reporting they did not seek help for clinical-level mental health issues, citing an increased desire for self-help options. The Flow tDCS headset and treatment is conveniently administered at home five times a week, creating an effective, safe, and accessible treatment option for depression.
How Flow works:
The Flow headset uses a brain-stimulation technique called tDCS to target the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is the area of the brain associated with depression.
Depression is associated with lowered activity in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC). This area of the brain helps regulate mood, and focus, and can even impact sleep and appetite. When this area of the brain has lower activity, these functions are affected.
By delivering a weak electrical current (2 mA) to the DLPFC via electrodes placed on the forehead, activity increases in this part of the brain. This addresses what some researchers believe is one of the physical causes of depression.
Since Flow can target specific brain areas involved in depression directly, users experience little to no side effects compared to antidepressants.
Allan Young (Chair of Mood Disorders, Director of Centre for Affective Disorders in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at King's College London) said: "These exciting and encouraging new data raise the prospect of a real advance in the treatment of depression. Major depression is undertreated throughout the world, and all of the currently widely used treatment modalities have significant limitations. The nature of this treatment, being both effective and well tolerated, means that it is a treatment which may be widely adopted and should be a helpful intervention for many people suffering from major depression."
Azhar Zafar (GPA Director of Research, NHS GP, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Buckingham) said: "These findings are incredibly promising and align with the valuable insights gained from utilizing Flow in primary care. Flow has gained significant popularity among our NHS patients, and a considerable number of them willingly opt for Flow when presented with the choice for the treatment of depression with or without pharmacotherapy. This positive reception speaks volumes about the effectiveness and patient satisfaction associated with Flow."
Flow Neuroscience co-founder Daniel Månsson said: "Depression is one of the most common mood disorders, and unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest to treat. Our core mission was to create a treatment that is effective and accessible to as many people as possible in their own homes, with little to no side effects. The results of this clinical trial show how effective this treatment has become and how breakthroughs are still possible in the treatment of depression."
Corey Keller (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University) said: 'These results show clear separation of active and sham treatment arms in a large, multisite, randomized controlled trial for at-home low-intensity brain stimulation for depression. Flow's novel brain stimulation approach could offer valuable opportunities for individuals to manage their depression from home effectively, signaling a very promising development in mental health treatment.'
Visit www.flowneuroscience.com to find out more information about Flow's first at-home depression treatment.
Key Stats about Flow Neuroscience:
12,000+ real-world users in UK and Europe
Live in 100+ clinics and hospitals in UK and Europe
8 million minutes of stimulation using the Flow headset and over 260,000 stimulation sessions
Flow attracts users from all ages and walks of life, with over one-third of users above 50 years of age
More About Flow Neuroscience
Founded in 2016, Flow Neuroscience's mission is to develop new ways to combat mental health issues with science and technology. The Flow headset is a medication-free treatment for depression, the leading cause of disability in the world. It combines a brain stimulation wearable and an app-based therapy program to create a new effective, safe, and affordable way to treat depression, at home. The Flow headset offers a treatment you can take with you from your home to your office to your everyday. On average, the majority of Flow headset users see significant improvements within 4 to 6 weeks of treatment.
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*Based on a comparison of odds ratios, a standardized way of comparing clinical trials and a form of measurement for the difference in effect between treatment and placebo. The study showed that participants had greater than three times higher odds of getting substantially better if they got the active treatment vs if they got placebo/sham stimulation, approximately double the average effect size witnessed in the trials for the 21 best-selling antidepressants reviewed by the FDA.
**Measured by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The trial was also measured by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17), and results demonstrated 45% clinical remission and 55% had an improvement of at least 50%.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc., (NASDAQ:TRUE) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 in a stockholder letter, which is available HERE and on the TrueCar investor relations website at ir.truecar.com .
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The company will host a call to discuss its second quarter results on Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m. PT. A live webcast of the call will be available through TrueCar's Investor Relations website and the link below.
TrueCar Second Quarter 2023 Live Call and Webcast Details:
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (6:00 a.m. Pacific Time) Dial-In: 1-833-816-1391 (domestic) 1-412-317-0484 (international) Webcast: Access the live webcast HERE
An archived version of the call will also be available upon completion on the Investor Relations section of TrueCar's website at ir.truecar.com .
TrueCar has used and intends to continue to use its Investor Relations website ( ir.truecar.com ), LinkedIn , Facebook and Twitter as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
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TrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace that lets auto buyers and sellers connect to our nationwide network of Certified Dealers. With access to an expansive inventory provided by our Certified Dealers, we are building the industry's most personalized and efficient auto shopping experience as we seek to bring more of the process online. Consumers who visit our marketplace will find a suite of vehicle discovery tools, price ratings and market context on new, used and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. When they are ready, shoppers in TrueCar's marketplace can connect with a Certified Dealer in our network, who shares our belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation of a great auto shopping experience. As part of our marketplace, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including AARP, Sam's Club, Navy Federal Credit Union and American Express.
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Tuesday, Aug. 1
Legion baseball: Class A state tournament at Kindred: championship (12 p.m.); if necessary (2 p.m.).
Northwoods League: Great Plains All-Star Game, 7 p.m., Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Legion baseball: Central Plains Regional at Rapid City, S.D: first round, l: Williston vs. Lincoln, Neb., 9:30 a.m.; Fargo Post 2 vs. Eden Prairie, Minn., 12 p.m.; St. Michael, Minn., vs. Harrisburg, S.D, 3:30 p.m..; Elkhorn-Waterloo, Neb., vs. Rapid City, 6:15 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 3
Legion baseball: Central Plains Regional at Rapid City, S.D.
Northwoods League: Willmar at Bismarck, 6:35 p.m., Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.
Friday, Aug. 4
Legion baseball: Central Plains Regional: Williston vs. Lincoln, Neb., 9:30 a.m.; Fargo Post 2 vs. Eden Prairie, Minn., 12 p.m.; St. Michael, Minn., vs. Harrisburg, S.D, 3:30 p.m..; Elkhorn-Waterloo, Neb., vs. Rapid City, 6:15 p.m., at Rapid City, S.D.
Northwoods League: Willmar at Bismarck, 7:05 p.m., Municipal Ballpark.
RADIO TODAY
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6:45 p.m.
KDKT (1410 AM) – Minnesota at St. Louis
TV TODAY
MLB BASEBALL
5:30 p.m.
MLBN — Philadelphia at Miami
6 p.m.
TBS — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees
8:30 p.m.
MLBN — Boston at Seattle
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — Northwoods League All-Star Game: Great Plains East vs. Great Plains West, Bismarck
SOCCER
10 p.m.
ESPN — Club Friendly: AC Milan vs. FC Barcelona, Las Vegas
TENNIS
5 a.m. (Tuesday and Wednesday)
TENNIS — ATP: Kitzbuhel; WTA: Prague, Early rounds
11 a.m.
TENNIS — ATP/WTA: Washington, Early rounds
10 p.m.
TENNIS — ATP: Los Cabos, Early rounds
WNBA
6 p.m.
ESPN — Minnesota at Connecticut
WOMEN’S SOCCER
6 a.m. (Tuesday)
FOX — World Cup: China vs. England, Group D
FS1 — World Cup: Haiti vs. Denmark, Group D
2 a.m. (Wednesday)
FOX — World Cup: Argentina vs. Sweden, Group G
FS1 — World Cup: South Africa vs. Italy, Group G
5 a.m. (Wednesday)
FOX — World Cup: Panama vs. France, Group F
FS1 — World Cup: Jamaica vs. Brazil, Group F
Playback
10 YEARS AGO (2013): Bismarck native Weston Dressler caught five passes for 73 yards and a touchdown for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as part of a 37-0 rout of Hamilton in Canadian Football League action. Dressler’s TD reception was a 28-yarder thrown by quarterback Darian Durant, who completed 20 of 32 passes for 347 yards and four touchdowns.
20 YEARS AGO (2003): Ron Hanson Jr. of Grand Forks and Darnell Arndt of Dickinson were first in the two-day North Dakota Governor’s Cup fishing competition. A total of 1,374 fish, weighing 3,163.12 pounds were caught. Hanson Jr. and Arndt caught 12 fish weighing 48.50 pounds and earned $8,200 for their efforts.
50 YEARS AGO (1973): Rob Lighthizer fired four hitless innings of relief for Mandan in a 4-3 win over Jamestown in the regular-season finale for both clubs. Lighthizer did not walk and batter and struck out seven to earn his fourth win of the Legion season. Craig Stenslie went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the win for Mandan. Mike Schuck added two hits, including a double, and scored twice. Doug Hogan paced Jamestown with a 2-for-4 performance, including a double and RBI.
TRIVIA ANSWER
21-19.
CONTACT US
Dave Selvig, Tribune sports editor, 250-8246 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: david.selvig@bismarcktribune.com)
Josh Dungan, Tribune sportswriter, 355-8389 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: josh.dungan@bismarcktribune.com)
Scott Throlson, Tribune sportswriter, 250-8245 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: scott.throlson@bismarcktribune.com)
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BISMARCK HIGH
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m. at BHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8:30 a.m., Riverwood Golf Course Parking Lot.
Coach: Scott Reichenberger, 701-400-6134.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Parent meeting: Thursday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m. at BHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8:30 a.m., Riverwood Golf Course Parking Lot.
Coaches: Janelle Olson, 701-391-1755; Scott Reichenberger, 701-400-6134.
FOOTBALL
Parent meeting: Friday, Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m. at Hughes Field.
First practice: Thursday, Aug. 3-Saturday, Aug. 5, 8-10:30 a.m. & Monday, Aug. 7-Thursday, Aug. 17, 8-10 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. at Hughes Field (10th-12th); Monday Aug. 7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Hughes Field (9th).
Coach: Mark Gibson, 701-527-0115.
GIRLS GOLF
Parent meeting: Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m. at BHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. at Pebble Creek Golf Course.
Coach: John Tufte, 701-425-4255.
BOYS SOCCER
Parent meeting: Sunday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. at BHS Commons.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 7, 8 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. at Cottonwood.
Coach: Ricardo Pierre-Louis, 701-204-2793.
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
Parent meeting: TBD.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 4-6 p.m. at BSC Aquatics and Wellness Center.
Coaches: Matt and Emily Poppe, 701-226-2814.
BOYS TENNIS
Parent meeting: Wednesday, Aug. 16 at BHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tom O'Leary Tennis Courts.
Coach: Justin Zainhofsky, 701-471-9725
VOLLEYBALL
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. at BHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8:30-10:30 a.m. (JV/V); 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (10th); 2:30-4 p.m. (9th) at BHS Karlgaard Gym.
Coach: Brianna Kline, 701-391-5591.
CENTURY
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 21, 5:30 p.m. at HMS Cafatorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8 a.m., Century HS Room E106.
Coach: Brad Lies, 701-220-1519.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m., CHS Library.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8 a.m., Pioneer Park.
Coaches: Kate Fox.
FOOTBALL
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 7, 6 p.m. at Century Auditorium.
First practice: Thursday, Aug. 3, 8:30 a.m., Century High School.
Coach: Ron Wingenbach, 701-426-1779.
GIRLS GOLF
Parent meeting: Thursday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m., Location TBD.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 7, 12 p.m. at Tom O'Leary Golf Course.
Coach: Tyce Halter.
BOYS SOCCER
Parent meeting: Tuesday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. at CHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Returning players), 7 p.m. (JV/9th/New Players) at Community Bowl.
Coach: Stephane Guillaume, 787-379-5770.
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
Parent meeting: Tuesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. at CHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 4 p.m. at BSC Aquatics and Wellness Center.
Coaches: Spencer Wheeling, 701-721-4659.
BOYS TENNIS
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 9-10:30 a.m. (1-12), 5:15-6:30 p.m. (13+), Sertoma.
Coach: Michael Kapp, 701-425-1383.
VOLLEYBALL
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. at CHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (JV/V); 1-3 p.m. (10th); 3:30-5:30 p.m. (9th) at CHS Olson Gym.
Coach: Jamie Zastoupil, 701-730-5192.
LEGACY
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 14, 4:45 p.m. at LHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8 a.m., Legacy High School.
Coach: Jake Leingang, 701-226-0544.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 14, 4:45 p.m. at LHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 8 a.m., Legacy High School.
Coaches: Kelsey Reimnitz, 701-426-8982.
FOOTBALL
First practice: Thursday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m., Sanford Sports Complex.
Coach: Chris Clements, 701-471-7488.
GIRLS GOLF
Parent meeting: Sunday, July 30, 6 p.m. at Pebble Creek Putting Green.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m. at Riverwood Golf Course.
Coach: Bill Kalanek, 701-319-6668.
BOYS SOCCER
First practice: Monday, Aug. 7, 5-7 p.m. at Sanford Sports Complex.
Coach: Tom Marcis, 701-220-8437.
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
Parent meeting: Monday, July 31, 6 p.m. at LHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 4-6 p.m. at BSC Aquatics and Wellness Center.
Coaches: Thomas Wheeling, 701-721-2465.
BOYS TENNIS
Parent meeting: Tuesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. at LHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m. at Sanford Sports Complex Tennis Courts.
Coach: Scott McPherson, 701-391-4874.
VOLLEYBALL
Parent meeting: Monday, Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. at LHS Auditorium.
First practice: Monday, Aug. 14, 3:45-5:45 p.m. (10th-12th); 6:30-8:30 p.m. (9th) at LHS Haussler Gym.
Coach: Jennifer Astle, 701-391-9582.
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Jul. 31—Police have arrested an Aiken County woman in connection to the death of a Graniteville man. Suzanne Boozer, 57, of Windsor was arrested and charged Friday with accessory after the fact to felony A, B, C or murder in relation to the death of John Belote, according to jail records. Capt. Eric Abdullah with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office confirmed Boozer is a suspect in the case. ...
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Jul. 31—Police have arrested an Aiken County woman in connection to the death of a Graniteville man.
Suzanne Boozer, 57, of Windsor was arrested and charged Friday with accessory after the fact to felony A, B, C or murder in relation to the death of John Belote, according to jail records.
Capt. Eric Abdullah with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office confirmed Boozer is a suspect in the case.
Boozer is the fourth person charged in connection to the death of Belote, after the arrests of Donald Britton, 51; Thomas Guinn, 30; and Cody Wooten, 37; all of Windsor.
Aiken County Sheriff's Office warrants said Boozer helped remove the remains of John Belote with three other people.
The warrants said the four suspects removed the remains from an unmarked shallow grave at 916 Windsor Road to another shallow unmarked grave at 379 Wendy Lane.
Police are still looking for another suspect, 35-year-old Michael Dwayne Williams of Aiken, who is wanted on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Britton and Wooten are facing the charge of accessory after the fact for murder and Guinn is facing charges of murder and possession during a violent crime.
The three men were previously charged with the destruction or removal of human remains.
Police warrants said Britton and Wooten moved Belote's body from a field on Spring Branch Road to a location on Windsor Road, then burned his body and buried it in a shallow grave.
Britton and Wooten then dug up Belote's body and moved to a shallow grave on Wendy Lane in Windsor.
Boozer, Britton, Wooten and Guinn are listed as inmates at the Aiken County detention center with no bond.
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An American woman was arrested and charged in the Bahamas for conspiring to kill her husband several months after the couple had filed for divorce, according to a police news release and court documents viewed by CNN.
Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Thomasville, Georgia, is accused of conspiring with two Bahamas natives, 28-year-old Terrance Adrian Bethel and 29-year-old Farron Newbold Jr., to kill her husband, Robert Shiver, according to court documents.
Prosecutors allege the accused conspired to kill the husband together on July 16 while together on the Abaco Islands.
Bethel and Newbold Jr. were also taken into police custody and face conspiracy to commit murder charges. The three defendants were flown to the capital of Nassau.
Police in the Bahamas were able to successfully foil the plot by acting on intelligence they had gathered during a separate criminal investigation, when they stumbled upon crucial information on a phone that was recovered during an inquiry into a recent local business break-in, a Bahamian police source told CNN.
According to the source, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity, written messages found on that phone indicated the existence of the sinister plot. The identity of the phone’s owner remains unclear. As the investigation remains ongoing, the police source did not provide further details on that matter.
Attorneys represented the defendants in court during a Friday arraignment, according to court documents. The defendants were not required to enter a plea for the charges and were remanded to the Bahamas corrections department until an October 5 court hearing.
Lindsay and Robert Shiver both attended Auburn University and live in Thomasville, according to social media posts.
Husband filed for divorce, wife filed the next day
According to a complaint listed on the Thomas County, Georgia, Clerk of Courts website, Robert Shiver filed for divorce on April 5, 2023, and his wife subsequently filed for divorce the following day.
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Robert Shiver listed Lindsay Shiver’s “adulterous conduct” as a reason for divorce, saying the marriage is irrevocably broken, according to the court filings viewed by CNN.
The filing from Lindsay Shiver says she “incurred debt beyond her means to pay” and asks that Robert Shiver be made to pay.
CNN has reached out attorneys representing each of the two in the divorce case.
Pictures posted on a social media account believed to belong to Lindsay Shiver indicate the family has spent a good deal of time in the Bahamas.
Robert Shiver works as an insurance executive in Thomasville, according to a company website. Court documents in the Bahamas misidentify him as Richard Shiver.
A profile of him on the website says he was a member of the Auburn University football team and briefly a member of at least one NFL team.
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Donald Trump's mounting legal troubles have not dented his status as the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. In fact, the criminal charges have strengthened his position. Why?
The former US president has been indicted twice in the past four months - once in New York for alleged financial crimes and once in a federal court on charges that he mishandled sensitive government documents and obstructed an investigation.
He may be on the verge of a third indictment, for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and a fourth in Georgia for pressuring state officials to reverse his 2020 defeat there.
Through this all, Mr Trump's campaign has not just continued unabated, it has thrived.
An average of opinion polls from 31 July shows he has a commanding lead of 37 points over his nearest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
No-one else in the crowded field of 14 candidates scores over 6%, and more than half of them are not even at 1%.
Bar chart showing average polling numbers for Republican contenders on 31 July. Donald Trump is 53%; Ron DeSantis 16%; Vivek Ramaswamy 6%; Mike Pence 4%; Tim Scott 3%; Nikki Haley 3%, Chris Christie 2%
Back in mid-February, Mr Trump's lead over Mr DeSantis in the average of polls was just two points (41% to 39%). That turned out to be the Florida governor's high point so far, however. While his star has faded and his poll numbers have plummeted, Mr Trump's support has remained rock solid.
And since the first indictment was brought in the first week of April - making Mr Trump the first former US president to face criminal charges - it has actually grown.
According to the average of polls, Mr Trump has been the first choice of a majority of Republican voters ever since that first arrest and court appearance.
Most Republican voters see charges as politically motivated
According to Clifford Young, president of US public affairs with Ipsos, the bond between Donald Trump and his supporters - which equates to about 40% to 45% of the Republican electorate - will be difficult to break.
"They see the world through his eyes," he says. "His base believes he's been wronged. They believe that the indictments are politically motivated."
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After Mr Trump's indictment for illegally retaining classified documents, the BBC spoke with a panel of Republican voters about their views on the former president - and found similar sentiments.
"This is so obviously a blatant attempt to take Mr Trump out of the presidential running," 61-year-old Trump-supporting Rom Solene of Arizona said. "And it is a sad day for our nation, considering that others, including Mr Biden, have been caught with classified documents in their possession."
Even Republicans like Luke Gordon, who doesn't support Mr Trump's attempt to recapture the White House, viewed the indictment with some scepticism.
"I don't doubt the legitimacy of the claims in the indictment, and I do not defend Trump's actions," the 21-year-old New Yorker said. "However, the motivation behind his prosecution and investigation remains of grave concern."
A June poll by CBS News, the BBC's partner in the US, illustrates the point
76% of likely Republican primary voters said the classified documents indictment was "politically motivated"
38% of those voters thought it would be a national security risk if the former president kept nuclear or military documents after he left office. For the US public at large, the number is 80%
61% of Republican voters said Mr Trump's indictments did not change how they viewed the former president, while 14% said it made them see him more positively
"We're really dealing with the tale of two Americas and two distinct bubbles," says Mr Young. "There's one bubble that sees Trump's behaviour as lawless. And there's another bubble that sees him as their champion - and that he's being attacked because of that."
Trump supporters at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on 29 July 2023
Could trials and convictions affect Trump's support?
Given this dynamic, there is little evidence that a third or even a fourth indictment will measurably alter the landscape of the Republican presidential race.
Indicting Mr Trump for challenging the 2020 election results, for instance, may not resonate with Republicans, 84% of whom, according to a March CNN survey, shared the view that Joe Biden did not "legitimately" win the 2020 election.
That is a serious problem for his Republican rivals who are left to fight it out for the roughly 60% of the Republican electorate who tell pollsters they could be persuaded to back another candidate or would never support Mr Trump.
Most have been reluctant to criticise the former president over the criminal charges, conscious that it would upset his base, but have also struggled to make the case for why voters should pick them instead.
If Mr Trump's indictments haven't moved the political needle, next year's big question could be whether trials and possible convictions could finally alter the sharp partisan divides in US public opinion on Mr Trump.
Throughout the first half of 2024, Mr Trump will have to deal with a clash between campaign events and court appearances at his trials which could each last weeks.
Graphic showing clash between Trump's court dates and Republican campaign calendar
He said on Friday that he would not end his presidential campaign even if he were found guilty and sentenced.
That's uncharted territory in US politics, but Mr Young says the key "leading indicators" to watch will be whether Mr Trump's favourability standing in polls and his "electability" - the view as to whether he can win back the White House - take noticeable shifts.
If that's the case, it could presage an erosion of his support in a way that the string of indictments, as well as all the other controversies over his eight years in the public sphere, have not.
For the moment, however, early head-to-head polls show Mr Trump within striking distance of the current president. A recent Economist-YouGov poll had Joe Biden ahead of Mr Trump 44% to 40%. Morning Consult had the Democrat ahead by 2 points, 43% to 41%. Both leads are within the margin of error.
That suggests that familiar partisan battle lines are already being drawn - and that the 2024 election, like the two previous contests involving Mr Trump - will be narrowly decided.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying China would refrain from such an attack if the costs outweighed the benefits. "So my policy is going to be to deter that from happening," DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News on Monday when asked what he would do if China invaded Taiwan.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying China would refrain from such an attack if the costs outweighed the benefits.
"So my policy is going to be to deter that from happening," DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News on Monday when asked what he would do if China invaded Taiwan.
"China respects hard power. If they think the costs are going to exceed any potential benefits, they are not going to do it," the Florida governor said in the interview.
DeSantis said such deterrence would involve both "hard power" in the region, an apparent reference to U.S. military power, as well as economic levers that the U.S. could pull.
U.S.-China relations have been tense for years over a range of national security and trade issues, including China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan. Among the other sore points are U.S. export bans on advanced technologies, China's state-led industrial policies, human-rights issues, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and trade tariffs.
The Biden administration has sought to take a step toward repairing ties between the world's two biggest economies through recent visits to China by senior U.S. officials.
DeSantis criticized President Joe Biden's handling of the China-Taiwan issue. "I do think under Biden we are on a course where in the next five or 10 years, they probably would be able to take it," he said, referring to China and Taiwan. "If we change course I think we can prevent it."
DeSantis, like other Republican candidates, has been hawkish on China and has called it "the No. 1 geopolitical threat" for the United States.
Former President Donald Trump currently leads the Republican field in public opinion polls, with DeSantis a distant second.
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In a separate interview published on Monday in the Wall Street Journal, DeSantis said he would consider a national ban on Chinese-owned short video app TikTok.
“I am inclined to not want TikTok in the United States,” DeSantis told the newspaper.
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Jul. 31—A tip from a garage owner prompted the investigation that led to the arrest of two people on charges of burglarizing an unoccupied Throop home, borough police said. Paul Pasco and Savannah Juice, who were initially arrested in Scranton for receiving stolen property involving two vehicles, now face additional charges arising from the underlying break-in, police said. Pasco, 25, and ...
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Jul. 31—A tip from a garage owner prompted the investigation that led to the arrest of two people on charges of burglarizing an unoccupied Throop home, borough police said.
Paul Pasco and Savannah Juice, who were initially arrested in Scranton for receiving stolen property involving two vehicles, now face additional charges arising from the underlying break-in, police said.
Pasco, 25, and Juice, 21, were arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Joanne Corbett on burglary, theft by unlawful taking, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and other offenses.
Borough police accused them of taking the two vehicles and other items during a burglary at 807 Murray St. on July 22.
According to a criminal complaint filed by borough Officer Michael Gervasi, Andrew Alia contacted police after Pasco and Juice stopped at the auto shop he operates at 3100 Olyphant Ave. in Scranton early on July 23 with two vehicles, a 2017 Hyundai Tucson and a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro.
Pasco said he got the cars as payment for doing tree work, but Alia told police the vehicles were worth too much for that kind of job and believed they were stolen, the complaint said. Alia later learned the occupant of the property where Pasco supposedly did the work died in 2020.
In the meantime, city police responded to the garage and forbid Pasco and Juice, neither of whom had a valid driver's license, from taking the vehicles, the complaint said.
After making contact with the current owner of Murray Street property, a Kentucky resident whose late mother previously lived there, police entered the residence and found the entire house appeared to have been rummaged through, Gervasi said in the complaint. Two vehicles were also missing from the garage.
During an interview with police, Pasco, of 39 Olendike St. in the borough, said he learned from a neighbor the house was vacant and told officers other people had broken in prior to him being there, the complaint said. He said he and Juice entered through a broken back door and it was her idea to take the vehicles.
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Juice, of 616 Theodore St., Scranton, told police she and Pasco stole the vehicles with intention of keeping or selling them, the complaint said. She said she was only in the house once for 10 to 20 minutes.
Corbett set Pasco and Juice's bail on the latest charges at $30,000 each. Both remain in the Lackawanna County Prison while awaiting preliminary hearings next Monday.
Contact the writer: dsingleton@timesshamrock.com, 570-348-9132
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Jul. 31—Odessa police officers summoned to a medical call on Tropicana Avenue early Saturday morning had to perform CPR on an overdose victim and ended up making two drug arrests, also. According to an Odessa Police Department report, the officers found a 30-year-old woman lying on the living room floor not breathing after getting a 911 call around 1:40 a.m. They began CPR on the woman and she ...
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Jul. 31—Odessa police officers summoned to a medical call on Tropicana Avenue early Saturday morning had to perform CPR on an overdose victim and ended up making two drug arrests, also.
According to an Odessa Police Department report, the officers found a 30-year-old woman lying on the living room floor not breathing after getting a 911 call around 1:40 a.m.
They began CPR on the woman and she was later taken to Medical Center Hospital.
According to the report, while searching the house for other victims, they found the homeowners, Tanya Thanh Nguyen, 47, and Son Thai Tran Sr., 51 in a back room.
The officers also found a bag containing 16.9 ounces of marijuana, folded $1 bills with more than 3 grams of cocaine inside, a small bag of cocaine and 177 grams of cannabis-infused gummies, the report stated.
Tran, who had what appeared to be cocaine on one of his nostrils, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, the report stated. He remained in the Ector County jail Monday on surety bonds totaling $43,500.
Nguyen, Tran's wife, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. She remained in the Ector County jail Monday on surety bonds totaling $28,500.
The controlled substance charges are second-degree felonies punishable by two to 20 years in prison.
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A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of Mallory Grossman, a 12-year-old girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school. Her parents join CNN This Morning to discuss.
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A Brooklyn man was arrested following a grand jury indictment Monday for a crash that killed two women and a young father in Queens three years ago. Adama Diakite, 27, was hit with aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter in the first and second degree, and multiple counts of criminally negligent homicide, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Diakite was behind the wheel of a ...
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A Brooklyn man was arrested following a grand jury indictment Monday for a crash that killed two women and a young father in Queens three years ago.
Adama Diakite, 27, was hit with aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter in the first and second degree, and multiple counts of criminally negligent homicide, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.
Diakite was behind the wheel of a Nissan Altima carrying Dior Berkeley, 19, Kimani Foster, 20, and Ali Mohammed, 21 at 3:50 a.m. on Oct. 6, 2020, when he smashed the red sedan into a tree on North Conduit Avenue near 122 Street in South Ozone Park.
Diakite was the only survivor. Berkeley, Foster, and Mohammed died at the scene.
Prosecutors now believe Diakite was intoxicated at the time of the crash, court documents show.
Immediately following the crash, investigators suspected Diakite was speeding when the Altima veered into the tree, police sources said.
“I heard one big noise. One bam!” neighbor Dave Singh said. “I jump out of my sleep and think, ‘I am dreaming’ but then I look outside and I see it.”
Singh and his neighbors believe the car was speeding when it hit the curb and “went airborne” before slamming into the tree.
“It flew,” Singh said. “We heard one impact and didn’t hear any more.”
Diakite was a friend of all three of his slain passengers, his brother told the Daily News in 2020.
“They were his friends,” said Yacouba Diakite. “And he loved Ali. They were friends since childhood.”
An attorney for Diakite did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
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NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a multi-tiered plan Monday focused on taking preventative steps to combat gun violence in the city — but it was not immediately clear how his administration will gauge the success of the initiatives. The “Blueprint for Public Safety,” which Adams unveiled during a morning press conference with Gov. Hochul and State Attorney General Letitia James, is going ...
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NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a multi-tiered plan Monday focused on taking preventative steps to combat gun violence in the city — but it was not immediately clear how his administration will gauge the success of the initiatives.
The “Blueprint for Public Safety,” which Adams unveiled during a morning press conference with Gov. Hochul and State Attorney General Letitia James, is going to pump nearly $500 million into a range of programs related to housing, mental health, job training and other efforts that the mayor said will help nip gun violence in the bud.
“We sought out to answer a key question over and over again that we heard: How can we stop the violence before it happens on our streets?” Adams, flanked by members of his administration and other city officials, said at City Hall. “Our city must start intervening earlier, focusing on positive youth development, before it’s too late.”
According to the blueprint, the Adams’ administration will start with targeting the efforts in six police precincts where NYPD data shows a staggering 25% of all shootings in the city occurred in 2022. The precincts — which also have disproportionately high rates of poverty, unemployment and school absenteeism — are all in the Bronx and Brooklyn and include neighborhoods like Mott Haven, Morrisania, Brownsville and East New York, the blueprint states.
The Adams administration will evaluate the impact of the initiatives in the six precincts by looking at “performance indicators,” such as whether the number of shooting incidents and rates of hospitalizations for assaults in those areas start dropping. The administration will also look at whether unemployment, school absenteeism and poverty rates start improving in those areas, among other data points.
However, Adams, a retired NYPD captain who made public safety the top priority of his 2021 campaign, said he’s not going to set specific numerical targets that would constitute success in any given area of action.
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“We don’t have that,” he told reporters before taking a shot at media outlets over what he characterized as a lack of coverage about his administration’s public safety wins so far. “We already dropped in the percentage decrease in shootings, percentage decrease in homicides ... We are giving you those percentage decreases, and for some reason it’s not finding its way on your pages.”
After the press conference, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright told reporters the administration is going to set some performance benchmarks for issues like school absenteeism. She said those targets will be announced in coming weeks.
The blueprint was put together by a task force formed by Adams last year and spearheaded by Wright and AT Mitchell, a gun violence prevention activist who was tapped by the mayor last year to become the city’s “gun czar.”
Among the 51-page blueprint’s intervention efforts is a commitment to invest $57.5 million in improving housing conditions, especially in NYCHA complexes.
There is also commitments to spend $118.5 million on job training programs for youth; $106.66 on bolstering mental health resources for young people; $118.3 million on providing “mentorship opportunities” for them, and $67.8 million on assisting low-income New Yorkers with accessing public benefits like food assistance. A more modest $2.6 million is also earmarked in the plan for programs aimed at improving “bonds of trust between police and communities.”
Most of the near half-billion-dollar plan is being bankrolled by funds from city agencies that were allocated as part of this fiscal year’s municipal government budget adopted in June, Wright said. The only new funding for the plan appears to be a $6 million allocation from the state.
Addressing the fact that the plan does not include a significant amount of new funding, Adams said city agencies have historically not been “zeroing in on using their existing budgets to go after the holistic approach of ending the feeders of gun violence.”
“We now have given a new charge that you are to look at your budget and make sure that you are buying into this overall plan and what are the feeders of ending gun violence,” he said.
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The exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found - the BBC has been hearing about the significance of the discovery in Ghana.
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Taking care, archaeologist Christopher DeCorse spreads the rare artefacts out on a makeshift table next to the dig site.
A gunflint (used in old-fashioned guns), tobacco pipes, broken pottery and the jawbone of a goat are carefully laid out. These discarded fragments, unearthed from centuries of compacted soil, offer clues to a lost past.
"Any archaeologist who says they are not excited when they find something are not being entirely truthful," the professor from Syracuse University in the US says with a broad smile.
These remnants point to the existence of "the first English outpost established anywhere in Africa", he argues.
The archaeologist is standing in the ruins of Fort Amsterdam, speaking above the wind and roar of the Atlantic Ocean waves hitting Ghana's coastline.
Inside that fort are what are thought to be the remains of an older fort - Kormantine - long-lost under the earth, which the professor's team are gradually excavating with brisk activity.
The site of the dig, under the blue canopy, is inside Fort Amsterdam built by the Dutch
They are methodically combing through distinct layers of soil and stones with soft-bristle brushes and trowels. The disturbed soil removed from the trenches is carefully sieved.
A canopy protects the team and the site from the weather and despite the intense sun and the occasional shower, the archaeologists' work continues.
Ancient maps had referred to a Fort Kormantine in that area, for example the name of the nearby town, Kormantse, is clearly related. In addition, another version of the name, Coromantee, was given to some of the enslaved people in the Caribbean thought to have been transported from this place and later known for slave rebellions.
But where exactly the fort was located remained a matter of speculation, which may have now been brought to an end.
Dating back to the 17th Century, Fort Kormantine sat on the Atlantic coast just at the time when Europeans started shifting their interest from the trade in gold to the trade in humans.
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It was a pivotal moment in the history of their involvement in Africa that would have a profound effect on the continent.
The discovery by the team of archaeologists may shed some light on the lives of those early traders and what they were doing, as well as those who were sold and the impact on the community around them.
Ghana's coastal fishing towns, known for their colourful boats and the melodies sung by the fishermen, remain scarred by a past of European exploitation and human cruelty.
The slave forts dotted along what was called the Gold Coast are a looming reminder of that past.
Hundreds of thousands passed through them before being transported in horrific conditions across the sea.
Fort Kormantine - built by the English in 1631 - was one of the earliest places where that journey started.
It began life as a trading post for gold and other items like ivory.
The slave trade only began from there in 1663 when King Charles II granted a charter to the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa (later the Royal African Company). He gave it monopoly rights over the trade in human beings.
It was only in English hands for another two years before the Dutch seized it but Fort Kormantine played a key role in the initial stages of the slave trade.
It served as a warehouse for the goods that were used to buy slaves. It was also a brief holding point for those who had been kidnapped in different parts of West Africa before being shipped to the Caribbean to work in plantations to develop the sugar economy.
"We don't have that many details on exactly what these early outposts of the slave trade looked like, which is one of the things that make uncovering the foundations of Fort Kormantine interesting," Prof DeCorse says.
After capturing the fort, the Dutch built Fort Amsterdam on the same site, which is why its exact location could not be pinpointed, especially after it became a United Nations-recognised World Heritage Site, making excavation difficult.
But initial digs in 2019 in and near Fort Amsterdam, which turned up some early 17th Century artefacts, suggested where it might be.
Archaeologists returned earlier this year and began further searches.
Nigerian Omokolade Omigbule says it was "mind-blowing" to see the remains of the English fort
At first there was some disappointment as they started by finding a lot of plastic items that must have been dropped more recently. But then Nigerian graduate student Omokolade Omigbule uncovered a stone that Prof DeCorse identified as part of a bigger structure.
"It was mind-blowing, seeing first-hand the remnants, the footprints of an actual building subsumed under a new fort," says the student from the University of Virginia.
"Seeing the imprints of these external forces in Africa first-hand and being a part of such a dig takes me back a few hundred years, it feels like I was there."
As the excavations continued, they uncovered a six-metre-long (20ft) wall, a door post, foundations and a drainage system made of red brick.
All these indicate an English presence pre-dating the Dutch fort.
These bowls of tobacco pipes were among the artefacts found at the site
Returning to the display of artefacts in neatly labelled zip-lock bags, Prof DeCorse points out the rusty gunflint, which he says was in use in England in the early 17th Century.
The pipes with their small bowls where the tobacco was placed "is also very distinctive of the time that we are talking about here", the professor says, adding that over time the bowls got larger as tobacco became cheaper and more readily available.
Pre-empting the question about why the jawbone of a goat is important, Prof DeCorse suggest that it is proof of how the English occupants may have domesticated local animals as an alternative source of protein despite being on a coastline where there were fish in abundance.
Archaeology is painstaking work. Each fragment of the past it throws up needs to be interrogated and interpreted.
But in some ways, the hard work has only just begun. Archaeologists will spend the next three years trying to unravel the gamut of Fort Kormantine - its architecture, look and feel - which should in turn reveal its true significance.
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Jul. 31—ROCHESTER — In 2003, a driver bringing more than 300 pounds of marijuana from California to Minnesota was stopped by police. That driver then led investigators to Travis Cullen who was going to distribute the marijuana. Cullen, then 21 years old, faced a choice between the long federal sentence or naming other people he was working with. He chose not to cooperate. "That's not who I ...
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Jul. 31—ROCHESTER — In 2003, a driver bringing more than 300 pounds of marijuana from California to Minnesota was stopped by police. That driver then led investigators to Travis Cullen who was going to distribute the marijuana.
Cullen, then 21 years old, faced a choice between the long federal sentence or naming other people he was working with. He chose not to cooperate.
"That's not who I am," he said.
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As of Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, Minnesotans will be able to legally possess and grow marijuana. Cullen intends to apply for a license to sell marijuana. The legislation passed this year under the DFL-led Minnesota House and Senate and was signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz in May.
A social equity provision in the bill calls for giving priority in marijuana licensing to people like Cullen who have been convicted of nonviolent, marijuana-related crimes or have suffered losses due to marijuana prohibition. That includes military veterans who lost their honorable status due to a marijuana-related offense. Cullen said he hopes momentum and movement for expunging marijuana convictions bleeds into the federal level where people are still serving time.
Cullen is co-owner of Laughing Waters in Rochester, which sells hemp-derived, THC-infused edibles, beverages and flowers that are legal to sell and possess under state and federal laws. He's also the head of Minnesota's chapter of nonprofit Freedom Grow. The group advocates for the release of people still held for nonviolent, marijuana convictions.
Behind the counter at Laughing Waters, Cullen keeps a spiral-bound book containing the photographs and conviction information of dozens of people who are imprisoned for marijuana convictions. His goal is to see that every one of those people is released.
"I know their pain," he said. "And so many people are profiting off their pain."
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He flips through the book and shakes his head pointing to the lengths of the sentences. He describes what it was like to spend his twenties in federal prison.
"Being there, it's like you're dead out here," he said. "After four years in prison, everybody's forgotten about you but your mother."
Cullen writes letters to some of the people serving time. Valerie Flores' case especially speaks to him. Flores is serving a 10-year sentence after
she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana
for bringing more than 300 pounds of marijuana from California to Wisconsin with her boyfriend. An informant led the Wisconsin State Patrol to stop both their separate vehicles, according to court records. Court records also state they each fled traffic stops and fled at high speeds.
Flores wrote back to Cullen about her conviction. She expressed surprise and hope to learn he was able to legally apply for a license to sell marijuana now despite his conviction.
Cullen said similar circumstances and the fact that Flores is serving time in Minnesota evoke empathy. He said he hopes to secure her release, and maybe a new chapter in life.
Cullen, who will attend a concert and public rally marking the legalization in Minneapolis Tuesday, said he also plans to visit Waseca, Minnesota.
"I plan to go to a park there, smoke a bit and think about my brothers and sisters who are sitting in prison," he said.
For him, he already has a new chapter. He ran a construction business for eight years. He credits his mother for helping him adapt to life outside prison.
"That and white privilege," he said.
Cullen said he had no interest in selling marijuana while it wasn't legal. Now, he said the prospect excites him.
"I'm just excited to do it legally and be a part of society and not have to hide," he said.
Most legal retail sales won't start until 2025 or later. That will give state leaders time to create a licensing and regulatory system for the new industry.
Rochester City Council passed an ordinance July 6
halting licensing for new cannabis businesses until 2025.
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(Bloomberg) -- Argentina’s central bank reserves fell Monday to the lowest level since 2006 after the government made a payment to the International Monetary Fund to avoid falling into arrears. Most Read from BloombergAsia’s Richest Families Fuel Race for Lucrative Finance JobsLots of US Homeowners Want to Move. They Just Have Nowhere to GoUS, Europe Are Growing Alarmed by China’s Rush Into Legacy ChipsA 5% US Mortgage Rate Is Seen as Tipping Point to Unlock SupplyMiami’s Overflowing Septic Tank
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(Bloomberg) -- Argentina’s central bank reserves fell Monday to the lowest level since 2006 after the government made a payment to the International Monetary Fund to avoid falling into arrears.
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Total gross reserves dropped to $24 billion after the government paid the IMF $2.6 billion by tapping its currency swap line with China and a bridge loan from a Latin American development bank. Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Monday morning in an announcement that Argentina wasn’t using any of its own money to pay the IMF.
Read More: Traders Go to US for Argentina Stocks to Hedge Election Bet (1)
With inflation over 115%, historically low reserves are stoking market concerns about an abrupt currency devaluation of Argentina’s official exchange rate around the crucial Aug. 13 primary election. The government maintains strict controls on the peso.
Massa is also the ruling party’s main presidential candidate and faces a tough election bid against the worsening economic backdrop. His Peronist bloc lost a gubernatorial election Sunday in a province it had governed for 20 years. Argentina is also expected to be in recession by the end of the third quarter this year, according to the central bank’s most recent monthly survey.
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SWAT, police and fire units are on the scene of a man possibly barricaded inside of a house in the area of Pittsburgh’s Homewood North and Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhoods.
According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, crews are stationed in the 7300 block of Stranahan Street.
Allegheny County 911 said units were called to the scene at around 6 p.m.
A male is believed to be barricaded inside of a house with access to weapons following a domestic incident, officials said.
Pittsburgh Police SWAT, EMS & Fire are in the 7300 block of Stranahan St. for a male believed to be barricaded inside with access to weapons following a domestic incident.
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Jul. 31—MANKATO — The former mayor of Pemberton was sentenced to 90 days in jail Monday after being convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a girl. Perry Blane Mortensen, 63, entered an Alford guilty plea in Blue Earth County District Court on a second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor charge, which suggests a defendant maintains innocence but acknowledges the state's evidence ...
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Jul. 31—MANKATO — The former mayor of Pemberton was sentenced to 90 days in jail Monday after being convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a girl.
Perry Blane Mortensen, 63, entered an Alford guilty plea in Blue Earth County District Court on a second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor charge, which suggests a defendant maintains innocence but acknowledges the state's evidence would result in a guilty verdict at trial.
During Monday's sentencing hearing, defense attorney Thomas Hagen spoke about how Mortensen's Alford plea meant the girl wouldn't be put through questioning at trial.
Mortensen will serve his sentence in Waseca County to allow for potential work release, according to court records. After his jail sentence, he'll be on supervised probation in Blue Earth County for five years.
A criminal complaint against Mortensen states he inappropriately touched the girl, who was younger than 13 years old, in 2021.
A victim impact statement from the girl's family likened the 90-day jail sentence to a "slap in the face," arguing for more time behind bars. Mortensen was not related to the victim, but the statement described him as being a grandfather figure to her leading up to the sexual assault.
Now, the family wrote, it's hard to have peace of mind and trust others.
"No child should have to go through this situation," the statement read.
Mortensen's statement in court included an apology for "any emotional hardships this case caused." Earlier, Hagen said just because someone maintains innocence in a case doesn't mean they don't understand the other side's perspective and how the case impacted them.
Hagen argued for more time before Mortensen had to report to jail so he could make arrangements at work. Prosecutor Todd Coryell argued for Mortensen to be taken into custody after the hearing.
Judge Andrea Lieser ordered Mortensen to report to the Waseca County jail by 6 p.m. She thanked the girl and her family for their bravery coming forward in the case.
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"Your voice matters," she said. "Please continue to speak up."
The sentence was in line with what was agreed to in the plea, Lieser said. She imposed a host of conditions on Mortensen, including registering as a sex offender, attending a sex offender treatment program, no contact with the victim or her family, and no contact with minors until completion of the program and approval by his provider and supervising agent.
Mortensen was Pemberton's mayor when the charges were filed against him.
Pemberton City Council minutes show an acting mayor stepped in after the charges were filed. Mortensen did not seek another term in the 2022 election.
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One of Donald Trump's main fundraising groups on Monday reported spending more than $21 million on legal expenses so far this year, a sign of the former president's mounting legal problems as he seeks to return to the White House. However, the sum reported was much less than major media had expected. The Save America group, which Trump founded in 2020 following his defeat in that year's presidential election, said in a filing to the Federal Election Commission that it spent about $30 million between January and June, with most of that going to legal expenses.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of Donald Trump's main fundraising groups on Monday reported spending more than $21 million on legal expenses so far this year, a sign of the former president's mounting legal problems as he seeks to return to the White House.
However, the sum reported was much less than major media had expected.
The Save America group, which Trump founded in 2020 following his defeat in that year's presidential election, said in a filing to the Federal Election Commission that it spent about $30 million between January and June, with most of that going to legal expenses.
Save America is formally separate from Trump's 2024 election campaign, but it has been a major funder of another group that is spending heavily on ads supporting Trump.
Several large U.S. media organizations, including the Washington Post and the New York Times, had reported over the weekend, citing anonymous sources, that Save America's filing would show as much as $40 million in spending on legal expenses.
Save America had previously reported spending more than $16 million on legal expenses through 2022, though on Monday the group filed a number of amended reports on its finances for previous years.
A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the difference in the numbers reported over the weekend and those in Monday's filing.
(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Sonali Paul)
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Jul. 31—A Schofield Middle School student was left inside the school after hours on the first day of school, according to a police incident report. The juvenile claimed he was unaware of what bus he was supposed to take home after school. He then asked an administrator at the school, who informed him that they were also unaware of which bus he should be taking, according to a report filed by ...
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Jul. 31—A Schofield Middle School student was left inside the school after hours on the first day of school, according to a police incident report.
The juvenile claimed he was unaware of what bus he was supposed to take home after school. He then asked an administrator at the school, who informed him that they were also unaware of which bus he should be taking, according to a report filed by Aiken Department of Public Safety.
After missing his bus, the juvenile was reportedly advised that the principal would give him a ride home. The boy fell asleep waiting for the principal and woke up alone at the school, according to the report.
Public Safety Officer N.H. Rogers responded to a call from the school's address at 6:48 p.m., and upon arrival determined that the boy was alone in the building.
The boy's mother requested that a report be completed to document the incident.
The Aiken County Public School District provided this information in a statement regarding the incident: "Schofield Middle School was not vacated entirely after dismissal on July 25. Most teachers and staff left between 4-4:30 p.m., two custodians worked second shift, which ended at 7:30 p.m., and Schofield Middle School's principal was also working in the building after hours, until he left for the day just before 10 p.m.
"The principal nor the custodians saw the student sleeping in the front office, or had any knowledge that the student was inside the building after all other students had been picked up. One of the custodians has shared that she saw an officer drive up to the school, but believed it to be a part of law enforcement's regular patrols of the campus or their response to something off-campus."
The statement also noted that teachers, staff and administrators are not able to transport students home in their personal vehicles. If there is no other option for transporting a student home, the school can request transportation by a public safety officer.
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Jul. 31—WINONA, Minn. — Dozens of search warrants filed by law enforcement following the disappearance of Madeline Kingsbury earlier this year were unsealed by a district judge Monday, July 31. Kingsbury's body was found in June and the father of her children, Adam Fravel, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in her death. Several electronics and a storage facility used by Fravel ...
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disappearance of Madeline Kingsbury
earlier this year were unsealed by a district judge Monday, July 31.
Kingsbury's body was
found in June
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arrested and charged with second-degree murder
in her death.
Several electronics and a storage facility used by Fravel were searched, along with the couple's vehicles.
Prosecutors allege that Fravel killed Kingsbury and buried her near his family's residence in Mabel, Minnesota, where she was found.
Officers noted several slight scratches on Fravel that appeared fresh when he was first questioned by police.
Fravel has previously denied any involvement in
Kingsbury's disappearance
and said he was cooperating with law enforcement.
Kingsbury's relationship with Fravel is alleged to have been rocky, with the couple attending therapy and allegations of physical abuse by Fravel rumored by Kingsbury's family and friends, the documents said. She was dating another man, something known to Fravel.
Kingsbury allegedly told a friend that if something were to happen to her, it was Fravel who did it, according to one of the search warrants.
Law enforcement executed search warrants related to Kingsbury's boyfriend's phone and Tinder account.
Kingsbury, a 27-year-old mother of two from Winona, Minnesota, first went missing on March 31, 2023. Her
body was found on June 7 by law enforcement
on a rural road just north of Mabel.
The area had previously been searched and Kingsbury's body was missed because it was concealed in a wooded area.
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Just two months after one of Nebraska's most contentious legislative sessions, lawmakers signaled Monday that more angry debate is likely next year over legislation to determine how schools deal with race, LGBTQ+ issues and other hot-button issues that have proved divisive in other Republican-controlled states like Florida. Sen. Dave Murman, the conservative chairman of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee, held a hearing that mostly discussed the use in schools of social-emotional learning, or SEL, that has become a lightning rod among conservatives who say schools use it to promote progressive ideas about race, gender and sexuality, and that a focus on students' well-being takes attention away from academics.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Just two months after one of Nebraska's most contentious legislative sessions, lawmakers signaled Monday that more angry debate is likely next year over legislation to determine how schools deal with race, LGBTQ+ issues and other hot-button issues that have proved divisive in other Republican-controlled states like Florida.
Sen. Dave Murman, the conservative chairman of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee, held a hearing that mostly discussed the use in schools of social-emotional learning, or SEL, that has become a lightning rod among conservatives who say schools use it to promote progressive ideas about race, gender and sexuality, and that a focus on students' well-being takes attention away from academics.
The decades-old concept seeks to teach students how to manage their emotions, make good decisions, share and collaborate. But several witnesses invited by Murman made far-fetched claims that it’s being used to teach critical race theory in public schools, is part of a conspiracy to mine private student data and is even being used a form of “mind control.”
Murman, a farmer from Glenvil, took over as chairman of the committee last year, when Republicans in the officially nonpartisan, one-chamber Legislature ousted a Democratic former schoolteacher from the post in what was widely seen as an effort by conservatives to “crack and pack” key committees to get more of their bills to the floor for debate.
That included education bills. A bill to allow taxpayer money to be used to fund private school scholarships did eventually pass. But others stalled, including a so-called parents rights bill by Murman to make it easier for parents to object to curriculum and remove books from school libraries.
Murman's hearing Monday was an indication he will seek to revive that bill when the new session begins in January.
One of those invited to speak was Nebraska Board of Education member Kirk Penner, who noted that he was testifying for himself and not speaking for the board. He leveled accusations of pornography littering the shelves of public school libraries and accused administrators of pushing critical race theory — an academic theory that centers on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation’s institutions. He also advocated for passage of the parents rights bill.
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Another witness, retired Kearney pediatrician Sue Greenwald, testified on behalf of a conspiracy-based political action committee she founded, the Protect Nebraska Children Coalition. She wove a convoluted tale that social-emotional learning is part of an agenda funded by global organizations who pay kickbacks to school administrators with the intention of indoctrinating students into everything from Marxist ideology to questioning their sexual orientation.
“I know I'm sounding like a crazy conspiracy theorist now,” Greenwald said. “But children are being given an employability score that will be used against them in 20 years.”
Asked seconds later about those conspiracies, she replied, “When the crazy people speak, you should believe them.”
Some of the most controversial testimony came from Murman himself, when he was asked by fellow Sen. Danielle Conrad if he agreed with recently approved Florida education standards that teach that slaves benefited from the skills they learned while enslaved.
“Slavery is wrong; there's no doubt about that. But we all benefit from our background," Murman replied, eliciting groans from the crowd.
Aggravated by the bent of the hearing, several left-leaning lawmakers held a competing public forum just down the hall in the Capitol in which the public was invited to express its views on social-emotional learning. A couple of dozen people turned out, with several criticizing conservatives who use phrases like “woke agenda” and words such as “groomers” and “indoctrination” to describe the state's public education system and teachers.
Charlie Yale, 17, who is entering his senior year at Omaha Central High School next month, called out conservatives' characterization of social-emotional learning as “simply not the truth.”
“For them, it's not about education," he said. “It's about trying to turn Nebraska into the next Florida.”
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Experts say a banana's lack of seeds has no effect on its nutritional value. Their absence is due to thousands of years of natural selection.
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The claim: Bananas in grocery stores are 'fake,' lack nutrients because they don’t produce seeds
A July 25 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a series of animated bananas, scientists and men wearing sunglasses along with text that suggests something is wrong with seedless bananas in the grocery store.
“When a fruit does not contain its seeds, it no longer has its beneficial nutrients,” says the narrator, who also claims bananas are "fake," genetically modified and “created and man-made in a lab.”
It was shared more than 40,000 times in six days.
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Experts say a banana's lack of seeds has no effect on its nutritional value. The absence of seeds is due to thousands of years of natural selection – not because scientists in a lab modified the fruit’s genetic code.
Seedless bananas have vitamins, fiber and potassium
Jonathan Crane, a tropical fruit crop specialist at the University of Florida, called the claims in the video “uninformed” and says bananas are good sources of several key nutrients.
The fruits contain significant amounts of vitamins A, C and B6 along with dietary fiber and 9% of the daily requirement of potassium, according to experts and the Department of Agriculture.
Fact check: No, banana color doesn't indicate artificial ripening
However, it is true the type of banana commonly found in the produce section, the Cavendish, does not bear traditional seeds.
A close look along the center of a peeled banana reveals tiny black specks. Those are vestigial seeds – or, “just little remnants of what was a seed,” Crane said.
The change didn’t happen in a lab somewhere. Instead, farmers long ago recognized naturally occurring mutations and bred the plants to encourage those traits.
“People recognized this a couple thousand years ago and said, ‘Hey, you know, I like these fruits over here because they don’t have seeds which break my teeth every time I bite into it,’” Crane said. “They selected those plants and propagated them – in other words, planted them in new locations.”
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Over time, the bananas that advanced were those that had three copies of their chromosomes – also known as triploid plants – as opposed to those with an even number of them. Triploid plants cannot split those chromosomes evenly to create a seed with the same amount from each parent, according to the Oxford Scientist. That means they usually can’t produce more plants and are seedless and sterile.
Instead of growing from seeds, banana plants either can be cut and replanted, or produced from the plants’ underground stems, called rhizomes.
USA TODAY reached out to the user who posted the video but did not receive a response.
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The Carter Center is calling on the U.S. government to extend its earthquake exception to sanctions on Syria, as the humanitarian carveout nears its Aug. 8 expiration date following deadly quakes earlier this year.
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July 31 (UPI) -- The Carter Center is calling on the U.S. government to extend its earthquake exception to sanctions on Syria, as the humanitarian carveout nears its Aug. 8 expiration date following deadly quakes earlier this year.
The Carter Center, a nonprofit and nongovernmental organization to advance human rights, urged the United States on Monday to follow Switzerland's model of an open-ended timeline after two devastating earthquakes -- with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 -- killed more than 60,000 people in Syria and Turkey on Feb. 6. The quakes, and the nearly 2,000 aftershocks which followed, impacted more than 13 million people across 10 provinces.
The 180-day humanitarian exception to U.S. sanctions on Syria was released several days after the quakes hit and authorized "for 180 days all transactions related to earthquake relief that would be otherwise prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations." The sanctions were first imposed in 2011, after the Syrian civil war, to ensure the Syrian government stopped using violence against its citizens.
According to the center founded by former President Jimmy Carter, the United States' General License 23 has made an impact by "removing obstacles to financial transactions tied to relief efforts," allowing goods and services from the United States -- that would otherwise be banned -- to flow in response to the deadly quakes.
"Our sanctions have longstanding authorizations, longstanding carveouts, to see to it that humanitarian aid is allowed to go into Syria," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in February, when GL 23 was announced.
The Carter Center on Monday urged the United States to follow Switzerland's model of an open-ended timeline after two devastating earthquakes -- with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 -- killed more than 60,000 people in Syria and Turkey on Feb. 6. File Photo by Turkish Defense Ministry
But the Carter Center said Monday the exception's six-month timeline is not long enough to carry out "all necessary relief efforts," which include food and shelter for displaced people, healthcare services and safe drinking water.
"Many relief operations, such as rebuilding hospitals and replacing complex medical equipment, will take years to complete," the center said in a statement.
While there is no word yet on whether the United States plans to extend GL 23, the Carter Center called its extension a "much-needed measure."
"By adopting an extended and open-ended approach, the U.S. government can demonstrate its commitment to alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people and contribute significantly to the ongoing humanitarian efforts in the region."
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Jul. 31—DICKINSON — A Dickinson man is in custody, facing a multitude of felony drug-related charges after authorities uncovered an active methamphetamine lab at his residence in Dickinson on Sunday, sparking a significant emergency service response. Around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Dickinson police and EMS swiftly responded to a residence in the 900 block of 3rd Avenue West, following a report of a ...
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Jul. 31—DICKINSON — A Dickinson man is in custody, facing a multitude of felony drug-related charges after authorities uncovered an active methamphetamine lab at his residence in Dickinson on Sunday, sparking a significant emergency service response.
Around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Dickinson police and EMS swiftly responded to a residence in the 900 block of 3rd Avenue West, following a report of a possible overdose. Medical aid was promptly provided to an individual at the location, and fortunately, hospital transport was deemed unnecessary. However, during the incident, officers stumbled upon compelling evidence indicative of the manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine. As a result, the Southwest Narcotics Task Force was summoned to the scene, obtaining a search warrant for further investigation.
The search yielded what law enforcement officials are calling "an active methamphetamine lab." In the lab, police located close to one pound of produced methamphetamine, a THC (marijuana) oil lab, 30 firearms and various other controlled substances. Due to the hazardous nature of the situation, a specialized team from Bismarck, trained in handling clandestine labs and the associated chemical and explosive dangers, was called in to assist in remediation efforts.
The investigation culminated in the arrest of Joshua James Lidberg, 37, who has been charged with several charges in the Southwest Judicial District Court, including manufacturing a controlled substance (methamphetamine — a class B felony), manufacturing a controlled substance (THC — a class C felony), possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver (50 grams or greater — a class A felony), possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (LSD — a class B felony), possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (psilocybin — a class B felony), possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture (methamphetamine — a class C felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture (THC — a class C felony).
The Dickinson Police Department, in a press release issued by the department, expressed gratitude to the Dickinson Fire Department — HAZMAT, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Southwest Narcotics Task Force, Metro Area Narcotics Task Force, Dickinson Ambulance Service, City of Dickinson Public Works and the Stark County State's Attorney's Office for their invaluable assistance during the operation.
It is noteworthy that no first responders or civilians were harmed in the process.
Authorities say that they are committed to addressing the serious issue of drug-related offenses, and this arrest is being touted as a significant step in curbing drug-related activities in the Dickinson area. The case will now proceed to the court system.
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Jul. 31—A North Huntingdon man was ordered Monday to serve seven years on probation for his role in an armed robbery nearly three years ago in Mt. Pleasant Township. Elijah Ben Chaabane, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to robbery, conspiracy and weapons offense related to a Dec. 19, 2020 incident in which police said he and two other teenagers threatened a driver at gunpoint after they ...
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Jul. 31—A North Huntingdon man was ordered Monday to serve seven years on probation for his role in an armed robbery nearly three years ago in Mt. Pleasant Township.
Elijah Ben Chaabane, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to robbery, conspiracy and weapons offense related to a Dec. 19, 2020 incident in which police said he and two other teenagers threatened a driver at gunpoint after they were taken to a home in Mt. Pleasant.
The teens demanded money and clothing from the driver and others who were in the vehicle before fleeing into a house following their trip from North Huntingdon, according to court records.
Chaabane was two weeks shy of his 18th birthday when he was charged. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Mears previously rejected Chaabane's request to have his case prosecuted in juvenile court, a ruling that would have limited his sentence and court supervision to his 21st birthday.
Mears imposed a minimum sentence that required Chaabane serve just less than a year in jail but paroled him Monday after applying credit for the 21 months he spent behind bars following his arrest. In addition to the probation, the judge also required Chaabane to perform 50 hours of community service.
Defense attorney Nina Martinelli argued for a probationary sentence, saying Chaabane has undergone treatment and has nearly completed education requirements to get his high school equivalency.
The judge agreed and said he opted against ordering Chaabane serve additional jail time because of his age and his apparent progress in reforming his life.
"I think this is the right thing to do," Mears said of the probation sentence. "It is my favorite thing to see when people turn their lives around. You are on the way to doing that and I hope you do," Mears said.
Chaabane's co-defendant, Jake Franklin, 20, of Mt. Pleasant Township, was sentenced earlier this summer to serve 10 years on probation, including 20 months of house arrest.
Rich Cholodofsky is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Rich by email at rcholodofsky@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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New images emerged on social media showing the Chongar Strait railway bridge linking occupied Crimea with Kherson Oblast was damaged in a Ukrainian strike on Saturday. The images show a hole blasted precisely between the two sets of railroad tracks on one of the approaches to the span, with both tracks being damaged as a result.
A large crater now exists between them. A satellite image also shows the damage. Russian officials say the bridge was attacked by U.K. donated Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles. The bridge span itself was unscathed. It's always possible that Ukraine hopes to preserve the span for its own use in the future.
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The images contradict earlier claims by a Russian-backed official.
On Sunday, Volodymyr Saldo, the Russian-installed acting governor of Kherson Oblast, said the bridge incurred minimal damage during the second attack on key bridges in that part of Crimea in little more than a month.
Russia, he claimed, shot down all 12 Storm Shadows aimed at the bridge.
"In one place," however, "fallen fragments of expensive foreign weapons, handed over to the Kyiv clique by the West for 'peaceful purposes,' slightly damaged the lineman's booth and the contact line. By the time I write these words, the damage has already been repaired by the maintenance crew.”
He published a photo on his Telegram channel he claimed backed his contention.
Occupation acting Kherson Oblast Gov. Volodymyr Saldo posted this picture on his Telegram channel July 29 in which he claimed there was minimal damage to the Chongar Bridge. (Volodymyr Saldo Telegram)
But the Russian Two Majors Telegram channel on Monday also contradicted Saldo, saying that the railway bridge was struck by at least one of the missiles.
"Judging by the scale of the destruction, one of the fired ammunition was able to reach the target: the rest were intercepted by Russian air defense systems," Two Majors wrote Monday. "The damage does not look significant and with a certain probability has already been repaired."
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Even minor damage that would temporarily delay rail traffic could cause a significant logistic problem for Russia which is looking to supply its forces as they defend against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russia moves the bulk of its war materiel via railway.
The Chongar Strait railway bridge is a key logistics link between Crimea and Zaporizhzhia. (Google Earth image)
A wider view of the bridge location. (Google Earth image)
Even last month's suspected Storm Shadow strike on the Chongar Strait motor vehicle bridge about five miles to the east caused problems for Russia, which had to reroute traffic over longer routes.
“The damage to the Chongar bridge is of great importance,” Yuriy Sobolevsky, a Ukrainian official on the governing body for the Kherson region, said on his Telegram channel at the time.
“It is a blow to the military logistics of the occupiers,” Sobolevsky said of the attack. However, “the psychological impact on the occupiers and the occupying power is even more important. There is no place on the territory of Kherson region where they could feel safe.”
Adding to Russia's logistic problems, road and rail traffic on the Kerch Bridge, subject of two previous attacks, was reportedly halted Monday once again due to air raid alerts.
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We will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates when warranted.
Before we head into the latest news from Ukraine, The War Zone readers can catch up on our previous rolling coverage of the war here.
The Latest
Ukraine’s counteroffensive across Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the Donbas continues to make small, incremental advances while the Russians continue to try to mount a counterattack of their own in Luhansk Oblast in a push toward Kharkiv Oblast.
Here are some key takeaways from the latest Institute for the Study of War assessment:
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front and made claimed advances in some areas.
Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Svatove-Kremina and Avdiivka-Donetsk City lines and did not make any confirmed gains in these areas.
Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations southwest and northwest of Bakhmut and made claimed gains in this direction.
Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast and made claimed marginal advances.
Russian sources claimed that Russian forces counterattacked and regained lost positions in western Donetsk and western Zaporizhia oblasts.
Ukrainian partisans reportedly sabotaged Russian military equipment in occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast on July 29.
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At least five people have been killed and dozen injured in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Tweet on Monday. Zelensky said two Russian ballistic missiles hit his home town.
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Zelensky is likely to head to New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly, where he is expected to make the case for his “peace formula” plan, Bloomberg is reporting, citing “people familiar with the matter.”
Zelensky’s 10-point blueprint for ending the conflict calls for Russian troops to withdraw completely from Ukraine, release all prisoners of war and deportees, and ensure food and energy security. It also includes security guarantees for Ukraine once the fighting ends and aims to restore safety around the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which he says is at risk from Russian sabotage.
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The Defense Ministry of Ukraine (MoD) and Turkish drone maker Baykar Makina have signed an agreement to build a drone repair and maintenance facility in Ukraine, the official Interfax news agency is reporting.
Ukraine’s MoD said this step will significantly strengthen the cooperation between Kyiv and Ankara in the defense sector and will become a substantial contribution to the defense capacity of Ukraine, Ukrainian Pravda reported.
Kostiantyn Vashchenko, State Secretary for the Ukrainian MoD, did not offer a specific date when the facility would open, but said it will be created "in the nearest future,” according to Ukrainian Pravda.
Among many other drones, the company makes the TB-2 Bayraktar, which proved a formidable weapon for Ukraine during the opening phases of this war.
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Ukrainian soldier Robert Brovdy, who runs the popular Magyar Telegram channel, is claiming that the Russians have developed technology allowing them to jam the Starlink satellite communications system Ukraine relies upon heavily for relatively secure, reliable and remote comms.
Brovdy says the Russians found a way to jam the system on the Ku band of the radio spectrum the system uses.
He offered no proof or specifics, but a Ukrainian defense official we spoke with says it has already happened on a small scale.
While the Russian Army is “the world’s most capable when it comes to jamming,” the official said that “it won’t affect operations in the short term.”
“The front line is too lengthy for the present jamming capacity and power,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.
We’ve reached out to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, owners of the Starlink system, and the Pentagon for comment.
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Speaking of Elon Musk, Ukraine has received 508 Tesla Powerwall batteries, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, said Monday on his Telegram channel.
“They will provide electricity to schools, hospitals, kindergartens, etc. This is an effective solution during Russia's missile terror,” he said. “Tesla Powerwalls are charged from ordinary electricity and hold a charge for up to 14 hours. Thanks to them, doctors will save lives, teachers will conduct lessons, and Ukrainians will stay in touch with uninterrupted work of Starlink in individual locations.”
Fedorov said Ukraine received the first 50 Tesla Powerwall batteries a year ago.
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Ukraine received additional good news about power supplies. After a long series of Russian attacks aimed at destroying Ukraine's power infrastructure, most of the damage has been repaired, the Kyiv Independent reported Monday in a Tweet, citing Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister.
"Almost 100% of thermal power stations damaged by Russian attacks late in 2022 and early in 2023 have been repaired," Oleksandr Kubrakov announced on July 31.
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On Tuesday, Slovakia will hand over two more Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, the Slovkian Dennik news outlet reported Monday.
They will be the first of a 16-howitzer package, the production of which is financed jointly by Denmark, Norway and Germany, the publication reported.
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Ukraine is also reportedly receiving Serbian munitions in the form of 120mm M62P10 high explosive mortar shells.
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Ukrainian special operations forces (SSO) are still using improvised truck-mounted Brimstone anti-armor missiles, which you can see fired in this video below. This is a rare clip of one in action. To our knowledge, we have only seen one once before, not long after the Brimstones arrived last year. A new far more purpose-built mobile launching system for Brimstone is in the works, which you can read more about here.
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More video has emerged from last week's Ukrainian operation to capture the Donetsk Oblast town of Staromayorsk. It shows troops from the 35th Marine Brigade patrolling through the largely ruined city that sits a long a key highway and the Mokri Yaly River.
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Video also emerged from a Ukrainian attack near Svatove in Luhansk Oblast. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff, the Russians have suffered so many losses that they have not been able to recover all the bodies, and, as a result, "an unbearable corpse smell is felt in the city."
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The Supernova Plus Telegram channel posted a YouTube video of Ukrainian troops clearing the town of Kleschiivka near Bakhmut.
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Damaged Ukrainian armor, including donated Leopard 2 tanks that apparently came under attack during the initial movements of the counteroffensive can be seen in this video below.
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There appears to be more recent video showing a Bradley M2A2-ODS Fighting Vehicle that was destroyed in the Robotyne area of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Bradley was apparently outfitted with Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles (BRAT). You can read more about that in our story here.
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Russian sappers were seen in a video sewing a mine field by dropping the explosive devices out of a back of a truck. It may not be the most high-tech delivery method, but however they are delivered, mines have proven a tremendous hazard to Ukrainian forces.
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Georgian forces have been serving in a number of roles fighting in Ukraine against Russia, a common enemy. This video below shows the Black Eagle special operations forces unit after clearing a Russian trench.
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Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed another Russian 2S4 Tyulpan 240mm self-propelled mortar system.
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The official Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) Zvezda News shared video of a couple of Russian shoot-and-scoot weapons systems, a little battle buggy launching an anti-tank guided missile and the other an ATV firing grenades.
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We've seen a lot of video of Russian Lancet drones hitting Ukrainian targets, but this video shows a rarely seen launch of one of those weapons.
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Speaking of Russian drones, this image apparently shows a large cache of First Person Video (FPV) drones, which have been used to deadly effect by both sides.
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Ukraine too is touting its domestically produced drones, in this case the Rubak, said to have a range of 500 km with a 3kg to 5 kg warhead.
https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1685932256978702336?s=20
Images also emerged of Ukrainian drone munitions, in this case containing scores of ball bearings.
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The video below shows four Czech-donated MR-2 Viktor pickup-mounted anti-drone systems firing their two 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns. The video, however, does not show what was being targeted or the results of volley of lead blasting skyward.
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Ukrainian officials have produced a video showing the work underway to remove the Soviet hammer and sickle from the shield of the Motherland statue in Kyiv, which will be replaced by Ukraine's trident symbol.
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And finally, in a bizarre case of war memorabilia collecting gone wrote, Ukrainian police discovered that a man in Sumy had been hiding a Russian T-80 tank for more than a year, since Moscow's forces retreated from the region.
The tank was reportedly involved in a case of war crimes by the Russians, as it was used to shell a hospital. The prosecutor's office transferred the tank to Ukrainian military.
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That's it for now. We'll update this story when there's more news to report about Ukraine.
Contact the author: howard@thewarzone.com
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James Donaldson aka Mr. Beast, one of the most popular YouTube stars in the world, is suing the virtual kitchen company he partnered with after fans complained about poor-quality food being delivered to their homes. Mr. Beast says that the company sacrificed quality control in order to expand as quickly as possible.
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James Donaldson aka Mr. Beast, one of the most popular YouTube stars in the world, is suing the virtual kitchen company he partnered with after fans complained about poor-quality food being delivered to their homes. Mr. Beast says that the company sacrificed quality control in order to expand as quickly as possible.
In 2020, Mr. Beast partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts, a company that specializes in “ghost kitchen” restaurants that use other, established eateries—like Macaroni Grill or Brio Italian Garden—to produce branded items that are then sold via food delivery apps like Uber Eats or Door Dash. In December of 2020, Mr. Beast Burgers launched around the country and I was tricked into ordering one. (And then the same thing happened to the wonderful and forever great Mike Fahey.) The burger I ordered was pretty bland, not great, and too expensive for what I got in the end. But at least it was cooked and not raw beef slapped on a bun, which is what some fans seem to have received after placing their order for a Beast Burger.
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As reported by Bloomberg, Mr. Beast has sued Virtual Dining, claiming in the lawsuit that his fans have been leaving negative reviews, calling the burgers “disgusting,” “revolting,” and “inedible.” In the lawsuit the influencer states that he complained about the issues but Virtual Dining Concepts didn’t seem to care.
Kotaku has contacted Virtual Dining Concepts about the lawsuit.
Mr. Beast and his legal team allege in the suit that Virtual Dining Concepts wasn’t concerned about quality issues or angry fans but instead was focused on rapidly expanding its company and using Mr. Beast Burgers as a way to pitch the idea to other famous actors and celebrities. Since the Beast Burger deal, Virtual Dining Concepts has created similar branded ghost kitchen offerings for NASCAR and Mariah Carey.
It’s also claimed by Mr. Beast that Virtual Dining Concepts used his image on social media without permission and even registered some trademarks related to his brand that were outside the scope of the contract. Mr. Beast is asking the court for the right to completely terminate the business deal.
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Jul. 31—One person was injured after a Sunday morning shooting in Aiken.
At 5:57 a.m. police responded to the 300 block of Crenshaw Street in reference to a shooting and spoke with a male victim who told police he had been shot while sitting on a porch with three men, according to an incident report from Aiken Department of Public Safety.
The victim also told police he had been pistol-whipped and police observed a gunshot wound to the man's upper left thigh, the report said.
The victim told the police that one of the three men had demanded everything he had including $3,000, the report said.
The victim told police the suspects left in a Black Chevrolet sedan, the report said.
A witness told police he saw guns and began to run but was unable to provide the names of possible suspects, the report said.
Two males were inside the residence during the time of the shooting, and police observed several baggies containing a green leafy substance on the table on the porch with a small amount of money, the police said.
Police also found an unspent .223 round near the victim's vehicle which was parked alongside the road, the report said.
Lt. Jennifer Hayes with Aiken Department said the victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and no one has been arrested in the case.
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A Memphis police officer on Monday shot a man who allegedly fired a handgun outside of a Jewish school, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). In a news release, Memphis police said a white man allegedly fired a weapon outside of Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South in Memphis, Tenn. The man allegedly…
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A Memphis police officer on Monday shot a man who allegedly fired a handgun outside of a Jewish school, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
In a news release, Memphis police said a white man allegedly fired a weapon outside of Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South in Memphis, Tenn. The man allegedly fled in a pickup truck before police encountered him Bartlett, Tenn., which borders Memphis.
When officers pulled the man over, he allegedly exited his truck with a handgun, according police, and a Memphis police officer shot the man.
Memphis police did not identify the man, whom they said is hospitalized in critical condition.
“I am proud of the vigilant and quick response of MPD officers who mitigated a potential mass shooting situation today,” MPD Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said in a statement. “Many thanks to our neighboring jurisdictions for also providing critical information to stop the suspect’s actions.”
Don Crowe, MPD assistant chief, said that school officials were able to give authorities a photo and a description of the suspect’s maroon colored vehicle, helping authorities locate the suspect, according to CNN.
MPD also said that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was called and will be conducting an investigation into the incident.
“My prayers are with the Memphis Jewish community after a man with a handgun attacked the Margolin Hebrew Academy in Tennessee,” American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch said in a statement, according to NBC Memphis affiliate WMC-TV.
“Thankfully, according to news reports, there were no victims and law enforcement acted swiftly to mitigate the threat. We remain in touch with our local partners to provide assistance on the ground.”
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Jul. 31—A Cumberland County sheriff's deputy has been dismissed following his arrest, the result of citizen complaints that he approached them "in a threatening manner" with a handgun while drinking.
The arrest — conducted by Crossville Police — was announced in a late Friday evening press release from Sheriff Casey Cox.
The release states the dismissal came on the conclusion of an investigation into the incident.
According to arrest affidavits filed with the clerk's office on July 26, Ronald Lee Peck Jr., 43, Crab Orchard, was arrested in the 3000 block of Hwy. 70 E. by CPD's Lt. Dustin Lester shortly before 8 p.m. July 24.
Peck is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a handgun while intoxicated and public intoxication.
The affidavit states city police responded to Hwy. 70 E. after a man and his wife reported they had been in a confrontation with another man claiming to be a deputy sheriff.
The couple said Peck was a passenger in a pickup truck when he exited the vehicle, dropped a handgun, then approached the man with "firearm out of its holster and was being belligerent and came ... in a threatening manner."
The affidavit continues that Peck "was intoxicated and had a half bottle of Evan Williams alcohol in the truck."
The couple stated they were traveling on Hwy. 70 E. when they thought there were being flagged down and stopped near the vehicle Peck was sitting.
The press release from Cox states Peck, who was hired in October 2021, was off duty and "not only violated the core values of the sheriff's office, but also violated state law.
"Upon receiving the findings of the investigation, it was determined that Peck's actions were in clear violation of principles and standards upheld by our law enforcement agency," the release stated. "Consequently, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has taken immediate and decisive action, terminating Deputy Peck's employment with the department ..."
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Peck is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on Aug. 21. His bond is set at $15,000. It is not known who his attorney is at this time.
"Our law enforcement officers are held to a higher standard because of their professions," Cox said. "The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office core values are integrity, professionalism and respect and we will not allow our officers or employees to perform at anything less than that standard."
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a prominent Senate Republican defense hawk, warned Monday that a Russian nuclear attack against Ukraine would be viewed as an attack on NATO, even though Ukraine is not a member of the alliance. Graham delivered his warning after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would “have to” use nuclear weapons…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a prominent Senate Republican defense hawk, warned Monday that a Russian nuclear attack against Ukraine would be viewed as an attack on NATO, even though Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Graham delivered his warning after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would “have to” use nuclear weapons if Ukrainian forces threaten Russian territory.
“To my Russian friends who talk about using nuclear weapons in Ukraine: You need to understand that would be an attack on NATO itself, given Ukraine’s proximity to NATO territory,” Graham tweeted.
“Time to sober up, realize that your barbaric invasion of Ukraine is not working, withdraw and save many young Russians from pointless death,” Graham said.
Graham retweeted an article reporting on Medvedev’s threat.
“Imagine if the offensive, which is backed by NATO, was a success and they tore off part of our land, then we would be forced to use a nuclear weapon, according to the rules of a decree from the president of Russia,” Medvedev said in the article, making a reference to Russia’s nuclear doctrine that would authorize a nuclear response if Russia’s territory is threatened by a conventional attack.
Medvedev serves as deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, which Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs.
Graham and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced a resolution in June stating that any use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia, Belarus or their proxies that spreads radioactive contaminants into NATO territory would be viewed as an attack on NATO.
“This resolution is meant to send a message to Vladimir Putin and to his military: They will be destroyed if they use tactical nuclear weapons or if they destroy a nuclear plant in a way that threatens surrounding NATO nations,” Blumenthal said at the time.
Their resolution urges the Biden administration to consult with NATO allies and European partners to develop a comprehensive response to minimize the threat to civilians posed by a nuclear attack in Ukraine or near European borders.
Putin said Russia has moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, putting them in closer striking distance to Ukraine.
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Charlotte businessman Wynn A.D. Charlebois, 53, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Monday for leading a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Feds to seize of 2 homes owned by NC woman accused of healthcare fraud
Charlebois was released on bond following his plea hearing. The wire fraud charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Charlebois used companies he owned and controlled to perpetrate an investment scheme that caused at least 39 victims to lose more than $5.3 million, according to court documents and the plea agreement.
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Three people drowned this past week at Georgia's Lake Lanier, adding to the more than 200 people who have died at the man-made lake since 1994.
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Three people were killed this past week at Georgia's Lake Lanier, authorities said, adding to the more than 200 people who have died at the man-made lake since 1994.
On Saturday, a 61-year-old man was found in 46-feet of water in Lake Lanier after swimming from a boat “when he went down and did not resurface,” the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said in a statement sent to USA TODAY Monday.
The Georgia DNR identified the man as Tracey Stewart.
That evening, a 27-year-old man was swimming from a boat when he went under and did not resurface, the Georgia DNR said. The search is ongoing.
On Thursday, a 24-year-old man drowned and was possibly electrocuted after the man entered the water and was heard “screaming for help,” the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said in a news release sent to USA TODAY Sunday.
The sheriff's office identified the man as Thomas Milner. First responders took Milner to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the next day, the sheriff’s office said.
Person who jumped in water to save Milner felt a ‘burning sensation’
A family friend tried to help Milner get out of the water by using a ladder but was unsuccessful, the sheriff’s office said.
“Neighbors took a boat over to Thomas and one person jumped in the water to help him,” the sheriff’s office said in the release. “That person described a burning sensation he recognized as an electric shock.”
“He swam ashore, turned off the power box and re-entered the water ultimately pulling Thomas onto the dock,” the sheriff’s office added.
The investigation is ongoing.
Lake Lanier deaths: More than 200 people have died since 1994
Between 1994 and 2022, 216 people have died at Lake Lanier, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.
The Georgia DNR follows the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators’ definitions of a boating fatality and a drowning. A boating fatality is when a victim enters the water from a moving vessel. A drowning is when a victim enters the water from a stationary object.
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Suicides or medical events, including cardiac arrest and strokes are not counted in either total.
Lake Lanier drownings, deaths (2018-2022)
2018: 8 drownings, 11 total deaths
2019: 8 drownings, 11 total deaths
2020: 7 drownings, 10 total deaths
2021: 4 drownings, 9 total deaths
2022: 6 drownings, 7 total deaths
Total: 33 drownings, 48 total deaths
Lake Lanier history: Created by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1956
Lake Lanier is the largest lake in Georgia with more than 38,000 acres of water and over 690 miles of shoreline. The lake, which hosts several million visitors a year, was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1956.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Buford Dam for “purposes that included flood control, power generation and recreation,” according to the Gwinnett County website. It is the primary source of water for the county.
“Gwinnett County draws an average of 65 million gallons per day from Lake Lanier to provide the public water supply for its businesses and roughly 800,000 residents,” the county said. “The Corps has generated more than $97 million worth of electricity at Buford Dam since 1957.”
The lake, which is also known as Lake Sidney Lanier, is named after Georgia poet and musician Sidney Lanier. It cost about $45 million to create the lake, including buying land, relocating families, design costs and the construction, according to Lake Lanier’s website.
More than 1,000 people displaced to create the lake
The government moved 250 families, 20 cemeteries, 15 businesses and six churches to make the lake, according to the Gwinnett County website.
The town of Oscarville was erased after more than 1,000 people, predominantly African American families, were displaced, according to the lake’s website.
The displacement has led to exhibits, books, documentaries and theories about the lake being haunted.
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A mysterious investment company is buying up large tracts of land around a California Air Force base, raising questions about who is behind the firm — and its intentions — amid growing fears about Chinese businesses acquiring land near American military sites. The investment firm Flannery Associates has bought around $800 million worth of land…
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A mysterious investment company is buying up large tracts of land around a California Air Force base, raising questions about who is behind the firm — and its intentions — amid growing fears about Chinese businesses acquiring land near American military sites.
The investment firm Flannery Associates has bought around $800 million worth of land around Travis Air Force Base in northern California’s Solano County, which is midway between Sacramento and San Francisco.
Flannery Associates filed a lawsuit in May against a group of landowners, accusing the farmers of conspiring to inflate the value of the property — drawing further scrutiny from policymakers including Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.).
Since 2018, Flannery, registered as an agricultural company, has purchased more than 50,000 acres in Solano County, according to public records and detailed maps obtained by The Hill. The acquired property runs directly up to Travis Air Force Base.
Garamendi, a House Armed Services Committee member, told The Hill that he has been investigating the land acquisitions for nearly two years and has come up with few answers to his questions.
“We have no idea who they are,” Garamendi said. “Flannery Associates is opaque. We have no idea where the nearly $900 million dollars has come from. They bought well over 55,000 acres of land in the area and [the purchase] raises a major concern.”
The Hill could not immediately contact Flannery Associates for comment. The firm claims that 97 percent of its investors are U.S.-based, but Garamendi said there is no way to verify that claim.
The business registry address for the company is located at a packaging shop in a shopping center in Folsom, Calif., according to the business registrar for California.
Also concerning to Garamendi and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), who is also looking into the shadowy company, is why the land is being purchased.
The land is dry farmland, good for agricultural grazing, but the approaching $1 billion price tag seems astronomically high and would take decades to turn a profit, according to Garamendi, who noted there are also wind turbines on the land.
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The Air Force’s Foreign Investment Risk Review office is reviewing the land purchases from Flannery, according to Garamendi.
Garamendi also said the FBI and the Treasury Department launched inquiries into the decision about a month ago.
Garamendi alleges the lawsuit filed by the company against landowners is a “classic SLAPP suit specifically designed to force the landowners to lawyer up,” and ultimately rack up legal fees until they are exhausted and agree to sell.
Chinese businesses and affiliated entities own more than 300,000 acres of land across the U.S., and acquisitions near land bases have raised growing concerns in Washington and at the state level.
In the past few months, lawmakers in more than two dozen states have passed or considered legislation restricting Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland. And former President Trump has promised that he will ban Chinese investors from buying U.S. farmland and other critical infrastructure if he returns to the White House.
Earlier this year, the Air Force signaled it was opposed to a planned sale of farmland around North Dakota’s Grand Forks Air Force Base to the Chinese-owned firm Fufeng, citing a national security risk.
Shortly after, the local city council voted in February to halt the acquisition, putting a stop to the plan for Fufeng to build a corn mill in the area.
To address the larger problem, Garamendi said he included a provision in the annual defense bill to require military bases to pay closer attention to acquisitions near them.
Another provision would include the bases in a process that is overseen by the Treasury regarding foreign investments near a base.
Garamendi said he was particularly concerned about Travis Air Force Base because it was the “gateway to the Pacific.”
“A good portion of the munitions that are destined for Ukraine are brought to Travis,” Garamendi said. “It is the busiest transit airbase in the nation.”
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The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend. Official data showed 248,901 people walked through the jungle area between January and July, already surpassing the record of 248,284 recorded for the whole of 2022, with most aiming to reach the United States, according to data from Panama's Security Ministry. Entries to Panama from Colombia through the jungle region have continued to rise despite a two-month program launched in April by the United States, Panama and Colombia to tackle undocumented immigration.
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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend.
Official data showed 248,901 people walked through the jungle area between January and July, already surpassing the record of 248,284 recorded for the whole of 2022, with most aiming to reach the United States, according to data from Panama's Security Ministry.
Entries to Panama from Colombia through the jungle region have continued to rise despite a two-month program launched in April by the United States, Panama and Colombia to tackle undocumented immigration.
July recorded the most crossings, with 52,530 people taking part in the dangerous journey, up 77% from June, mostly from Venezuela, Haiti and Ecuador, according to the data.
The flow of migrants has skyrocketed from previous years, despite the start of the rainy season, Panama's Security Minister Juan Pino said earlier this month.
Some 20% of the people who have crossed the jungle this year are minors, 51% of whom are under five years old, migration official Maria Saravia said at a press conference where the new figures were presented.
The United Nations forecast in April the total number of crossings would surpass 400,000 this year, with the organization warning that migrants crossing through the jungle are exposed to disease, violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking.
(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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Jul. 31—GRAND FORKS — A 20-year-old woman from St. Michael pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Thursday, July 27. On Aug. 11, 2021, Bureau of Indian Affairs patrol officers responded to a vehicle crash along Heart Road, on the Spirit Lake Reservation. According to a news release from the North Dakota district ...
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Jul. 31—GRAND FORKS — A 20-year-old woman from St. Michael pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Thursday, July 27.
On Aug. 11, 2021, Bureau of Indian Affairs patrol officers responded to a vehicle crash along Heart Road, on the Spirit Lake Reservation.
According to a news release from the North Dakota district of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Trina Lily Hunt was driving one of the vehicles. There were two passengers.
The other vehicle involved, driven by Winter Skye Bigtrack, had four passengers. Two of the passengers — an adult male and a juvenile male — died at the scene, the release said.
Another passenger — a juvenile female — died later on. The final passenger, another juvenile female, was injured and transported to Fargo for treatment. She was admitted to the intensive care unit, the release said.
Law enforcement investigated the crash and determined that both Hunt and Bigtrack were driving recklessly. They didn't have licenses, they were under the influence of alcohol and drugs, and were speeding, the release said.
Bigtrack pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Hunt's sentencing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7.
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It urges Afghanistan's rulers to reverse policies harming rights of women and vulnerable communities.
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Last month, the Taliban ordered beauty salons across Afghanistan to be closed
The US has urged Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to "reverse policies responsible for the deteriorating human rights situation" in the country, particularly for women, girls, and "vulnerable communities".
It also pressed for the release of detained US citizens during talks with the hardline Islamist group in Qatar.
The Taliban said they wanted travel restrictions lifted for their leaders.
The group swept back to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.
This followed the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from the war-ravaged country.
The US Department of State said talks with "senior Taliban representatives and technocratic professionals" had been held over Sunday and Monday in Doha.
The US delegation "expressed support for the Afghan people's demands for their rights to be respected and for their voices to shape the future of the country".
The US wants the Taliban to reverse bans on secondary education for girls and employment for women.
At the same time, the US delegation "took note" of the Taliban's "continuing commitment not to allow Afghanistan to be used as a platform for attacks on the United States and its allies", acknowledging a "decrease in large-scale terrorist attacks against Afghan civilians".
For its part, the Taliban said they wanted the unfreezing of Afghanistan's assets.
The US froze $10bn (£7.8bn) of the country's central bank assets in 2021.
For two decades, the Taliban were America's sworn enemies.
They were ousted by the US after the 9/11 attacks but their insurgence continued to target America's troops and their allies.
It took just days for Taliban fighters to regain Kabul following the withdrawal of the last US troops two years ago.
No country recognises the Taliban administration but they are the de facto government.
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Close to 550 organizations and more than 37 million people around the world have been targeted by the ransomware attack that also exposed CalPERS and CalSTRS retiree data.
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A CalPERS retiree is bringing another class-action lawsuit in federal court for damages suffered as a result of a data breach that exposed retirees’ full names, social security numbers, birth dates and other sensitive personal information.
Attorneys for CalPERS member Terry Chang filed the lawsuit on July 7 in Los Angeles federal court. Similar to a lawsuit filed in late June on behalf of two other pensioners, Chang’s lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of all California residents whose data was stolen from PBI Research Services + Berwyn Group in May.
The suit alleges that PBI and the Berwyn Group were negligent in protecting members’ personal information, violated the California Customer Records Act and violated the retirees’ right to privacy under the California Constitution.
”PBI’s false promises compromised the data of hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom live on a restricted income, and if their credit or financial accounts are accessed, it would be catastrophic,” said attorney Anthony Jenkins in a statement Monday.
Both CalPERS and CalSTRS, the nation’s two largest public pension funds, contracted with the companies to identify retirees or beneficiaries who had died, helping them to prevent overpayments or other errors. The companies used a data transfer software called MoveIt, made by Progress Software, to securely exchange information with its clients.
A ransomware group known as Clop or C10p hacked the MoveIt software in late May, foiling encryption protocols and gaining access to the sensitive information being transferred.
Close to 550 organizations and more than 37 million people across the country and around the world have been targeted by the ransomware attack on MoveIt, according to the latest update from anti-malware and cybersecurity company Emisoft.
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The father of a 7-year-old boy who disappeared at Eastwood MetroPark in April, prompting two weeks of searches before his body was found in the Great Miami River, has been extradited back to Montgomery County.
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The father of a 7-year-old boy who disappeared at Eastwood MetroPark in April, prompting two weeks of searches before his body was found in the Great Miami River, has been extradited back to Montgomery County.
Augustine Rosales, 48, has been accused of rape under 13, sexual battery, and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, News Center 7 previously reported.
On July 27, Rosales was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Cleveland. He was awaiting extradition to Montgomery County for his court appearance.
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On July 31 Rosales was booked into Montgomery County Jail, according to online jail records.
Police were called out to Rosales’ address on Wellmeier Avenue in Dayton earlier this month on a sexual assault complaint. The person who called in the complaint told police a 14-year-old victim, who is known to Rosales, had said he had sexually assaulted her and had been doing so for two years, according to an affidavit and statement of facts.
News Center 7 spoke to Rosales at the same home address listed for him in court records in May when officials were searching for his missing son, Lucas Rosales.
His next day in court is set for Aug. 1.
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A Sacramento Superior Court judge sentenced a 46-year-old man to 149 years to life in prison for an October 2020 crime spree in which he used a handgun to rob a store and assault victims in two attempted robberies.
Judge Shelleyanne Chang sentenced Russell A. James on Friday. A jury on Aug. 30 found James guilty of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery, two counts of assault with a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and resisting arrest, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
James’ conviction also included enhancements for using a semi-automatic firearm in the spree. Prosecutors said James previously had strike convictions for robbery in 1999 and 2014.
On Oct. 3, 2020, James entered a Quick Shop Market, pointed a semi-automatic handgun with a red laser sight at the store clerk and demanded money, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The clerk handed over cash to the suspect.
Eight days later, a man was sitting in his parked vehicle outside of a Smart and Final store waiting for his wife. Prosecutors said James approached the vehicle and pointed the same semi-automatic handgun at the man while demanding money from him. The victim said he had no money or belongings to give. Then, James hit the man in his face before leaving, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The second violent attempted robbery occurred Oct. 15, 2020, when another person was sitting in a parked car waiting for a friend.
Prosecutors said James approached the car, flung the door open and began assaulting the female occupant while ordering her give him money and belongings. James again pointed a semi-automatic handgun with a laser at the victim’s head, before he hit her in her face with the butt of the gun and left, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
In each crime, James wore a hat and a neck gaiter, or mask, to conceal his identity, prosecutors said.
The Sacramento Police Department received an anonymous tip indicating the robbery suspect was possibly James, who was a parolee, prosecutors said. Investigators conducted surveillance on James and officers tried to pull over a vehicle James was in.
James, who was a passenger, got out of the vehicle and ran into a Walmart where he was soon apprehended. Prosecutors said investigators discovered that James hid a Taurus .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun inside a store shelf at the Walmart, and further inspection revealed the unregistered handgun was the same firearm used in all three crimes.
On Monday afternoon, James remained in custody at the Sacramento County Jail where he awaits transfer to a prison. Deputy District Attorney Ryan Roebuck prosecuted the case.
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An independent board advising the White House on intelligence matters has urged the reauthorization of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in a report released Monday.
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July 31 (UPI) -- An independent board advising the White House on intelligence matters has urged the reauthorization of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in a report released Monday.
Members of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, and the associated Intelligence Oversight Board, warned in their report that a failure by Congress to reauthorize Section 702 amid debates over instances of its misuse would constitute a serious blow to the nation's security.
"The cost of failure is real," the board wrote. "If Congress fails to reauthorize Section 702, history may judge the lapse of Section 702 authorities as one of the worst intelligence failures of our time."
Rather than let the law "sunset" on Dec. 31, they instead recommended changes be made to prevent "incidents of noncompliance" in which U.S. law enforcement agencies have used the extensive warrantless spying powers granted by the law on American citizens, rather than only on foreign nationals as required under its provisions.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments, first passed 15 years ago in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, permits the government to conduct "targeted surveillance" of emails, text messages and other communications of "foreign persons located outside the United States" with the "compelled assistance" of Internet service providers and phone companies.
Since then, authorities claim the capabilities have been instrumental in preventing several "potential high-impact events," such as averting the 2009 attempted bombing of the New York City subway and an attempted vehicle bombing at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore., in 2010, as well as cyber attacks against "critical U.S. infrastructure."
Civil liberties groups and some U.S. lawmakers from both parties, however, have steadfastly opposed the law since its creation, claiming the FBI, the National Security Agency and other law enforcement bodies regularly use it as an illegal domestic surveillance tool.
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The FBI says it conducted more than 200,000 warrantless searches of Americans' communications under Section 702 powers in 2022 -- down from millions of searches in previous years -- authorized under rulings made by the secret FISA court allowing the FBI and other agencies to conduct searches of their massive Section 702 data files for the purpose of finding Americans' communications.
Such "backdoor searches" amount to warrantless surveillance of Americans, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
"There is no question that if the government wanted to obtain our communications directly, they would need to get a warrant," the ACLU said in a statement issued this month. "The circumvention of this requirement through backdoor searches is incompatible with the protections provided to us by the U.S. Constitution."
The White House report issued Monday acknowledges several instances of authorities using Section 702 to gather warrantless intelligence on "U.S. persons," although noting the Department of Justice has only identified "three incidents of intentional misconduct from among millions of FBI queries of Section 702 information."
In order to address the misuse, the panel recommended a series of changes meant to increase confidence in the law, including establishing "a common standard for U.S. person queries across all agencies" and improving the FBI's internal compliance regime.
Still, the law's reauthorization is likely to face a skeptical reception in Congress.
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said in March that while the reauthorization of Section 702 is a top priority, "unfortunately, there have been significant and egregious abuses of Section 702 that have eroded the trust of the American people, putting FISA's reauthorization at risk."
Corrections, he said, "must be made to protect American citizens' constitutional rights."
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/HandoutEven after JPMorgan cut Jeffrey Epstein as a client in 2013, the investment bank transferred more than $1 million to women and girls in his circle, new legal filings allege.The revelation comes from an ongoing legal brawl between JPMorgan and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) government, which is suing the financial giant for enabling Epstein’s international sex ring while he was a client of the bank for about 15 years.In a lette
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Even after JPMorgan cut Jeffrey Epstein as a client in 2013, the investment bank transferred more than $1 million to women and girls in his circle, new legal filings allege.
The revelation comes from an ongoing legal brawl between JPMorgan and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) government, which is suing the financial giant for enabling Epstein’s international sex ring while he was a client of the bank for about 15 years.
In a letter to the Manhattan federal judge on the case, the USVI’s lawyers accuse JPMorgan of failing to produce a full picture of Epstein’s banking transactions—including information that the bank had compiled as part of an internal probe called “Project Jeep,” which was launched after Epstein’s 2019 arrest for sex trafficking in New York.
The new data also uncovered “transactions from multiple Epstein-related individuals” including JPMorgan executive and Epstein pal Jes Staley, billionaire Leon Black, and Boris Nikolic, an adviser to Microsoft mogul Bill Gates who was listed as a backup executor in Epstein’s will.
The bank “is now refusing to respond to the USVI’s questions regarding the transactional data, which reveals JPMorgan handled more than $1.1 million in payments from Epstein to girls or women—many with Eastern European surnames—after Epstein was terminated by JPMorgan, including over $320,000 in payments to numerous individuals for whom JPMorgan had not previously identified payments,” the letter states.
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Linda Singer, an attorney for the USVI government, sent the missive to U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on July 18, when it was filed under seal. On Monday, a redacted version of the document was filed to the court docket.
The document states that weeks after the USVI requested the data, JPMorgan provided a spreadsheet of more than 9,000 transactions paid to “Epstein-related persons” totaling over $2.4 billion between 2005 and 2019; that data, provided on June 30, apparently included dates and beneficiaries but not senders.
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On July 14, the USVI says, the bank handed over a spreadsheet with additional fields including senders, unveiling “transactions from multiple Epstein-related individuals, including Jes Staley, Boris Nikolic, and Leon Black” that were previously undisclosed.
“JPMorgan claims this information was not disclosed earlier because it was not in a custodial production and/or did not relate to individuals specifically identified by the USVI as related to Epstein,” Singer wrote.
“The USVI has repeatedly made clear that its discovery requests are not limited to individuals it specifically identified as being related to Epstein,” she added. “The USVI specifically identified the individuals it knew were related to Epstein to make its discovery requests clearer—not relieve JPMorgan of its duty to produce known relevant documents.”
“It is still unclear whether JPMorgan has disclosed all payments from Epstein to girls or women or other information relating to the review JPMorgan conducted after Epstein’s 2019 arrest.”
The letter requested that Rakoff order JPMorgan to produce all documents related to Project Jeep and “all financial records for any newly disclosed girls or women to whom Epstein made payments.” It also asked the court to “impose monetary sanctions against JPMorgan” for the “pattern of late disclosure.” (Rakoff has yet to issue a ruling on these requests.)
The case, which has exposed a number of prominent people associating with Epstein, is scheduled for trial in October.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blasted President Biden’s decision Monday to keep the headquarters of the Space Command in Colorado, overturning former President Trump’s decision to move it to Alabama. “As soon as Joe Biden took office, he paused movement on that decision and inserted politics into what had been a fair and objective competition—not because…
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blasted President Biden’s decision Monday to keep the headquarters of the Space Command in Colorado, overturning former President Trump’s decision to move it to Alabama.
“As soon as Joe Biden took office, he paused movement on that decision and inserted politics into what had been a fair and objective competition—not because the facts had changed, but because the political party of the sitting President had changed,” Tuberville said in his statement.
Tuberville is locked in a standoff with the Pentagon over its abortion policy, placing a hold on hundreds of Biden’s military nominations in protest.
Some officials have said Alabama’s restrictive abortions laws played into the Space Command HQ decision, though the White House said it was motivated entirely by concerns that a major move would undermine military readiness.
Tuberville wrote that it was “shameful” the Biden administration waited until Congress was in recess to make this decision, noting it came after the House and Senate passed versions of next year’s defense budget. The two chambers still need to hammer out a final version of the defense budget.
And he claimed that Colorado Springs did not even crack the top three sites for the headquarters in a review by the Air Force, trailing locations in Alabama, Nebraska and Texas.
“This decision to bypass the three most qualified sites looks like blatant patronage politics, and it sets a dangerous precedent that military bases are now to be used as rewards for political supporters rather than for our security,” he wrote.
Trump’s initial decision to move the HQ to Alabama also prompted claims of political motivations from Democrats. Alabama overwhelmingly voted for Trump in the 2020 election and has two GOP senators, while Colorado voted for Biden and has two Democratic senators.
Tuberville on Monday said the fight to bring the headquarters to Alabama was “not over,” adding he hopes House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) will continue an investigation into the matter.
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“This is absolutely not over. I will continue to fight this as long as it takes to bring Space Command where it would be best served—Huntsville, Alabama,” he said.
Rogers said in a statement that he will continue the committee’s investigation into the relocation of the headquarters, also saying the “fight is far from over.”
“The Biden administration’s shameful delay to finalize the permanent basing decision for U.S. Space Command warranted the opening of a Congressional investigation,” Rogers said.
“I will continue this investigation to see if they intentionally misled the Armed Services Committee on their deliberate taxpayer-funded manipulation of the selection process. I will continue to hold the Biden administration accountable for their egregious political meddling in our national security.”
Other Alabama Republicans, including Sen. Katie Britt and Gov. Kay Ivey, also took aim at Biden’s decision Monday.
“President Biden has irresponsibly decided to yank a military decision out of the Air Force’s hands in the name of partisan politics,” Britt said in a statement. “Huntsville finished first in both the Air Force’s Evaluation Phase and Selection Phase, leaving no doubt that the Air Force’s decision to choose Redstone as the preferred basing location was correct purely on the merits.”
“The White House choosing to not locate Space Command Headquarters in Alabama – the rightful selection – is very simply the wrong decision for national security,” Ivey posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “The fact that a CNN reporter is who first delivered the news to Alabama should say all.”
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“While our neighboring states revert to forcing back-alley abortions, Illinois will remain a safe haven for women,” Pritzker said Monday.
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As another of Illinois’ border states is set to enact a near-total abortion ban this week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced several new programs to help address the influx of out-of-state abortion seekers the state has seen in the 13 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
On Tuesday, Indiana will join Missouri and Kentucky in its near-total ban on the procedure, while court battles are ongoing over Republican attempts to restrict abortion in Iowa and Wisconsin. Pritzker said Illinois Democrats had been preparing for such a reality even before last summer’s landmark Supreme Court decision.
“While our neighboring states revert to forcing back-alley abortions, Illinois will remain a safe haven for women,” Pritzker said Monday at an event in Chicago announcing the investments. “And I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure widespread equitable access to reproductive rights.”
To expand Illinois’ capacity to care for the sharp increase in abortion-seekers, the state’s Department of Public Health will spend $10 million to create a hotline to aid callers in finding providers and making appointments. Pritzker had proposed the funding in February, and Democratic lawmakers included it in the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget this spring. The hotline is in its beginning stages as IDPH puts out a request for proposals.
The state’s spending plan also included $8 million in additional training for reproductive health care providers and a specialty consultation program for at-risk patients.
And on Monday, Pritzker said the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will open a $5 million grant program for reproductive health care providers in Illinois. That money comes from the non-transportation portion of Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure program, Rebuild Illinois. It can be spent on improvements, repairs, new construction, security upgrades and equipment, including vehicles that can be turned into mobile care units.
Additionally, Pritzker announced a new collaborative meant to help patients who need more complex reproductive health care. The state’s Department of Healthcare and Family Services, along with IDPH, will join the University of Illinois at Chicago hospital, Rush University Medical Center and the Chicago Abortion Fund to launch a hotline aimed at these high-risk patients next month.
The hotline, dubbed the Complex Abortion Regional Line for Access, or CARLA, will be staffed by nurses who will aid patients through scheduling appointments within hospital systems and getting set up with any required pre-operative testing. Additionally, CARLA’s partnership with the Chicago Abortion Fund will help patients with funding for reproductive health services, plus any transportation and child care costs while getting and recovering from treatment.
Dr. Laura Laursen, an obstetrician-gynecologist and assistant professor at Rush, will be a co-director of CARLA, and said she’s seen a rise in the number of patients seeking “complex abortion care.” She cited a recent out-of-state patient who had anemia, and as a result, couldn’t be seen by the closest abortion provider to her home state.
Laursen said this patient had to travel more than eight hours to Chicago and figure out child care for her other three kids – on top of the stress of knowing that being seen by a hospital-based abortion provider would be more expensive than the clinic where she originally had an appointment.
“By the time she reached me weeks later, her pregnancy was more advanced and more complex, and she was extremely emotionally drained,” she said. “I’m so fortunate that I was able to take care of her at Rush, but the experience of reaching me didn’t have to be so dramatic.”
Chicago Abortion Fund Executive Director Megan Jeyifo said her organization has also seen an influx of patients who need complex abortion care as GOP-controlled states have clamped down on access to the procedure. In the last 13 months, Jeyifo said CAF has supported more than 250 abortion seekers who needed hospital care – up from 26 the prior year.
“No one should have to travel to a city they’ve never been in to access health care,” Jeyifo said. “No one should have to depend on strangers to access the things they need for that trip. But this is our reality in the fallout of this horrific decision. And it is up to us together to be creative and nimble and there for people who are denied agency over their bodies and lives in their own states.”
CARLA’s startup costs for the first year come from $600,000 that IDHFS already had in its budget, according to a spokesperson for Pritzker.
Also on Monday, the governor announced the creation of a family planning program for Medicaid recipients that will cover services including annual preventative exams, family planning counseling, basic infertility counseling, screenings for cancers related to reproductive organs and all FDA-approved methods of contraception, tubal ligation, vasectomies and abortion.
The program will be paid for with a mix of federal Medicaid funding and Title X funding, but a Pritzker spokesperson couldn’t provide an exact spending amount on Monday.
Pritzker also announced the state would reimburse travel costs for state employees and dependents who live out of state but seek abortion care in Illinois. The program is modeled after an existing state program for organ donation and adoption, according to the governor’s office.
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Bret Bielema and Jim Leonard met each other nearly 20 years ago, and will both help each other in the 2023 season.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Right when Bret Bielema was hired by Barry Alvarez as defensive coordinator at Wisconsin in 2004, one of the first people Bielema had to talk to was Jim Leonhard.
Leonhard had been an All-American the past two years as the Badgers’ safety and was entering his senior season as the centerpiece of the defense.
“Hey, there’s one guy that you’ve got to talk to on the defensive side of the ball,” Alvarez told Bielema. “If you get him to believe in what you’re doing, you’ll get the entire defense and the entire team to believe in you.”
That season Leonhard was an All-Big Ten and All-American selection once again before he started his NFL career. The meeting had gotten the buy-in Bielema hoped and led to a successful debut season as a coordinator.
“An hour later, he was smiling ear-to-ear,” Bielema said.
That belief from Leonhard has stretched for almost two decades since then. This month, he decided to join Bielema at Illinois as a senior analyst after he wasn’t retained at Wisconsin. It’ll be the first time the two are on a coaching staff together, with Leonhard not finishing his playing career until Bielema had already left Wisconsin.
They’ll finally reunite together on the same coaching staff.
Leonhard comes to Champaign after spending his past six years in Madison, first as a defensive backs coach and then as a defensive coordinator. After Paul Chryst was fired last season following Wisconsin’s loss to Illinois, Leonhard was the interim head coach for the rest of the year.
“Obviously, when he became the head coach, we had just played them the day before, so I shot him a text and wished him the best of luck and said, ‘I can’t help your ass right now,’” Bielema said. “I started a conversation with him even back then that I wish him all the best, all the luck.”
Leonhard led the Badgers to a 5-3 record the rest of the season and to a bowl win, but Wisconsin opted to hire Luke Fickell over the option of retaining Leonhard. That meant Leonhard was on the market, and Bielema was interested.
“Then as the things proceeded, when he didn’t get retained, I kind of reached out to him and said, ‘Hey, have you thought about what you want to do?’” Bielema said. “We started conversations, invited him down to spend a couple days with our staff. I think he was still trying to figure it out, so it’s a question better for him.”
Leonhard had success with the Badgers as a defensive coordinator leading a defense that was a mainstay near the top of the Big Ten. He was a Broyles Award finalist in his first season as a coordinator and helped the program to an Orange Bowl win and a Rose Bowl appearance. He also was in the mix for the job as a defensive coordinator with the Green Bay Packers, but ended up staying in Madison.
“It was very impressive what they did schematically, and I knew that he was kind of the main key there,” Bielema said.
Now he’ll analyze the game for Illinois and help the program with special teams and defense. As an analyst, he won’t be with the Illini on game days, but he’ll follow Bielema and learn from him for a season before going back into the mix for coaching jobs in next year’s cycle.
“Jimmy’s football IQ is at a different level,” Bielema said. “I first met with him as a player when I was a defensive coordinator, and I remember I walked out of that meeting and was like, ‘Wow, this guy sees the game extremely well.’ Then to be with him as a coordinator and him as our starting safety, he just had a presence and awareness in-game moments and I was like, ‘Hey, if you ever want to coach you’re going to be pretty good.’”
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The Yankees are in a better place than the Mets with under 24 hours until the MLB trade deadline. But not by much.
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The Yankees are in a better place than the Mets with under 24 hours until the MLB trade deadline. But not by much. And it sounds like the Bombers might follow the Amazins’ lead and throw in the towel on this disappointing season, albeit in a different manner.
From The Post’s Joel Sherman:
In an indicator that they are at least in partial-sell mode, the Yankees have let interested teams know they are open to talking about their walk-year players — a group headlined by Harrison Bader, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Wandy Peralta and Luis Severino.
The Yankees continued to try to operate on two tracks — see if they could move out some veterans for prospects and perhaps salary relief while trying to acquire pieces that have control beyond the 2023 season. It exemplifies that the leadership is not overly optimistic about the playoff chances of this group as it ponders A.) subtracting and B.) prioritizing upgrades with control beyond the current season.
So the Yankees are interested in selling … even though they have nothing much to sell.
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Bader is always hurt. And losing him would mean more playing time for the RailRider All-Stars. Kiner-Falefa is a utility man and role player. Severino is a disaster about to be banished to the bullpen. Peralta is a good reliever, but he is not going to fetch a massive return. Moreover, the Yankees are still above .500 (for now) and within striking distance of an AL wild card bid (for now).
If general manager Brian Cashman does not want to pay the price to make a significant addition, that is one thing. But dumping potentially useful pieces now for little benefit? It does not add up. Unless owner Hal Steinbrenner wants to dump salary. Which would mean it makes all the sense. And oh, look at that, also from Sherman:
There has been some talk that Hal Steinbrenner would like to draw the payroll below the top tax threshold of $293 million, especially if this is not going to be a playoff season. The Yankees payroll is projected to about $297 million. So if Severino, who is due about $5 million the rest of the year, is moved without the Yanks having to eat dollars and/or a combination of the others, the Yanks might be able to sink below that threshold.
What a miserable summer in the city.
James Kratch can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @jameskratch.
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WFAN legend Mike Francesa teed off Monday as the Mets wave the white flag and give up on a season that began with great expectations.
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When people start talking about Vince Coleman and Bret Saberhagen in regards to the Mets, things are not good.
And that is where Mike Francesa is right now. The WFAN legend teed off Monday as the Amazins wave the white flag and give up on a season that began with great expectations.
“They have canceled. This (win) now team, this major player, this richest payroll in the history of baseball will now go down as one of the colossal jokes in the history of baseball,” Francesa said on his latest BetRivers podcast. “And [owner Steve Cohen] wants to wipe that away.”
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The Amazins are well on their way to doing just that. They have already traded away closer David Robertson (to the Marlins), co-ace Max Scherzer (Rangers) and outfielder Mark Canha (Brewers) ahead of Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. And others may also be on their way out of Queens, most notably co-ace Justin Verlander and outfielder Tommy Pham.
The fire sale is a not a surprise. The Mets have flopped this season and Cohen made it clear he was not inclined to compound the team’s mistakes by throwing good money at bad money. Still, it is even more jarring given the signs of life they have shown of late. The Mets (50-55) just took three of four from the Nationals and have a three-game set at the lowly Royals coming up. They are also only 6.5 games back of the final NL wild card spot. But too little, too late. And now it is time to move on.
“This has become a colossal embarrassment for Cohen and the Mets,” he said. “And that’s why he doesn’t want to look at it anymore, because it has become that type of embarrassment. They’ve become a laughingstock. And now they’ve become even worse. For two months, there is not a reason to pay attention to them.”
xJames Kratch can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @jameskratch.
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This is the time of the year when people visit amusement parks, local fairs and cars to enjoy thrilling rides. Part of the thrill of these rides has to be from the perceived danger that comes with these rides. It's not something that you like to think about especially when you're on them but accidents do happen however they are extremely rare. According to Ask The Odds your chances of having a fatal accident on a roller coaster is about 1 in 300,000,000. If you're afraid of roller coasters it may not be justified. You may have seen too many Final Destination movies.
Reported ride malfunction from Playland Park in Rye, New York goes viral on TikTok.
According to New York Post, a ride called Music Express malfunctioned and caused the ride to spin n reverse for roughly 7 minutes after its scheduled ending time.
The incident was uploaded into 3 parts on TikTok.
I'm not taking away from the trauma that anyone on the ride may have experienced but I will say that I think as far as amusement park ride malfunctions go this may have been one of the best case scenarios.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The company formerly known as Twitter removed a towering, blinking X from atop its San Francisco headquarters on Monday (July 31) after the rebranded tech firm tangled with city officials over the controversial sign.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The company formerly known as Twitter removed a towering, blinking X from atop its San Francisco headquarters on Monday (July 31) after the rebranded tech firm tangled with city officials over the controversial sign.
The X, installed on the roof of the company's downtown office last week, was part of owner Elon Musk's bid to rebrand the troubled social media giant to the 24th letter of the alphabet.
But local residents had complained about the brilliant flashing lights emitting from the sign at night. Some also complained about safety, suggesting the sign — which had loomed over the building's edge — did not appear securely anchored to the roof.
San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection and City Planning received 24 complaints about the sign, including concerns about its "structural safety and illumination", agency communications director Patrick Hannan told AFP.
"This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled," Mr Hannan said.
The owner of the property where X is renting offices will have to pay the cost of permits to install and remove the sign, as well as the cost of the city's investigation, according to Mr Hannan.
A building inspector following up on a complaint first went to the tech firm's headquarters on Friday — but was not allowed onto the roof to check the sign, according to the complaint posted on a city website.
Instead, an X representative told the inspector that the structure was "a temporary lighted sign for an event", the complaint showed.
A second attempt by an inspector to check the sign was also rebuffed on Saturday, according to the city.
The city sent X a notice of violation warning that it needed proper permits for the sign.
When contacted by AFP about the complaint, X replied with an automated message saying it would respond "soon".
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Mr Musk has brushed off the backlash to the sign and to the rebrand in general, responding with a laughing emoji to one X user's post about the city being at odds with him over the new sign.
The billionaire killed off Twitter's globally recognisable bird logo early last week as he rebranded the company he hopes to turn into a super-app inspired by China's WeChat, which would function as a social media platform and also offer messaging and payments.
Since Musk bought Twitter for US$44b (S$59b) last October, the platform's advertising business has collapsed as marketers soured on Mr Musk's management style and mass firings at the company that gutted content moderation.
In response, he has moved toward building a subscriber base and pay model in a search for new revenue.
Workers last week were stopped while removing the Twitter sign and blue bird logo from the headquarters due to a lack of proper permits. It was also gone on Monday.
A group of former Twitter employees who lost their jobs when Mr Musk took over said in a federal civil suit filed against the company in May that the billionaire made it clear that he did not intend to pay expenses such as rent or severance packages.
An attorney for Mr Musk was overheard crudely insulting San Francisco at one point, contending it was unreasonable for landlords to expect Twitter to pay rent given living conditions, the suit maintained. AFP
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TOKYO - Japan's factory activity contracted at a faster pace in July, a business survey showed on Tuesday, taking a hit from soft orders amid weakening global economic conditions.
The final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in July, slightly higher than flash 49.4 but down from 49.8 in June.
The decline was largely due to a deterioration in new orders, given weak customer demand from domestic and overseas markets, said Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiled the survey.
Output, another major component of the headline index, kept shrinking albeit at a slower rate than in June. Data on Monday showed Japan's factory output grew in June for the first time in two months thanks to solid auto production.
Subindexes gauging new orders and output both stayed in the sub-50 territory in June for a second month. A reading below the 50 line indicates a contraction.
Japan has to date weathered worsening global economic conditions relatively well thanks to robust domestic service activity and ultra-loose monetary policy. Export-reliant manufacturers, however, have suffered from slowing demand overseas.
On a brighter note, the S&P survey showed easing cost pressures for companies thanks to sliding fuel and commodity prices.
"There were sustained signs that inflationary pressures were easing in July, as signalled by the slowest rate of input cost inflation since February 2021 to a reading that was broadly similar to the long-run series average," Bhatti said.
Looking a year ahead, manufacturers' output expectations remained upbeat, with the subindex in line with June's reading, which was the strongest since October 2021.
Hopes for a sustained improvement in demand as well as the fading economic impact of the pandemic and inflationary pressures contributed to the positive outlook, the survey showed.
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SEOUL :South Korea's exports fell more than expected in July and at the steepest pace in more than three years, trade data showed on Tuesday.
Overseas sales by Asia's fourth-largest economy fell 16.5per cent year-on-year to US$50.33 billion in July, compared with a 6.0per cent drop in June and a 14.5per cent drop tipped in a Reuters survey of economists.
It was the biggest percentage drop since May 2020 and the 10th consecutive month exports fell in annual terms, the longest period since January 2020.
The July fall was due to a sluggish semiconductor industry, weaker oil prices and a high base, the trade ministry said.
The data showed exports of semiconductors dropped 34per cent, worsening from a 28per cent loss the previous month and marking the 12th straight month of decline for the sector. Petroleum product exports slid 25per cent, while automobiles gained 15per cent.
Imports fell 25.4per cent to US$48.71 billion, also steeper than the previous month's 11.7per cent fall. Economists had expected a 24.6per cent decline.
That left South Korea's trade surplus at US$1.63 billion for July, wider than US$1.13 billion in June.
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SEOUL : A protracted slump in South Korea's factory activity eased in July as export orders rose for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years, a private business survey showed on Tuesday, raising hopes for a more durable economic recovery.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) for South Korean manufacturers, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 49.4 in July from 47.8 in June on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The sub-50 reading suggested activity continued to contract for the 13th straight month, albeit at a much slower rate.
A sub-index for new export orders rose to 50.2, after 16 months below 50, with a rise in demand from key markets across the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, particularly for automotive goods and semiconductors, according to the survey.
That brought the decline in overall orders to the narrowest in 12 months, with the sub-index sharply up to 48.7 from 45.0, while output rose to 47.2 from 46.5.
"Concurrently, firms took this as a signal to prepare for a gradual improvement in demand by taking on additional staff and raising purchasing activity in July," said economist Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Employment increased by the more in 17 months and the quantity of purchases rose for the first time in 12 months, while stocks of finished goods posted the sharpest drop in 18 months, corresponding sub-indexes showed.
Business conditions improved on the inflation front as well, with input prices falling for the first time since June 2020, accompanied by the steepest decline in output prices since August 2020.
A measure of manufacturers' optimism for future output jumped to 56.2 in July, from a six-month low of 52.4 in June.
South Korea's economy sped up faster than expected in the second quarter, flattered by headline improvements in trade, but weaker consumer and business spending added to the case for the central bank to loosen its restrictive monetary policy.
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After the announcement that several police officers involved in fatal shootings have had criminal cases against them dismissed, Oklahoma City Police Chief Wade Gourley said Monday there is no timeframe for their return to duty.
“I couldn’t predict to you or tell you where those officers will end up because it’s largely gonna depend on the wellness, and the things that we’re working together towards that return-to-duty protocol,” Gourley told reporters at police headquarters downtown. “And how long that takes, too, I don’t have an answer for that.”
Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna announced Friday the dismissal of manslaughter charges filed against five Oklahoma City police officers who opened fire on a 15-year-old robbery suspect even though he had dropped his gun.
Also dismissed were two other criminal cases involving fatal police shootings.
Behenna said under Oklahoma law the shootings were justified and she will use the state's multicounty grand jury to investigate future fatal officer-involved shootings.
All seven officers — six from Oklahoma City and one from The Village — have been on paid administrative leave.
Behenna made the decisions after hiring a use-of-force expert from California and after an extensive internal review by her office.
On Monday, Gourley declined to comment on whether he thought the fatal shootings were justified.
“It doesn’t matter whether I agree or not,” Gourley said. “Ultimately, what we do as a police department when we investigate a shooting is we gather the evidence and we present that to the district attorney’s office. We never offer an opinion. We’re not allowed to, and we shouldn’t be.”
Criminal justice advocates like the Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City, said the decision was "incredibly disrespectful and lacked any humanity" for the families of those killed.
"A lot of people are saying they are surprised that that was the decision and the action taken," Dickerson said. "Most people who have been advocating for equity and humanization of the systems of injustice — we weren’t the least bit surprised."
More:Criminal cases over three fatal police shootings in Oklahoma being dismissed
The three fatal OKC area fatal officer-involved shootings at issue
The most high-profile of the cases involved the fatal shooting of the teenage robbery suspect, Stavian Rodriguez.
He was hit by gunfire 13 times after he dropped his gun outside Okie Gas Express, 7917 S Western Ave., on Nov. 23, 2020, an investigation found.
The shooting led to protests, a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and changes in police tactics. A security camera recorded the shooting. It shows the teenager was shot as he reached toward a back pocket while police yelled at him to get down.
In the back pocket was a cellphone. No other weapon was found.
Charged in 2021 with first-degree manslaughter were five Oklahoma City police officers: Bethany Sears, 32, Jared Barton, 36, Corey Adams, 30, Jonathan Skuta, 36, and Brad Pemberton, 33.
The second dismissal involves the fatal shooting of a mentally ill Black man on Dec. 11, 2020.
Sgt. Clifford Holman, now 38, was charged in 2021 with first-degree manslaugher after he shot Bennie Edwards in the back.
Videos show Edwards, 60, was armed with a knife but was fleeing. Police had confronted him outside an Oklahoma City pawn shop and beauty shop after getting a report he was bothering customers.
The videos show Holman fired three times after Edwards ran at one officer then fled down a parking lot.
The first shot missed, an investigation determined. The second hit Edward's leg, and the third hit him in the back. That fatal shot came 28 seconds after Holman arrived to assist other officers.
In a federal lawsuit, attorneys for Kimberly Thompson, Edwards’ daughter, and Juanita Hill, who are listed as co-administrators of the estate of Bennie Edwards, wrote that Edwards had mental illness.
The officers “used an unreasonable amount of force in relation to the threat posed by Mr. Edwards, who was exhibiting clear signs of mental illness, running away from (the officers) after being Tased multiple times and pepper sprayed, and was not threatening the life or safety of any officer or individual,” the suit alleges.
The shooting also sparked protests. Behenna said she met Friday with Edwards' family and with community leaders from the northeast side of Oklahoma City.
The third dismissal involves a fatal shooting inside a home in The Village on July 25, 2020.
Chance Avery, a corporal with The Village Police Department, was facing trial on a second-degree murder charge.
He shot Christopher Poor three times after the man came in the home with an aluminum baseball bat. The police corporal was at the home at the request of Poor's wife, who was picking up personal belongings after a fight.
Poor, 49, was drunk, an investigation found. His estate filed a civil rights lawsuit last year against The Village. Behenna said she spoke with Poor's widow Thursday night.
Avery, now 37, was originally charged in 2020 with first-degree manslaughter. The charge was later revised to second-degree murder or in the alternative first-degree manslaughter.
Gourley said Monday he has not spoken to the other families.
“There’s nothing I can say that's gonna ease their pain,” Gourley said. “This definitely does not ease their pain. I think, too, there’s been a lot of pain for the officers that have gone through this, as well and their families. There’s nothing you can say or do that’s going to erase any of that.”
Rand Eddy, the attorney representing Stavian’s mother, Cameo Holland, in a federal lawsuit against the city and police, told The Oklahoman he agreed with Gourley.
Behenna’s decision only worsens the pain, Eddy said.
“He’s right,” Eddy said. “ Nothing is gonna ease the pain. But this sure as heck increased it.”
The three cases were filed by then-District Attorney David Prater, a former Norman police officer who retired in January after 16 years as the county's top prosecutor.
Behenna’s decision on the dismissals shocked Eddy, especially in light of last year’s district attorney’s race when the Democrat defeated Kevin Calvey, a Republican.
Calvey pledged to dismiss all "wrongful charges" against law enforcement on his first day in office.
Behenna characterized the pledge as “pandering to law enforcement in order to get their vote."
Prater told The Oklahoman last week he stood by his decision to prosecutors.
“I think Prater actually has more law enforcement experience than she does, having been a police officer himself at one time,” Eddy said. “The bottom line is, I think he made the right decisions and she made the wrong ones.”
Concern’ about officers returning to the streets
Gourley was asked Monday if he was concerned about potential problems if the officers return to the streets.
“I think it has to be a concern, to be honest, but we also have to do what’s right and we have to do what’s best not only for those individuals but the community and our organization, as well,” he said.
However, Gourley said the officers are going through counseling and updated training.
The department follows a return-to-duty protocol that involves a wellness team, and if the officers come back, it will be a “lengthy process,” Gourley said.
Gourley said after the announcement of the dismissals the police department did not deploy for potential protests. No credible threats have been made against police here, he added.
“Most of the time there’s a protest in Oklahoma City, they obey the law,” he said. “They do what they're supposed to do and they have their voices heard.”
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The transfer portal has become the rage of college basketball, with virtually every team using the system to some degree. The Bedlam rivals are no exception.
OSU has three transfers from the portal, while OU has four.
When a player transfers from a fellow power-conference program, the comparisons are apples to apples. But when a player transfers in from a lower level, the adjustment can be a little dicey. I like to see what a mid-major player has done against power-conference opponents.
Today, we’ll look at OSU’s transfers. Tuesday, OU’s.
Mike Marsh, Jacksonville
Last season with the Dolphins of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the 6-foot-10 forward averaged 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.2 blocked shots, with 55.2 percent shooting, numbers not far off his 2021-22 season with the Dolphins (8.7/5.4/0.2, 51.9 percent shooting).
In a 71-44 loss at Duke, Marsh made seven of eight shots and scored 15 points, with three rebounds. In games against Liberty and Virginia Commonwealth, Marsh combined to make 12 of 22 shots, for 27 points total, with 11 rebounds and one blocked shot.
The previous season, Marsh had 15 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia, on 6-of-10 shooting. But he struggled against Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Central Florida, making just five of 16 shots.
Also counting a game against Liberty that first season, in eight games against better competition, Marsh averaged 9.5 points and 4.8 rebounds, blocked one shot and shot 53.3 percent from the field. So, count Marsh as promising as he enters the Big 12.
More:For Oklahoma State and Big 12, conference realignment 'feels a lot better on this side'
Jarius Hicklen, North Florida
The 6-foot-3 Dallas native played two season at Oklahoma Baptist, then transferred to North Florida, also of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Hicklen improved his numbers with the Ospreys from the first year to the second – 12.5 points from 12.0, 3.5 rebounds from 2.8 and 3.2 assists from 1.7. But his 3-point shooting fell from .401 to .361.
In his first season at North Florida, Hicklen played seven games against Power Five opponents, plus two games against Liberty. Hicklen had some monster performances – 27 points (6-of-12 3-point shooting) at Florida State and 31 points (8-of-16 from deep) against Liberty. In those nine games, Hicklen averaged 12.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and shot .421 from 3-point range. But he struggled against Texas A&M, UCLA and Kentucky, making just two of 11 3-point shots and averaging 3.7 points.
In his second Osprey season, Hicklin was solid against Washington, Kentucky, Houston and Pitt, averaging 15.7 points and making 15 of 33 deep balls.
So in 15 marquee games in two years at North Florida, Hicklin averaged 12.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and made 42.4 percent of his 3-point shots. Sounds like he can play against big-time competition.
Javon Small, East Carolina
The 6-foot-2 guard from South Bend, Indiana, was limited by injury with the Pirates. He played in just 34 East Carolina games, over two seasons.
Small played sparingly in 16 games as a freshman (averaging 2.0 points and just 9.2 minutes a game), but broke out last season by averaging 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
Playing in the American Conference, Small got more than his share of games against quality competition – three games against Cincinnati, three against Memphis, two against Temple, two against Wichita State, one against Southern Methodist, one against Houston and a non-conference game against South Carolina.
But even in his second season, Small didn’t produce as well against the better teams.
Small had a big game against Cincinnati (23 points, four rebounds, five assists) and made eight of 16 shots. But even counting that performance, in six games against quality competition, Small averaged 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists, but on 32 percent shooting and 27.8 3-point shooting.
Small must play better than that to be the OSU point guard.
More:Tramel's ScissorTales: Which new Big 12 coordinators will have greatest impact in 2023?
Mailbag: Florida State & realignment
Rumormongers continue to talk about Florida State (and Clemson) as possible conference realignment targets.
Cameron: “Is Florida State in play for the Big 12? They are not AAU (Association of American Universities), so it’s SEC or Big 12?”
Tramel: The AAU reference is related to the Big Ten’s desire to admit only AAU members, though Michigan State was not an AAU member when it joined in 1950 and Nebraska was tossed out of the AAU after the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten in 2011.
But I don’t see Florida State leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference. The grant of rights risk is too strong.
The Seminoles clearly are alarmed at their revenue future, since the ACC is tied into its ESPN contract through 2036. The ACC is bringing in solid revenue now – virtually equal to what the Big 12 will get per-school in its new contract – but the Big 12 will get at least one more new contract before 2036, perhaps even two.
Florida State has raised a ruckus about revenue distribution within the ACC, but leaving the conference is problematic. All ACC members have signed away their media rights to the conference.
Which means if Florida State leaves, its media rights stay with the ACC.
Lawyers long have debated how binding is the grant of rights, but we know what the legal community and universities think – it's binding enough that it’s too big of a risk to challenge.
If Florida State were to leave the ACC, then were to lose the protracted court case that would follow, the judgment would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Sorry, Jeff Bezos does not own Florida State.
More:Tramel's ScissorTales: No surprise that UCF, BYU will lead Big 12 football in mileage
The List: NBA over/under numbers
Betonline has released the over/under win totals for NBA teams going into the 2023-24 season, and the Thunder projection is both optimistic and pessimistic. Here are how the 30 teams are ranked:
1. Celtics 54½: Low number for the top team, but more parity means fewer big winners.
2. Nuggets 53½: Will Denver be bored during the regular season?
3. Bucks 52½: Milwaukee will play to stay healthy.
3. Suns 52½: Phoenix doesn’t have a lot of depth, but oh, that star power.
5. Cavaliers 50½: What? Cleveland is the No. 5 team in the NBA?
6. 76ers 49½: Wonder how this number moves if Philadelphia trades James Harden?
7. Warriors 48½: Golden State was 44-38 last season.
7. Heat 48½: Miami went just 44-38 before making the NBA Finals.
9. Lakers 47½: LA is the fourth-highest West team on this list.
10. Grizzlies 46½: Memphis went 51-31 a year ago, but Ja Morant’s suspension will limit the Grizzlies’ ceiling.
10. Clippers 46½: Los Angeles’ best players don’t play all the time. Hard to win big that way.
12. Mavericks 44½: Some optimism for Dallas, which slumped to 38-44 last season.
12. Timberwolves 44½: Four West teams logjammed at 44½.
12. Pelicans 44½: Will Zion Williamson play more than a handful of games? Without that knowledge, this number is meaningless.
12. Knickerbockers 44½: I thought the optimism might be stronger for New York.
12. Kings 44½: Sacramento placed third in the West last season.,
17. Thunder: 44. Eleven West teams have higher projections. Could OKC really go 44-38 and miss the play-in tournament?
18. Hawks 41½: Atlanta finished 41-41 last season.
19. Netropolitans 37½: Brooklyn opened at 51½ a year ago; of course, that was with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
19. Pacers 37½: Indiana is tied for eighth among Eastern Conference teams on the list. Oh, to be in the East.
21. Bulls 36½: Is Billy Donovan headed back to the play-in tournament?
21. Raptors 36½: Toronto needs a teardown.
21. Magic 36½: Not much of a jump for Orlando, which finished 34-48.
24. Jazz 35½: Hmm. A projected fallback for Utah, which finished 37-45.
25. Rockets 31½: The Thunder has Houston’s first-round pick in the 2024 draft, but it’s top-four protected. OKC would be fine with the Rockets landing somewhere around 31 wins.
26. Hornets 31: Somehow, Charlotte opened at 36½ a year ago. Lesson learned.
27. Spurs 28½: San Antonio opened at 24½ a year ago. That’s interesting. Only a four-game jump with Victor Wembanyama.
28. Pistons 27: The Pistons finished 17-65 last season, going all out for Wembanyama.
29. Wizards 24½: Finally, Washington appears to be tanking.
30. Trail Blazers off board: Interesting. Portland is off the board, courtesy of Damian Lillard’s trade request, but Miami – Lillard's preferred landing spot – is not.
More:Tramel: Thunder fans, don't compare Chet Holmgren to Victor Wembanyama
Aaron Rodgers was right about Sean Payton
New York Jetropolitans quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t much care for new Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton taking dead aim at Rodgers’ offensive coordinator, Nathaniel Hackett.
Payton ripped Hackett, the Broncos’ 2022 head coach, and we know why. First, it was the truth. And second, Payton is trying to build some cover for beleaguered quarterback Russell Wilson.
But still. Payton’s words were beyond the pale.
Don’t you hate it when Rodgers is right? He’s turned awfully kooky – his darkness retreat into a bunker was quite bizarre – but that doesn’t mean he’s off base on everything.
“It made me feel bad that someone who has accomplished a lot in the league is that insecure that they have to take another man down to set themselves up for some easy fall if it doesn't go well for that team this year," Rodgers told NFL+ last week. “I think it was way out of line, inappropriate, and I think he needs to keep my coaches' names out of his mouth."
Tell us how you really feel, Rodgers.
Payton last week told USA Today that Hackett's season in Denver was “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL” and there were "20 dirty hands" around Wilson’s woebegone season.
Hey, Payton wasn’t wrong. Hackett absolutely seemed overmatched as a head coach. Early in the season, the Broncos brought in a consultant to babysit Hackett.
Still, Payton broke the code. Rodgers was right.
Berry Tramel: Berry can be reached at 405-760-8080 or at btramel@oklahoman.com. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. Support his work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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MOORE — Mykel Patterson-McDonald felt nervous as he dialed OU head coach Brent Venables’ number.
For the past few months, the Westmoore safety had been deliberating where he’d spend his college football career. And after narrowing it down to OU, Missouri, UNLV and Houston, he came to a decision.
“I wanted to let you know I’m all in,” Patterson-McDonald told Venables over the phone. “I’m staying home, Coach.”
Patterson-McDonald made it official on Monday. The four-star safety announced his commitment to OU, marking the Sooners’ second in-state addition to the 2024 recruiting class.
“A lot went into this,” Patterson-McDonald said. “It was a big decision for me, but I bet on myself and decided to stay home. … It’s been a blessing.”
Patterson-McDonald is rated by 247Sports as the No. 6 player in the state of Oklahoma and the No. 72 safety in the nation.
The Westmoore standout gained traction on the recruiting trail following a strong junior season. He racked up 108 tackles and three interceptions in 11 games.
More:Why OU football coach Brent Venables thinks D-II transfer Konnor Near can 'lead a defense'
The addition of Patterson-McDonald is a good one for Venables and the Sooners, who’ve placed an emphasis on retaining in-state talent.
“They stayed in contact with me every day,” Patterson-McDonald said. “If it wasn’t one coach, it was another coach. Every time they brought me out on campus, they made me feel at home.”
Patterson-McDonald’s commitment to OU is fitting. His father, Larry McDonald, walked on at OU in 2009.
Patterson-McDonald was just four years old at the time. Now, he’ll get to suit up for the same program as a scholarship athlete.
That just made the moment even more special for Patterson-McDonald when he gave Venables the phone call.
“Emotions were high,” Patterson-McDonald said. “I was kinda nauseous and kinda nervous. … It’s amazing. He (McDonald) went there, but I’m just going to do it better than he did.”
Another motivating factor for Patterson-McDonald was the opportunity to play in the SEC.
OU is set to leave the Big 12 following the conclusion of the 2023-24 school year, which is just in time for Patterson-McDonald’s arrival.
More:A look at The Oklahoman's 2024 Super 30 high school football recruiting series
“That’s where I want to be,” Patterson-McDonald said of the SEC. “I want to play the best of the best. I don’t want to stoop down a level. I want to go right at it in my freshman year.”
Patterson-McDonald also hopes to play alongside a few current OU targets.
Among that wish list is David Stone, a five-star prospect who’s rated by 247Sports as the No. 2 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 6 overall player in the 2024 recruiting class.
Stone is being recruited by programs such as OU, Miami, Michigan State and others.
“We always talk about playing together,” Patterson-McDonald said of Stone. “Me and him are really tight. We’re close.”
Regardless of which recruits also commit to OU, Patterson-McDonald is eager to suit up for the Sooners in 2024.
“I fit very well (at OU),” Patterson-McDonald said. “I’m familiar with how they play already. I’ll like it there.”
More:Oklahoma high school football player survey: Who was the toughest foe to face?
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Christina Aguilera recently left her fans speechless with a stunning display of her slimmed-down figure. The 42-year-old’s Instagram feed is adorned with eye-catching images of the songstress rocking a sparkling pink miniskirt.
And this isn't just any miniskirt, it's a Hermès Birkin bag repurposed as a chic skirt, showing off Christina's unique and playful sense of style.
In these jaw-dropping photos, the Lady Marmalade singer pairs her quirky skirt with a classic black T-shirt, large sunglasses, and a manicure decorated with black and pink details to complete her outfit.
This standout piece comes from Namilia and A-Morir, a brand that Christina has collaborated with in the past.
© Instagram Christina Aguilera showcases her slimmed down physique
The What A Girl Wants hitmaker has a history of memorable looks, including a crystal catsuit adorned with a heatmap pattern worn at NYC's Pride, and a football-jersey-inspired thong bodysuit sported during a pre-Super Bowl performance.
While Christina's recent fashion choices make headlines, it's her personal journey with body image and weight loss that deserves applause.
The Grammy winner faced body shaming after gaining weight during her first pregnancy in 2008, and also in the wake of her professional and personal challenges.
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After the underwhelming performance of Burlesque at the box office and her divorce from music composer Jason Bratman, Christina was subjected to criticism. Despite these hurdles, her resilience shone through.
In 2013, the star underwent a significant weight loss journey losing around 40lbs. Christina attributes her transformation to the Rainbow Diet, a regimen focusing on consuming a spectrum of colorful fruits and vegetables.
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This plant-rich diet has been linked to reduced risks associated with toxic pollutants and directly correlated to lower weight and abdominal fat gain.
Along with a balanced diet, Christina incorporated regular physical exercise into her routine. Yoga, boxing, strength training, and cardio workouts helped her stay fit and healthy. Christina's approach to fitness is varied and personalized, avoiding repetitive workouts to keep her routine engaging and fun.
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Despite her remarkable physical transformation, it's important to note that Christina's journey was not just about weight loss, but also about self-love and body positivity.
"I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business,” she told Marie Claire back in 2012.
“Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body... My son is healthy and happy, so that's all that matters to me."
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"I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas,"
"When I worked on Burlesque, I lost so much weight that I was too skinny. I don't weigh myself — it's all about how I feel in my clothes,” she added.
“What looks good on one person might not look good on another body type. I happen to be very confident in my own skin. It takes time to get to that place, but it's all about embracing yourself and your body."
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Bagyong Falcon maintains its strength as it moves towards the sea southeast of Okinawa islands, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Tuesday August 1, 2023.
According to PAGASA, Bagyong Falcon was located at 925 km East Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 215 km/h, and central pressure of 935 hPa. It is moving North Northwestward at 20 km/h.
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Forecast rainfall are generally higher in elevated or mountainous areas. Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides remains highly likely especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible.
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Bangladesh’s main opposition BNP is leading protests in the hope of ousting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the upcoming election. But party leader Khaleda Zia is nowhere to be seen. What is keeping her silent?
There were also clashes with groups of pro-government marchers. Stones were thrown, vehicles were torched and many people were reportedly injured.
In the wake of a major cost-of-living crisis, the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies have called for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down before the next election, due to be held by January 2024. They want it to be held under a neutral caretaker government.
So far, the prime minister and her ruling Awami League have rejected the demand.
Where is Khaleda Zia?
The BNP has been able to organize major rallies despite itself being tossed into chaos in 2018 when its leader, Khaleda Zia, was charged with graft and sentenced to five years in jail. A higher court extended the term to 10 years.
Bangladesh elite anti-terror unit accused of killings In March 2020, the government allowed her to be released from prison as her health worsened. Conditions for her release stated that “she remains in her Dhaka residence to receive treatment and does not go abroad,” said Bangladeshi Law and Justice Minister Anisul Haq.
Zia, who is at her home in Dhaka, has not been seen at any political events since then. In recent months, she has been admitted to hospital several times due to deteriorating health.
Now 77, Zia became Bangladesh’s first female prime minister in 1991. She was elected for another term in 1996, but her government lasted only a few months. She resigned after introducing a caretaker system on the demand of opposition parties led by the Awami League. In 2001, she was once again elected prime minister and served another five years.
Zia and the current prime minister are considered to be archrivals. When she was jailed in 2018, Zia’s supporters said the corruption charges against her were a politically motivated attempt to keep her out of office.
“Her trial was very controversial,” explained Asif Nazrul, a law professor at the University of Dhaka. “Even at the appeal stage, her punishment was doubled by the high court, which is very rare in Bangladesh or many other common law states,” he told DW.
“She is the most popular leader in Bangladesh in terms of the constituency she won personally in the past parliamentary elections. This incumbent government could not have confronted her popularity except by detaining her,” Nazrul added.
Power vacuum in BNP
Zia’s current absence from the political scene can be explained by two factors — legal troubles and bad health, said Michael Kugelman, the director of the South Asia Institute at the Washington-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
“It’s hard to know if BNP leaders are exaggerating when they say her health is so bad that she’s near death. But it’s clear that her legal and health travails have prevented her from being the public figure that she had been for so long,” he told DW.
Rahman has has lived in the UK since 2008 Image: Indrajit Kumer Ghosh/AP Photo/picture alliance
After Zia was jailed, her son Tarique Rahman, who has lived in exile in UK since 2008, became the BNP’s acting chief. He too has had legal troubles of his own — with several charges and in absentia trials over graft, money laundering, criminal conspiracy and multiple counts of murder. The BNP claims that the cases against him are also politically motivated and that nearly 4 million of its activists faced legal cases between 2009 and 2022.
Kugelman says that in light of the situation with Zia, the BNP is trying to boost Rahman’s image. “The recent BNP rally when a speech of Rahman’s was broadcast to the crowd — the first time he’s been heard that way in Bangladesh since he fled 15 years ago — suggests that the party is trying to bring him closer to the support base and perhaps prepare it for a transition of power,” he told DW.
“But it’s difficult, even in a dynastic party, to transfer leadership duties to someone based abroad and far away. Not to mention, when you have someone who has been abroad for 15 years, there will be concerns that they are out of touch with ground realities, and that’s not the perception you want people to have about the next party leader,” Kugelman stressed.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has taken on a larger public role Image: Mortuza Rashed/DW
New face of the opposition
In the physical absence of the BNP’s two top leaders, it is the party’s secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who is its face on the ground. He has become increasingly visible and vocal in recent years, and is currently fronting the ongoing protests.
“At least publicly, Alamgir is taking on a major leadership role,” said Kugelman. “But in private, behind the scenes, where the big decisions are made, leadership likely remains a family affair, with Zia and Rahman.”
Nazrul from the University of Dhaka thinks that the party still needs its top leaders. “Alamgir is an accomplished leader now and has an excellent rapport with Tarique Rahman. But Rahman’s physical presence in Bangladesh could have strengthened them even more,” he told DW. “But it could be very risky as well, as it is almost certain that he will be arrested the moment he comes back.”
The BNP has threatened to boycott the election if it is held under Hasina, saying that a credible vote is impossible under her government. It is one of many parties that want the caretaker administration, which was scrapped by the Hasina government in 2011, to be reinstated.
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held its grand rally in Dhaka on July 28, 2023 pressing for its One Point demand for the resignation of the authoritarian Awami League government and election under a neutral caretaker government (CTG). From the middle of last year, the BNP has held dozens of rallies in and out of the capital, which saw outstanding success despite various restrictions and intimidations from the ruling circle. That spoke of people’s support for the opposition movement against the authoritarian ruling regime.
Prior to the Dhaka rally on July 28, a huge contingent of police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) cordoned the venue, Naya Paltan area, where the BNP’s central office is located. Armored vehicles, water guns and teargas equipment were placed at various vantage points. In addition, they raided the nearby hotels and residences searching for opposition people. The police also raided the houses of BNP supporters around the country. According to BNP sources, more than 500 of their activists were beaten, tortured and arrested in those raids and checkpoints on their way to the venue.
Yet, streams of people poured into the capital braving various roadblocks and attacks from the police and ruling party thugs on the way. People gathered at Naya Paltan and surrounding areas from the previous night despite police restrictions. Some came with family members which included breast feeding infants. According to an estimate, more than million people made it to the BNP rally.
To the contrary, the Awami League rallies at the southern side of the Baitul Mukarram, the National Mosques, could attract only a few thousand loyalists.
At the end of the rally, the BNP decided to hold peaceful sit-in gatherings on various road entry points to the capital. Immediately, the Awami League also decided to hold its own “peace rallies” to counter the opposition sit-in protests, generating a showdown.
The Coalition for Human Rights & Democracy in Bangladesh (CHRD Bangladesh) condemns strongly the continuing attacks and arrests of opposition people for their expression of political rights. CHRD Bangladesh demands immediate release of these political prisoners and the development of a conducive political atmosphere in the country.
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The U.S. women's national team entered the 2023 World Cup looking to make history.
But the Gals are suddenly in danger of going down in infamy.
The two-time reigning champions and 2023 tournament favorites opened World Cup play with an uninspiring 3-0 victory over Vietnam. Then, in a rematch of the 2019 final against the Netherlands, the USWNT fell behind in a World Cup match for the first time in over a decade. While the Gals were able to salvage a point thanks to captain Lindsey Horan, the 1-1 tie ended their tournament-record 13-game winning streak.
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The USWNT is still very much in control of its own destiny entering the group stage finale. A win or draw against Portugal, which is 21st in FIFA's world rankings, would send the Gals through to the Round of 16.
A loss, however, would likely have the USWNT heading home way earlier than expected. The only way the Gals could still advance following a loss is with a Vietnam upset victory over the Netherlands that leaves the Americans with a superior goal differential compared to the Dutch. (The USWNT currently holds a plus-two advantage in goal differential).
In a scenario where the Gals suffer their first World Cup loss since 2011 and are eliminated, it would mark their worst ever finish in the tournament by a wide margin. Not only have the Gals made it out of group play in all eight previous World Cups, but they've also reached every semifinal. Their worst finish in the tournament is third place, which they've achieved three times.
There has also never been a defending WWC champion who crashed out of the tournament in group play.
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“I think we feel like we have to win everything all the time,” forward Megan Rapinoe said, via AP. “That’s the expectation for ourselves. That’s the expectation playing for U.S. national team. It’s just kind of like, ‘Why would you come into the World Cup if you don’t think that you should win it, and if you don’t think that you can win it?’”
The Gals still have a great chance to become the first team ever -- men's or women's -- to win three straight World Cup titles. But they need to make it out of group play first to keep that dream alive.
“One thing is for sure, that we have a job to do and that’s first and foremost to take care of our game, so our main focus right now it our performance, our team, and Portugal,” coach Vlatko Andonovski said. “What happens on the other side is something we can’t control. We have to stay focused on the things we can control.”
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Being a parent can be one of the most incredible feelings in the world. However, how can something so beautiful be so hard in many ways at the same time?! You really have no idea what you are doing until its all said and done. If you feel like you are in no way "in control" of your parenting style, it's okay. You are not alone. So many parents struggle with many issues and no one really talks about it. The "perfect" side of parenting is what is seen all throughout social media and this shouldn't be the case.
giving your kids some sort of autonomy will ease the struggle in getting them to bed Donna Tetreault
Dilemma #1: Bedtime routines and getting your kid to stay asleep. Why are our kids so resistant when it comes to going to bed and staying asleep? If someone is telling me to go to bed, so my body can recharge, I'm the first to say, "you got it!" According to Tetreault, "giving your kids some sort of autonomy will ease the struggle in getting them to bed. Have that conversation with them and instead of telling them what to do, give them the option to be a part of the routine. Ask them what they will need to help them during this time." In other words, let them feel like they are willingly going to sleep because they need to recharge their brains and not being told to go to sleep.
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Dilemma #2: The size of their "meal" stomach is a pea and the size of their "snack" stomach is infinite. Why on earth do our children say they are full - with more than half a meal left on their plate - and then ask for a snack literally 10 minutes later? Are they intentionally making us go crazy? Tetreault simply states, "just stock your home with only healthy choices." While this may not fly in our house with my sweet tooth, it's definitely worth a try! This alternative allows your children to feel like they are getting that snack, but instead of chips they are eating an apple or apple chips, perhaps!
Whatever you are struggling with at this moment, just know you are not alone. Parenting is a wild ride and while some days we may feel like we are successfully raising our littles, don't beat yourself up for the other days you cried yourself to sleep because you feel like you failed. We will make so many mistakes in our life as parents and our job is to learn from them, try our best, and help our children live their best life. For more parenting advice you can follow Donna Tetreault on instagram at @donnatetreault or visit her website at www.donnatetreault.com.
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USA's women's soccer team will play one final match tonight to determine whether or not they'll advance to the tournament's knockout rounds.
The backstory: This is the ninth FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991, and the U.S. women's team has won the last two. The tournament occurs every four years. This year, it's in Australia and New Zealand.
Home town rep: Four of Angel City Football Club's players are playing in this year's World Cup: forwards Jun Endo and Alyssa Thompson, midfielder Julie Ertz and defender Ali Riley.
Where to watch: The U.S. Women's World Cup team is playing Portugal at midnight tonight. Even with the late start, fans across Southern California will gather tonight at watch parties hosted by Angel City FC and the American Outlaws. Here are a few spots where you can catch the game:
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Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey was on lockdown for the second Friday in a row last week. Officials said security was increased at the facility, which is home to some 270 pre-trial youth, after several young people allegedly attacked staff.
How we got here
The most recent incident at Los Padrinos comes less than two weeks after officials announced hundreds of young people had been moved out of two other facilities that a state board found unsuitable.
The L.A. County Probation Department said in a statement that at around 8 p.m. Friday, seven young people allegedly assaulted staff and broke out of a unit at the facility in Downey. One 18-year-old was able to break out of the facility and ran to the golf course next door. But the department said he was quickly apprehended. In total, 13 youths were involved, officials added.
The latest incident occurred just a week after a gun was found at the facility. The probation department says neither of the incidents led to serious injuries.
Why parents and advocates remain concerned
Meanwhile, parents and youth justice reform advocates continue to be concerned about conditions in L.A. County’s juvenile halls and camps.
Outside Los Padrinos in Downey last week, Adreena Rochall said she waited more than three hours to see her teenage son after the gun incident. She said no one from the department reached out to her to let her know about the lockdown from a couple weeks ago and she felt panicked.
“They are not checking anything properly, they are putting these kids' lives at risk. And now they’re getting desperate — the kids they all want to break out. And I don’t blame them. I don’t think anyone should blame any kid for wanting to break out of there. That’s how bad they’re mistreating them,” Rochall said.
Probation officials aren't talking
Guillermo Viera Rosa, the interim probation chief, has so far not been available for an interview.
He was tasked just a couple months ago with transferring some 270 young people from Central Juvenile Hall near downtown and in Barry J. Nydorf in Sylmar after the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) found those facilities unsuitable. That board cited concerns around searches, programming, safety checks and several other requirements.
A history of problems — old and new
Adreena Rochall (holding red sign) protested outside Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall on July 23. (Robert Garrova / LAist )
At the BSCC hearing in May, Scott Budnick, a board member and founder of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, noted that 96% of staff called out on Mother’s Day.
“Because we don’t have the staffing, just this Sunday we couldn’t get the kids out to programs,” Budnick said.
Budnick added that Bryan Diaz — an 18-year-old who died of a drug overdose earlier this year at the Nidorf facility in Sylmar — was his mentee and “an incredible young man ... on a real path of change.”
Pointing out the staffing issues facing the department, Budnick added: “We have to get this right or there’s going to be another Bryan Diaz. There could be another Bryan Diaz any day now ... There’s nothing stopping it until we can get the right people to work.”
In May, the county probation department ordered some 3,000 of its sworn peace officers to work at least one shift a month in the juvenile halls, citing a staffing shortage “emergency.” In a statement released Saturday, Viera Rosa said that anytime a large number of people are moved to a new facility there is a potential for issues. Viera Rosa also said he wants the county to hire retired or off-duty peace officers in order to increase security outside the facility.
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L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in an emailed statement that she wants answers. “I expect our interim Chief Probation Officer to get to the bottom of what went wrong and make assurances to the Board of Supervisors and the City of Downey that this is not going to happen again," Hahn said.
‘The urgency is now’
All of this comes as youth justice reform activists continue to push L.A. County to make big changes within the probation department.
Among other things, they want the county to release as many pre-trial incarcerated young people as soon as possible. They also want the county to move on a sweeping plan it approved three years ago that aims to replace locked facilities with "a home-like setting." And they’re critical of the probation department's efforts to get officers to show up to work.
Barbed wire lines the walls of Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles. (Chava Sanchez/LAist)
Last week, youth activists halted the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting, chanting, "We are here to shut it down!"
“The urgency is now,” said Emilio Zapién with the nonprofit Youth Justice Coalition.
“We don’t want to see another young person pass away. We don’t want to see another young person overdose," he added, referring to Diaz's fatal drug overdose at the Nidorf facility.
“We’ve been coming here every Tuesday for years, giving public comment, meeting with your staff, making phone calls, engaging in the ways you ask us to and it hasn’t resulted in the protection of young people,” Zapién said.
Last week , L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced a felony charge against a supervising probation officer for alleged assault of a minor at a youth camp in Malibu.
Gascón said he found the conditions of confinement for juveniles in L.A. County “deeply concerning.”
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Up until now, renters have been protected from eviction if they still owe debt from March 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021. But it’s coming due on Tuesday.
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A major deadline is coming up Tuesday for tenants in the city of L.A. who owe rent to their landlords from early in the pandemic. While that rent debt is coming due, there is limited help available.
Up until now, renters have been protected from eviction if they still owe rent from March 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021. But it’s coming due on Tuesday. If tenants don’t pay up, they could find an eviction notice on their door.
Where renters can get help
There are some ways renters can get help, according to officials and advocates:
StayHousedLA.org has information about how to navigate the eviction process and find an attorney.
has information about how to navigate the eviction process and find an attorney. Details on how to respond to an eviction notice can be found on Stay Housed LA here . Legal experts say it’s crucial to respond within the required five business days.
. Legal experts say it’s crucial to respond within the required five business days. Information on L.A.’s pandemic renter protections can be found on the L.A. Housing Department’s webpage.
Homelessness prevention services are available from this listing by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority .
. The Los Angeles Housing Department has opened public counters for direct assistance, by appointment only. To see locations and make an appointment, click here or call 866-557-7368.
or call 866-557-7368. City councilmembers' offices can assist residents who live within their districts. More information is available here .
More help may be on the way: In the coming days, city councilmembers will be asked to approve a request by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for spending on short term emergency rental assistance and eviction defense. If approved, the proposal would provide funding for some renters who need help.
The money would come from the recently-enacted Measure ULA — a new voter-approved tax on property sales over $5 million. The proposal would follow through on funding the council approved in May, which included $20 million from ULA for emergency rental assistance and $25 million for eviction defense.
That funding is in the budget for the fiscal year that started July 1, though the programs aren’t yet available to tenants.
Who does the deadline apply to?
The deadline is limited to renters who live within city limits and does not apply to everyone. If you’re a renter in L.A. and you’ve followed all of the city’s rules (which include notifying your landlord every month about Covid hardship and paying 25% of the debt by a certain point) you’re not at risk of eviction.
But tenant advocates say many renters haven’t followed these steps, or have debts from temporary job loss early in the pandemic that they simply don’t have the money to pay.
WHO IS AFFECTED BY THE AUG. 1 REPAYMENT DEADLINE? This date applies to renters within the city of L.A.
Check to see if your address falls within city limits here. If you live elsewhere in L.A. County, read our eviction guide for details on when your COVID-19 rent debt is due.
The deadline is driving concern about another wave of people ending up on the streets.
“I am deeply concerned about an increase in homelessness because of the thousands of people facing eviction today because of the tenant protections going away,” Bass told LAist in an interview Friday.
Eviction filings have already been rising for many months, and are now higher than they were before the pandemic.
There already were about 3,000 eviction cases pending in court at the end of June, Bass said.
If you live outside the city of L.A., check our eviction guide for details on timelines that may apply to where you live.
Evictions can have big consequences
Losing an eviction case can have enormous consequences for renters, often hurting their ability to rent in the future.
At a news conference Monday, Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman announced city departments are working to proactively contact renters one by one who are at risk of being evicted to let them know about their rights. The outreach includes phone calls and going door-to-door in ZIP codes city officials have identified as high risk, according to the mayor’s office.
“For those of us who have worked on eviction prevention or homelessness prevention work, one of the most devastating parts of this work is that the people who need the help the most often don’t know about the resources that are available to them,” Raman said.
Under new rules the city council passed earlier this year, landlords now have to tell the city’s housing department every time they give an eviction notice to a tenant – which gives the city a list of tenants to reach out to let them know about their rights and available resources.
“We will continue to lock arms with our partners to solve this crisis so that everyone in Los Angeles has a safe place to sleep at night and that no one is sleeping on the streets,” Bass said on Monday.
But the resources available to tenants are “very limited right now,” said Javier Beltran, deputy director of the L.A. County-based Housing Rights Center.
That includes free legal assistance through Stay Housed LA, which is limited to renters in specific ZIP codes.
Navigating the complexities of renter protections can get really complicated, Beltran said.
“It's hard because even attorneys are having a hard time trying to make sense of it all,” he said, referring to dozens of new rules at the city and county level.
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Pregnancy and early parenthood are full of unknowns. And all that uncertainty can make you feel a bit, well, uncertain. Like, how the heck am I supposed to take care of a small human? What’s my baby doing in there, anyway? And, will everything be … OK?
At LAist, we run a text service Hey bb, which answers parents’ questions starting in pregnancy. One parent-to-be, Shea Tompkins from Hawthorne, asked LAist this question: “What are your best tips for calming all of the nerves around early pregnancy and the unknowns?”
We threw this question back to the parents on the Hey bb list, and lots of you responded with your tips and advice. Here’s what some of you said.
Accept what you can’t control, focus on what you can
Multiple parents suggested as a first step to come to terms with the fact that in the pregnancy and early parenthood journey, there are a lot of things out of your control. Even a solid birth plan can’t predict how your birth will actually go — though most medical professionals recommend you create one regardless, so you can inform yourself and communicate your preferences to your team. Identifying the things you can’t control and letting them go can help free up some headspace.
“The most important thing for me was first accepting that I could not control everything in this process,” Christina Nadel in San Gabriel Valley said. She added that this helped her take charge of the things she could control, like educating herself, researching care providers, and taking care of herself physically and mentally.
Fabiola Prieto in Castle Heights agreed. “It helped focusing on solving those things you do have control over. For example, I did a lot of planning around my maternity leave, making sure I would get the most of my benefits available.”
Express your fears, assemble a support squad
Parents also said that it’s important to acknowledge the feels that come with this life stage, and to embrace them.
Sam De Trinindad in Echo Park proposed one way of surfacing the things you feel: making a list. “Making lists can be reassuring. Write down your questions/fears about pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Try to discuss them with your partner, friend, or someone you trust.”
Sometimes there are social norms that might keep you from sharing, but ultimately it’s up to you to decide what works best for you. Jennifer Sarvas in Fullerton encouraged ignoring one “taboo” of waiting until your second trimester to announce your pregnancy. “Assemble your support squad early,” she said. “It's okay to lean on them in good and bad times. Feel your feelings. Don't bottle them up.”
Ask questions
Taking the time during pregnancy to reflect and gather information can also be reassuring.
Grace Chen in Arcadia said that she did a lot of reading during pregnancy, both online and through books. She said she was also very receptive to advice that friends and family offered, and would then find ways to verify their ideas. “I would do research to verify if what they told me was true. I also had a list of questions that I wrote down [for] my OB-GYN.”
Brittany Gorin said that what might calm one person may be different for someone else — it really depends on the type of person you are. “I was soothed by more data, studies, and research about risks like miscarriage and what to eat or avoid,” she said. “But I know folks who tried to avoid information overload because it was more distressing than calming for them.”
Treat yourself!
Pregnancy gives you license to take extra care of yourself, and multiple parents agreed that doing the things that you enjoy most also help to calm the nerves. A bonus: turns out research has found that relaxation is good for pregnancy and birth outcomes , too.
“It's easier said than done, but finding enjoyable ways to keep my mind off the worry helped,” Christina Nadel said. Some of the things that she enjoyed doing were spending time with friends, exercising, reading, baking, and cooking nourishing food.
Victoria Mojarro in the San Gabriel Valley also agreed that connecting with friends, especially other moms, helped her. She also said she makes herself a tea with lemon balm and ashwagandha. “It mellows you out and it’s nap time. Really helps my nervous system,” she said.
Another parent, Aiysha, added her two cents: “More sleep, eat [your] favorite fruit, and indulge in a treat every day.”
Now, that’s advice I can get behind.
Learn more about other things to consider during pregnancy. Do you have more tips you think we should include in this guide? Send them to sritoper@scpr.org .
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British rock band Queen are returning to Japan with the band set to play the city of Sapporo, which they last visited more than 40 years ago.
The Rhapsody tour is coming to four cities in Japan, with the concert remaining a tribute to the legacy of lead singer Freddie Mercury who died in 1991 due to complications relating to Aids.
American artist Adam Lambert will lead vocals while Sir Brian May plays the guitar and Roger Taylor performs on the drums.
Teasing that this could be the band’s last tour in Japan, Taylor said: “We are so excited to be returning to Japan, the country that has always held a special and most honoured place in our hearts.
Brian May of Queen and Adam Lambert perform live on stage at the Isle of Wight Festival (PA Archive/David Jensen)
“This may be the last time… who knows? We promise to bring a very real spectacular for you to enjoy.”
In the autumn, the band will kick-start their 22-date North American tour, which will lead into the Japan tour, starting in February 2024.
The tour will begin on February 4 in Nagoya, with the band going on to perform in Osaka on February 7, Sapporo on February 10 and finishing with two shows at the Tokyo Dome on February 13-14.
The band last played at Sapporo, capital of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, during the Hot Space tour of 1982.
The country is a regular feature on Queen’s touring schedule and the band and Lambert returned to the country in 2020 to perform four sold-out shows.
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Speaking about the performances, Lambert said: “The Japan shows back in 2020 were so much fun, the audience were incredible. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to come back. Can’t wait.”
Decorating the Rhapsody tour setlist is a back catalogue of hits which include We Will Rock You, Don’t Stop Me Now and Radio Ga Ga.
Alongside Lambert, May and Taylor, Spike Edney will perform on keys, with Neil Fairclough on bass guitar and Tyler Warren on percussion.
Tickets for the Rhapsody tour go on pre-sale for Japanese customers from August 10 at to October 6, with tickets awarded lottery-style.
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MEXICO CITY, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV:FIBRAPL 14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced that after having served as a member of the Technical Committee for the past years, Gimena Peña Malcampo, will step down as an independent member.
"We appreciate the time and effort that Gimena put on our Technical Committee meetings. Her perspective, in particular on the ESG initiatives, was highly valued," said Luis Gutiérrez, CEO, Prologis Property Mexico.
"Serving on the FIBRA Prologis Technical Committee has been a rewarding experience. I have always admired the company's commitment to innovation and sustainability, and I'm particularly proud of the progress that has been made toward advancing our sustainability-centered goals. It has been my privileged to serve as a board member of this impactful organization," said Mrs. Peña Malcampo.
FIBRA Prologis Manager will announce a replacement to Gimena Peña Malcampo as an independent member of the Technical Committee.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2023, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 228 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 44.2 million square feet (4.1 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust ("FIBRA") status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the "Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores" and the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading "Risk Factors." FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend. Complaints included concerns about its structural safety and illumination.
The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week. That work was temporarily paused because the company did not have the necessary permits. For a time, the “er” at the end of “Twitter” remained up due to the abrupt halt of the sign takedown.
The city of San Francisco had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed Friday on top of the downtown building as Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
The chaotic rebrand of Twitter’s building signage is similar to the haphazard way in which the Twitter platform is being turned into X. While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message for comment Monday.
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The Makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are Giving 10 Fans a Chance to Win One Year's Supply of products - and more - for National Avocado Day
America's No.1 refrigerated guacamole and avocado brand also taps beloved Olympian, Shawn Johnson East, to spotlight versatility and convenience of WHOLLY® AVOCADO products
ORANGE, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Avocado Day, the makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are celebrating by giving 10 lucky fans a year's supply of WHOLLY® AVOCADO products — made with real ingredients and hand-scooped Hass avocados — and a $350 gift card.
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"National Avocado Day is one of our fans' favorite times of the year, and we wanted to make it extra fun for people everywhere with this incredible giveaway that will have them celebrating all year long," said Chris Monahan, brand manager of WHOLLY® products. "Our refrigerated avocado products are always ripe and always ready, and they make everyday snacking simpler and more convenient for our valued fans."
To amp up the fun, the makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are partnering with Olympic gold medalist and mother of two Shawn Johnson East to spotlight the versatility and convenience of WHOLLY® AVOCADO products. Johnson East will be helping current and new brand aficionados get involved in the sweepstakes via content on her Instagram page.
Fans may register for one of 10 chances to win a year's supply of free WHOLLY® products and a $350 gift card by following the brand on Instagram (@eatWHOLLY), liking Shawn Johnson East's WHOLLY® AVOCADO reel, and tagging @eatwholly and @shawnjohnson in your own "not my hands" challenge attempts using WHOLLY® AVOCADO products. Contest rules and information here.
Finally, fans can indulge in a number of easy and tasty recipes while they're celebrating National Avocado Day. For example:
Avocado Sushi Roll : The perfect recipe for an at-home sushi night. This recipe is super easy, kid-friendly and a total crowd-pleaser.
Burrata Avocado Pizza : Who doesn't love an easy pizza recipe? This vegetarian pizza has avocado, burrata and tomatoes. Vegetarian lunch or dinner in just 20 minutes.
Avocado-Chickpea Mediterranean Salad : Fast, delicious and filled with robust flavor, this chickpea salad will have you buying the same ingredients every week.
Chicken-Avocado Rollups : These easy chicken-avocado rollups are fantastic for lunch, a midday snack or an appetizer for groups. With creamy avocado and a little bit of Greek yogurt and lime juice, they have the perfect balance of satisfying ingredients and zesty flavor.
Avocado Pudding : With less than five ingredients and in just five minutes, you can whip up this thick and creamy avocado pudding, a fun and delicious dessert you can even serve as an after-school snack.
Too busy to prep a dish? The WHOLLY® brand line features ready-to-serve avocado in three varieties: diced, smashed and chunky. All products are gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher, keto-friendly and contain no added preservatives. Available in 4-ounce trays, as well as convenient 2-ounce single-serve minis, WHOLLY® AVOCADO can be used as a salad topper, in poke bowls, on avocado toast, as a sandwich spread or as a dip.
WHOLLY® products are available at retailers throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.eatwholly.com.
ABOUT THE WHOLLY® BRAND
The WHOLLY® brand, leader in ready-to-eat avocado innovation, is best known for WHOLLY® GUACAMOLE, America's No. 1 refrigerated guacamole, and WHOLLY® AVOCADO. Known for food safety and quality, all WHOLLY® products are made with hand-scooped Hass avocados and are gluten free with no preservatives added. High-pressure technology (HPT) is used to help extend the shelf life of the products and maintain the avocado's delicious flavors and nutrients, while eliminating potentially harmful bacteria. The WHOLLY® brand is part of MegaMex Foods, one of the fastest growing Mexican food companies in the U.S. focused on re-imagining Mexican flavor. For more information and recipe ideas, visit www.eatwholly.com, and follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
ABOUT MEGAMEX FOODS, LLC.
MegaMex Foods, one of the fastest growing Mexican food companies in the U.S., is focused on re-imagining Mexican flavor in restaurants and home kitchens across the country. MegaMex Foods is proudly committed to authentic ingredients and providing a real solution for achieving true Mexican flavors with trusted products, including WHOLLY®, LA VICTORIA®, HERDEZ®, EMBASA® , DOÑA MARÍA®, BÚFALO® and DON MIGUEL® brands. Founded by Herdez del Fuerte and Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), MegaMex Foods is headquartered in Orange, California, with facilities in Texas and Mexico. MegaMex Foods has two operating plants, numerous manufacturing partners and over 4,000 employees. For more information, visit www.megamexfoods.com and www.mmxfoodservice.com.
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HOUSTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, after the close of the stock market.
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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Central Time. The conference call will be led by Robert T. Ladd, Chief Executive Officer, and W. Todd Huskinson, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Conference Call Details
Via Phone: Dial 888-506-0062 (domestic). Use passcode 810825. Starting approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call, a replay will be available through Thursday, August 24, 2023 by dialing 877-481-4010 and entering passcode 48865.
Via Live Webcast: Connect via the Public Company (SCIC) section of our website at www.stelluscapital.com, under the Events tab. A replay of the conference will be available on our website for approximately 90 days.
About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, and corresponding equity investments. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management, LLC. To learn more about Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, visit www.stelluscapital.com under the Stellus Capital Investment Corporation link.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein may contain "forward-looking statements" which relate to future performance or financial condition. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
Contacts
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
W. Todd Huskinson, (713) 292-5414
Chief Financial Officer
thuskinson@stelluscapital.com
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SHANGHAI, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, announced today the completion of patient enrollment for the China open-label extension (cOLE) of the Phase 3 NefIgArd study. The cOLE study offers an additional 9 months of treatment with Nefecon® to all qualifying patients who have completed the NefIgArd study and will evaluate the efficacy and safety of extended and repeated Nefecon® treatment in patients with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN).
The Phase 3 NefIgArd clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study which assessed the efficacy and safety of Nefecon® versus placebo on a background of optimized RAS inhibitor therapy. The study met its primary endpoint, with Nefecon® demonstrating a highly statistically significant benefit over placebo (p value < 0.0001) in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over the two-year period of 9-months of treatment with Nefecon® or placebo and 15-months of off drug follow-up. Patients in the cOLE study will continue on RAS inhibitor therapy (ACEs and/or ARBs) and be treated for 9 months with Nefecon® at 16mg/day. At the end of the treatment period, change in eGFR and urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) will be evaluated.
"The results of the cOLE study will offer insight into the value of extended and repeated use of Nefecon® and provide very important guidance for doctors in clinical practice," said Rogers Yongqing Luo, Chief Executive Officer of Everest Medicines.
The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) accepted Everest's New Drug Application (NDA) for Nefecon® for the treatment of IgAN in November 2022. The NMPA has also granted Nefecon® break-through therapy designation and NDA priority review. Nefecon® was the first non-oncology drug to receive break-through therapy designation in China.
About Nefecon®
Nefecon® is a patented oral, delayed release formulation of budesonide, a corticosteroid with potent glucocorticoid activity and weak mineralocorticoid activity that undergoes substantial first pass metabolism. The formulation is designed as a delayed release capsule that is enteric coated so that it remains intact until it releases budesonide to the distal ileum. Each capsule contains coated beads of budesonide that target mucosal B-cells present in the ileum where the disease originates, as per the predominant pathogenesis models.
In June 2019, Everest Medicines entered into an exclusive, royalty-bearing license agreement with Calliditas, which gives Everest Medicines exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Nefecon® in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore. The agreement was extended in March 2022 to include South Korea as part of Everest Medicine's territories.
Nefecon® was approved in the United States under accelerated approval based on a reduction in proteinuria. Recently announced topline results from the global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial NefIgArd demonstrated a statistically significant benefit for Nefecon® over placebo in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of renal function.
About Everest Medicines
Everest Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products and vaccines that address critical unmet medical needs for patients in Asian markets. The management team of Everest Medicines has deep expertise and an extensive track record from both leading global pharmaceutical companies and local Chinese pharmaceutical companies in high-quality discovery, clinical development, regulatory affairs, CMC, business development and operations. Everest Medicines has built a portfolio of potentially global first-in-class or best-in-class molecules, many of which are in late-stage clinical development. The Company's therapeutic areas of interest include renal diseases, infectious diseases, mRNA platform and autoimmune disorders. For more information, please visit its website at www.everestmedicines.com.
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Oliver Jordan, Chairman of the FSC
What does it mean that so many minority C&W shareholders have refused to claim the offered compensation for their shares (https://bse.com.bb/news/23569)? Perhaps the Barbados Financial Services Commission (FSC) could learn much from the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Many jobs offer just a few opportunities for the holders of those jobs to demonstrate their suitability for the job. The remainder of the time, almost anyone could do the job,
BCSDI Custodian Trust Services Inc (BCTSI) Notice to the Former Shareholders of Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited
July 25, 2023, 4:23 pm
Pursuant to the De-Listing Order of the Financial Services Commission dated the 28th of September 2020, Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited, being required to notify its former shareholders of unclaimed monies associated with the cancellation of shares and/or unclaimed dividends, hereby notifies the former shareholders that the 6th anniversary of the Effective Date of the amalgamation of the Company and CWB Limited (the “Amalgamation”) will be 1st of September 2023. Former shareholders wishing to claim the compensation arising from the Amalgamation should submit all required information to:BCSDI Custodian Trust Services Inc.
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Stephen Thompson’s situation regarding his pay for UFC 291 remains the same, but he’s confident that will soon change.
This past Saturday at UFC 291, Thompson was scheduled to make his return against Brazil’s Michel Pereira, but the fight was canceled the day before after Pereira (28-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC) failed to make the welterweight limit by three pounds. It was Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) who chose not to fight Pereira at a catchweight.
Yet, despite having competed an entire training camp, gone through his fight week obligations, and making weight on Friday morning, Thompson didn’t receive any compensation. A few days removed, Thompson confirmed to Ariel Helwani that’s still the case, but he believes the UFC will recognize his efforts.
“At this point, my management is talking to the UFC, (but) nothing yet (compensation wise),” Thompson said Monday on “The MMA Hour.” “I know Dana White is on vacation. The guy is a workaholic, so well deserved, but I feel like the UFC is going to do right by me. I’ve done everything that I’m supposed to do, and I tried to be as honorable as possible when it comes down to signing my contract and abiding by it.
“I’ve done what they wanted of me, and I feel like they’re going to do right by me. Things are still in talks. I think they’re waiting for Dana White to come back from his vacation, and we’ll go from there.”
Thompson is staying positive that the UFC will come through with the money. He also revealed how extensive his training camp was, which involved contracting five coaches and a nutritionist.
“Wonderboy” said he would be disappointed if the UFC didn’t pay him.
“One hundred percent, I’ll be disappointed,” Thompson said. “Who wouldn’t be? When you show up, and you’re on point, and you have done nothing wrong and your opponent has, it would just really stink if that was the case. But me being the positive guy that I am, I feel like they’re going to do right by me, and that’s why I’m still smiling right now.”
As far as what’s next for Thompson, he’s itching to fight after he missed out on the opportunity this past weekend. He wants to fight Nov. 11 at UFC 295, but he’s not down to get matched up against Pereira given his inability to make weight.
“I already gave him the opportunity,” Thompson said. I gave you the shot. I gave you the chance to beat a veteran out here. I hate saying that, but to prove yourself to the UFC that you deserve to take the spot and move up the rankings, and now you showed me that you don’t deserve this.”
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A pair of ranked UFC bantamweights are set to meet in a pivotal clash this fall.
Jonathan Martinez, No. 13 in the official 135-pound rankings, and No. 14 Adrian Yanez are set to square off Oct. 14 at a UFC Fight Night event slated for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Junkie on Monday after an initial report by ESPN Deportes.
Martinez (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) will look to extend his winning streak to six fights. His current run consists of victories over Zviad Lazishvili, Alejandro Perez, Vince Morales, Cub Swanson, and most recently Said Nurmagomedov. Martinez took a unanimous decision from Nurmagomedov this past March at UFC Fight Night 221.
Yanez (16-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) hopes to rebound after suffering a tough first-round TKO loss to Rob Font this past April at UFC 287. A victory would’ve been a huge career step for Yanez, who instead had his nine-fight winning streak snapped. It was his first loss in the UFC.
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No rematch, please.
It doesn’t make sense for Errol Spence Jr., who was dropped three times, beaten up and finally knocked out in nine rounds by Terence Crawford on Saturday in Las Vegas. It doesn’t make sense for Crawford, the new undisputed 147-pound champion. And it doesn’t make sense for boxing.
Spence said he plans to exercise the rematch clause in the contract for the first fight but that could be the mistake of his career, a notion that I’m guessing he’ll accept when he has time to think about.
First, there’s no reason to believe the outcome would be different. Crawford outclassed Spence because he’s a much better fighter, arguably the best in the world. That isn’t going to change between now and a rematch.
What would Spence do differently? He fought aggressively and was beaten down by counterpunches. He could box more than he normally does but the moments he tried that didn’t work either.
The only scenario that might warrant a rematch would be if Spence had to drain himself to make weight or fought with a serious injury. He said before the fight that he planned to move up to 154 for his next bout.
However, Spence gave no indication that making 147 would constitute a significant handicap in the fight or that he was suffering from some other physical disorder. His problem in the ring was his opponent, not preexisting issues.
As Spence said in the ring afterward, “No excuses.”
Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) would be wise to take a step back, assess his devastating setback, learn from it, move up to 154 and then target anyone not named Terence Crawford. That’s how a fighter begins the rebuilding process after suffering a one-sided loss.
Imagine if Spence and Crawford agree to a second fight in December, Spence’s stated target month, and Crawford pummels Spence again. Spence might never be able to bounce back from that.
I’m not arguing that Spence should never seek a second fight with Spence. I AM arguing that it makes more sense to build toward that. Get some victories under your belt, establish some momentum and rebuild your confidence before tangling with the pound-for-pound king again.
Meanwhile, Crawford, obviously thinking in terms of business, indicated after the fight that he’s open to a rematch.
He believes fans would buy into a second fight, which means it would generate a lot of money for both men. And we now know that it would a low-risk, high-reward proposition for him. He’s 35. He would like to pad his bank account while he can. He can legitimately ask, “Why not?”
The problem, again, is that the first fight was conclusive. Crawford, primed like never before going into Saturday, couldn’t possibly be as motived for a second fight. And my guess is that fans won’t be motivated either. They want matchups that are perceived to be competitive, not mismatches.
Who could Crawford face in another lucrative fight?
Well, here’s one scenario. Junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo said at ringside that he plans to move back down in weight after his September fight with 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez, who most experts believe will emerge victorious.
A Crawford-Charlo fight for the latter’s undisputed 154-pound championship would be well received, in part because Crawford would be seeking to become an undisputed champion in a third division.
And there are other options that would earn him a healthy payday. Crawford vs. the talented Jaron Ennis would be a fascinating matchup for hardcore fans. Keith Thurman, Vergil Ortiz and Eimantas Stanionis would also make a compelling fights.
Bottom line: Crawford doesn’t need Spence any longer.
And, finally, a second Crawford-Spence fight would be a bad look for the sport. Fans would ask the same question I’m asking here: “Why?” They know that rematches are appropriate when the original fight is close, compelling or perhaps controversial. The beatdown on Saturday was none of the above.
Thus, it could be difficult for promoters to generate excitement (read: pay-per-view buys) for a second fight. I’m first and foremost a fan. And I certainly would have a hard time getting up for a rematch after what I witnessed on Saturday.
Crawford vs. Spence is finished business, at least for now. Let’s move on.
Like boxing? Be sure to visit Boxing Junkie for all your coverage of the sweet science and follow @BoxingJunkie2 on Twitter.
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Magomed Magomedov hopes he earned a title shot after Bellator X Rizin 2.
Magomedov (20-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) submitted Danny Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) by first-round guillotine choke this past Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo.
Prior to that, Magomedov was eliminated by Patchy Mix in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix semifinal. Now that he’s rebounded, he hopes to have reinserted himself in the title picture and get a shot at the winner of bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis vs. grand prix winner and interim champ Patchy Mix.
“I hope so – obviously that’s the goal,” Magomedov said through an interpreter at the Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 post-fight press conference. “If Bellator sees fit, I would love to fight the winner of Pettis and Mix. If it’s Mix, I would love to run it back.
“I got caught in his trap (and) kind of started fighting really late. I would love to get a rematch. And if it’s Pettis, I never fought him before, so that would be great. I’ve been in this sport for a long time. I feel like I really need to get to this title and win the title. It would be a big deal.”
Sabatello was oozing confidence heading into his matchup with Magomedov, but “Tiger” submitted him early. He expected Sabatello to be more physically imposing as a grappler than he thought he was in the fight.
“Just like I expected, he’s a very skilled wrestler and a good fighter,” Magomedov said. “The only thing that surprised me was I thought he was a little stronger, but he did not feel very strong.”
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In Elon Musk‘s ever-changing vision to alter the state of X, formerly known as Twitter, he’s ruffling feathers again.
This time it’s got nothing to do with changing the name or adding a limit to viewing tweets, but an account he’s reinstated.
Kanye West is back.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk reinstated the embattled rapper’s account under the pretense that he steers clear of using any antisemitic or any other hateful language.
West not only got his account back but he’s also got a golden check mark next to his name. However, before thinking Ye got some sort of special treatment, Twitter’s Help Center reserves the badge and other small profile changes for special accounts like brands, which it views Ye’s profile as.
“Any organization that purchases a subscription to Verified Organizations will receive a gold checkmark and square avatar if they are a business or non-profit, or a grey checkmark and square avatar if they are a governmental or multilateral organization,” the page reads.
The end of West’s ban comes about eight months after his account was pulled for antisemitic rhetoric. In December he tweeted a picture of a swastika inside the Star of David and prior to that he tweeted, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On Jewish People.”
Musk touts himself as a “free speech absolutist” but even he clearly has his limits as to what hate gets spewed on Twitter after he purchased the company for $44 billion in 2022. He gave Ye chances, but he continued to violate his wishes.
“I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence,” he said of the rapper at the time.
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Ron DeSantis may be running for president but so far, his ability to bring revenue to his state is questionable, to say the least. His beef with Disney currently being adjudicated via a lawsuit, reportedly cost the state a billion dollars and now, the nation’s oldest Black fraternity is taking its business elsewhere.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. announced this week that they would no longer hold their 2025 convention in Florida, citing the racist and discriminatory policies that have been approved there.
“Governor DeSantis has continuously advocated for laws and policies that negatively impact Black people and other marginalized communities,” Alpha general president Willis L. Lonzer III told The Hill.
He added, “We start first with the laws rejecting the teaching race and the cultural diversity of our nation. We can even talk about the bill that he supported, banning [diversity, equity and inclusion] initiatives in colleges and universities. But the final straw really was his advancement of these new curriculum standards released last week, suggesting enslaved people developed skills that could later be a personal benefit to them, which is absolutely absurd.”
Alpha Phi Alpha formed at Cornell University in 1906, and is recognized as the nation’s first Black Greek letter organization. They are part of the ‘Divine Nine’ group of Black fraternities and sororities that have been a part of collegiate life since then and are known for their public service and charitable work.
Despite controversies over hazing and perceived elitism, the Divine Nine has survived and continued to produce members who make various contributions to the community. Stanley Nelson’s 2018 documentary Tell Them We Are Rising covers their history.
Notable Alphas include the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Keenan Ivory Wayans, legendary Grambling football coach Eddie Robinson, A Different World star Darryl Bell and Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Alpha Phi Alpha’s 97th General Convention and 117th Anniversary Convention concluded over the weekend in Dallas, Texas. Lonzer said that while he and his fraternity are taking their $4.5M dollars in projected convention revenue from the state of Florida, they intend to continue the fight against DeSantis and the policies he supports by making sure their membership in Florida has the tools they need to fight with their votes.
“We need to be clear that slavery was immoral, and anyone who suggests otherwise is either incredibly ignorant or grossly divisive or both,” Lonzer told The Washington Post. “Our efforts are to really make sure that it’s clear that we will not tolerate that level of disrespect. This is considered an economic protest by removing our convention out of the Orlando market and, really, out of Florida.”
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