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Kid Cudi revealed Members of the Rage, his own clothing brand, at Paris Fashion Week FW23 on January 20, the first luxury collection designed by Cudi.
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Though it was actually first seen about a year ago by way of $400 T-shirts, Kid Cudi's Member of the Rage clothing line was only finally revealed in full during Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2023 on January 20. The resulting designs are exactly what anyone who's followed Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi would expect: flashy, trendy, and steeped in Cudi's personal taste.
Members of the Rage (MOTR for short), was debuted in a stylized showroom, where attendees were encouraged to touch and try on Cudi's new high-end line.
The enigmatic label still hasn't really offered much beyond a dead website and vague Instagram bio ("90s grunge with the soul of hip hop and elements from a distant future") but this debut collection is a pretty worthy mission statement.
Cudi himself announced that he was starting work on Members of the Rage collection back in 2021 and, in late 2022, confirmed that MOTR was set to launch in 2023.
Because this is the MOTR Fall/Winter 2023 collection, it likely won't release until Summer 2023 at the earliest, though Cudi may issue a few early drops to whet fans' appetites.
The actual collection lives up to the far-reaching design ethos outlined in Members of the Rage's mission statement but, really, it appears to be mostly informed by Cudi's own tastes (MOTR is purportedly personally designed by Cudi).
MOTR FW23 is a co-ed affair, with plenty of references — intentional or not — to stuff that we've seen Cudi wear over the past few years.
There's his ERL wedding dress and long johns, pajama-style coziness, BAPE-adjacent camo, and even a Midnight Studios-like boombox bag
Teddy fleece is everywhere, baggy jeans are extra washed-out, and spaceman vibes aplenty (Cudi's still the Man on the Moon).
Below, a bespoke Members of the Rage sneaker, demonstrating that MOTR goes beyond ready-to-wear and even encompasses accessories.
Expect it all to be fairly pricey given that Cudi is positioning MOTR to be a proper luxury label and expect plenty of surprises in the lead-up to MOTR's proper debut by year's end.
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Doja Cat is beefing with her own fans — why? Between Doja's controversial boyfriend J. Cyrus & the parasocial relationships, there's a lot of drama.
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Tensions between Doja Cat and her fanbase have been building since Summer 2023 began and the two finally hit their boiling point in late July. What began as a squabble over what stans call themselves evolved into fanpages shutting down, calls for boycott, and a divide in Doja Cat Enjoyers.
What happened?
on July 23, Doja Cat got into an argument with some fans on Threads, Meta's Twitter alternative. Though Threads enjoyed an explosive debut, its engagement quickly dwindled and, as such, conversations on the app tend to be more intimate, even when between celebrities and their fans.
Hence why, when Doja has something to say about how her fans self-identify on Threads, they can reply to her and get a direct response.
“My fans don’t name themselves shit," Doja posted early on July 23. "If you call yourself a 'Kitten' or fucking 'Kittenz' that means you need to get off your phone and get a job and help your parents with the house.”
Doja Cat fans have long called themselves Kittens (or some variation) based on a lyric from "Give It Up," a song that Doja Cat originally self-published back in 2013. It's doubly pun-y as the name is both a reference to an old song and an homage to Doja Cat's stage name (Cat, Kitten, you get it).
Never has Doja made it clear that she had a problem with this specific moniker, though she's long had a confrontational, if amicable, relationship with her fanbase.
After her post about the Kittens, Doja got into it with an Iranian fan, who asked that Doja tell them that she loves them.
In response, Doja replied, "I don't though 'cuz I don't know y'all." She also described some of her fan pages as "creepy."
Don't forget that this combativeness comes after weeks of Doja ignoring wave after wave of commenters coming after J. Cyrus, her rumored new beau, who brought ample baggage to the public discourse.
For some Doja Cat stans, the rejection of the Kittens was the final straw; several Doja Cat fanpages have called it quits.
Doja Cat herself appears relatively unaffected, tweeting that "Opinions are inescapable" before posting about tour dates leading into her "new era" and subsequent album.
The controversy has got fans questioning their allegiances.
On one hand, several commenters have pointed out that Doja Cat doesn't "owe" her fans anything. Like other entertainers, Doja Cat's music is out there to be enjoyed only at the whim of the consumer. If you like it, listen and, if not, tune out.
This parasocial relationship recalls a few other recent celebrity-public backlashes, like the Jamie Foxx health scare, Selena Gomez/Hailey Bieber beef, and Taylor Swift's rumored relationship with Matty Healy.
In the former, Foxx and his family have remained mum about the actor's health despite his April 2023 hospitalization — sure, Foxx's career exists because people see his movies but does he owe the public insight into the minutiae of his private life?
Around the same time, waves of Selena Gomez stans flooded Hailey Bieber's social media comment sections in response to a perceived slight. Though the entire drama was interpreted by Selenators through signals and suspicions, rather than an overt beef, it got vicious enough that Gomez had to call off her overzealous defenders.
However, some commenters aren't even coming at Doja from the perspective of "needing" more love, they simply don't dislike what they perceive as a bad attitude.
"There was a time when she was quirky funny, now she’s just coming across like a massive dick," one Redditor said.
"Why does it seem like everything she posts the last few months is mean? She used to be a lot of fun," another offered in the official Doja Cat subreddit.
There's definitely precedence for fans getting invasive over supposed relationships with their idols. Certainly, Doja Cat isn't lying when she says that she doesn't know her fans personally.
There's also a justified argument to be made over whether or not she ought to be more considerate towards her fans. Though Doja doesn't owe them anything regarding her private life or feelings, is it too risky to publicly bite the hand that feeds?
Are the fans even the hand that feeds, anyways? Or is that her management and label?
Or maybe we should just blame Madonna.
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AMBUSH & Nike's Uptempo collaboration lands on August 5 and comes equipped with a co-branded football jersey and metallic football.
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Model: Uptempo
Release Date: August 5
Price: $190
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Editor's Notes: From the Dunk High and Air Adjust Force to the Air Max 180 and Air Force 1, AMBUSH’s list of Nike collaborations is extensive to say the least.
Even given that substantial resume, the AMBUSH x Nike catalog is growing further this summer as official images of a new pair of collaborative Uptempo kicks have been revealed, alongside co-branded football jerseys and a football.
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“Fashion is an incredibly powerful form of self-expression. It can be used to express identity, beliefs, and personal style,” said AMBUSH founder Yoon Ahn in a statement.
“This collection has diverse elements that you can dress up and down to express masculine and femme energy through the eye of sport, and I’m excited to see how people will create their own unique style interpretations with the pieces.”
The AMBUSH x Nike Uptempo, which was initially teased by the Dior Homme jewelry designer in early July, is dropping in tandem with the ongoing women's World Cup.
Sporting a tan colorway with yellow “AIR” branding, olive lacesm and an embroidered toe Swoosh to add some visual spice to the upper, the sneaker's sit atop the silhouette’s quotidian chunky black midsole.
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The jersey and co-branded metallic football will release on the same day as the sneakers via the Nike website on August 5, with a wider roll-out across various other retailers expected soon after.
Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll stick around as long as AMBUSH's unfairly ignored Nike Air Adjust Force collab. Who knows?
This article was first published on July 6 and then updated on July 27.
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Aleali May's MAYDE and Clarks Originals join forces for Wallabee boot collaboration, offered in five bright schemes with corduroy uppers.
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Clarks Originals' already-impressive roster of collaborators just got better, having added stylist and designer Aleali May to the lineup.
On July 17, May took to Instagram to preview samples of her upcoming collaboration with the British footwear brand, which sees her take on the timeless Wallabee boot.
May's Clark Wallabee Boots come in five vibrant schemes — Pacific Blue, Terracotta, Sand, Sunshine, and Coral — each equipped with corduroy uppers.
Like past shoe team-ups, May's Clarks collaborations drew inspiration from her hometown LA, with the vibrant schemes "evoking the look and feel of breezy California evenings," per a press statement.
The collaborative Wallabee boots are complete with the Wallabee's traditional natural rubber pebble crepe sole and Clarks fobs, including one flap with May's signature "A" motif as seen on her beloved Jordan collabs.
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The Clarks are actually a collaboration with May's MAYDE Worldwide brand, an apparel line of cozy staples that launched in 2022. MAYDE quietly teased the Clarks collab back in March, with the colorful pairs showing up alongside matching apparel in campaigns. Indeed, Aleali May x Clarks was sitting right under our noses the whole time.
The MAYDE x Clarks Wallabee boot drops on July 28, available for purchase via Clarks' website and physical retail locations as well as select Clarks stockists.
Clarks continues to make every season its season with noteworthy non-collaborative offerings and impressive team-ups. Indeed, 2023 alone is a big year for Clarks' partnerships, including projects with sacai, Martine Rose, and KITH to name a few.
Now, May has entered the Clarks chat. And the designer also knows a thing or two about excellent footwear, having successfully designed seven Jordan shoes with impeccable detailing and luxe finishes.
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Now, the two have come together for an official shoe collab, which is expected to be a hit given their track records of extremely-coveted drops.
This article was published on July 17 and updated on July 24
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Burna Boy took the stage in NYC in a fire Robert Wun ensemble, further cementing the Nigerian musician as a certified style star.
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Burna Boy is many things, including a Grammy-winning hitmaker, songwriter, and record producer. But it's time to recognize the African Giant's status as a certified well-dressed star as well.
During his sold-out show at NYC's Citi Field Stadium, Burna Boy showed us how fire his style truly is, taking the stage in a pre-torched Robert Wun look.
Burna's ensemble may look familiar to fashion heads, and rightfully so. The Nigerian musician's outfit is based on Robert Wun's "Scorched Bride" look from the Spring/Summer 2023 couture collection (Rawdah Mohamed gave the OG look a Cannes debut in May).
Now, Robert Wun joined Burna Boy on stage a couple of times before, each delivering a delicious display of pleats draped on the international talent.
What's exciting about Burna's style is that you never know what he'll step out in. Indeed, he and his stylist Ronami Ogulu know how to keep the fashion folk on their toes.
One day might be a clean, straightforward Louis Vuitton suit. Another night could see the artist put on a spiky display in Cho Gi-Seok's KUSIKOHC label. Another day is literal sheer excellence in a naked Rick Owens shirt.
There's also been effortless looks courtesy of Bottega Veneta, Diesel, and Marine Serre to name a few. And I'd like to remind you of the wonderful check-print Burberry by Daniel Lee that Burna wore to this year's Met. No notes, just chef's kiss 'fits.
Burna's fiery concert look was perfect for the historic show, which made Burna Boy the first African singer to sell out a U.S. stadium EVER. It's just further proof that the musician's career and impeccable style is only heating up.
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Robert Pattinson continues to delight fans with his perpetually meme-able public persona. We've ranked his funniest moments, interviews & quotes.
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Robert Pattinson in a word: chaotic.
Since rising to global fame for his starring role as Edward Cullen, sparkly vampire of the Twilight series, the British actor has delighted and puzzled onlookers with his bizarre, entirely endearing public persona — kind of the opposite of what you'd expect from a dude who got famous for being a teen heartthrob.
There are almost too many gold-star Pattinson moments to count:
There was the adidas tracksuit photo, an image that lives in Twitter infamy for the sheer number of times it's been meme'd. (In case you missed it, Pattinson doesn't just hang around looking suspicious in brown sweatsuits — the photo was taken on the set of Good Time, the Safdie Brothers film that stars Pattinson as a bank robber.)
Good Time even spawned a second viral RPattz image, a shot of him napping in a large dog cage.
And remember the time Pattinson was papp'ed while sampling some sort of sludge-tasting shake?
Aside from serving himself up to the meme gods on a silver platter, Pattinson has also spawned some unforgettable interviews.
“I had a stalker while filming a movie in Spain last year," he told a magazine in 2009. "I was so bored and lonely that I went out and had dinner with her. I just complained about everything in my life and she never came back."
In 2017, he lied while on-air about witnessing a circus clown die. A week later, he admitted the story was made-up. (Note: years earlier, the actor told Jimmy Kimmel that he lies out of panic, following up the admission with a fun fact: "I have extraordinarily heavy saliva.")
In 2020, Pattinson told Allure that he smells like crayons. The same year, he revealed that he had conceived of a new pasta dish, " Piccolini Cuscino," comprised of noodles, cheese, sugar, and cornflakes — all cooked in the microwave.
There was also the time Pattinson did a Reddit AMA and dealt some answers that continue to live in my mind rent free.
And in a recent interview, Pattinson confirmed his tendency to fib while on the record, just to "say anything at all." He also doubled down on his cursed pasta invention, which he supposedly floated to producers.
"I was fully actually trying to make that pasta,” he proclaimed. “Like I was literally in talks with frozen-food factories."
The recent release of The Batman provided us with some more memorable Pattinson hijinks, from his assertion that he watched videos of bats fighting to prepare for his role to the normcore non-outfit he wore to a showing of the film.
Robert Pattinson: you're doing great, sweetie!
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032c & Juventus FC have teamed up for a limited-edition capsule collection inspired by the Italian side's iconic black and white home jersey.
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The lines between fashion and sport are now so blurred that they’re almost one and the same.
From luxury collaborations between brands and football clubs, megabucks Olympic deals, and labels like Prada making moves on to the pitch, the realms of fashion and sport have never been so intertwined.
While such crossovers have become part and parcel of modern day sport and a weekly occurrence, every so often a particular link-up is announced that really demands the attention of both my eyes and wallet. The most recent of which is 032c’s flamin' hot Juventus collaboration, which was revealed on July 25.
032c, the Berlin-based magazine and fashion brand, has united with 36-time Italian champions Juventus for two limited-edition customized adidas Football jerseys and accompanying accessories.
Said jerseys are based off of Juventus’ iconic black and white home strip and feature a striking flame motif inspired by archival 032c designs. The motif is also said to serve as a tribute to the Serie A side’s fervorous and passionate supporter group, I Gobbi (the hunchbacks).
It's all coming across a little Y2K moto-inspired for me, though, which shouldn't be mistaken as a bad thing!
Flame-decorated scarves and caps round out the capsule, which only adds fuel to the fire when it comes to the burgeoning flaming hat trend of 2023 (pun most certainly intended).
The collab is available to pre-order online now and land in extremely limited numbers, so you’ll need to have your wits about you if you're intending on copping.
I suppose the only disappointing thing about the entire partnership (aside from that I probably won’t manage to get my hands on anything) is that Juventus isn’t wearing flames as its home jersey for the 2023/24 season. Shame really.
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Timothée Chalamet might be renowned for his show-stopping red carpet outfits, but the recently-appointed 'Wonka' star knows how to dress-down too.
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There’s no doubt about it: Timothée Chalamet is a bonafide style icon. If you don’t believe me, one quick glance at the countless best-dressed list appearances and the slew of Instagram fan pages dedicated to documenting the actor's style should more than prove my point.
Contrary to how it might appear though, Chalamet isn’t all about dressing to the nines. That being said, some of his most iconic looks to-date have admittedly come at some of entertainment’s most opulent occasions.
Take Venice Film Festival, for example, where the Wonka star famously wore a shimmering halter-top pantsuit with a matching skinny tie designed by Haider Ackermann, or the time he graced the Oscars sporting a cropped, sequin blazer by Louis Vuitton’s womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquière.
But, just because the Dune actor (or at least the stylist he often works with) has officially mastered the fine art of dressing daringly for more formal occasions, it doesn’t mean Chalamet doesn't know how to dress down too.
Spotted on July 18 meandering through New York’s SoHo region, Chalamet, with his bushy hair, headphones, and baseball caps, wore a distinctly toned-down outfit than we’re generally used to seeing him in: a boxy black tee and matching knee-length shorts with pair of blue Comme Des Garçons x Converse, the classic Chuck 70s hi-top take.
Chalamet’s ability to go from red carpet phenomenon to hungover coffee-craving student is admirable is nothing else, but also an insight into the real Timmy Chalamet, the silly little Timmy we’ve all come to know and love.
For every sequin blazer there's a grungy denim jacket, and for every silky custom-made halter-neck a pair of adidas track pants. Chalamet is, without question, the epitome of sartorial versatility and, honestly, that's just the way we like it.
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The Governor previously said New York and California wouldn't go for an abortion ban.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis may have signed the harshest abortion law in state history, but he continues to say he’s not willing to export that prohibition to all 50 states.
On Fox News “Special Report” during an interview with Bret Baier, the Florida Governor again explained why President DeSantis wouldn’t push for a national version of the state’s Heartbeat Protection Act.
“Now, I also acknowledge and understand that in my region of the country and down in the southeast, it’s a little bit different than where we are up here in New England. I don’t think New England states would probably, you know, adopt something along the lines of a heartbeat (bill),” DeSantis told Baier.
The Governor made a similar claim during another cable interview on July 20, except about New York.
“I think that in states where you’ve had the ability to make improvements and to add pro-life protections, I applaud states that have done that, but we have a big, diverse country. I acknowledge that and I’m not suggesting that somehow New York is necessarily going to follow Iowa’s lead on that. I think you’re going to see differences,” DeSantis said on “Fox & Friends.”
Previously, he said that California wouldn’t go for a Florida-style law.
During a May appearance on “Fox News Tonight,” DeSantis said “there’s just a practical reality that the country is divided on the issue.”
“And so the question is, you know, how are you going to be able to save, you know, more lives? Some of this is a matter of strategy, some of it is a matter of, you know, what could you do to be able to advance the ball forward?” he added. “Clearly in California, you know, you are going to have very, very hostile views.”
DeSantis’ abortion positioning has not gone unnoticed on the right. The Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group has groused that the Governor’s belief that the pro-life movement is a “bottom-up” movement is “unacceptable.”
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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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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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Officials with the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) say they have taken significant steps to prioritize the safety and well being of student athletes.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – Officials with the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) said that they have taken significant steps to prioritize the safety and well-being of student-athletes.
The SCHSL has joined a small handful of statewide high school sports associations to have head of player safety and well-being. Tim Kinney will serve as the league’s Director of Health, Safety, and Wellness.
This new role aims to provide access to the best healthcare and information, enabling member schools to maintain a secure environment for their athletes.
SCHSL Commissioner Dr. Jerome Singleton said, “We really want to protect our student-athletes. It only made sense in our league’s opinion to be intentional about that.”
Kinney will oversee the medical aspects of the league and assist schools in implementing best practices. Kinney said, “South Carolina is now being a leader in the entire country by having this role. My vision is to make sure all our member schools have access to the best healthcare and information to make sure all our kids are safe.”
Kinney has been a certified athletic trainer in high schools since 2006. The league aims to support students not only in their athletic pursuits but also in their overall well-being.
Previously, assistant commissioners oversaw health and safety for their respective sports. With the introduction of the Director of Health, Safety, and Wellness position, the SCHSL says they are taking a cohesive approach to enhancing safety standards for all student-athletes.
This initiative aligns with the league’s overarching goal of providing a secure environment for every student-athlete, regardless of their athletic aspirations Dr. Singleton said.
Earlier this year, South Carolina became the 47th state to mandate a license for athletic training.
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New Head Coach Jeff Tate of Ashley Ridge looks to make his mark with the Swamp Foxes, while Baptist Hill's Marion Brown will be coaching a team with just three Seniors.
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New Head Coach Jeff Tate of Ashley Ridge looks to make his mark with the Swamp Foxes, while Baptist Hill’s Marion Brown will be coaching a team with just three Seniors.
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Ashley Ridge and Baptist Hill prep for the 2023 season
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Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story.
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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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“The heart and soul of what I do is all driven by the local tenants and if it doesn’t work for them, it doesn’t work for me,” developer Roy Solomon
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When it comes to incumbents, Albuquerque City Council could be half full or half empty come November — it just depends on your outlook.
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Who's running for City Council in Albuquerque? Here are the candidates
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Cannon Air Force Base is expected to lose about 5% of the personnel assigned to the base, according to an Air Force decision announced by the state's congressional delegation last
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Albuquerque Journal Business Outlook Briefcase: New hires, Applause, Etc.
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Bernalillo County commissioners have seven applicants to choose from as they weigh an appointment to fill the legislative vacancy created by Rep. Christine Trujillo's retirement.
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Seven candidates applied to fill a vacancy in the New Mexico House. Here's who they are
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The Great Southwestern Antique Show is a charity event where all the proceeds go to the NEw Mexico PBS educational and arts programming.
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Nearly four years ago, a deluded madman, hunted down and shot people in an El Paso Walmart because of their ties to another ethnicity. In the eyes of many in
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It's been four years since a gunman traveled to El Paso to shoot immigrants. Here's the city's long journey toward justice.
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SANTA FE — The head of the state's Aging and Long-Term Services Department retired Monday — the ninth Cabinet secretary to leave Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration over the last
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CALGARY, Alberta, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) (“Athabasca” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell non-core Light Oil assets for total cash proceeds of $160 million (the “Transaction”). The Transaction high-grades the Company’s deep resource portfolio, crystallizes value from
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CALGARY, Alberta, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) (“Athabasca” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell non-core Light Oil assets for total cash proceeds of $160 million (the “Transaction”). The Transaction high-grades the Company’s deep resource portfolio, crystallizes value from a non-core asset at an attractive price and bolsters the Company’s strong financial position.
Transaction Overview
Athabasca has agreed to sell its 70% operated working interest in Placid targeting the Montney, its 30% non-operated working interest in Saxon and Simonette targeting the Duvernay and other associated non-core Placid Montney assets to a private company for $160 million in cash, prior to adjustments. During the first half of 2023, these assets collectively averaged ~3,000 boe/d (~45% Liquids).
The assets being sold generated significant Free Cash Flow following COVID, supporting Athabasca’s deleveraging goals. The Transaction is being completed at attractive and accretive metrics, and crystallizes the value of the assets that have become non-core due to the smaller scale, lower liquids content and lower relative returns versus core assets within the Company’s portfolio. The 2023 forecasted Transaction metrics are:
• Transaction Value / Net Operating Income1: 7.9x Net Operating Income • Transaction Value / Production2: $54,700/boe/d • Transaction Value / Proved Reserves3: $6.93/boe
The effective date of the Transaction will be March 1, 2023 and closing is expected late in the third quarter of 2023. The Transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals under the Competition Act (Canada).
The Transaction further strengthens the Company’s balance sheet with an enviable pro forma Net Cash position of ~$90 million5. The Transaction is not anticipated to materially impact the Company’s growth ambitions and ~$1 billion4 forecasted Free Cash Flow outlook during the three-year time frame of 2023-25. The strong cash flow outlook is supported by ~$3.1 billion of corporate tax pools available, and the Company does not forecast paying taxes for approximately seven years5. Athabasca is committed to its return of capital plans to shareholders and also has a deep inventory of development options. The Company will provide updated corporate guidance on closing of the Transaction.
Strategic Outlook
Athabasca is a liquids-weighted intermediate producer with exposure to Canada’s active resource plays (Oil Sands and Duvernay). The Company is focused on maximizing shareholder value through cash flow per share growth. Current capital initiatives are expected to drive production growth of 5 – 7% annually. The portfolio of long‐life assets underpin a low corporate decline of ~5%. Athabasca is positioned with a deep inventory of high-quality resource projects across its portfolio.
The Thermal Oil Division has 1.2 billion barrels of Proved plus Probable reserves. The Company is executing an expansion project at its cornerstone Leismer asset that will drive growth to 28,000 bbl/d in mid-2024, and maintains future optionality for additional expansion projects that could support Leismer growth to its regulatory approved capacity of 40,000 bbl/d. Leismer has a significant unrecovered capital balance of ~$1.4 billion (2022 year‐end) which ensures a low Crown royalty framework (5 – 9% Crown royalty) as the asset is estimated to remain pre‐payout until 20274.
The Light Oil Division will now consist exclusively of the Duvernay in the Greater Kaybob area with ~155,000 gross acres across Kaybob West, Kaybob North, Kaybob East and Two Creeks. The Company’s joint venture has seen in excess of $1 billion in capital invested since 2016. Athabasca is uniquely positioned in the liquids-rich and shallower oil window of the play with a de-risked inventory of ~500 gross wells. The Company anticipates additional development in this top-tier play in the upcoming drilling season and beyond. The Duvernay also provides a synergistic natural hedge for condensate and gas utilization in its Thermal Oil operations.
The Company is committed to executing on its return of capital commitment that will see a minimum of 75% of Excess Cash Flow (Adjusted Funds Flow less Sustaining Capital) in 2023 returned to shareholders through share buybacks. Since April the Company has completed $61 million in share buybacks (~20 million shares at an average price of $3.04 per share).
Footnote: Refer to the “Reader Advisory” section within this news release for additional information on Non‐GAAP Financial Measures (e.g. Free Cash Flow & Net Debt/(Cash)).
(1) Forecasted 2023 Net Operating Income is calculated as Revenue less Royalties less Operating Costs using January to June actuals and Athabasca management estimates for July to December using July 25, 2023 strip commodity prices.
(2) Forecasted 2023 production is based on January to June actuals and Athabasca management estimates for July to December.
(3) Year-end 2022 Total Proved Reserves of 23.1 mmboe.
(4) Pricing Assumptions: 2023 realized prices in H1 and flat pricing of US$80 WTI, US$15 Western Canadian Select “WCS” heavy differential, C$3 AECO, and $0.75 C$/US$ FX for H2. 2024+ flat pricing of US$85 WTI, US$12.50 WCS heavy differential, C$5 AECO, and $0.75 C$/US$ FX.
(5) Net Debt/(Cash) is defined as the face value of term debt, plus accounts payable and accrued liabilities, plus current portion of provisions and other liabilities less current assets, and excluding risk management contracts. The pro forma estimates reflect Q2 2023 Net Debt adjusted for net estimated Transaction proceeds.
About Athabasca Oil Corporation
Athabasca Oil Corporation is a Canadian energy company with a focused strategy on the development of thermal and light oil assets. Situated in Alberta’s Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Company has amassed a significant land base of extensive, high-quality resources. Athabasca’s common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol “ATH”. For more information, visit www.atha.com.
For more information, please contact:
Matthew Taylor Robert Broen Chief Financial Officer President and CEO 1-403-817-9104 1-403-817-9190 mtaylor@atha.com rbroen@atha.com
Reader Advisory:
This News Release contains forward-looking information that involves various risks, uncertainties and other factors. All information other than statements of historical fact is forward-looking information. The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “plan”, “project”, “continue”, “maintain”, “estimate”, “expect”, “will”, “target”, “forecast”, “could”, “intend”, “potential”, “guidance”, “outlook” and similar expressions suggesting future outcome are intended to identify forward-looking information. The forward-looking information is not historical fact, but rather is based on the Company’s current plans, objectives, goals, strategies, estimates, assumptions and projections about the Company’s industry, business and future operating and financial results. This information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information included in this News Release should not be unduly relied upon. This information speaks only as of the date of this News Release. In particular, this News Release contains forward-looking information pertaining to, but not limited to, the following: our strategic plans; future debt levels and cash position; the allocation of future capital; the expected closing of the Transaction and expected timing thereof; the expected update of the Company’s guidance; anticipated additional development in the Duvernay play and timing thereof; timing and quantum for shareholder returns including share buybacks; our drilling plans in Leismer; Leismer ramp-up to expected production rates; timing of Leismer’s pre-payout royalty status; Adjusted Funds Flow and Free Cash Flow in 2023 to 2025; forecasted daily production and the composition of production; our outlook in respect of the Corporation’s business environment; and other matters.
In addition, information and statements in this News Release relating to “Reserves” and “Resources” are deemed to be forward-looking information, as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves and resources described exist in the quantities predicted or estimated, and that the reserves and resources described can be profitably produced in the future. With respect to forward-looking information contained in this News Release, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: commodity prices; the regulatory framework governing royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which the Company conducts and will conduct business and the effects that such regulatory framework will have on the Company, including on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; the Company’s financial and operational flexibility; the Company’s financial sustainability; Athabasca’s cash flow break-even commodity price; the Company’s ability to obtain qualified staff and equipment in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the applicability of technologies for the recovery and production of the Company’s reserves and resources; future capital expenditures to be made by the Company; future sources of funding for the Company’s capital programs; the Company’s future debt levels; future production levels; the Company’s ability to obtain financing and/or enter into joint venture arrangements, on acceptable terms; operating costs; compliance of counterparties with the terms of contractual arrangements; impact of increasing competition globally; collection risk of outstanding accounts receivable from third parties; geological and engineering estimates in respect of the Company’s reserves and resources; recoverability of reserves and resources; the geography of the areas in which the Company is conducting exploration and development activities and the quality of its assets. Certain other assumptions related to the Company’s Reserves and Resources are contained in the report of McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. (“McDaniel”) evaluating Athabasca’s Proved Reserves, Probable Reserves and Contingent Resources as at December 31, 2022 (which is respectively referred to herein as the “McDaniel Report”).
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information as a result of the risk factors set forth in the Company’s Revised Annual Information Form (“AIF”) dated May 11, 2023 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, including, but not limited to: weakness in the oil and gas industry; exploration, development and production risks; prices, markets and marketing; market conditions; climate change and carbon pricing risk; statutes and regulations regarding the environment; regulatory environment and changes in applicable law; gathering and processing facilities, pipeline systems and rail; reputation and public perception of the oil and gas sector; environment, social and governance goals; political uncertainty; state of capital markets; ability to finance capital requirements; access to capital and insurance; abandonment and reclamation costs; continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; changing demand for oil and natural gas products; anticipated benefits of acquisitions and dispositions; royalty regimes; foreign exchange rates and interest rates; reserves; hedging; operational dependence; operating costs; project risks; supply chain disruption; labour supply, financial assurances; diluent supply; third party credit risk; Indigenous claims; reliance on key personnel and operators; income tax; cybersecurity; advanced technologies; hydraulic fracturing; liability management; seasonality and weather conditions; unexpected events; internal controls; limitations of insurance; litigation; natural gas overlying bitumen resources; competition; chain of title and expiration of licenses and leases; breaches of confidentiality; new industry related activities or new geographical areas; and risks related to our debt and securities, including level of indebtedness, restrictions in our debt instruments, additional indebtedness and issuance of additional securities. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this News Release could also have adverse effects on forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations conveyed by the forward-looking information are reasonable based on information available to it on the date such forward-looking information are made, no assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity and achievements. All subsequent forward-looking information, whether written or oral, attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
Also included in this News Release are estimates of Athabasca’s 2023 and 2023-25 outlook which are based on the various assumptions as to production levels, commodity prices, currency exchange rates and other assumptions disclosed in this News Release. To the extent any such estimate constitutes a financial outlook, it was approved by management and the Board of Directors of Athabasca and is included to provide readers with an understanding of the Company’s outlook. Management does not have firm commitments for all of the costs, expenditures, prices or other financial assumptions used to prepare the financial outlook or assurance that such operating results will be achieved and, accordingly, the complete financial effects of all of those costs, expenditures, prices and operating results are not objectively determinable. The actual results of operations of the Company and the resulting financial results may vary from the amounts set forth herein, and such variations may be material. The outlook and forward-looking information contained in this New Release was made as of the date of this News release and the Company disclaims any intention or obligations to update or revise such outlook and/or forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required pursuant to applicable law.
Oil and Gas Information
“BOEs” may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil equivalent (6 Mcf: 1 bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. As the value ratio between natural gas and crude oil based on the current prices of natural gas and crude oil is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.
Reserves Information
The McDaniel Report was prepared using the assumptions and methodology guidelines outlined in the COGE Handbook and in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities, effective December 31, 2022. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of bitumen, light crude oil and medium crude oil, tight oil, conventional natural gas, shale gas and natural gas liquids reserves and the future cash flows attributed to such reserves. The reserve and associated cash flow information set forth above are estimates only. In general, estimates of economically recoverable reserves and the future net cash flows therefrom are based upon a number of variable factors and assumptions, such as historical production from the properties, production rates, ultimate reserve recovery, timing and amount of capital expenditures, marketability of oil and natural gas, royalty rates, the assumed effects of regulation by governmental agencies and future operating costs, all of which may vary materially. For those reasons, estimates of the economically recoverable reserves attributable to any particular group of properties, classification of such reserves based on risk of recovery and estimates of future net revenues associated with reserves prepared by different engineers, or by the same engineers at different times, may vary. The Company’s actual production, revenues, taxes and development and operating expenditures with respect to its reserves will vary from estimates thereof and such variations could be material. Reserves figures described herein have been rounded to the nearest MMbbl or MMboe. For additional information regarding the consolidated reserves and information concerning the resources of the Company as evaluated by McDaniel in the McDaniel Report, please refer to the Company’s Revised Annual Information Form.
The 500 gross total Duvernay drilling locations referenced include: 5 proved undeveloped locations and 77 probable undeveloped locations for a total of 82 booked locations with the balance being unbooked locations. Proved undeveloped locations and probable undeveloped locations are booked and derived from the Company’s most recent independent reserves evaluation as prepared by McDaniel as of December 31, 2022 and account for drilling locations that have associated proved and/or probable reserves, as applicable. Unbooked locations are internal management estimates. Unbooked locations do not have attributed reserves or resources (including contingent or prospective). Unbooked locations have been identified by management as an estimation of Athabasca’s multi-year drilling activities expected to occur over the next two decades based on evaluation of applicable geologic, seismic, engineering, production and reserves information. There is no certainty that the Company will drill all unbooked drilling locations and if drilled there is no certainty that such locations will result in additional oil and gas reserves, resources or production. The drilling locations on which the Company will actually drill wells, including the number and timing thereof is ultimately dependent upon the availability of funding, commodity prices, provincial fiscal and royalty policies, costs, actual drilling results, additional reservoir information that is obtained and other factors.
Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure
The “Free Cash Flow”, “Excess Cash Flow” and “Sustaining Capital” financial measures contained in this News Release do not have standardized meanings which are prescribed by IFRS and they are considered to be non-GAAP financial measures or ratios. These measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and should not be considered in isolation with measures that are prepared in accordance with IFRS. Net Debt and Liquidity are a supplementary financial measure.
Free Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted Funds Flow less Capital Expenditures.
The Excess Cash Flow and Sustaining Capital measures allow management and others to evaluate the Company’s ability to return capital to Shareholders. Sustaining Capital is managements assumption of the required capital to maintain the Company’s production base. The Excess Cash Flow measure is calculated by Adjusted Funds Flow less Sustaining Capital.
Net Debt/(Cash) is defined as the face value of term debt, plus accounts payable and accrued liabilities, plus current portion of provisions and other liabilities less current assets, and excluding risk management contracts.
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The journey to UCF's inaugural Big 12 season has begun.
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The journey to UCF's inaugural Big 12 season has begun.
The Knights hit the practice fields on Monday for their first workout of preseason camp. Afterward, head coach Gus Malzahn gave an address to the media. Here's a recap:
In his opening statement, Malzahn said it was a "helmet only" practice with no pads.
"The focus was about meeting the standard and learning how to practice," Malzahn said. "Learning to count on each other. Overall, I really like how our team responded. I think we got better in that area. Tomorrow will be another helmet only and we'll be pushing to correct the things we need to do. The attitude was good for the first day. Guys are trying to do what's asked."
Gus was asked whether it "feels different" moving into the Big 12.
"We're focused on us right now," Malzahn said. "Our key is gonna be us being a close team. Counting on the guy beside us. We're going on the road six times. We're going up a level in competition. There's a good chance there's going to be a lot of close games in the fourth quarter. Our goal in this fall camp is to develop that trust, so when the game is on the line we can count on the guy besides us and everybody is together."
To that end, do you "prepare any differently?"
"We'll work on more end-of-the-game scenarios than we would normally," Malzahn said. "We've got some competition going on too. That's the good thing. Depth wise, we have a lot more depth than we've had the last two years. Once we identify through the first scrimmage and possibly the second scrimmage, we'll work on a lot different scenarios in regards to end of the game."
Gus was asked about the fact UCF is one of the top Big 12 teams in terms of returning offensive production.
"That's good, but like I told our players we haven't earned anything yet. We're going into a new conference. We're taking it day by day and worrying about getting ourselves better."
Kicker Colton Boomer missed spring practice with an ankle injury. He's now full go.
"He did solid today," Malzahn said. "He's been back full speed for a month. We don't expect him to be any different than he was last year."
Is there a timeline to name a starting quarterback?
"JR is our starting quarterback," Malzahn said, referring to John Rhys Plumlee. "I feel like he's in position to be one of the better quarterbacks in all of college football. This is his team. We've got competition for our backup and third and all that, but we're going with JR."
Asked about objectives this week, Malzahn said he's taking things "day by day."
"We have a goal tomorrow to be better and correct the things we did. When you get in pads, it's a little bit more about football. And that's day three (Wednesday). We'll transition more into the execution part."
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The state’s highest-ever budget — nearly $82 billion when combined with $24 billion in funding for Michigan’s schools that Whitmer signed July 20 — was passed by the Legislature in late June after Democrats were able to receive the Republican support needed for it to take effect by the start of the next fiscal year on Oct. 1.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed a $57 billion budget centered on infrastructure, public safety and public health in what was the first opportunity in decades that Democrats have had to craft a budget that reflects their legislative priorities.
The state’s highest-ever budget — nearly $82 billion when combined with $24 billion in funding for Michigan’s schools that Whitmer signed July 20 — was passed by the Legislature in late June after Democrats were able to receive the Republican support needed for it to take effect by the start of the next fiscal year on October 1.
“The budget protects public safety and improves access to health care, ensuring people feel safe in their neighborhood and have access to quality, affordable care that meets their needs," Whitmer said in a statement.
Michigan’s current budget is $76 billion but lawmakers began the budget process in February with an estimated surplus of over $9 billion because of high tax revenues. The new budget will leave about $300 million in general fund and $100 million in school aid fund dollars left unspent.
Republicans decried the transparency of the process at the time it was passed by the Legislature. They also said that the budget was too large and that more funding should have gone toward fixing roads.
Even with the objections, the budget received the six Republican votes needed in the Senate for it to take effect in time.
The $57 billion general budget provides funding for state departments, including over $6.5 billion for Transportation and $1 billion for the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy department. It also provides hundreds of millions in grants for public safety and infrastructure within communities.
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Nicholas Pooran, Who Smashed 13 Sixes In MLC 2023 Final, Had Played 5 Dot Ball Off Sunil Narine During A CPL 2014 Match,
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With the help of 13 sixes and 10 fours, MI New York captain and wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran (137* runs off 55 balls) literally, single-handedly helped his side lift the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 title in its debut season. A look at the other batters in the line-up, none of them managed to score more than even 20 runs in the innings. Striking at 249.09, the southpaw batter chased down the target of 184 runs with as many as four overs to spare in the night of the final at Dallas versus Seattle Orcas.
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The 27-year-old, who decided to forego the ongoing home ODI series versus India, treated the Seattle bowlers with absolute disdain. Treating the pacers and spinners alike, he smashed them mostly down the ground or bamboozled them towards his favourite regions between square leg and deep mid-wicket.
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Unbelievably so, this is the very Pooran who had played out five dot balls during the super over of a Caribbean Premier League fixture around a decade ago.
Nicholas Pooran Played 5 Dot Balls In Super Over
It was the CPL 2014 fixture between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel. Playing for T & T, Pooran was sent out to bat as his team was supposed to score 12 runs in the super over. The bowler in front of him was the Windies experienced off-spinner Sunil Narine.
Turning the ball away from him and bowling way outside his reach with his off-spinners, Narine did not let Pooran’s bat make contact with the ball even once during the first four deliveries. The then 18-year-old Pooran kept swinging his bat in the best manner he had learnt, but to no avail.
Finally, on the fifth delivery he did manage to get bat on ball, but the ball landed straight into the hands of the fielder stationed at the long-off fence. Incoming batter Ross Taylor, too, failed to connect an attempted slog-sweep on the final delivery, as Narine bowled the first-ever maiden in a super over tiebreaker in the T20 format.
Earlier, both the teams had finished tied at the score of 119, with Pooran having scored some crucial 37 runs from 17 balls.
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Are 13 Sixes The Maximum By A Batter In T20 Innings?
First things first, records in the newly introduced franchise leagues like the MLC or Dubai T20 League (ILT20) are not considered part of T20s as the host nation is an associate member of the ICC.
Regardless, Pooran’s 13 sixes, hit during MLC 2023 final does not find mention even in the top-10 list of players to have smashed the maximum number of sixes in a T20 innings.
The record is presently held by the explosive West Indian batter Chris Gayle, who had hit as many as 18 sixes for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites during the final match of Bangladesh Premier League 2017, in Mirpur.
Next in the list also happens to be Gayle’s 17 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore during an IPL 2013 match against Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru. At the third place is the Indian domestic batter Punit Bisht, who had also hit 17 sixes for Meghalaya, versus Mizoram during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 match in Chennai.
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Red Bull Chief Advisor Helmut Marko spoke out against the poachers who are trying to recruit the top engineers from the top teams.
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In the silly season, there are always rumors of transfers in personnel within F1 teams, not just in terms of drivers but also top engineers who constantly look to shift teams. Amidst all of this, Helmut Marko has called out the poachers that roam around the paddock trying to snatch away the smartest minds by providing huge sums of money – about $3,000,000 in the case of Rob Marshall, one of the top aides of Adrian Newey.
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There have been three major transfers in the last two years and two of them involved Red Bull engineers who shifted base to rival teams. Red Bull lost Dan Fallows to Aston Martin at the end of 2021, who joined the Silverstone-based outfit as their technical director.
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The other major loss that Red Bull suffered was Rob Marshall, who will be joining McLaren in 2024 in a top technical role. The common thread that connects all of these signings was that it involved lot of money.
Helmut Marko rues the loss of Rob Marshall
According to a recent report by BusinessF1, Helmut Marko called out the ‘people poachers’ who roam around the paddock trying to recruit big-shot engineers from the top teams, namely Mercedes, Red Bull, and Ferrari. Marko explained that this is being done on a level like never before.
This is how Red Bull lost Rob Marshall, who was one of their top engineers. Marshall spent 17 years with the Milton-Keynes-based outfit, most famously serving as their Chief Engineering Officer. The British engineer worked alongside Adrian Newey to create title-winning cars from 2010 to 2013 as well as in 2021 and 2022.
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However, Marko is not too worried about all of this. As per BusinessF1, he said, “We can cope with departures. We have a solid foundation of young people. We are well positioned at the top and the bottom.” He added that nothing at Red Bull depends on any one person.
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Marko trusts the Red Bull trio
Helmut Marko went on to talk about the importance of the main figureheads of Red Bull. He explained that the trio of himself, Christian Horner, and Adrian Newey gives Red Bull a major advantage.
He explained that Horner has been with the team for 19 years, and Newey for 17 years. Therefore, they have a very intricate understanding of the functioning of the team.
However, Marko also acknowledged that all of this does not ensure that they will be a top team forever. He mentioned how they lost ground to Mercedes when F1 brought in new regulations in 2014. However, Red Bull are back at the top again, and will want to remain there as long as they can.
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Saints linebacker Demario Davis ranks No. 43 while Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan ranks No. 50
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Jordan was named to his eighth career Pro Bowl in 2022, his sixth straight. The Saints all-time sack leader is coming off a season in which he led the defensive line with 66 tackles (40 solo), a club-best 8.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback hits, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles. Jordan has been a fixture on the Saints defensive line for over a decade with Jordan recording at least 7.5 sacks for 11 consecutive seasons.
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Monday's training camp practice for the New Orleans Saints felt a lot more like the team was in game mode.
It always does when the first day of practice in pads come around.
"First day of pads, we're ready to hit somebody, we're ready to go," linebacker Zack Baun said. "So everyone's kind of tuned up, fired up a little bit. It just ups the intensity a lot."
Exhibit A: Tight end Jimmy Graham caught a pass and began his sprint down the right sideline, where defensive back Troy Pride closed in. In jerseys and shorts, there might have been a polite two-handed touch to signify the "tackle" and end of the play but on Monday, as Pride approached, Graham lowered his shoulder to knocked back the defender a couple of yards. The two exchanged words afterward, competitive banter than seems more often to occur when the pads are on.
"Obviously, the game's played in pads, so it was good to kind of get used to everything, get a feel for the plays and all that kind of stuff without the pads on," rookie defensive tackle Bryan Bresee said. "But the game is played in pads. So, that's when the real contact comes and it's just a different feel when you have the pads on and the double teams come and that kind of stuff. It's important and to be in them up until the first week until we play, your body needs to get used to it."
Monday's work was about acclimation to the pads while also enduring a heat advisory on the outdoor field at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center.
"Pretty good first day in pads," Coach Dennis Allen said. "I thought overall the energy was pretty good.
"I thought everybody held up pretty good. We didn't have anybody go down with any type of heat-related issues today. We were only out in the heat for about an hour or so, which is by design."
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Phillips, 6-4, 277, was originally signed by the New York Jets as a rookie free agent in 2019, out of Tennessee. The Nashville native played in 29 games with eight starts for the Jets (2019-21) and has career totals of 68 tackles (44 solo), 2.5 sacks, 12 stops for loss and a pass defense. In 2019, Phillips snared a roster spot out of the preseason and played in 15 games with four starts. He recorded 42 tackles, including a team-leading 18 for loss (according to coaches stats) and finished tied for seventh in the league among all rookies to go with 1.5 sacks. In 2021, Phillips returned to action from a season-ending ankle injury that required surgery suffered at midseason in 2020 and finished with 15 tackles, one sack and two stops for loss.
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1. Pads Are On!! After four practices in which defensive end Cameron Jordan deemed "running around in pajamas," the Saints took the field Monday at the Oschner Sports Performance Center in full pads. This is when you can really evaluate what's going on at practice because of the energy and intensity, and, most important, the physicality. Since Monday's practice was an NFL mandated one hour and 45 minutes, we didn't see the straight offensive line vs defensive line one-on-one matchups which we probably will the next couple of days. What we did see though were the receivers vs defensive backs one-on-one drills, which as Coach Dennis Allen mentioned after practice, are really slanted in the offensive player's favor. We'll get in to some specific plays during those drills in our next Key, but a fan highlight without question was during 11-on -11 drills. With Jameis Winston at quarterback and the team moving left to right on the Airline Drive side of the two fields, Winston was able to drop one off to tight end Jimmy Graham on the right side about 10 yards down the field. As he turned up to gain more yardage, cornerback Troy Pride (listed at 5 feet 11 and 193 pounds) tried to make the stop on 6-7 265-pound Graham. Well, I'm not a mathematician, but those numbers really don't equate, and it showed on that play. Graham basically ran over Pride and gained another 10 yards before finally being brought down. Again, this play couldn't have happened the first week because of the lack of contact. That play also drew without question the loudest cheers of the day from the hearty fans that were in attendance and Graham definitely played up to the crowd after delivering the blow.
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Angus Cloud's final social media post before his sudden passing was a touching tribute to his late dad, who passed away shortly before he did.
The 25-year-old Hollywood star unexpectedly died at his family's home in Oakland, as his family issued a heart-breaking statement confirming the news on Monday (July 31).
In their statement, his mourning relatives shared how the actor was "struggling" with the loss of his dad, who passed away shortly before he did.
READ MORE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stars now - ditching showbiz, doctor and abuse claims
Taking to Instagram earlier in the month, Angus's final post was a tribute to his father after his passing.
The actor shared a snap of his dad in a red tracksuit and wrote alongside the picture: "miss u breh."
(Image: Angus Cloud/Instagram)
The post has since been filled with comments from fans, paying tribute to them both after news of Angus's death.
Angus's family confirmed to TMZ on Monday (July 31): "It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today.
"As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.
"Last week, he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss."
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Adding: "The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend."
"We hope the world remembers him for his humour, laughter and love for everyone.
"We ask for privacy at this time as we are still processing this devastating loss."
The 25-year-old rocketed to fame after playing drug dealer Fezco in HBO's Euphoria, which is a role he played for four years between 2019 and 2022.
(Image: HBO/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
His other acting credentials include roles in the movies The Line and North Hollywood, as well as in music videos for artists like Becky G, Karol G and Juice WRL.
Fans have since shared tributes online.
One mourning fan penned: "This is just not fair. Angus Cloud should still be with us right now", while another added: "Rest in peace, Angus Cloud. You and Fez will both be missed."
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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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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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MyMD’s lead asset has hit both primary endpoints in a mid-phase study of age-related inflammation, setting the company up for phase 3 talks with FDA.
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An update from the FDA has linked four deaths to collisions between the Impella heart pumps developed by J&J's Abiomed division and TAVR implants.
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With a new, battery-powered device, researchers are cracking open the door to a future where wearable electronics could program cell and gene therapies.
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Okyo Pharma announced plans to sell off some shares on Friday, but the ophthalmology-focused biotech clearly had a change of heart over the weekend.
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True to its name, RapidAI is working quickly to build out its slate of AI software tools designed to spot signs of brain conditions in CT scans.
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) and Bear Lake Mosquito Control have confirmed a West Nile Virus (WNV) positive mosquito pool in Public Health District 6, located in Bear Lake County.
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Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case
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Max Scherzer is a bundle of energy and competitive fire. He’s also smart and opinionated and loves the big stage. Teammates say he trains so meticulously and pitches with so much joy that he helps them elevate their games, too. Had the Texas Rangers stopped on Saturday after acquiring the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets for cash and a prospect, that alone would have improved the team significantly.
For most of their history, stopping there is precisely what the Rangers would have done. These days, with owner Ray Davis exhausted by six straight losing seasons and general manager Chris Young fearlessly working to end that streak, they’re the most aggressive team in baseball. In the last two off-seasons, the Rangers have spent $800 million on free-agent players and lured three-time World Series–winning manager Bruce Bochy out of retirement. This year, the turnaround has finally materialized, and the Rangers have been atop the American League West division on all but one day of the season.
But in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, the team’s warts began to show. The pitching staff was coming undone with injuries and poor performances, and it was becoming more apparent than ever that the Rangers would need more than the best offense in baseball to succeed in the playoffs. Young started making moves well before the deadline, acquiring reliever Aroldis Chapman from the Kansas City Royals on June 30.
Then, this weekend, trading for Scherzer was Young’s opening act. On Sunday, the GM made another big deal that brought left-handed starter Jordan Montgomery and right-handed reliever Chris Stratton to Texas from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for two prospects and pitcher John King. In doing so, the Rangers’ payroll blew past MLB’s $233 million luxury tax threshold by around $15 million—the league charges a 20 percent tax for every dollar spent over the limit. “I like where we are right now,” Young told reporters on Sunday. “I think that by improving our starting pitching, we’re going to make our bullpen better. But we’ll continue to stay open-minded and see what else materializes.”
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Young also still has time to address a lagging offense that is missing two injured All-Stars, shortstop Corey Seager and catcher Jonah Heim. The Rangers, who lost three straight to the San Diego Padres over the weekend, mustered just four runs in those games. Seager could return from his thumb injury this week, but Heim’s sore wrist will keep him out longer. “Getting Corey back will be huge,” Young said. “Our offense is very good. We have versatility and depth. But we’ll stay open-minded on any way to improve.”
In acquiring Scherzer, Young did not completely replace his injured ace, Jacob deGrom, who got a five-year, $185 million deal last winter. But with Scherzer and Montgomery joining Nathan Eovaldi, Young has crafted a potentially formidable rotation for the postseason. (Eovaldi was placed on the fifteen-day injured list Sunday with elbow soreness, but Bochy said the team is confident he’ll be back on the mound when he’s eligible.)
Your move, Houston. No matter what else Young does, the focus is on how the Astros will respond in their quest for a seventh straight playoff appearance and fifth trip to the World Series in seven seasons. This season has been a challenge, with stars Yordan Álvarez and José Altuve missing much of the season with injuries and a once-dominant pitching rotation decimated by the free-agent departure of 2022 American League Cy Young Award–winner Justin Verlander, as well as injuries to Luis Garcia, Lance McCullers Jr., and José Urquidy.
Houston’s remaining healthy pitchers have performed admirably for most of the season, but with three rookies, the Astros bullpen appears to be wearing down and growing increasingly ineffective. General manager Dana Brown’s weekend acquisition of Kendall Graveman for catching prospect Korey Lee will help, but thanks to the Rangers’ aggressive deadline moves, Houston is facing pressure to do more.
Do they go all in for a reunion with Verlander, who was part of two championship teams in Houston before leaving in free agency after last season? Brown said on Sunday he was not even in the market for a starting pitcher. Seriously? Houston’s pitching staff had a 4.72 earned run average in July, among the ten worst in the game. His top four relievers—Ryan Pressly, Bryan Abreu, Phil Maton, and Hector Neris—are among the most-used in baseball, all with at least 47 appearances.
In all likelihood, Brown was either deflecting the topic or spinning when he dismissed talk of beefing up the Astros rotation. He may simply have been admitting the reality of having few cards to play outside of prospect Drew Gilbert. Unlike the Rangers, who have one of baseball’s deepest minor league systems, the Astros have one of the five worst.
Verlander, who has a 1.49 ERA over his last seven starts for the Mets, would be the logical target for Houston. But if the Mets do trade him, the Los Angeles Dodgers, with deeper pockets and better prospects, are better positioned to land the deal. Verlander has a full no-trade clause, which means he can pick his next team. While he clearly enjoyed his time with the Astros, he and his family also own a home in Los Angeles.
Money could also be an issue. Verlander has an excellent relationship with Astros owner Jim Crane, but last off-season when the New York Mets offered $86.7 million over two seasons and a $35 million 2025 vesting option, Crane told the Houston Chronicle the negotiations “got to a number we couldn’t match.”
Does Scherzer joining the Rangers change the franchise’s postseason outlook? Trade deadline deals are about more than the actual players—inside the Rangers clubhouse, players will likely interpret the front office’s all-in maneuvers as a signal that management believes in the group’s chances to compete for a World Series title and that Young and his staff are working to give the team every chance to succeed.
This may be the best way to understand the potential impact of the Rangers’ deal for Scherzer. The right-hander upgrades a thin rotation, but his arrival is also symbolic of a new, free-spending era in Arlington. The $15 million remaining on Scherzer’s 2023 salary will be added to what was already baseball’s fourth-highest payroll of $246 million. In their 51 years of existence, the Rangers have never come close to the spending levels of the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox. No matter how the remainder of the season plays out, Rangers fans will know Davis and Young are willing to open their pocketbook to build a championship-caliber roster.
Scherzer has pitched in nine separate postseasons with four different franchises. In 27 total playoff appearances, he has a 3.58 ERA, including three World Series starts and seven League Championship Series starts for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals. Even in a season when the 39-year-old’s performance has declined, he’s still one of baseball’s ten or fifteen best pitchers.
Scherzer, known for his vocal leadership, should be a nice addition to a clubhouse in which some of the best players, especially Seager, prefer to let their play do the talking. Not Scherzer. He will talk and talk. He will huff and puff around the mound, at times seeming as if he’s daring opposing batters to try and hit his stuff. And when he’s pitching well, his new Rangers teammates will feed off this energy.
From the moment the Astros moved to the American League in 2013, some of us have dreamed of Texas’s two MLB franchises facing off in a playoff series. The Rangers have done their part to make it possible. Now it’s on the Astros, who trail the Rangers by one game in the AL West standings, to hold up their end of the deal.
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“There’s no basement at the Alamo!” and other lessons on the state from the late Paul Reubens.
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Paul Reubens, who was most famous for portraying the bizarro eighties icon Pee-wee Herman, died on Sunday, a month shy of his seventy-first birthday, after a six-year struggle with cancer. Reubens wasn’t a Texan—he was born in New York and lived most of his life in California—but his greatest work, 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, was surprisingly influential in defining the Texan identity for a whole generation of non-Texans.
The film (which is also the debut feature of director Tim Burton) centers around the title character’s mission to find his stolen bicycle, which he’s told by a psychic is in the basement of the Alamo. That’s an absurd premise befitting a character steeped in absurdism—Pee-wee lived in a magic house, wore a gray plaid suit with a red bowtie, and appeared on late-night talk shows and in other movies in character. But the depiction of Texas, through Pee-wee’s quest in the hit film, helped define the state in the imaginations of non-Texans.
Pee-wee spends the movie adventuring to San Antonio, where he learns two important things: first, that Texans are incredibly proud of their state, and second, that there is no basement in the Alamo. Growing up in Indiana, I didn’t learn a whole lot about Texas history in school—believe it or not, it’s not a subject that gets taught much elsewhere—and for years, the only thing I really knew about the Alamo was that it didn’t have a basement. I wasn’t alone in associating the words “Alamo” and “basement” because of the movie. Alamo tour guides frequently answer questions about it from smart-aleck tourists, and if you find an adult between the ages of 35 and 50 in, say, Minnesota right now and ask them to name three facts about the Alamo, I’ll bet you twenty dollars that they’ll say the word “basement” before they say Davy Crockett’s name. (Also, the Alamo kind of does have a basement now—there’s one under the gift shop, though it wasn’t built until at least four years after Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Inspiration can come from anywhere!)
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When I moved to Texas at eighteen, it turned out that the stereotype of the state offered by the movie was more or less true. Remembering the Alamo is incredibly important to a number of Texans. (Indeed, disparaging the old mission is so verboten that Texas leaders have been known to shut down challenges to its official mythology.) The call-and-response that follows “The stars at night are big and bright” is indeed so ingrained in the Texas psyche that you probably heard four claps the moment you read those words. Big Adventure’s image of a Texan is broad, sure; Texans wrote Forget the Alamo!, after all, and there are surely some Texans somewhere who are unmoved by “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” But it’s also a gentle—even loving—version of the stereotype. The Texans in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure are welcoming and friendly, and they seem to want nothing more than for Pee-wee to share their love of the state.
When I moved here at eighteen, that was my experience too. These days I can clap along with the best of them, and I have my own favorites among the figures at the Alamo (Crockett, Susanna Dickinson, Juan Seguín). I decided to stick around because, as it turned out, that depiction of Texans I got from Pee-wee Herman as a little kid turned out to be pretty accurate.
Reubens didn’t spend a whole lot of time in Texas. After a 1985 screening of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure at the Alamo, he didn’t return until 2011, when he served—in character—as a guest judge on Top Chef: Texas. But he treated the state with a good deal of affection and warmth, at a time when it might have been easy to be snide or dismissive instead. That earns him a place, however bizarre or surreal, in Texas lore, and we’ll remember that as part of his legacy.
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Texas Monthly’s Small-town Travel series explores the culture and history of destinations off the beaten path, offering advice on where to stay, eat, and sightsee.
In downtown Denison, eighty miles north of Dallas and a stone’s throw south of the Red River that divides Texas and Oklahoma, there’s a stately red-brick building called the Katy Depot. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, this was the headquarters of the MK&T Railroad, and the adjacent train station was among Texas’s busiest, connecting North Texas to the rest of the country through six rail lines. A thriving rural community sprung up around the railroad, including a 1,200-person opera house, four banks, and nine elementary schools. The Marx brothers and gunfighter Doc Holliday stopped by. Versions of this tale played out in small towns across Texas, and most of them have sad endings. You know the story: wealth shifted to cities, the railroad industry shrunk, and family farms and small factories went bankrupt. Buildings not unlike the Katy Depot now sit crumbling on many town squares, and grand plans to restore them don’t often come to fruition.
In Denison, though, they’ve done it. Walking into the 23,413-square-foot depot’s lobby, passing under a massive arched window, is like traveling back in time to an era when railroad travel was glamorous. Gold paint shines on the ceilings, enormous chandeliers twinkle, and conversations echo across the cavernous space. Under renovation since 2020, the building now hosts weddings, and parts of it have been converted to apartments and coworking spaces. The trendy Stafford House Provisions serves wine and charcuterie plates; boutiques and a bakery are down the hall. On the morning of my visit, there was a photo shoot taking place on the lawn, while the smell of espresso and fresh pastries from Revolution Coffee Co. wafted outside.
Perhaps in part because it’s an easy drive from both Dallas–Fort Worth, which sits 75 miles to the southwest, and the boating and fishing destination of Lake Texoma, just north of town, Denison (population 25,000) feels lively. There’s a state park, a farmers market, a slew of bed-and-breakfasts, a winery, and several breweries. The region isn’t yet a major tourist draw along the lines of Fredericksburg or Round Top, but it seems headed in that direction. Better go soon, while it’s still uncrowded and affordable. Here’s how to enjoy Denison, Texas Monthly–style.
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The Point Restaurant at sunset. Courtesy of The Point Restaurant Peel-N-Eat Shrimp from the Point Restaurant. Courtesy of The Point Restaurant
Eat + Drink
The aforementioned Revolution Coffee Co., a cozy nook inside the resplendent Katy Depot, brews strong espresso, and tea drinkers will be impressed by unexpected choices like the Edith Grey (similar to an Earl Grey, but with a touch of rose). Belgian waffles are also on offer, with decadent flavors, including strawberry Nutella, blueberry lemon and cream, and butterscotch banana walnut. To stave off a food coma, stroll around the depot and check out the vintage photos and maps displayed on the walls, or rest for a spell on a hundred-year-old wooden bench—a vestige from the railroad days.
The newly opened Stafford House Provisions, also on the depot’s ground floor, would make for a classy date night. Choose from thoughtfully selected wines, including several from local vineyards, and charcuterie boards that are (almost) too pretty to eat. The space is swanky, with leather couches and lots of natural light.
For a much more casual (but equally delicious) vibe, try lunch at the Right Spot, a Southern comfort-food joint, where our fellow diners included kids in baseball uniforms eating with their parents after a Saturday morning game. Along with burgers, wings, and fried fish, choose from fried green tomatoes, hush puppies, and something called Dragon Bites (battered and fried jalapeños). For dessert, there’s a mouthwatering array of cakes, including unexpected choices such as key lime and piña colada.
Our Airbnb hosts recommended the Point for its gorgeous view of Lake Texoma. We didn’t make it out there, but the photos look lovely, and there’s a covered patio. Reviews of the food (which is classic American, such as burgers and fish) range from middling to negative, so you might consider applying the same strategy many folks use at the Oasis in Austin: stop by for a drink and to watch the sunset over the water.
Speaking of drinks, Ivanhoe Ale Works calls itself “the first Brew-Winery in Texas,” since it’s right next to Homestead Winery. The Red River Ale and the Knight’s Latte (an imperial stout) have earned high marks from beer snobs. The brewery is located inside an old movie theater in downtown Denison, and the airy space often hosts events such as movie nights and concerts.
Hidden Hangar winery is named in honor of Denison’s former municipal airport, Gray Field, where a generation of pilots trained in barnstormers (biplanes) from the 1920s through the 1950s. Today it’s home to a fifty-acre vineyard that has produced award-winning vintages. Guests are welcome to fish on an eleven-acre lake, poke around the putting green, or play cornhole. Before your visit, read up on Denison’s rich wine history, especially the story of hometown horticulturist T. V. Munson, a.k.a. “the Grape Man of Texas.”
A statue of President Dwight Eisenhower outside the home where he born. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty
See + Do
Downtown Denison Farmers Market, just a few blocks down Main Street from the Katy Depot, was a nice surprise on a Saturday morning. Stroll down a long line of tents and browse fresh produce, handmade goods such as candles and soap, and even a booth dedicated to freeze-dried candy, which has a fervent following with the local elementary-aged set. We took home a hearty sourdough loaf from JoJo’s Bread.
Eisenhower State Park, named in honor of the thirty-fourth president (born in Denison in 1890), has a sandy swimming beach that’s popular with families. You can rent “Ike’s Cabin,” pitch a tent, or bring your RV, and there are two fishing piers from which to land bass, sunfish, or catfish. Adventure seekers with mountain bikes or ATVs can bump along on three trails designed for off-roading. At the Ammonite Crossing, low water reveals big, ancient marine fossils trapped in the limestone.
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site honors Denison’s most famous son (the second-most famous is pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, of the “Miracle on the Hudson,” whom a downtown mural celebrates). Dwight Eisenhower was one of seven children born to Ida and David Eisenhower, the latter of whom worked at the rail depot cleaning steam engines. You can tour the family home and browse a small exhibition highlighting Eisenhower’s long military and political career.
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, fifteen miles west of Denison, is a birding destination. Bald eagles and painted buntings are commonly sighted here, as are myriad waterfowl—terns, egrets, herons, geese—along the lake. Five hiking trails are open to visitors. If you get really lucky, you might even spot some of the resident river otters splashing about.
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When I booked an Airbnb named Alpaca Adventure for my husband and our almost-one-year-old son, I figured the name was a little bit of a stretch. But as we pulled in at night, I could just make out the shadowy silhouettes of the four resident alpacas, lining up to greet us at the fence directly outside the guesthouse’s front door. In the morning, I got out of bed, peeked through the bedroom curtains, and saw a camelid with a poofy shock of white hair—I would later learn his name was Sven—placidly munching grass. The cozy, recently remodeled one-bedroom guesthouse, which can accommodate up to five guests, also has a big pool and a rolling lawn. On the second night of our stay, we ate dinner outside and watched a hawk swoop overhead. The quiet pastoral location feels like a rural getaway, despite being right in town.
Should you prefer your stay sans alpacas, the Cabin With the OK View sleeps six and offers a sprawling seventeen-acre property and a four-acre pond to explore. Guests can paddle on kayaks or stroll along private hiking trails. Older kids will enjoy climbing up to the sleeping loft, which has three single beds. Reviews rave about the stylish design, comfortable beds, and wraparound porch, from which you can watch deer and turkeys mosey on by.
The Farmhouse Estate is technically in Pottsboro, not Denison, but it’s close. The stately, white-trimmed stone building seems transported from a much older East Coast town, and the guest suites are formal and traditional without the stuffy, Grandma’s-attic feel common to many bed-and-breakfasts. I would love to get lost in a good book, preferably a cozy mystery, while holed up in the solarium. One review describes the breakfast, which includes a traditional tea service on formal china, as “to die for.”
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Jesse Lott, the influential cofounder of Project Row Houses who died last week at age eighty, was a genius in his own right.
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It’s difficult to overstate Jesse Lott’s importance to the visual arts world of Houston. Lott has been called a “shaman-like presence,” a “philosopher king,” and “the John Henry of the art community.” The unique, expressive idiom he developed and his institutional legacy are enduring icons of the city.
Lott passed away last week, according to a statement by Project Row Houses, the exhibition space and arts nonprofit that Lott cofounded in Houston’s Third Ward in 1993. Lott was eighty, and no cause of death was noted.
“His kind eyes, warm heart, and deep, slow laugh could soothe your soul, while his formidable intellect and fierce talent could trouble the waters when waters needed troubling,” Project Row Houses wrote in an Instagram post announcing his passing. “He found beauty in what others discarded, spoke truth to power, and took time to mentor untold numbers of Houston artists.”
Lott was born in Louisiana and moved to Houston as a boy. At age fourteen, he sold his first painting. He attended E. O. Smith Elementary School and Kashmere Gardens High School, where he played basketball and where he encountered John Biggers, the legendary muralist and founder of the art department at Texas Southern University (then known as Texas State University for Negroes). Biggers had recently traveled to Africa and was visiting Houston-area high schools in that era, encouraging artistically inclined youngsters to look to that continent for inspiration in their work.
Biggers became a mentor to Lott, inspiring him to attend college at his alma mater, the Hampton Institute in Virginia (now called Hampton University). Later Lott would also study at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, where he came under the tutelage of renowned social realist painter and printmaker Charles White. Lott became involved in the Black Arts Movement sweeping the nation in the 1960s, and he brought that sense of wider purpose and community when he returned to Houston in 1974.
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Lott became best known in his hometown for an approach to sculpture and collage he called “urban folk art” or “urban frontier art.” In the catalog for a 1977 exhibition, he described it: “The sculptural technique, represented here, is a combination of the natural resources of the urban community along with the skill of a trained artist and the attitude of the primitive.” His materials were often found on the street and of rugged, weather-beaten quality. His figures might be human or bestial, radiant or monstrous.
Often, Lott worked not only with found objects but also with the people he encountered around the Fifth Ward, employing neighborhood kids and others with little connection to the art world to help make his sculptures. Rick Lowe, another iconic Houston artist, told Texas Monthly: “He’s concerned with people who are making art as not an academic thing. It’s something that is somehow deeply connected and rooted in the spirit of the person. And so finding people on the street, people in the neighborhood, and introducing them to art and mentoring them, that’s where his mentorship to me really starts to shine the most.” All the same, Lott’s guidance has also been noted by a host of bigger-name artists, including Bert Long Jr., James Surls, Robert Pruitt, and Angelbert Metoyer.
Lott’s greatest legacy might turn out to be his cofounding, with Lowe and five other artists, of Project Row Houses. This once-blighted block of 22 shotgun shacks in the historically Black Third Ward has become a mecca for the exhibition and practice of “social sculpture”—that is to say, art that takes society as its material and tries to induce some purposeful change or growth—as well as various other styles of art made by Black and Latino artists and others from backgrounds typically underserved by museums.
As news of Lott’s passing spread this week, voices chimed in on social media to recall memories of Lott’s frequent presence at Project Row Houses, sharing a smile that was missing a few teeth and engaging younger artists in frequent games of dominoes. “Jesse Lott was a true giant in the art world, and to those of us fortunate enough to know him, he was also gentle, kind, and wise,” wrote the artist and curator Robert Hodge, a dynamic force in Houston’s younger generation. “Whenever he was invited, Jesse was always there, ready to engage in profound discussions about art and life.”
Celebrated artist Mel Chin, now based in North Carolina, who grew up with Lott, thought of their shared lifelong ambition to become artists: “Jesse and I were bonded in that pursuit and he was the solid ground that made any leap stronger. I returned many a time to our shared beginnings in the Fifth Ward of Houston, to seek him out and be rewarded by the possible sighting of a new concocted creature. I’d wait to be refreshed by his bluesy, poetic observations and then, in hushed asides, to commiserate on where to leap next.”
Younger audiences who missed out on Lott’s heyday have been treated to two small but remarkable career-spanning shows of his work in Houston in the past decade: a 2016 show at Art League Houston marking his Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts, and a 2021 two-person show with Travis Whitfield at the now-defunct Station Museum, coinciding with Lott’s appointment as Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist for the year. These shows revealed Lott’s work as ever-relevant, speaking to present-day concerns, aspirations, and aesthetic fascinations. The latter show also showcased Lott’s fascinating drawings.
One of Lott’s most widely appealing works, “Basketball Players” (1987), has become a sort of centerpiece of a key gallery in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s new Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, grounding the encyclopedic museum’s survey of modern and contemporary art with Lott’s acute folk sensibility. In the sculpture, one can recognize stylized versions of various famous participants in the 1986 NBA Finals, including Larry Bird and Hakeem Olajuwon. Outdoor public artworks of Lott’s can be seen today along the southeast Metro line at Scott Street and Elgin, and in front of the Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center (see video below), both in Houston.
“History books will be burned,” Lott told Texas Highways magazine a year ago. “History will be mistold. But the art is there to be interpreted by each person every time they look at it.” Lott’s art, alongside that of the many he mentored and influenced, seems likely to speak directly to future generations of the dreams and realities of the beautifully ruinous Houston he knew.
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A new era of climate change–fueled heat waves is pushing the high priests of Texas barbecue to their limit.
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Working as a pitmaster in Texas has never been a job for the faint of heart, especially during the hot summer months. After waking up as early as 3:30 in the morning, barbecue experts spend their days in poorly ventilated rooms while the outside temperature routinely climbs past 100 degrees. Surrounded by thousand-gallon wood-fired ovens and plenty of stoves that spew water vapor into the air, pitmasters are often accustomed to enduring the kind of intense humidity and withering temperatures that would land the rest of us in the hospital for heat exhaustion.
But this year is different than almost any other before it. With Texas—not to mention much of the Northern Hemisphere—caught in a multimonth heat wave that has shattered records that have stood for decades, barbecue’s high priests find themselves inadvertently testing the outer limits of human performance. Depending on the season, pit rooms, where meat is cooked at high temperatures for hours at a time, used to range between 85 and 110 degrees. Now they’re reaching as high as 130 F—not just for a few unfortunate days, but weeks at a time. Even when temperatures are lower, pit rooms have been plagued by dangerously high dew points as well. There is more sweat, more fatigue, and certainly more suffering, but no less pressure to perform. This summer’s rise in temperature hasn’t led to a decline in customers, many of whom travel long distances for the state’s signature cuisine.
There are few places better suited for observing the impact of extreme temperatures than Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, an iconic destination 35 minutes from North Austin located in an old masonry building with blackened, soot-stained walls and limited ventilation. This very publication has labeled the barbecue there “sacred.” And yet in the summer the restaurant resembles a Hieronymus Bosch painting, with heaven and hell juxtaposed a few feet apart. In the front, diners happily devour some of the finest meat Texas has to offer while portable AC units and exhaust fans ensure the air is tolerable. But a few feet away, near the back of the building, a large brick pit and an offset firebox surrounded by industrial ovens ensure that errant gusts of cool air dissipate in a wall of flame-broiled heat.
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When the outside temperature inches past 100 with high humidity, even a few minutes in the kitchen is “freakin’ brutal,” because there’s “no place for the heat to go,” according to Wayne Mueller, the restaurant’s 57-year-old owner who estimates, on a good day, that the pit room is usually 5 to 8 degrees hotter than it is outside. Mueller said this year’s heat, which has pushed the pit room above 120 degrees at times, reminds him of summer 2011, a record-breaking year that coincided with a devastating drought and wildfires and still makes Texans shudder more than a decade later. “It’s like being in a hot-air balloon,” he said. “Not the basket where people are supposed to ride, but inside the balloon itself.”
Ask a group of pitmasters what it’s like to work in hundreds of other environments like Louie Mueller’s during a summer of extreme heat and you’ll get a different analogy from each of them. Some members of pit crews, who have spent time in the military, have compared the most brutal pit rooms to trekking through the Iraqi countryside with a seventy-pound rucksack strapped to their back—minus the gunfire. Others compare kitchen workers to professional athletes because of the strain placed on the body by extreme heat. (If the analogy holds true, then Texas pit workers are the Olympians of the restaurant world.) Still others compare the physical demands created by a typical pit crew’s shift to football two-a-days, when players prepare for the upcoming season by pushing their body to the limit twice a day in August heat. In the pit, the secret to success is embracing a mentality that would sound familiar to any football player practicing under the summer sun. “Keep pushing yourself,” as one pitmaster outside Houston put it. “But don’t die in the process.”
Like their counterparts on the gridiron, it can take restaurant employees at least a month to acclimate to extreme temperatures. Mueller won’t even let new employees begin kitchen work during the middle of the summer. Most people’s bodies just can’t handle it. Before a prospective employee signs on for a summer shift, the pitmaster asks him or her to talk to at least three other staffers about how they’re affected by heat on the job, almost in philosophical terms. “I want them to ask questions like, ‘What does heat mean to you?’ ” Mueller explained, noting its crushing power may be impossible to grasp fully without firsthand exposure. “If you haven’t had this kind of experience in the world of barbecue, you don’t have a reference point until you’re in it and you go, ‘Oh, geez—Hades—I get it now.’ ”
Once they’ve got a shift, members of a pit crew devise ritualistic training routines that are designed to maximize performance. Before clocking in, some prehydrate the same way athletes do, downing electrolyte-infused water, sipping sports drinks, and walking around with forty-ounce Buc-ee’s tumblers filled with something cold. During the hydration period, some pit workers renounce barbecue altogether, opting instead for water-saturated foods such as salad and fruit. Once the shift has begun, there’s little to be done besides tying an ice water–soaked bandana around your neck and continuing to guzzle liquids.
Everyone has their own techniques for dealing with the heat, which, over the course of a long shift, becomes as much a mental battle as a physical one. Some pitmasters change clothes multiple times. Others take occasional refuge in cool meat lockers until their core temperature drops. Jordan Jackson, who works the pit room at Franklin Barbecue in Austin, prefers to do mental aerobics. “It’s gonna suck and you’ve just gotta let your mind accept that fact,” said Jackson. During shifts, he uses soothing music to distract himself from the heat. “At the same time, don’t push yourself too hard out of pride, and take lots of mini breaks—five to eight minutes at a time.”
At other locations, it’s hard to imagine soothing music—or any other techniques, for that matter—successfully distracting from the conditions inside. For the past month or so, Joe Martinez, the owner of Smokin’ Joe’s, a food truck in El Paso, has been sweating his way through forty consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures (an El Paso record) in a air-conditioned twenty-foot trailer that still regularly reaches 130 degrees inside. Martinez spent several decades working in a comfy corporate office before opening his food truck last year. He knew his first summer was going to be an adjustment, but this, he says, is “something different.” “You’re almost twice as tired as you’d be on a normal day because of the heat,” he said, noting that he’s still getting slammed by customers who are adjusting their eating schedule to avoid the hottest parts of the day. “Barbecue is normally a sixteen-hour shift, but these days it feels like you’ve worked a thirty-two-hour shift.”
Martinez and his brother, Martin, with whom he shares pitmaster duties, have placed extra fans in their truck, wear cold packs on their necks, and add Liquid I.V., an electrolyte powder, to their water bottles. Even so, when it’s 110 degrees outside and 130 degrees inside, there’s only so much they can do. “I told my brother that if it gets to 115 degrees outside then it’ll be between 135 and 140 degrees inside the trailer and we’re going to have to shut things down,” Martinez said. “That’s unbearable, and it would be dangerous too.”
Unless they’re being probed by a pesky reporter, pitmasters like Martinez aren’t the type to bemoan the kind of heat that would bring most people to their knees. A willingness to endure extreme heat in cramped spaces, they say, is a testament to the loyalty they feel to their customers. Perhaps even more so, though, it’s reflective of the loyalty to their shared craft, which the most successful pitmasters talk about with a reverence that can almost feel religious in nature. “We’ve been compared to people like high priests and alchemists and I think there’s a sacrificial price to pay for anyone who assumes those roles in the community,” Mueller said. “For us that price is certainly long hours and extreme heat, but the payoff is preserving our culture as Texans and then giving that culture back to people through our food.”
When asked to explain what it is about his passion for barbecue that allows him to endure one of the worst Texas summers on record, Jackson, from Franklin Barbecue, struggled to identify the precise connection. “I don’t think we’re superhuman,” he finally said. “But we are nuts.”
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Last week, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) posted its Q2 results, marking an explosive performance that, in my view, strengthened its bull case. Until recentl...
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Last week, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) posted its Q2 results, marking an explosive performance that, in my view, strengthened its bull case.
Until recently, investors were still skeptical regarding the prospects of the online advertising behemoth in an ever-evolving landscape. The emergence of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) new Bing AI posed potential threats to Google’s Search dominance, while TikTok’s unwavering traction posed a risk to Youtube Shorts’ success. These factors explain the market’s prevailing uneasiness prior to Alphabet’s quarterly report.
However, Alphabet impressed investors and analysts alike, defying skeptics and leaving a lasting impression. The company not only exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by a substantial margin but also demonstrated remarkable strength across all its products, even in the face of intensifying competition across the board. Accordingly, I remain bullish on the stock, which currently inhabits one of my largest positions.
Q2 Breakdown: Strength in All Product Lines
Alphabet’s Q2 results were robust, with revenues growing by 9% (in constant currency) to $74.6 billion and earnings per share rising by 19% to $1.44 compared to last year. The company exceeded Wall Street’s top-line consensus estimate by 2.5% and bottom-line estimate by 7.3%, demonstrating strength across both its ad business and Google Cloud. Let’s take a deeper look!
The Ad Business
Alphabet’s advertising business is not immune to the forces of the global economy. In times of economic uncertainty, enterprises tend to tighten their purse strings, leading to potential declines in consumer spending. Additionally, rising interest rates add another layer of concern for Alphabet’s ad revenues, leaving the company exposed to macroeconomic headwinds.
However, due to these challenging circumstances, Alphabet’s ad business has displayed an impressive level of resilience. Despite contending with the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange rates and being measured against the strong performance of Q2 2022, when global ad spending was riding high, the company managed to achieve a remarkable 3.2% growth in ad revenues, reaching a substantial $58.1 billion.
Google Search: In the Google Advertising & Search division, revenues experienced notable 4.7% year-over-year growth, primarily driven by a rebound in the retail industry. Remarkably, Search maintained its status as the flagship revenue contributor for the company, continuously expanding even in the face of rapid advancements in the AI industry.
While ChatGPT has garnered incredible adoption with numerous users harnessing its exceptional capabilities, and Microsoft’s newly-introduced Bing AI did manage to attract some user attention, Google’s search platform once again showcased its unparalleled resilience against potential competition.
Interestingly, it may seem like Alphabet is one of the more quiet players when it comes to promoting its AI developments. That said, management highlighted that almost 80% of its advertisers already use at least one AI-powered Search ads product. Hence, I wouldn’t be fast to underestimate its potential in the AI space.
Youtube/Shorts:
Alphabet’s Youtube division within its ad business also performed well, with Shorts capturing lots of consumer attention despite TikTok’s continuous success. YouTube advertising revenues came in at $7.7 billion, up 4% year-over-year. Higher revenues were attributable to growing brand advertising, followed by strong consumer response (ad conversion), resulting in improved advertiser spending.
In this division, management proudly announced that YouTube Shorts are now captivating an impressive 2 billion logged-in users every month, a remarkable surge from 1.5 billion merely a year ago. It’s essential to highlight that Shorts ads were only introduced a year ago, and it wasn’t until Q2 that brand advertisers could finally begin testing Shorts ads and awareness campaigns. Hence, Shorts has a massive runaway for ad revenue growth ahead.
Google Cloud
Alphabet’s Cloud segment also posted an outstanding quarter, with revenues growing 28% year-over-year to $8.0 billion. Importantly, this was the second consecutive quarter of positive Cloud operating profits, with the company solidifying that its rapidly-growing segment can remain consistently profitable. In particular, Google Cloud posted an operating income of $395 million, implying an operating profit margin of 5%.
Alphabet continues to integrate its AI capabilities within its Coud offerings, which should continue to drive growth in this segment. For instance, through such integrations, the company was able to land Pfizer as a client, which is now using Google Cloud to transform its security operations. Given that the company hasn’t even started cross-selling its different AI offerings, I remain highly optimistic regarding Google Cloud’s growth prospects.
Is Alphabet Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?
As far as Wall Street’s sentiment goes, Alphabet features a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 31 Buys and five Holds assigned in the past three months. At $149.45, the average Alphabet stock forecast implies 12.6% upside potential.
If you’re wondering which analyst you should follow if you want to buy and sell GOOGL stock, the most accurate analyst researching GOOGL (on a one-year timeframe) is Doug Anmuth of JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), boasting an average return of 23.72% per rating and a success rate of 87%. Click on the image below to learn more.
The Takeaway
Alphabet’s Q2 performance was nothing short of impressive, defying skepticism and solidifying its position as a continuously growing tech behemoth that is also highly profitable. The company showcased remarkable strength across all its product lines, especially in its ad business and Google Cloud segment.
Despite potential threats from emerging AI technologies and competing platforms like TikTok, Alphabet’s resilience and continued innovation set it apart. With its AI-driven solutions gaining traction and the potential for further growth, Alphabet remains an attractive investment opportunity, reaffirming my bullish stance on the stock.
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Since the end of the Second World War, the US has been the 800-pound gorilla of the world economy – the largest in monetary terms, the largest producer, the largest innovator, the largest financial market. That dominance has been challenged in the last couple of decades, with the rise of China to become the world’s second-largest economy, the expansion of Taiwan’s semiconductor chip industry to global leadership, the ingenuity of South Korean tech firms – especially in AI, and the expansion of India’s economy as that country has become the world’s largest by population.
For billionaire hedge manager Mark Mobius, the emergence of new players among the world-leading economies opens up new opportunities for a more diversified portfolio – and the famously successful investor recently acknowledged that his own portfolio is completely divested from US-based companies. Mobius isn’t just boosting and promoting emerging economies and markets – he’s putting his money where his mouth is, and going all-in.
Mobius is particularly intrigued by the potential of Taiwan, South Korea, and India. In a recent interview, he emphasized, “We are seeking companies that have established international diversification, and we’ve come across numerous enterprises with remarkable technological prowess that enables them to broaden their investor outreach.” Mobius goes on to cite the booming high-tech in Taiwan and South Korea, and India’s fast GDP growth of 7% and population of 1.40 billion. Mobius sees all three of these countries as economic leaders for the coming decades.
Wall Street’s analysts are finding plenty to agree with in that assessment, and they’ve been picking out emerging market stocks that are poised to gain going forward from here. Using TipRanks’ database, we pinpointed two such names that are considered ‘Strong Buys.’ Not to mention considerable upside potential is on the table here. Let’s take a closer look.
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
Taiwan has become the world’s leader in semiconductor chip output, providing some 60% of the global supply of these vital computer components, and Taiwan Semiconductor is one of the country’s largest chip makers. The company operates primarily as a foundry, an advanced production plant that takes third-party contracts to manufacture semiconductor chips in mass runs. The client firms handle the design work and prototypes, while TSM handles the regular production; the model has proven successful for the industry.
It’s proven successful for TSM, specifically, too. The company has approximately 58% market share of Taiwan’s chip foundry business, and a market cap of more than $514 billion.
Taiwan Semiconductor’s financial results showed several quarters of positive results, and consistent gains, coming out of the pandemic period and through the end of last year. The company found support in increased product demand post-COVID. This year, however, slowing chip demand – caused by a combination of continued supply chain disruptions, a slower-than-hoped reopening in China, higher interest rates causing a tighter credit environment, and increased inflation forcing consumers to pare back spending – has impacted the chip foundry’s top and bottom lines.
In the last reported quarter, 2Q23, TSM showed revenues of US$15.68 billion. While this was down 13.7% from 2Q22, it beat the analyst expectations by US$300 million. The bottom line figure, an EPS of $1.14 in US currency, also fell 26% year-over-year, but came in better than expected, by 6 cents per share.
Mehdi Hosseini, a 5-star analyst from Susquehanna, highlights TSM’s strong position in the industry and its adeptness in leveraging this advantage to drive further market share growth. These qualities lie at the core of his assessment of the stock, where he presents a compelling long-term outlook based on the following factors: “1) COWOS capacity is expected to roughly double contributing to margin and revenue accretion. 2) New product ramps such as AWS Graviton and eventually Meteor Lake, Grace, Genoa/Sapphire Rapids are driving growth into 2024. 3) Server AI processors (CPU, GPU, and AI accelerators for training and inference) account for ~6% of TSM’s revenue and are expected to grow to account for a low teens % of revenue. 4) N3e starts to scale in 2024 thanks to higher EUV throughput from ASML’s 3800E. 5) Earning power in the next up cycle is estimated in the $8-$10 range, or ~2x that of CY23 EPS estimate.”
Quantifying this stance, Hosseini gives TSM shares a Buy rating with a 36% one-year upside based on a $135 price target. (To watch Hosseini’s track record, click here)
Overall, this major chip maker has picked up 5 recent analyst reviews, with a 4 to 1 breakdown favoring Buys over Holds for a Strong Buy consensus rating. The stock is trading for $99.15, and its $125 average price target implies a one-year upside potential of ~26%. (See TSM stock forecast)
WNS Limited (WNS)
WNS is a global business process management firm based in Mumbai, India. Strategically positioned in a country that has become an economic powerhouse over the last decade, WNS serves enterprise clients in 10 industries worldwide. With operations in 13 countries across 4 continents, the company’s success is fueled by a combination of technology and digital analytics, boasting over 400 clients and employing more than 59,000 people.
The general economic uncertainty of recent months – the combination of high interest rates and high inflation, the increased chances of a US recession, China’s slow reopening – have put a premium on business efficiency, exactly the sort of issue to which WNS promises solutions. The company has seen a modest upward trend in both revenues and earnings for the past several quarters.
The last quarterly report, for Q1 of fiscal year 2024, showed this trend continuing. The company had a revenue total of $317.5 million at the top line, for increases of 15.5% year-over-year – and beat the forecast by $12.9 million. At the bottom line, WNS’ $1.01 non-GAAP EPS beat expectations by 8 cents per share, and was up from 90 cents in the year-ago period.
The company’s solid growth in a difficult global environment caught the eye of Needham analyst Mayank Tandon, who wrote of WNS, “We remain bullish on WNS given the healthy operating environment and strong execution from management despite the uncertain macro conditions. We believe that WNS’ mission critical solutions become even more important during times of economic strain, and expect management to drive double-digit revenue and EPS growth despite the challenging macro. With the shares trading at an ex-cash P/E multiple of 15x our FY25 estimate, we view the risk-reward as compelling. WNS remains our top pick for 2023.”
Looking ahead, Tandon rates this ‘top pick’ as a Buy, and his $115 price target implies an upside potential of 66% for the year ahead. (To watch Tandon’s track record, click here)
Overall, all 7 of the recent analyst reviews on WNS are positive, for a unanimous Strong Buy consensus rating on the stock. The average price target of $96.43 and trading price of $61.11 combine to suggest a 12-month upside potential of 39.5%. (See WNS stock forecast)
To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.
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The crypto-centric Amplify Data Sharing ETF (NYSEARCA:BLOK) is up nearly 70% year-to-date. It offers more diversification than many of its competitors in the crypto space, with a more all-encompassing group of holdings. BLOK has some good things going for it, but ultimately it has one cause for concern that tempers my enthusiasm about the fund quite a bit. Read on to find out more.
What is BLOK ETF’s Strategy?
BLOK is an actively-managed ETF from Amplify ETFs that looks to invest “at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies actively involved in the development and utilization of blockchain technologies,” according to the fund itself. BLOK launched in 2018, so it predates many of its competitors, which launched during the height of the crypto bull market. Its ticker is a reference to the blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrency.
BLOK’s Holdings
One thing that I like about the BLOK ETF is that it offers decent diversification, especially when compared to many of its peers within the world of crypto ETFs. BLOK holds 47 stocks, and its top 10 holdings make up just 42.1% of assets.
This compares favorably to its less-diversified competitors. Some examples include the VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (NASDAQ:DAPP), which holds just 20 stocks (DAPP’s top 10 holdings make up 62.9% of the fund), the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (NYSEARCA:BITQ), which holds 27 stocks (BITQ’s top 10 holdings make up 64.9% of the fund), and the Global X Blockchain ETF (NASDAQ:BKCH) which owns just 25 stocks (BKCH’s top 10 holdings make up 75.6% of the fund).
See below for an overview of BLOK’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.
BLOK’s largest position is MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), which is a mainstay among crypto ETFs based on the fact that the enterprise software company holds a considerable amount of Bitcoin (BTC-USD) on its balance sheet and because CEO Michael Saylor is one of Bitcoin’s loudest and most visible proponents in the corporate world.
Other prominent holdings include crypto brokerage and exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN), and crypto miners like Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA), Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT), Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK), and Hut 8 Mining (NASDAQ:HUT).
While Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) might look a bit out of place to some readers, the online retailer has been an early crypto adopter and experimented heavily with blockchain technology over the years, allowing customers to pay with Bitcoin and launching its own venture fund focused on the crypto and blockchain space. At one point in time, Overstock even had its own crypto exchange, tZero, (although it shut down in March 2023).
Galaxy Digital (OTC:BRPHF) is another interesting holding, as it is a multifaceted company that mines and trades crypto, invests in cryptocurrencies and other crypto companies, and offers investment banking services to the crypto space.
These holdings maintain some pretty impressive Smart Scores, as BLOK’s seven largest holdings all have outperform-equivalent Smart Scores of 8 or above. The Smart Score is a proprietary quantitative stock scoring system created by TipRanks. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. A score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating.
BLOK has a Neutral ETF Smart Score of 7.
Is BLOK Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?
Turning to Wall Street, BLOK has a Hold consensus rating, as 66.22% of analyst ratings are Buys, 27.35% are Holds, and 6.43% are Sells. At $29.11, the average BLOK stock price target implies 11.6% upside potential.
How Has BLOK’s Performance Been?
Crypto is known for its volatility, and as such, BLOK’s performance over the years has been a bit of a mixed bag. As of the end of the quarter that ended in June, BLOK had a one-year return of 24.7%. Its three-year annualized return of 9.3% and five-year annualized return of 7.1% aren’t necessarily bad, as they are positive returns, but they trail the returns of the broader equity market by a fairly wide margin.
Since its inception in 2018, BLOK’s annualized return is 5.9%. Again, it’s not terrible, but investors would have generated much better returns by simply parking their money in an S&P 500 (SPX) fund.
High Fees
Beyond BLOK’s tepid overall performance, the main negative of the fund that warrants attention here is its high expense ratio. BLOK is actively managed, so its expenses are always going to be higher than those of an index fund. However, its expense ratio of 0.75% still seems high, especially given that its fund has not been crushing the market over the years, which would make it worth paying a premium for.
Crypto ETFs seem to have higher fees than the broader ETF landscape, but even within this already-expensive cohort, BLOK is at the higher end of the spectrum when it comes to expenses. For example, the aforementioned DAPP and BKCH ETFs each have identical expense ratios of 0.5%. Then, you have the First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (NASDAQ:LEGR), which charges 0.65%. BLOK is cheaper than BITQ, which charges a startlingly high 0.85%.
How expensive is an 0.75% expense ratio, in practice? During year one, an individual investing $10,000 into BLOK would pay $75 in fees. Over time, this amount compounds significantly — assuming the 0.75% expense ratio remains consistent and that the fund returns 5% per annum going forward, the same investor would pay $240 in fees over three years, $417 in fees over five years, and $930 in fees over the course of 10 years.
This is a steep price to pay for any ETF, especially one that is underperforming the broader market.
Conclusion
In conclusion, BLOK does have some good attributes. It offers investors a pretty broad degree of exposure to the companies within different facets of the crypto industry, and it is more diversified than many of its competitors, with a somewhat more imaginative group of holdings.
On the downside, the fund has been around for a while and it hasn’t really lit the world on fire in terms of its performance, so it’s hard to justify paying for its steep expense ratio, which will cost investors a substantial sum over the years.
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Entrants in the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair’s livestock competitions used Sunday’s mild temperatures and low humidity to primp their farm animals before the contest. Two-year-old Elijah Brown starts the process of washing a goat. Supervising was his mother, Kelsey Trainor–Brown, who said her family has a long history of competing in the fair’s competitions. Seven-year-old Scarlett Beazley dries off her goat Midnight, whom she brought to the fair from her family’s Bowling Green farm. Her 15-year-old sister Dixie Randolph also competed this year with Ghost, a steer. This year’s fair, founded in 1738, is marking its 285th year.
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Critics have accused the company of 'promoting the mutilation of healthy young girls'. Supporters claim that 'gender affirming' care - like the double breast mastectomy depicted - saves lives.
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The Costa 'trans man' cartoon
Coffee chain Costa is facing a boycott after a caricature of a 'trans man' - with what appear to be double mastectomy scars - was pictured emblazoned on one of its vans. Gender-critical campaigners have accused the company of being "irresponsible", arguing the cartoon is "glorifying irreversible surgery" and " promoting the mutilation of healthy young girls". But Trans rights activists have claimed that 'top surgery' - which, like all surgery, carries a number of risks - "doesn’t harm people" and "saves lives". And Costa has defended the mural "in its entirety", claiming it "showcases and celebrates inclusivity". However, the image has sparked a furious backlash - with #BoycottCostaCoffee trending on X, the social-media platform formerly called Twitter.
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Laurence Fox, leader of the Reclaim Party
The Costa van caricature depicts a surfer who is identifiable as a 'trans man' because of scars that are typical of a breast removal operation. While the photo was taken in the UK it is not clear where - and Costa has reportedly refused to divulge its location. Actor-turned-activist Laurence Fox tweeted: "Dear Costa Coffee. You are promoting the mutilation of healthy young girls. I hope you are boycotted out of existence." The Reclaim Party leader urged his 388,000 followers to buy their coffees "from a coffee shop tomorrow instead of a child mutilation support group". James Esses, co-founder of Thoughtful Therapists - a group of counsellors and psychologists who are worried about the impact of gender ideology on young people - tweeted: "Dear Costa Coffee, Could you kindly explain why you are glorifying irreversible surgery performed on healthy breasts of women for a mental health condition?”
However, a GP who founded a charity that she says has helped "thousands of people transition safely" has defended Costa and the image. Dr Helen Webberley - who earlier this year won a High Court appeal against her suspension as a doctor and can now work again - said: "I know where I’ll be stopping for my morning cuppa tomorrow morning." "Everyone shouting #BoycottCostaCoffee because it 'promotes the mutilation of teenage girls' have completely missed the point. Top surgery is a completely routine and normal procedure that helps reduce gender dysphoria in trans men - a debilitating mental health issue that sadly takes so many lives every year. Top surgery doesn’t harm people - it saves lives. Good on @CostaCoffee for being on the right side of history." The NHS says that top surgery risks include necrosis, haematoma, seroma and infection. And critics - like the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine - say that there is "no evidence" that 'gender-affirming' surgeries improve mental health and, by doing so, save lives.
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I know where I’ll be stopping for my morning cuppa tomorrow morning.☕
Everyone shouting #BoycottCostaCoffee because it “promotes the mutilation of teenage girls” have completely missed the point.
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A 2019 study that claimed to show a reduction in mental health treatment utilization among transgender individuals after gender-affirming surgeries was later corrected by the American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP). The publication acknowledged a number of flaws in the study After reanalysing the data, the AJP said the "results demonstrated no advantage of surgery in relation to subsequent mood or anxiety disorder-related health care visits or prescriptions or hospitalisations following suicide attempts in that comparison". Maya Forstater, who is on the board of Sex Matters, a human-rights organisation that campaigns for clarity on sex in law and policy, also slammed the Costa cartoon. She said it was "irresponsible" and "sold a lie".
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Steven Hedlund, the current Chief Operating Officer, to be named President and Chief Executive Officer.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) announced that Christopher L. Mapes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who has served as President and CEO since 2012, will retire as President and CEO on December 31, and will be designated as Executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2024.
Steven B. Hedlund, who has been with the Company for 15 years and serves as Chief Operating Officer, will be named President and CEO,
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Improving personal finances and business conditions lift consumer sentiment.
Consumer sentiment lifted 11% in July compared to the previous month, reaching its highest level since October 2021, a sign of greater optimism as inflation continued to ease and stock market performance strengthened.
The Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 71.6 in the July 2023 survey, up 11.2% from 64.4 in June and 39% above last July’s 51.5. result.
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Repairify Australia Holdings Pty Ltd and Capricorn Society Limited announced today they have entered into a joint venture agreement that will deliver remote automotive repair solutions to repairers across Australia and New Zealand.
Repairify and Capricorn have equal ownership of the joint venture, which will be branded as Repairify and distributed across Australia and New Zealand by Capricorn through the Capricorn Preferred Supplier Network.
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Mirrors April EPA proposal that vehicle manufacturers criticized as unachievable in the proposed timeline.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a proposal Friday, July 28 to update corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) standards for passenger cars and light trucks. A 60-day public comment period will begin after the proposal is published in the Federal Register.
“CAFE standards have driven the auto industry to innovate in improving fuel economy in ways that benefit our nation and all Americans,” NHTSA Acting Administrator Ann Carlson said. “The new standards we’re proposing today would advance our energy security, reduce
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Crash Champions today announced that the company has finalized the acquisition of Autobahn Collision Center, a 40,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 11511 Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, California.
The deal closed Friday, July 28 and the location will begin operating as part of the Crash Champions network effective immediately.
“The Crash Champions team is proud to continue our strategic national growth plan with quality acquisitions such as Autobahn Collision Center,” said Crash Champions CEO and founder Matt Ebert. “The Southern California market is a strong area for ongoing growth, and we have been impressed by the team
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Free backpacks and school supplies – and even a free screening of a movie, will all be made available for Fresno Unified students on Wednesday, according to the school district. The event hosted by Fresno Unified’s Parent University will give new backpacks and school supplies to students on a first-come-first-served basis. […]
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Free backpacks and school supplies – and even a free screening of a movie, will all be made available for Fresno Unified students on Wednesday, according to the school district.
The event hosted by Fresno Unified’s Parent University will give new backpacks and school supplies to students on a first-come-first-served basis. The bank-to-school event is to celebrate Parent University’s 15th year and gear up for the start of the new academic year, officials say.
After collecting the free backpack and school supplies, students will also be able to grab a free popcorn and see the movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” for free as well.
Parents will be able to learn about preschool registration, technology support, and social-emotional support services.
“We hope that families join us for a fun movie and to learn about the many resources from Parent University and community partners to help students get ready for the new school year,” said Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The event will be on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Maya Cinemas located at 3090 E. Campus Pointe Drive.
Anyone attending the event is asked to register ahead of time. The link to register can be found by clicking here.
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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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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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ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft and other offenses after a vehicle pursuit with police, according to the Atwater Police Department Monday. According to the department, an officer was on patrol in the area of Winton Way and Fruitland Avenue around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday when they attempted […]
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ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft and other offenses after a vehicle pursuit with police, according to the Atwater Police Department Monday.
According to the department, an officer was on patrol in the area of Winton Way and Fruitland Avenue around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday when they attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle swerving and driving erratically. The driver did not stop and a vehicle pursuit ensued.
Investigators identified the driver as 39-year-old John Barragan from Winton.
Police say the pursuit ended after Barrangan’s vehicle became disabled. During the investigation, it was discovered the vehicle had just been stolen in Winton.
According to the Atwater Police Department, Barrangan was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, vehicle theft, DUI, and traffic-related offenses.
Police state during the arrest/booking process, Barragan spit on a police officer resulting in additional charges. He was booked into the Merced County Jail.
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A roof over your head is an essential part of your home. So, keeping it in good condition is crucial. Lightning Roofing showed us their work at a job site in Selma and explained how they help their customers find financing. Lightning Roofing (559) 667-2621 info@lightningroofing.com www.lightningroofinginc.com
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Lightning Roofing showed us their work at a job site in Selma and explained how they help their customers find financing.
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Jets Plus specializes in private charters, plane management, and aircraft acquisition.
Save time by using Jets Plus for business travel.
Visit them at jetsplus.com or call them at 1-559-900-2770 to book your next private flight.
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Need a hint for today's Wordle answer? I know, I know, we're all reeling from the fact that it's already August. What is time? We can't answer that, but we can help you answer today's Wordle puzzle! If your mind is boggled and you need a helping hand, then you're in the right place!
Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that's not enough. Wordle can be tricky, you see, and it's not unusual to look for a little bit of help if you want to preserve your year-long winstreak.
In this guide we'll offer up a selection of Wordle hints to help you figure out today's solution for Tuesday August 1. Scroll down a bit further and we'll also reveal today's Wordle answer for 1/8, and a definition of the word if you need it.
Wordle hints: Clues for today's Wordle on 1/8
Every day we offer up a number of Wordle hints that you can use to help figure out the solution. So have a read of our clues below and see if you can figure it out before skipping ahead to the answer:
What is the Wordle hint today?
This word refers to one of the equal parts that you get when dividing a number by 10.
What letter does today's Wordle begin with?
Today's Wordle word begins with T.
What letter does today's Wordle end with?
Today's Wordle word ends with H.
How many vowels are in today's Wordle?
Today's Wordle word contains 1 vowel.
Are there any double letters in today's Wordle?
There are 4 unique letters in today's Wordle word.
What's a good starting word for today's Wordle?
If you type in the starting word "ASHEN", then three letters will turn yellow.
Still having some trouble finding today's Wordle solution? To preserve your win streak, scroll down to reveal today's Wordle answer, and a description of the word's meaning.
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What is today's Wordle answer on August 1?
It's time to reveal the answer to today's Wordle for 1/8. The word is...
TENTH.
That pesky double "T" made "TENTH" a particularly difficult Wordle answer to find. We did get both after guessing "TRITE", but we then struggled to place the rest of the letters within six attempts.
Congrats if you managed to correctly guess the Wordle answer today!
What does the Wordle answer today mean?
A "TENTH" refers to one of the ten equal parts that you get after dividing a number by 10. It can also refer to something that is 10 places into a sequence. "J" is the tenth letter of the alphabet, for example, and Guardians of the Galaxy is the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
How to share your Wordle results without spoilers
Use the built-in Wordle sharing feature to share your results without spoiling the answer!
Wordle has a built-in method of sharing your results in a spoiler-free way, so that those you sent it to don't see today's Wordle word itself, only the colours in your grid to show how well you did.
To share your Wordle results, simply complete (or lose) today's Wordle, and then wait a moment for the statistics panel to appear on your screen. Then tap the "SHARE" button.
On PC this will simply copy the text into your clipboard, so you can then paste the text anywhere you wish, whether it's a private message or a status update on social media. On iPhone or Android, when you tap the "SHARE" button you'll have the option either to copy to clipboard, or to share the results directly to another app on your phone (such as WhatsApp or Twitter).
Using the built-in sharing feature of Wordle is a much nicer way of sharing your results than potentially spoiling the answer to those who haven't yet had the chance to play today's Wordle themselves. So we highly encourage you to use it!
How to play Wordle
Wordle is wonderfully simple. The aim is to guess the correct five-letter word within six guesses. After each guess, the letters of your chosen word will highlight green if they're in the correct place, yellow if they're in the wrong place, or grey if they don't appear in the word at all.
Using these clues you can start to narrow down the correct word. Head over to the Wordle site to try it for yourself!
How did Wordle begin?
Wordle began life as a little family game created by software engineer Josh Wardle. He created the game so that he and his partner could play a fun little word game together during the pandemic, and they quickly realised that there was something quite special in this simple little guessing game. So after a bit of refinement, Wardle released it to the public on his website, Power Language.
The game was released in October 2021, and by the end of the year the game had two million daily players. It became a viral hit, thanks in large part to the ease with which players could share their results in a spoiler-free manner on Twitter and other social media sites. In January 2022, Wardle accepted an offer from the New York Times to acquire Wordle for a seven-figure sum. Well done, Mr Wardle. Well done indeed.
You can type in any words you like, but be aware that the actual answer will never be a rude word.
Are any Wordle words not allowed?
You can type in pretty much any five-letter word in the English language and Wordle will accept it as a guess. However, the answer is picked each day from a much smaller list of more common five-letter words. There are still thousands of possible answers, of course, but it means the answer will never be a word as obscure as, say, "THIOL", or "CAIRD", or "MALIC" (yes, those are all real words).
There are very occasional words which the New York Times will choose not to publish as the day's Wordle answer, perhaps for reasons relating to recent news or politics. For example, shortly after news broke that Roe v Wade might be overturned in the United States, the NYT decided to change the March 30th word from "FETUS" to "SHINE", as the feeling was that the word "fetus" was too politically charged a word in the context of recent events.
The New York Times has also been careful never to allow what they consider to be rude words as the answer to a Wordle puzzle. But of course there's nothing stopping you from using even the dirtiest of words as guesses, as long as they're accepted words in the dictionary, and as long as you realise that they'll never end up being the answer.
Is Wordle getting too easy for you?
If Wordle is starting to get too easy, there are a few ways you can make the game more challenging for yourself. The first choice is to turn on Hard Mode. You can do this on the Wordle site by clicking the cog icon in the top-right of the screen. Hard Mode means that any highlighted letters must be used in all future guesses. This stops you from using the common tactic of choosing two words like "OUNCE" and "PAINS" to test all five vowels early on.
You can take it up another notch by playing by what we call "Ultra-Hard" rules. This means that every guess you enter must potentially be the answer. If you were just playing on Hard Mode, and you typed "MOIST", and the "O" appeared yellow, then nothing would stop you from making "POLAR" as your next word, even though it couldn't possibly be the answer because you already know the "O" is in the wrong place. If you play by "Ultra-Hard" rules, that's not allowed. You must adhere to every clue, and make sure every single word you enter is potentially the answer.
If after all that Wordle is still too easy for you, then you could always try one of the many other Wordle-inspired games online that have cropped up over the past year. One of our favourites is Worldle, in which you must guess a country of the world based on its shape. There's also Waffle, which is about swapping letters in a completed grid to complete all the words; Moviedle, which shows you an entire movie in a tiny space of time and challenges you to guess the movie within six guesses; and Quordle, which tasks you with solving four Wordles at once with the same guesses.
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If you need some help with future Wordles, be sure to check out our list of the best Wordle starting words for the greatest chance of success. You can also check out our archive of past Wordle answers to see which words have been chosen previously.
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War veterans battling post-traumatic stress disorder are training their own assistance dogs, and it's making a big difference to their lives.
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War veteran Ian McMahon says he would not get by without Missy, his assistance dog and "best mate".
"I wouldn't be standing here at the moment without her, in that I probably wouldn't have the confidence to go out," he says.
Mr McMahon, from Hobart, has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and says he suffers from anxiety and depression as a result of his service in the army.
He is one of more than 30 war veterans who have trained, or are training, their own accredited assistance dog through the Tasmanian social enterprise Care Dogs and Co.
Alyssia Coates's organisation supports war veterans and neurodiverse clients. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
The organisation's founder Alyssia Coates, from Smithton, in Tasmania's north-west, says many of those war veterans are dealing with severe challenges, but they generally make "tremendous" dog trainers.
"And once they … trust the [owner-training] program, they get much more than training their dog out of it," she says.
"It's just amazing to see what the dogs can do for their owners."
As well as supporting war veterans with PTSD, the organisation works with neurodiverse clients.
It helps people facing psychosocial challenges, and those with anxiety, depression, dissociative disorder, and vision and hearing impairments.
A strong bond between dog and owner is critical to success in training. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
How to train a working dog
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Clients signing up for the owner-training program must be referred by a doctor or psychologist stating they would likely benefit from an assistance dog.
And assistance dogs, unlike therapy dogs, live with and play an ongoing critical role in the lives of the people they are assisting, Ms Coates says.
"An assistance dog will mitigate a disability, and it has public access to anywhere that you and I would, under the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992," she says.
"So it's almost equivalent to somebody having a walking frame or a wheelchair … to assist with their disability.
"Assistance dogs are working dogs … and they're on the clock when they've got their jackets on."
After being admitted to the program, clients are set to work with one of nine trainers across Tasmania, whose job is essentially to train the person to train their dog, Ms Coates explains.
The program typically takes 12 to 18 months for each owner-dog team to complete, and involves a series of tests, the final one being the Public Access Test (PAT), which they must pass to earn accredited assistance status for the dog.
Follow-up training sessions to refine certain aspects of a dog's training are provided if required, and the PAT is repeated annually.
All the trainers have mental health, first aid and suicide prevention training. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
Ian and Missy
Mr McMahon first met Missy two years ago.
"She was a farm dog who had failed as a farm dog, and the farmer was apparently going to put [her] down," he says.
"She just walked in and jumped on top of my lap … and we haven't been apart since."
Mr McMahon and Missy, the first pair to join Care Dog's owner-training program, were matched by the organisation with trainer Gilda Taurian, to work with them in regular sessions.
Missy and Ian McMahon "fell in love at first sight", he says. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
Among other things, Ms Taurian helped Mr McMahon encourage Missy's natural tendency to provide what's known as deep pressure therapy, by pressing against his body when he is feeling anxious.
Ms Taurian says this behaviour, as well as others many dogs naturally exhibit to help their owners, like touching them or leading them away from a certain area, cannot be taught.
"You can't train that; the dogs just come like that," she says.
But such "mitigating tasks" in dogs can be encouraged, Ms Taurian says, by making sure that when a dog displays them, their owner praises and pats them.
This was part of what training Mr McMahon and Missy involved, Ms Taurian says.
Now Missy has completed the program, Mr McMahon says he can rely on her to apply deep pressure therapy when he needs it.
"If I have a bad moment, I need to stop, and she'll actually climb across my chest and lie on my chest," he says.
"She's always keeping an eye on me … she gives me more confidence, and she's just such a stabilising influence."
Jay and Frank
Mr McMahon's story, while unique, is shared in many ways by other war veterans in training with Care Dogs and Co.
Jay Leach says he and Frank are always learning. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
For Jay Leach, also from Hobart, training bulldog Frank to become his assistance dog made "a 100 per cent difference" to his life, he says.
"When I got out of the army, I was medically discharged, I went into a really black hole," Mr Leach says.
"I didn't think there was anything left to do [because] all I lived for was the army."
When Mr Leach became reluctant to leave his house, his doctors advised him to acquire an assistance dog.
"They kept saying, 'Get a dog, get a dog' … and when I did take that step, it worked awesomely," he says.
He and Frank spent 12 months working with trainer Carly Clarke, who helped the team pass their final test "with flying colours", Mr Leach says.
These days Mr Leach, who says he doesn't "do people or crowds" can walk a busy street in Hobart or sit in a crowded cafe because Frank is by his side.
"He distracts me and puts me in a different zone, where I'm focused on my dog and not what's around me," Mr Leach says.
"He's one of the best things that's ever happened."
The role of an assistance dog is a serious one, Ms Coates says. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
Structure and consistency the key
Ms Coates says many veterans were difficult to reach out to and engage with, in the first instance.
"They don't trust easily, but they're very, very loyal once they get started," she says.
"You find with veterans, they're very committed, they like structure and routine, and our program offers that."
The trainers work one-on-one with their human-dog team. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
Ms Coates says an important part of the program is simply providing regular, scheduled training sessions with clients.
"We don't allow any of our clients to go any longer than three weeks without a training session," she says.
"But we have clients who come twice a week, purely and simply because that's the only time they get out of the house."
Ms Taurian says the graded levels that the owner-dog teams move through and the app that helps them do it are great.
"Having a structured course means you've got really nice consistency for the trainers and the clients," she says.
Rewards all round
Ulverstone-based dog trainer Isabella Sims finds working with war veterans rewarding.
She loves seeing veterans' confidence grow as they progress through training, and become able to go out and complete daily tasks they couldn't do prior to getting a dog.
Isabella Sims says she loves hearing the stories of success with veterans and their dogs. ( ABC Northern Tasmania: Sarah Abbott )
"[Before] those anxieties and the stress of going out was just too much … and now you see them just walking to the supermarket like it's nothing," Ms Sims says.
"And the dog is just there, supporting them the whole way.
"Just watching how much the dogs really improve their lives — it's so satisfying."
Mr McMahon says the fully accredited Missy, who he has not been apart from for more than 10 minutes since they met, helps him with "everyday life around town and at home".
And Mr Leach says he can not imagine life without Frank, who "always looks after" him.
"He is an awesome dog, and I strongly recommend [the training] to anyone who's in a dark hole and needs a best mate."
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Pictures of Niger's ousted president have emerged, amid neighbouring diplomatic leaders vowing to restore democracy in the country.
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Pictures of Niger's ousted president have emerged, amid neighbouring diplomatic leaders vowing to restore democracy in the country.
Key points: The Chad president has visited the ousted Niger president
The Chad president has visited the ousted Niger president The Niger junta has detained three more senior politicians
The Niger junta has detained three more senior politicians Neighbouring Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea have voiced support for the coup
The pictures of the seemingly smiling President Mohammed Bazoum were posted on Facebook by Chad President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, who visited Niger on Sunday to help resolve the crisis.
The general was in the capital Niamey "to see what he could bring to solving the crisis," Chad government spokesperson Aziz Mahamat Saleh told AFP.
The pictures are the first time Niger's president has been seen since he was ousted last week by military officials citing "bad economic and social governance".
The Chadian president also posed with coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani, who was wearing a military uniform.
Coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani (right) also met with the Chad president. ( Supplied: Facebook/ Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno )
It came as the junta that seized power in Niger detained three more senior politicians from the ousted government on Monday, the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) said.
Junta forces arrested the ousted government's mines minister, the head of the ruling party, and oil minister.
The interior minister, transport minister, and a deputy had already been detained, PNDS-Tarayya added.
In a statement, the party said the arrests confirmed the "repressive and dictatorial" nature of the coup leaders, calling on citizens to come together to protect democracy.
Pro-junta demonstrators tried to set the French embassy door on fire. ( Reuters: Souleymane Ag Anara )
US waiting before endorsing sanctions threat
Surrounding West African nations have threatened sanctions and force if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted Mr Bazoum within a week.
The US's top general said he had spoken to the chief of Niger's military on Monday.
"Our posture will depend on what happens over the next days and week in terms of whether or not we're able to help the region and the Nigeriens reverse this," a senior US State Department spokesperson said.
However, juntas of neighbouring Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea all voiced their support for the coup's leaders on Monday.
"Mali and Burkina Faso warn that any military intervention in Niger will be considered as a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali," a joint statement read on both countries' national broadcasters said.
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Crowds in Niger's capital Niamey protested against the threat and colonial power France by burning the embassy door and carrying signs reading "down with France".
The International Monetary Fund said it was closely monitoring developments in Niger but was yet to take any specific actions in response to the coup.
It has not disbursed a $131.5 million loan to Niger that was approved on July 5.
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Legendary musician Paul McCartney has announced he will bring his Got Back tour to Australia in October with Newcastle and the Gold Coast in the line-up.
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Legendary musician Paul McCartney has announced he will bring his Got Back tour to Australia this year, with two regional cities on the line-up.
Key points: Sir Paul will play Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast
Sir Paul will play Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast His US tour featured a catalogue of Beatles, Wings, and solo hits across nearly 3 hours
His US tour featured a catalogue of Beatles, Wings, and solo hits across nearly 3 hours The show features a duet with the late John Lennon using modern technology
The English singer-songwriter who gained worldwide fame with The Beatles will hold shows in Newcastle and the Gold Coast for the first time.
The tour will kick off in Adelaide on October 18, the city where The Beatles made history in 1964 on their first visit to Australia.
An estimated 350,000 people lined the streets between the airport and Town Hall to catch a glimpse of the band.
Paul McCartney will kick off the tour in Adelaide in October. ( Supplied: Frontier Touring )
Sir Paul will then travel to Melbourne for a show on October 21, Newcastle October 24, Sydney October 27, Brisbane November 1, and the Gold Coast on August 11.
This will be his first time in Australia since his award-winning tour in 2017.
Regional cities on the line-up
The tour will include first visits to Newcastle and Gold Coast.
Frontier Touring CEO Dion Brandy said Sir Paul wanted "at least a few places different" to his 2017 tour.
"We saw when Elton [John] came just how Newcastle embraced the show and embraced Elton and his team," he said.
"We were super excited to suggest the [regional locations] to Paul and we're really excited that he's agreed to do it."
The show features a duet with the late John Lennon. ( Supplied: MPL Communications )
Mr Brandy said the company had been wanting to get Sir Paul back after his visit six years ago.
"People were blown away and there was so much regret from people who didn't go, back in 2017," he said.
"To be honest, we started conversations then about coming back the following summer … and then Paul got quite busy.
"And you know, it's Paul McCartney … so you take the time frame you can get."
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Mr Brady said fans can expect a jam-packed show.
"In the US last year he was playing for just under three hours, plays dozens of songs, and the set lists are all over the internet. But it's hit after hit after hit," he said.
"I think that the interesting thing with Paul is he's got such a deep catalogue of Beatles songs, Wings songs, and solo hits, that you know it's impossible to fit them all in.
"But he has a fair go for somebody his age."
The show features a duet with the late John Lennon using modern technology.
McCartney launched the Got Back tour in February 2022 with 16 huge shows across the US. ( Supplied: MPL Communications )
Mr Brandy said tickets start around $80, up to around $400.
VIP packages will also be available.
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New witnesses come forward as retired homicide detective Charlie Bezzina visits Avoca, the town in Victoria where 12-year-old Terry Floyd was last seen in 1975.
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Retired homicide detective Charlie Bezzina believes the people searching for answers in a 48-year-old cold case are "very close", with fresh leads arising from a visit to Avoca in Victoria's Central Highlands.
Key points: Terry Floyd has not been seen since he went missing in central-western Victoria in 1975
Terry Floyd has not been seen since he went missing in central-western Victoria in 1975 A former detective says new witnesses have come forward during his private investigation of the case
A former detective says new witnesses have come forward during his private investigation of the case Work is also underway to excavate a mine shaft in the search for Terry's remains
Terry Floyd was last seen on the side of the Pyrenees Highway in Avoca on June 28, 1975.
A coroner determined in 2001 that the then-12-year-old was murdered but his body has never been found.
Mr Bezzina is working as a private investigator and recently spent time speaking with potential witnesses in Avoca.
He said he had spoken to more than half a dozen people, about half of which were new witnesses who had not been spoken to by police before.
"It's been quite fruitful," Mr Bezzina said.
Charlie Bezzina is helping Daryl Floyd find answers to what happened to his brother. ( Supplied )
New witnesses come forward
Victoria Police's Missing Persons Squad is investigating the case and a $1 million reward has been offered for information in relation to Terry's disappearance.
Mr Bezzina said detectives were aware of the work he was doing.
He was helping Terry's brother, Daryl Floyd, who had been searching for answers for four decades.
"We do have two specific persons of interest who we're targeting and believe they are involved in Terry's disappearance," Mr Bezzina said.
"That's the case we're trying to build around these people and then hopefully pass on what we glean to the cold case detectives."
Terry Floyd in his last school photo. ( Supplied: Daryl Floyd )
In February, the state government awarded Mr Floyd $35,000 to help complete the search for his brother's remains.
While Mr Bezzina was focusing on sightings of Terry on the day of his disappearance, works were underway to excavate a nearby mine shaft that Mr Floyd believed contained his brother's remains.
"We haven't got to the bottom of the mine shaft as yet," Mr Bezzina said.
"We hope to achieve that hopefully by the end of next month, weather permitting."
Work is underway to search a mine site for Terry Floyd's remains. ( ABC News: Sian Gard )
Hope for answers for Floyd family
Between the excavation works and the efforts of police and private investigators, Mr Bezzina hoped it would not be long before Mr Floyd had answers to what happened to Terry.
"It's a matter of formulating and packaging up the information and evidence that I've gleaned," he said.
"That hopefully will then assist the cold case detectives to put a case together against these particular persons of interest.
"We're looking at hopefully being in a position to progress the investigation to charges … [and at] the very least we're looking to having a new coronial investigation."
Daryl Floyd has been searching for his brother for decades. ( AAP: Julian Smith )
Mr Bezzina said the investigation that had taken place had an open finding.
"We hope to present in the foreseeable future the new evidence we've gleaned to the coroner to see whether we can get a specific finding in relation to Terry Floyd," he said.
He encouraged anyone wishing to speak with private investigators to contact them via email.
Victoria Police urged anyone with information to contact 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report on the Crime Stoppers website.
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Hundreds of fans, along with family and friends, gathered with flowers to pay their respects to their idol, who died last month at the age of 48.
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Fans of singer and songwriter CoCo Lee, who was best known for being the voice of Disney's animated Mulan in Mandarin, have gathered with flowers to pay their respects to their idol at her funeral in Hong Kong.
Key points: CoCo Lee died on July 5 at age 48
CoCo Lee died on July 5 at age 48 She was famous for the Mulan and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtracks
She was famous for the Mulan and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtracks Lee was the first Chinese American to perform at the Oscars
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In a video for Monday's memorial service, actors and singers from Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan recalled their memories with Lee and mourned her death.
Action star Jackie Chan said everyone was proud of her when she sang at the Oscars in 2001.
"To friends like us, CoCo was a passionate and kind friend who showed care to us. She was really a good person. That's why we are so reluctant to accept she has left us," he said.
Lee was born in Hong Kong and attended school in San Francisco before releasing her first album in 1994 at age 19.
She began her career as a Mandopop singer but branched out to release albums in Cantonese and English.
CoCo Lee was sometimes compared to Mariah Carey by her fans in Asia. ( AP Photo )
She was the first Chinese singer to break into the American market, and her English song Do You Want My Love climbed to number 4 on Billboard's Hot Dance Breakouts chart in December 1999.
In 2001, she sang A Love Before Time from Ang Lee’s movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the Academy Awards, becoming the first Chinese American to perform at the Oscars.
Lee was the voice of heroine Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Disney's animated 1998 Mulan and sang the Mandarin version of the movie's theme song Reflection — which she reprised for the 2020 live-action remake.
Her death in July shocked fans. Her siblings posted on Facebook that she experienced depression for years, and had attempted suicide at home on July 2.
She died a few days later at age 48.
On Monday afternoon, more than 100 fans dressed in black were waiting outside the funeral home.
Lin Jing, a fan from Fujian province in China's south-east, said she admired Lee's smile and appearance, adding: "She was really talented. She always tried to improve and she inspired women to feel independent."
Inside the funeral hall, three pink hearts made of flowers and other floral decorations were displayed below Lee's photo.
Her close friend, Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao, told the ceremony she remembered watching Lee's performances as a student and thinking of her as a perfect idol.
After they became friends in the entertainment industry, Lee encouraged Hsiao when she was lost and treated her as "a little sister".
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"She brightened my life with her happiness and bravery. I will keep preserving her spirit," Hsiao said in a quavering voice.
Award-winning director Ang Lee recalled his exchanges with the late singer before the Oscars and said it was a pity she died so young.
"We miss her very much. CoCo, rest in peace," he said in another pre-recorded video.
CoCo Lee had sounded notes of positivity in social media posts during the months before her death. In March, she posted about recuperating from surgery for an old leg injury.
"Successful surgery. Even though I'm in a lot of pain and I have to re-learn how to walk again, I know I can do it," she wrote in a Facebook post.
"Yes I can and I will!"
Lee was married to Bruce Rockowitz, former CEO of Hong Kong supply chain company Li & Fung. She had two stepdaughters.
Fans line up near the Hong Kong Funeral Home ahead of the service for CoCo Lee. ( AP: Annie Cheung )
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Back in 1982, Ashley Miskell was given a sea urchin following a trip to Lord Howe Island. He's since become an international expert on the creatures, running one of the world's only dedicated sea urchin museums.
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The small Blue Mountains town of Kurrajong seems an odd place for a sea urchin museum — being almost 80 kilometres from any Sydney beach.
But at the end of an unassuming cul-de-sac you'll find a collection of over 20,000 expertly-curated specimens painstakingly prepared and displayed by local sea urchin expert Ashley Miskelly.
"This is a spectacular specimen," Mr Miskelly said, holding up an extraordinarily large pencil urchin.
"It looks a little bit like a landmine. In fact, some years ago there was a report of somebody finding some stranded specimens [on the beach] and they thought they actually were landmines and called the police."
Next, Mr Miskelly gravitates towards a dainty-looking urchin he's nicknamed the "snowflake urchin".
"The spines have evolved into these structures so they look like tree branches. The overall effect really does look more like a snowflake. So, no two are alike," he said.
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Mr Miskelly's most prized urchin, however, is tucked away out of sight.
From a large draw, he rummages around to find a plain-looking heart urchin.
"I think this has to be my favourite," Mr Miskelly said.
"You can see these amazingly symmetrical patterns and all sorts of crazy designs. It really got me in."
Ashley says the patterns, symmetry, and colour of sea urchins fascinated him as a child. ( Supplied: Patrick Wiecks )
That was back in 1982 when Mr Miskelly received the urchin from his mother following a trip to Lord Howe Island.
Since then, he has become an international expert on sea urchins, discovering new species, publishing books and contributing to scientific papers, while running one of the world's only dedicated sea urchin museums.
All without ever undertaking any formal study of the spiny creatures.
Expert without a degree
As a talented naturalist with an extremely good eye for differentiating between sea urchin species, academia seemed like the obvious path for Mr Miskelly.
But he decided to take a different approach.
"A lot of people who wrote papers back in the 1800s describing new species were often people who didn't necessarily have degrees or anything like that … but they were very naturally gifted to do that work through being observant," he said.
"A lot of the things that you learn as a taxonomist [are] not in books."
He said it wasn't always necessary to learn through university.
Ashley Miskelly has been diving in Sydney Harbour for 30 years. Scientists say he's made an invaluable contribution. ( Supplied: Ashley Miskelly )
Not being tied to an academic institution has given Mr Miskelly the freedom to mix his scientific work with adventure.
He can become fixated on a particular question, such as how far up into Sydney Harbour, towards the fresher water, can sea urchins be found.
"I asked a scientist at the Australian Museum and they said they didn't know, probably because it's too dangerous," Mr Miskelly said.
"Bull sharks, time of year, and low visibility or boat traffic. But that spurred me on to wanting to find out for myself.
Learning to scuba dive at a young age changed Ashley Miskelly's life and made it easier to study sea urchins. ( Supplied: Ashley Miskelly )
"It was evident that there was a lot more diversity down there in not just sea urchins, but molluscs, and everything else.
"It's good to find out things for yourself."
Like a 'breath of fresh air'
Maria Byrne, an echinoderm expert and professor of marine biology at the University of Sydney, has regularly crossed paths with Mr Miskelly.
She has taken her students to the museum in Kurrajong, and Mr Miskelly contributed to the sea urchin chapter of her book on the echinoderms of Australia — the group sea urchins belong to.
"I recognise that these citizens, when they have a passion for something, can outstrip the academics with respect to knowledge," Professor Byrne said.
"When someone like me, who has the ability to write and publish scientific papers, values someone like Ashley, who has such great data and great insight, then it's a perfect match."
Ashley Miskelly looks for urchin samples with the Sydney skline lighting the sky. ( Supplied: Patrick Wiecks )
According to Professor Byrne, Mr Miskelly's most important contributions to the science of sea urchins is his outreach through the museum and his generosity.
"Ashley gets people interested and passionate. A lot of people wouldn't realise how beautiful sea urchins are. They think they're spiny things off shore," she said.
"Ashley's got such great knowledge and he's passionate about sharing that knowledge and sometimes academics are just so busy, you're so stretched all the time.
"To have someone come in that's so passionate about the creatures I work on is a breath of fresh air. He gives me a boost.
"He reminds me of why I think my animals are so cool."
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We won't know who the Matildas will play next until after tonight's matches, but we know where they'll be playing — and what colours they'll be wearing.
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Australia's women's soccer team the Matildas are through to the next round of the FIFA Women's World Cup after a stunning 4-0 victory over Canada last night.
Here's what you need to know before their next game.
Who do the Matildas play next?
We don't know yet.
They'll play against the runners-up from Group D.
At this stage, England, Denmark and China are all up for that position.
But we won't know until all teams in Group D play tonight.
China vs England: 9pm AEST, 8:30pm ACST and 7pm AWST — playing at Adelaide's Hindmarsh Stadium
9pm AEST, 8:30pm ACST and 7pm AWST — playing at Adelaide's Hindmarsh Stadium Denmark vs Haiti: 9pm AEST, 8:30pm ACST and 7pm AWST — playing at Perth Rectangular Stadium
When is the Matildas' next game?
The Matildas will next play on Monday, August 7.
Kick-off time is 8:30pm AEST, 8pm ACST and 6:30pm AWST.
Where do the Matildas play next?
They'll be playing at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Will Sam Kerr be playing?
The Matildas' star player Sam Kerr has been plagued by a calf injury.
She didn't play in Australia's first two matches and was on the bench for the match against Canada.
Kerr was willing to risk it to play the Canadians, but only if things got desperate — which we all know they didn't.
The hope is that, after another week of recovery, Kerr will be right to play.
Sam Kerr has another week to recover from her calf injury. ( AAP: Jono Searle )
Why were the Matildas wearing blue jerseys?
Usually the Matildas wear yellow jerseys, because the team's colours are green and gold.
But they were wearing a turquoise blue jersey against Canada:
Typically the Matildas wear green and gold, but they wore turqoise blue for their match against Canada. ( Instagram: Matildas )
That's the same colour as their away jerseys.
"National team away kits have been typically in the blue colour scheme to represent the waters and oceans of Australia," a Matildas spokesperson says.
Typically, a team will wear their main, most recognisable jersey when it's playing at their own stadium and different colours if they've had to travel to another team's venue.
Why did the Matildas wear their away colours in Australia?
That's decided by the international football governing body FIFA, a Matildas spokesperson explains.
"Australia was placed in group 1B as co-hosts and that draw position is what determines which nation is considered 'home' and 'away'.
"Pre-tournament, each nation has to provide what their home and away kits will be and we don't have discretion to change it."
But expect to see the yellow jerseys next week.
"As we finished on top of the group, we will be considered the home team for the next match so we will wear the green and gold home kit."
What is the Matildas line-up?
Here's the Matildas' full squad:
1. Lydia Williams 2. Courtney Nevin 3. Aivi Luik 4. Clare Polkinghorne 5. Cortnee Vine 6. Clare Wheeler 7. Steph Catley 8. Alex Chidiac 9. Caitlin Foord 10. Emily van Egmond 11. Mary Fowler 12. Teagan Micah 13. Tameka Yallop 14. Alanna Kennedy 15. Clare Hunt 16. Hayley Raso 17. Kyah Simon 18. Mackenzie Arnold 19. Katrina Gorry 20. Sam Kerr 21. Ellie Carpenter 22. Charlotte Grant 23. Kyra Cooney-Cross
We don't know the starting side for next week's game yet — that's usually decided closer to game day.
Against Canada, the starting 11 were:
Mackenzie Arnold; Steph Catley; Caitlin Foord; Emily van Egmond; Mary Fowler; Alanna Kennedy; Clare Hunt; Hayley Raso; Katrina Gorry; Ellie Carpenter; Kyra Cooney-Cross
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A Brooklyn man was arrested following a grand jury indictment Monday for a crash that killed two women and a young father in Queens three years ago.
Adama Diakite, 27, was hit with aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter in the first and second degree, and multiple counts of criminally negligent homicide, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.
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Diakite was behind the wheel of a Nissan Altima carrying Dior Berkeley, 19, Kimani Foster, 20, and Ali Mohammed, 21 at 3:50 a.m. on Oct. 6, 2020, when he smashed the red sedan into a tree on North Conduit Avenue near 122 Street in South Ozone Park.
Diakite was the only survivor. Berkeley, Foster, and Mohammed died at the scene.
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Kimani Foster, 20, was killed when the Nissan Ultima she was a passenger in struck a tree on the North Conduit Ave. and 122nd Street in Queens on October 6, 2020.
Prosecutors now believe Diakite was intoxicated at the time of the crash, court documents show.
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Immediately following the crash, investigators suspected Diakite was speeding when the Altima veered into the tree, police sources said.
“I heard one big noise. One bam!” neighbor Dave Singh said. “I jump out of my sleep and think, ‘I am dreaming’ but then I look outside and I see it.”
Singh and his neighbors believe the car was speeding when it hit the curb and “went airborne” before slamming into the tree.
“It flew,” Singh said. “We heard one impact and didn’t hear any more.”
Diakite was a friend of all three of his slain passengers, his brother told the Daily News in 2020.
“They were his friends,” said Yacouba Diakite. “And he loved Ali. They were friends since childhood.”
An attorney for Diakite did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
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Former Clemson running back Travis Etienne gave his thoughts on the current state of the market for his position in the NFL.
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Former Clemson running back Travis Etienne chimed in last week on the current state of the running back market in the NFL.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Etienne gave his thoughts on why NFL teams are not giving running backs big contracts.
“The market is what the market is,” Etienne said. “For me to go out there and get the best deal for myself, I have to come out here and work hard each and every day. If I don’t produce or be productive, I am not going to even be in that conversation when they are looking to pay me. The best thing I can do is win games for my football team.”
The former four-star recruit also added that running backs need to have a wide range of skill sets if they want to be paid like other positions.
“It kind of depends on the type of back you are,” Etienne said. “You see, some backs get paid, like Christian McCaffrey. He catches the ball out of the backfield. For running backs moving forward, you have to diversify the game. You have to be more than just a downhill bruiser in order to talk leverage.”
After missing his rookie season due to injury, Etienne had a breakout second season in the NFL in 2022, rushing for 1,125 yards and five touchdowns on 220 carries. He is now entering the third season of his four-year rookie contract, with a fifth-year option available if the Jaguars decide to exercise it.
Etienne was one of the college football’s top dual-threats when he played at Clemson from 2017-2020, rushing for 3,338 yards and recording 1,155 receiving yards. He finished his career as a Tiger as the ACC’s all-time leading rusher.
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SHANGHAI, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, announced today the completion of patient enrollment for the China open-label extension (cOLE) of the Phase 3 NefIgArd study. The cOLE study offers an additional 9 months of treatment with Nefecon® to all qualifying patients who have completed the NefIgArd study and will evaluate the efficacy and safety of extended and repeated Nefecon® treatment in patients with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN).
The Phase 3 NefIgArd clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study which assessed the efficacy and safety of Nefecon® versus placebo on a background of optimized RAS inhibitor therapy. The study met its primary endpoint, with Nefecon® demonstrating a highly statistically significant benefit over placebo (p value < 0.0001) in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over the two-year period of 9-months of treatment with Nefecon® or placebo and 15-months of off drug follow-up. Patients in the cOLE study will continue on RAS inhibitor therapy (ACEs and/or ARBs) and be treated for 9 months with Nefecon® at 16mg/day. At the end of the treatment period, change in eGFR and urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) will be evaluated.
"The results of the cOLE study will offer insight into the value of extended and repeated use of Nefecon® and provide very important guidance for doctors in clinical practice," said Rogers Yongqing Luo, Chief Executive Officer of Everest Medicines.
The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) accepted Everest's New Drug Application (NDA) for Nefecon® for the treatment of IgAN in November 2022. The NMPA has also granted Nefecon® break-through therapy designation and NDA priority review. Nefecon® was the first non-oncology drug to receive break-through therapy designation in China.
About Nefecon®
Nefecon® is a patented oral, delayed release formulation of budesonide, a corticosteroid with potent glucocorticoid activity and weak mineralocorticoid activity that undergoes substantial first pass metabolism. The formulation is designed as a delayed release capsule that is enteric coated so that it remains intact until it releases budesonide to the distal ileum. Each capsule contains coated beads of budesonide that target mucosal B-cells present in the ileum where the disease originates, as per the predominant pathogenesis models.
In June 2019, Everest Medicines entered into an exclusive, royalty-bearing license agreement with Calliditas, which gives Everest Medicines exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Nefecon® in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore. The agreement was extended in March 2022 to include South Korea as part of Everest Medicine's territories.
Nefecon® was approved in the United States under accelerated approval based on a reduction in proteinuria. Recently announced topline results from the global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial NefIgArd demonstrated a statistically significant benefit for Nefecon® over placebo in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of renal function.
About Everest Medicines
Everest Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products and vaccines that address critical unmet medical needs for patients in Asian markets. The management team of Everest Medicines has deep expertise and an extensive track record from both leading global pharmaceutical companies and local Chinese pharmaceutical companies in high-quality discovery, clinical development, regulatory affairs, CMC, business development and operations. Everest Medicines has built a portfolio of potentially global first-in-class or best-in-class molecules, many of which are in late-stage clinical development. The Company's therapeutic areas of interest include renal diseases, infectious diseases, mRNA platform and autoimmune disorders. For more information, please visit its website at www.everestmedicines.com.
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This news release may make statements that constitute forward-looking statements, including descriptions regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company or its officers with respect to the business operations and financial condition of the Company, which can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, or other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company and are unforeseeable. Therefore, the actual results may differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and assumptions, such as future changes and developments in our business, competitive environment, political, economic, legal and social conditions. The Company or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, advisors or representatives has no obligation and does not undertake to revise forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances after the date of this news release, except as required by law.
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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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The Makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are Giving 10 Fans a Chance to Win One Year's Supply of products - and more - for National Avocado Day
The Makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are Giving 10 Fans a Chance to Win One Year's Supply of products - and more - for National Avocado Day
America's No.1 refrigerated guacamole and avocado brand also taps beloved Olympian, Shawn Johnson East, to spotlight versatility and convenience of WHOLLY® AVOCADO products
ORANGE, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Avocado Day, the makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are celebrating by giving 10 lucky fans a year's supply of WHOLLY® AVOCADO products — made with real ingredients and hand-scooped Hass avocados — and a $350 gift card.
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"National Avocado Day is one of our fans' favorite times of the year, and we wanted to make it extra fun for people everywhere with this incredible giveaway that will have them celebrating all year long," said Chris Monahan, brand manager of WHOLLY® products. "Our refrigerated avocado products are always ripe and always ready, and they make everyday snacking simpler and more convenient for our valued fans."
To amp up the fun, the makers of WHOLLY® AVOCADO are partnering with Olympic gold medalist and mother of two Shawn Johnson East to spotlight the versatility and convenience of WHOLLY® AVOCADO products. Johnson East will be helping current and new brand aficionados get involved in the sweepstakes via content on her Instagram page.
Fans may register for one of 10 chances to win a year's supply of free WHOLLY® products and a $350 gift card by following the brand on Instagram (@eatWHOLLY), liking Shawn Johnson East's WHOLLY® AVOCADO reel, and tagging @eatwholly and @shawnjohnson in your own "not my hands" challenge attempts using WHOLLY® AVOCADO products. Contest rules and information here.
Finally, fans can indulge in a number of easy and tasty recipes while they're celebrating National Avocado Day. For example:
Avocado Sushi Roll : The perfect recipe for an at-home sushi night. This recipe is super easy, kid-friendly and a total crowd-pleaser.
Burrata Avocado Pizza : Who doesn't love an easy pizza recipe? This vegetarian pizza has avocado, burrata and tomatoes. Vegetarian lunch or dinner in just 20 minutes.
Avocado-Chickpea Mediterranean Salad : Fast, delicious and filled with robust flavor, this chickpea salad will have you buying the same ingredients every week.
Chicken-Avocado Rollups : These easy chicken-avocado rollups are fantastic for lunch, a midday snack or an appetizer for groups. With creamy avocado and a little bit of Greek yogurt and lime juice, they have the perfect balance of satisfying ingredients and zesty flavor.
Avocado Pudding : With less than five ingredients and in just five minutes, you can whip up this thick and creamy avocado pudding, a fun and delicious dessert you can even serve as an after-school snack.
Too busy to prep a dish? The WHOLLY® brand line features ready-to-serve avocado in three varieties: diced, smashed and chunky. All products are gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher, keto-friendly and contain no added preservatives. Available in 4-ounce trays, as well as convenient 2-ounce single-serve minis, WHOLLY® AVOCADO can be used as a salad topper, in poke bowls, on avocado toast, as a sandwich spread or as a dip.
WHOLLY® products are available at retailers throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.eatwholly.com.
ABOUT THE WHOLLY® BRAND
The WHOLLY® brand, leader in ready-to-eat avocado innovation, is best known for WHOLLY® GUACAMOLE, America's No. 1 refrigerated guacamole, and WHOLLY® AVOCADO. Known for food safety and quality, all WHOLLY® products are made with hand-scooped Hass avocados and are gluten free with no preservatives added. High-pressure technology (HPT) is used to help extend the shelf life of the products and maintain the avocado's delicious flavors and nutrients, while eliminating potentially harmful bacteria. The WHOLLY® brand is part of MegaMex Foods, one of the fastest growing Mexican food companies in the U.S. focused on re-imagining Mexican flavor. For more information and recipe ideas, visit www.eatwholly.com, and follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
ABOUT MEGAMEX FOODS, LLC.
MegaMex Foods, one of the fastest growing Mexican food companies in the U.S., is focused on re-imagining Mexican flavor in restaurants and home kitchens across the country. MegaMex Foods is proudly committed to authentic ingredients and providing a real solution for achieving true Mexican flavors with trusted products, including WHOLLY®, LA VICTORIA®, HERDEZ®, EMBASA® , DOÑA MARÍA®, BÚFALO® and DON MIGUEL® brands. Founded by Herdez del Fuerte and Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), MegaMex Foods is headquartered in Orange, California, with facilities in Texas and Mexico. MegaMex Foods has two operating plants, numerous manufacturing partners and over 4,000 employees. For more information, visit www.megamexfoods.com and www.mmxfoodservice.com.
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A Collierville man has been arrested and charged with falsifying documents under his bus rental company to pay less in sales tax.
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COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) - A Collierville man has been arrested and charged with falsifying documents under his bus rental company to pay less in sales tax.
The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the arrest of Daniel Cottrell, age 55, in Collierville.
“We want Tennesseans to know that individuals cannot evade sales tax by falsifying documents the law requires,” Special Investigations Director Tommy Sneed said. “Tennessee citizens who engage in this type of activity will be held accountable.”
On July 13, the Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Cottrell on one felony count of tax evasion and one count of theft of property for falsifying documents while doing business as Luxury Diesel Coach Rentals, a Montana LLC.
If convicted, Cottrell could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in the state penitentiary and fined up to $3,000 for the count of tax evasion, and a maximum of four years in the state penitentiary.
He could be fined up to $5,000 for the count of theft.
“The Department of Revenue strives to promote voluntary compliance of Tennessee’s tax laws by educating taxpayers and consistently pursuing criminal sanctions for fraudulent activity,” Revenue Commissioner David Gerregano said. “This arrest underscores the department’s efforts to ensure a level playing field and a fair administration of Tennessee’s tax laws.”
Citizens who suspect violations of Tennessee’s revenue laws should call the toll-free tax fraud hotline at (800) FRAUDTX (372-8389).
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Barbora Zdanska, 14, was last seen in the area of the 100th block of Boynton Boulevard in Daytona Beach.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL. (Gray News) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old who was last seen in Daytona Beach, Florida.
According to the alert, Barbora Zdanska, 14, was last seen in the area of the 100th block of Boynton Boulevard in Daytona Beach.
Zdanska is 5′5, weighs about 136 pounds, and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing a black Adidas sweatshirt with white stripes on the sleeves and black jean shorts.
According to the alert, Zdanska may be traveling in a 2014, blue Dodge Caravan with a Florida tag number CZ8613. The vehicle has a butterfly sticker in the top right rear window and a University of Florida “F” sticker in the top left rear window.
Zdanska may also be traveling with a companion who is unknown at this time.
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Amazon shares gained after reporting delivery times to its Prime members in the second quarter were the fastest ever.
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More than half of its packages were delivered same day or next day in 60 largest U.S. metro areas.
Amazon credits the speed to changes in logistics, technology, and delivery network growth.
Amazon (AMZN) reported Monday it made the fastest deliveries ever to its Prime members last quarter.
Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, said in the 60 largest U.S. metro areas, more than half of Prime member packages arrived on the same day or the next day from when they ordered them.
He added so far this year, 1.8 billion units were shipped to U.S. Prime members on the same day or next day, more than four times what was delivered at those speeds before the pandemic in 2019.
Amazon has achieved quicker delivery times by dividing the country into smaller, easier-to-reach regions, using machine-learning technology to better predict buying trends, and growing its same-day delivery network, Herrington explained.
By making those changes, Amazon also reduced costs, which in turn helped customers save money, he said.
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The S&P 500 was little changed to start the week on Monday, July 31, 2023, edging 0.2% higher as oil stocks gained on the back of higher oil prices.
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Key Takeaways The S&P 500 was little changed to start the week on Monday, July 31, 2023, edging 0.2% higher as oil stocks gained on the back of higher oil prices.
Onsemi shares rose more than 2% after the company beat revenue estimates on higher demand for its automotive and industrial chips.
Johnson & Johnson shares dropped close to 4% after a judge dismissed its bankruptcy plans to resolve talcum powder-related lawsuits.
5 S&P 500 Stocks That Posted Gains
Onsemi
Shares of chipmaker Onsemi (ON) rose 2.5% and hit an all-time high on the day after the company's second-quarter earnings. Revenue beat estimates on higher demand for its automotive and industrial chips.
Adobe
Shares in software firm Adobe (ADBE) jumped 3.3% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to overweight. The investment bank said artificial intelligence (AI) acceleration could add a 25% upside potential to the stock.
Disney
Disney (DIS) shares gained 3.2% after CEO Bob Iger brought back two former executives to advise on Disney's legacy TV operations.
Chevron
Higher crude oil prices driven by Chinese demand hopes, lifted shares of oil industry stocks, including Chevron (CVX), with shares adding 3%. Chevron also received an upgrade from Goldman Sachs.
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shares climbed 2.2% after a strong first week for its Barbie movie, which took in more than $500 million worldwide.
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5 S&P 500 Stocks That Posted Losses
Johnson & Johnson
Shares of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) dropped close to 4% after a judge dismissed its bankruptcy plans to resolve talcum powder-related lawsuits.
Mettler-Toledo
Mettler-Toledo (MTD) shares fell 3.9% after reducing its 2023 guidance after a slowdown in order volume from clients in China.
Agilent
Shares of life sciences firm Agilent (A) lost 3.4% after Barclays downgraded the stock to underweight from equal weight, on concerns about a decline in spending in biopharma industries and slowing business in China.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile (TMUS) shares fell 2.2% as the stock remains under pressure following last week's earnings release, which showed revenue was lower than analysts had expected amid macroeconomic challenges.
Ford
Ford shares edged 0.3% lower after a downgrade by Jefferies analysts on concerns about its electric vehicle (EV) losses.
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CD Term Today's Top National Bank Rate Today's Top National Credit Union Rate Today's Top National Jumbo Rate 3 months 5.20% APY* 5.09% APY 5.20% APY 6 months 5.50% APY 5.75% APY* 5.35% APY 1 year 5.60% APY 5.50% APY 5.75% APY* 18 months 5.75% APY* 5.70% APY 5.52% APY 2 years 5.05% APY 5.30% APY 5.35% APY* 3 years 5.00% APY 5.25% APY 5.35% APY* 4 years 4.65% APY 4.85% APY 5.12% APY* 5 years 4.66% APY 4.77% APY 4.85% APY*
*Indicates the highest APY offered in each term. To view our lists of the top-paying CDs across terms for bank, credit union, and jumbo certificates, click on the column headers above.
Where Are CD Rates Headed This Year?
Though CD rates are already at record levels, it's possible they could climb a bit higher. That's because the Federal Reserve last week announced another quarter-point increase in the federal funds rate. That matters because the fed funds rate is a direct driver of the yields that banks and credit unions are willing to pay customers for their deposits.
Since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has been aggressively combating decades-high inflation, making 11 hikes to its benchmark rate over the past 12 meetings. With the latest bump, the cumulative increase so far totals 5.25%, bringing the fed funds rate to its highest level since 2001. That's created a heyday for CD shoppers, as well as for anyone holding cash in a high-yield savings or money market account.
Last week's announcement provided no strong indications on whether the Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark rate even higher this year. The written announcement simply reiterated the Fed's commitment to bring inflation back down to its target level of 2%.
In his post-announcement press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that the rate-setting committee has made no decisions at this time on whether to raise rates again in 2023, or if so, what timing or pace the committee would follow.
It is reasonable to expect that last week's increase, as well as any potential future hikes, will nudge CD rates a bit higher. But the impact could presumably be small because the Fed's July move had been nearly certain since June, and many banks and credit unions bumped rates in advance. Once it finally appears the Fed is ready to end its rate-hike campaign for good, that will be the signal that CD rates have likely peaked.
Note that the "top rates" quoted here are the highest nationally available rates Investopedia has identified in its daily rate research on hundreds of banks and credit unions. This is much different than the national average, which includes all banks offering a CD with that term, including many large banks that pay a pittance in interest. Thus, the national averages are always quite low, while the top rates you can unearth by shopping around are often five, 10, or even 15 times higher.
Rate Collection Methodology Disclosure
Every business day, Investopedia tracks the rate data of more than 200 banks and credit unions that offer CDs to customers nationwide and determines daily rankings of the top-paying certificates in every major term. To qualify for our lists, the institution must be federally insured (FDIC for banks, NCUA for credit unions), and the CD's minimum initial deposit must not exceed $25,000.
Banks must be available in at least 40 states. And while some credit unions require you to donate to a specific charity or association to become a member if you don't meet other eligibility criteria (e.g., you don't live in a certain area or work in a certain kind of job), we exclude credit unions whose donation requirement is $40 or more. For more about how we choose the best rates, read our full methodology.
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2023-08-01 01:29:35+00:00
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One in five homeowners have mortgage rates greater than 5% and are twice as likely to sell their homes, compared to the vast majority of homeowners with lower rates who feel locked in, a new Zillow survey found.
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Homeowners with a mortgage interest rate of 5% or more are nearly twice as likely to sell than those with a lower rate, according to a new survey from Zillow.
While only one in five of those surveyed by Zillow fall in that category, it's a sharp contrast to nearly 80% of mortgage holders with a rate below 5% and nearly a third with rates under 3% who feel “locked in” by record-low pandemic rates.
Key Takeaways Homeowners with a mortgage interest rate of 5% or more are nearly twice as likely to sell than those with a lower rate.
Today’s higher rates have some homeowners feeling locked in to their current homes.
23% of homeowners plan to sell their homes in the next three years, up significantly from 15% a year ago.
Renting may be cheaper than mortgage payments in 45 of the 50 largest cities in the United States.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's campaign to fight inflation has pushed mortgage rates significantly higher. Homeowners who currently have lower rates would have to pay much more, possibly hundreds of dollars, if they consider selling and getting a new mortgage in the current market. That has resulted in 28% fewer new for-sale listings in June than a year ago as today’s homeowners bide their time. This shortage pushes home prices even higher as potential buyers compete for the existing low inventory.
Hope for Potential Buyers
The Zillow survey found that 23% of homeowners plan to sell their homes in the next three years, up significantly from 15% a year ago, so there is still hope for those hoping to purchase a new home.
Additionally, Zillow found that 45% of buyers are paying mortgage points upfront to reduce their interest rates on a loan. A number of buyers are also compromising on their wish lists and competing for smaller, more affordable homes.
"We expect mortgage rates may notch down slightly as inflation comes under control, but they are unlikely to return to 5% in the near future," said Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow Home Loans. "That means many homeowners will move only for major life events, like a new baby or retirement. Over time, homeowners will likely accept higher rates as the new normal, but until then, the market could remain challenging for home shoppers, who will see fewer options and higher prices."
Is Renting the Better Option?
Housing starts surged in May by nearly 300,000 units, to 1.63 million, the highest since last May, with starts of both single-family and multi-family units rising sharply. As housing starts slowed in June, analysts at S&P Global said single-family housing activity has formed a bottom.
“Homeowners, homebuyers, lenders, as well as builders, are trying to adapt and predict interest rates, home prices, supply, demand, and the potential for a Fed-induced recession. As a result, builders may be reluctant to start new projects that would bring needed housing product to the market,” Jack Macdowell, chief investment officer and co-founder at Palisades Group, told Forbes.
Given the current real estate climate, some would-be home buyers find renting the most financially smart decision. Homeownership offers stability and tax benefits, but renting is cheaper than mortgage payments in 45 of the 50 largest cities in the United States, based on a May report by Home Bay, owned by Clever real estate. According to the report, the average monthly mortgage payment is $174 more than the average rent payment in the U.S.
The study analyzed the 50 most populous U.S. metros based on their price-to-rent ratios, calculated by dividing the median home price by the median annual rent and comparing the cost of buying a home to the cost of renting expressed as a ratio. A ratio of 15 or lower generally means it's better to buy, while 21 or higher means it's better to rent.
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It's a lucky time to have savings in the bank. Thanks to the Federal Reserve's 17-month run-up in the federal funds rate, which drives the interest rates banks and credit unions offer, you can earn record-high yields on deposits, whether they're in a savings account, a certificate of deposit (CD), or both. So how should you choose?
What Pays More: CDs or Savings Accounts?
Typically, CDs pay higher interest rates than even high-yield savings accounts. That's because CDs require you to keep your funds committed for a set period of months or years. Banks and credit unions make up for that loss of flexibility by offering the incentive of a more attractive rate.
On the flip slide, you may earn a lower annual percentage yield (APY) by keeping your money in a savings account, but in return, you can withdraw funds or make additional deposits essentially anytime you like.
That said, a comparison between the best CD rates and the best high-yield savings accounts can get a bit more complicated. One reason is that there is not one set of top rates for all CDs, but rather top rates that vary by CD term. For instance, today's top savings account rates are lower than most of the best short- and mid-term CD rates. However, they pay more than the top long-term CDs.
The CD terms paying the highest yields fluctuate over time, however, since the rates banks and credit unions are willing to pay consumers is influenced not just by where rates are now, but by where they expect interest rates to move in the future. So when they think the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates down the road, they are less willing to promise high CD rates on long terms.
You can see this is playing out right now, in a period where the Fed has already aggressively raised the federal funds rate, but with the general expectation that rates will probably come down in 2024 or 2025. As a result, the best 6-month, 1-year and 18-month CDs are paying higher rates than the best high-yield savings accounts, but long-term options like 4-year and 5-year CDs are paying less.
Should You Lock Your Rate or Keep Your Funds Flexible?
If you have so much money in cash savings that you won't need any of it for several years down the road, the math is simple: Locking in one of today's record CD rates for three, four, or even five years is almost certainly going to earn you more than keeping it in a savings account. Here's why.
Savings and money market accounts pay a variable interest rate. That means the bank can change your rate at any time and without warning. Right now, interest rates are at record highs. But that party can't last forever. And when rates begin to come down in the future, your savings account rate will come down as well.
While the big advantage of CDs is that you can lock in a rate today and keep it for the full term of the CD, not everyone has money they can afford to tie up in a CD for a long time. So if you're not sure when you'll need to access your money, keeping it in a liquid savings or money market account can be smarter.
Pros and Cons: High-Yield Savings Accounts vs. CDs
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Key Takeaways Banks continue to grow more cautious about lending amid an uncertain economic outlook, making it harder for businesses and individuals to get loans.
Borrowers face smaller lines of credit, higher minimum payments, and tougher credit score requirements.
Tighter credit increases the chances that the economy will fall into a long-predicted recession.
If optimism is growing around the economy, banks haven’t gotten the memo, based on the Federal Reserve's Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey findings.
Most banks toughened up their lending standards in the second quarter and plan to continue doing so soon out of concern for the economic outlook, making it harder for businesses and individuals to take out loans.
The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS), released Monday, showed a growing number of banks tightened lending standards on credit, including business loans, mortgages, car loans, and commercial real estate loans in the second quarter of 2023. Banks saw falling demand for all kinds of loans to businesses and households other than credit cards.
Auto loan borrowers, for instance, faced higher minimum credit scores and higher monthly payments, while businesses got smaller lines of credit and higher borrowing costs on commercial and industrial loans.
The survey, which polls senior loan officers at up to 80 large U.S. domestic banks about their lending practices, showed banks are growing more cautious about lending in an economy that continues to send mixed signals about whether it will sink into a recession within the next year. While economists and consumers alike have grown more hopeful that the Federal Reserve’s campaign of anti-inflation interest rate hikes will end in a soft landing rather than an economic crash, banks aren’t taking any chances.
Pessimism by banks can be something of a self-fulfilling prophecy: Officials at the Federal Reserve have noted that tightening credit standards tend to slow economic activity and have especially dragged on the economy since a string of highly publicized bank failures this spring.
"With banks remaining risk averse in their lending and business and households reluctant to borrow, the risk is that credit contracts in coming quarters," James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, wrote in a commentary. "Given the importance of credit flow to the US economy, this means we cannot dismiss the possibility of a US recession despite the market’s relaxed mindset right now."
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Despite current challenges in the U.S. economy, approximately 75% of mid-sized business owners plan to expand their businesses over the next 12 months.
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Despite current challenges in the U.S. economy, approximately 75% of mid-sized business owners plan to expand their businesses over the next 12 months.
According to a Bank of America study of more than 300 mid-sized business owners, 67% expect the national economy to improve in the near future despite the current macroeconomic headwinds.
Key Takeaways Approximately three-fourths of mid-sized business owners plan to expand their businesses over the next 12 months.
While 59% of businesses are looking to obtain financing in order to weather rising interest rates, 23% say the rising rates make them less likely to seek financing.
A majority of respondents plan to implement automation and artificial intelligence further to improve their competitiveness, streamline their payroll and bookkeeping processes, and assist with hiring.
Perspectives on Financing Vary
The threat of recession, inflation, and supply chain issues are driving companies to adjust their operations due to macroeconomic challenges. Among the changes companies have made are raising prices (45%), reevaluating cash flow and spending (37%), raising employee wages (35%), and reducing business costs (33%).
Still, according to EY’s CEO Outlook Global Report, more than half of CEOs (59%) said their firm is looking to plan an acquisition in the next 12 months. Yet not all companies see the economic challenges in the same way, as can be seen by their perspectives on getting new financing for their businesses.
The Bank of America survey found 59% of businesses are looking to obtain financing to weather rising interest rates, while 23% say the rising rates make them less likely to seek financing. Of those who plan to obtain funding, only 38% intend to use traditional loans—the rest plan to use business and personal credit cards, personal savings, and venture capital funding.
Digitation a Key Strategy
One key strategy adopted by the majority of companies is digitization. Over the past year, 90% of business owners surveyed have adopted digital strategies to optimize their businesses and operations, using new digital tools to save time, increase customer satisfaction, manage cash flow, stay organized, and increase sales.
Most (87%) of respondents plan to implement automation and artificial intelligence further to improve their competitiveness, streamline their payroll and bookkeeping processes, and assist with hiring.
“The digital landscape is complex and fast-moving,” said Raul Anaya, president of business banking at Bank of America. “Staying on top of the latest innovations can help business owners create efficiencies, manage risk and unlock value that gives them a competitive edge."
Still, according to EY, many business owners are concerned with the possible unintended consequences of embracing artificial intelligence and are cautiously optimistic.
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Johnson & Johnson shares dropped after a judge ruled against its plan to resolve talcum powder-related lawsuits.
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Key Takeaways Johnson & Johnson shares dropped after a judge ruled against its plan to resolve talcum powder-related lawsuits.
The court rejected for a second time the proposal to allow a subsidiary that took on the liabilities to declare bankruptcy.
J&J said it would appeal the decision and defend itself against the lawsuits.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was the worst-performing stock in the Dow after the pharmaceutical and medical device maker failed for a second time to get a court’s approval to handle talcum powder-related liability claims through bankruptcy.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Kaplan in New Jersey rejected the company’s proposal, ruling the lawsuits didn’t put the firm in immediate “financial distress.”
J&J has been sued by thousands of plaintiffs who claim its talcum powder caused them to develop cancer because it contained asbestos. The company planned to handle them by letting a new subsidiary, LTL Management, assume liabilities and declare bankruptcy. LTL would then pay $8.9 billion in settlements, which would end any future liability.
That move in 2021 was challenged by some plaintiffs and turned down by a Philadelphia court earlier this year. LTL tried again, claiming more plaintiffs were in favor. However, Judge Kaplan said he saw no reason why LTL needed Chapter 11 relief.
J&J indicated LTL would appeal the ruling and the company would defend itself vigorously against the lawsuits, which it called “specious and without merit.”
Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell close to 4% on Monday following the news, and have been in negative territory for most of 2023.
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The Dow closed July with a gain of 3%, moving up 100 points, or 0.28% on the session, as investors watch earnings and prepare for Friday’s job report.
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Key Takeaways The Dow Jones gained 100 points, or 0.28%, to close July up by 3%.
Chevron moved up 3% after Goldman upgraded the oil company on positive free cash flow projections.
J&J shares dropped after a bankruptcy judge rejected a filing in its $9 billion talc lawsuit settlement.
Stocks gained to start a week that will feature several key earnings reports and conclude with the release of the July jobs report on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing higher by 0.28%, or 100 points.
The Dow was the top performing index, outgaining the S&P 500’s upward move of 0.15% and the Nasdaq’s gain of 0.21%. The Dow closed July in the green, with the index moving 3% higher over that period. It’s the second straight month the Dow has produced gains, after rising more than 4.5% in June.
Chevron (CVX) shares gained 3% after the company was upgraded by Goldman Sachs to “Buy” from “Neutral,” citing projected improvements in return on capital employed, production per share growth and free cash flow per share. Chevron traded higher than $163 while the Goldman note set a price target of $187 for the oil giant.
Walt Disney Company (DIS) shares moved up by 3.2% after it was reported that CEO Bob Iger brought back two former top executives to advise him on overhauling the media giant.
Caterpillar (CAT) shares traded higher by 1.7% ahead of its earnings report release before markets open tomorrow. Merck & Co. (MRK) will also release earnings tomorrow and traded higher by 0.3%.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) shares fell 4% after its $9 billion talc lawsuit settlement was endangered when a judge threw out a bankruptcy filing associated with the process.
Intel (INTC) shares fell about 2.8%, giving back some of the gains it grabbed last week after its earnings report showed the chipmaker’s cost-cutting measures helped it turn an unexpected profit in the second quarter. Microsoft (MSFT) shares dipped 0.7%.
Salesforce (CRM) shares dipped 0.25% on a downgrade to “Equal Weight” from “Overweight” after Morgan Stanley said the software provider had long-term opportunities ahead of it, but limited benefits from generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Shares of Walmart (WMT) were down 0.03% after it paid $1.4 billion to increase its stake in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which is now valued at around $35 billion.
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