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Strippers and Disney don’t mix, but Paul Pierce learned this the hard way.
Like many of us, the Boston Celtic legend spent much of quarantine scrolling through social media and broadcasting on Instagram Live as we were all simultaneously stuck inside.
However, Pierce went a bit too far during one IG live session where he was with a bunch of friends playing poker with scantily clad women in the background.
It led to him getting fired from his ESPN sports analyst gig, and he recently spoke to Lance Armstrong and Tinashe on an episode of Fox’s Stars on Mars about the incident.
“I was at my boy’s birthday party, we was playing poker, and there was girls just there dancing and alcohol — a lot of alcohol,” Pierce said. “It was a big old controversy.”
Pierce clarifies that he wasn’t actually doing anything illegal but admits it probably wasn’t the best idea when Armstrong asked who shared the video on social media, responding, “I accidentally did — my dumb ass.”
The 2008 NBA champ does think that the firing may have happened for a reason and allowed him to pursue other gigs and even get featured on the show alongside Armstrong.
“Yeah, I lost my job at ESPN over it. We all make some mistakes. But I wouldn’t be on ‘Mars’ if that didn’t happen. See? Things happen for a reason,” he added.
Stars on Mars features a bunch of stars –like Marshawn Lynch, Ronda Rousey, and Richard Sherman– all living in Australia, on a campus meant to simulate life on Mars. After weeks of competition, the person who outlasts elimination is crowned the winner.
Pierce also addressed his firing on an episode of the I am Athlete podcast months ago, admitting that smoking weed may have played a part too.
“I got fired for having some entertainment. I’m playing cards. It’s my boy’s birthday. It’s girls dancing. We’re blowing some tree. What did I do wrong?” he pondered.
Relive social media’s reaction to the wild Instagram live below.
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The family's health scare began Monday night when Bronny was practicing at USC, where he plans on playing his first year of college ball this fall.
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Less than a week removed from suffering cardiac arrest, LeBron James lets fans know his son Bronny is doing much better.
James took to Instagram to update the public on his son’s health by posting a video of Bronny playing the piano with a smile as his sister Zhuri and brother Bryce watched him.
At the end of the clip, you can hear LeBron laugh and say that Bronny is a man of many talents.
“GRAND RISING!! God Is Great! @bronny YOU ARE AMAZING!!! Simple as that! Keep going Young 🤴🏾!!! We’re here right with you every step of the way!” reads the caption.
This marks the second time James has addressed his son’s health, with the first coming three days after the health concern, as he thanked fans for the overwhelming well wishes.
“I want to thank the countless people sending my family love and prayers. We feel you and I’m so grateful. Everyone doing great. We have our family together, safe and healthy, and we feel your love. Will have more to say when we’re ready but I wanted to tell everyone how much your support has meant to all of us! #JamesGang,” he tweeted.
The family’s health scare began Monday night when Bronny was practicing at USC, where he plans on playing his first year of college ball this fall. While on the court he suffered cardiac arrest, but thanks to the quick-thinking USC medical staff and an ambulance that rushed him to the hospital, he’s on the mend. After reportedly being unconscious, he was quickly moved from the ICU and, within days, was back home recovering.
It’s still unknown if he’s been cleared to return to the court, but that’s clearly not a concern at the moment. More importantly, cardiac arrest brings more awareness to heart health among Black male athletes –like Damar Hamlin— who are supposed to be in peak physical condition.
See how social media gathered around Bronny during his medical scare below.
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A lack of precipitation coupled with extreme heat has contributed to major stress on the iconic saguaro cactuses.
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Record high temperatures in many parts of the United States have contributed to major stress on plants, animals and humans. The extreme heat, coupled with a lack of rainfall, has caused problems with Arizona's iconic saguaro cacti.
SEE MORE: Extreme heat expected to be costly, especially in Texas
The Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona said that the condition of its cacti have been affected because of the lack of precipitation and record high sustained heat conditions.
Temperatures in Phoenix have held above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks. On Monday night temperatures calmed down, hovering in the 80s after much needed rain visited the area.
Experts say the high heat puts excessive stress on the cacti, despite their ability to survive in desert climates. While they might experience some respite during the night in the cooler desert air, extreme heat during the day can tend to suffocate the cacti, experts say.
The saguaro cactus is native to the Sonoran Desert and are considered giants among cactus species.
The area's Tohono O’odham nation considers the iconic cactus not as plants, but as respected members of their group, the National Parks Service writes.
They can grow at altitudes of up to 4,000 feet above sea level. "Saguaro forests" are seen in more abundance around the Ajo Mountain Drive area of Arizona.
But experts say that continued hikes in heat over time could cause new generations of the cactus giants not to be able to grow at all.
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Yellow Corp., one of the largest freight companies in the U.S., said it was closing operations and filing for bankruptcy on Monday.
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One of the largest trucking companies in the country shut down over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands of people without jobs at the start of the work week.
The Teamsters Union said Monday that Yellow Corp. informed them the 99-year-old company was shuttering operations and filing for bankruptcy, despite receiving a $700 million pandemic loan just three years ago.
Scripps News reached out to Yellow to confirm but did not hear back. No bankruptcy filings have gone live yet.
Yellow employs 30,000 people nationwide including 22,000 union workers. But one worker in Nashville says he arrived at work without hearing anything about the status of his job.
"They haven't told us they're out of business yet, they haven't told us what they're doing, filing bankruptcy or whatever," said Danny Smallridge. "I'm in pretty good shape myself and I know I'll be taken care of but a lot of my union brothers and sisters — they're not in the same boat as I am and that's heartbreaking. Shame on the company."
Another worker went viral over the weekend after a video showed his emotional reaction to learning he'd leave Yellow with no pension despite spending 30 years on the job.
In a statement, Teamsters president Sean O'Brien called the news "unfortunate but not surprising." He added Yellow "has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government. This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry,”
SEE MORE: Lumber prices could surge again due to too few lumber workers
Yellow is the nation's third largest carrier of small freight, earning $5 billion in revenue a year, according to its website, serving major customers like Walmart and Home Depot.
But after a series of failed cost-cutting measures to stay afloat, Yellow saw customers leave in droves. According to the Associated Press, the company is now $1.5 billion in debt with $729.2 million owed to the federal government.
This, despite the government handing Yellow a $700 million pandemic loan just three years ago.
Mike Regan, the co-founder of TranzAct technologies, which helps companies manage their supply chains, says Yellow used most of that money to round out pension plans and extend the life of its equipment.
But in June, a congressional investigation found the Treasury and Defense departments "made missteps" in giving Yellow the loan, with auditors calling the handout "reactive at best" and saying it "may not be the best course of action to protect taxpayer funds."
Regan says Yellow's problems arose decades ago after the company acquired rival companies and put them under one roof.
"When they bought Roadway, it was like having the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears come together to form a football team. You had basically people that competed against each other, were enemies, then you brought them together and said 'we're going to play nice,'" he said. "If you don't have your culture synchronized, I don't care what your strategy is, it's not going to work because you have disparate parties."
SEE MORE: Wage and salary increases in the US slowed down
He added that problems worsened when Yellow tried to reduce its debt and eliminate financial redundancies by shutttering 24 of its 300 truck terminals.
Regan says that considering some of the locations were as valuable as $80 million, it could've helped the company with some of its money troubles. But Teamsters, which was angered by the course of action, said the move would lead to unnecessary job cuts.
Regan says Yellow's latest setback came from the threat of a union strike over health care benefits when the company missed a $50 million welfare and pension fund payment. Teamsters said they'd strike if Yellow didn't make the payment.
"That basically was the death knell for Yellow because if you're a shipper, one of the things that you don't want to do is have freight trapped in a system when the carrier's not operating," said Regan.
The shutdown could mean shipping delays for consumer because many shippers relied solely on Yellow's vast terminal network to move is products.
"In the LTL (Less-than-truckload) industry, your capacity is driven by your terminal network, the amount of doors that you have available to clear freight," said Regan. "The reason this is a big deal for shippers is because some shippers had Yellow [as their] one carrier. Well, they may take three or four carriers now to replace that Yellow volume because of the network."
Regan says more carriers sharing doors could mean greater delays, leading to price increases to make up for the gap.
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U.S. national team cyclist Magnus White was training for the mountain bike world championships when he was struck by a vehicle near his home.
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A 17-year-old American cyclist was killed Saturday when a car hit him as he was training.
Magnus White, who was deemed a "rising star" in the sport, was cycling on the shoulder of a highway in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado, Sunday when he was struck by a car, USA Cycling said.
The national team athlete had been in final training preparations for his first Junior Men's Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships, which is set for Aug. 10 in Glasgow, Scotland.
White was an avid cyclist from an early age and had a knack for off-road cycling.
He specialized in cyclocross, which is a cross between road cycling, mountain biking and steeplechase, and won the junior national championship in the sport in 2021. He went on to complete a season with the USA Cycling National Team and competed in two cyclocross world championships: one in 2022 in Fayeteville, Arkansas, and another in January in Hoogerheide, Netherlands.
"We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time. We ride for Magnus," USA Cycling said in a statement.
White is survived by his parents and a brother. Friends of the family have organized a GoFundMe in his memory.
SEE MORE: Man travels across the country by bike with cat
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A Japanese man spent $14,000 to become a Border Collie.
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Don't be fooled by the furry exterior: Some dogs aren't all what they seem. In fact, one isn't even a dog at all.
It's a conundrum making the rounds online after a Japanese man wearing a hyper-realistic Border Collie outfit took a stroll outdoors and posted a YouTube video of the excursion, garnering more than 4.6 million views in the 10 days it's been online.
The footage was filmed last year for an interview with a German TV station according to the video description, and the dog/man, identified only as Toco, released it to the public this month after getting permission to post it.
The video under the account name "I want to be an animal" shows Toco getting pets around town while walking on four legs in the costume.
In a video posted last year, Toco said he had "a vague dream of becoming an animal" ever since he was a child and that he chose to become a collie because it's his favorite breed and is larger in size, comparable to a human.
This childhood dream prompted him to spend around $14,000 to have specialist costume company Zeppet create the outfit in 2022. The Japanese company is known for creating models and suits for films and commercials, but this was a custom, personal order, according to its website.
Zeppet's site also lists personal comments Toco made during and after the 40-day building process.
"I suppose creating a four-legged model for a two-legged human is extremely tricky, as our skeletal structure is quite different from canines," Toco said upon completion of the project. "I was therefore naturally worried about how it would turn out. After various trials and errors of the studio, however, the final result was brilliant and very satisfactory."
But despite the long-lived goal and its online virality, Toco still hopes to remain anonymous behind his animal persona.
In an interview with the Mirror, he said, "I rarely tell my friends because I am afraid they will think I am weird. My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal."
And comments on the recent YouTube video seem to echo his fears. While some users were curious and supportive, others were concerned, with one user saying "I've worked with animals for 15 years now and this is the creepiest animal related thing I've ever seen."
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Android phones will now get the same unknown tracker alerts that iPhone users get when an Apple AirTag is near them.
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Google announced that Android phone users should expect to get unknown tracker alerts like iPhone users get when there is a tracker they don't know about near them.
The technology has already been a tool for iPhone users, who are alerted when a device like an Apple AirTag is tracking them.
SEE MORE: How to clear cookies from your smartphone
The move is a product of cooperative work done between Google and Apple and was announced at at 2023 Google conference. While the alerts will work only with AirTags at first, there are talks with other tracker companies like Tile and Chipolo to widen the field on which trackers will also be included.
Google said in a press release that users will be able to tap on the notification and learn more about the tracker and view it on a map. There will also be a feature to select "play sound" to make the tracker play a noise so users can find it.
Google said there will also be a manual scan feature to allow users to press a button and scan their surroundings for trackers even before they receive any notifications.
New find my device features are also expected to be unveiled and available on Android by this summer, the company said.
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It was a parent's worst nightmare, and a major mistake by the Frisco Police Department in North Texas. On July 23, an Arkansas family visiting the Dallas area for a basketball tournament was pulled over by the police.
Frisco police believed they had found a stolen vehicle — as a result they shut down the busy highway, pulled their guns and ordered the family out of the car. But one of their officers made an error — entering the wrong state from the license plate into their computer system.
The mother in the vehicle posted about the incident online saying seeing her child in cuffs "hurt me to my core."
"It’s not okay. And I thank god that we were not physically injured, but we have suffered a lot of mental and emotional trauma from this. I've cried so much today I don't know if I have any more tears to cry. Every time I see the video of my baby, I just can't believe it. I feel like this is a very bad dream," Demi Janale said on TikTok.
Police in Aurora, Colorado made a similar mistake in 2021, handcuffing 4 minors and laying them on the pavement for what police believed was a stolen vehicle.
While the Aurora police chief ultimately apologized for the incident, the family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and one of the officers involved was suspended.
In a statement, Frisco police apologized for the July incident and said it planned to run an "incident review."
For now, no lawsuit has been filed by the family involved.
SEE MORE: NYC to settle $13M for George Floyd protest arrests, police beatings
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – El Paso County plans to send letters to Austin and Washington, D.C., decrying Texas’ treatment of migrants.
The County Commissioners’ Court on Monday unanimously authorized County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to send a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott opposing the state’s policies and practices “of cruelty” towards migrants crossing the border. A second letter will be sent to the U.S. Department of Justice in support of a recent lawsuit to get Texas to remove floating barriers placed on the Rio Grande in South Texas.
“It’s important for us as a county to push back against these policies of deterrence by cruelty. It’s really what they are,” said Precinct 3 County Commissioner Iliana Holguin. “We stood up against the Trump administration when they unleashed the most horrible and draconian policies here in El Paso County. It is important we continue to do that and that our community knows we are going to continue to stand up and push back against these policies.”
Commissioners on Monday discussed news reports of Texas Department of Public Safety troopers patrolling the Rio Grande to push people back to Mexico. They also decried the placement of the buoys.
“They travel for months at a time through hazards and everything they go through. And to think that we add to that is just despicable,” Samaniego told commissioners. “They go through natural barriers coming from such a far distance [….] They survive for months and then they die here at our borders. (That) does not represent who we are as a nation or a community.”
Samaniego said he and other El Paso leaders would like to have a say on state policies regarding migrants – given that El Paso is right on the Mexican border and has an extensive record of dealing with migrant surges – but are not given a chance to be heard until after the fact.
“We encourage that (Gov. Abbott) communicates with us. We are open to communication. Actions taken without communication with border communities is not right,” Samaniego said. “In the last year or so, there has been zero communication with the (county) judge or the mayor of El Paso. It puts things in perspective that El Paso is not that important; we want to make sure that is not true.”
Border Report reached out to the Texas Governor’s Office and to Abbott’s campaign press office for comment and is awaiting a response.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Businesses and tourism groups in Greenville are prepping for the Little League Softball World Series. Many say they are expecting to see a boost in visitors to the area. Greenville Convention Center Chief Executive Officer Rhesa Tucker said their entire campus expects to see a boost starting this weekend. The campus […]
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Businesses and tourism groups in Greenville are prepping for the Little League Softball World Series. Many say they are expecting to see a boost in visitors to the area.
Greenville Convention Center Chief Executive Officer Rhesa Tucker said their entire campus expects to see a boost starting this weekend. The campus includes the Hilton, Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn.
“We have increased traffic from all of the overnight rooms from friends, family, umpires, groundskeepers, the ESPN group, everybody is involved,” Tucker said.
Tucker added everyone could see a boost.
“Any time we have opportunities to host large events within Greenville and Pitt County, it boosts our economic impact for this entire city,” Tucker said. “It’s awesome that we have our local girls from Pitt County, that increases traffic always.”
In the downtown area of Greenville, businesses are hopeful for big crowds.
“I remember this coming through last year, we were a brand-new restaurant at the time, had a lot of people coming in from out of town that gave us some love and told us they’ll be back,” Nash owner Ryan Griffin said.
Griffin said the restaurant is prepping for those hungry athletes.
“Getting some more chicken in, making sure the coolers are stocked, so they can celebrate some wins in here and go from there,” Griffin said.
Downtown Greenville officials said this year’s economic impact could be great.
“I would say between, this is a just a rough, rough, rough guess, I would say anywhere between half a million to three quarters would be down here in the downtown,” Downtown Greenville Executive Director Kyle Parker said.
Visit Greenville, NC Vice President Sierra Jones said the overall impact on the city is expected to be big.
“We are promoting it more and more regionally, so we’re running ads on social media, we’re doing commercials on ESPN and ABC to promote that it’s happening, so we’re hoping to draw in more people,” Jones said. “The estimated economic impact of the Little League Softball World Tournament is $1.2 million for the entire week of the tournament.”
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A KXAN viewer said she saw baby foxes, also known as kits, playing on a trampoline in her garden Sunday in the north Austin, Texas, area.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A KXAN viewer said she saw baby foxes, also known as kits, playing on a trampoline in her garden Sunday in the north Austin, Texas, area.
That was only a couple of weeks after another viewer said she saw a family of foxes playing on the St. Edward’s University campus in Austin.
According to the Humane Society of the United States, it’s not unusual to see foxes in cities and towns, where food sources are easily found, including in your garbage.
While foxes live around the world in many different types of habitats, according to the Texas Wildlife Association, including the Arctic, the desert and even in trees, some foxes have also adapted to life in such urban environments as neighborhoods.
“Next time you are outside in a park, remember to look up, because if you are lucky, you might see a fox up in the trees,” TWA said.
TWA said three types of foxes live in Texas, including the swift fox, the red fox and the gray fox.
The swift, or kit fox, lives in the northwestern part of the state, the red fox inhabits the eastern and central parts, and the gray fox, the most common variety, can be found statewide, the TWA said.
The Humane Society said foxes are scared of people and are not typically dangerous except when they are rabid, which the society says is rare.
“Even then, a fox’s natural tendency is to flee rather than fight,” the Human Society stated.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — What better way to inspire future generations to start small businesses than to have them come and see what it’s like to operate one. That’s what Riverview Cafe in Plymouth is doing with students from East Carolina University’s Rise29 program. With small towns like Plymouth, ECU hopes this internship program will […]
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — What better way to inspire future generations to start small businesses than to have them come and see what it’s like to operate one. That’s what Riverview Cafe in Plymouth is doing with students from East Carolina University’s Rise29 program.
With small towns like Plymouth, ECU hopes this internship program will help students understand the importance of small businesses and how they can impact rural areas economically.
Tristyn Daughtry, the Rise29 Program Manager at ECU said this internship program helps students get exposed to the many assets in the communities they’re assigned to, such as natural assets in Washington County.
“So number one, you have a waterfront view that’s maybe not even being capitalized on and so the students are thinking oh there’s a building right there, they don’t have this type of restaurant, why don’t we open it there,” Daughtry said.
Two to three students will be assigned to different businesses around the county where they’ll research how a business operates.
“They come and they look at your business and dig deep into your finances, your marketing, your management,” said Lou Manring, the owner of Riverview Cafe in Plymouth. “What they do is then they research maybe better ways to do it, different ways to do it and they offer advice to us which is great.”
Manring said his business was the first in the county to be chosen for Rise29. He said as a business owner, it’s been a learning experience for him.
“For instance, Instagram just baffles me, and they’ve been a huge help getting me up on social media in general,” Manring said. “They’ve also completely revamped our point of sale system
makes us more efficient and cost-effective.”
Manring announced on Riverview Cafe’s Facebook page to contact him if any other business in Washington County would like two interns to come during ECU’s next semester.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — MrBeast is rolling up his sleeves and giving support again, this time for a month to Tim Tebow’s Tebow CURE Hospital in the Philippines. They were able to pay for all of the surgeries for one month. In total, 160 children in the Philippines will undergo surgical procedures funded by MrBeast. […]
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — MrBeast is rolling up his sleeves and giving support again, this time for a month to Tim Tebow’s Tebow CURE Hospital in the Philippines.
They were able to pay for all of the surgeries for one month. In total, 160 children in the Philippines will undergo surgical procedures funded by MrBeast.
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According to a new video on YouTube, there are more than 500 children on the waiting list for surgeries. The Greenville native sent a team over to the South Asia country to help make it all happen.
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According to the hospital’s website, it was established in 2014 through a partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation. It has performed over 1,500 life-changing reconstructive plastic and orthopedic surgeries every year for children suffering from treatable disabilities. The hospital is located in Davao City, has 30 hospital beds and three operating rooms to help treat children with conditions like clubfoot, cleft lip and palate as well as disabilities following chronic burn contractures. It also ministers to the communities.
This coincides with the video game Talking Tom’s 10th birthday. MrBeast is working with the game to produce special in-game items to celebrate it.
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For two weeks, those who download Talking Tom get a MrBeast-themed outfit for their cartoon feline. Players who want the outfit can get it through the game’s wardrobe, bathroom, porch or through a pop-up notification within the game.
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There are also 100,000 game coins to collect.
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Note: We’re going to spotlight events, videos and other social posts that revolve around MrBeast, who lives in Greenville, and all the great work he does online, in the community and around the country. To follow MrBeast, click here:
YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Twitch | Kick | WNCT’s MrBeast page
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Social media has gone wild as people claim the government confirmed aliens exist. But the truth isn't that simple, even as Congress vows to investigate.
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(NewsNation) — As in decades past, the question of whether aliens exist continues to captivate Americans. Following Wednesday’s widely-watched Congressional hearing on UAPs and UFOs, people flocked to social media — many proclaiming the government confirmed aliens exist.
But that’s not actually what happened at the hearing. While witnesses and lawmakers discussed the issue of UFOs, the government has not issued any official confirmation of alien life and what was said at the hearing, by witnesses and even a lawmaker, remains unverified.
As lawmakers continue to probe the issue, join NewsNation’s Brian Entin at 9 p.m. ET Sunday night for a two-hour special report on the hearing, including analysis from UFO experts. Find out how to tune in to NewsNation on your local channel lineup.
Here’s what we do (and don’t) know after the hearing:
Whistleblower David Grusch largely recounted second-hand testimony and provided no evidence to support his claims. Grusch is a former member of the UAP Task Force.
Former Navy Commander and pilot David Fravor recounted a first-hand experience with the so-called Tic Tac UFO but said he was never briefed on the object or its potential origins.
Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who founded the Americans for Safe Aerospace, also recounted an encounter he had with an object he described as a black sphere floating inside a clear cube. Graves indicated such encounters were extremely common among pilots. There was no evidence presented to support this claim.
While lawmakers seemed largely accepting of the witness testimony, only Rep. Matt Gaetz, R.-Fla., said he had seen any evidence of alien life firsthand.
Grusch was unable to answer a number of inquiries regarding specific evidence or proof in an open setting, though he indicated he would be willing to say more in a secure, classified briefing.
All three witnesses agreed these unidentified objects constituted a potential national security threat.
Official government bodies, including the White House, Pentagon, and NASA have all stated they have no reason to believe unexplained objects are extraterrestrial in nature.
National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby said after the hearing there are “no hard and fast” answers to the question but that the administration is taking it seriously.
This wasn’t the first time the U.S. government undertook investigations to address the question of UFOs, nor is it the first time the official response was that there was nothing “alien” going on.
However, at the heart of Grusch’s whistleblower complaint is his claim that the government, specifically the Department of Defense, is operating programs to retrieve material from crashes that are extraterrestrial in nature and are keeping those programs secret from the public while also operating without appropriate Congressional oversight.
Grusch spoke exclusively to NewsNation regarding his experiences, which he said include the U.S. government recovering the “non-human” pilots of downed craft.
In light of his claims, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee have vowed to continue to hold more hearings, including classified briefings where Grusch could speak more freely. Members have also vowed to seek the power to subpoena documents and images that Grusch says back up his claims.
Lawmakers have also called for a centralized reporting system for both military and civilian reports of UFOs, to better analyze and understand the possible threat.
There is also the possibility of the creation of a new committee to specifically investigate UAPs/UFOs. It’s not entirely clear how Congress could compel the DoD or military to release information on any secret programs, should they exist, though, in the past, lawmakers have attempted to work UFO reporting into funding requirements for the Pentagon.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Angel, a Siamese mix, is ready to join a new family. “Angel has been here for a few months now. She was originally adopted as a kitten back in 2019,” said Pitt County Animal Shelter Supervisor Miranda Guinn. Due to lifestyle changes, her owners brought her and her sister back to […]
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Angel, a Siamese mix, is ready to join a new family.
“Angel has been here for a few months now. She was originally adopted as a kitten back in 2019,” said Pitt County Animal Shelter Supervisor Miranda Guinn.
Due to lifestyle changes, her owners brought her and her sister back to the shelter.
“She got along really well with her sister, but she hasn’t been a big fan of the other cats here,” Gunn said. “I think that she could do well with other cats but she may be best in a one-cat household.”
Click the above video to find out more. Check out our WNCT.com Best of Pets page, too.
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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations […]
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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates.
The revelations are fueling Republican attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings. Republicans, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (Ky.), say the testimony shows that President Biden “lied” when he made campaign trail statements that he had never talked to his son about his foreign business dealings.
But Democrats say Archer’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Monday actually shows the president was not involved in Hunter Biden’s foreign business affairs.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who attended the hours-long transcribed interview, said Archer testified that because Hunter Biden was under pressure from Ukrainian energy company Burisma, “he had to give the illusion — and he used that term, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he — that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own.”
Lawmakers clash over whether testimony implicates president
Archer was on the board of Burisma with Hunter Biden. Republicans have said then-Vice President Biden’s call to remove Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whose office was investigating Burisma, was directly related to his son’s involvement with, and sizable payments from, the company.
But the investigation in Burisma had been opened before Shokin took the position, and Shokin was widely criticized for failure to prosecute corruption, with his ouster supported by numerous U.S. officials.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that Archer testified that “President Biden was not involved in his son’s business affairs, and that President Biden was never asked to, nor did he, take any official actions in relation to those business matters.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week that the president “was never in business with his son.”
On the other end of the partisan spectrum, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who also attended the transcribed interview, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.”
Reading from his notes of the transcribed interview, Biggs said Archer testified that “Burisma would have gone out of business sooner if the Biden brand had not been invoked. People would be intimidated to legally mess with Burisma because of the Biden family brand.”
According to Biggs, Archer said the Biden “brand” referred to President Biden. But Goldman later said that Archer clarified the “brand” was based on a “D.C. brand based on his own experience in lobbying” and “in conjunction with the fact that his last name was Biden.”
Burisma bribery allegations
Both Biggs and Goldman said that Archer had no knowledge of an alleged $5 million payment to Biden from Burisma, an allegation relayed by a confidential FBI source in a form released by Republicans earlier in June.
Goldman argued that Archer’s testimony undercut the premise of the Biden-Burisma bribery allegations.
“Even though it was perceived by Burisma that they had the Prosecutor General Shokin ‘under control,’ quote unquote, that Joe Biden advocated for his firing — which of course, was not coveted or desired by Burisma, and would potentially be bad for Burisma,” Goldman said.
Raskin said that Republicans appeared to be “chasing” the bribery allegations, and pointed to a recent letter to Comer from Lev Parnas, who was involved in an effort to dig up dirt about the Bidens in Ukraine ahead of the 2020 election, urging Comer to abandon efforts to chase the “conspiracy theories.”
Comer, on the other hand, took issue with Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma.
“When Burisma’s owner was facing pressure from the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company for corruption, Archer testified that Burisma executives asked Hunter to ‘call D.C.’ after a Burisma board meeting in Dubai,” he said in a statement, which a press release said raised concerns that Hunter Biden was in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Phone calls with the president
Archer’s testimony did appear to partially back up Comer’s statement to the New York Post last week that he expected Archer to discuss the times he witnessed Hunter Biden’s putting then-Vice President Biden on speakerphone with foreign business partners.
Democrats downplayed that concern.
“The witness indicated that Hunter spoke to his father every day, and approximately 20 times over the course of a 10-year relationship. Hunter may have put his father on the phone with any number of different people, and they never once spoke about any business dealings,” Goldman said.
“As he described it, it was all casual conversation, niceties, the weather, ‘What’s going on?’” Goldman said, adding that “there wasn’t a single conversation about any of the business dealings that Hunter had.”
Democrats also stressed that there were especially frequent conversations between Hunter Biden and his father after his brother, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015.
Biggs pushed back on Goldman’s characterization.
“He probably forgot to tell you that Devon Archer himself said that was an implication of who the ‘big guy’ is,” Biggs said, referring to communications drawn from a laptop hard drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden.
The House Oversight GOP also said in a tweet that President Biden attended a 2014 dinner with Hunter Biden and some of his foreign business associates at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C.
White House slams GOP after ‘much-hyped witness’ testimony
Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, also argued that the Archer interview poked holes in the GOP attempts to directly link President Biden to his family’s foreign business dealings.
“It appears that the House Republicans’ own much-hyped witness today testified that he never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his son’s associates, or doing anything wrong,” Sams said. “House Republicans keep promising bombshell evidence to support their ridiculous attacks against the President, but time after time, they keep failing to produce any. In fact, even their own witnesses appear to be debunking their allegations.”
Raskin said that the Biden family investigation is a “desperate effort to distract everyone from former President Donald Trump’s mounting criminal indictments and deepening legal morass.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was also in the interview, told reporters that Archer had revealed new information, but declined to elaborate further.
Abbe Lowell, counsel for Hunter Biden, said in a statement that House Republicans “keep swinging and keep striking out in their obsessive pursuit of the President through his son, Hunter.”
“Mr. Archer confirmed one more time that Hunter Biden did not involve his father in, nor did his father assist him in, his business. It’s well known that Hunter and his father speak daily, and what Mr. Archer confirmed today was that when those calls occurred during Hunter’s business meetings, if there was any interaction between his father and his business associates, it was simply to exchange small talk,” Lowell said.
“Like the relatives of Donald Trump, Senators Ron Johnson and Ted Cruz, Rep. Lauren Boebert, and many others, family members of elected representatives meet people and may get opportunities because of those connections,” he continued. “Congress would be busy investigating many of their own if that’s their idea of an offense.”
Archer did not answer shouted questions when entering or leaving the transcribed interview, and his attorney declined to take a side in the debate over his testimony.
“We are aware that all sides are claiming victory following Mr. Archer’s voluntary interview today. But all Devon Archer did was exactly what we said he would: show up and answer the questions put to him honestly and completely. Mr. Archer shared the truth with the Committee, and we will leave to them and others to decide what to do with it,” said Matthew L. Schwartz, a managing partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.
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The end of affirmative action and the increasing concerns about the cost of college have led the Biden administration and colleges to consider new measures to achieve diversity.
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Two Supreme Court decisions are changing the way students, educators and even the Biden administration are approaching higher education.
The first ruling ended affirmative action for public and private colleges. It declared that race conscious admissions programs at both Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The second put a halt to President Biden's student loan cancellation plan. Now the Biden administration is trying to find new ways to make college more accessible. The administration recently unveiled a new student loan repayment plan that will save borrowers thousands of dollars by keeping monthly payments low and preventing interest from accumulating.
This week, the administration's focus is on affirmative action: The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into the practice of legacy admissions at Harvard University, and on Friday, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Wesleyan University, which recently got rid of legacy admissions.
Legacy admissions are on the chopping block
The federal inquiry comes after to three Boston-based groups — the Chica Project, the African Community Economic Development of New England and the Greater Boston Latino Network — filed a complaint with the Education Department against Harvard. It accuses the university of discriminating against Black, Hispanic, Asian and other non-white undergraduate applicants by showing preference for those who have family relationships with donors or alumni.
In a statement to NPR, Harvard spokesperson Nicole Rura said the university is reviewing its admissions policy to ensure it is "complying with the law and to carry forward Harvard's longstanding commitment to welcoming students from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences."
Ivory Toldson, the national director of Education Innovation and Research at the NAACP, said that legacy admissions compromise a university's ability to create a diverse student body. He said if colleges are committed to diversity, they should not be favoring applicants from wealthier backgrounds.
"Now that race conscious admissions has been outlawed by the Supreme Court, you have to look at other ways to achieve diversity," Toldson said during an interview for Morning Edition.
Toldson said legacy admissions should be abolished.
The impact of legacy admissions policies on a student body
A study released this week by the Harvard School of Economics showed that richer applicants are getting a leg up in the college admissions process. Students from affluent backgrounds are twice as likely to get into top colleges than students from more middle class backgrounds, even if the students have similar GPAs and SAT scores.
Admissions data cited in documents that were part of the affirmative action case revealed that nearly 70% of the university's legacy applicants were white — including applicants who have relationships with donors, those who are children of faculty or staff, and athletes applicants. And while legacy applicants make up less than 5% of applicants to Harvard, the data showed they constitute around 30% of the applicants admitted each year, the ruling cited.
Some schools have gotten rid of legacy admissions altogether.
Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts college in Connecticut that has a 16% acceptance rate, recently eliminated its legacy admissions policy. Wesleyan President Michael Roth told NPR's Leila Fadel, during an interview for Morning Edition, the decision to end the policy was a direct response to the Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended affirmative action as part of college admissions.
"It became clear to me that any advantage you give to incumbents, to people who already have advantages, is a glaring sign of unfairness," Roth said.
Other schools have done the same. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities also ended legacy admissions this month, and Colorado passed a state law banning the practice at all public colleges and universities.
"Not getting in" is just one concern for students
Whitney Gouche is vice president of a nonprofit called EMERGE that serves high-achieving students from low-income areas in Texas. She said her students feel discouraged by the recent Supreme Court decision.
"We've explained to our students, that regardless of the decision, you still belong here, she said. "You have the merits to be a successful student at this campus."
Convincing students to apply isn't the easiest task — concerns about high cost are also on students' minds. Even if they get in, it could cost about $70,000 in tuition for an elite college like Wesleyan.
Roth said that while admitted students who qualify for financial aid will receive it at Wesleyan, the university has to do more to convince students to apply in the first place.
"We have to be very aggressive in recruiting students from places that haven't typically looked at schools like Wesleyan," Roth said.
Roth said that ending legacy admissions won't solve the more widespread problem of education disparities in the United States.
"Legacy admissions is attractive to talk about, but the real issues are elsewhere," Roth said.
This story was edited by Erika Aguilar.
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U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.
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TOPPENISH, Wash. — By 6 in the morning, Paola Mendoza has pulled her hair back under a baseball cap and donned a long-sleeved sweatshirt to report to her summer job on a farm in Washington's Yakima Valley, known for its apples, pears and hops.
Mendoza is not there to pick fruits or vegetables. She's a research intern working on a project to improve irrigation systems. She spends her days staking the fields and collecting samples alongside her boss, Alan Schreiber, who also employs her mother.
Patricia Mendoza has worked on Schreiber's farm for more than 20 years. She spends her days weeding, thinning, planting and hand-harvesting crops. During peak harvest, she used to work as many as 70 hours a week.
Her earnings have helped provide the family with a decent living. But from the time Paola was young, both her mom and her dad — also a farmworker — were clear about one thing: They did not want her future to be on a farm.
"They were working so hard to provide us with what they didn't have," says Paola, now 20. "They wanted better for me and my siblings."
Her research internship is as close as her parents want her to get to agriculture. In the fall, she'll start her senior year in college, where she's studying to become an elementary school teacher.
Farmers worry about finding enough workers
For farmers across America, finding enough labor has become a top concern. Decades ago, whole families of migrant farmworkers, the majority of them from Mexico, would travel around the U.S., following a route from Texas, through California, and eventually making their way to Washington. Back then, the U.S.-Mexico border was quite porous. Older workers described to NPR crossing through a fence that was no more than chicken wire. Gaping holes were common.
But times have changed. After Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. stepped up enforcement of the border, and crossing it became a risky endeavor. Farmworkers who were already in the U.S. began to settle. And now, many of them are aging out.
"My workforce is a little like me," says Schreiber. "It's getting a little heavier, and it's getting a little stiffer, and it's starting to have some medical issues."
That's left him worried about where he's going to find enough workers to keep his farm going.
/ Mike Kane for NPR / Mike Kane for NPR Farm owner and researcher Alan Schreiber stands at his research station in Toppenish, Wash., on June 14.
A farmer in Congress raises the alarm
From his farm in the Yakima Valley, Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican and third-generation farmer, can see the domestic labor force shrinking.
With farms unable to complete tasks in a timely manner, he says yields may be lower, the quality of the produce may be lower, and farmers will shift away from labor-intensive crops. Already, some farmers in his state have stopped planting asparagus, for instance.
Food is also going to get more expensive, Newhouse warns.
"So it's impacting not just the farmers ... but American consumers as well," he says.
Breaking the cycle of farm work
No single factor has led to the labor shortages farms are experiencing today. But in communities across rural America, a generational shift is contributing.
Consider the life story of Delores Gonzalez, a third-generation farmworker born in Glendale, Ariz. Her childhood is filled with memories of the annual migration from Texas to Washington, working alongside her parents and grandparents from a very young age.
"This was in the 1960s, when we could miss school ... and I could still pick cherries and everything at the age of 9," she says.
Eventually, the family settled in Washington. She married another farmworker and continued to travel to Montana in the summers, bringing her own children to the fields.
Looking back, she says the migrant life instilled in her great morals, values and work ethic, qualities she wanted to pass on to her children. But she also wanted to give them a better life.
"I planted the seed since they were little that they were going to go to college," says Gonzalez.
At 40, when her oldest child was graduating from high school, Gonzalez says something clicked. She wanted something better for herself, too.
"I'm tired of the cycle. I want to break it," she says. Gonzalez and her daughter entered college the same year.
Now, Gonzalez works as a migrant advocate at Grandview High School in the Yakima Valley, helping migrant students and their families get what they need to finish high school.
Jazmin Corona met Gonzalez at the high school four years ago. Corona was 15 at the time and spoke no English. She'd come from Mexico with her father, a farmworker, and joined him in the fields whenever school was out. In the summers, they made the same trek to Montana to pick cherries that Gonzalez had done years before.
/ Mike Kane for NPR / Mike Kane for NPR Grandview High School migrant advocate Delores Gonzalez (left) and former student Jazmin Corona (right) in Grandview, Wash., on June 14. Corona, now in college, has returned to the school district for a summer job.
Seeing promise, Gonzalez made sure Corona finished high school on time, enrolling her in fast-track summer programs. Corona worked on thick math packets after long days in the fields. As she neared graduation, she recalls her father laying out a choice for her.
"He told me one day, 'I already taught you how to work in the fields outside, under the sun. Now it's your time. You've got to decide if you want to continue here,'" she says.
She thought about how tired her dad has been all these years.
"I want to try something new," she said.
Corona is now 19 and a college student. For the first time in several years, she did not travel to Montana with her dad for the summer cherry harvest. Instead, she returned to the Grandview School District, where she landed a summer job.
"I want to work in the high school, hopefully here in the community," she says. "I feel that I have this connection with people."
Congressman looks to workers from other countries
The farm labor shortage is a concern that has reached the halls of Congress.
The H-2A visa program allows employers to bring in foreign workers for seasonal work, provided they cannot find workers locally to do the job, among other requirements. Use of the program has risen at a fast clip. Washington state alone has seen a nearly 1,700% increase in guest workers over the last 14 years.
But a common complaint is that the program is too expensive and comes with too much red tape.
Newhouse was one of several lawmakers to recently reintroduce a bill, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would cap H-2A wage increases. The bipartisan measure would also allow a limited number of year-round visas for nonseasonal labor, such as picking mushrooms or milking cows.
/ Mike Kane for NPR / Mike Kane for NPR A farmworker picks cherries on a farm in the Yakima Valley on June 14. Facing labor shortages, farms like this one are increasingly turning to guest workers brought in from other countries.
In addition, the bill would come with some protections for guest workers, including the right for workers to sue their employers. That's something labor advocates have been calling for given the large number and severity of civil rights and wage violations that state and federal investigations have uncovered in recent years.
"I want to make sure that there are fewer obstacles in front of our ability to produce food in this country and to make sure that the American people continue to have an abundant and safe food supply," Newhouse says. "And if we don't have an adequate labor force for the agricultural industry, that's in jeopardy."
Prior versions of the bill failed to gain enough support in Congress. The current version also faces an uphill climb. Moving any immigration-related bill through the Republican-controlled House is difficult.
"But that doesn't mean that the urgency of the problem is any less. In fact, it's greater," says Newhouse.
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After seeing a spike during the pandemic, major cities across the country are starting to see homicide numbers fall but rates remain above pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
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FILE – Tape cordons off the scene where multiple people were shot including police officers in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. In a report issued this week, homicides in 2023 are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
(NewsNation) — After surging in recent years, major cities across the country are seeing fewer homicides this year, although, numbers are still notably higher than before the pandemic in 2019.
Nationally, murder is down about 12% compared to last year, according to AH Datalytics — a data analytics firm that tracks homicides across more than 100 U.S. cities.
NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo will hold a “Crime in America” townhall in New York with live audiences in Dallas-Forth Worth and Chicago on at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 31. You can watch the townhall on the big screen, or on our website. Not sure how to find us? Use our ChannelFinder app to locate our channel on your TV.
Another recent analysis by the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice found a similar decline in homicides — a 9.4% drop in the first half of the year — across 30 U.S. cities. Despite the improvement, there were 24% more homicides during the first half of 2023 than in 2019, the report noted.
Interactive Map: See how homicide rates have changed by hovering over the arrow in the map below.
NewsNation reviewed local police data and found year-over-year decreases in the nation’s five largest cities.
In Los Angeles, homicides are down almost 20% compared to last year. New York City has also seen a decline, reporting an 11% drop from 2022.
So far this year, homicides are down 7% in Chicago and have fallen nearly 30% in Houston. In the nation’s fifth largest city, Phoenix, murder is down more than 13%.
Other cities, like Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia, have also reported fewer murders in 2023.
But some places have struggled to reverse the trend. Cleveland and Kansas City, Missouri, have both seen homicides spike more than 25% compared to last year. Memphis continues to grapple with a deadly surge.
New York City
Population: 8.34 million
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -11.3%
The nation’s largest city has maintained its relatively low murder rate compared to other major urban areas. There have been 236 homicides in New York City this year — down from 266 over the same period in 2022.
Before the pandemic, New York City had recorded 173 homicides through July 23, 2019.
Los Angeles
Population: 3.82 million
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -19.4%
There have been 170 homicides in Los Angeles so far in 2023 — about 20% fewer than the year before.
Overall violent crime has slightly declined by 2% this year, according to the LAPD. Through the first six months of 2019, there were 129 homicides in the city, according to Crosstown LA.
Chicago
Population: 2.67 million
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -7.1%
The nation’s third-largest city has struggled to curb its murder rate compared to other major cities like New York City and Los Angeles. Chicago has seen 343 murders so far this year — about 7% less than the year before, according to police data.
Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, the city recorded 280 homicides over the same time period. That’s 22% lower than this year’s total.
Houston
Population: 2.30 million
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -28.8%
Murders are down nearly 30% in Houston this year, as of Jun. 30. The city has seen the number of homicides drop to 168 versus 236 over the same time period last year.
This year’s total is still up about 25% compared to 2019 when there were 133 homicides in the first six months of the year, according to Houston Police data.
Phoenix
Population: 1.63 million
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -12.5%
Through the first six months of the year, there have been 98 homicides in Phoenix — a 12.5% drop from the year prior when 116 homicides were reported.
In 2019, there were 74 homicides in the city through June 30.
Other cities where murders have fallen in 2023
Atlanta
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -24.1% (Through July 22)
Milwaukee
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -28% (Through July 30)
Philadelphia
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: -27.2% (Through July 30)
Major cities where murders are up in 2023
Cleveland
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: +27.2%% (Through July 22)
Kansas City, Missouri
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: +25% (Through July 31)
San Francisco
Homicides compared to the same period in 2022: +23.1% (Through July 22)
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced an "official criminal referral" to the Department of Justice over Dr. Anthony Fauci and the origins of the COVID-19.
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(NewsNation) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced an “official criminal referral” to the Department of Justice over Dr. Anthony Fauci and the origins of the COVID-19 virus.
As Paul’s public feud with Fauci, the former chief medical advisor to the president, continues, he points to an unredacted email from February 2020, where Fauci refers to a phone call with “highly credible scientists.”
These scientists “were concerned about the fact that upon viewing the sequences of several isolates of the nCov there were mutations in the virus that would be most unusual to have evolved naturally in the bats and that there was a suspicion that this mutation was intentionally inserted,” according to the email Paul referred to.
Dr. Fauci goes on to say, “The suspicion was heightened by the fact that scientists in Wuhan University are known to have been working on gain-of-function experiments to determine the molecular mechanisms associated with bat viruses adapting to human infection, and the outbreak originated in Wuhan.”
Paul took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say this “directly contradicts” what Dr. Fauci said in a committee hearing, “denying absolutely that they funded any gain of function.”
The exchange Paul referred to took place at a committee hearing in July 2021, after the Kentucky senator asked Fauci whether he wanted to retract previous statements.
“Senator Paul, I have never lied before the Congress and I do not retract that statement. This paper that you’re referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain of function,” Dr. Fauci had said in response, adding, “Senator Paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly.”
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office shows the Wuhan Institute of Virology did receive funds from the National Institutes of Health, but it is not clear that the funding contributed to the research Paul is pointing to, or that it had anything to do with the origins of COVID.
One doctor told NewsNation that all NIH funding is closely tracked.
“The NIH has for years and years not only provided funding for research that’s done within the United States but has collaborated and actually stimulated and catalyzed research in many other countries around the world,” said Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
“There are so many people who have eyes on these grants, and how those monies are expended, and the reports that the investigators have to make, that I would think any kind of cover-up couldn’t sustain itself,” Schaffner added.
Dr. Fauci declined NewsNation’s request for a comment on the situation.
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Talina Fernández ya se reunió con su hija Mariana Levy, según reveló una médium a la familia
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Traía tanto ritmo al bailar Peso Pluma que hasta sacó chispas del piso
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Una mujer sacó los pasos prohibidos para bailar al ritmo de Peso Pluma y hasta prendió el piso con sus movimientos. El momento quedó grabado en video.
No cabe duda que Peso Pluma es uno de los cantantes del momento con millones de fans por todas lados que bailan todos sus corridos tumbados y éxitos.
En la red social TikTok, una seguidora de Peso Pluma ha impresionado a los usuarios debido a su forma de tallar el piso al ritmo de la canción Ella baila sola.
Mujer baila al ritmo de Peso Pluma hasta prender el piso (@dayanapolanskyroberto / TikTok)
Prende hasta el piso al sacar los pasos prohibidos para bailar al ritmo de Peso Pluma y ya es viral
Desde la cuenta de TikTok, @dayanapolanskyroberto, se ha hecho viral un video de una mujer que prende el piso bailando al ritmo de Peso Pluma.
En la grabación, se aprecia a la fan de Peso Pluma en un estacionamiento, sacando los paso prohibidos con Ella baila sola.
Lo más significativo de todas imágenes es que esta mujer talla sus zapatillas con el concreto sacando chispas y demostrando lo que le hace sentir la famosa canción.
Con un total de 17.8 millones de visualizaciones acumuladas en TikTok, así como millones de likes, este clip es uno de los más virales que recorren la plataforma de videos cortos.
Mujer baila al ritmo de Peso Pluma hasta prender el piso (@dayanapolanskyroberto / TikTok)
Así han reaccionado en TikTok a mujer que saca los prohibidos bailando al ritmo de Peso Pluma y prende el piso
Miles de personas han comentado el curioso clip donde una fan de Peso Pluma saca los pasos prohibidos con la canción Ella baila sola y hasta prende el piso con sus pasos.
Con mucho humor la comunidad de TikTok ha reaccionado a este clip viral y ha dejado sus todo tipo de opiniones en la publicación.
“Yo cuando el que me gusta me viene a pedir encendedor y no tengo”, “Y la que relinche JAJAJAJAJAJ” o Que nadie te quite tu chispa”.
Son algunos de las cosas que pueden leerse en el divertido video de la fan de Peso Pluma.
De igual manera, hay usuarios que preguntan por la calidad del zapato que tiene la mujer que pese a que lo talla al ritmo de Peso Pluma, no le pasa nada.
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Club América enfrenta a Columbus Crew en la jornada 3 de Leagues Cup, las Águilas van por su segunda victoria
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La Cofepris emitió alerta sanitaria por Aspirina Protect falsa; te decimos cómo revisar si la compraste
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Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 10 percent in the twelve-month period ending June 30, according to the latest statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Statistics released by the judiciary July 31 showed that bankruptcy filings nationwide totaled 418,724 in the year ending June 30, 2023, compared with 380,634 cases in
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Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 10 percent in the twelve-month period ending June 30, according to the latest statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Statistics released by the judiciary July 31 showed that bankruptcy filings nationwide totaled 418,724 in the year ending June 30, 2023, compared with 380,634 cases in the previous year.
Business filings rose 23.3 percent, from 12,748 to 15,724 in the year ending June 30. Non-business bankruptcy filings rose 9.5 percent to 403,000, compared with 367,886 in the year ending June 30, 2022.
In Massachusetts, there were a total of 3,576 total bankruptcy filings during the year ending June 30, 2023, including 2,305 Chapter 7 cases, 67 Chapter 11 cases, and 1,198 Chapter 13 cases.
That represents a 5.4 percent increase from the total of 3,394 bankruptcy cases filed in Massachusetts during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022.
On the other hand, neighboring Rhode Island saw a 3.1 percent drop in bankruptcies during the June 2022-June 2023 period.
A total of 831 bankruptcy cases were filed in Rhode Island during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2023, including 616 Chapter 7 cases, 3 Chapter 11 cases and 212 Chapter 13 cases.
That compares to 858 total bankruptcy filings for the year ending June 30, 2022.
Bankruptcy totals for the previous 12 months are reported four times annually. According to the federal judiciary, filings over any 12-month period have increased only rarely since filings peaked in 2010. Bankruptcies fell sharply after the pandemic began in early 2020, despite some early COVID-related disruptions to the economy.
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Where a 162-month sentence was imposed for a carjacking, that sentence should be upheld despite the defendant’s challenge to its procedural and substantive reasonableness.
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Where a 162-month sentence was imposed for a carjacking, that sentence should be upheld despite the defendant’s challenge to its procedural and substantive reasonableness.
“Appellant Fernando Santiago-Lozada (‘Santiago-Lozada’) challenges the procedural and substantive reasonableness of the district court’s variant sentence of twenty-four months above the mandatory minimum of sixty months in an 18 U.S.C. §924(c) count stemming from a carjacking. He posits that his cumulative sentence, which exceeds the 123 months recommended by the parties, was unreasonably based on factors already considered in his guideline sentence range (‘GSR’) computation and that the district court’s justification was also insufficient. For the reasons explained below, we affirm. …
“Santiago-Lozada’s procedural reasonableness challenge, which makes its debut on appeal, takes aim at the way in which the district court got to its eighty-four-month sentence for Count 2, representing a twenty-four-month upward variance from the sixty-month guideline sentence (which is also the statutory minimum). … Santiago-Lozada was initially charged with two counts of ‘brandish[ing]’ a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(1)(A)(ii), but he ultimately pleaded to a lesser offense of ‘possess[ing]’ a firearm, §924(c)(1)(A)(i) in Count 2, which related only to the January 31st carjacking, that in Count 1.
“According to Santiago-Lozada, the district court’s upward variance is procedurally unreasonable because it is unsupported by the record. …
“The parties agree that our review as to the procedural claim is for plain error because it was not raised at sentencing. …
“Santiago-Lozada has not carried his plain-error burden. …
“… Given that Santiago-Lozada presented no objections below to the PSR, he now may not dispute the facts therein, ‘nor can he take issue with the PSR’s determinations’ regarding his relevant conduct. …
“Santiago-Lozada next argues that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. Below, Santiago-Lozada’s counsel argued in the motion for sentence reconsideration that ‘123 months was more than sufficient.’ This well-kept the issue for appeal. … Accordingly, our review is for abuse of discretion. …
“Santiago-Lozada engaged in the carjacking of two individuals at gunpoint on two separate occasions — six days apart. …
“The district court in fact addressed the factors that differentiated Santiago-Lozada’s offense from the ‘run-of-the-mill’ firearm offense contemplated by the guidelines. …
“The district court imposed a variant sentence as to the firearm count, finding it was warranted to reflect the actual seriousness of the offense. The aggravating factors, along with the remainder of the district court’s explanation for the sentences, formed a solid foundation for its sentencing rationale. …
“For purposes of appellate review, a district court’s explanation for varying upward should be precise and robust. Although here it arguably did not quite reach this level, the district court nonetheless offered a plausible and sufficiently coherent rationale for the variance. … The variant sentence imposed as to the §924(c) count fell comfortably within the wide universe of plausible sentencing outcomes, even when the same is consecutive to the concurrent upper end guideline sentence imposed as to the two carjacking counts. We find no abuse of discretion. …
“Finding a plausible rationale as well as a defensible result, we conclude that Santiago-Lozada’s sentence is substantively reasonable and that the district court, hence, did not abuse its discretion.”
United States v. Santiago-Lozada (Lawyers Weekly No. 01-135-23) (20 pages) (Gelpí, J.) Appealed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (Docket No. 21-1661) (July 27, 2023).
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Where a defendant convicted of first-degree murder filed a motion for a new trial, a judge’s decision to deny that motion should be affirmed despite the defendant’s argument that new forensic analysis demonstrates that the commonwealth's blood and DNA trial evidence was unreliable and that a confluence of factors demonstrates that justice was not done.
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Where a defendant convicted of first-degree murder filed a motion for a new trial, a judge’s decision to deny that motion should be affirmed despite the defendant’s argument that new forensic analysis demonstrates that the commonwealth’s blood and DNA trial evidence was unreliable and that a confluence of factors demonstrates that justice was not done.
“Following a jury trial, the defendant, Timothy Duguay, was convicted of murder in the first degree on the theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty. This court affirmed the defendant’s conviction on direct appeal. Commonwealth v. Duguay, 430 Mass. 397 (1999). Years later, the defendant filed a motion for postconviction forensic and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis pursuant to G.L.c. 278A, §2, which was allowed. Following the postconviction forensic analysis, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial. The motion was denied after a nonevidentiary hearing.
“The defendant filed with this court a timely notice of appeal and a petition, pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §33E, for leave to appeal from the denial of the motion for a new trial. A single justice granted the defendant’s petition. On appeal, the defendant argues that the new forensic analysis demonstrates that the Commonwealth’s blood and DNA trial evidence was unreliable and that a confluence of factors demonstrates that justice was not done in this case, thus requiring a new trial. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm the denial of the defendant’s motion for a new trial. …
“First, the defendant argues that the [short tandem repeat (STR)] DNA testing is newly available evidence that would have played a role in the jury’s deliberations. More specifically, the defendant alleges that the DNA results obtained from the retesting of the defendant’s clothes and sneakers and the murder weapons casts real doubt on the justice of the defendant’s conviction. …
“Because the STR DNA testing constitutes newly available evidence, our analysis hinges on whether such evidence would have been a real factor in the jury’s deliberations, such that it would have cast real doubt on the justice of the defendant’s conviction. …
“The defendant compares the STR DNA testing to the additional testing done in Commonwealth v. Cowels, 470 Mass. 607 (2015). …
“Unlike in Cowels, where it conclusively was proved that none of the blood found on the towel belonged to either the defendant or the victim, the STR DNA testing of the defendant’s clothes and sneakers does not exclude both the defendant and the victim as the contributor of the partial DNA profile. … It also does not point conclusively to an unidentified male, as did the additional testing done in Cowels. … Rather, the STR DNA testing only conclusively excludes the victim as a contributor to a partial DNA profile on three small areas of the defendant’s jeans and one small area on his jacket.
“… Here, there were numerous other pieces of physical evidence, beyond the defendant’s jacket and jeans, that tested positive for the presence of blood following ortho-tolidine testing that would still link the defendant to the murder.
“At best, where the vast majority of the additional STR DNA testing rendered inconclusive results, and where only the victim was excluded from partial DNA profiles recovered from only four of the many small areas of the victim’s clothes that were retested, the additional testing would serve only to impeach [Lori] Bunnell’s testimony that the presumptive ortho-tolidine testing indicated the presence of blood on the defendant’s clothes. … It does not, as the defendant argues, serve as a bar to the admission of Bunnell’s testimony that the ortho-tolidine testing returned positive results for the presence of blood on much of the defendant’s clothes. …
“Moreover, the impeachment value of the additional STR DNA testing also likely is to be quite low because the defendant ‘freely and repeatedly pointed out the limitations of the [ortho-tolidine] test.’ …
“… Where much of the STR DNA testing rendered inconclusive results, and where the additional testing that excluded the victim as the contributor to a small number of partial DNA profiles would have been admissible only to impeach the already powerfully impeached testimony from Bunnell, we conclude that the newly available evidence likely would not have been a real factor in the jury’s deliberations and does not cast real doubt on the justice of the defendant’s conviction.”
Commonwealth v. Duguay (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-087-23) (39 pages) (Cypher, J.) Following review by the Supreme Judicial Court, a motion for a new trial was heard by William F. Sullivan, J., and a motion for postconviction discovery was considered by him. Michael A. Nam-Krane for the defendant; Arne Hantson for the commonwealth; Lisa M. Kavanaugh, Michael A. Albert, Emma L. Frank, Anne Weeks, Stephanie Roberts Hartung and Claudia Leis Bolgen submitted a brief for New England Innocence Project and others, amici curiae (Docket No. SJC-13312) (July 28, 2023).
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Where an appellant has challenged a commitment order, that order should be upheld despite the petitioner’s assertion that (1) the petitioner failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his discharge would result in a likelihood of serious harm and (2) there was a “less restrictive alternative” in the form of the appellant’s request to remain hospitalized “voluntarily” pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§10 and 11.
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Where an appellant has challenged a commitment order, that order should be upheld despite the petitioner’s assertion that (1) the petitioner failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his discharge would result in a likelihood of serious harm and (2) there was a “less restrictive alternative” in the form of the appellant’s request to remain hospitalized “voluntarily” pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§10 and 11.
“This appeal follows an order of commitment pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§7 and 8. The appellant, R.F., challenges the commitment order on three grounds. First, he claims that the judge who allowed the petition did so without making specific factual findings, depriving him of due process. Second, R.F. asserts that the petitioner failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his discharge would result in a likelihood of serious harm. Finally, R.F. maintains that there was a ‘less restrictive alternative,’ namely, R.F.’s request to remain hospitalized ‘voluntarily’ pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§10 and 11. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the commitment order. …
“We now turn to the crux of R.F.’s appeal, the alleged insufficiency of the evidence. …
“‘There are three prongs to the definition of likelihood of serious harm, … which are, in sum, harm to oneself, harm to others, or inability to protect oneself in the community.’ …
“As set forth in the petition, [Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH)] proceeded on the second and third prongs of ‘likelihood of serious harm.’ Upon review of the record, we find that there was ample evidence supporting commitment under either prong. …
“Having found sufficient evidence in the record to support the judge’s finding that R.F. posed both a substantial risk of harm to others as well as a very substantial risk of physical impairment or injury to himself, we are left with the issue of whether WRCH sustained its burden that there was ‘no less restrictive alternative.’ We conclude that it did. …
“R.F.’s counsel did not challenge the opinions offered by Dr. [Paul] Noroian that R.F. continues to require psychiatric hospitalization. Instead, R.F. submits that his willingness to accept a ‘voluntary’ commitment pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§ 10 and 11 in lieu of an involuntary commitment qualifies as a ‘less restrictive alternative.’ …
“We are not aware of any appellate cases that stand for the proposition that a respondent who is already involuntarily committed under G.L.c. 123, §§7 and 8 has the right to even apply for voluntary hospitalization. To be sure, aside from perverting G.L.c. 123, §§10 and 11, such a practice would likely frustrate the purpose of the statutory scheme, which is to protect a respondent’s safety as well as the safety of the community, by burdening hospitals with unnecessary administrative and evidentiary hurdles. As a result, we decline to adopt R.F.’s novel argument that a voluntary commitment under G.L.c. 123, §§10 and 11 constitutes a ‘less restrictive alternative’ to an involuntary commitment. A conditional voluntary commitment, just like an involuntary one, results in the same loss of liberty — hospitalization in a locked psychiatric facility. Although an individual who agrees to a voluntary commitment retains the right to self-discharge upon giving three days written notice, this is trumped by the facility’s right under G.L.c. 123, §11 to file a petition for involuntary commitment.”
In the Matter of R.F. (Lawyers Weekly No. 13-026-23) (9 pages) (Peterson, J.) (Western District) Appealed from a decision by McGuiggan, J., in Worcester District Court. Jennifer S. Karlin for the petitioner; Colin Caffrey for the respondent (App. Div. No. 21-ADMH-05WE) (July 25, 2023).
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Where a jury found a defendant guilty of indecent assault and battery, that conviction must be reversed because the trial judge left the consent element out of his instruction on that charge.
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Where a jury found a defendant guilty of indecent assault and battery, that conviction must be reversed because the trial judge left the consent element out of his instruction on that charge.
“Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of assault and battery on a household or family member, indecent assault and battery, and larceny under $250. He was acquitted of rape and witness intimidation. On appeal, he challenges only his conviction for indecent assault and battery on the basis that the jury were not instructed on an essential element of that crime. We affirm his convictions of assault and battery and larceny, reverse his conviction of indecent assault and battery, and remand the case for further proceedings.
“The only issue before us on this appeal involves a conceded error. One of the elements of indecent assault and battery is lack of consent. … The judge, however, left this element out of his instruction on that charge. Neither party objected. Because the defendant did not object to the lack of an instruction on consent, reversal will be warranted only if the error created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. …
“… With no instruction that an indecent assault and battery must also be without the victim’s consent, it is possible that the jury convicted the defendant based on a consensual touching. …
“The convictions of assault and battery on a family member and larceny under $250 are affirmed, the conviction on indecent assault and battery is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this memorandum and order.”
Commonwealth v. Hurcombe (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-061-23) (5 pages) (Docket No. 21-P-1056) (July 28, 2023).
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Where a jury found a defendant guilty of a conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud, and unauthorized access to computers, the defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal should be denied despite his claim of improper venue.
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Where a jury found a defendant guilty of a conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud, and unauthorized access to computers, the defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal should be denied despite his claim of improper venue.
“Following a 10-day trial, a jury convicted Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian national, of conspiring with Russian co-conspirators to hack into the computer systems of two American filing agents, Toppan Merrill and Donnelly Financial (‘DFIN’), and use confidential information to make profitable trades in the American stock market. … The jury was instructed that to convict, it had to also find that the government had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that for each count, this Court had venue.
“… First, he argues that venue in this district was not foreseeable. Second, he argues that even if a Boston server was used to gain unauthorized access to confidential information, the hacked information comprised ‘packets of information’ that passed through the server, and ‘pass through’ venue is not proper in this case. Third, he argues no ‘essential conduct’ of the crime occurred in the District of Massachusetts. Fourth, he argues that venue under 18 U.S.C. §3238 for the conspiracy charge was improper. …
“The Internet Protocol (‘IP’) addresses through which the conspirators downloaded the material non-public information (‘MNPI’) belonged to an IP address block (the ‘104 IPs’) assigned to Stackpath, a virtual private network (‘VPN’) service provider. …
“To support a foreseeability requirement, Klyushin relies primarily on caselaw from the Second Circuit, which held that venue is proper in a district where ‘(1) the defendant intentionally or knowingly causes an act in furtherance of the charged offense to occur in the district of venue or (2) it is foreseeable that such an act would occur in the district of venue.’ United States v. Svoboda, 347 F.3d 471, 483 (2d Cir. 2003). While the First Circuit has not itself addressed such a foreseeability argument, several circuits have explicitly rejected adopting this foreseeability requirement for venue. …
“Given the weight of the caselaw, the Court declines to adopt the foreseeability requirement for venue under the Constitution. Even if there were a foreseeability requirement, the Court does not find persuasive the argument that no jury could reasonably find that a defendant (or co-conspirators) who commits a crime by employing a VPN service provider that uses random IP addresses nationwide in order to preserve anonymity could not reasonably foresee that venue would exist in a district where the assigned server was located. …
“Klyushin’s primary argument is that the use of IP addresses traced to Boston was ‘purely coincidental,’ and that none of the ‘essential conduct elements’ of any of the charged counts occurred in this district. Relying heavily on a Department of Justice Manual (‘DOJ Manual’), Klyushin argues that even though hacked information was downloaded to the Boston 104 IP addresses, venue was improper because the Boston server was a mere ‘pass through.’ …
“Here, the government argues that [United States v. Auernheimer, 748 F.3d 525 (3d Cir. 2014)] is distinguishable because IP addresses on the Boston server in Massachusetts were used in accessing confidential information — downloading and transmitting the information to Russia. Therefore, in the government’s view, the essential conduct element of accessing confidential information and obtaining it happened in Boston.
“The parties have not cited any cases addressing venue where out-of-district actors caused in-district computers to perform the essential criminal acts. While it is a novel issue, the government has the better argument. … While Klyushin hit send on a computer in Russia, given the nature of the charged continuing crimes, he caused the crimes to be implemented in part in Massachusetts. Based on this evidence concerning the use of a server in Boston, a jury could reasonably find by a preponderance of the evidence that Klyushin’s use of the IP addresses in Boston was essential conduct, and that Massachusetts had a meaningful connection to the crimes committed. …
“The government asserts venue under the so-called ‘High Seas’ or ‘First Brought’ venue provision, 18 U.S.C. §3238. …
“The fundamental question in deciding the application of §3238 is whether the acts are ‘essentially foreign.’ …
“… The government presented evidence that on or about October 22 and 24, 2018, one of the conspirators caused the username and password of a DFIN employee to be transmitted from the Boston server to DFIN’s network, for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access, committing wire fraud, or committing securities fraud, and then causing the information to be transmitted to Russia.
“A rational jury could have found that the conspiracy in Count I was ‘essentially foreign,’ as the conspiracy was complete (in Russia) at the time any overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy was committed. Therefore, venue was also sufficiently proven under 18 U.S.C. §3238.”
United States v. Klyushin (Lawyers Weekly No. 02-340-23) (23 pages) (Saris, J.) (Criminal Action No. 21-10104-PBS) (July 26, 2023).
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Where plaintiffs brought suit alleging that a fire was the result of a defect in their hybrid vehicle, a judgment in favor of the defendant manufacturer should be affirmed based on the plaintiffs’ failure to present an expert to support their theory that the fire was caused by a defect in the vehicle.
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Where plaintiffs brought suit alleging that a fire was the result of a defect in their hybrid vehicle, a judgment in favor of the defendant manufacturer should be affirmed based on the plaintiffs’ failure to present an expert to support their theory that the fire was caused by a defect in the vehicle.
“In brief, appellants owned a 2016 BMW X5 hybrid vehicle. … On September 11, 2017, appellants parked the vehicle in their garage and charged it using an extension cord. A fire then occurred in appellants’ garage. Appellants contend that the fire was the result of a manufacturing or design defect in their hybrid BMW, which caused the car to catch fire when it was charging. …
“Appellants, however, failed to present an expert to support their theory that the fire was caused by a defect in the vehicle. On the other hand, BMW’s expert — a licensed mechanical engineer — concluded both that the fire did not originate in the vehicle and that the extension cord, which ‘had a tightened zip tie around it’ and was ‘found [after the fire] coiled, amongst melted plastic bins and other debris found in the garage, … [could not] be ruled out as the cause of this fire.’ …
“On this record, the district court concluded that appellants could not satisfy their burden of proof at trial. … We agree because, absent any expert support for the theory the appellants pressed below, we see no basis for inferring that the accident was caused by a defective product. …”
Molinary-Fernandez, et al. v. BMW of North America, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 01-134-23) (3 pages) (Per curiam) Appealed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (Docket No. 21-1394) (July 27, 2023).
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Where a District Court judge granted a petition for civil commitment, the judge did not err when he denied the respondent’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction or when he found that the petitioner satisfied its evidentiary burden.
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Where a District Court judge granted a petition for civil commitment, the judge did not err when he denied the respondent’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction or when he found that the petitioner satisfied its evidentiary burden.
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“This is an appeal from an order of civil commitment pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§7 and 8. The appeal raises two issues. First, we must decide whether the judge who heard the petition erred when he denied the respondent’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Second, we must decide whether the petitioner satisfied its evidentiary burden. For the reasons discussed below, we find no error and affirm. …
“J.E.’s proposition that an individual who is already involuntarily committed and subject to a pending commitment petition can nonetheless apply for a conditional voluntary commitment, and then move to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction, would turn the statutory scheme on its head. …
“… There is no language within G.L.c. 123, §§10 and 11 or the ancillary regulations that allow an individual who is already involuntarily committed to apply for a conditional voluntary status. …
“With one notable exception, the statutory procedures for involuntary and voluntary commitments are mutually exclusive. They converge only under one circumstance: when a respondent who was originally admitted for hospitalization and treatment on a voluntary basis vacillates and elects to self-discharge despite still posing a risk of harm to himself or others. In that limited circumstance, the facility can petition the court to retain the respondent on an involuntary basis. As J.E. was already involuntarily committed and a new petition was pending, a conditional voluntary commitment was not an option, and [Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH)] properly rebuffed her application. Therefore, we find that WRCH did not have to offer any evidence under 104 Code Mass. Regs. §27.05(7) to refute J.E.’s presumptive capacity, and that the judge properly denied J.E.’s motion to dismiss. …
“Having affirmed the denial of J.E.’s motion to dismiss, we now turn to J.E.’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to support her commitment. …
“As a threshold matter, we agree that there was ample evidence for the judge to conclude that J.E. suffered from a mental illness. …
“After review of the record, specifically Dr. [Amber] Thompson’s testimony, we conclude that there is sufficient evidence in the record to support the judge’s finding that J.E.’s mental illness posed a very substantial threat to her. …
“Finally, we find that WRCH equally met its burden that there was no less restrictive alternative to involuntary commitment at WRCH. …
“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm both the denial of the motion to dismiss and the order of commitment.”
In the Matter of J.E. (Lawyers Weekly No. 13-025-23) (9 pages) (Peterson, J.) (Western District) Appealed from a decision by Pellegrini, J., in Worcester District Court. Brendan J. Frigault for the petitioner; Lois M. Farmer for the respondent (App. Div. No. 21-ADMH-79WE) (July 25, 2023).
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Where a condominium unit in Marshfield was valued at $480,000 for fiscal year 2020, that assessment should be upheld despite the owner’s contention that he receives fewer direct services from the town and therefore the subject unit should not be taxed at the same rate as non-condominium residential properties.
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Where a condominium unit in Marshfield was valued at $480,000 for fiscal year 2020, that assessment should be upheld despite the owner’s contention that he receives fewer direct services from the town and therefore the subject unit should not be taxed at the same rate as non-condominium residential properties.
“The appellant presented his case through his own testimony and documentary evidence. The appellant conceded that he was not contesting the ‘value, per se’ of the subject unit. Rather, he based his appeal on the contention that, as a condominium unit owner, he believes that he receives fewer direct services from the Town of Marshfield than those provided to non-condominium residential property owners, and therefore the subject unit should not be taxed at the same rate as non-condominium residential properties.
“The appellant pointed to several areas in which he argued that the subject unit does not directly benefit from services provided by the Town of Marshfield. Namely, he asserted that the streets and fire hydrants within Pudding Hill are maintained privately and that the Town of Marshfield provides neither trash pick-up services nor dump stickers to Pudding Hill. The appellant also noted that as part of an age-restricted community, he is not allowed to have school-aged children or grandchildren living at the address; thus, he argued that his assessed property taxes are spent, in significant part, on schools that he does not and will not directly utilize.
“Without introducing any evidence of comparable sales or assessments, the appellant offered his unsubstantiated opinion of value of the subject unit as $240,000. …
“Based on the record, the Presiding Commissioner found and ruled that the appellant failed to meet his burden of establishing that the fair cash value of the subject unit was lower than its assessed value for the fiscal year at issue.
“The appellant’s opinion that the subject unit should not be taxed at the same rate as non-condominium residences because the subject unit is not afforded the same services provided by the Town of Marshfield to non-condominium residential properties did nothing to establish the subject property’s fair cash value for the fiscal year at issue. Indeed, the appellant acknowledged that he was not actually objecting to the ‘value, per se’ of the subject unit, and he provided nothing to support a finding that the subject unit had a fair cash value less than its assessed value for the fiscal year at issue.”
Dillon v. Board of Assessors of the Town of Marshfield (Lawyers Weekly No. 20-028-23) (7 pages) (Commissioner Elliott heard the appeal and issued a single-member decision) (Docket No. F341206) (July 18, 2023).
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Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled on July 29.
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Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled on July 29.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that they be relocated to areas not accessible by kids. The measure, signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this year, was set to take effect on Aug. 1.
A coalition that included the Central Arkansas Library System in Little Rock had challenged the law, saying fear of prosecution under the measure could prompt libraries and booksellers no longer to carry titles that could be challenged.
The judge also rejected a motion by the defendants, which include prosecuting attorneys for the state, seeking to dismiss the case.
The ACLU of Arkansas, which represents some of the plaintiffs, applauded the court’s ruling, saying that the absence of a preliminary injunction would have jeopardized First Amendment rights.
“The question we had to ask was — do Arkansans still legally have access to reading materials? Luckily, the judicial system has once again defended our highly valued liberties,” Holly Dickson, executive director of the ACLU in Arkansas, said in a statement.
The lawsuit comes as lawmakers in an increasing number of conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to books. The number of attempts to ban or restrict books across the U.S. last year was the highest in the 20 years the American Library Association has been tracking such efforts.
Laws restricting access to certain materials or making it easier to challenge them have been enacted in several other states, including Iowa, Indiana and Texas.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in an email that his office would be “reviewing the judge’s opinion and will continue to vigorously defend the law.”
The executive director of Central Arkansas Library System, Nate Coulter, said the judge’s 49-page decision recognized the law as censorship, a violation of the Constitution and wrongly maligning librarians.
“As folks in southwest Arkansas say, this order is stout as horseradish!” he said in an email.
“I’m relieved that for now the dark cloud that was hanging over CALS’ librarians has lifted,” he added.
Cheryl Davis, general counsel for the Authors Guild, said the organization is “thrilled” about the decision. She said enforcing this law “is likely to limit the free speech rights of older minors, who are capable of reading and processing more complex reading materials than young children can.”
The Arkansas lawsuit names the state’s 28 local prosecutors as defendants, along with Crawford County in west Arkansas. A separate lawsuit is challenging the Crawford County library’s decision to move children’s books that included LGBTQ+ themes to a separate portion of the library.
The plaintiffs challenging Arkansas’ restrictions also include the Fayetteville and Eureka Springs Carnegie public libraries, the American Booksellers Association and the Association of American Publishers.
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The family of a Manhattan architect charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings is "enduring a profound and indescribable catastrophe," an attorney for his estranged wife said as she begged for privacy and "normalcy."
Macedonio & Duncan, the law firm representing Asa Ellerup in her divorce from Rex Heuermann, issued the statement in a news release on Friday. It also included a direct statement from Ellerup.
"On behalf of my family and especially my elderly neighbors, who have also had their lives turned upside down by the enormous police presence, in addition to the spectators, and news crews. They deserve to live peacefully; they should be able to walk their dogs and go to the grocery stores without cameras shoved in their faces," she said. "I am pleading with you all to give us space so that we may regain some normalcy in our neighborhood."
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"Euphoria" has lost a beloved star.
Actor Angus Cloud—who played Fezco on the HBO drama—died at his family's home in Oakland, California, his family told E! News July 31. He was 25.
"It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today," his family shared. "As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways."
His loved ones said Cloud had been mourning the recent death of his dad.
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"Last week, he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss," the statement continued. "The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence."
Celebrity Deaths: 2023's Fallen Stars
His family added, "We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone. We ask for privacy at this time as we are still processing this devastating loss."
His cause of death was not shared.
In the wake of his death, HBO released a tribute to the star. "We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud," it read. "He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time."
Cloud was expected to star in season three, after his character Fez narrowly survived a shooting at the end of season two.
"I can't wait to get back to work with everyone," Cloud told E! News in October. "I feel like it's been way too long. I just can't wait to see everyone and working on set again. Definitely not sure what to expect for Fezco, but knowing ["Euphoria" creator] Sam [Levinson], it will be good."
After growing up in Oakland, Cloud was discovered on the streets of Brooklyn and cast in "Euphoria," his breakout role. "I was with some friends," he told Variety last year. "We were just hanging out."
While he quickly became a fan favorite on the high school-set show—which also stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow and more—he emphasized that he's not exactly like his stoner onscreen persona.
"It does bother me," Cloud said, "when people are like, ‘It must be so easy! You get to go in and be yourself.' I'm like, ‘Why don't you go and do that?' It's not that simple. I brought a lot to the character. You can believe what you want. It ain't got nothing to do with me."
He explained that acting was actually more difficult than he originally thought.
"It surprised me," he said, "because I'm not in there sweating and busting my ass, but mentally, I get off work, get in the car and go, ‘S--t! What the f--k? I'm tired as f--k, and not even doing s--t!' I'm a pretty easygoing, goofy guy. But Fezco doesn't laugh or smile too much."
A decade before his death, Cloud survived another near-death experience when he fell into a construction pit while he was walking at night. "I woke up 12 hours later at the bottom," he told Variety. "I was trapped."
Cloud, who was 15 at the time, eventually climbed out and took a bus to his mom's house.
"It was hella hard to climb out," he said, "because my skull was broken, but my skin wasn't, so all the bleeding was internal, pressing up against my brain."
The actor wanted to simply go to sleep when he got home, but he credits his mom for thinking on her feet.
"I would have died," he shared. "She gave me some water, and I started throwing up hella mouthfuls of crimson red blood. Shit was crazy. So then my mama took me to the children's hospital, and they saved my life. That's what the scar's from. They cut my head open, they put some screws and a plate over where I broke my skull and—s--t, sealed me back up, and that was that."
In addition to "Euphoria," Cloud appeared on "North Hollywood" and "The Line," as well as music videos for Becky G, Karol G and Juice WRLD.
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Princess Charlene is making a rare red-carpet appearance with her husband, Prince Albert.
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The one where Phoebe turns 60.
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Kate Beckinsale celebrated her birthday with an epic bash.
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Drastic changes in consumer demands are driving labor unrest in diverse industries upended by technology — from Hollywood to delivery services.
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Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single-digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers.
But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed drastically as companies scramble to meet customer expectations for speed and convenience in industries transformed by technology.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated those changes, pushing retailers to shift online and intensifying the streaming competition among entertainment companies. Now, from the picket lines, workers are trying to give consumers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a show that can be binged any time or get dog food delivered to their doorstep with a phone swipe.
That workers are overworked and underpaid is an enduring complaint across industries — from delivery drivers to Starbucks baristas and airline pilots — where surges in consumer demand have collided with persistent labor shortages. Workers are pushing back against forced overtime, punishing schedules or company reliance on lower-paid, part-time or contract forces.
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At issue for Hollywood screenwriters and actors staging their first simultaneous strikes in 40 years is the way streaming has upended the economics of entertainment, slashing pay and forcing showrunners to produce content faster with smaller teams.
“This seems to happen to many places when the tech companies come in. Who are we crushing? It doesn’t matter,” said Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, a screenwriter and showrunner on the negotiating team for the Writers Guild of America, whose members have been on strike since May. Earlier this month, the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists joined the writers’ union on the picket line.
Actors and writers have long relied on residuals, or long-term payments, for reruns and other airings of films and televisions shows. But reruns aren’t a thing on streaming services, where series and films simply land and stay with no easy way, such as box office returns or ratings, to determine their popularity.
Consequently, whatever residuals streaming companies do pay often amount to a pittance, and screenwriters have been sharing tales of receiving single-digit checks.
Adam Shapiro, an actor known for the Netflix hit “Never Have I Ever," said many actors were initially content to accept lower pay for the plethora of roles that streaming suddenly offered. But the need for a more sustainable compensation model gained urgency when it became clear streaming is not a sideshow, but rather the future of the business, he said.
"Over the past 10 years, we realized: ‘Oh, that’s now how Hollywood works. Everything is streaming,’” Shapiro said during a recent union event.
Shapiro, who has been acting for 25 years, said he agreed to a contract offering 20% of his normal rate for “Never Have I Ever” because it seemed like "a great opportunity, and it’s going to be all over the world. And it was. It really was. Unfortunately, we’re all starting to realize that if we keep doing this we’re not going to be able to pay our bills.”
Then there's the rising use of “mini rooms,” in which a handful of writers are hired to work only during pre-production, sometimes for a series that may take a year to be greenlit, or never get picked up at all.
Sanchez-Witzel, co-creator of the recently released Netflix series “Survival of the Thickest,” said television shows traditionally hire robust writing teams for the duration of production. But Netflix refused to allow her to keep her team of five writers past pre-production, forcing round-the-clock rewrites with just one other writer.
Has Hollywood really shut down? The actors' and writers' unions are striking simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years, causing major movies and shows to halt production. From anticipated sequels including "Deadpool 3" and "Beetlejuice 2" to TV hits "Stranger Things" and "Cobra Kai," fans will likely have to wait longer than expected for their big and small-screen faves. SAG-AFTRA members hit the picket lines on July 14 after failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Both unions are taking a stand on a range of issues including AI use and streaming residuals. Comcast, the corporation which owns our parent company NBCUniversal, is one of the entertainment companies represented by the AMPTP. Some employees of the NBC News Group are represented by SAG-AFTRA.
“It's not sustainable and I'll never do that again,” she said.
Sanchez-Witzel said she was struck by the similarities between her experience and those of UPS drivers, some of whom joined the WGA for protests as they threatened their own potentially crippling strike. UPS and the Teamsters last week reached a tentative contract staving off the strike.
Jeffrey Palmerino, a full-time UPS driver near Albany, New York, said forced overtime emerged as a top issue during the pandemic as drivers coped with a crush of orders on par with the holiday season. Drivers never knew what time they would get home or if they could count on two days off each week, while 14-hour days in trucks without air conditioning became the norm.
“It was basically like Christmas on steroids for two straight years. A lot of us were forced to work six days a week, and that is not any way to live your life,” said Palmerino, a Teamsters shop steward.
Along with pay raises and air conditioning, the Teamsters won concessions that Palmerino hopes will ease overwork. UPS agreed to end forced overtime on days off and eliminate a lower-paid category of drivers who work shifts that include weekends, converting them to full-time drivers. Union members have yet to ratify the deal.
The Teamsters and labor activists hailed the tentative deal as a game-changer that would pressure other companies facing labor unrest to raise their standards. But similar outcomes are far from certain in industries lacking the sheer economic indispensability of UPS or the clout of its 340,000-member union.
Efforts to organize at Starbucks and Amazon stalled as both companies aggressively fought against unionization.
Still, labor protests will likely gain momentum following the UPS contract, said Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, which released a report this year that found the number of labor strikes rose 52% in 2022.
“The whole idea that consumer convenience is above everything broke down during the pandemic. We started to think, ‘I’m at home ordering, but there is actually a worker who has to go the grocery store, who has to cook this for me so that I can be comfortable,’” Campos-Medina said.
Associated Press video journalist Leslie Ambriz contributed from Los Angeles.
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Actor Angus Cloud, who played the character Fezco on the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died at 25.
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Reaction to the decision came fast and was sharply divided, as Colorado lawmakers praised it and Alabama officials slammed it as a political maneuver.
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President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama. The choice ended months of thorny deliberations, but an Alabama lawmaker vowed to fight on.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Monday that Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson's view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was the right move.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details of Biden’s rationale for the decision.
In announcing the plans, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the decision was based on an “objective and deliberate process informed by data and analysis.” He said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin supported the president’s decision.
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Reaction to the decision came fast and was sharply divided, as Colorado lawmakers praised it and Alabama officials slammed it as a political maneuver. “This fight is far from over,” warned Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
Biden, said the U.S. officials, believes that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness that the move would cause, particularly as the U.S. races to compete with China in space. And they said Biden firmly believes that maintaining stability will help the military be better able to respond in space over the next decade. Those factors, they said, outweighed what the president believed would be any minor benefits of moving to Alabama.
Biden's decision enraged Alabama lawmakers and is sure to fuel accusations that abortion politics played a role in the choice. The location debate has become entangled in the ongoing battle between Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the Defense Department over the move to provide travel for troops seeking reproductive health care. Tuberville opposed the policy is blocking hundreds of military promotions in protest.
The U.S. officials said the abortion issue had no effect at all on Biden's decision. And they said the president fully expected there would be different views on the matter within the Defense Department.
Tuberville, in a statement, said the top three choices for Space Command headquarters were all in Republican-leaning states — Alabama, Nebraska and Texas — and bypassing them “looks like blatant patronage politics.”
Formally created in August 2019, the command was temporarily based in Colorado, and Air Force and Space Force leaders initially recommended it stay there. In the final days of his presidency Donald Trump decided it should be based in Huntsville.
The change triggered a number of reviews.
Proponents of keeping the command in Colorado have argued that moving it to Huntsville and creating a new headquarters would set back its progress at a time it needs to move quickly to be positioned to match China’s military space rise. And Colorado Springs is also home to the Air Force Academy, which now graduates Space Force guardians, and more than 24 military space missions, including three Space Force bases.
Officials also argued that any new headquarters in Alabama would not be completed until sometime after 2030, forcing a lengthy transition.
Huntsville, however, scored higher than Colorado Springs in a Government Accountability Office assessment of potential locations and has long been a home to some of earliest missiles used in the nation’s space programs, including the Saturn V rocket. It is home to the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command.
According to officials, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who ordered his own review of the matter, leaned toward Huntsville, while Dickinson was staunchly in favor of staying put. The officials said Austin presented both options to Biden.
In a statement Monday, Kendall said the service will work to quickly implement Biden's decision, adding that keeping the command in Colorado will “avoid any disruption to its operational capability.”
The decision was hailed as a victory in Colorado lawmakers and condemned in Alabama.
“For two and a half years we’ve known any objective analysis of this basing decision would reach the same conclusion we did, that Peterson Space Force Base is the best home for Space Command," Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said in a statement. “Most importantly, this decision firmly rejects the idea that politics — instead of national security — should determine basing decisions central to our national security.”
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said the decision “restores integrity to the Pentagon’s basing process and sends a strong message that national security and the readiness of our Armed Forces drive our military decisions.”
Rogers, meanwhile, vowed that his committee will continue an investigation into the matter, calling it a “deliberate taxpayer-funded manipulation of the selection process.” He added, “It’s clear that far-left politics, not national security, was the driving force behind this decision.”
Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt echoed his sentiment, saying it was irresponsible for Biden to “yank a military decision out of the Air Force’s hands in the name of partisan politics.” She said an Air Force evaluation of the potential locations ranked Huntsville first, adding that the decision ”should have remained in the Air Force’s purview.”
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Police in Suffolk County said a 63-year-old from Copiague went for a swim at Cedar Beach in Babylon around 5 a.m. Went he went out into the open water, police...
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A man from Long Island is recovering from hypothermia after treading water for about five hours in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.
Police in Suffolk County said a 63-year-old from Copiague went for a swim at Cedar Beach in Babylon around 5 a.m. When he went out into the open water, police said, he was pulled out by the current.
For the next five hours, the swimmer fought to stay above water without a flotation device to assist him. The department said he managed to recover a broken fishing pole and tie his shirt to it in an effort to flag down any passing watercraft.
The swimmer was eventually spotted some 2.5 miles down the coast from where he got into the water, police said. Two men aboard a vessel spotted the 63-year-old, pulled him aboard, and called for assistance over the radio.
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The police department's Marine Juliet vessel responded to the good Samaritans and recovered the swimmer, who they said was unable to stand and needed aid for hypothermia. Officers brought the man to shore, where he was treated by a medic from the U.S. Coast Guard and then taken to a hospital in West Islip.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have given outside linebacker Danielle Hunter a hefty pay raise, paving the way for the team’s best pass rusher to participate in practice after a months-long contract stalemate. The Vikings announced Sunday on their website that they reached a new deal with Hunter, the three-time Pro Bowl pick with […]
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have given outside linebacker Danielle Hunter a hefty pay raise, paving the way for the team’s best pass rusher to participate in practice after a months-long contract stalemate.
The Vikings announced Sunday on their website that they reached a new deal with Hunter, the three-time Pro Bowl pick with 71 sacks who will turn 29 in three months.
Hunter reported to training camp last week on schedule after skipping the offseason program and mandatory minicamp, but he has yet to join his teammates on the field. Head coach Kevin O’Connell said Saturday that Hunter has been “in the building” and that they’ve been in “daily dialogue” about his physical and mental preparation.
“Danielle Hunter is a very special player, and as soon as we can get him out here, you guys will see him out here,” O’Connell said.
Hunter’s previous contract called for a $4.9 million base salary. According to NFL Network, he’ll make $17 million guaranteed this year with an opportunity to earn an additional $3 million in incentives. Hunter will still hit the free agent market after the season, unless he and the team strike a deal on an extension in the meantime.
Hunter’s presence will be vital for a Vikings defense that has been one of the NFL’s worst over the past three years. They allowed the second-most yards and the fourth-most points in the league in 2022, despite decent production by their primary edge rushers. Hunter had 10 1/2 sacks, Za’Darius Smith had 10 sacks and backups D.J. Wonnum and Patrick Jones had four sacks apiece.
Smith was since traded to Cleveland in a cost-cutting move, leaving Hunter as the only proven pass rusher on the roster. Marcus Davenport was signed as a free agent to push for a starting spot, but this remains one of the biggest questions surrounding the team this season.
“I think Danielle’s a phenomenal player,” said defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who was hired to replace the fired Ed Donatell. “I look forward to working with him.”
Under Donatell, Hunter often found himself as a standup rusher in a three-point stance. The Vikings with Flores are aiming to get back to turning Hunter loose with his hand in the ground more often.
“Veteran players, they’ve seen a lot of defense, coverages, fronts, stunts. I think terminology will probably be the one thing that’s a little bit different, maybe, but some of it, there’s some crossover from some things he’s heard in the past so I don’t think it’ll take long for him to get up to speed,” Flores said. “At the end of the day, we’re telling him to go get the quarterback. There’s really not much to that. So I think he’ll be just fine.”
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The last known Volkswagen Type 2 Schulwagen, a version used to train dealership staff, has resurfaced after 43 years. Owned by collector Lind Bjornsen, the restored Schulwagen made its public debut last month in Huntington Beach, California, on International VW Bus Day. The event celebrated the Type 2, also known as the Microbus, and marked […]
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The last known Volkswagen Type 2 Schulwagen, a version used to train dealership staff, has resurfaced after 43 years.
Owned by collector Lind Bjornsen, the restored Schulwagen made its public debut last month in Huntington Beach, California, on International VW Bus Day. The event celebrated the Type 2, also known as the Microbus, and marked the U.S. debut of the iconic van’s spiritual (and electric) successor—the Volkswagen ID.Buzz.
The Schulwagen, German for “school vehicle,” came about after VW terminated its contract with U.S. importer Max Hoffman and set up its own U.S. division, Volkswagen of America (now part of Volkswagen Group of America).
Taking over U.S. sales operations meant setting up a dealer network, which VW representatives Will Van De Camp and Geoffrey Lange started doing in 1954. The following year they had VW send over three service tech trainers and a pair of Type 2 vans to travel to dealerships and train staff to work on Beetles and Microbuses. Based on the Type 2 Kombi model, the Schulwagen fleet eventually totaled 14 vehicles costing more than $5,000 each—making them the most expensive VW models at the time.
Volkswagen Type 2 Schulwagen
This Schulwagen sat in an Ohio barn for 43 years, according to VW. It was purchased by Bjornsen, who removed 10 layers of paint to find the original Volkswagen of America lettering which, along with some unique equipment like a rear workbench, proved the van’s provenance. The factory subsequently confirmed that the barn find was delivered to VW of America in January 1955. The van was then restored to original condition over the course of five months.
Americans will have to wait a bit longer for a new VW Bus. The ID.Buzz is scheduled to arrive here next year as a 2025 model. It will bring with it three rows of seats, a larger battery pack, and a more powerful electric motor than the versions already on sale in other markets. This high-end version of the electric VW Bus probably won’t be used for dealer training, but it will have something in common with the Schulwagen. With an expected price of about $65,000, it will also be among the most expensive Volkswagens currently on sale.
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CANNON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – A now-former Rutherford County corrections officer was arrested in Cannon County for child sex crimes.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, on Sunday, July 16, agents began investigation allegations that Clifford Carr, 32, had sexual contact with a minor younger than 13 years of age.
The investigation revealed that on Wednesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 13, Carr exposed himself to the victim and displayed sexual activity to the victim while he was still employed as a Rutherford County corrections officer, according to the TBI.
Officials said on Monday, July 31, Carr was arrested and charged with one count each of aggravated sexual battery, sexual contact with a minor by an authority figure, solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual battery by an authority figure, and indecent exposure.
Carr is being held in the Cannon County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sparked by the young guy and the old man, the Cincinnati Reds took over sole possession of first place in the NL Central. Elly De La Cruz, the 21-year-old sensation, and Joey Votto, who turns 40 in September, helped the Reds rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 on Sunday. They won […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sparked by the young guy and the old man, the Cincinnati Reds took over sole possession of first place in the NL Central.
Elly De La Cruz, the 21-year-old sensation, and Joey Votto, who turns 40 in September, helped the Reds rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 on Sunday. They won home and road series against the NL West-leading Dodgers this season.
“It’s big-time for us,” winning pitcher Graham Ashcraft said. “It keeps us going and gives us that edge to keep fighting.”
De La Cruz hit a two-run homer and went 4 for 5 in his third game of the season with four hits. He also scored twice as the Reds rapped out 14 hits in handing the Dodgers their worst loss since a 15-0 defeat to San Francisco on June 17.
De La Cruz broke out of the struggles he’s had since the All-Star break, while Votto shook off his offensive funk with a two-run shot. Votto went 2 for 5 with three RBIs.
“He knows how to come out of those slumps. He gives us ideas and tips on how we can get out of there too,” De La Cruz said. “He helps me and if there’s something I can help him out with, I’ll tell him, too.”
Votto respects the equanimity shown by his much younger teammates.
“During the rough spells, these guys have been the exact same people every day,” he said. “It’s a very young team. The energy is consistent. That’s the really charming part about it. Every single day from spring training, the optimism has been there.”
Ashcraft (6-7) scattered five hits over six innings and struck out two.
The Dodgers hit into three double plays on Friday and three more Sunday. They managed just two hits in a 3-2 loss Saturday. They didn’t get a runner past second base over the final five innings in the finale.
Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas made his first career pitching appearance in the ninth. He nearly hit Votto before the designated hitter answered with an RBI double that made it 9-0. Rojas then hit Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
Dodgers starter Michael Grove (2-3) got hit hard over the first three innings. Three pitches into the game, the Reds led 1-0 on TJ Friedl’s RBI double. Friedl scored on a throwing error by center fielder James Outman, and Matt McLain hustled home on Spencer Steer’s groundout to third.
“Too many pitches to hit with guys on base. I got to shore that up,” Grove said. “My attack plan wasn’t great early and I just got put on defense to start with and had to adjust. I got punished cause I was leaving pitches over the plate.”
De La Cruz’s solo shot traveled 411 feet into the right-field pavilion with two outs in the second. It was De La Cruz’s seventh homer.
McLain hit his 11th homer into the Dodgers bullpen in left leading off the third. Votto’s 418-foot shot into the Reds bullpen in right field scored Jake Fraley, who singled, and extended the lead to 7-0.
Votto was robbed of a potential second homer on Outman’s leaping catch at the top of the wall in right-center in the fifth.
The Reds led 8-0 on Friedl’s RBI double with two outs in the sixth.
Grove gave up eight runs and 10 hits in six innings. The rookie right-hander struck out a career-best 10 and walked one on a career-high 96 pitches.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: INF Jonathan India went on the IL with left heel pain.
Dodgers: DH J.D. Martinez left after the first inning with left hamstring tightness. … C Will Smith left the game in the top of the fourth with a left elbow contusion after getting hit by a pitch. X-rays were negative. … OF Mookie Betts (right ankle soreness) was out of the lineup for the second straight day. He got hurt in the batter’s box trying to avoid a pitch on Friday, but is expected back Tuesday. … LHP Julio Urías is having his next start pushed back a couple days while he deals with a nail issue. … LHP Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) played catch.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Andrew Abbott (6-2, 1.90 ERA) starts Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at the Chicago Cubs.
Dodgers: RHP Lance Lynn (6-9, 6.47 ERA) makes his Dodgers debut Tuesday in an interleague series opener against Oakland.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson says it’s no mystery why he’s leading the majors in RBIs. In Atlanta’s powerful lineup, Olson is often hitting with runners on base. Olson drove in five runs with two homers, including a two-run shot in the eighth, and the Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Sunday to cap […]
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ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson says it’s no mystery why he’s leading the majors in RBIs.
In Atlanta’s powerful lineup, Olson is often hitting with runners on base.
Olson drove in five runs with two homers, including a two-run shot in the eighth, and the Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Sunday to cap their sweep of the high-scoring series.
Olson has 35 homers, tops in the NL, and 88 RBIs. The Braves scored 29 runs in the three-game sweep in the matchup of NL contenders.
“There’s always dudes on base,” Olson said. “I feel like I’m rarely taking at-bats with the bases empty.”
The only player in the majors with more homers than Olson is Shohei Ohtani, with 39. Ohtani will bring the Los Angeles Angels into Atlanta for a series beginning Monday night.
With the sweep, the Braves won five of six against the Brewers in the last two weeks, including two of three in Milwaukee on July 21-23.
“You know you’re probably not shutting them out,” said Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich, who homered and drove in two runs.
Yelich said a “back-and-forth game” is likely against Atlanta. Sure enough, the Brewers lost despite holding leads of 1-0, 3-2 and 6-5.
“To keep roaring back, it’s a testament to how tough these guys are,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
Atlanta (67-36) leads the NL East by 11 1/2 games over Miami. Milwaukee’s loss coupled with Cincinnati’s win at the Dodgers dropped the Brewers (57-49) into second in the NL Central.
Orlando Arcia led off the eighth with a double to left against Milwaukee’s Joel Payamps (4-2). With one out, Olson’s tiebreaking 35th homer landed in the Atlanta bullpen in right-center.
Payamps entered with a string of 17 consecutive scoreless appearances. He had allowed just seven hits in his last 18 innings.
Kirby Yates (5-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Raisel Iglesias earned his 20th save by striking out the side in the ninth.
Olson’s three-run homer lifted the Braves to a 5-3 lead in the third. He drove in Ronald Acuña Jr., who singled and stole second, and Austin Riley, who walked.
Collin McHugh blew the 5-3 lead by giving up three runs in the sixth. William Contreras doubled in two runs for Milwaukee.
Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna tied the game at 6 with his homer off Hoby Milner.
Riley continued his power surge for Atlanta by hitting his eighth homer in the last 11 games in the first, giving him 24 on the year. The two-run shot off Colin Rea carried 463 feet to left-center.
Rea allowed five runs in five innings.
Carlos Santana, acquired from Pittsburgh on Saturday, hit his first homer with the Brewers in the third. The liner over the right-field wall gave Milwaukee a 3-2 lead. Yelich led off the third with his 16th homer.
TRADE
Atlanta added veteran infielder Nicky Lopez in a trade with the Kansas City Royals. The Braves sent left-hander Taylor Hearn to Kansas City for the 28-year-old Lopez, who can play shortstop, second base and third.
ROOKIE RETURNS
Atlanta rookie AJ Smith-Shawver, recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett before the game, allowed three runs and four hits in five innings.
“He’s got a great way about him,” Snitker said of the 20-year-old right-hander. “There’s no panic in him. … There’s tremendous upside for him as he figures things out.”
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Thanks to Riley’s homer, the Braves have scored 109 first-inning runs, the most in the majors by any team in any inning. The Texas Rangers’ 90 fourth-inning runs are second on the list.
“We come in ready to swing and ready to do damage,” Ozuna said.
TRAINING ROOM
Brewers: LHP Wade Miley (left elbow) will come off the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday night at Washington. … RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) will pitch for Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. … RHP Julio Teheran (right hip impingement) was placed on the 15-day IL. RHP Peter Strzelecki was recalled from Nashville.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Corbin Burnes (9-6, 3.46 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Monday night’s opener of a three-game series at Washington against RHP Jake Irvin (3-5, 4.96 ERA).
Braves: Atlanta opens an interleague series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Braves RHP Charlie Morton (10-8, 3.57 ERA) faces RHP Griffin Canning (6-4, 4.46 ERA). Morton is 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA in 10 career starts against the Angels.
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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations […]
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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates.
The revelations are fueling Republican attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings. Republicans, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (Ky.), say the testimony shows that President Biden “lied” when he made campaign trail statements that he had never talked to his son about his foreign business dealings.
But Democrats say Archer’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Monday actually shows the president was not involved in Hunter Biden’s foreign business affairs.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who attended the hours-long transcribed interview, said Archer testified that because Hunter Biden was under pressure from Ukrainian energy company Burisma, “he had to give the illusion — and he used that term, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he — that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own.”
Lawmakers clash over whether testimony implicates president
Archer was on the board of Burisma with Hunter Biden. Republicans have said then-Vice President Biden’s call to remove Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whose office was investigating Burisma, was directly related to his son’s involvement with, and sizable payments from, the company.
But the investigation in Burisma had been opened before Shokin took the position, and Shokin was widely criticized for failure to prosecute corruption, with his ouster supported by numerous U.S. officials.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that Archer testified that “President Biden was not involved in his son’s business affairs, and that President Biden was never asked to, nor did he, take any official actions in relation to those business matters.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week that the president “was never in business with his son.”
On the other end of the partisan spectrum, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who also attended the transcribed interview, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.”
Reading from his notes of the transcribed interview, Biggs said Archer testified that “Burisma would have gone out of business sooner if the Biden brand had not been invoked. People would be intimidated to legally mess with Burisma because of the Biden family brand.”
According to Biggs, Archer said the Biden “brand” referred to President Biden. But Goldman later said that Archer clarified the “brand” was based on a “D.C. brand based on his own experience in lobbying” and “in conjunction with the fact that his last name was Biden.”
Burisma bribery allegations
Both Biggs and Goldman said that Archer had no knowledge of an alleged $5 million payment to Biden from Burisma, an allegation relayed by a confidential FBI source in a form released by Republicans earlier in June.
Goldman argued that Archer’s testimony undercut the premise of the Biden-Burisma bribery allegations.
“Even though it was perceived by Burisma that they had the Prosecutor General Shokin ‘under control,’ quote unquote, that Joe Biden advocated for his firing — which of course, was not coveted or desired by Burisma, and would potentially be bad for Burisma,” Goldman said.
Raskin said that Republicans appeared to be “chasing” the bribery allegations, and pointed to a recent letter to Comer from Lev Parnas, who was involved in an effort to dig up dirt about the Bidens in Ukraine ahead of the 2020 election, urging Comer to abandon efforts to chase the “conspiracy theories.”
Comer, on the other hand, took issue with Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma.
“When Burisma’s owner was facing pressure from the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company for corruption, Archer testified that Burisma executives asked Hunter to ‘call D.C.’ after a Burisma board meeting in Dubai,” he said in a statement, which a press release said raised concerns that Hunter Biden was in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Phone calls with the president
Archer’s testimony did appear to partially back up Comer’s statement to the New York Post last week that he expected Archer to discuss the times he witnessed Hunter Biden’s putting then-Vice President Biden on speakerphone with foreign business partners.
Democrats downplayed that concern.
“The witness indicated that Hunter spoke to his father every day, and approximately 20 times over the course of a 10-year relationship. Hunter may have put his father on the phone with any number of different people, and they never once spoke about any business dealings,” Goldman said.
“As he described it, it was all casual conversation, niceties, the weather, ‘What’s going on?’” Goldman said, adding that “there wasn’t a single conversation about any of the business dealings that Hunter had.”
Democrats also stressed that there were especially frequent conversations between Hunter Biden and his father after his brother, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015.
Biggs pushed back on Goldman’s characterization.
“He probably forgot to tell you that Devon Archer himself said that was an implication of who the ‘big guy’ is,” Biggs said, referring to communications drawn from a laptop hard drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden.
The House Oversight GOP also said in a tweet that President Biden attended a 2014 dinner with Hunter Biden and some of his foreign business associates at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C.
White House slams GOP after ‘much-hyped witness’ testimony
Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, also argued that the Archer interview poked holes in the GOP attempts to directly link President Biden to his family’s foreign business dealings.
“It appears that the House Republicans’ own much-hyped witness today testified that he never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his son’s associates, or doing anything wrong,” Sams said. “House Republicans keep promising bombshell evidence to support their ridiculous attacks against the President, but time after time, they keep failing to produce any. In fact, even their own witnesses appear to be debunking their allegations.”
Raskin said that the Biden family investigation is a “desperate effort to distract everyone from former President Donald Trump’s mounting criminal indictments and deepening legal morass.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was also in the interview, told reporters that Archer had revealed new information, but declined to elaborate further.
Abbe Lowell, counsel for Hunter Biden, said in a statement that House Republicans “keep swinging and keep striking out in their obsessive pursuit of the President through his son, Hunter.”
“Mr. Archer confirmed one more time that Hunter Biden did not involve his father in, nor did his father assist him in, his business. It’s well known that Hunter and his father speak daily, and what Mr. Archer confirmed today was that when those calls occurred during Hunter’s business meetings, if there was any interaction between his father and his business associates, it was simply to exchange small talk,” Lowell said.
“Like the relatives of Donald Trump, Senators Ron Johnson and Ted Cruz, Rep. Lauren Boebert, and many others, family members of elected representatives meet people and may get opportunities because of those connections,” he continued. “Congress would be busy investigating many of their own if that’s their idea of an offense.”
Archer did not answer shouted questions when entering or leaving the transcribed interview, and his attorney declined to take a side in the debate over his testimony.
“We are aware that all sides are claiming victory following Mr. Archer’s voluntary interview today. But all Devon Archer did was exactly what we said he would: show up and answer the questions put to him honestly and completely. Mr. Archer shared the truth with the Committee, and we will leave to them and others to decide what to do with it,” said Matthew L. Schwartz, a managing partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.
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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story.
Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday.
But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show.
Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor.
Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him.
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera.
Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.
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“Jay Leno’s Garage” has featured a wide variety of cars, but this 1923 McFarlan Model 154 Knickerbocker Cabriolet is truly one of a kind. The car is part of California’s Nethercutt Collection, and Vice President Cameron Richards believes it’s the only surviving example. Originally based in Connersville, Indiana, McFarlan was a carriage builder that moved […]
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“Jay Leno’s Garage” has featured a wide variety of cars, but this 1923 McFarlan Model 154 Knickerbocker Cabriolet is truly one of a kind.
The car is part of California’s Nethercutt Collection, and Vice President Cameron Richards believes it’s the only surviving example.
Originally based in Connersville, Indiana, McFarlan was a carriage builder that moved into car production, but it focused more on luxury than volume, building only 600 cars per year between 1910 and 1928.
McFarlan didn’t do things in half measures. The Model 154 weighs 5,200 pounds and, behind its Rolls-Royce-like grille, sits a 572-cubic-inch inline-6 with 18 spark plugs and four valves per cylinder. Those valves are arrayed on either side of the combustion chambers in a T-head arrangement, which was preferred at the time because of low quality gasoline, Leno explains in the video. The T-head eased cooling, lessening the chance of detonation.
All of those valves and spark plugs generated 120 hp, which is channeled to the rear wheels through a 3-speed manual transmission with a modern H-pattern shifter.
This car was owned by Roscoe Conkling “Fatty” Arbuckle, a famous comedian in the period, and sports a fold-out canopy and director’s chair so the star could relax during rest stops. The driver was less fortunate. Arbuckle’s Model 154 has a popular body style for the period, with a covered rear compartment but an open cockpit.
While forgotten today, the McFarlan was once considered an American rival to Rolls-Royce, Richards notes. Leno agrees with that, comparing the car from Indiana to a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Unlike Rolls-Royce though, McFarlan didn’t survive. The firm went bankrupt and was eventually bought by Auburn, another ill-fated Indiana automaker.
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HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with the Danish public broadcaster DR that the burning of holy scriptures […]
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HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country.
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with the Danish public broadcaster DR that the burning of holy scriptures “only serves the purpose of creating division in a world that actually needs unity.”
“That is why we have decided in the government that we will look at how, in very special situations, we can put an end to mockery of other countries, which is in direct conflict with Danish interests and the safety of the Danes,” he said.
A recent string of public Quran desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Denmark and neighboring Sweden have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries.
Løkke Rasmussen said the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is determined to find “a legal tool” to prohibit such acts without compromising freedom of expression, but he acknowledged that would not be easy.
“There must be room for religious criticism, and we have no thoughts of reintroducing a blasphemy clause,” he told DR. “But when you stand up in front of a foreign embassy and burn a Quran or burn the Torah scroll in front of the Israeli embassy, it serves no other purpose than to mock.”
His comments followed a statement issued late Sunday by the Danish government saying freedom of expression is one of the most important values in Danish society.
But, it added, the descreation of the Muslim holy book in Denmark has resulted in the nation being viewed in many places around the world “as a country that facilitates insult and denigration of the cultures, religions, and traditions of other countries.”
The government repeated its condemnation of such descecrations, say they are “deeply offensive and reckless acts committed by few individuals” and “do not represent the values the Danish society is built on.”
In Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sunday on Instagram that his government is analyzing the legal situation regarding desecration of the Quran and other holy books, given the animosity such acts are stirring up against Sweden.
“We are in the most serious security policy situation since the Second World War,” Kristersson said.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called an emergency remote meeting Monday to discuss the Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark.
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by Kenton K. Yee after Charles Simic These things must have been invented by a starving thinker: how they resemble his long flamingo legs as he straddles the library urinal. As you work them in your hand, fishing the soup for flesh, you can see him thinking: forehead fierce and furrowed like your knuckles, torso…
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after Charles Simic
These things must have been invented
by a starving thinker:
how they resemble his long flamingo legs
as he straddles the library urinal.
As you work them in your hand,
fishing the soup for flesh,
you can see him thinking: forehead
fierce and furrowed like your knuckles,
torso bulbous, moist, and pink.
Kenton K. Yee recently placed poetry in Rattle, Plume Poetry, The Threepenny Review, Sugar House Review, Stanford’s Mantis, The Indianapolis Review, Constellations, Berkeley Poetry Review, and Pembroke Magazine, among others. An Iowa Summer Poetry Workshop alumnus, he writes from Northern California.
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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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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
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W. Todd Huskinson, (713) 292-5414
Chief Financial Officer
thuskinson@stelluscapital.com
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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.
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.
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Trey Lance and Sam Darnold were sharp. Brock Purdy had an off day, but Dre Greenlaw, Javon Kinlaw, and the rest of the defense dominated.
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The first padded practice is in the books for the 49ers, and tempers flared. Aaron Banks spoke at the podium afterward and said, “when you practice for four days without pads, things are going to build up.”
Boy, did they ever. Jauan Jennings is a master at provoking defensive backs. The third team was up, and Jennings felt as though one of the defenders hit his fellow wideout late. Jauan didn’t like that, and wasn’t going to stand for it. For the next 30 or so seconds, we had our first skirmish of practice.
After one of the players was in a headlock, head coach Kyle Shanahan had enough. He stopped the period, called the team to the middle, and gave everyone a tongue lashing. Jennings sat out the rest of the period, but that wasn’t the last time he’d find himself in the middle of something.
Maybe 20 minutes later, Jennings was going at it with Talanoa Hufanga. The two pushed and shoved each other, but it was broken up before it escalated to a fight.
A dominant defense drives practice
You wouldn’t know the Niners defense was playing without the Defensive Player of the Year based on how practice went. While everyone wants to know how each quarterback performed, it was the defense that stole the show.
If you watched Terrence Crawford fight Errol Spence Jr. Saturday, that’s how practice looked. Kyle Shanahan added a 13th period, which was a first for me in six years. That tells me that he wasn’t happy with the offense’s production and wanted to get something accomplished before ending practice.
Hufanga, Dre Greenlaw, and George Odum all had highlight-worthy hits that forced the ball carrier to leave their feet. The numbers I jotted down are much different from the rest of the media on-hand today as most of the throws would not have counted thanks to the defensive line getting after it.
There were a handful of times when there was a free runner at the quarterback and the play would have been blown dead. We were told that new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks would be more aggressive, and we weren’t lied to. The blitzing went from primarily on third downs with DeMeco Ryans to what feels like every other play with Wilks at the helm.
And that change has added to what was already an aggressive defensive unit. But that aggression hasn’t been sacrificed for big plays. The quarterbacks' completion numbers will all read as impressive today, but that’s because they had to check the ball down to underneath receivers.
Javon Hargrave is as advertised. The 49ers have another interior presence to pair with Arik Armstead who can push the pocket. Hargrave is also nimble enough to execute the games’ and twists upfront, which only creates more headaches for the offensive line.
Drake Jackson beat Colton McKivitz for a sack. We’ll see if he can continue to stack days together as Jackson will be needed. But Javon Kinlaw continues to open eyes in a good way in a backup role. Less is more may be just what the doctor ordered for Kinlaw, who had a couple of wins today, including a sack.
Robert Beal Jr. also stood out. He displayed power during 1-on-1s, and that translated to the team period, when he pushed the tackle back and ended up batting a Sam Darnold pass.
Ji’Ayir Brown had a would-be tackle for loss where he timed his blitz to perfection. As training camp goes along, we’ll see if there are more 3-safety sets with the first team that include Brown.
On Sunday, the offense seemed to do whatever they wanted. Monday, when the pads came on, and you couldn’t avoid the physicality, the tune changed, leading to a dominant day from the defense.
Offense is OK
The only explosive play the offense had would have been a borderline sack. It came on a route down the seam where Christian McCaffrey beat Fred Warner. McCaffrey had another long run earlier in practice where he beat Warner to the edge. Fred is one of the fastest players in the league at his position but was no match for the Niners best weapon.
I mentioned McKivitz giving up a sack, but he looks like he belongs. He was the only offensive lineman to not lose a rep during 1-on-1s. As was the case on Sunday, you don’t notice No. 68. That’s what you want for a lineman.
The defensive line created plenty of chaos, which led to confusion, and apparent sacks. The pressure put the running backs in a bind, and if we’re pointing the finger, the sacks were on the backfield. Which brings us to...
Baby steps for Brock
Purdy’s first day of pads looked like a player still getting used to the speed of the game. No matter how you slice it, Brock was likely the worst of the three quarterbacks Monday.
But I’m willing to give him a grace period. I understand some don’t want to hear the “rust” word, but it’s evident that he’s not comfortable yet. On his first attempt, Purdy fumbled the ball as he attempted a pump-fake.
On the ensuing dropback, Purdy underthrew Deebo Samuel, who had a step on Qwuantrezz Knight, but Knight broke up the pass thanks to the poor throw. There was another throw later on where Purdy underthrew Brandon Aiyuk, but was bailed out by a defensive pass interference call thanks to the throw.
Purdy wound up holding on to the ball longer than he should have on a few reps. It’s one thing to practice throwing the ball on air, but it’s another when there’s a speedy defense out there.
Purdy was the quarterback who found McCaffrey down the seam, but his indecisiveness led to those sacks and also an interception. George Kittle ran a corner route, and Greenlaw read it the entire way. Purdy didn’t see Greenlaw, who jumped in front of the pass for an interception.
At one point, Purdy was 3-for-7 with an interception, a fumble, and a couple of sacks.
Purdy had a similar play where he fumbled, but Clelin Ferrell received a “talk” from Kyle Shanahan for coming too close to the quarterback, which is understandable. Let’s just say Ferrell won’t make that mistake again.
So, a tough day at the office for Purdy. This is one practice. If his inconsistency becomes consistent, then I’d start to worry. But there’s a great chance we see Purdy revert to the quarterback we saw during the second half rather than the player on the field today who seemed unsure of himself. It’ll take time.
He’ll have every opportunity to do so, which is important. Purdy took 25 reps compared to 17 from Trey Lance and 19 from Sam Darnold.
Steady Sam
Calling Darnold an above-average quarterback feels like a stretch, especially in July. But it’s obvious that he’s a player, in this setting, who can win games for the 49ers if called upon. Darnold, playing behind the backup offensive line, was forced to check the ball down on the majority of his throws.
He was off target on one seam throw, but took what the defense gave him, again showed off his athleticism, and proved that he could throw from different arm angles.
There’s also noticeable zip when Darnold throws in-breaking routes. He has a tight spiral, and hasn’t panicked under pressure yet. Again, it’s early, but Darnold looks to be an ideal backup quarterback. He finished with two incompletions on the day.
Take advantage, Trey
The rotation to start would have had social media up in arms. It went Brock - Sam - BRANDON ALLEN - then back to Purdy. What? Was Trey in the bathroom? As practice went on, Lance found himself going third, then he went second a couple of times, but ultimately ended up with enough reps to make an evaluation.
Purdy and Darnold’s first attempts were checkdowns. Lance’s first came on a “glance” route, which is essentially a 15-yard skinny post. Lance started 3-for-3, including another play where he drew the defense offside.
Trey is not a singles' hitter. He’s swinging for the fences. He was the only quarterback to throw beyond the sticks when the offense was in a 3rd & long situation. More importantly, Lance completed each pass, sometimes well beyond the first down marker.
Lance had two incompletions on the day. One where there was miscommunication it appeared, and he threw to where he thought a running back would be. There was one completion where I refused to give him credit. It was an awkward looking play that was likely a sack. Lance kind of double-clutched, then leaped as he was going to throw.
Trey did have the best throw of the day, where he found Tay Martin on 3rd & 12 for a first down on an in-breaking route. Martin wasn’t open, but Lance put the ball in a spot where only Martin could catch the ball, pulling him away from the defender.
While Lance looked the best of all quarterbacks, there were still enough “sacks” or potential throwaway plays from each quarterback where I wouldn’t say any of them separated themselves from the competition.
On a scale of 10, I’d say:
Trey - 7
Sam - 6.5
Brock - 5
A solid day for Trey and Sam, but nothing that would wow you.
Both kickers nailed their kicks from 55+ to end practice. They each were 3-for-3.
Today’s MVP: Dre Greenlaw
Greenlaw was flying around, had an interception, a big hit, and was a difference-maker on a unit that won the day.
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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.
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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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This weekend, we have a guest column from Dr. Hanna Rue, a chief clinical officer at LEARN Behavioral. Read her full column here.
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Summer heat can be hard to beat. Read the column here for safety tips for those facing dementia from the Alzheimer's Association.
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This week in "Flashback – Tullahoma in the Past" Alan Mayes gives a tour of L.D. Hickerson House, one of eight historical sites in Tullahoma. Read his full column here.
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Angela Kay Harper, 50, of Shelbyville, passed away on July 26, 2023, at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. Angela was born on August 20, 1972, in Franklin County, Tennessee to the
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James Frank “Mud Duck” Freeman, 57, of Franklin County, passed away on July 26, 2023, surrounded by his loving family in Missouri. James was born on October 28, 1965, in
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This week in "David Carroll's News and Notes" David Carroll discusses his commonality with our current president: they both use CPAP machines. Read his full column here.
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The Stache took over sole position of first with a 5-0 win over the Royals in a game where there were just eight combined hits.
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Patrick “Whitey” Dickson, 66, of Decherd, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2023, at his residence. He was born on June 23, 1957, in San Diego, California to the late
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BEIRUT — (AP) — The Organization for Islamic Cooperation urged its member nations Monday to take action against countries that permit public burning or desecration of the Quran, including the recalling of ambassadors.
The Saudi Arabia-based group made the call in a statement following an emergency online meeting of its foreign ministers to discuss recent incidents in which the Islamic holy book was burned or otherwise defaced at officially permitted protests in Sweden and Denmark.
The organization's 57 member countries should “consider taking any necessary decisions and actions that they deem appropriate in their relations" with Sweden, Denmark, and other countries that allow such incidents, including recalling their ambassadors, the statement said.
It encouraged civil society organizations in the member states to work with counterparts in countries where the Quran has been burned or desecrated to file local lawsuits “before taking their cases to international judicial bodies, where applicable.”
It also called for more efforts at outreach to combat Islamophobia, praising Kuwait for commissioning the printing of 100,000 copies of the Quran translated into Swedish for distribution in Sweden.
Many of the points in the final statement echoed recommendations made by Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, who also called on the United Nations to “take measures to prevent these incidents.”
Ahead of the meeting, two men who had previously burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden did so once again, in front of a crowd of a few dozen onlookers and about 20 counter-protesters.
In both Sweden and Denmark, t here is no law against blasphemy, and freedom of expression is generally held in high regard.
But as the recent Quran burnings have sparked angry demonstrations and diplomatic backlash in Muslim countries, officials in the Scandinavian countries have begun to consider whether there should be curbs on public defacement of holy books or other religious symbols.
Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said Sunday in an interview with Danish public broadcaster DR that the government is seeking a "legal tool" to prohibit such inflammatory acts without compromising freedom of expression.
In Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sunday on Instagram that his government is analyzing the legal situation regarding desecration of the Quran and other holy books, given the animosity such acts are stirring up against Sweden.
Before Monday's meeting, the OIC had already suspended the status of Sweden's special envoy over the Quran burnings.
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said in a statement that he spoke in recent days with counterparts in OIC countries to explain how Sweden's freedom of expression works and that police make independent decisions on protest applications. He added that “the government is very clear in its distance from the Islamophobic acts carried out by individuals at demonstrations in Sweden.”
The Danish foreign minister said his “government condemned and denounced the insult” to the Quran and “that it is studying this issue with great interest.”
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Keyton reported from Stockholm. Associated Press staff writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.
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On an average day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls made to domestic violence hotlines around the country, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Now a proposal in Congress aims to invest more federal funding for programs that help domestic violence survivors.
The bill dubbed The Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2023 is a bipartisan measure introduced in the Senate by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
“Family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence are a public health crisis in this country,” said Sen. Casey.
“This bill would work to increase access to services like crisis counseling, emergency shelters, and support prevention efforts,” said Sen. Murkowski.
It would increase funding levels to $270 million to expand services for survivors and to improve access to those services.
“It’s nearly impossible to be walking about the world and not know someone who is a survivor of domestic violence,” said Katie Ray-Jones, CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. “We know that the complexities that exist can be deep, can take years to heal and make it really difficult for someone to exit that relationship, which is why connecting with an advocate, connecting to services, is so critically important for anyone who is in a violent relationship and looking for the ability to leave the relationship.”
Ray-Jones said it’s critical for lawmakers to pass the bill to ensure these essential resources don’t run out of funding.
“Often times survivors are looking for different things,” said Ray-Jones. “It might be shelter. It might be transitional housing. Counseling. Legal services.”
The bill also creates a new grant program to help domestic violence survivors in underserved communities.
That includes people living in rural areas and Tribal communities, people with disabilities and older adults.
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World Wrestling Entertainment will stage its marquee mid-year event this Saturday as SummerSlam takes place at Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. After WrestleMania, SummerSlam is the second-biggest show WWE produces in a calendar year and this year’s card is typically strong from top to bottom.
Brock Lesnar, who has headlined nine previous SummerSlams, faces Cody Rhodes in a match that figures to finish their trilogy, Logan Paul is back to square off with Ricochet after a series of viral moments between the two and Roman Reigns continues to battle with his own family, putting both his Universal Championship and the title of “Tribal Chief” up against his cousin Jey Uso.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s SummerSlam:
WWE SummerSlam ‘go-home’ Monday Night Raw
• Brock Lesnar appears • Logan Paul appears • Maxxine Dupri vs. Valhalla • Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn vs. Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio
WWE SummerSlam 2023
Date: Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023Time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Pre-show starts at 7 p.m. ET)Site: Ford Field in Detroit
How to watch SummerSlam 2023 in the US
How to watch WWE SummerSlam outside the US:
SummerSlam 2023 match card
• Logan Paul vs. Ricochet• Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler• Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes• SummerSlam Battle Royal (Sheamus, LA Knight, TBA)• Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyre• Women's Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair• World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Bálor• Undisputed Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
WWE SummerSlam ‘go-home’ SmackDown card
Friday, Aug. 4 | 8 p.m. ET on Fox from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
The only announced segment for Smackdown is a singles match between the only two confirmed competitors in the SummerSlam battle royal, LA Knight and Sheamus.
• LA Knight vs. Sheamus
Storylines for WWE SummerSlam
Logan Paul vs. RicochetThese two first crossed paths in January's Royal Rumble match, staging an incredible spot with each spring-boarding halfway across the ring and clotheslining each other in mid-air.
Then, last month at the Money in the Bank ladder match, they went for another high spot that didn’t quite come off as smooth as Ricochet attempted a Spanish Fly from the top rope and put Paul through two tables. Ever since, the two have traded barbs on social media and in an in-ring segment setting up the SummerSlam blow-off.
Well, at least now he know how we all felt when he was added to the match 🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/8S5vmRBOHF — Ricochet (@KingRicochet) July 8, 2023
Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna BaszlerBaszler, who got Rousey into the professional wrestling world to begin with, turned on her longtime friend during a women's tag team title defense at Money in the Bank, costing them the belts. When Rousey demanded an explanation two days later on Monday Night Raw, Baszler delivered a blistering promo in which she (correctly) pointed out that Rousey has had championship opportunities handed to her since she set foot in the WWE, while Baszler has had to work for every spot she's ever had. This feud has felt a bit rushed, likely because of Rousey's reported "hard out" date to exit the company.
Brock Lesnar vs. Cody RhodesLess than 24 hours after failing to capture the undisputed Universal championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes was set to team with Brock Lesnar to face Reigns and Solo Sikoa on Raw. Before that match began, Lesnar attacked Rhodes and pummeled him for nearly 10 minutes until the show went off the air. Rhodes got a narrow win the following month at Backlash and then Lesnar (storyline) broke Cody's left arm during an attack on the May 22 episode of Raw. Five days later Lesnar beat Rhodes by technical submission after working over the arm most of the match. Rhodes has since spent weeks trying to get a third match and finally got it on the July 17 episode of Raw when Lesnar accepted and proceeded to pummel Cody in front of his family at ringside.
Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyreAt WrestleMania, Gunther retained the Intercontinental title in a triple-threat match against McIntyre and Sheamus in one of the best matches of the weekend. Following another successful defense over Matt Riddle at Money in the Bank, Gunther was confronted by a returning McIntyre, who hadn't been seen on TV since that WrestleMania match. Gunther formally accepted McIntyre's challenge on the July 24 episode of Raw.
Women's Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte FlairAsuka unsuccessfully challenged Belair for the title at WrestleMania but managed to win it at Night of Champions on May 27 thanks to a rather creative application of the blue mist. On the June 9 episode of Smackdown, Flair returned for the first time since WrestleMania to challenge Asuka, enraging Belair, who was in line for a rematch. The Flair-Asuka title match took place on June 30, with Belair interfering and laying both other women out. To resolve the issue a triple-threat was set for SummerSlam.
World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn BálorRollins won the newly introduced World Heavyweight Championship in a tournament final over AJ Styles. Soon thereafter Bálor began to stalk Rollins and demand a title match. There is history here as Bálor won the inaugural Universal Championship over Rollins at SummerSlam 2016, only to have to surrender it the next night on Raw due to an injury he suffered during the match. In promos to hype this match, Bálor has continually brought up that chapter as his motivation for targeting Rollins at this year's SummerSlam.
Undisputed Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey UsoThe Bloodline story involving members of the real-life Anoa'i wrestling family has been unfolding for more than three years at this point and has never been hotter. Since their tag-team championship loss at WrestleMania, Reigns has bullied and belittled his cousins, causing the Usos to turn on the "Tribal Chief" on the June 16 episode of SmackDown. In a tag-team match at Money in the Bank, Jey became the first person to pin Reigns in nearly three years to win the match and set up a singles encounter for the undisputed Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
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“Exotic” Adrian Street, a flamboyant professional wrestler who dressed like a glam rocker but exhibited the toughness of his Welsh roots as the son of a coal miner, died July 24, his family confirmed. He was 82.
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Street had recently undergone brain surgery, the BBC reported.
Born on Dec. 5, 1940, in Brynmawr, Wales, Street was known for his androgynous appearance and claimed to have wrestled in more than 12,000 bouts during his seven-decade career, according to The Guardian.
A genre-bending pioneer whose larger-than-life presence and ruthlessness between the ropes changed the wrestling world forever. Honored to have called Adrian Street a friend.
My thoughts are with Miss Linda and the family, friends and fans of Adrian Street. pic.twitter.com/fQrbWPem8p — Triple H (@TripleH) July 31, 2023
“His flamboyant style entertained audiences and reimagined what was possible in sports-entertainment,” WWE said in a statement.
Street would enter the ring with his longtime manager and future wife, Miss Linda, garbed in pastels and glitter, wearing lipstick and sporting brightly dyed hair while wearing a feather boa, The Guardian reported.
Street was “the kindest, most loving man you could ever meet,” his wife told the BBC on Sunday. “The total opposite to how he behaved on stage.”
He refused to follow in the footsteps of his father, who worked in the coal mines of Wales, according to the BBC.
“Too dark down there, I was born for the spotlight,” Street once confessed in an interview.
WWE is saddened to learn that Adrian Street has passed away.
WWE extends its condolences to Street’s family, friends, and fans.https://t.co/DjCT1ESCnE pic.twitter.com/2cUspIV58i — WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2023
Former WWE wrestler Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who is currently an executive with the wrestling promotion, called Street “a genre-bending pioneer whose larger-than-life presence and ruthlessness between the ropes changed the wrestling world forever.”
As a teenager, Street ran away from home and began wrestling in London, billed as “Kid Tarzan Jonathan,” the BBC reported.
I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and truly a one off talent Adrian Street. My deepest condolences to Linda and Adrian’s family. Rest well.x — William Regal (@RealKingRegal) July 31, 2023
Later returning to his real name, Street became a wrestling “heel,” antagonizing fans with his appearance and rough tactics. He further infuriated fans with his flamboyant costumes that was a precursor to glam rockers like David Bowie, Marc Bolan and Gary Glitter, according to The Guardian.
Street ignored the catcalls, skipping around the ring and planting lipstick kisses on his opponents’ foreheads before smashing them into the canvas, the BBC reported.
Street later moved to Florida, where he and his wife started a costume-making business called The Bizarre Bizarre, the news outlet reported. He also founded a wrestling school, the Skull Krushers Academy.
Street was featured in a 2019 biopic, “You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful,” The Guardian reported.
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CHELAN, WASH. — Former special education teacher 52-year-old Darren Hunter was arrested by Chelan Police Sunday on charges of first-degree rape and second-degree assault.
Currently living in Chelan, Hunter moved from Kent after pleading guilty to assault with sexual motivation while working as a special education teacher at a Chelan middle school in 2022.
We reported on the story back in February 2022 when Hunter was charged with a suspected rape from the previous year and was placed on administrative leave by the school district. Hunter eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of assault with sexual motivation. However, this charge was only a misdemeanor.
The investigation regarding Hunter’s recent arrest is currently ongoing as police have reason to believe Hunter committed additional unreported crimes. If you have any information the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office asks that you call the tip line at (509) 667-6845.
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The richest apparel deal in college athletics belongs to the Golden Dome.
Notre Dame and Under Armour are extending their relationship, agreeing to a new 10-year contract that puts the Irish at the top of college sports with a price tag of more than $10 million annually in cash and gear, sources told Yahoo Sports.
Notre Dame and Under Armour officials declined to comment.
Notre Dame, in the final year of its previous 10-year contract with Under Armour, hit the open market this spring after the expiration of the exclusive negotiating window with UA. Under Armour won a bidding war against the other top two apparel brands in the country, Adidas and Nike.
A win for UA founder and chairman Kevin Plank, UA lands one of the country’s most valuable brands again. The school and apparel brand have been partners since 2014, when UA replaced Adidas as Notre Dame’s apparel outfit in what was at the time believed to be the most lucrative apparel contract in college athletics history, a deal thought to be around $90 million.
This one exceeds that amount and vaults the Irish to the top of college sports, alongside the likes of Texas (Nike), Kansas (Adidas), Louisville (Adidas), Ohio State (Nike), Nebraska (Adidas) and Michigan (Nike) — all schools with deals believed to range from $8-$10 million a year.
Financial details of apparel contracts are not always clear. Some are not publicized and others were impacted by the COVID pandemic. But the Irish’s deal is expected to exceed all others in the market.
Apparel deals are revenue-generating giants for some of the most elite college athletic departments. In normal cases, apparel companies pay an annual licensing fee ranging from $5-10 million in cash for some of the powerhouses in college football and men’s basketball. In some deals, the school receives a cut of royalties from merchandise sales (usually 10-15%). Most agreements require the company to outfit that school’s athletic teams with $2-5 million in gear each year, as well as discounts in merchandise purchases.
Over the last several years, Under Armour has withdrawn from being a major player in college athletics. The Baltimore-based outlet has canceled deals with UCLA, Cal, Hawaii and Cincinnati, and Boston College ended its relationship with the company by signing with New Balance and Adidas.
Despite the past setbacks, Under Armour recently released figures that show its 2023 fiscal year revenue is up 3 percent to $5.9 billion. The company continues to outfit a handful of major college programs, including Auburn, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Utah and Texas Tech. But its crown jewel is Notre Dame.
Like its independence within the sport and exclusive television contract with NBC, Notre Dame officials enjoy being the apparel company’s most valuable and featured brand. But the final determination in the decision was price, and Under Armour well outpaced the other offers, sources told Yahoo Sports.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Well, it is Shark Week.
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A fisherman said he was “shaking like an earthquake” when a bull shark recently attacked his boat in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida, USA Today reported.
Joshua Jorgensen, who hosts the BlacktipH Fishing show on YouTube from Palm Beach Gardens, used a drone to capture aerial footage of the shark bashing into the back of boat. The agitated shark thumped the boat of Jorgensen’s friend, Carl Torresson, at least eight times, Fox News reported.
Jorgensen filmed two large cobia swimming with a bull shark circling nearby, the news outlet reported. The video that Jorgensen posted to Instagram shows the fishermen casting their lines into the water -- and then the shark became aggressive.
“I was flying my drone at the beach and spotted two huge cobia swimming with a bull shark. Cobia is one of the best-tasting fish in the ocean,” Jorgensen said in the video. “So I called my buddy Carl, and he raced over to try (to) catch them.
“I was following his boat with my drone and then all of a sudden the shark attacked his engines.”
Jorgensen added that the shark initially attacked the boat five times and “then came back for more.”
The shark attacked the boats a total of eight times, Jorgensen said, according to USA Today.
“We’re thinking, you know, maybe he grabbed the propeller,” Torresson said in the video. “We weren’t expecting the damage that we had when we got back to the dock, and it was just astronomical. The whole middle of the engine’s completely ripped out. The trim tab’s broken.
“And I didn’t think a shark could actually shake a boat like that. The boat was shaking like a bag of popcorn. Like literally, I was shaking like an earthquake. I was like, what’s going on? I went back there and I noticed it was a shark doing it. I’m like, are you kidding me? This is like a ride from Universal Studios.”
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TACOMA — A local mosque is asking for community help after two thieves broke into the Islamic Center of Federal Way on Sunday.
The mosque has video surveillance that shows two men breaking-in through a window on Saturday afternoon. Once inside, the men are seen walking toward the center’s donation box. They then broke through a doorframe to reach the contents of that box, believed to be hundreds of dollars.
“Today they’re coming for money, tomorrow they could be coming for something else. We don’t know. So we just have to prepare ourselves and stay vigilant,” says Mohammed Ihsan, who’s been a member for nearly 10 years.
He hopes that by releasing the surveillance footage from the mosque, someone may be able to identify the men and lead Kent Police to an arrest.
“The community is trying to do good. The people here are trying to do good, so hopefully, things like this will not happen in the future,” said Ihsan.
Shortly after the video was posted, a Bothell resident reached out. The Patil family had their home broken into, ransacked, and jewelry stolen on Saturday evening.
After watching their home surveillance video they noticed the men were the same as those in the mosque’s surveillance video. The Patil family also reached out to police, saying they want the suspects caught so they can feel safe again.
Kent Police says they are actively investigating and ask that if you have any information about the suspects please contact the tip desk at (253) 856-5800.
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WASHINGTON — (AP) — Spectators at the DC Open were told before Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated Belarus' Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Monday night that the players would not shake hands when their first-round match ended.
During the war in Ukraine, Svitolina — like several other players from her country — has declined to participate in the usual meeting at the net with opponents from Russia or Belarus. Russia invaded Ukraine with the help of Belarus in February 2022 and fighting continues.
When Svitolina wrapped up her victory Monday, both she and Azarenka walked straight toward the sideline to acknowledge the chair umpire. Folks in the stands applauded; a few waved blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags.
At other recent tournaments, some fans — seemingly unaware of the background — booed Ukrainian players for not participating in the customary handshake. After losing to Svitolina at Wimbledon, it was Azarenka who was jeered loudly for not going up to the net herself — even though she did so because she knew Svitolina would not want to shake hands.
Svitolina said at the time that she thought it would make sense for tournaments to start informing fans about the situation; the All England Club said it would not do that.
But Svitolina said she was assured by WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon that there would be a message delivered to the crowd in Washington before her match against Azarenka — and there was.
The scoreboards read: “At the conclusion of the match, there will be no handshake between the players. We appreciate your respect for both athletes during and following the match, and for your understanding during these difficult circumstances.”
The message was shown after the first set, too.
The WTA has not yet decided whether to tell all tournaments to post a similar message before any match involving a player from Ukraine against one from Russia or Belarus.
In earlier action on Day 1 at the first combined ATP-WTA 500 event, defending champion Liudmila Samsonova stretched her winning streak in Washington to six matches by beating 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-3.
The eighth-seeded Samsonova saved both break points she faced while winning four of Collins' service games. Collins hurt herself by double-faulting eight times.
Samsonova is a 24-year-old from Russia who is currently ranked 18th. Her trophy on the hard courts of the U.S. Open tune-up tournament a year ago was one of four singles titles she's won.
In other women's matches, Lauren Davis eliminated 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-6 (8), 3-6, 6-1, sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic advanced when Anastasia Potapova retired in the first set with an injured left ankle, and Marta Kostyuk beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Sofia Kenin, the Australian Open champion and French Open runner-up in 2019, withdrew from the DC Open because of an injured left thigh and was replaced in the field by Peyton Stearns, who lost in qualifying.
In men's action, Mackenzie McDonald eliminated Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, Aslan Karatsev beat Kiranpal Pannu 7-6 (3), 6-1, Alexander Shevchenko defeated Maxime Cressy 6-3, 7-6 (8), Michael Mmoh beat Bradley Klahn 6-3, 6-3, and Yosuke Watanuki moved into the second round when Wu Yibing stopped playing because of illness.
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PHOENIX — (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains.
The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California's desert. Phoenix and its suburbs sweltered more and longer than most, with several records including the 31 consecutive days of 110 degrees Fahrenheit-plus (43.4 degrees Celsius) weather. The previous record was 18 straight days, set in 1974.
The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 Celsius) at 3:10 p.m.
“The high temperature for Phoenix today is 108 degrees,” Jessica Leffel, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said at 5 p.m.
“The record streak of 31 straight days of 110+ degree temperatures has ended.,” the weather service said on social media. “The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached 108 degrees this afternoon, which is only 2 degrees above normal.”
The reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110 for several days later in the week. And National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Hirsch said August could be even hotter than July.
But residents and visitors were taking what they could get.
“It’s not going to last more than a couple of days, but I’m enjoying this break,” said Christine Bertaux, 76, who was cooling off Monday at a downtown day center for older people who are homeless.
“It has been REALLY hot here!” said Jeffrey Sharpe, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was in town for a long weekend that on Monday included watching his son’s two poodles frolic in a grassy dog park. “But today it was about 85 degrees, more like Wisconsin.”
Phoenix also sweated through a record 16 consecutive days when overnight lows didn't dip below 90 degrees (32.2 degrees Celsius), making it hard for people to cool off after the sun went down.
In California, Death Valley, long considered the hottest place on Earth, flirted in July with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, reaching 125.6 degrees Fahrenheit (52.5 Celsius) on July 16 at the aptly named Furnace Creek.
The planet's hottest recorded temperature ever was 134 F (56.67 C) in July 1913 at Furnace Creek, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the body recognized as keeper of world records.
And in Nevada, also on July 16, Las Vegas briefly reached 116 degrees (46.6 degrees Celsius) to tie the record for that date set in 1998.
The heat in Phoenix began to ease slightly last week with the city's first major storm since the monsoon season began June 15.
The Southwest heat wave was just one kind of extreme weather events that hit the U.S. in July. Fatal flash floods swept people and cars away in Pennsylvania, and days of flooding led to dangerous mudslides in the Northeast.
At several points during the month, as many as a third of Americans were under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. While not as visually dramatic as other natural disasters, experts say heat waves are deadlier — heat in parts of the South and Midwest killed more than a dozen people in June.
Rudy Soliz, who manages the center where Bertaux was cooling off, said those who visit to get a meal and cool off out of the sun “have been having a very hard time this summer.”
“Older people have a harder time with the heat, there are a lot of diabetics, people who take medicines,” he said.
“The heat has been pretty bad this summer. We’ve made at least five 911 calls from here this July for people who got heat stroke,” said Soliz. “They’ve found a couple of bodies around here this month but it’s not clear yet if they died from the heat.”
Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous and home to Phoenix, reported 25 heat-related deaths this year as of July 21. Another 249 deaths are listed as under investigation, and results from toxicological tests that can take weeks or months after an autopsy could lead to many being confirmed as heat-related.
Maricopa County reported 425 heat-associated deaths in all of 2022, with more than half in July.
R. Glenn Williamson, a businessman who was born in Canada but has lived in Phoenix for years, said he really noticed a temperature difference Monday morning as he washed his car in his driveway.
“Now we have to get rid of the humidity!” Williamson said. “But honestly, I’d rather have this heat than a Montreal winter.”
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Costley reported from New Orleans.
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SAN FRANCISCO — (AP) — Attorneys for Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, said Monday that the two men had a cordial relationship and the defendant had no reason to kill him.
The comments from Momeni's lawyers came during a preliminary hearing, where the prosecution presents its evidence and a judge decides if there is enough to move ahead to trial. The hearing will continue Tuesday, when Momeni's defense is expected to lay out more of their arguments.
Prosecutors have said that Momeni, 38, planned the April 4 attack that left Lee dying on a desolate San Francisco street. They said he drove Lee to a secluded spot and stabbed him three times after a dispute related to Momeni's sister, Khazar.
But Tony Brass, one of four defense attorneys present Monday, said it was not Lee but another man whom Momeni suspected of acting inappropriately with his younger sister.
“What you see is cordial, a cordial relationship between Nima Momeni and Bob Lee,” Brass said to reporters after the hearing. “They’re in a car together. Those are not two men who have murderous rage between them.”
A friend of Lee told homicide investigators they had been hanging out and drinking with Momeni’s sister the day before the stabbing, prosecutors said previously in court documents. The friend said Momeni later questioned Lee about whether his sister was doing drugs or otherwise engaging in inappropriate behavior, and Lee said she had not.
But Saam Zangeneh, one of Momeni's lawyers, said he asked those questions of Lee in regards to the man whose apartment they had been drinking at.
Zangeneh said in court he needed to dispute the idea of an “honor killing" committed to protect a sister.
Prosecutors have not spelled out a motive, but previously offered a timeline in a case that has drawn outsize media attention, partly due to Lee's status in the tech world. Lee created Cash App, a mobile payment service, and was the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin.
Momeni, who has been in jail since his arrest April 13, has pleaded not guilty. He faces 26 years to life if convicted. His arrest came more than a week after Lee, 43, was found bleeding in the early morning hours of April 4. He later died at a hospital.
On Monday, Assistant District Attorney Omid Talai formally introduced evidence for his case, including photos of a knife that prosecutors say Momeni used to stab Lee, a trail of blood left by Lee as he staggered for help, and video footage showing the two men leave Momeni's sister's condo building before the stabbing.
Talai said at a May hearing that the weapon was part of a unique kitchen set belonging to Momeni's sister and that analysis showed Momeni’s DNA on the weapon's handle and Lee’s DNA on the bloody blade. Police recovered a knife with a 4-inch (10-centimeter) blade at the scene.
Zangeneh questioned why the rubber handle of the knife was tested for only DNA and not fingerprints. SFPD crime scene investigator Rosalyn Check said that it is difficult to get prints off rubber.
"When you want to see if someone’s touching something, you do fingerprint analysis, right?" he said to reporters. “And they weren’t done on the handle, which is the most important, relevant portion of who, if any, was handling that item.”
Surveillance video of Lee's final night shows him entering the posh Millennium Tower downtown, where Momeni’s sister lives with her husband, a prominent San Francisco plastic surgeon.
Video footage then shows Lee and Momeni leaving the building together shortly after 2 a.m. and driving off in Momeni’s car. Lee was found shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, which has tech offices and condominiums but little activity in the early morning hours.
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BOULDER, Colo. — Magnus White, a cyclist on USA Cycling’s junior men’s national team, was killed Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle during a training ride near his Colorado home. He was 17.
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White, who was scheduled to race at the upcoming world championships in Scotland, died near Boulder, ESPN reported. His death was announced by USA Cycling in a statement on Sunday.
“He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community,” USA Cycling said. “We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time.”
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the news that 17-year-old Magnus White has passed away in a training accident.
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White was riding on Colorado Highway 119 -- known as the Diagonal Highway -- north of Boulder when he was hit by a Toyota Matrix driven by a 23-year-old woman from Westminster, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer told The Denver Post.
Moltrer said the Matrix apparently crossed onto the shoulder of the highway, according to the newspaper.
White was pronounced dead at an area hospital, Sports Illustrated reported. The woman was not injured.
White’s parents said in a statement that their son’s passion for cycling was stoked when he received his first strider bike when he was 2 years old, according to the Post.
Michael and Jill White said their son was an “incredibly self-motivated cyclist who was just reaching his potential.”
White won a junior national championship in cyclocross in 2021 and earned a spot on the U.S. national team, ESPN reported. He competed with the squad in Europe before last year’s cyclocross world championships, and he was selected to represent the U.S. this year at the cyclocross world championships in the Netherlands, the cable sports news outlet reported.
“White fell in love with cycling at an early age through Boulder Junior Cycling,” USA Cycling said in its statement. “He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community.”
Michael Robson, who coached White for six years, said that the cyclist “made the hardest thing to do look easy.”
“He had this effortless grace about him,” Robson told the Post. “He was always his absolute best self and an incredible role model for the other kids.”
The crash is still under investigation, the Post reported. Drugs, alcohol, and speed “are not suspected” as factors in the crash, Moltrer said.
“We’re suffering,” Robson told the newspaper.
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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.
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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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Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has suffered a jammed right shoulder on a slide at home plate and is now considered day to day.
Kim exited the Padres’ home game against the Texas Rangers at Petco Park in San Diego on Sunday (local time) after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the third inning.
In this photo from USA Today Sports via Reuters, Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres (C) is helped off the field by a team trainer after hurting his right shoulder on a slide home during the bottom of the third inning of a Major League Baseball regular season game against the Texas Rangers at Petco Park in San Diego on July 30, 2023. (Yonhap)
As Kim slid home headfirst, his right hand got jammed underneath the left knee of catcher Sam Huff. The ball bounced past Huff and toward the backstop, and Kim immediately grabbed his right shoulder after sliding past the plate. Kim had the presence of mind to touch home with his hand to give the Padres a 1-0 lead, but then stayed down on his knees in obvious pain.
He was tended to by a team trainer, and was replaced by Matthew Batten at second base to start the top of the fourth inning. The Padres won the game 5-3.
Kim led off the game with a walk and then stole second base. He had reached on an infield single in the third inning before suffering the injury.
Padres manager Bob Melvin said after the game that Kim had jammed his right shoulder on the play and is considered day to day. Kim is doubtful for the Padres’ next game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Kim said he’d been told by team doctors there was no structural damage to his shoulder.
“It’s kind of hard to give you a specific time frame,” Kim was quoted as saying on MLB.com. “But if I wake up tomorrow and feel great, I’m going to play.”
Kim has been swinging a hot bat of late, to the tune of a .396/.508/.660 line with four home runs, seven RBIs and five steals in his last 15 games.
For the season, Kim is batting .279/.374/.447 with a career-high 14 home runs, 39 RBIs and 21 steals.
He entered Sunday’s game ranked second in the National League (NL) in wins above replacement (WAR) as calculated by Baseball-Reference at 5.1. He led all NL players in defensive WAR by Baseball-Reference at 1.9.
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Extra Time: Roosevelt Hotel cannot fit more migrants, Mayor Adams warns spacing issue will worsen
NEW YORK (WABC) -- On Monday's edition of 'Eyewitness News Extra Time' we cover the urgent migrant crisis.
Migrants continue to wait outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan after the city said it ran out of space to house people. Mayor Eric Adams warned there could be similar scenes unfolding across the city as more migrants arrive.
Eyewitness News Reporter Sonia Rincón spoke to some of the migrants living and working near the hotel about the conditions.
Here are the other major headlines from Monday's show:
How to prevent e-bike fires from ravaging the city
Monday morning, two people were injured when an e-bike caught fire in the Bronx. They are expected to survive.
Thirteen have been killed so far this year in lithium-ion battery fires.
Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter interviews FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanaugh.
Potential third criminal indictment for former President Donald Trump
On Monday, Trump said on social media that he believes an indictment is "coming any day now."
The potential indictment pertains to the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Anchor Bill Ritter talked to ABC's Deputy Political Director, Averi Harper about the potential indictment, and the race for the White House.
You can watch 'Eyewitness News Extra Time' live Monday-Friday at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7NY.com or our ABC7NY app on Roku, FireTV, Apple TV and Android TV.
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In this edition of 'The Sitdown,' Eyewitness News entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon discussed the cinematic experience with the stars and director of 'Oppenheimer.'
The dawn of the nuclear age and birth of the first atomic bomb might seem like an unlikely story to tell in a summer blockbuster, and at a cost of $100 million, 'Oppenheimer' represents a very big bet by director Christopher Nolan.
In this edition of 'The Sitdown,' Eyewitness News entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon discussed the cinematic experience with the film's stars and director.
Not surprisingly, A-list cast give much of the credit to Nolan himself.
"He really, really believes in his audiences," said actor Cillian Murphy, who plays the film's main character Robert Oppenheimer. "He really believes his audiences are smart. He really believes that his audiences can take this, and from the response that we're getting so far, the audiences are loving it."
While big Hollywood productions have relied heavily on computers, telling the truth is important enough to Nolan that he avoids computer-generated special effects in favor of real explosions, and the result is stunning on a very big screen, especially given the large IMAX format.
You can watch the full episode in the media player above.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the first illegal cannabis stores were padlocked in Upstate New York. The governor introduced new cannabis law enforcement actions earlier this year, which could fine violators $10,000 a day, which doubles to $20,000 if a business continues to sell after a violation is affixed to their window.
The state said David Tulley is illegally operating eight retail cannabis "I'm Stuck" stores in Cayuga, Monroe, Oswego and Wayne counties. Stores that were shut down were located in Auburn, Lyons, Macedon, Ontario, Pulaski and Williamson.
The state said Tulley's "I'm Stuck" stores made illicit sales and processed and packaged cannabis products without a license. They said he ignored repreated notices and Office of Cannabis Management orders.
“As we work to build and expand the legal cannabis market, it’s critical to crack down on illegal operators who are breaking the law and undermining the success of entrepreneurs and consumers who follow the rules,” Hochul said. “This year I fought to enact new legislation that protects New Yorkers by granting new power to State agencies and our Attorney General to take new enforcement actions against bad actors. New York will continue to fight for an equitable cannabis industry that rights the wrongs of the past while protecting the health and safety of all New Yorkers.”
OCM sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tulley in February 2022, later issuing violations to his stores when he continued to operate.
"In emails to OCM, Tulley misleadingly described his stores as a “consulting” business that informs customers about the effects of cannabis, and in return, customers receive free cannabis products," the state said in a release. "However, undercover OAG investigators visited six “I’m Stuck” locations owned by Tulley and were able to purchase $1,000 worth of cannabis products."
Investigators from the Office of the Attorney General observed the store selling to minors on several occasions. At the "I'm Stuck" location in Ontario, an undercover investigator could purchase $200 of cannabis products for an underaged undercover.
“Legalizing cannabis in New York was a historic milestone to correct the harms of the past, but there are laws that must be followed to ensure cannabis products are safe and kept out of the hands of minors,” Attorney General Letitia James said. “David Tulley brazenly violated our laws, cheated taxpayers, and endangered our kids by selling unregulated cannabis to underage customers. [Monday's] enforcement action should send a clear message that businesses that are selling cannabis without a license will be stopped. I thank Gov. Hochul and her administration for their partnership on this effort to protect New Yorkers.”
James and the OCM are seeking penalties from Tulley's operation with Tulley potentially fined millions. The petition also seeks penalties from building owners where Tulley's stores operated — those owners can be fined $10,000 a day for each day unlicensed sales occurred at their property.
Tulley is represented by Attorney Joseph Bondy.
"In response to the detailed press releases of the Governor’s Office and Office of Cannabis Management, I note that the OCM and Attorney General have acted ex parte and without notice to secure temporary closure of seven of Mr. Tulley’s cannabis consulting locations, which also sold legal goods, ranging from cannabis culture and lifestyle fashionwear to ancillary products for the legal consumption of cannabis, in what we believe to be a violation of the Cannabis Law," Bondy said. "We will defend against the efforts to further enjoin Mr. Tulley on a number of specific statutory and constitutional grounds, which will be made by public court filing."
Bondy said he believes the regulatory inspections "appear to be little more than thinly veiled and pretextual warrantless searches in violation of the Fourth Amendment and state constitutional rights of all New Yorkers."
"Ironically, although the OCM frequently warns of the perils of the proliferation of untested cannabis being made available in thousands of storefront locations throughout the state, it neglects that the possession and gifting of cannabis has been permitted by law in New York since March 31, 2021—prior to the existence of a single licensed cannabis retail store," Bondy said. "The legislature obviously did not then find it to be a threat to public safety for all New Yorkers to be allowed to possess what was, at that time, untested cannabis from exclusively unlicensed sources. Nor is there any such limitation on the possession or gifting of cannabis under our penal code today."
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Four-belt welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford says people want him to transform his IBF mandatory Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis by pushing for him to do his job by defending against him.
Wallo267 posted the messages from Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) and ‘Boots’ Ennis following Terence’s win over Errol Spence Jr last Saturday night.
Spence has a rematch clause in the contract, but fans would rather he sit this one out to allow Boots Ennis to fight Crawford next while letting his face heal.
Fans already witnessed Spence failing against Bud. Now they want to see some new blood by Boots Ennis get his opportunity to test Crawford.
What’s clear from Crawford’s message is that he’s not anxious to fight ‘Boots’ Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs), as he’s warning about what could happen rather than saying he wants to fight him.
Terence Crawford: “Y’all trying to see another dead body.”
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis: “That’s cause he’s got plans on moving up to 154. He is acting for y’all. He is a walking victim. Stay at 154, so we can get active.”
Crawford must focus on his legacy by staying at 147 to defend against Boots Ennis. If he loses to the young lion, he can always fight him again or come up with a good excuse for what went wrong by perhaps blaming the defeat on his age or an injury.
If Crawford were to fight Boots Ennis and lose, he would have one of the shortest reigns as a #1 pound-for-pound fighter because Ring Magazine voted him at the top spot tonight, giving him the top sport after his ninth round knockout victory over Errol Spence Jr last Saturday night at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas.
For the fans that keep saying they don’t want to see Crawford fight Boots Ennis, they don’t have any alternatives. They all want Crawford to fight undisputed 154-lb champion Jermell Charlo, but that’s NOT happening.
Jermell will be done for the year after he faces Canelo Alvarez for his 168-lb title on September 30th, and if he beats him, as Jeepers believes he will, there will be a rematch in 2024.
In other words, Jermell will not be returning to the 154 lb division ever again because the money he’s going to make fighting Canelo twice will set him up like a king, sitting on a massive fortune.
On top of that, once Jermell gets past Canelo, he’ll make big money fighting David Benavidez, David Morrell Jr, and Dmitry Bivol.
Why would Jermell put his body through the wringer, draining down to 154 to fight a guy who will bring him less money in Crawford?
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Don't be fooled by the furry exterior: Some dogs aren't all what they seem. In fact, one isn't even a dog at all.
It's a conundrum making the rounds online after a Japanese man wearing a hyper-realistic Border Collie outfit took a stroll outdoors and posted a YouTube video of the excursion, garnering more than 4.6 million views in the 10 days it's been online.
The footage was filmed last year for an interview with a German TV station according to the video description, and the dog/man, identified only as Toco, released it to the public this month after getting permission to post it.
The video under the account name "I want to be an animal" shows Toco getting pets around town while walking on four legs in the costume.
In a video posted last year, Toco said he had "a vague dream of becoming an animal" ever since he was a child and that he chose to become a collie because it's his favorite breed and is larger in size, comparable to a human.
This childhood dream prompted him to spend around $14,000 to have specialist costume company Zeppet create the outfit in 2022. The Japanese company is known for creating models and suits for films and commercials, but this was a custom, personal order, according to its website.
Zeppet's site also lists personal comments Toco made during and after the 40-day building process.
"I suppose creating a four-legged model for a two-legged human is extremely tricky, as our skeletal structure is quite different from canines," Toco said upon completion of the project. "I was therefore naturally worried about how it would turn out. After various trials and errors of the studio, however, the final result was brilliant and very satisfactory."
But despite the long-lived goal and its online virality, Toco still hopes to remain anonymous behind his animal persona.
In an interview with the Mirror, he said, "I rarely tell my friends because I am afraid they will think I am weird. My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal."
And comments on the recent YouTube video seem to echo his fears. While some users were curious and supportive, others were concerned, with one user saying "I've worked with animals for 15 years now and this is the creepiest animal related thing I've ever seen."
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Yellow Corp., one of the largest freight companies in the U.S., said it was closing operations and filing for bankruptcy on Monday.
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One of the largest trucking companies in the country shut down over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands of people without jobs at the start of the work week.
The Teamsters Union said Monday that Yellow Corp. informed them the 99-year-old company was shuttering operations and filing for bankruptcy, despite receiving a $700 million pandemic loan just three years ago.
Scripps News reached out to Yellow to confirm but did not hear back. No bankruptcy filings have gone live yet.
Yellow employs 30,000 people nationwide including 22,000 union workers. But one worker in Nashville says he arrived at work without hearing anything about the status of his job.
"They haven't told us they're out of business yet, they haven't told us what they're doing, filing bankruptcy or whatever," said Danny Smallridge. "I'm in pretty good shape myself and I know I'll be taken care of but a lot of my union brothers and sisters — they're not in the same boat as I am and that's heartbreaking. Shame on the company."
Another worker went viral over the weekend after a video showed his emotional reaction to learning he'd leave Yellow with no pension despite spending 30 years on the job.
In a statement, Teamsters president Sean O'Brien called the news "unfortunate but not surprising." He added Yellow "has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government. This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry,”
SEE MORE: Lumber prices could surge again due to too few lumber workers
Yellow is the nation's third largest carrier of small freight, earning $5 billion in revenue a year, according to its website, serving major customers like Walmart and Home Depot.
But after a series of failed cost-cutting measures to stay afloat, Yellow saw customers leave in droves. According to the Associated Press, the company is now $1.5 billion in debt with $729.2 million owed to the federal government.
This, despite the government handing Yellow a $700 million pandemic loan just three years ago.
Mike Regan, the co-founder of TranzAct technologies, which helps companies manage their supply chains, says Yellow used most of that money to round out pension plans and extend the life of its equipment.
But in June, a congressional investigation found the Treasury and Defense departments "made missteps" in giving Yellow the loan, with auditors calling the handout "reactive at best" and saying it "may not be the best course of action to protect taxpayer funds."
Regan says Yellow's problems arose decades ago after the company acquired rival companies and put them under one roof.
"When they bought Roadway, it was like having the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears come together to form a football team. You had basically people that competed against each other, were enemies, then you brought them together and said 'we're going to play nice,'" he said. "If you don't have your culture synchronized, I don't care what your strategy is, it's not going to work because you have disparate parties."
SEE MORE: Wage and salary increases in the US slowed down
He added that problems worsened when Yellow tried to reduce its debt and eliminate financial redundancies by shutttering 24 of its 300 truck terminals.
Regan says that considering some of the locations were as valuable as $80 million, it could've helped the company with some of its money troubles. But Teamsters, which was angered by the course of action, said the move would lead to unnecessary job cuts.
Regan says Yellow's latest setback came from the threat of a union strike over health care benefits when the company missed a $50 million welfare and pension fund payment. Teamsters said they'd strike if Yellow didn't make the payment.
"That basically was the death knell for Yellow because if you're a shipper, one of the things that you don't want to do is have freight trapped in a system when the carrier's not operating," said Regan.
The shutdown could mean shipping delays for consumer because many shippers relied solely on Yellow's vast terminal network to move is products.
"In the LTL (Less-than-truckload) industry, your capacity is driven by your terminal network, the amount of doors that you have available to clear freight," said Regan. "The reason this is a big deal for shippers is because some shippers had Yellow [as their] one carrier. Well, they may take three or four carriers now to replace that Yellow volume because of the network."
Regan says more carriers sharing doors could mean greater delays, leading to price increases to make up for the gap.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Clark County School District filed a complaint to prevent the Clark County Education Association from striking in violation of state law.
The complaint was electronically filed Monday in District Court as an injunction, meaning a judicial order that restrains the beginning or continuing actions that threaten or invade the legal right of another.
The district mentioned Nevada law, saying that it is "crystal clear" that a strike or a threat of a strike is unlawful. The district said when a strike is undertaken, it is grounds for withdrawal of recognition as the bargaining agent of a local government employee group.
"This action is based on the CCEA’s threats, which were publicly reiterated this weekend, to engage in 'work actions', clearly amounting to a strike, if a contract between the CCEA and the district is not reached by August 26," officials said in a press release.
Because of this, CCSD officials said they also filed with the Employee-Management Relations Board a petition to withdraw CCEA’s bargaining agent status as the representative for CCSD’s licensed professional employees.
The district said the CCEA "repeatedly misrepresented" the district's contract proposals.
The district provided the following bullet points:
The District has proposed to pay teachers for the additional instructional time at the teachers’ contract rate, the same as under the contract waivers.
The District has proposed additional compensation for SPED and Hard to Fill position teachers in an amount greater than the CCEA’s proposal.
The District has proposed pay increases for all CCEA bargaining unit employees in both years of the contract. This is in addition to continuing the following: salary advancement under the Differentiated Salary program, column advancement under the salary table related to the PGS, and a one-step advancement under the salary table.
The District has proposed to use the CCEA’s portion of the SB 231 monies received from the state for bargaining unit employee pay increases with a sunset provision included.
The District continues to propose the correction of inequities in the current salary schedule.
The District has proposed significant increases to the Teacher Health Trust in both years of the contract.
The District has proposed the continuation of the recruiting bonus for new, out-of-state teachers to help fill vacancies. Despite the CCEA claiming that the District wasn’t doing enough to fill vacancies, the CCEA rejected this recruitment tool. Clark County School District
"The District is extremely disappointed in the CCEA’s threats of illegal strikes and its misrepresentations of the District’s contract proposals," CCSD said. "These actions by the CCEA don’t move the parties any closer to reaching a new agreement and are a disservice to the District’s students, parents, and staff."
The next bargaining sessions are on Aug. 17 and 18.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The ‘Forever One’ memorial design concept will be presented to the Clark County Commissioners at their meeting on September 5.
This is the design concept selected for recommendation by the 1 October Memorial Committee last Wednesday.
Channel 13 had the chance to get a more detailed look at the concept on Monday.
JCJ Architecture is the design team behind ‘Forever One.’ Principals Mike Larson and Derek Sola said a series of listening sessions with survivors, family members of victims, first responders and others impacted by 1 October created a road map for their design.
“We didn’t put pencils to paper right away,” said Sola. “Instead, we took a couple of months and really listened to the community.”
The design concept is most noted by the infinity symbol which is meant to represent “perpetuity” and “limitlessness.” It suggests everlasting love and the infinite memory of the 1 October victims.
“Rather than reaching the end and turning around and reliving the same experience, we wanted to create more of a dynamic path,” said Sola.
The infinity symbol creates two distinct memorial areas. The north side has a community plaza and the south side has a remembrance ring.
“One is dedicated to the 58 that is quieter, somber and subtle,” said Sola. “The northern side is dedicated to the community which is meant more for gathering, healing and sharing stories.”
The remembrance ring is noted by 58 candles which is on a 58-foot diameter space. Each candle is spaced at every 58 inches on center.
“We heard very clearly from the community that 58 was the number to adhere to,” said Sola. “One reason being the 58 were never able to return home and say goodbye to their loved ones. But without a doubt we are creating a space for the additional two victims that lost their lives after.”
Another element with the number 58 is the tower of light which is a 58-foot-tall structure that could be visible from anywhere along the southern Las Vegas Strip.
The proposed design still has a long road ahead before it’s completed. But the design team tells Channel 13, it’s a fluid concept so it can change and grow over time.
“We still have a lot of work to do,” said Larson. “We have a lot of people to work with and the design will continue to evolve.”
A spokesperson for Clark County told Channel 13, “The next steps in the process for creating the memorial will need to be determined by the Commission after they act on the committee’s recommendation.”
For more on the JCJ Forever One concept, click here: https://www.jcj.com/thememorial/
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A man from South Dakota visiting Las Vegas with his wife won over $200k at the same Caesars Palace table he has been playing for 15 years.
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LAS VEGAS — A man from South Dakota has been coming back and playing the same table at Caesars Palace for 15 years, this weekend he hit it big.
The player won $203,609 after hitting a mega progressive jackpot playing Mississippi Stud poker on Friday, July 28 around 11 p.m.
He was in town with his wife to purchase a 2018 Rolls Royce Ghost, but decided to hit his trusty table. A Royal Flush landed him the big payday two hours later.
According to a Caesars Palace representative, he plans to use the money to try his luck again back at the casino.
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Record high temperatures in many parts of the United States have contributed to major stress on plants, animals and humans. The extreme heat, coupled with a lack of rainfall, has caused problems with Arizona's iconic saguaro cacti.
SEE MORE: Extreme heat expected to be costly, especially in Texas
The Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona said that the condition of its cacti have been affected because of the lack of precipitation and record high sustained heat conditions.
Temperatures in Phoenix have held above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks. On Monday night temperatures calmed down, hovering in the 80s after much needed rain visited the area.
Experts say the high heat puts excessive stress on the cacti, despite their ability to survive in desert climates. While they might experience some respite during the night in the cooler desert air, extreme heat during the day can tend to suffocate the cacti, experts say.
The saguaro cactus is native to the Sonoran Desert and are considered giants among cactus species.
The area's Tohono O’odham nation considers the iconic cactus not as plants, but as respected members of their group, the National Parks Service writes.
They can grow at altitudes of up to 4,000 feet above sea level. "Saguaro forests" are seen in more abundance around the Ajo Mountain Drive area of Arizona.
But experts say that continued hikes in heat over time could cause new generations of the cactus giants not to be able to grow at all.
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