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2023-08-01 00:50:03+00:00
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The Ford Mustang will continue to offer a V8 engine for the foreseeable future as the automaker has no plans to stop building it anytime soon.
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The V8 engine is an integral part of the Ford Mustang's identity and one that the company won't replace for batteries and an electric motor anytime soon. Ford is committed to offering its pony car with an internal combustion engine and has no plans to sunset the powertrain in the model.
Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance Motorsport, told CarSales.com.au that the company would build the V8 engine for "as long as we can," adding that the Blue Oval hasn't selected a retirement date for the eight-cylinder engine just yet. Mustang's global brand manager, Jim Owens, echoed similar sentiments to Drive.com.au. He said the automaker is still investing in V8 engines for future models even as the automaker ramps up battery-electric vehicle production.
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However, government regulations might force Ford to alter those plans. Tightening emissions standards have automakers downsizing engines and adding turbochargers to comply with the evolving rules. Ford wouldn't say how it planned to keep the V8 in the Mustang, but Mustang chief vehicle engineer Tim Smith cryptically revealed that the company is "always testing everything."
One possibility that could keep the combustion engine alive is synthetic fuels. More than one automaker is exploring the alternative technology, with Porsche, Stellantis, and others testing e-fuel. Bentley attended this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed with a fleet of vehicles using biofuel.
The drop-in replacement fuels could reduce emissions without the need to modify existing combination engines. Bentley, which installed a large biofuel tank at its Crewe headquarters, used the stuff in its oldest surviving model – the 1920 EXP2.
The European Union had initially proposed banning the sale of new combustion-powered cars after 2035. However, before finalizing the rules earlier this year, regulators proposed and passed a carve-out for the sale of e-fuel-powered vehicles after the deadline.
Ford hopes the next-generation Mustang will entice younger buyers to the brand. With the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger bowing out, the Mustang will be free of competition from its crosstown rivals in nearly 20 years, and it's not the first time Ford has been alone. Ford doesn't think it can convert every former Camaro and Challenger fan, but it believes a core segment of buyers enjoys sports cars.
The entry-level 2024 Mustang starts at $32,515 (prices include the destination charge), which gets customers a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 315 horsepower. The V8-powered Mustang GT starts at $44,090 and delivers 480 hp. The pair are just two of the 14 Mustang variants Ford has already revealed, and not all of them are roads legal.
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2023-08-01 00:49:39+00:00
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Chevrolet has announced final pricing and range estimates for the 2024 Blazer EV trim levels launching this calendar year – the 2LT AWD, RS AWD, and RS RWD.
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General Motors has announced updated pricing and range estimates along with timing and availability for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV in the US.
The good news is the Blazer EV will begin shipping to customers this summer, as promised at last year's reveal. Actually, GM says deliveries from the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico begin today; this appears to contradict a July 11 report from Mexico's Vanguardia MX which claimed the first Blazer EV had been shipped to the US.
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As production ramps, GM is offering an update on the launch cadence of trims, range, and finalized pricing. Chevrolet previously announced the Blazer EV will be available in LT, RS, and SS trims, with the 2LT FWD to assume the role of the entry-level model. This is interesting because it means the 1LT, which GM last year said would start at $44,995, will be no more. A Police Pursuit Vehicle will also be available.
Now, starting with the launch timetable, the Blazer EV will debut this summer first with the RS AWD, with dealers to begin receiving it in August 2023. The RS RWD and 2LT AWD will begin production this fall.
GM has also confirmed that the Blazer EV SS range-topper will enter production in spring 2024, later than originally planned. The Blazer EV PPV will launch before the "civilian" version of the performance SUV in early 2024 as initially announced. As for the RS FWD and 2LT FWD variants, GM will provide further details on availability closer to their launch in 2024.
2024 Blazer EV 2LT AWD: 279 Miles Of EPA Range, $56,715 MSRP
And now for what is likely the most anticipated information, Chevrolet has finalized pricing for the 2024 Blazer EV models launching this calendar year.
The Blazer EV 2LT AWD starts at $56,715 (including Destination Freight Charges), and it comes with plenty of standard features.
Those include a 17.7-inch-diagonal infotainment touchscreen, 11-inch-diagonal color Driver Information Center, heated steering wheel, Evotex seating, heated front seats, heated side mirrors, wireless phone charging, and AutoSense power liftgate. In addition, driver assistance and safety features include adaptive cruise control, 360 surround vision, and more.
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2024 Blazer EV RS AWD: 279 Miles Of EPA Range, $60,215 MSRP
The Blazer EV RS AWD is priced at $60,215 (including DFC), and it brings significantly more features for the extra dough. In addition to the content in the 2LT, the RS AWD brings unique styling elements including a unique grille and gloss black trim, RS badging, 21-inch wheels with a unique finish, flat-bottom steering wheel, and animated exterior lighting.
On top of that, the Blazer RS AWD adds self-seal tires, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, rain sense wipers, heated wiper park, heads-up display, and Rear Camera Mirror.
2024 Blazer EV RS RWD: 320 Miles Of Range, $61,790
Finally, the Blazer EV RS RWD is surprisingly more expensive than the RS AWD, starting at $61,790 (including DFC) despite only adding a Bose audio system. Pricing for the remaining Blazer EV trims and drivetrains will be announced closer to their launch date in 2024.
It's worth noting that customers who purchase a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV may be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500.
Prospective Blazer EV buyers have also been waiting for range ratings, and GM has announced EPA estimates for the variants launching this year. The 2LT and RS AWD were recently certified by the EPA at 279 miles on a full charge.
GM expects the RS RWD to achieve 320 miles of range and the 2LT FWD to achieve 293 miles; final EPA estimates will be announced closer to the models' launch date.
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2023-08-01 00:49:57+00:00
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This Chevrolet van started life as a small school bus, but received a very posh conversion with plenty of space inside.
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Over the years we've seen all kinds of do-it-yourself camper builds using buses, but most start out with a large bus. Lately we've seen more people jumping into the smaller scene, and this former school bus featured recently on Tiny Home Tours caught our attention. On the outside, it looks pretty tame. Step inside, however, and this becomes the dream of any vanlifer who loves to cook.
There's a good reason for that. This 2011 Chevrolet was built by Racey and Zack, who evolved their van-building skill into a business but before that, Zack was a cook. As such, this small skoolie features walnut butcher blocks for countertops, and there's a three-burner propane stove with an oven tucked between the sink and large wardrobe. All total, there's probably more counter space here than in many apartments, and it's supplemented with plenty of storage. A 21-gallon water tank feeds the faucet, and across from the kitchen is a small dining area that converts to a large bench or a second bed.
The primary bed is a queen, mounted sideways at the back of the bus. It fits neatly, with room enough for extra storage on the headboard. It's positioned high up to leave room for a garage underneath, which is command central for the van's power and climate control systems. 400 watts of solar are mounted on the roof; there's a 200 amp-hour battery and a 50-amp charge controller under the bed, and tucked in the middle is a 75-liter refrigerator/freezer that slides out for easy access.
Peruse the spacious interior and you'll find all kinds of interesting, bespoke touches. A skylight cut into the bus roof and creates considerable natural light for the interior. Copper pipes are used to help secure shelves and keep items in place. Racey designed and created the wood patterns on the back doors in the bedroom area, and she also made the curtains that cover the windows in the kitchen.
One feature notably absent from this build is a bathroom, but there is an outdoor shower setup available when temperatures are too cold. The video states this bus was built to handle four seasons, and last winter this camping couple did just that by spending a few months buried in snow. It wasn't by accident either – in the video, Zack says the dual rear wheels coupled with the weight of the bus and its torquey diesel V8 got them through the white stuff with no problem. They just wanted winter, and this camper delivered.
The video concludes with a heads-up that this bus is for sale, but a quick look at the comments shows it's now officially sold. We can't wait to see what this camping power couple has in store for their next skoolie build.
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2023-08-01 00:49:45+00:00
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Ford has issued a recall for nearly 900,000 F-150 pickups because the electric parking brake could inadvertently engage due to a short.
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Ford has issued a recall for nearly 900,000 2021-2023 F-150 pickup trucks. Models equipped with the single exhaust system may experience an inadvertent application of the electric parking brake. An issue with the rear wiring harness chafing against the rear axle housing could lead to a short that causes the parking brake to engage.
Ford began its investigation into reports of unintended parking brake applications in February. The company discovered that the truck’s rear axle housing and rear axle wiring harness could make contact, causing the wiring harness to chafe in certain circumstances. The Blue Oval also learned that rear axle housing corrosion could expedite the damage. Over time, the chafing can wear through the protective tape and circuit insulation, exposing the wiring that can cause the short.
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Ford learned that the damaged circuits could unintentionally activate the truck’s electric parking brake if the wires shorted to a ground. The automaker says it’s aware of 921 reports of the condition in North America, which it received between August 2021 and July 2023. Of those, 299 had the electric parking brake unintentionally activated. Nineteen occurred while driving. However, Ford said it isn’t aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to the potential condition.
The automaker will inform owners via mail by mid-September to take their vehicles to a dealer for inspection. Ford will replace worn harnesses with one that has a plastic protective shield to prevent further chafing. Trucks that don’t have damaged harnesses receive a different remedy – service technicians will install a protective tie strap and tape wrap to the harness to protect it from the axle housing.
The F-150 isn’t the only Ford model with a new recall this month. The automaker has issued one for 21,301 Escape crossovers and 17,394 F-Series Super Duty pickups. The affected 2023 models may have a digital instrument cluster that could fail to illuminate due to an improperly soldered module. It learned of the potential issue in March, and Ford will begin informing owners on August 14, replacing the affected part free of charge.
A much smaller number of F-Series Super Duty models – 1,339 – have a recall for their windows’ anti-pinch feature. In a low-power condition, the function might not properly work and could fail to detect an object near the top of the edge of the glass and fail to reverse direction. According to Ford, the affected vehicles inadvertently shipped with incorrect software.
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2023-08-01 00:49:51+00:00
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A driver stretches the Alfa Romeo 4C's legs on the autobahn and reaches as high as 160.3 miles per hour.
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The Alfa Romeo 4C entered production in 2013, making 2023 the tenth anniversary. In this video, a driver stretches the car's legs on the autobahn and reaches as high as 258 kilometers per hour (160.3 miles per hour).
The driver mixes acceleration runs from a stop and high-speed attempts. Unfortunately, the autobahn has some heavy semi-truck traffic on this day, so the driver must back off the throttle several times. He eventually finds a clear stretch of road, though, where he can push the vehicle to the limit.
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The 4C looks legitimately quick here. It doesn't have a stupendously fast top speed, but it reaches that velocity in an impressive time.
In the US, the Spider model only lasted until 2019, and the coupe retired for the 2018 model year. Both of them are two-seat sports cars with a mid-mounted turbocharged 1.75-liter four-cylinder making 237 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. All of them came with a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The coupe and droptop were able to reach 60 miles per hour in roughly the mid-4.0-second range.
The 4C really marked Alfa Romeo's true return to the United States, except for a few examples of the 8C Competizione that came into the country. Today, the brand's offerings include the Giulia, Tonale, and Stelvio.
Alfa is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 4C's start of production by preparing a one-off Designer's Cut edition that the brand plans to sell to a customer. The brand showed several renderings of the model's appearance but isn't yet showing the final design.
Currently, Alfa Romeo does not have a direct replacement for the 4C in the brand's lineup. There are teasers that the brand might have a new supercar on the way, and the model's shape could even evoke the classic 33.
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A new generation Opel Crossland is now on the way with an available electric powertrain. The debut in Europe is reportedly in 2024
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The Opel Crossland is the medium-sized SUV in the German brand's lineup, occupying the space between the smaller Mokka and bigger Grandland. A new generation is now on the way with an available electric powertrain. The debut is reportedly in 2024 and would arrive in European dealers later that year.
The new Crossland has a complete redesign compared to the current model (see below), judging by these spy shots. Opel's development team covers most of the vehicle in a camouflage wrap except orange accents on the nose, sections of the wheels, and lightning bolt elements on the doors and rear.
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The new Crossland appears to have a more boxy, upright shape than the current vehicle's sculpted appearance. The upcoming vehicle appears to have rectangular headlights that are high on the nose. There's a slit below them and an opening with hexagonal mesh at the lowest part of the nose.
The profile view shows off the new Crossland's boxy shape. The wheels have five triangular-shaped spokes. The ride height appears to be taller now, too.
The back features a tall hatchback, and there are boxy taillights. The camo prevents from seeing precise styling details.
The spy shots don't let us see into the cabin. Judging from other models in the segment, we would expect there to be tech updates.
Opel confirmed in March 2022 that the next-gen Crossland would be available with an electric powertrain. Combustion engine options allegedly would also be on offer. Although, Opel plans to phase out ICE powerplants by 2028.
Opel refreshed the Crossland for 2021. It featured individually sliding rear seats for maximizing rear cargo volume while having people sit in the second row. Power came from either a turbocharged 1.2-liter gasoline mill or a turbodiesel 1.5-liter. There was even a variant burning liquefied petroleum gas. The model was available with multiple drive modes, including Normal, Snow, Mud, Sand, and ESP Off.
Opel will be the only Stellantis brand at this year's IAA Munich Auto Show.
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2023-08-01 00:50:30+00:00
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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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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is seeing a rise in leprosy cases that could mean the disease has become endemic in the Sunshine State, according to a letter published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The letter, which was published in mid-July, said while leprosy is historically uncommon in the United States, cases more than doubled in the South over the last 10 years.
Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s Disease, is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae and is characterized by discolored patches of skin, ulcers, lumps and damage to the nerves.
The CDC said if untreated, the disease can progress to paralysis, blindness, the loss of one’s eyebrows, physical disfigurement, and even the “shortening of toes and fingers due to reabsorption.”
The Florida Department of Health said the disease first appeared in the state in 1921. The National Hansen’s Disease Program found that 159 cases of leprosy were reported in 2020. Florida was at the top of the list of states with the most new cases.
According to the Florida Health Charts, the state had 26 reported cases in 2019, 27 in 2020, and 14 in 2021.
“Central Florida, in particular, accounted for 81% of cases reported in Florida and almost one-fifth of nationally reported cases,” the letter said. “Whereas leprosy in the United States previously affected persons who had immigrated from leprosy-endemic areas, [about] 34% of new case-patients during 2015–2020 appeared to have locally acquired the disease.”
A disease becomes endemic when it occurs regularly within a certain community or area.
The CDC letter said multiple cases showed no sign of animal-to-human transmission or “traditionally known risk factors.”
One patient, a 54-year-old man in Central Florida, was treated at a dermatology clinic for a progressive rash caused by leprosy.
When asked, the man said he had lived in Central Florida his whole life, did not travel domestically or internationally, had no exposure to armadillos (which can carry the disease), had no contact with immigrants with endemic leprosy, and had no connection to someone with the disease.
Figure. Lepromatous leprosy found in a 54-year-old man in central Florida (Photo and caption by the CDC)
Experts said there was some support for the theory that an increase in migration from other countries to the United States may have caused the disease to enter non-endemic areas. However, while leprosy cases are increasing in the U.S., the rate of new cases in people born outside of the U.S. had been on a decline since 2002.
“This information suggests that leprosy has become an endemic disease process in Florida, warranting further research into other methods of [local] transmission,” the letter said.
In the state of Florida, medical practitioners must report leprosy by the next business day so contact tracing can be done and reduce further infections.
“In our case, contact tracing was done by the National Hansen’s Disease Program and revealed no associated risk factors, including travel, zoonotic exposure, occupational association, or personal contacts,” the letter said. “The absence of traditional risk factors in many recent cases of leprosy in Florida, coupled with the high proportion of residents, like our patient, who spend a great deal of time outdoors, supports the investigation into environmental reservoirs as a potential source of transmission.”
The CDC said travel to Florida must now be considered when conducting contact tracing for leprosy in any state.
Leprosy, when contracted, can be treated by a combination of different antibiotics to prevent it from developing resistance to the medication, according to the CDC. Leprosy can be cured after one or two years of treatment.
However, even when cured, any nerve damage and disfigurement caused by the disease will be permanent.
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All educational institutions including schools, colleges, and coaching centres will remain closed on Tuesday in Haryana's Gurugram, District Information and Public Relations Officer, Gurugram stated on Monday.
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All educational institutions including schools, colleges, and coaching centres will remain closed on Tuesday in Haryana's Gurugram, District Information and Public Relations Officer, Gurugram stated on Monday.
The order has been issued by District Magistrate Nishant Kumar Yadav.
This came in the wake of clashes between two groups on Monday.
Two home guards were shot dead and about a dozen policemen were injured after a clash broke out between two groups in Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, the police officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Neeraj and Gursevak who were deployed at Khedali Daula police station.
As per the police, the policemen, who were injured in the clashes between two communities in Haryana's Nuh, have been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon.
Police said the mob attacked the police teams when they were marching towards Mewat from Gurugram.
Mobile internet services have been suspended temporarily in the Nuh district of Haryana.
Speaking about the incident Nuh acting SP Narender Bijarniya says, "Today's incident is unfortunate. The situation in Nuh is under control. Legal action is being taken against those responsible. Some (police) force members have also suffered injuries. The clash broke out during the Shobha Yatra & the reason behind the incident is being analysed. Some people have been arrested. Internet services have been suspended..."
Nuh Deputy Commissioner appealed to all to maintain peace and informed that all stranded people have been rescued.
Nuh Deputy Commissioner Prashant Panwar says, "Police are investigating the matter. Internet services have been suspended for 3 days. Section 144 has been imposed in the district. Curfew orders have been given...We appeal to all to maintain peace. All stranded people have been rescued... 1 casualty has been reported. The situation is normal now and curfew has been imposed in the district...".
Suspension of the internet services will continue in Nuh district till August 2.
The Haryana Government, in an official notification, has said that the order has been taken to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through social media platforms.
"In order to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through various social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Twitter, etc. on mobile phones and SMS, for facilitation and mobilisation of mobs of agitators and demonstrators who can cause serious loss of life and damage to public and private properties by indulging in arson or vandalism and other types of violent activities, Home Secretary, Haryana do order the suspension of the mobile internet services and all dongle services etc. provided on mobile networks except the voice calls in the territorial jurisdiction of district Nuh of Haryana State," the order said.
It further said that all telecom service providers of Haryana are directed to ensure the compliance of this order.
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Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs concluded on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs concluded on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
MPs from Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal were present at the meeting. In the meeting, a target was set to make India more developed in the next 25 years and to win maximum seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar while talking to ANI said, "Today there was a meeting of NDA MPs from Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Two videos related to each state were shown in the meeting, in one video development works done by the central govt in these states were shown and in the second video corruption done by these state governments was shown...Through this video, it was shown how development works were being done in non-BJP-ruled states with the help of the central government."
"PM Modi said that we have to win more seats this time and make India a developed country in the next 25 years...," Mr Majumdar added.
MP Sukanta Majumdar said that during the UPA, 32 per cent of the central government tax collection was given to Bengal, but after the Modi government came, it was increased from 32 to 42 per cent.
He told that there was no discussion on the strategy of the opposition in the meeting. Along with this, he expressed confidence in the formation of Narendra Modi's government for the third time in a row.
In the meeting, a video featuring development plans done by the NDA government in West Bengal in 9 years and a video of the violence in West Bengal was also played. "During the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that till now the name of UPA was associated with the corrupt policy of the UPA government such as 2G, 3G, Coalgate, jijaji scams, so now its name had been changed to I.N.D.I.A. They were not able to carry forward the name UPA so it was renamed as I.N.D.I.A. Now I.N.D.I.A is the second form of UPA and it has been made only to mislead the public," Mr Majumdar said.
With only a few months left for the Lok Sabha elections, the meeting of the NDA group is crucial in many ways. The NDA meetings are scheduled to run from July 31 to August 10. The Lok Sabha elections and the strength of the NDA were discussed in the meeting. While giving the mantra of victory in the Lok Sabha elections, PM Narendra Modi directed the MPs to visit their constituencies as much as possible and make the public aware of the achievements of the central government.
"PM Modi said that many development works have been carried out across the country by the NDA government, including the non-BJP-ruled states. It was shown through the video presentation how the states have progressed during the NDA government as compared to the UPA. The video also showed that for the first time, an underwater metro is being built in Bengal," said the Bengal BJP chief.
The corruption and scams done by the governments in all three states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha was presented through the video, Mr Majumdar added.
In the meeting, PM Modi also asked all MPs to be "active" and "communicate directly" with the voters ahead of the 2024 polls."All MPs have to be active. We have to communicate directly with the public and tell the achievements of the government," PM Modi said.
The meeting which lasted for around one and a half hours featured some presentations by the NDA MPs.
The next meeting would be held on August 2 for Uttar Pradesh (Kashi, Gorakhpur and Awadh), Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
After that another meeting would be held on August 3- Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The meeting on August 8 will be for Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Goa.
On August 9 meeting would be for Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Two clusters each day meeting Northeast cluster yet to be decided.
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Angus Cloud, the actor best known for his role in the HBO series "Euphoria," has been found dead at his family's home in Oakland, according to multiple reports.
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(KRON) – Angus Cloud, the actor best known for his role in the HBO series “Euphoria,” has been found dead at his family’s home in Oakland, according to his publicist, Cait Bailey.
In a statement sent to TMZ, the first outlet to report the death, Cloud’s family confirmed his passing:
“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,” the statement read. “Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”
Variety also reported the actor’s death, citing his family.
A statement from HBO Monday read:
We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud. He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time.
Cloud hadn’t acted before he was cast in “Euphoria.” He was walking down the street in New York when casting director Jennifer Venditti noticed him. Series creator Sam Levinson made him the co-star of the series alongside Zendaya for its first two seasons.
The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows in television.
Cloud starred as Fezco on 16 episodes of the HBO show in addition to appearances in “North Hollywood,” “The Perfect Women” and music videos with Becky G and Juice WRLD.
He was recently cast to co-star in “Scream 6.”
Cloud was born in Oakland according to his IMDB page.
He was 25 years old. No cause of death was given
If you or anyone you know are struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, chat or text.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) –A search for a person who reportedly fell into the water is underway.
According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, the search is going on near Little Hurricane Boat Ramp.
Little Hurricane Boat Ramp is in Owensboro.
Eyewitness News will keep you updated as more details become known
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EVANSVILLE, In. (WEHT) – As temperatures continue soaring across the Tristate, an Evansville doctor wants to clarify the best way to stay hydrated safely and effectively – particularly for those working and competing in such high temperatures. “We want to try and minimize loss of fluids and maximize gain of fluids, so it’s better to […]
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EVANSVILLE, In. (WEHT) – As temperatures continue soaring across the Tristate, an Evansville doctor wants to clarify the best way to stay hydrated safely and effectively – particularly for those working and competing in such high temperatures.
“We want to try and minimize loss of fluids and maximize gain of fluids, so it’s better to have water that is just slightly cool, and not ice cold,” says Dr. David Schultz.
With the heat index last week topping 100 degrees, a cold glass of water on a hot day is often the go-to choice for refreshment. However, indulging in such a chilled drink without electrolytes could actually cause more harm than good.
“So on a hot day, like we are having right now in the tri-state area, it’s not wise to drink ice cold water, and the reason for that is that it can cause spasms in the throat, and this can cause individuals to have trouble swallowing- with football players, and soccer players, and other individuals who are practicing this time of year, you can lose a lot of body heat and a lot of electrolytes,” says Schultz.
Dr. Schultz adds that the ice cold water can also cause an upset stomach, which only worsens dehydration. For people in professions that require them to be outdoors, creative solutions are necessary to help beat the heat.
“We are just drinking a ton of water and making sure our entire team stays hydrated – we al so have some power-aid popsicles to keep those electrolytes in after sweating so much….We stay frosty here at finish line – it’s a nice ice vest, we keep these frozen in our freezer in our breakroom, and change them out every time they melt,” says Rajen Spiker, Assistant Operations Manager at Finish Line Car Wash.
Experts say that while electrolyte filled drinks are the preferred rehydration choice for most people, individuals with diabetes are warned to avoid sugary beverages – which will cause symptoms to worsen.
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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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Kentucky State Police have an update on the collision that occurred July 30 in Henderson involving a multiple vehicles.
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HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Kentucky State Police have an update on the collision that occurred July 30 in Henderson at the intersection of North Green and 14th streets involving a multiple vehicles.
KSP states preliminary investigation reveals Kyle Hill, 21, of Evansville was traveling with Joshua White, 22, of Evansville southbound on their motorcycles when Kenneth Hite, 77, of Henderson was making a left turn when Hill struck the side of Hite. KSP says White laid his motorcycle down prior to striking Hite.
KSP also says all three were taken to Deaconess Midway and the investigation is ongoing.
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EVENING: Variable Clouds (More Clouds West of US 41). Temps Falling into the 70s. Sunset 8:01
OVERNIGHT: Clearing. Mild Lows of 60-64. Sunrise 5:53
TUESDAY: Mostly Sunny. Highs 84-91 (East to Northwest…87-89 in the Evansville Metro). Winds NE/E 5-10
TUE NIGHT: Increasing Clouds with Scattered Showers Moving in towards Daybreak Mainly West of US 41). Lows 60-69 ( East to West…66-67 in the Evansville Metro).
WEDNESDAY: Scattered Showers (More Numerous West of US 41 with Thunder Possible) Ending with Some Clearing After Noon. Mild with Highs 77-87 (South to Northeast…78-81 in the Evansville Metro). Winds SE 5-10
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A trio of top House Republicans are demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) hand over information pertaining to Hunter Biden’s plea deal, which has been on hold for days after a judge raised concerns about the agreement. GOP lawmakers have railed for weeks against the plea agreement, calling it a “sweetheart deal” and arguing […]
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A trio of top House Republicans are demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) hand over information pertaining to Hunter Biden’s plea deal, which has been on hold for days after a judge raised concerns about the agreement.
GOP lawmakers have railed for weeks against the plea agreement, calling it a “sweetheart deal” and arguing Hunter Biden was given preferential treatment because he is the son of President Biden.
The three Republicans escalated those attacks in a Monday letter, asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to answer a list of questions and provide documents and communications about Hunter Biden’s “unusual” plea agreement — the first request from Congress parsing the particulars of the deal.
“The Department’s unusual plea and pretrial diversion agreements with Mr. Biden raise serious concerns — especially when combined with recent whistleblower allegations—that the Department has provided preferential treatment toward Mr. Biden in the course of its investigation and proposed resolution of his alleged criminal conduct,” the letter reads.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) all signed the letter. The House GOP for months has been investigating the Biden family’s foreign business dealings and its associates. Lawmakers have previously made requests regarding the investigation into Hunter Biden led by U.S. attorney for Delaware David Weiss.
The Hill reached out to the DOJ for comment.
Hunter Biden’s plea deal was put on hold last week after the judge overseeing the case questioned the parameters of the agreement. As part of the deal, Biden was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes. He also reached a diversion agreement relating to an unlawful possession of a weapon charge.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee, raised concerns about the setup of the two-part deal and the scope of Biden’s immunity, and she ultimately gave both parties more time to explain why the deal — which she has to greenlight — should be accepted.
The three House Republicans pointed to some of Noreika’s concerns in their letter, including provisions in the pretrial diversion agreement that would shield Hunter Biden from future criminal charges on the gun charge or other federal charges within the scope of the agreement.
“Taken individually, each of the provisions discussed above raises serious concerns about how the Department has handled this matter. But when considered together, the provisions appear to be even more troubling,” the GOP chairmen wrote.
They claimed the Justice Department “shifted a broad immunity provision, which benefits Mr. Biden, from the plea agreement to the pretrial diversion agreement apparently to prevent the District Court from being able to scrutinize and reject that immunity provision.”
“And then, the Department has benefitted Mr. Biden by giving up its unilateral ability to bring charges against him if it concludes that he has breached the pretrial diversion agreement. Instead, it has placed upon itself the burden of getting the District Court’s permission to bring charges even though the District Court normally has no role in policing a pretrial diversion agreement in that manner,” they continued. “So, the District Court is apparently removed from the equation when it helps Mr. Biden and inserted into the equation when it helps Mr. Biden.”
The trio of Republicans also voiced concerns about the DOJ saying the investigations into Hunter Biden are “ongoing,” arguing it is an effort to shield the DOJ from congressional oversight. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) raised a similar claim last month.
“How can Hunter Biden plead guilty, no jail time, and the DOJ say there’s still an investigation, try to withhold information to the House? That’s unacceptable and will not stand,” McCarthy told reporters at the time.
The committee chairmen are asking Garland to provide information on other pretrial diversion agreements similar to Biden’s, in addition to “a generalized description of the nature of the Department’s ongoing investigation(s) concerning Hunter Biden.”
The letter from Jordan, Comer and Smith came the same day lawmakers heard testimony from former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer behind closed doors. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) told reporters Archer said Hunter Biden included President Biden on a number of phone calls that presumably included business associates, a detail that Republicans will likely use in their attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings.
Goldman said the testimony did not prove President Biden was involved in his son’s business dealings. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), however, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.”
That testimony came nearly two weeks after two IRS whistleblowers testified publicly, claiming that authorities slow-walked the case into Hunter Biden. The two whistleblowers previously spoke to the Ways and Means Committee behind closed doors, and those transcripts were released shortly after Hunter Biden’s plea agreement was announced.
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Former President Trump’s dominance of the GOP field was underscored by a new poll released Monday. The New York Times/Siena College poll showed Trump leading his closest rival for the nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by a massive 37 points. In the poll, Trump drew 54 percent support and DeSantis 17 percent. No other candidate […]
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Former President Trump’s dominance of the GOP field was underscored by a new poll released Monday.
The New York Times/Siena College poll showed Trump leading his closest rival for the nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by a massive 37 points.
In the poll, Trump drew 54 percent support and DeSantis 17 percent. No other candidate registered higher than 3 percent support.
The poll was far from an outlier. Trump has maintained a lead of roughly 30 points over DeSantis in national polling averages for some time. There is no convincing evidence that any other contender is acquiring real momentum.
Given that Trump is showing such strength even while he has been indicted in two criminal cases, the question arises as to whether he is all but inevitable as the GOP nominee.
Here are the main arguments for and against that idea.
Trump is the inevitable nominee because…
His support looks rock-solid
Trump’s biggest political asset has been clear for years. His base voters are avid in their support and near-impervious to any negative information about him.
It’s more than seven years since then-candidate Trump told a crowd in Iowa, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”
Today, he stands accused of obstruction of justice and a series of other serious offenses in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. He is also charged with falsifying business records in a separate New York case.
Among Republicans, it hasn’t mattered.
In the New York Times poll, 71 percent of potential Republican primary voters said the GOP needed “to stand behind Trump” amid his charges, whereas only 22 percent argued there was no obligation to do so.
The exact same share — 71 percent — asserted that Trump was innocent of any “serious federal crimes.”
A general election would be a very different matter. But, within the GOP, there is every reason to think Trump has a lock on enough voters to carry him to the nomination.
His main rival is doing very poorly
DeSantis’s weakness has been a bigger surprise than Trump’s strength so far.
The Florida governor launched his campaign May 24 with a Twitter Spaces event marred by technical glitches. It was a sign of things to come.
DeSantis’s poll ratings have eroded over the two months-plus of his campaign to date. The national polling average maintained by data site FiveThirtyEight showed him drawing roughly 21 percent support on the day of his launch. He is now at roughly 16 percent.
The polling slide has been accompanied by broader campaign troubles. A recent series of staffing cuts has reduced his team by about one-third.
DeSantis’s backers publicly evince confidence that they are building a campaign for the long haul and that it will all come right in the end. The governor laid out an economic agenda in a New Hampshire speech Monday.
But as of today, DeSantis has seriously underperformed.
That’s very good news for Trump.
GOP voters don’t buy the argument that Trump is unelectable
Trump-skeptical GOP insiders coalesce around one central argument — that the former president would be a weak general election candidate, likely losing a winnable election.
As evidence they cite the 2020 election, when Trump lost the popular vote by more than 7 million votes to President Biden; his false claims of election fraud and the way they fueled the Capitol Riot of Jan. 6, 2021; his many legal challenges; and his low poll ratings among the general public.
In an Economist/YouGov poll released last week, Trump was seen favorably by 40 percent of the general public, and unfavorably by 57 percent. Self-professed independent voters broke against him on that question by almost 2-to-1.
But the GOP primary electorate, by and large, just doesn’t buy it. They believe Trump can defy the polls and pundits again, just as he did when defeating Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The New York Times poll asked Republican voters whether Trump or DeSantis was better “able to beat Joe Biden.”
Fifty-eight percent went for Trump compared to 28 percent for DeSantis.
Unless those figures change drastically, it’s tough to see how Trump loses the nomination battle.
Trump is not the inevitable nominee because….
The campaign has barely begun
Today’s intense media coverage of every step of every campaign tends to lead to sweeping predications.
Many of those forecasts might seem premature.
The Iowa caucuses are more than five months away — an eternity in politics. The Republican National Convention, at which the nominee will be formally crowned, is almost a year away.
For the moment, Trump likely accrues some benefit from his near-universal name recognition.
In another Economist/YouGov poll earlier this month, the proportion of Republicans who said they didn’t know enough to express an opinion of a particular candidate stood at 9 percent for DeSantis, 21 percent for former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and 27 percent for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
That gives those candidates room to grow, at least in theory, in a way that isn’t true for Trump.
Trump’s rivals could also hold out hope of game-changing moments during debate season, which is soon to begin. The first clash is set for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.
Early polls are misleading
Trump’s rivals emphasize that predictions based on early polls in previous years were wrong.
That’s true — sort of. But it’s not quite so hard-and-fast a rule as the Trump skeptics claim.
In fact, in two of the last three contested Republican presidential primaries, the eventual winner was already leading the RealClearPolitics average at this point.
Trump had just burst into the lead in 2016, never to surrender it; and in 2012, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had already established a lead, which he would lose and regain. Romney is now a senator representing Utah.
The sole exception came in 2008, when Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was in third place and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was leading the field. McCain went on to claim the nomination and Giuliani’s campaign sputtered into oblivion.
It’s not just a matter of polls. Campaigns can sometimes shift on a dime, as happened for the Democrats in 2020.
Then, Biden looked like a busted flush after trailing in fourth in Iowa and fifth in New Hampshire. A win in South Carolina — and a collective quiver of fear among moderate Democrats over the possibility of nominating Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — delivered the nomination to Biden.
Trump’s legal problems are getting worse
Even if Trump’s support has remained solid so far, it may not be destined to remain so.
What happens when the GOP has to focus fully on whether to nominate a candidate who could be convicted of serious offenses by the time Election Day rolls around?
Trump’s trial in the Mar-a-Lago matter has been set for May 20 next year.
Then there is the likelihood of Trump’s other troubles deepening.
An indictment is widely expected soon over Jan. 6. Trump himself wrote on Truth Social on Monday that he expected an indictment “any day now.”
In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is wrapping up her probe into attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. Decisions on charges are expected in the next few weeks.
Every one of those cases, regardless of the verdicts, will put unflattering details of Trump’s behavior back in the spotlight — and could, perhaps, give some Republican voters second thoughts about nominating him.
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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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Two of Edmonton's biggest festivals have wrapped up for the summer and organizers of both events are blaming the weather for a dip in attendance.
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Two of Edmonton's biggest festivals have wrapped up for the summer and organizers of both events are blaming the weather for a dip in attendance.
K-Days and Taste of Edmonton ran from July 20 to Sunday.
Explore Edmonton says more than 557,000 people attended K-Days this year, which is down from 760,000 in 2022.
Officials say several rainy days caused numbers to drop.
It's unclear how much security incidents at the festival contributed to attendance numbers, but despite videos of incidents shared on social media, organizers say security incidents were actually down in 2023.
"It can be frustrating, as an event producer, for sure. But we also look to the happy faces that we're able to see on many families, children that participated in the event," Arlindo Gomes of Explore Edmonton said on Monday. "We felt it was a really positive experience for many people."
Taste of Edmonton also saw attendance drop this year.
About 260,000 people visited Churchill Square to experience the culinary festival.
In 2022, more than 300,000 people attended.
Despite the drop in attendance, thousands of food tickets were collected to be donated to Edmonton's Food Bank.
Planning is already underway for both festivals in 2024.
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More police and more sheriffs have been pledged for Alberta streets, but not the creation of a dedicated provincial police force as was ordered by the Alberta government just eight months ago.
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More police and more sheriffs have been pledged for Alberta streets, but not the creation of a dedicated provincial police force as was ordered by the Alberta government just eight months ago.
The language in the latest mandate letter delivered by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith emphasizes public safety and community safety for safe streets as her government’s “top priority.”
More patrol officers in the province’s two biggest cities plus additional work for sheriffs are promised in the letter handed this afternoon to Mike Ellis, Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services.
Missing from the letter, however, is mention of the creation of a provincial police service, an idea that the United Conservative government first pitched in 2020 to replace the RCMP in communities across Alberta.
An independent report commissioned by then-Premier Jason Kenney’s government a year later on the feasibility of a provincial force suggested implementing one would cost more than $100 million more to run annually than RCMP services.
As recently as November, the government push to create the Alberta Police Service was full steam ahead, with Ellis – who took over the public safety and emergency services portfolio in October – tasked to work with the justice and municipal affairs ministries to launch it.
While Ellis said that his government wants to make sure Albertans “are getting their needs met when it comes to 911, or whatever the police service is going to look like.”
"We're going to continue to work with municipalities regarding how this is going to look from a delivery model perspective," Ellis said on Monday in a media conference. “We've had some municipalities that want to go forward with an Alberta provincial police service model, we've had some that said, 'No, we're good with the status quo,' and we've had kind of everything in between.
“We're going to continue to provide those grants to municipalities that want them so that they can do an independent study and find out what is going to work best for their community, and then get back to us and we'll work with them.”
Monday’s letter calls for Ellis to immediately implement the Safe Streets Action Plan, which includes adding 100 more patrol officers for Calgary and Edmonton. It also calls for expanded roles for sheriffs, including providing more street-level law enforcement, and leading fentanyl and illegal-gun tracking teams.
One immediate action Ellis said is being considered is giving command of transit officers to police services in Calgary and Edmonton, which are “well underway” in the process of recruiting and hiring 100 more patrol officers.
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again recently showed his love for nail polish with a new tattoo.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shows Off Nail Polish Tattoo
On Sunday (July 30), YoungBoy Never Broke Again showcased some fresh ink in a new music video for his song "Parasites" featuring ILoveMakonnen. At the 1:27-mark of the video below, YB can be seen with a tattoo of a medium-sized pink nail polish bottle on his left arm. NBA YoungBoy's new set of body art is an addition to three other tattoos he showed off on his Instagram page on July 23.
What Other Tattoos Did YoungBoy Never Broke Again Recently Get?
On July 23, NBA YoungBoy shared a post on Instagram that contained images of his three new tattoos, which can be seen below. YB got a coffin with a spider web and an upside-down cross tattooed on his forehead. The rapper also had a skull and crossbones tatted behind his ear and the word "Restricted" placed on his cheek.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Addresses Criticism About Painting His Nails
In November of 2022, NBA YoungBoy addressed people who were insulting him for wearing nail polish in a since-deleted video on his Instagram Story.
"Y'all be playing with the slime, huh?" NBA YoungBoy stated in the archived video.
NBA YoungBoy continued the video by clapping back at people who were talking badly about him for rocking some polish on his nails.
"See, all y'all used to love me," he stated. "Now, nobody love me. But I think y'all forgot, I ain't never not got no b***hes anyway."
The rapper added: "So, what the problem is? N***as wanna talk about my nails. I done f**ked them up now. Everybody wanna play with the slime, but it's all good. You know I'm a big troll. As long as I ain't no dead troll, n***a. You can talk about my nails all you want. B***h, I know somebody that wish they could paint they nails right now."
Other rappers like Drake have also gotten insulted for painting their fingernails.
Take a look at NBA Youngboy's new tattoo below.
Watch YoungBoy Never Broke Again Show His Love for Nail Polish With a New Tattoo
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Offset is opening up about why he cheated on Cardi B after they got married.
Offset Comes Clean About Cheating on Cardi B
On Monday (July 31), Offset was a guest on Way Up With Angela Yee where he talked about infidelity, Takeoff's death and his new album. During the 45-minute convo, the Father of 4 rapper came clean about why he infamously cheated on Cardi B early in their marriage.
"When I did do that, I was in a different space," Offset said about the 18-minute mark of the interview below. "I was young, I had just got married. I'm getting a lot of money. Really communication. We got married, our communication was good, but it wasn't really like I was saying my wants and needs, and vice versa. You'll bump heads if you not communicating. We both on centerstage. All our business is always public. The communication is what it was. I was young."
"I was on different s**t," Offset added. "I was on lean then, too. I was making bad decisions not realizing it was really affecting my family. It was just me thinking about my own."
Offset Says He's Grown Out of His Old Ways
"Then when I get past that," Offset added. "Why you think she love me like she love me? My growth. I done showed. I'm a real one. I'm not gon' keep playing with you, because it's affecting you. It's heartbreaking. It's wrong."
Back in 2018, Cardi B and Offset split following a year of marriage after Offset reportedly cheated on the "Be Careful" rapper. Of course, they eventually patched things up.
See video of Offset's new interview with Angela Yee below.
Watch Offset on Way Up With Angela Yee Below
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There were some brilliant displays both in victory and defeat as the 2023 Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby kicked off on Friday evening and concluded at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night. Both sessions certainly provided plenty to talk about.
There were some stunning displays from our canine stars but the headlines went to Kerry Trainer Liam Dowling, Pat Guilfoyle (Tipperary) and Michael O’Donovan (Tipperary). The first two named recorded hat tricks, while O’Donovan sent out the standard setter Another Holiday and the easiest winner of the entire opening round, Ryhope Beach.
A wonderful night’s racing deserved a wonderful finish and that certainly came in the last of the thirteen heats as Bitch of the Year Raha Mofo (owned by Galway woman Marissa Molloy) produced yet another swashbuckling display to break the hearts of Hawkfield Blue backers.
The latter displayed fine early speed along the fence to put himself in pole position entering the back straight. With Da Bold Freddie turning second on his comeback start, it seemed certain that Hawkield Blue would go onto score but then Raha Mofo appeared on the scene.
With Da Bold Fredie cutting for the fence at the turn, Raha Mofo turned in third from trap five and, most importantly, she maintained full momentum. This was bad news for those in front of her. Marissa Molloy’s sensationally fast daughter of Droopys Sydney and Clares Queen began to close on those in front.
Moving third at the third turn, it was only a matter of time before she got to the long-time pace-setter. The Murt Leahy trained powerhouse duly came through in the closing yards to take the verdict by three parts of a length in 29.67. Hawkfield Blue ran a fine race in second with Bens Teddy running on strongly to take third another two and a half lengths away.
The competition continues this Friday & Saturday (4th & 5th August) with second round heats each of the nights. Tates open from 6.00pm.
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At County Hall this week, Councillor Jim Cuddy pointed out that the project was first touted in 2019 as a matter of urgency.
But it’s been dogged by delays, particularly the need to acquire private land.
An assurance was given at a meeting this week that despite the lack of ‘boots on the ground’, important work is ongoing in the background.
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s Esquires Coffee and Ard Bia make Irish Central Top 10 for Breakfast and Brunch in Ireland
The American-based online publication, measured the popularity with a unique index score which included Google and Tripadvisor reviews.
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If you noticed July was a bit wet in Toronto, you were certainly paying attention.
Out of 31 days in the month, 19 featured measurable precipitation at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, the city's most rainy days in July since records began in 1938.
SEE ALSO: This Canadian city just endured its wettest month on record
The previous record of rainy days in July for Toronto was 18, a tally observed over numerous years (1950, 1994, 1995 and 2014).
The number is comparable with Hamilton and Ottawa, cities that also saw overachieving thunderstorms this month, resulting in 20 and 21 rainy days in July, respectively.
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Besides Toronto, Sherbrooke, Que., has had a wet month. The Quebec city has measured at least 301 mm of rain in July, making for the city’s wettest month ever recorded. Four days accounted for a little over half of this July’s total rainfall.
What led to such a rainy July in Toronto and the rest of Eastern Canada
The relentless heat that broke countless records across the southern and western United States, and many parts of Canada, is largely responsible for the remarkably wet pattern over the eastern half of the country.
DON'T MISS: Nova Scotia flood catastrophe — what went wrong?
The ridges of high pressure fostering high heat in western North America allowed troughs of lower pressure to develop downstream, effectively plopping an active storm track over Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes.
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Winds circulating around that heat dome over the U.S., a summertime high over the western Atlantic Ocean, and a train of low-pressure systems forming over Canada collectively helped to pump tropical humidity straight into Eastern Canada.
These disturbances triggered routine thunderstorms in the muggy, unstable air, and the elevated moisture acted like a reservoir for thunderstorms to tap into and wring out torrential rains.
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E.G. Daily is remembering her late Pee-wee's Big Adventure costar Paul Reubens.
The actress shared a touching tribute to her friend and castmate Monday, after news broke that Reubens had died at 70 following a private battle with cancer. The pair starred together in the 1985 Tim Burton film, with Daily playing the earnest bike store employee Dottie.
On Instagram, the 61-year-old Daily posted pictures of her and Reubens on set, as well as a photo of them in more recent years, and remembered Reubens as "the Pee-wee to my Dottie." She added, "I am so grateful for getting to do this amazing ride with you. Thoughtful, brilliant, kind and loved. R.I.P. My sweet friend."
In an Instagram story, Daily also shared an excerpt of their most iconic exchange from the film, in which Pee-wee smoothly tells her, "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel."
In an interview with TMZ Live, Daily opened up about Reubens' death, revealing that she wasn't aware of his health struggles but could tell that something was up with her friend.
"I had no idea that he was battling cancer," Daily said. "I knew that something was going on. I could tell that he was not wanting to be out or be seen. I'd invite him to something, and he [would say] no… He felt fragile to me, honestly."
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Daily also gushed about how she and Reubens remained close through the years, recalling how they'd attend screenings of Pee-wee's Big Adventure together and how he'd bombard her with joyous birthday messages every year. Unlike his exuberant screen persona, she noted, the real Reubens was far more reserved.
"Paul was this gentle spirit," she said. "His voice was gentle. He was calm. He was very thoughtful. To this day, anybody that knows Paul, the thing they'll say about him is he's really thoughtful."
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Burton also paid tribute to Reubens on Monday, writing that he was "shocked and saddened" by the actor's death. The director was only 25 when he filmed Pee-wee's Big Adventure, his directorial debut, and he wrote: "I'll never forget how Paul helped me at the beginning of my career. It would not have happened without his support. He was a great artist. I'll miss him."
Representatives for Rubens announced his death Monday, including a posthumous message from the actor himself. "Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years," Reubens said. "I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans, and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you."
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Olivia Rodrigo is ready to spill her guts on the details of her new album!
The singer, 20, shared a cryptic video on Monday that teased the tracklist for her upcoming album, Guts, set to be released on Sept. 8.
The minute-long video is an overhead shot of Rodrigo lounging in a bedroom littered with possible clues about the new album’s song titles. She does chores, unpacks boxes, writes on paper and types on her typewriter before the shot focuses in on the paper she’s typing on, revealing the words, “GUTS tracklist.”
The end of the clip is scored by Rodrigo singing an unreleased music, which some fans are speculating could be a snippet of a song from the new album.
Her most eagle-eyed fans started to notice that words and phrases were scattered throughout the set and began trying to decipher the tiny details and Easter eggs that could be possible track titles.
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The clearest clue is the four keys on typewriter that have purple gems over the letters to spell out the album’s title, hinting that there will likely be a titular song on the album.
Related: Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Sophomore Album 'Guts' Cover and Release Date: 'I'm So Proud of It'
Other hints include the words “Bad idea right” written in lipstick on a mirror, the word “stranger” written over sheet music, and “obsessed!” emblazoned on a sweatshirt. A yearbook that Rodrigo lays out on the bed also gives viewers a clear shot of the words “Book club.”
But some clues are easier to decipher than others, even with fans using their “FBI/detective skills.”
Rodrigo brings a birthday cake into the frame halfway through the video and puts numbered candles on top of it, but fans can’t agree on whether the candles are the number 18 or 19. There’s also text sprawled across a skateboard on the floor, but it’s too difficult to decipher what it says.
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Despite the difficulty of some of the hints, Rodrigo’s fans are not giving up on trying to crack the “Driver’s License” singer’s codes, with one user writing on Twitter, now renamed X, “sigh, time to spend my lunch break decoding this.”
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for YouTube Olivia Rodrigo in June 2023
Another user added, “me trying to read every word I can find,” along with a photo of Rodrigo squinting.
Some fans took to social media to comment on how Rodrigo seems to be taking a page from Taylor Swift’s book on leaving a trail of clues for fans to decode for news about her new work.
“Oh she really is Taylor’s child,” one commenter wrote on Instagram.
Related: Olivia Rodrigo's New Breakup Song 'Vampire' Isn't About Ex Adam Faze Despite Speculation: Source
Rodrigo’s friends in the music world also shared their excitement about the teaser video, with Conan Gray writing, “my brain is going ahhh ur right,” in reference to the lyrics she seems to sing in the short clip, and Camila Cabello adding “ONG OMGOMF.”
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Many fans shared that they “cannot wait” for the album’s September release. Rodrigo first announced the sophomore album in June, writing that making the album was “very daunting, very fun, and very fulfilling.”
“For me, this album is about growing pains and trying to figure out who I am at this point in my life,” she shared in a release. “I feel like I grew 10 years between the ages of 18 and 20—it was such an intense period of awkwardness and change. I think that’s all just a natural part of growth, and hopefully the album reflects that.”
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The exit door at the FIFA Women's World Cup could swing open for Canada on Monday. Or the Canadians could use it to usher out co-host Australia. The stakes couldn't be higher on the final day of Group B play. "We know it's going to be a fight (Monday). They're fighting for their life," veteran Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt said of the 10th-ranked Matildas. "But we're prepared as best we can be for what they have to offer. We know what we have to do to get the result.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys for Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, said Monday that the two men had a cordial relationship and the defendant had no reason to kill him. The comments from Momeni's lawyers came during a preliminary hearing, where the prosecution presents its evidence and a judge decides if there is enough to move ahead to trial. The hearing will continue Tuesday, when Momeni's defense is expected to lay out more of their arguments.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys for Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, said Monday that the two men had a cordial relationship and the defendant had no reason to kill him.
The comments from Momeni's lawyers came during a preliminary hearing, where the prosecution presents its evidence and a judge decides if there is enough to move ahead to trial. The hearing will continue Tuesday, when Momeni's defense is expected to lay out more of their arguments.
Prosecutors have said that Momeni, 38, planned the April 4 attack that left Lee dying on a desolate San Francisco street. They said he drove Lee to a secluded spot and stabbed him three times after a dispute related to Momeni’s sister, Khazar.
But Tony Brass, one of four defense attorneys present Monday, said it was not Lee but another man whom Momeni suspected of acting inappropriately with his younger sister.
“What you see is cordial, a cordial relationship between Nima Momeni and Bob Lee,” Brass said to reporters after the hearing. “They’re in a car together. Those are not two men who have murderous rage between them.”
A friend of Lee told homicide investigators they had been hanging out and drinking with Momeni’s sister the day before the stabbing, prosecutors said previously in court documents. The friend said Momeni later questioned Lee about whether his sister was doing drugs or otherwise engaging in inappropriate behavior, and Lee said she had not.
But Saam Zangeneh, one of Momeni's lawyers, said he asked those questions of Lee in regards to the man whose apartment they had been drinking at.
Zangeneh said in court he needed to dispute the idea of an “honor killing" committed to protect a sister.
Prosecutors have not spelled out a motive, but previously offered a timeline in a case that has drawn outsize media attention, partly due to Lee’s status in the tech world. Lee created Cash App, a mobile payment service, and was the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin.
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Momeni, who has been in jail since his arrest April 13, has pleaded not guilty. He faces 26 years to life if convicted. His arrest came more than a week after Lee, 43, was found bleeding in the early morning hours of April 4. He later died at a hospital.
On Monday, Assistant District Attorney Omid Talai formally introduced evidence for his case, including photos of a knife that prosecutors say Momeni used to stab Lee, a trail of blood left by Lee as he staggered for help, and video footage showing the two men leave Momeni's sister's condo building before the stabbing.
Talai said at a May hearing that the weapon was part of a unique kitchen set belonging to Momeni's sister and that analysis showed Momeni’s DNA on the weapon's handle and Lee’s DNA on the bloody blade. Police recovered a knife with a 4-inch (10-centimeter) blade at the scene.
Zangeneh questioned why the rubber handle of the knife was tested for only DNA and not fingerprints. SFPD crime scene investigator Rosalyn Check said that it is difficult to get prints off rubber.
"When you want to see if someone’s touching something, you do fingerprint analysis, right?" he said to reporters. “And they weren’t done on the handle, which is the most important, relevant portion of who, if any, was handling that item.”
Surveillance video of Lee's final night shows him entering the posh Millennium Tower downtown, where Momeni’s sister lives with her husband, a prominent San Francisco plastic surgeon.
Video footage then shows Lee and Momeni leaving the building together shortly after 2 a.m. and driving off in Momeni’s car. Lee was found shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, which has tech offices and condominiums but little activity in the early morning hours.
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The Government’s announcement that it intends to grant hundreds of new licences for producing oil and gas in the North Sea has come with a promise of cheaper, cleaner energy for the UK.
On Monday, the Prime Minister said: “We have all witnessed how Putin has manipulated and weaponised energy – disrupting supply and stalling growth in countries around the world.
“Now more than ever, it’s vital that we bolster our energy security and capitalise on that independence to deliver more affordable, clean energy to British homes and businesses.
“Even when we’ve reached net zero in 2050, a quarter of our energy needs will come from oil and gas. But there are those who would rather that it come from hostile states than from the supplies we have here at home.”
Here, the PA news agency looks in more detail at what the Government has announced, and whether it will deliver on its promises for cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy.
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– What has the Government announced?
Monday’s announcement from the Prime Minister was mainly a commitment to undertake future licensing rounds for North Sea oil and gas projects, in essence agreeing in principle to allow the fossil fuel industry to undertake new projects.
The announcement did not make decisions on specific oil fields, such as the Rosebank and Cambo projects, and it is unlikely to result in significant practical changes in the immediate future.
Instead, it suggested more of a political dividing line between the Conservatives and Labour, which has promised not to issue new licences for oil and gas production if it comes to power.
The Government has also approved two new carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects in Scotland and the Humber, which are expected to be delivered by 2030.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was ‘vital’ that the UK improved its energy security against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine (Euan Duff/PA)
– Why has the Government chosen to commit to new licences?
The Government has said that, even under its plans to achieve net zero by 2050, oil and gas will remain part of the UK’s energy mix.
Therefore, the Prime Minister said, use of North Sea resources needs to be maximised as it is a more secure source of supply than imports from “hostile states”. The UK imports around 50% of the natural gas it needs, primarily from Norway, but with other contributions from Qatar, the United States and, prior to 2022, Russia.
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The Government also argued that North Sea fossil fuels would mean energy was cheaper and had around 75% fewer carbon emissions associated with its production than imported fossil fuels.
– What effect would new licences have on price?
New oil and gas projects in the North Sea are unlikely to have a significant impact on energy bills, given the influence of the European market on prices (Jacob King/PA)
It will not be clear how much oil and gas will be produced under the next licensing round until the Government reveals where the new licences will be, and it can take four years from a licence being awarded to the first exploratory drilling being conducted, with another few years on top of that before commercial production.
Areas with existing oil and gas discoveries could be exploited quicker, but it is still likely to be several years before any new licences produce fossil fuels.
Even once they start producing, experts from oil and gas industry analysts Wood Mackenzie suggested they would have little effect on household bills, with energy prices being dependent on the European price of oil and gas.
Greg Roddick, principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie, said: “If there was a giant gas discovery it might soften gas prices a bit, but it seems unlikely to make a significant difference.”
– Will new licences improve energy security?
All gas produced in the North Sea is either used domestically or exported, so additional production in UK waters would likely displace some of the gas that we import from elsewhere, providing more security.
But the Wood Mackenzie analysts stressed that energy security also depended on the level of demand, saying that driving down demand for oil and gas would play a significant role in reducing the UK’s reliance on imported fossil fuels.
– What will be the climate impact?
Opponents of the move say it will hinder efforts to cut carbon emissions, and the Government should focus on reducing demand for oil and gas (PA)
Fossil fuel production in the UK does generate less emissions than production in many other places thanks to a drive to decarbonise the industry, while the transport costs of importing oil and gas add further emissions when compared with domestic production.
James Reid, also of Wood Mackenzie, said: “We do see in our modelling that it’s more beneficial from an emissions-saving perspective when you produce it domestically.”
But, again, the analysts stressed the importance of reducing demand, which Mr Roddick said be “the biggest factor in terms of climate impact” as it is the actual burning of fossil fuels that generates the largest quantity of CO2 associated with the industry – far outstripping the amount saved by replacing imports with domestically produced oil and gas.
And while producing gas in the UK emits less carbon than importing liquified natural gas from, for example, Qatar, it still emits more than imported gas from Norway – which provides around three-quarters of the UK’s gas imports.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The exit door at the FIFA Women's World Cup could swing open for Canada on Monday. Or the Canadians could use it to usher out co-host Australia. The stakes couldn't be higher on the final day of Group B play. "We know it's going to be a fight (Monday). They're fighting for their life," veteran Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt said of the 10th-ranked Matildas. "But we're prepared as best we can be for what they have to offer. We know what we have to do to get the result.
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Toronto Blue Jays All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette left Monday night's game with right knee discomfort after a sudden stop on the basepaths.
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All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette left Monday night's game after suffering a right leg injury rounding first base, a potentially pivotal development to the Toronto Blue Jays less than 24 hours before Tuesday's trade deadline.
Bichette, the AL leader in hits (142) and batting average (.318), singled to right field in the third inning of Toronto's game against first-place Baltimore, and after stopping suddenly between first and second, keeled over in pain. He was tagged for the final out of the inning before he could return to first base.
The Blue Jays announced Bichette left the game due to right knee discomfort.
Toronto entered the night 59-47 and holding a 2 1/2-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for the third and final wild-card spot in the AL. The Blue Jays are also 5 1/2 games behind the Orioles as the clubs begin a four-game series at Rogers Centre.
Bo Bichette has left the game with an apparent leg injury after rounding first base. pic.twitter.com/rFsZWMxvZ3 — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 1, 2023
The Blue Jays already signaled their intent to invest in their roster at the trade deadline, acquiring former St. Louis Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks to replace Jordan Romano, who is out with a lower back injury. Naturally, Bichette's injury is particularly ill-timed, should he have to miss significant time with Toronto suddenly needing to pivot before Tuesday night's 6 p.m. ET trade deadline.
Bichette ranks seventh in the AL among position players with a 4.0 Wins Above Replacement, and trails only Matt Chapman (4.5) among Blue Jays.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Blue Jays' Bo Bichette leaves game with right knee discomfort
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When the second season of Euphoria premiered last January, the first episode “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door” ended with a brutal bang that left most viewers in shock. In the final scene, Fezco, the lovable drug dealer played by Angus Cloud, approaches sadistic jock Nate (Jacob Elordi) and, in a blink, bashes his head with a glass bottle before mercilessly beating him into a bloody pulp, leaving him half-dead at a tinselly New Year’s Eve party.
It’s a ruthless, unforgettable scene — and one that relied on the fluidity of Cloud as an actor. Cloud, who died on Monday at age 25, captured the complexities and nuances that made Fezco so compelling. He played Fezco with compassion, adding depth and a lot of his own attributes to the character: The slow, unhurried drawl, and low-key sense of humor were some of the reasons Fezco was a show favorite. However, Cloud also knew how to toggle between tenderness and rage, particularly in this episode, where his performance was at its peak.
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“Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door” is the first episode that established the relationship between Fezco and the bookish wallflower Lexi Howard (Maude Apatow), kicking off as she plops down on a sofa next to him. Fezco lights a cigarette with unbothered coolness, and they launch into a light but revelatory exchange that sets them up as “Fexi,” the unlikely but beloved twosome that delighted fans the rest of the season. Cloud played the scene with just the right amount of warmth, joking around with Lexi, puppy-dog-eyed and awed at how smart she is.
What makes it chilling is how he transforms minutes later. He approaches Nate as the easygoing, slow-talking simpleton that could have driven him toward caricature in the script. They’re joking around and clinking their glasses for a brief cheers, when — fast enough to give fans whiplash — Fezco is covered in blood, fists flying, and pummeling into Nate’s face, hitting flesh and bone over and over again. His face twists with fury and he refuses to stop punching— even shoving Lexi’s sister out of the way in the process. Everyone at the party — including Lexi — is horrified at such a vicious turn.
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“You get this feeling like if you dance too close to the flames, you’re gonna get burnt,” Elordi said of the scene later. “So, for me, that was a knowing feeling that it was coming, I just didn’t think it would be quite so brutal.”
Sam Levinson isn’t known for being subtle, and the violence of the fight is intense. It could have even been completely gratuitous on a show that’s supposed to be about high school kids. But fans cheered for Fez, given the gentleness Cloud conveyed in past episodes (and Nate’s own cruelty), making the scene one of the standouts that united Euphoria viewers on social media.
Other choices Cloud made took it beyond a crude attack: Just before Fez walks off from Nate’s unconscious body, he glances up to see Lexi watching him and averts his eyes, a mix of fury, shame, and pain — all a testament to what Cloud was able to pull out in front of the cameras.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ignited near Spokane Monday is prompting mandatory evacuations, Washington state officials said. The West Hallett Fire started about 1:30 p.m. about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) southwest of Spokane and had high potential for growth, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources said. At least 20 homes are threatened. Some people in the area were told to evacuate immediately, with others warned to be set to leave, KREM-TV reported. Fourteen pl
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ignited near Spokane Monday is prompting mandatory evacuations, Washington state officials said.
The West Hallett Fire started about 1:30 p.m. about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) southwest of Spokane and had high potential for growth, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources said.
At least 20 homes are threatened. Some people in the area were told to evacuate immediately, with others warned to be set to leave, KREM-TV reported.
Fourteen planes were dropping water and retardant on the flames, which had burned more than 200 acres (81 hectares) by about 5:30 p.m., DNR officials said. No structure loss has been reported, officials said.
The American Red Cross opened a shelter Monday afternoon at Cheney High School.
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A brightly flashing “X” sign that was installed on the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter has been taken down just days after it was put up.
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A brightly flashing “X” sign that was installed on the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter has been taken down just days after it was put up.
The city’s building inspectors said on Monday they had 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.
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City officials had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed on Friday on top of the downtown building.
While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Those living nearby complained about the pulsing white light, which particularly impacts those in high-rise buildings opposite the HQ.
San Francisco’s department of building inspection has twice attempted to inspect the logo, on Friday and again on Saturday, but were denied access by staff who said the sign was temporary, according to the city’s building complaints tracker.
Neighbours disturbed by the new addition include Christopher Beale, who told CBS News: “It’s hard to describe how bright it made the intersection”.
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He said the strobing light is “like a flash of lightning going off” and said he could not watch a film in the room which faces the building even with the curtains drawn.
Patricia Wallinga, who also lives across the street from the sign, said she thought the lights were “lightning” or a “police siren”.
“I was very confused,” she said.
“This building, it’s largely rent controlled. There are a lot of seniors who live there, I’m sure, I’m absolutely sure that this is a danger especially to them. It’s such a clown show.”
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It came after police stopped workers removing the old logo from the side of the building, saying they had not taped off the footpath to keep pedestrians safe.
Replacement letters and symbols require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building”, Patrick Hannan, the spokesman for the department of building inspection, said earlier this week.
He said: “Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation.”
X to remain in San Francisco
The building was subject to a separate investigation in December over concerns Mr Musk had built bedrooms for workers.
The rebranding is the latest major change since he bought Twitter in October last year for $44 billion (£34.3 billion).
A 2011 lease specifically bans rooftop and exterior signs, apart from the “blade sign” that previously said “@twitter “, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr Musk said the company would remain in San Francisco despite offers to move elsewhere.
“Many have offered rich incentives for X (formerly known as Twitter) to move its HQ out of San Francisco”, he wrote on X.
“Moreover, the city is in a doom spiral with one company after another left or leaving. Therefore, they expect X will move too. We will not. You only know who your real friends are when the chips are down. San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend,” he added
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One of Donald Trump's main fundraising groups on Monday reported spending more than $21 million on legal expenses so far this year, a sign of the former president's mounting legal problems as he seeks to return to the White House. However, the sum reported was much less than major media had expected. The Save America group, which Trump founded in 2020 following his defeat in that year's presidential election, said in a filing to the Federal Election Commission that it spent about $30 million between January and June, with most of that going to legal expenses.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of Donald Trump's main fundraising groups on Monday reported spending more than $21 million on legal expenses so far this year, a sign of the former president's mounting legal problems as he seeks to return to the White House.
However, the sum reported was much less than major media had expected.
The Save America group, which Trump founded in 2020 following his defeat in that year's presidential election, said in a filing to the Federal Election Commission that it spent about $30 million between January and June, with most of that going to legal expenses.
Save America is formally separate from Trump's 2024 election campaign, but it has been a major funder of another group that is spending heavily on ads supporting Trump.
Several large U.S. media organizations, including the Washington Post and the New York Times, had reported over the weekend, citing anonymous sources, that Save America's filing would show as much as $40 million in spending on legal expenses.
Save America had previously reported spending more than $16 million on legal expenses through 2022, though on Monday the group filed a number of amended reports on its finances for previous years.
A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the difference in the numbers reported over the weekend and those in Monday's filing.
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Mon dieu—Bordeaux vineyards are currently in deep distress.
A downy mildew is affecting grapes in the region, with 90 percent of some vineyards being plagued, The Connexion reported recently. The disaster has thrown the region and its winemakers into crisis, with the French authorities setting up a hotline to assist those who have been impacted.
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“We’ve done everything to save the harvest, but nothing works,” Frédéric Bizac, a Crémant de Bordeaux producer, told FranceInfo. “We’re up against the wall. I’ve got colleagues who are 65 years old and still farming. They’ve never seen anything like this. It’s hard to be a winegrower right now.”
The mildew, a white fungus, is the result of the humid, tropical weather that’s hit Bordeaux in recent months. It’s been reported in several different areas, including Gironde and Auvergne. In Gironde, for example, 92 to 95 percent of the 86 plots monitored by the Gironde Department (CA33) have been hit by the mildew, according to Laurent Bernos, the head of the viticulture and wine department. Within those, the mildew has affected 55 percent of the grapes.
So far, it’s been mainly Merlot grapes that have been destroyed by the mildew (Merlot makes up about 55 percent of vineyards in Bordeaux). But the fungus is starting to spread to Cabernet vines, as well, according to Wein Plus. As a result, some vineyards in Bordeaux won’t be harvested at all this year.
That’s a harsh blow to winemakers, who have had to put up with a number of difficulties in recent years. As Nicolas Morain, the deputy director of MSA Gironde, a local agricultural organization, put it to The Connexion: “We’ve had seven years of crisis. The frost of 2017, the hail of 2018, then Covid, then the American and Chinese markets depleting, and this mildew is the last straw.”
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In response, MSA Gironde has set up a helpline for the area’s growers, providing both technical and psychological support. Morain told The Telegraph that he’s heard from people who are traumatized, even reassessing their careers due to the current mildew issues. He and his colleagues are working to aid them in their challenges, and giving them a space to voice their frustrations.
While the current situation is rather dire, some are optimistic about the future of the region: For example, white varietals like Sauvignon have largely evaded the mildew. Even still, it’s a troubling time to be a winemaker in southwestern France.
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Phoenix’s record stretch of daily highs over 110F (43.3C) ended Monday as cooling monsoon rains slightly tempered the dangerous heatwave that suffocated the American south-west throughout July.
The region, from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert, has been grappling with historic heat since June. Phoenix and its suburbs sweltered more intensely than most, with several records including the 31 consecutive days of 110F days. The previous record was 18 straight days, set in 1974.
The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108F (42.2C), the National Weather Service reported.
But the reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110F for several days later in the week. And National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Hirsch said August could be even hotter than July.
Over 50 million Americans remain under a heat advisory in one of the hottest summers ever recorded, and a heatwave continues to affect vast parts of the country.
Nasa recently confirmed June was the hottest June ever.
The hot and dry weather in the south-west of the US has set off a wave of wildfires. California and Nevada are currently battling a major fire that is uncontrolled. Another out-of-control fire that originated in Washington state has spread into Canada, forcing residents in the town of Osoyoos, British Columbia, to evacuate.
Doctors in the south-west reported a rise in first-, second-, and third-degree contact-burn cases, some fatal, amid extreme heat conditions.
Tony Berastegui Jr., right, and his sister Giselle Berastegui drink water, on 17 July in Phoenix, during a historic heatwave. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP
The reports of severe burn incidents came from hospitals in Arizona and Nevada, where deaths from heat-related conditions have surged.
Maricopa county, Arizona’s most populous and home to Phoenix, reported 25 heat-related deaths this year as of 21 July, and hundreds more are under investigation. The county reported 425 heat-associated deaths in all of 2022, with more than half in July.
In Texas, San Antonio hit an all-time high of 117F in June.
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Bodies of water around the world are experiencing a phenomenon known as “marine heatwave”, when waters warm to unprecedented levels. A sharp rise in temperatures has been seen in the Caribbean Basin, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the already fragile ecosystems of marine life, particularly coral reefs. The conditions cause coral to bleach, and in many cases, die.
Andrew Baker, director of the Coral Reef Futures Lab at the University of Miami told the Washington Post: “This is definitely the worst bleaching event Florida has ever seen.”
Ocean surface temperatures in places such as Florida have surpassed 90F, the threshold for water to be safe to swim in. The hot-tub like temperatures left its residents with limited options for cooling down.
Amid record-breaking heat levels, Joe Biden last week announced new measures to protect Americans against the “existential threat of climate change” and extreme heat. Some of these measures include improving access to clean drinking water, planting more trees, opening more cooling centers, and cracking down on labor heat-safety violations.
Biden said: “We want the American people to know help is here, and we’re gonna make it available to anyone who needs it.”
Experts say the measures are a step in the right direction, but not nearly enough. In his address, Biden stopped short of declaring a climate emergency or directly addressing the need to phase out planet-heating fossil fuels.
On Monday, four Democratic senators – Bernie Sanders, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren – sent a letter to the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, urging him to bring lawsuits against the fossil-fuel industry for its longstanding and carefully coordinated campaign to mislead consumers and discredit climate science in pursuit of huge profits.
In the letter, the lawmakers wrote: “The fossil-fuel industry has had scientific evidence about the dangers of climate change and the role that burning fossil fuels play in increasing global temperatures for more than 50 years.”
They added: “Despite these companies’ knowledge about climate change and the role their industry was playing in driving carbon emissions, they chose to participate in a decades-long, carefully coordinated campaign of misinformation to obfuscate climate science and convince the public that fossil fuels are not the primary driver of climate change.”
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The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, and the rumor mill is off and running. It can be one of the most exciting and heart-breaking periods of the MLB calendar, as players can go anywhere unexpectedly, teams grow stronger and more formidable (or tear down entirely), and fans of selling teams must say goodbye to their stars and begin to accept their fate of a playoff-free October.
The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET Tuesday
Until then, you can find details on and reaction to all the deals here.
Justin Verlander still on the market and Astros are interested
With the deadline approaching, the biggest name remaining on the market is reportedly still very much in play. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome report that the New York Mets are trying to trade Justin Verlander before Tuesday's deadline and that the Houston Astros are interested.
Veralander has a full no-trade clause, and he would prefer to return to his former team if dealt, according to the report. Verlander pitched five seasons in Houston, where he won two of his three Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings. He also has a close relationship with team owner Jim Crane, per the report.
The Astros entered Monday a game behind the AL West-leading Texas Rangers, who have made multiple recent moves including procuring the services of Verlander's now ex-Mets teammate Max Scherzer. Trading for Verlander would amount to a powerful counterpunch in the heated AL West race.
The Dodgers are reportedly also in play for for Verlander. But thanks to his no-trade clause, Verlander ultimately holds the cards in terms of where he lands.
Diamondbacks land closer Paul Sewald in deal with Mariners
The Diamondbacks struck a deal with the Seattle Mariners for closer Paul Sewald on Monday, according to the Arizona Republic’s Nick Piecoro. In exchange, the Mariners are receiving infielder Josh Rojas and outfielder Dominic Canzone. Seattle will also get minor-league infielder Ryan Bliss in the deal, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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Sewald holds a 2.93 ERA with 60 strikeouts and 21 saves in 43 innings pitched this season, his third in Seattle. He’s eligible to hit free agency after the 2024 season.
Sewald joins relievers Andrew Chafin, Miguel Castro, Scott McGough and Kevin Ginkel in the Arizona bullpen. The Diamondbacks, who led the NL West for much of this season, enter Monday’s series opener with the San Francisco Giants having lost 11 of their past 15 games out of the All-Star break. They lost two of three to the Mariners and are four games back from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division.
Mets continue sell-off, send Mark Canha to Brewers
The New York Mets' retool continues with a deal to send outfielder Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers, according to multiple reports. The Brewers are sending pitching prospect Justin Jarvis to the Mets in return.
With the deal, the Brewers add a capable bat to their lineup as they're embroiled in a tight playoff race. Canha, 34, is slashing .245/.343/.381 with 6 home runs, 29 RBI and 7 stolen bases through 89 games this season. Milwaukee entered Monday at 57-49, trailing the first-place Cincinnati Reds by a half-game in the NL Central. The third-place Chicago Cubs are lurking at 53-52, 3.5 games behind the Brewers. The Brewers have control of the final NL wild-card spot, with a half-game edge over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets, who recently jettisoned starter Max Scherzer and closer David Robertson, add another prospect in Jarvis, a 23-year-old right-hander whom MLB.com rated as Milwaukee's 30th-ranked prospect.
What does this mean for Mets, Brewers?
The smallest-market Brewers have built a run of consistent contention lately with a simple plan of stellar pitching development and just enough offense. They might have stretched that formula as far as it can take them this season, with a team wRC+ of 88 — or 22% below league average for overall offense. The Mets’ willingness to assume the bulk of many outgoing players’ salaries and need to address their increasingly dire dearth of big-league arms made for a good match.
Even a relative down year — or inevitable age decline, depending on how you look at it — from Canha represents an offensive gain for the Brewers. His 107 wRC+ will be fourth-best among Brewers with at least 100 plate appearances and his .343 average is third-best in that cohort. For better and for worse, Canha (34) and the Brewers’ other low-cost deadline addition, Carlos Santana (37), immediately become the two oldest players in the Brewers lineup. With a full decade on dynamic rookies such as Sal Frelick and Joey Wiemer, these two might not be the most athletic additions, but they bring a wealth of experience to a club looking to overtake the equally young and exciting Cincinnati Reds.
Meanwhile, in Jarvis, the Mets finally get pitching back as part of their sell-off. The 23-year-old fifth-round pick has made a handful of starts at Triple-A already, and MLB Pipeline expects him to debut next year. It remains to be seen whether that makes the Mets more comfortable moving their last remaining ace in Justin Verlander. — Hannah Keyser
Cubs add Nats 3B Jeimer Candelario to boost playoff hopes
With the NL Central and a wild card in sight, the Chicago Cubs are buying. The Cubs traded for Washington Nationals third baseman Jeimer Candelario on Monday, according to multiple reports. Candelario, 29, is slashing .258/.342/.481 with 16 home runs, 53 RBI and 6 stolen bases through 99 games this season. The Cubs entered Monday four games behind the first-place Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central and 3.5 games back of the final wild-card spot in the NL.
In return, the Nationals received shortstop prospect Kevin Made and pitching prospect DJ Herz. Made was the 14th-ranked Cubs prospect, and Herz ranked 16th, per MLB.com.
Giants add Pollock, Mathias from Mariners
The San Francisco Giants are adding to their offensive arsenal by acquiring outfielder A.J. Pollock and utility player Mark Mathias from the Seattle Mariners, according to multiple reports. The return on the trade wasn't immediately clear.
The Giants entered Monday at 58-48, in control of the NL's top wild-card spot and two games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Pollack, a former All-Star, is struggling this year with a .173/.225/.323 slash line, 5 home runs and 15 RBI through 49 games. Mathias slashed .231/.355/.269 with 4 RBI, 3 stolen bases and no home runs in 22 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. The Mariners claimed him off waivers on July 2. He never played for Seattle.
Rays bolster rotation in deal with Guardians
The Tampa Bay Rays began filling in an injury-depleted starting rotation Monday by trading for Cleveland Guardians hurler Aaron Civale, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal will send Kyle Manzardo, a first baseman and top-50 overall prospect in baseball, to Cleveland.
Civale, who missed two months due to injury, has been stellar when on the mound in 2023, tallying a 2.34 ERA that is second-best among starters with at least 50 innings. The underlying numbers don't support the idea that he will sustain that level of excellence, but the 28-year-old right-hander has been a solid major-league starter and is under team control through 2025. The Rays, in the midst of a high-flying AL East race, have been scrambling to fill out their rotation since Drew Rasmussen and Jeffrey Springs went down earlier this season. Civale will slot in and could be particularly important if the Rays decide to demote rookie Taj Bradley for innings or performance reasons.
Manzardo, currently on the injured list at Triple-A, could be ready to help the offense-starved Guardians as soon as he is healthy, and certainly he'll be part of their equation in 2024. Projected to be a very strong hitter, Manzardo could give the Guardians a much-needed threat in the lineup. Only perennial MVP contender José Ramirez and first baseman Josh Naylor have been significantly above average as hitters for Cleveland this season. Depending on when Manzardo is ready to debut in the majors, this could create a question of where to deploy Naylor and offseason signing Josh Bell, a first baseman and designated hitter.
Angels make more adds around Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a deal to acquire Colorado Rockies outfielder Randal Grichuk and first baseman C.J. Cron, according to multiple reports.
The Rockies will receive pitching prospects Jake Madden and Mason Albright in return, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports. They'll also send $2 million in cash to the Angels.
The deal furthers the Angels' commitment to building around and attempting to retain Shohei Ohtani after they declined to deal the two-way superstar before the trade deadline.
Rangers stock up, add Jordan Montgomery from Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals traded starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the Texas Rangers on Sunday, according to multiple reports. News of the deal broke just moments after the Cardinals traded reliever Jordan Hicks to the Toronto Blue Jays.
St. Louis is also sending reliever Chris Stratton to Texas, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The Cardinals will receive infielder Thomas Saggese and pitchers Tekoah Roby and John King from the Rangers.
Montgomery joins a Rangers team that just acquired three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer from the New York Mets on Saturday. Texas is bolstering its rotation as it looks to maintain its one-game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West. Texas is playing without injured All-Star starter Nathan Eovaldi, who joined the 15-day injured list Sunday due to arm inflammation. Ace Jacob deGrom is sidelined for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Blue Jays acquire Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks
The Toronto Blue Jays have bolstered their bullpen by agreeing to a deal to acquire St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jordan Hicks, according to multiple reports. Hicks will arrive in Toronto with All-Star closer Jordan Romano on the injured list due to back inflammation.
Hicks, 26, has a 3.67 ERA and 1.512 WHIP with 59 strikeouts and 24 walks in 41 2/3 innings this season. He was tied with Giovanny Gallegos for the Cardinals' lead in saves, with eight.
The 59-47 Blue Jays are in the thick of the AL wild-card race and five games behind the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the AL East at the time of the trade. The 46-60 Cardinals are in last place in the NL Central.
Braves add infield depth with Nicky Lopez from Royals
The Atlanta Braves announced Sunday that they have acquired infielder Nicky Lopez from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for relief pitcher Taylor Hearn. Lopez, 28, can play multiple positions and will add depth to Atlanta's All-Star infield. He's slashing .210/.322/.280 this season with 13 RBI and four stolen bases in 67 games. He has hit just five home runs in five MLB seasons and none since 2021.
Hearn, 28, joins the Royals after pitching a single inning after the Braves acquired him from the Texas Rangers last week. He has pitched 7 1/3 innings total this season, with a 14.73 ERA. He posted a 5.13 ERA in 100 innings with the Rangers last season.
Rangers looking for more after Max Scherzer trade
The Texas Rangers have acquired arguably the biggest name on the starting pitching market with Max Scherzer and arguably the biggest name on the relief market with Aroldis Chapman. But apparently, they aren't done.
The Rangers are still looking for a starting pitcher and one or two relievers before Tuesday's trade deadline, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. "They are going for it," an unnamed executive reportedly said.
Holding a one-game lead in the AL West, the Rangers have plenty of reason to reinforce a pitching staff that is without would-be ace Jacob deGrom due to a second Tommy John surgery.
Cardinals president says Nolan Arenado won't be traded
Another big name is coming off the board. St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the team will not trade star third baseman Nolan Arenado, who had been rumored to be potentially available.
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"I have stated we are not trading him, have not asked him to waive his no-trade clause," Mozeliak told the Post-Dispatch on Saturday. "So at this time, we are working on building for future success."
Players not being available has been something of a theme this trade deadline, as the Los Angeles Angels (Shohei Ohtani) and Chicago Cubs (Marcus Stroman, Cody Bellinger) have both been reported to not be selling, despite sitting multiple games back from a wild-card spot. The Cardinals are in an even worse position at 46-59 and 10.5 games back.
Mets trade Max Scherzer to Rangers, with RHP's approval
Max Scherzer said he wanted to talk to the New York Mets brass. We now probably have a pretty good idea about how that conversation went.
The Mets agreed Saturday with the Texas Rangers on a trade sending Scherzer to the AL West contenders, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. SNY's Andy Martino and the Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant initially reported that the two teams were talking.
The deal needed Scherzer's approval due to his no-trade clause and hit a brief snag related to his option for 2024, but the teams finalized the deal later Saturday.
The Mets made clear earlier this week that they were sellers when they dealt David Robertson to the Miami Marlins. That was the move that caused Scherzer to suggest Friday to reporters that he was rethinking his future with the team, as his priority is to play for a contender, which the 49-54 Mets certainly aren't.
Per Martino, in return for the three-time Cy Young winner, the Mets receive Rangers prospect Luisangel Acuña, the younger brother of Atlanta Braves MVP frontrunner Ronald Acuña Jr. MLB Pipeline ranks Luisangel Acuña as the No. 44 prospect in baseball and No. 3 in the Rangers’ system.
Scherzer hasn't been as dominant this season, holding a 4.01 ERA in 19 starts, but the high demand for quality pitching in this year's thin market presented New York an opportunity to maximize his value.
Marcus Stroman, Cody Bellinger might no longer be on market
The Chicago Cubs were long assumed to be sellers as the trade deadline neared, but a six-game winning streak might spell bad news for other potential buyers.
Now 51-51 and four games back from the final NL wild-card spot, the Cubs are rethinking their inclination to sell, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. That might remove Cody Bellinger and Marcus Stroman, two of the top names on the trade market, from the board.
The Cubs understandably are said to be rethinking their earlier inclination to sell thanks to a 6-game winning streak that has lifted them to .500 and 4 out for the Wild Card. That could remove two key pieces — Cody Bellinger and Marcus Stroman — from the trade market. — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 29, 2023
Stroman is probably the bigger news here given how barren the pitching market is. Lucas Giolito, who is having a worse year than Stroman, netted a top-100 prospect in Edgar Quero and another top prospect in Ky Bush for the Chicago White Sox. Lance Lynn, who has a 6.47 ERA, netted Nick Nastrini, the Los Angeles Dodgers' No. 9 prospect on MLB Pipeline, and more.
Bellinger, currently hitting .317/.364/.546 in 302 plate appearances, is also in the midst of a resurgent year and would represent an outfield upgrade for several contenders.
The Cubs are now in a territory similar to the Angels, within spitting distance of a wild-card spot and potentially foregoing significant prospect capital for a chance at contention. The San Diego Padres, who sit 2.5 games back from the Cubs with even bigger trade chips, have the same choice to make.
So far, this deadline has been defined by surprisingly high prices for pitchers and middling teams being averse to selling. The two trends are definitely related.
Astros trade for Kendall Graveman, again
For the second time in three seasons, the Houston Astros are acquiring Kendall Graveman at the trade deadline.
The team announced Friday a trade with the Chicago White Sox for the right-handed reliever in exchange for catching prospect Korey Lee.
Graveman will return to the Astros after previously joining them at the 2021 trade deadline via a deal with the Seattle Mariners. That came during a career season, with a 1.77 ERA in 56 innings between his time in Seattle and Houston.
Graveman is in the second season of a three-year, $24 million deal he signed with the White Sox the following offseason, so the Astros will have him for next year as well. He currently holds a 3.48 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 44 innings and will join an Astros bullpen that ranks 14th in MLB with a 3.84 ERA.
As for the White Sox, they have traded away five pitchers in a span of three days and could send out even more players before the deadline. In Lee, they get the No. 5 prospect in the Astros' system, via MLB Pipeline, and a player who made his MLB debut last season.
Dodgers add Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly from the White Sox
After a few days of rumors about trades involving the Dodgers, it was announced Friday that Los Angeles is acquiring some pitching depth from Chicago.
The White Sox are sending starting Lance Lynn and receiver Joe Kelly to the Dodgers and will receive starter Nick Nastrini (currently in Double-A), reliever Jordan Leasure (Double-A) and OF Trayce Thompson in return.
The Dodgers acquired RHPs Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly from the White Sox in exchange for OF Trayce Thompson and RHPs Nick Nastrini and Jordan Leasure. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers designated IF Eddys Leonard and LHP Justin Bruihl. — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 28, 2023
Also per Bob Nightengale, the Dodgers will have the right to pick up Lynn's $18.5 million club option or $1 million buyout in 2024.
The Dodgers have been in desperate need of arms for their starting rotation. Clayton Kershaw and Dustin May are both injured, Walker Buehler hasn't fully recovered from Tommy John surgery, and Noah Syndergaard was just straight up awful until he was traded to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Lynn has a 6.47 ERA over 21 starts (119 2/3 innings), which isn't what anyone would call good, but they don't need him to be an ace. They need him to be healthy and eat innings, which are two things he can do.
Kelly, a reliever with a 4.97 ERA in 29 innings, won the 2020 World Series as part of the Dodgers. He's the second member of that team the Dodgers have brought back this week, having traded for utility man Kiké Hernandez on Wednesday as part of a trade with the Boston Red Sox.
Marlins grab David Robertson from the Mets
The New York Mets are officially selling.
Currently mired in fourth place in the NL East at 47-54, the team traded closer David Roberson to the Miami Marlins, it announced Thursday. In return, the Mets will receive infield prospect Marco Vargas, ranked No. 18 in the Marlins' farm system by MLB Pipeline, and catching prospect Ronald Hernandez, ranked 21st.
Robertson currently holds a 2.05 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 48 strikeouts and 14 saves in 44 innings across 40 appearances this season. His arrival bolsters a Miami bullpen currently led in saves by A.J. Puk, who holds a 4.45 ERA.
It's a rare trade between divisional rivals but one that makes sense given the relative stations of each team. The 55-48 Marlins are still competitive in the wild-card race, sitting 0.5 games back from the third and final playoff spot. In fact, they're only one game back from the San Francisco Giants, who hold the top wild-card spot.
Meanwhile, the Mets are languishing at seven games back from that last wild-card spot. It's a position few expected them to be in this year after they went 101-61 last season.
Padres reportedly listening to offers for Juan Soto, others
Shohei Ohtani once appeared to be the Juan Soto of this year's trade deadline. With Ohtani now off the board, that title could belong to ... Juan Soto?
The San Diego Padres have begun listening to offers for last year's blockbuster trade acquisition, as well as starting pitcher Blake Snell and closer Josh Hader, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Juan Soto's first full season with the Padres has not gone as planned. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
The Padres reportedly still hope to buy but are hearing teams out in case their situation further deteriorates. A Soto trade is especially unlikely, given that the All-Star outfielder remains under team control through next season, but it's apparently a possibility. Hader and Snell are both free agents after this season.
San Diego is experiencing one of the most disappointing seasons in MLB. After expecting to contend for the NL West with the likes of Soto, Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts, the team sits at 49-54, 6.5 games back of the final NL wild-card spot. Their +51 run differential (third in the NL) indicates they are somewhat the victims of bad luck, but the Padres simply haven't been the superteam many were expecting.
Soto's upcoming free agency should play a significant role in any decision to keep him. The 24-year-old is expected to sign one of the richest contracts in MLB history when he hits free agency in 2024, with numbers likely north of 15 years and $440 million. Few teams have spent as aggressively as the Padres in recent years, but the fact that there has been little meaningful chatter about an extension might indicate that they are unwilling to meet Soto's price. That leaves them with a lot of thinking to do over the next five days.
Brewers add Carlos Santana from Pirates
First baseman Carlos Santana is reportedly heading from Pittsburgh to Milwaukee, according to ESPN.
The Pirates will reportedly receive shortstop prospect Jhonny Severino in return.
Santana fills a major area of need for the Brewers, whether he stays at first base or goes back to mostly playing designated hitter. Milwaukee is low on players at both positions due to injuries to the likes of Rowdy Tellez, Darin Ruf and Jesse Winker. Brewers designated hitters are collectively hitting .194/.297/.241 with an MLB-worst .254 wOBA (weighted on-base average, a catch-all hitting statistic). The first basemen aren't much better, at .231/.290/.354 with a .281 wOBA, second-worst in MLB.
Santana hasn't been much better this year, at .235/.321/.412 with 12 homers, but the Brewers will probably take anything close to league average at this point.
Angels nab Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López in first big move
The Angels are indeed going for it.
After reportedly deciding to keep Shohei Ohtani at the trade deadline, the Angels made the first big move by trading for starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and relief pitcher Reynaldo López from the Chicago White Sox.
Giolito was one of the top arms expected to be available at the deadline, when seemingly every contender was expected to be pursuing upgrades for the rotation. López wasn't a bad addition either, as the flamethrower holds a 4.29 ERA on the year after a career season in which he had a 2.76 mark in 65 1/3 innings.
The trade cost the Angels catcher Edgar Quero and pitcher Ky Bush, who are respectively ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 2 and 3 prospects in a thin Angels system.
Read more about the details here.
What does this mean for the Angels?
If the report Wednesday that the Angels would not be trading Shohei Ohtani didn’t convince fans and rival front offices that the Angels aren’t trading Shohei Ohtani, one of the first major moves of the 2023 trade deadline should. The Los Angeles Angels — owners of a third-place, 52-49 record, who have not made the postseason since 2014 and would not this year if the season ended today — acquired starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and reliever Reynaldo López from the Chicago White Sox in a definitive declaration of Going For It.
As the employers of Ohtani for the next three months, the Angels were destined to be the most interesting team at the deadline — buy or sell. Their ambivalence thus far reportedly slowed down the entire market as other teams waited to see whether they would act aggressively one last time to build a contender around the two-way star or part with him now for the sake of what surely would've been a historic haul for a rental. The addition of Giolito, who will be a free agent at the end of the season, is an emphatic signal of the former. Outside Ohtani himself, pitching has been a problem for the Angels. Essentially every team in the buyers column could benefit from another starting pitcher, but the Angels’ rotation is bottom-10 in ERA, WHIP, runs allowed, FIP, (etc.). Giolito’s 3.79 ERA will immediately be second-best among the Halos’ starting staff — behind only Ohtani — and his 121 innings pitched will be the most.
While the Texas Rangers and reigning Houston Astros duke it out for the American League West, the Angels will have to make their way into October through the crowded AL wild-card field. Right now, they’re four games back of the third wild-card berth, one of seven teams either currently in wild-card position or within five games. — Hannah Keyser
Angels reportedly aren't dealing Shohei Ohtani
The biggest domino of the entire trade deadline reportedly won't be falling.
The Los Angeles Angels have decided to take Shohei Ohtani off the market after days of internal discussions and fielding offers, according to Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci. Instead, the Angels have reportedly decided to be buyers at the deadline.
The Angels entered Wednesday four games back from the final American League wild-card spot, with former MVP Mike Trout and other key players still working back from injuries. The team hasn't reached the postseason in eight years, tied for the longest drought in MLB, and still has plenty of ground to make up.
Adding a starting pitcher and reliever will be the Angels' deadline priority, but they will be competing with half of MLB on that front, and with one of the worst farm systems in MLB as their acquisition war chest.
Teams will have to look elsewhere to make a trade deadline splash after the Angels reportedly decided to not trade Shohei Ohtani. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Ohtani is a free agent after this season and widely expected to land the richest contract in MLB history. Keeping him for the rest of the season can't hurt the Angels' odds of re-signing the new face of baseball, but the team will be under even more pressure to show it can win, something Ohtani has spoken about as a priority for his long-term future.
Read more about the details here.
Dodgers add Amed Rosario to their pile of shortstops, deal Noah Syndergaard
The Los Angeles Dodgers haven't come close this year to matching the production they got from Trea Turner and Corey Seager in recent seasons. To fix that, they seem to be going with a quantity-over-quality approach.
The Dodgers agreed Wednesday to a trade with the Cleveland Guardians for shortstop Amed Rosario, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, adding another name to an already crowded depth chart. In exchange, the Dodgers reportedly dealt struggling starter Noah Syndergaard, who hasn't pitched since June 7.
The initial plan to replace Turner, who departed for the Philadelphia Phillies in free agency, was for former top prospect Gavin Lux to move from second base to shortstop, with trade acquisition Miguel Rojas backing him up. That plan fell apart when Lux tore his ACL in spring training, leaving Rojas as the starter. So far, Rojas has hit an uninspiring .225/.283/.273 with zero home runs in 254 plate appearances, making shortstop a clear area of need for the Dodgers.
Chris Taylor and, in a pinch, Mookie Betts provided the rest of the depth behind Rojas until earlier this week, when the Dodgers acquired Kiké Hernández (see below). Hernández can play shortstop but is most valuable as a utilityman, so it's conceivable that Rosario and Rojas split most of the playing time at short.
Rosario isn't exactly hitting the cover off the ball either, with a .265/.306/.369 slash line plus three homers and nine steals, but his .303/.345/.477 line against lefties should give the Dodgers a much-needed platoon bat on that side of the plate. His track record, with a .282/.315/.412 line the four previous seasons, also offers hope for him as a bounce-back candidate.
All it cost the Dodgers was Syndergaard, who was one of the worst pitchers in the majors this season, with a 7.16 ERA, until the Dodgers sidelined him due to a blister last month. Maybe the Guardians, who needed pitching, think they can fix him, though it's also conceivable the Dodgers are covering the remainder of his $13 million salary.
Both Rosario and Syndergaard are free agents after 2023.
Marlins and Twins swap struggling relievers
Sometimes, a trade isn't about filling a whole so much as finding a fresh start.
The Minnesota Twins acquired reliever Dylan Floro from the Miami Marlins in exchange for reliever Jorge López, the team announced Wednesday.
Floro and López are not having what you would call career years; López, an All-Star with the Baltimore Orioles last season, currently holds a 5.09 ERA, while Floro has a 4.54 mark, the worst of his career in a season with at least 10 innings. There's reason for hope for each, between López's previous stardom and Floro's 2.78 FIP, but this is basically each team rerolling the dice on part of its bullpen.
Mariners add Trent Thornton from Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays traded relief pitcher Trent Thornton to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday in exchange for minor-league infielder Mason McCoy. McCoy will be assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
Read more about the deal here.
Dodgers acquire Kiké Hernández from the Red Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded for Boston Red Sox utility player Kiké Hernández on July 25, The Athletic reported. ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that the Red Sox will receive right-handed relief pitcher Nick Robertson and Triple-A relief pitcher Justin Hagenman in return.
Kiké Hernández is once again a Dodger. (Photo by Carl Jones/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Hernández, 31, previously played six seasons with the Dodgers from 2015 to 2020. He was a member of the 2020 World Series championship team. In 86 games this season, Hernández is slashing .222/.279/.320 with six home runs, 31 RBI and three stolen bases.
Braves trade for Pierce Johnson from the Rockies
The Braves acquired relief pitcher Pierce Johnson from Denver in exchange for minor-league RHPs Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon.
Atlanta also added LHP Taylor Hearn from the Rangers in exchange for cash considerations.
Read more about the deals here.
Blue Jays acquire Génesis Cabrera from the Cardinals
Toronto traded 19-year-old catching prospect Sammy Hernandez to St. Louis in exchange for Cabrera, who was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on July 17.
Read more about the deal here.
Orioles trade for improving A's reliever Shintaro Fujinami
Trading for a reliever with an 8.45 ERA from the worst team in baseball typically isn't the best way to make a splash at the deadline, but you should at least hear out why the Baltimore Orioles did exactly that with Shintaro Fujinami and the Oakland Athletics.
The deal was confirmed Wednesday.
Shintaro Fujinami is on the rise after a nightmare start to the season. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Yes, Fujinami has struggled in his first MLB season after signing a one-year, $3.25 million deal with the A's. He began the season as a starter and racked up a 14.40 ERA and four losses in four starts before moving to the bullpen. He remains the worst player in MLB by bWAR this season at -2.0 due to his ghastly first two months.
Fujinami has turned a corner since then, though, holding a 3.26 ERA since June 1 with improved velocity and a revamped pitch mix. Reliever performance in MLB can change on a dime, and while it often feels like they're always changing for the worse, Fujinami has looked like a reliever worthy of a contender for weeks now.
The Orioles sent back left-handed pitching prospect Easton Lucas on their end of the deal. Lucas is not in the Orioles' top 30 prospects on MLB Pipeline but is currently playing at Triple-A and could provide a quick bullpen reinforcement for Oakland.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - A protracted slump in South Korea's factory activity eased in July as export orders rose for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years, a private business survey showed on Tuesday, raising hopes for a more durable economic recovery.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) for South Korean manufacturers, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 49.4 in July from 47.8 in June on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The sub-50 reading suggested activity continued to contract for the 13th straight month, albeit at a much slower rate.
A sub-index for new export orders rose to 50.2, after 16 months below 50, with a rise in demand from key markets across the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, particularly for automotive goods and semiconductors, according to the survey.
That brought the decline in overall orders to the narrowest in 12 months, with the sub-index sharply up to 48.7 from 45.0, while output rose to 47.2 from 46.5.
"Concurrently, firms took this as a signal to prepare for a gradual improvement in demand by taking on additional staff and raising purchasing activity in July," said economist Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Employment increased by the more in 17 months and the quantity of purchases rose for the first time in 12 months, while stocks of finished goods posted the sharpest drop in 18 months, corresponding sub-indexes showed.
Business conditions improved on the inflation front as well, with input prices falling for the first time since June 2020, accompanied by the steepest decline in output prices since August 2020.
A measure of manufacturers' optimism for future output jumped to 56.2 in July, from a six-month low of 52.4 in June.
South Korea's economy sped up faster than expected in the second quarter, flattered by headline improvements in trade, but weaker consumer and business spending added to the case for the central bank to loosen its restrictive monetary policy.
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The projected fair value for Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group is US$1.58 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group is estimated to be 32% overvalued based on current share price of US$2.09
Industry average of 220% suggests Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group's peers are currently trading at a higher premium to fair value
Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group Corporation Limited (SGX:T14) by estimating the company's future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. We will use the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model on this occasion. Models like these may appear beyond the comprehension of a lay person, but they're fairly easy to follow.
We generally believe that a company's value is the present value of all of the cash it will generate in the future. However, a DCF is just one valuation metric among many, and it is not without flaws. For those who are keen learners of equity analysis, the Simply Wall St analysis model here may be something of interest to you.
Check out our latest analysis for Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group
The Method
We're using the 2-stage growth model, which simply means we take in account two stages of company's growth. In the initial period the company may have a higher growth rate and the second stage is usually assumed to have a stable growth rate. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Seeing as no analyst estimates of free cash flow are available to us, we have extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the company's last reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.
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Generally we assume that a dollar today is more valuable than a dollar in the future, and so the sum of these future cash flows is then discounted to today's value:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Levered FCF (CN¥, Millions) CN¥580.3m CN¥560.4m CN¥550.2m CN¥546.5m CN¥547.1m CN¥550.7m CN¥556.5m CN¥563.9m CN¥572.4m CN¥581.9m Growth Rate Estimate Source Est @ -5.75% Est @ -3.43% Est @ -1.82% Est @ -0.68% Est @ 0.11% Est @ 0.66% Est @ 1.05% Est @ 1.33% Est @ 1.52% Est @ 1.65% Present Value (CN¥, Millions) Discounted @ 7.7% CN¥539 CN¥483 CN¥441 CN¥406 CN¥378 CN¥353 CN¥331 CN¥312 CN¥294 CN¥277
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = CN¥3.8b
We now need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after this ten year period. For a number of reasons a very conservative growth rate is used that cannot exceed that of a country's GDP growth. In this case we have used the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield (2.0%) to estimate future growth. In the same way as with the 10-year 'growth' period, we discount future cash flows to today's value, using a cost of equity of 7.7%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF 2033 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = CN¥582m× (1 + 2.0%) ÷ (7.7%– 2.0%) = CN¥10b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= CN¥10b÷ ( 1 + 7.7%)10= CN¥4.9b
The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is CN¥8.8b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of US$2.1, the company appears reasonably expensive at the time of writing. Remember though, that this is just an approximate valuation, and like any complex formula - garbage in, garbage out.
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The Assumptions
The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. If you don't agree with these result, have a go at the calculation yourself and play with the assumptions. The DCF also does not consider the possible cyclicality of an industry, or a company's future capital requirements, so it does not give a full picture of a company's potential performance. Given that we are looking at Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighted average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 7.7%, which is based on a levered beta of 0.800. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, compared to the market as a whole. We get our beta from the industry average beta of globally comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable business.
SWOT Analysis for Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group
Strength
Earnings growth over the past year exceeded the industry.
Debt is not viewed as a risk.
Dividend is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the market.
Weakness
No major weaknesses identified for T14.
Opportunity
Annual earnings are forecast to grow faster than the Singaporean market.
Good value based on P/E ratio compared to estimated Fair P/E ratio.
Threat
Dividends are not covered by cash flow.
Next Steps:
Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and it shouldn't be the only metric you look at when researching a company. DCF models are not the be-all and end-all of investment valuation. Instead the best use for a DCF model is to test certain assumptions and theories to see if they would lead to the company being undervalued or overvalued. For example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. Why is the intrinsic value lower than the current share price? For Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group, there are three fundamental factors you should further examine:
Risks: Take risks, for example - Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of. Future Earnings: How does T14's growth rate compare to its peers and the wider market? Dig deeper into the analyst consensus number for the upcoming years by interacting with our free analyst growth expectation chart. Other High Quality Alternatives: Do you like a good all-rounder? Explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
PS. The Simply Wall St app conducts a discounted cash flow valuation for every stock on the SGX every day. If you want to find the calculation for other stocks just search here.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan held the ball far less against Spain than it did in its first two Women's World Cup matches and yet kept right on scoring. Japan switched tactics in its final Group C match, moving from a possession-oriented style to quick counterattacks. The result was a 4-0 trouncing of the sixth-ranked team in the world, a first-place finish in the group, and a display of versatility that makes Japan look like a serious title contender. Playing in a stadium dominated by th
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan held the ball far less against Spain than it did in its first two Women's World Cup matches and yet kept right on scoring.
Japan switched tactics in its final Group C match, moving from a possession-oriented style to quick counterattacks. The result was a 4-0 trouncing of the sixth-ranked team in the world, a first-place finish in the group, and a display of versatility that makes Japan look like a serious title contender.
Playing in a stadium dominated by their fans, the Japanese time and again swarmed the Spanish offence, stole the ball, and moved up the pitch as aggressively as possible. Japanese forward Hinata Miyazawa scored twice and said she “never imagined” such offensive power.
“Achieving the result is something that is a great pleasure for me,” she said. “It’s everybody’s goal together, not just me.”
Miyazawa’s performance against Spain was the latest in a run that’s elevated her to one of the tournament’s best forwards. She has four goals and an assist in three games.
It’s a remarkable turnaround from Japan’s 2019 performance at the Women’s World Cup, when the entire team scored three goals in four games.
Japan’s aggressive play was noticeably different from Spain’s approach. The Spanish took their time in possession, moved the ball around and tried to poke holes in the Japanese backline. It didn't work and Japan claimed its third shutout through three games at the tournament.
The Japanese were an unyielding block on defence, which forced Spain toward the edges of the pitch. while the Japanese flooded the box to avoid giving up a goal from a cross. La Roja had just one shot on goal in the first half, which goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita comfortably saved.
“We passed the ball many times, but horizontally, and it was not what we were looking for,” Spanish coach Jorge Vilda said through a translator. “What we always look for is to reach the opponent’s goal. We were not able to achieve this.”
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Japan’s counterattacking style was far different from its previous matches. Against Zambia and Costa Rica, Japan held the majority of possession. Against Spain, Japan only controlled possession 24 per cent of the time.
“The first and the second game, we had more time for us to be able to work with the ball and be able to be careful on their counterattack,” Japan manager Futoshi Ikeda said.
Futoshi prepared his team to spend the majority of the game against Spain on defence and then “take advantage of whatever opportunity” they had.
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It is hard to get excited after looking at Artroniq Berhad's (KLSE:ARTRONIQ) recent performance, when its stock has declined 4.4% over the past month. However, the company's fundamentals look pretty decent, and long-term financials are usually aligned with future market price movements. Specifically, we decided to study Artroniq Berhad's ROE in this article.
Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company's management is utilizing the company's capital. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders.
See our latest analysis for Artroniq Berhad
How To Calculate Return On Equity?
The formula for ROE is:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Artroniq Berhad is:
3.2% = RM1.5m ÷ RM48m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2022).
The 'return' is the profit over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every MYR1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn MYR0.03 in profit.
What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. Based on how much of its profits the company chooses to reinvest or "retain", we are then able to evaluate a company's future ability to generate profits. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.
Artroniq Berhad's Earnings Growth And 3.2% ROE
It is hard to argue that Artroniq Berhad's ROE is much good in and of itself. Even when compared to the industry average of 6.2%, the ROE figure is pretty disappointing. However, we we're pleasantly surprised to see that Artroniq Berhad grew its net income at a significant rate of 35% in the last five years. We believe that there might be other aspects that are positively influencing the company's earnings growth. For example, it is possible that the company's management has made some good strategic decisions, or that the company has a low payout ratio.
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Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that Artroniq Berhad's growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 23% in the same period, which is great to see.
The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. Is Artroniq Berhad fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is Artroniq Berhad Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
The three-year median payout ratio for Artroniq Berhad is 37%, which is moderately low. The company is retaining the remaining 63%. By the looks of it, the dividend is well covered and Artroniq Berhad is reinvesting its profits efficiently as evidenced by its exceptional growth which we discussed above.
Conclusion
In total, it does look like Artroniq Berhad has some positive aspects to its business. Despite its low rate of return, the fact that the company reinvests a very high portion of its profits into its business, no doubt contributed to its high earnings growth. While we won't completely dismiss the company, what we would do, is try to ascertain how risky the business is to make a more informed decision around the company. To know the 3 risks we have identified for Artroniq Berhad visit our risks dashboard for free.
Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) simplywallst.com.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The exit door at the FIFA Women's World Cup could swing open for Canada on Monday. Or the Canadians could use it to usher out co-host Australia. The stakes couldn't be higher on the final day of Group B play. "We know it's going to be a fight (Monday). They're fighting for their life," veteran Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt said of the 10th-ranked Matildas. "But we're prepared as best we can be for what they have to offer. We know what we have to do to get the result.
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The final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in July, slightly higher than flash 49.4 but down from 49.8 in June. The decline was largely due to a deterioration in new orders, given weak customer demand from domestic and overseas markets, said Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiled the survey. Data on Monday showed Japan's factory output grew in June for the first time in two months thanks to solid auto production.
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TOKYO - Japan's factory activity contracted at a faster pace in July, a business survey showed on Tuesday, taking a hit from soft orders amid weakening global economic conditions.
The final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in July, slightly higher than flash 49.4 but down from 49.8 in June.
The decline was largely due to a deterioration in new orders, given weak customer demand from domestic and overseas markets, said Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiled the survey.
Output, another major component of the headline index, kept shrinking albeit at a slower rate than in June. Data on Monday showed Japan's factory output grew in June for the first time in two months thanks to solid auto production.
Subindexes gauging new orders and output both stayed in the sub-50 territory in June for a second month. A reading below the 50 line indicates a contraction.
Japan has to date weathered worsening global economic conditions relatively well thanks to robust domestic service activity and ultra-loose monetary policy. Export-reliant manufacturers, however, have suffered from slowing demand overseas.
On a brighter note, the S&P survey showed easing cost pressures for companies thanks to sliding fuel and commodity prices.
"There were sustained signs that inflationary pressures were easing in July, as signalled by the slowest rate of input cost inflation since February 2021 to a reading that was broadly similar to the long-run series average," Bhatti said.
Looking a year ahead, manufacturers' output expectations remained upbeat, with the subindex in line with June's reading, which was the strongest since October 2021.
Hopes for a sustained improvement in demand as well as the fading economic impact of the pandemic and inflationary pressures contributed to the positive outlook, the survey showed.
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It urges Afghanistan's rulers to reverse policies harming rights of women and vulnerable communities.
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The US has urged Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to "reverse policies responsible for the deteriorating human rights situation" in the country, particularly for women, girls, and "vulnerable communities".
It also pressed for the release of detained US citizens during talks with the hardline Islamist group in Qatar.
The Taliban said they wanted travel restrictions lifted for their leaders.
The group swept back to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.
This followed the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from the war-ravaged country.
The US Department of State said talks with "senior Taliban representatives and technocratic professionals" had been held over Sunday and Monday in Doha.
The US delegation "expressed support for the Afghan people's demands for their rights to be respected and for their voices to shape the future of the country".
The US wants the Taliban to reverse bans on secondary education for girls and employment for women.
At the same time, the US delegation "took note" of the Taliban's "continuing commitment not to allow Afghanistan to be used as a platform for attacks on the United States and its allies", acknowledging a "decrease in large-scale terrorist attacks against Afghan civilians".
For its part, the Taliban said they wanted the unfreezing of Afghanistan's assets.
The US froze $10bn (£7.8bn) of the country's central bank assets in 2021.
For two decades, the Taliban were America's sworn enemies.
They were ousted by the US after the 9/11 attacks but their insurgence continued to target America's troops and their allies.
It took just days for Taliban fighters to regain Kabul following the withdrawal of the last US troops two years ago.
No country recognises the Taliban administration but they are the de facto government.
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Husnain Shah is one of 16 men sharing a police cell in Pakistan's Punjab province - all are alleged to have been involved in human smuggling
Thousands of Pakistanis are taking the Libya route to seek work in Europe. It involves a boat journey, the perils of which were highlighted when an overcrowded vessel sank off Greece in June with huge loss of life. Of nearly 13,000 Pakistanis who headed for Libya and Egypt this year, most haven't returned - including two teenagers whose last words to their mother were not to worry.
At the police station in Punjab province it is 35C (95F), humid and still. Sweat runs down our backs; the officer's temple shines with it.
Down a short open corridor, past rooms filled with precariously balanced papers, we are shown a small cell. Sixteen men sit side by side on the cement floor, damp is seeping through the walls, a single fan whirs behind the cell bars, and there is one toilet behind a low wall.
All these men are alleged to have been involved in human smuggling, the majority directly in connection with the migrant ship that left Libya and sank off Greece on 14 June. Nearly 300 Pakistanis thought to have been on board are missing, feared dead.
We ask if anyone wants to speak. Most avert their eyes, but one man, Husnain Shah, jumps up. This is his third arrest; he has been a smuggler for more than a decade, he says, although he denies he played a large role in the shipwreck off the coast of Greece.
"There is so much unemployment here people show up to our houses and ask us to put them in touch with someone who can take their brothers and sons abroad," he says. He believes he has taken thousands of people in his years operating.
"I started this because there was no other business. I don't have a main role, it's the people who are sitting in Libya who are very big and rich; we don't even get the main share, not even a tenth of the amount."
When I ask if he feels a sense of guilt at what has happened to those who have died taking these routes, his tone changes.
"I felt very sorry, we are really ashamed over this. But what can we do? If I don't do this, someone else will do it."
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Libya is being used as a route by smugglers to get migrants across to Europe on boats
With the economy teetering on the edge, inflation reaching nearly 40% and the Pakistani rupee dropping in value, many here are looking to go abroad, where even a low salary will likely exceed anything they can earn if they stay.
A survey at the end of last year found that 62% of boys and young men aged 15-24 wanted to leave. While some will try to go legally, others will find alternative routes.
By its nature, illegal migration is difficult to quantify, but the Pakistani authorities told us that the recent Greek shipwreck did highlight a newly popular route for Pakistanis; flying via Dubai to Egypt or Libya, then taking a large boat from eastern Libya across to Europe.
Pakistan now has fewer deportees from other routes, such as across Iran, as fewer people are taking the journeys after countries like Turkey cracked down on illegal arrivals, says Mohammed Alam Shinwari, who is in charge of Pakistan's investigation into what happened with the Greek shipwreck.
He told the BBC nearly 13,000 people left Pakistan to go to Libya or Egypt in the first six months of 2023, compared with around 7,000 in the whole of 2022. Of those 13,000, 10,000 have not returned.
"We don't know whether they are still in Libya or if they have gone to any of the European countries."
Map shows the route that people are taking from Pakistan in order to reach Europe
It seems surprising it has taken the police until the shipwreck to realise how many Pakistanis were taking this route. In February, Pakistanis were on board a ship which sank off the coast of Italy having travelled from Turkey via Libya.
But Mr Shinwari argues that investigating these routes is complicated when families do not come to the police about what has happened.
"People don't come forward to complain, instead they will go to out of court settlements," he says. "It becomes very difficult for us to pursue those cases and gather information because that has to come from the families and in most cases they won't tell us."
There are added complications too; many of these travellers he says flew on valid documents with valid visas for Dubai or Egypt, making it hard to stop them. This also means that the journey is more expensive than previous routes - between 2.5-3m rupees (£6,780-8,140; $8,725-10,470) showing the amounts many are willing to pay to get out.
Pakistan does work to stop illegal migration; Mr Shinwari tells me that they stopped 19,000 people from going abroad last year as they feared they could be victims of people smuggling, and they had 20,000 Pakistanis deported back.
"As to how many people are going," he says. "We don't have any idea."
Some of those who have made this journey are now stranded in Libya. In one village in Punjab, we stop to speak to one family, but are quickly joined by men from across the area.
Several of their young men travelled out to Libya weeks before and are still there. They send their relatives and friends voice notes and videos, begging for more money.
One father shows us a video of more than 100 men in a windowless room with white walls and white floors. Most of the men are stripped down to their underwear to withstand the heat, several are pleading to the camera to get them out.
Families showed the BBC videos of their missing relatives and friends in worrying conditions
The situation is so confused, their families don't know if they are being still held by smugglers, by Libyan authorities or by someone else. They asked us not to reveal their identities in case there is retaliation against the men still held.
"They only give them food once every two to three days," one father tells me. "My son cries a lot, he is only 18 years old. He says what kind of trouble have we landed into, we gave the money and we are dying here."
Even given these conditions, the families aren't consistent about what they want to happen next. Initially when asked, they said they wanted a safe way for the young men to continue to Europe, but then later said they wanted them to return home.
Pakistan's foreign affairs ministry is aware and is working on this, police say.
Despite the risks and the police crackdown, we spoke to numerous people across Pakistan who said they were actively still looking to travel illegally.
One smuggler, based in Europe, said routes were still operating out of Pakistan. Even the police authorities acknowledged that they know people are still leaving the country illegally.
Of the many people we spoke to who either wanted to go or had willingly sent their sons, all spoke of hope for a better life.
Some talked about social pressure; one man said most of his cousins and brothers had already made the crossing, and that now at social occasions he was pushed to explain why he hadn't gone.
Others talked about seeing the homes built with money earned abroad, of pressure put on them by the smugglers who lived near them to do what would be best for their children's future.
Some even had personal experience of making the journey themselves.
Fareed and Najma Hussain's two sons are believed to have drowned when the boat they were travelling on capsized off Greece in June
Fareed Hussain went to Germany illegally eight years ago, travelling through Turkey via Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. After four years he returned when his father became ill and he needed to take care of the family. Then he was persuaded by the same smuggler to send his teenage sons.
"He used to make us believe that Europe was just in front of us," Fareed says. "That the kids are going to go and make a life for themselves and then you can buy whatever you want.
"I thought we are poor people, even if they get educated here they won't find a job and we don't have much land. I thought they will go, get educated and work."
Fareed sold his family plot and then his two boys, Farhad and Touheed, travelled to Libya via Egypt and Dubai. Their parents have videos of them excitedly boarding the plane; of the safe house in Libya, sleeping on the floor with dozens of other boys and young men; and a voice note sent at 04:00 on the morning they left, telling their mother not to worry.
A few days later, the smugglers contacted the family telling them to distribute sweets, that their children had made it. They began celebrating.
The following day, their cousins called. They had read an international news article about a migrant ship sinking. By then the smugglers had left.
The family never heard from the boys again. Both are believed to have drowned in Greece's waters on 14 June. They were 18 and 15 years old. Their parents may never have their bodies to bury.
Now their mother says she listens to their voice messages and cries for hours.
"Even if there is poverty here and they die from hunger, you shouldn't go," says Fareed. " It doesn't matter how much anyone convinces you."
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Joe Manganiello is mourning the loss of Paul Reubens, who died at the age of 70 on Monday.
The Magic Mike star, 46, shared an Instagram tribute just hours after Reubens’ death was announced to say goodbye. Manganiello penned a touching note to his costar, describing Reubens as “an artist and a weirdo who fought for other artists and weirdos.”
“Man… this is tough,” Manganiello began the caption of photos from the stars' Pee-Wee's Big Holiday media tour in 2016. “It’s so hard to say goodbye when you know you’ll never see someone again who meant so much to you. Someone who believed in you, and fought for you, and saw things in you that most people didn’t. Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like that. Well, I did, and today I have to say goodbye.”
He continued: “Today the world lost one of the greatest comedic geniuses of all time. Paul was subversive, brilliant, witty, and had the biggest heart on the planet… anyone on his Birthday mailing list will know what I mean… He was a visionary who was so far ahead of his time and had one of the scariest eyes for talent I’ve ever seen.”
In 2016, Reubens and Manganiello starred opposite each other in the Judd Apatow-produced Netflix movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, but the actors also had a close friendship behind the scenes.
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Related: Paul Reubens' Life in Photos: The Intriguing Story of the Actor, Beyond Pee-wee
The True Blood alum called Reubens “an icon” who was able to also be the “lovable underdog” to the world, which Manganiello wrote is “a much better place because it had him [Reubens] in it.”
“I’m just so glad that I got to be a part of his life and ultimately his comeback. I saw how tirelessly he showed up for people and his work with such joy,” Manganiello said. “I feel lucky that I could always be there for him when he needed me… best friends forever. RIP.”
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On Monday, Reubens' rep confirmed to PEOPLE that the actor had died after a private battle with cancer.
"Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and belief in the importance of kindness," read a statement. "Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit."
His rep posted the news on Reubens' Instagram page along with a posthumous personal statement from the star.
"Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years," the statement read. "I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you. - Paul Reubens."
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Reubens began playing Pee-wee Herman in 1977. He created his character when he was a member of the famed Los Angeles improv troupe The Groundlings, which was also an early home to stars including Kristin Wiig, Lisa Kudrow, Maya Rudolph and Kathy Griffin. He premiered the stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show at The Groundlings Theatre in 1981.
Related: Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens' Life, Career and Controversies Revisited
Pee-wee Herman later made his big screen debut in the 1985 comedy Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, which was Tim Burton's feature film directorial debut. Reubens also created the Emmy-winning series Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which ran on CBS for five seasons from 1986 to 1990.
Reubens became a household name, also starring in 1988’s Big Top Pee-wee. Some of his other credits included Batman Returns, Buffy the Vampire Slayer with friend David Arquette, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Matilda, and TV appearances in 30 Rock, Hercules, Rugrats, Reno 911!, Pushing Daisies, The Blacklist, Gotham and The Conners. The comedian also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1988.
After stepping back from acting for various reasons (including family matters and a pair of arrests, years apart, for indecent exposure- and pornography-related charges), Reubens returned with Pee-wee's Big Holiday and continued to work until 2021.
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Reubens' rep confirmed on Monday that the late star wrote the first draft of his memoir, the finishing touches on two more Pee-wee movie scripts and was developing projects for television, including a variety show and a western called Fancypants, before his death.
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EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic has responded to its demand for a decision on whether the clinic will begin charging membership fees Tuesday for faster access to a family doctor.
Alberta Health declined to say late Monday what it heard from the Marda Loop Medical Clinic, and the clinic could not be immediately reached for comment.
However, the government issued a statement from Health Minister Adriana LaGrange saying: “Should any clinic proceed with the membership fee structure or offer accelerated access to a family physician, an investigation will be conducted."
“If non-compliance is found, Alberta Health will initiate action, which could lead to withholding payments or court mandated fines that could result in clinics needing to shut down," she said.
“Albertans do not pay out of pocket for insured health services, such as seeing a family doctor or visiting a hospital – that will not change.”
Last Friday, Alberta Health sent a letter to the Marda Loop clinic, stating it wanted an answer by noon Monday on whether the clinic planned to begin the fee program as promised on Tuesday.
The clinic recently informed patients by email that it would still see patients who do not join the plan one day a week. The other four days would be reserved for those paying the fees.
Those fees of $2,200 a year for a single adult and $4,800 for a family include other perks, including extended appointments, at-home blood tests, collaborative care from the health team and discounts on skin care and physiotherapy.
Both the province and the federal government said the plan violates the universal access provisions of the Canada Health Act along with related provincial laws.
Premier Danielle Smith said last week that if the clinic proceeded with its fee plan, it would be shut down, fined or have medicare payments withheld.
Clinic owner and physician Dr. Sally Talbot-Jones has not returned repeated requests for an interview. In the email to patients, she said the fee plan was designed to provide better service. She told CBC last week that the decision was a response to rising clinic overhead costs.
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The Opposition NDP, meanwhile, renewed a call for Smith’s United Conservative Party government to act to ensure other clinics are not stepping over the same line by charging fees to effectively allow for faster access to medically insured services.
“If Albertans are to believe Danielle Smith’s claim that she has abandoned her plans to make Albertans pay to see their family doctor, she will launch a full investigation into all clinics engaging in members-only medicine starting today,” said NDP health critic David Shepherd.
Alberta Health has said 13 clinics are charging fees but they are for services not reimbursed by the taxpayer, such as acupuncture treatments and optional surgeries, and are therefore allowed.
Health Canada has advised the province that if it doesn’t remedy the Marda Loop clinic plan, it faces cuts in federal health transfers.
In March, Ottawa clawed back close to $14 million in transfer fees to Alberta due to clinics charging fees in return for access to publicly funded MRI and CT scans. The province disagrees and is disputing the clawback.
Smith made a manifesto promisein the recent provincial election that Albertans would not have to pay for basic medical services such as visits to a family doctor.
She made the promise after the Opposition pointed out that before she became premier, Smith advocated for such measures as paying for doctor visits as a way to keep the system sustainable in the long term.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2023.
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There’s a reason you haven’t seen actor Stephen Amell (Arrow, Heels) on the picket lines: He doesn’t support the current SAG-AFTRA strike. During an appearance at the fan convention GalaxyCon in Raleigh, N.C. this past weekend, the actor spoke out against striking while also maintaining that he supported his union. “I feel like a lot […]
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During an appearance at the fan convention GalaxyCon in Raleigh, N.C. this past weekend, the actor spoke out against striking while also maintaining that he supported his union.
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“I feel like a lot of people in this room aren’t aware of the strike,” Amell said during his panel. “I support my union. I do, and I stand with them. I do not support striking. I don’t. I think that is a reductive negotiating tactic. I find the entire thing incredibly frustrating. And I think that the thinking as it pertains to shows like the show that I’m on that premiered last night [Heels Season 2], I think it’s myopic…”
Stephen Amell doesn't support the #SAGAFTRAstrike and has been actively promoting #HeelsSTARZ during the strike.
Stephen Amell can also afford health insurance and thinks people "don't know what's going on."#SAGAFTRAstrong #sagaftramembers #SAGAFTRA pic.twitter.com/LNDPakv8qr — Dana Abercrombie #AmplifyBlackVoices (@sagesurge) July 31, 2023
The Hollywood writers guild the WGA authorized a strike on May 1 after negotiations stalled with the AMPTP, the collective bargaining representative for film and TV studios. SAG-AFTRA followed suit on July 13, after the AMPTP also failed to reach a deal with the actors guild.
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Amell currently stars as Jack Spade in the Starz wrestling drama Heels, which premiered its second season last Friday. He also portrayed the superhero Oliver Queen (aka the Green Arrow) on Arrow, which ran for eight seasons (2012-2020) on The CW. Additionally, Amell appeared as Oliver on fellow Arrowverse shows The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman and Supergirl.
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- Aston Martin aims to raise £210mn to clear high-interest debt
- Birkenstock owner eyes $8bn valuation in September IPO
- Industry calls on UK to accelerate carbon capture as new projects approved
- Farage says Coutts will allow him to retain his bank accounts
- UK shop prices dip for first time in 2 years, industry data shows
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- Aston Martin plans to raise 210 million pounds ($269.51 million) by placing fresh shares in order to pay down a high-interest portion of debt that has hamstrung the business financially for the past three years.
- L Catterton, the owner of Birkenstock, is considering an initial public offering of $8 billion for German sandal maker which could take place as soon as September.
- The UK energy industry has urged ministers to accelerate their support for the nascent sector to capture carbon emissions after Rishi Sunak pledged on Monday to maximise production of oil and gas.
- Nigel Farage, the former Brexit party leader said on Monday that Coutts, a private bank owned by NatWest Group has offered to allow him to keep his accounts at the bank, in what would amount to a full climbdown by the embattled institution.
- UK shop prices dipped month on month in July for the first time in two years, according to industry data published on Tuesday, adding to evidence that high inflation might finally be starting to ease. ($1 = 0.7792 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend. Official data showed 248,901 people walked through the jungle area between January and July, already surpassing the record of 248,284 recorded for the whole of 2022, with most aiming to reach the United States, according to data from Panama's Security Ministry. Entries to Panama from Colombia through the jungle region have continued to rise despite a two-month program launched in April by the United States, Panama and Colombia to tackle undocumented immigration.
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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend.
Official data showed 248,901 people walked through the jungle area between January and July, already surpassing the record of 248,284 recorded for the whole of 2022, with most aiming to reach the United States, according to data from Panama's Security Ministry.
Entries to Panama from Colombia through the jungle region have continued to rise despite a two-month program launched in April by the United States, Panama and Colombia to tackle undocumented immigration.
July recorded the most crossings, with 52,530 people taking part in the dangerous journey, up 77% from June, mostly from Venezuela, Haiti and Ecuador, according to the data.
The flow of migrants has skyrocketed from previous years, despite the start of the rainy season, Panama's Security Minister Juan Pino said earlier this month.
Some 20% of the people who have crossed the jungle this year are minors, 51% of whom are under five years old, migration official Maria Saravia said at a press conference where the new figures were presented.
The United Nations forecast in April the total number of crossings would surpass 400,000 this year, with the organization warning that migrants crossing through the jungle are exposed to disease, violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking.
(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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Toronto's Rogers Centre fell silent as the star Blue Jays shortstop looked distressed while limping off the field Tuesday versus the Orioles.
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It was an ugly scene in Toronto on Monday for the Blue Jays — on the scoreboard and beyond.
With the Blue Jays already struggling to the tune of a 4-0 deficit to the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles, star shortstop Bo Bichette pulled up after rounding first base before being assisted off the field and leaving the game with what appeared to be a leg injury.
Bad news for the Blue Jays. All-Star Bo Bichette pulls up with an obvious injury rounding first base and is taken out of the game. pic.twitter.com/Cb1VqJafNc — The Comeback (@thecomeback) August 1, 2023
While attempting to decelerate as he trotted around first base after poking one into the right-field corner, Bichette abruptly put on the breaks, keeled over, and allowed Orioles infielder Jorge Mateo to tag him without putting up a fight. After limping and hopping around for a few seconds, Bichette was immediately helped off and appeared to be in some serious discomfort as he headed toward his team's dugout in front of a stunned-silent Rogers Centre crowd.
Santiago Espinal replaced Bichette at shortstop in the bottom of the fourth.
Bichette would be an immense, potentially insurmountable loss for Toronto if he's forced to miss any kind of serious time down the stretch, with the 25-year-old contributing 15% of the Blue Jays' hits in 2023 — the highest percentage of any AL-team's knocks this season, according to Sportsnet Stats.
Bichette leads the American League with a .321 batting average and 144 hits after reaching base on an infield single in the first on Monday night. Bichette, who also topped the AL in knocks in 2021 and 2021, has 17 home runs and 59 RBI in 106 games this season.
The Blue Jays sat 5.5 games behind the Orioles for first in the AL East entering Monday.
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Angus Cloud, cast member of the HBO teen drama series Euphoria, died on Monday at age 25 just days after the death of his father, his family said in a statement.
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Angus Cloud, cast member of the HBO teen drama series Euphoria, died on Monday at age 25 just days after the death of his father, his family said in a statement.
Cloud played Fezco, an intense drug dealer with a moral code, in the series starring Zendaya in the lead role of Rue Bennett.
No specific cause of death was reported but the family statement said he had suffered from mental health issues and was hit hard by the death of his father, described as his “best friend,” who was buried last week.
“Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence,” the statement said.
Cloud had five other acting credits, according to IMDB.com, but his breakthrough role came in 2019 when he was cast in Euphoria, which depicts a group of California high school students dealing with sex, drugs and violence.
The character of Fezco O’Neill, known as Fez, develops a close bond with the protagonist played by Zendaya, who leaves rehab at the beginning of the series but is still dealing with addiction. At the end of the series, Fez is arrested by police after a shootout.
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The highly acclaimed show has won numerous awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe for Zendaya.
“We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud. He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time,” the Euphoria show posted on messaging platform X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.
The show aired for two full seasons in 2019 and 2022, plus a pair of special episodes in 2020 and 2021, with a third season set for 2025, according to IMDB.
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Orkney has become the first location in the UK to have mail delivered by drone.
The Orkney I-Port operation has been launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports to distribute letters and parcels between the islands.
In partnership with Orkney Council Harbour Authority and Loganair, mail will be transported from Royal Mail's Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness.
From there, drones will carry items to Graemsay and Hoy where postal staff will complete their delivery routes.
While the service will initially operate for three months, it could be continued on a permanent basis under existing regulatory frameworks due to Orkney's unique landscape and the proximity of the islands to one another.
The drone service is expected to significantly improve service levels and delivery times to Graemsay and Hoy, as weather and geography can cause disruption to delivery services.
The use of electric drones for inter-island delivery will also bring significant safety improvements by ensuring postal workers can deliver between ports without risk.
Skyports will conduct the inter-island flights with the Speedbird Aero DLV-2 aircraft. The multirotor drone is capable of carrying payloads of up to 6kg (1st).
The project has been funded by the Department for Transport's Freight Innovation Fund and carried out by the Connected Places Catapult.
Chris Paxton, head of drone trials at Royal Mail, said: "We are proud to be working with Skyports to deliver via drone to some of the most remote communities that we serve in the UK.
"Using a fully electric drone supports Royal Mail's continued drive to reduce emissions associated with our operations, whilst connecting the island communities we deliver to."
Alex Brown, director of Skyports Drone Services, said: "By leveraging drone technology, we are revolutionising mail services in remote communities, providing more efficient and timely delivery, and helping to reduce the requirement for emissions-producing vehicles.
"We're pleased to be once again partnering with Royal Mail to demonstrate how drone operations can benefit UK logistics on this project."
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The exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found - the BBC has been hearing about the significance of the discovery in Ghana.
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Taking care, archaeologist Christopher DeCorse spreads the rare artefacts out on a makeshift table next to the dig site.
A gunflint (used in old-fashioned guns), tobacco pipes, broken pottery and the jawbone of a goat are carefully laid out. These discarded fragments, unearthed from centuries of compacted soil, offer clues to a lost past.
"Any archaeologist who says they are not excited when they find something are not being entirely truthful," the professor from Syracuse University in the US says with a broad smile.
These remnants point to the existence of "the first English outpost established anywhere in Africa", he argues.
The archaeologist is standing in the ruins of Fort Amsterdam, speaking above the wind and roar of the Atlantic Ocean waves hitting Ghana's coastline.
Inside that fort are what are thought to be the remains of an older fort - Kormantine - long-lost under the earth, which the professor's team are gradually excavating with brisk activity.
The site of the dig, under the blue canopy, is inside Fort Amsterdam built by the Dutch
They are methodically combing through distinct layers of soil and stones with soft-bristle brushes and trowels. The disturbed soil removed from the trenches is carefully sieved.
A canopy protects the team and the site from the weather and despite the intense sun and the occasional shower, the archaeologists' work continues.
Ancient maps had referred to a Fort Kormantine in that area, for example the name of the nearby town, Kormantse, is clearly related. In addition, another version of the name, Coromantee, was given to some of the enslaved people in the Caribbean thought to have been transported from this place and later known for slave rebellions.
But where exactly the fort was located remained a matter of speculation, which may have now been brought to an end.
Dating back to the 17th Century, Fort Kormantine sat on the Atlantic coast just at the time when Europeans started shifting their interest from the trade in gold to the trade in humans.
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It was a pivotal moment in the history of their involvement in Africa that would have a profound effect on the continent.
The discovery by the team of archaeologists may shed some light on the lives of those early traders and what they were doing, as well as those who were sold and the impact on the community around them.
Ghana's coastal fishing towns, known for their colourful boats and the melodies sung by the fishermen, remain scarred by a past of European exploitation and human cruelty.
The slave forts dotted along what was called the Gold Coast are a looming reminder of that past.
Hundreds of thousands passed through them before being transported in horrific conditions across the sea.
Fort Kormantine - built by the English in 1631 - was one of the earliest places where that journey started.
It began life as a trading post for gold and other items like ivory.
The slave trade only began from there in 1663 when King Charles II granted a charter to the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa (later the Royal African Company). He gave it monopoly rights over the trade in human beings.
It was only in English hands for another two years before the Dutch seized it but Fort Kormantine played a key role in the initial stages of the slave trade.
It served as a warehouse for the goods that were used to buy slaves. It was also a brief holding point for those who had been kidnapped in different parts of West Africa before being shipped to the Caribbean to work in plantations to develop the sugar economy.
"We don't have that many details on exactly what these early outposts of the slave trade looked like, which is one of the things that make uncovering the foundations of Fort Kormantine interesting," Prof DeCorse says.
After capturing the fort, the Dutch built Fort Amsterdam on the same site, which is why its exact location could not be pinpointed, especially after it became a United Nations-recognised World Heritage Site, making excavation difficult.
But initial digs in 2019 in and near Fort Amsterdam, which turned up some early 17th Century artefacts, suggested where it might be.
Archaeologists returned earlier this year and began further searches.
Nigerian Omokolade Omigbule says it was "mind-blowing" to see the remains of the English fort
At first there was some disappointment as they started by finding a lot of plastic items that must have been dropped more recently. But then Nigerian graduate student Omokolade Omigbule uncovered a stone that Prof DeCorse identified as part of a bigger structure.
"It was mind-blowing, seeing first-hand the remnants, the footprints of an actual building subsumed under a new fort," says the student from the University of Virginia.
"Seeing the imprints of these external forces in Africa first-hand and being a part of such a dig takes me back a few hundred years, it feels like I was there."
As the excavations continued, they uncovered a six-metre-long (20ft) wall, a door post, foundations and a drainage system made of red brick.
All these indicate an English presence pre-dating the Dutch fort.
These bowls of tobacco pipes were among the artefacts found at the site
Returning to the display of artefacts in neatly labelled zip-lock bags, Prof DeCorse points out the rusty gunflint, which he says was in use in England in the early 17th Century.
The pipes with their small bowls where the tobacco was placed "is also very distinctive of the time that we are talking about here", the professor says, adding that over time the bowls got larger as tobacco became cheaper and more readily available.
Pre-empting the question about why the jawbone of a goat is important, Prof DeCorse suggest that it is proof of how the English occupants may have domesticated local animals as an alternative source of protein despite being on a coastline where there were fish in abundance.
Archaeology is painstaking work. Each fragment of the past it throws up needs to be interrogated and interpreted.
But in some ways, the hard work has only just begun. Archaeologists will spend the next three years trying to unravel the gamut of Fort Kormantine - its architecture, look and feel - which should in turn reveal its true significance.
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The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend. Official data showed 248,901 people walked through the jungle area between January and July, already surpassing the record of 248,284 recorded for the whole of 2022, with most aiming to reach the United States, according to data from Panama's Security Ministry. Entries to Panama from Colombia through the jungle region have continued to rise despite a two-month program launched in April by the United States, Panama and Colombia to tackle undocumented immigration.
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A Sacramento Superior Court judge sentenced a 46-year-old man to 149 years to life in prison for an October 2020 crime spree in which he used a handgun to rob a store and assault victims in two attempted robberies.
Judge Shelleyanne Chang sentenced Russell A. James on Friday. A jury on Aug. 30 found James guilty of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery, two counts of assault with a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and resisting arrest, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
James’ conviction also included enhancements for using a semi-automatic firearm in the spree. Prosecutors said James previously had strike convictions for robbery in 1999 and 2014.
On Oct. 3, 2020, James entered a Quick Shop Market, pointed a semi-automatic handgun with a red laser sight at the store clerk and demanded money, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The clerk handed over cash to the suspect.
Eight days later, a man was sitting in his parked vehicle outside of a Smart and Final store waiting for his wife. Prosecutors said James approached the vehicle and pointed the same semi-automatic handgun at the man while demanding money from him. The victim said he had no money or belongings to give. Then, James hit the man in his face before leaving, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The second violent attempted robbery occurred Oct. 15, 2020, when another person was sitting in a parked car waiting for a friend.
Prosecutors said James approached the car, flung the door open and began assaulting the female occupant while ordering her give him money and belongings. James again pointed a semi-automatic handgun with a laser at the victim’s head, before he hit her in her face with the butt of the gun and left, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
In each crime, James wore a hat and a neck gaiter, or mask, to conceal his identity, prosecutors said.
The Sacramento Police Department received an anonymous tip indicating the robbery suspect was possibly James, who was a parolee, prosecutors said. Investigators conducted surveillance on James and officers tried to pull over a vehicle James was in.
James, who was a passenger, got out of the vehicle and ran into a Walmart where he was soon apprehended. Prosecutors said investigators discovered that James hid a Taurus .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun inside a store shelf at the Walmart, and further inspection revealed the unregistered handgun was the same firearm used in all three crimes.
On Monday afternoon, James remained in custody at the Sacramento County Jail where he awaits transfer to a prison. Deputy District Attorney Ryan Roebuck prosecuted the case.
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Judi Dench is opening up about the eye condition that is making it more difficult for her on the set and read her scripts. “I mean I can’t see on a film set anymore,” Dench told The Daily Mirror’s Notebook in an interview. “And I can’t see to read. So I can’t see much. But […]
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“I mean I can’t see on a film set anymore,” Dench told The Daily Mirror’s Notebook in an interview. “And I can’t see to read. So I can’t see much. But you know you just deal with it. Get on.”
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She continued, “It’s difficult for me if I have any length of a part. I haven’t yet found a way. Because I have so many friends who will teach me the script. But I have a photographic memory.”
Dench has a condition that is called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which she was diagnosed with back in 2012. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, this condition affects the central vision but people rarely go completely blind from it.
At 88, Dench continues to work on acclaimed projects. In 2021 she was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in Belfast. Her recent films include starring Richard Eyre’s Allelujah opposite Jennifer Saunders, bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley and Derek Jacobi. Dench also made a cameo in the Apple TV+ Christmas musical comedy Spirited which starred Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.
While making an appearance on The Graham Norton Show to promote Allelujah earlier this year, Dench talked about how difficult it has been for her to learn lines.
“It’s become impossible because I can’t see now, I can’t read or anything,” she said. “Normally somebody could just teach you the lines, and goodness knows that’s happened before, but now I’ve just found I have a photographic memory.”
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Apartments in the US today are renting, on average, for less than they did a year ago.
Slowing demand and increasing supply compared to prior years has led to slowing rent growth in 2023.
On a month-over-month basis, however, rents continued to edge higher.
The average apartment rent price just saw its first annual decline since the pandemic started, according to data from Apartment List.
Thanks to slowing demand and increasing supply, prices have eased across the US compared to the same time last year, with 67 of largest 100 US cities seeing lower prices on an annualized basis. Despite July being a peak moving season where rent growth typically accelerates, apartment rent prices are down 0.7% year-over-year.
By comparison, in pre-pandemic years, July rent growth averaged 0.6%.
"This stagnation indicates that the market cooldown that started in the second half of 2022 is continuing, even as prices rise modestly month-over-month," Apartment List's research team said.
On a monthly basis, rents are still ticking up, rising 0.3% nationally, but researchers pointed out that the rental market slowdown is finally being reflected in inflation figures.
In recent months, Apartment List's National Rent Index has shown to be a strong leading indicator of the housing and rent components of CPI data. The index has been cooling for a year, which points to a coming slowdown for government data, the researchers said.
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The Federal Reserve last Wednesday made its 11th interest rate hike, putting the federal funds rate at the 5.25%-5.50% range. Markets anticipate that this was the final hike of the cycle, and expect rates to come down in 2024.
Year-to-date, rents are up by a total of 2.6%, and are growing by a slower rate than every previous year measured by Apartment List's index, besides 2020.
The group's data show that rent growth averaged 4.3% from 2017 to 2019 during the January through July months. Then, in 2021 and 2022 when inflation soared, that figure for the same stretch climbed to 9.4% on average.
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"Seasonal trends suggest that monthly rent growth will continue to slow for the remainder of the year, so it is likely that annual rent growth will sink further into negative territory in the months ahead," the researchers said.
"The surging rent growth we observed in 2021 and early-2022," they added, "is now solidly behind us."
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New York officials shut down what they called seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the state Monday, alleging the owner ignored repeated notices to stop operating without approval, sold cannabis products to underage customers and once held hunts for Easter eggs that were redeemable for pot products. The owner of the “I'm Stuck” shops in Cayuga, Oswego and Wayne counties, David Tulley, adamantly denied selling products to minors. Tulley also told The Associated Press that his stores offer consulting and education about cannabis products for a fee and provide free samples, so they do not need state licenses.
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New York officials shut down what they called seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the state Monday, alleging the owner ignored repeated notices to stop operating without approval, sold cannabis products to underage customers and once held hunts for Easter eggs that were redeemable for pot products.
The owner of the “I'm Stuck” shops in Cayuga, Oswego and Wayne counties, David Tulley, adamantly denied selling products to minors. Tulley also told The Associated Press that his stores offer consulting and education about cannabis products for a fee and provide free samples, so they do not need state licenses.
“We’re ready to go to war with New York state and we get our day in court on Wednesday ... so we’ll be happy to talk to them,” Tulley said.
Wednesday is when Tulley has been ordered to appear in court in Wayne County as the state seeks orders to close his stores, stop him from dispensing cannabis products and make him pay fines.
The shop closures come as New York has boosted enforcement efforts in response to hundreds of bootleg pot shops that have opened since the state legalized recreational marijuana use in 2021.
New York law allows the state to impose a $10,000 penalty for each day a business sells cannabis without a license, as well as a $20,000 penalty for each day cannabis is sold after the business receives an order to stop by the state. State officials say Tulley potentially faces millions of dollars in penalties, because the state first sent him cease-and-desist orders in February 2022.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and the state Office of Cannabis Management announced the closure of Tulley's stores, citing new authority in a law approved earlier this year that allows the attorney general's office to take cannabis law violators to court, upon request by the Office of Cannabis Management. State police helped shut down the stores — the first shops to be closed under the new state law, they said.
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"It’s critical to crack down on illegal operators who are breaking the law and undermining the success of entrepreneurs and consumers who follow the rules,” Hochul said in a statement.
State officials also are seeking penalties against the owners of the buildings where Tulley's shops are located.
Undercover investigators bought $1,000 worth of cannabis products from six “I'm Stuck” stores and said multiple shops illegally sold cannabis products to people under 21, officials said.
In April, Tulley's stores advertised Easter egg hunts in public places including playgrounds and churches, authorities said. The eggs could be redeemed for cannabis products and children's toys, officials said. A state investigator redeemed numerous eggs for cannabis flower, edibles, cannabis seeds and other products at one of Tulley's stores in Macedon, authorities said.
The Office of Cannabis Management also said it seized more than 47 pounds (21 kilograms) of cannabis flower, 244 pounds (111 kilograms) of cannabis edibles and 89 pounds (40 kilograms) of cannabis concentrate during inspections of Tulley's stores.
Tulley said his shops educate consumers about cannabis products so they can make informed purchases at licensed dispensaries. He said his shops provide free samples ranging from a cannabis gummy to one or two ounces of cannabis flower.
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Just two months after one of Nebraska's most contentious legislative sessions, lawmakers signaled Monday that more angry debate is likely next year over legislation to determine how schools deal with race, LGBTQ+ issues and other hot-button issues that have proved divisive in other Republican-controlled states like Florida. Sen. Dave Murman, the conservative chairman of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee, held a hearing that mostly discussed the use in schools of social-emotional learning, or SEL, that has become a lightning rod among conservatives who say schools use it to promote progressive ideas about race, gender and sexuality, and that a focus on students' well-being takes attention away from academics.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Just two months after one of Nebraska's most contentious legislative sessions, lawmakers signaled Monday that more angry debate is likely next year over legislation to determine how schools deal with race, LGBTQ+ issues and other hot-button issues that have proved divisive in other Republican-controlled states like Florida.
Sen. Dave Murman, the conservative chairman of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee, held a hearing that mostly discussed the use in schools of social-emotional learning, or SEL, that has become a lightning rod among conservatives who say schools use it to promote progressive ideas about race, gender and sexuality, and that a focus on students' well-being takes attention away from academics.
The decades-old concept seeks to teach students how to manage their emotions, make good decisions, share and collaborate. But several witnesses invited by Murman made far-fetched claims that it’s being used to teach critical race theory in public schools, is part of a conspiracy to mine private student data and is even being used a form of “mind control.”
Murman, a farmer from Glenvil, took over as chairman of the committee last year, when Republicans in the officially nonpartisan, one-chamber Legislature ousted a Democratic former schoolteacher from the post in what was widely seen as an effort by conservatives to “crack and pack” key committees to get more of their bills to the floor for debate.
That included education bills. A bill to allow taxpayer money to be used to fund private school scholarships did eventually pass. But others stalled, including a so-called parents rights bill by Murman to make it easier for parents to object to curriculum and remove books from school libraries.
Murman's hearing Monday was an indication he will seek to revive that bill when the new session begins in January.
One of those invited to speak was Nebraska Board of Education member Kirk Penner, who noted that he was testifying for himself and not speaking for the board. He leveled accusations of pornography littering the shelves of public school libraries and accused administrators of pushing critical race theory — an academic theory that centers on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation’s institutions. He also advocated for passage of the parents rights bill.
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Another witness, retired Kearney pediatrician Sue Greenwald, testified on behalf of a conspiracy-based political action committee she founded, the Protect Nebraska Children Coalition. She wove a convoluted tale that social-emotional learning is part of an agenda funded by global organizations who pay kickbacks to school administrators with the intention of indoctrinating students into everything from Marxist ideology to questioning their sexual orientation.
“I know I'm sounding like a crazy conspiracy theorist now,” Greenwald said. “But children are being given an employability score that will be used against them in 20 years.”
Asked seconds later about those conspiracies, she replied, “When the crazy people speak, you should believe them.”
Some of the most controversial testimony came from Murman himself, when he was asked by fellow Sen. Danielle Conrad if he agreed with recently approved Florida education standards that teach that slaves benefited from the skills they learned while enslaved.
“Slavery is wrong; there's no doubt about that. But we all benefit from our background," Murman replied, eliciting groans from the crowd.
Aggravated by the bent of the hearing, several left-leaning lawmakers held a competing public forum just down the hall in the Capitol in which the public was invited to express its views on social-emotional learning. A couple of dozen people turned out, with several criticizing conservatives who use phrases like “woke agenda” and words such as “groomers” and “indoctrination” to describe the state's public education system and teachers.
Charlie Yale, 17, who is entering his senior year at Omaha Central High School next month, called out conservatives' characterization of social-emotional learning as “simply not the truth.”
“For them, it's not about education," he said. “It's about trying to turn Nebraska into the next Florida.”
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TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop and American League batting leader Bo Bichette left Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning because of a sore right knee. Bichette hit a two-out single to right field off Orioles right-hander Kyle Gibson and made the turn for second, but started to slow up as he saw Anthony Santander throwing the ball to the infield. Bichette then stopped running and reached for his knee. Shortstop Jorge Mateo came over and tagged Bichette to end
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TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop and American League batting leader Bo Bichette left Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning because of a sore right knee.
Bichette hit a two-out single to right field off Orioles right-hander Kyle Gibson and made the turn for second, but started to slow up as he saw Anthony Santander throwing the ball to the infield. Bichette then stopped running and reached for his knee. Shortstop Jorge Mateo came over and tagged Bichette to end the inning.
The Blue Jays said Bichette left the game because of right knee discomfort.
Bichette leads the AL with a .321 batting average. He reached on an infield single in the first and leads the AL with 144 hits. The son of former slugger Dante Bichette has 17 home runs and 59 RBI in 106 games this season.
A two-time All-Star, the younger Bichette led the AL in hits in 2022 and 2021.
Santiago Espinal replaced Bichette at shortstop in the fourth.
Toronto entered play Monday at 59-47, tied with Houston in the wild-card race. The Blue Jays came in 5 1/2 games behind the AL East-leading Orioles.
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Actor Angus Cloud, best known for his role as Fezco on the TV drama "Euphoria," has died. He was 25.
An outpouring of tributes to actor Angus Cloud, best known for his charming role of Fezco on "Euphoria," started soon after news of the 25-year-old's death became public on Monday.
Cloud's family did not share a cause of death. In a statement the actor's representative shared with USA TODAY, they wrote, "Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend."
Actor and boxer Javon "Wanna" Walton, who portrayed Ashtray, the adopted younger brother of Cloud's Fezco, posted a photo with the late actor to his Instagram Story with a simple tribute: "forever family ♥." Walton also shared a photo of the two hugging with the caption "rest easy brother."
During the red carpet for Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood event last summer, where Cloud was honored, the two reunited and caught up with Entertainment Tonight.
"Anything we do, we support each other," Cloud said of Walton at the time, and called him "family."
Drake, Gigi Hadid, Storm Reid, more celebrities pay tribute
Storm Reid, sister to Zendaya's character Rue on "Euphoria," shared a clip from an episode of the show and wrote, "the tears just won't stop."
Drake shared a photo of Cloud to his Instagram Story, calling the actor a "good soul."
Model Gigi Hadid shared a video of the two dancing in an ad for Ralph Lauren and recalled being "immediately drawn" to him.
"Just saw the news about the loss of Angus. I only got to work with him a couple of times, but I was immediately drawn to his kind, gentle spirit," the model wrote. "My condolences to his closest and loved ones."
'Angus was special to all of us': Angus Cloud, best known for 'Euphoria' role as Fezco, dies at 25
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Musician Questlove wrote in an Instagram post, "Fez was the spiritual center of Euphoria and definitely my fav character on the show. Love to his entire family and to those who knew him."
Actress Rachel Zegler posted on X, formerly Twitter, "please remember how loved you are. this world is so quick to make you feel otherwise. there are reasons to stick around. and this world needs you. oh, angus. we celebrate you."
Singer and actress Chloe Bailey also shared on X: "wow angus cloud gone too soon.. rest in peace angel."
Kerry Washington also paid tribute to the actor. "You will be deeply missed. Rest in Power @anguscloud ❤️🙏🏾," she wrote on X.
In their statement, Cloud's family shared that "Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.
"We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone."
More: 'Euphoria' nudity, controversies make viewers uncomfortable – but not enough to turn it off
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Angus Cloud death: Javon Walton, Drake, more mourn 'Euphoria' actor
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump's main fundraising group, known as a leadership PAC, on Monday reported spending more than $21 million on legal fees in the first half of 2023 amid investigations and lawsuits against Trump, his advisers and his associates. WHAT IS A LEADERSHIP PAC? Leadership PACs, such as Trump's Save America committee, raise money from donors to support political campaigns in the United States.
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July 31 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's main fundraising group, known as a leadership PAC, on Monday reported spending more than $21 million on legal fees in the first half of 2023 amid investigations and lawsuits against Trump, his advisers and his associates.
WHAT IS A LEADERSHIP PAC?
Leadership PACs, such as Trump's Save America committee, raise money from donors to support political campaigns in the United States.
Leadership PACs emerged in the 1970s as a way for elected officials and candidates to raise money for other political candidates, usually of the same political party, without using their own campaign funds.
Members of U.S. Congress have often used the PACs to help colleagues in closely fought elections and attract support for their own bids to secure leadership positions in Congress, according to campaign finance experts.
The committees are set up and controlled by lawmakers or other political leaders, but are not connected to the candidate’s campaign.
WHAT CAN A LEADERSHIP PAC SPEND MONEY ON?
Leadership PAC funding cannot be used to support the candidate’s campaign, although it has been used to cover administrative expenses such as travel, political consulting and polling.
Unlike super PACs, which can raise unlimited sums from companies, unions and individuals, individual donors may contribute no more than $5,000 a year to leadership PACs.
U.S. politicians have traditionally had wide latitude to spend money raised through leadership PACs. Although U.S. law prohibits candidates from using campaign money on personal expenses, the U.S. Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign finance law, has not clarified whether the ban applies to leadership PACs.
WHAT IS THE SAVE AMERICA PAC?
Trump, who is the leading candidate for the Republican nomination in 2024, established the Save America PAC in the days after the 2020 presidential election. The committee has often solicited donations by making false claims of widespread voter fraud in the election, which Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
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The committee made about $760,000 in donations to other Republican candidates ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, according to OpenSecrets, an organization that tracks political spending in the United States.
But the group has spent far more covering legal bills for Trump and other associates. Save America had previously reported spending more than $16 million on legal expenses through 2022.
Trump has faced two criminal indictments and a host of other investigations since leaving office. The probes have drawn in his political advisers and employees of his real estate business.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges in both cases and has accused prosecutors of political bias against him.
CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES?
The answer is tricky, according to legal experts. Generally, politicians cannot spend campaign money on legal expenses unless they are tied to a campaign, but many of the investigations involving Trump relate to his conduct as president and as a political candidate.
However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign. Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on campaign finance issues who has supported Democratic candidates, said that because Trump is fighting criminal charges during a presidential campaign, it is possible that covering legal fees could be considered a benefit to his campaign.
Campaign finance experts said the question was unsettled, though Trump's team would most likely argue his criminal defense is separate from his campaign.
A Trump spokesman said the legal payments were made in "accordance with the law and upon the advice of counsel."
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward in Washington. Additional reporting by Jason Lange. Editing by David Bario, Matthew Lewis and Gerry Doyle)
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With a month full of blistering temperatures, Phoenix may not get any relief in August, as the extreme weather is forecasted to continue.
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The blistering heat wave affecting the globe has taken a sweltering toll on the city of Phoenix, Arizona, as residents of the Valley of the Sun recorded temperatures of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or above for 31 consecutive days. The record goes beyond their previous record of 18 consecutive days, which was set in June of 1974."Even though it’s going to be cooler than it has been, it’s still going to be warmer than normal. And the heat definitely can still affect a large portion of the population," said Matthew Hirsch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix. "So we’re still urging people to take the necessary precautions, such as remaining hydrated and limiting outdoor activity."While the US Southwest has been suffering under extreme heat for weeks, Phoenix has been made to cancel many of outdoor events as a result. The city has seen at least three days where the high temperatures reached 119°F, while for at least half of the month, overnight lows stayed at above 90°F.Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, saw at least 25 heat-related deaths in July, though that number could rise, as another 249 deaths are under investigation for their relationship to the heat.Hirsch has also warned August could bring higher temperatures than those seen in July.
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The richest apparel deal in college athletics belongs to the Golden Dome.
Notre Dame and Under Armour are extending their relationship, agreeing to a new 10-year contract that puts the Irish at the top of college sports with a price tag of more than $10 million annually in cash and gear, sources told Yahoo Sports.
Notre Dame and Under Armour officials declined to comment.
Notre Dame, in the final year of its previous 10-year contract with Under Armour, hit the open market this spring after the expiration of the exclusive negotiating window with UA. Under Armour won a bidding war against the other top two apparel brands in the country, Adidas and Nike.
A win for UA founder and chairman Kevin Plank, UA lands one of the country’s most valuable brands again. The school and apparel brand have been partners since 2014, when UA replaced Adidas as Notre Dame’s apparel outfit in what was at the time believed to be the most lucrative apparel contract in college athletics history, a deal thought to be around $90 million.
This one exceeds that amount and vaults the Irish to the top of college sports, alongside the likes of Texas (Nike), Kansas (Adidas), Louisville (Adidas), Ohio State (Nike), Nebraska (Adidas) and Michigan (Nike) — all schools with deals believed to range from $8-$10 million a year.
Financial details of apparel contracts are not always clear. Some are not publicized and others were impacted by the COVID pandemic. But the Irish’s deal is expected to exceed all others in the market.
Apparel deals are revenue-generating giants for some of the most elite college athletic departments. In normal cases, apparel companies pay an annual licensing fee ranging from $5-10 million in cash for some of the powerhouses in college football and men’s basketball. In some deals, the school receives a cut of royalties from merchandise sales (usually 10-15%). Most agreements require the company to outfit that school’s athletic teams with $2-5 million in gear each year, as well as discounts in merchandise purchases.
Over the last several years, Under Armour has withdrawn from being a major player in college athletics. The Baltimore-based outlet has canceled deals with UCLA, Cal, Hawaii and Cincinnati, and Boston College ended its relationship with the company by signing with New Balance and Adidas.
Despite the past setbacks, Under Armour recently released figures that show its 2023 fiscal year revenue is up 3 percent to $5.9 billion. The company continues to outfit a handful of major college programs, including Auburn, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Utah and Texas Tech. But its crown jewel is Notre Dame.
Like its independence within the sport and exclusive television contract with NBC, Notre Dame officials enjoy being the apparel company’s most valuable and featured brand. But the final determination in the decision was price, and Under Armour well outpaced the other offers, sources told Yahoo Sports.
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SAN FRANCISCO — (AP) — Attorneys for Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, said Monday that the two men had a cordial relationship and the defendant had no reason to kill him.
The comments from Momeni's lawyers came during a preliminary hearing, where the prosecution presents its evidence and a judge decides if there is enough to move ahead to trial. The hearing will continue Tuesday, when Momeni's defense is expected to lay out more of their arguments.
Prosecutors have said that Momeni, 38, planned the April 4 attack that left Lee dying on a desolate San Francisco street. They said he drove Lee to a secluded spot and stabbed him three times after a dispute related to Momeni's sister, Khazar.
But Tony Brass, one of four defense attorneys present Monday, said it was not Lee but another man whom Momeni suspected of acting inappropriately with his younger sister.
“What you see is cordial, a cordial relationship between Nima Momeni and Bob Lee,” Brass said to reporters after the hearing. “They’re in a car together. Those are not two men who have murderous rage between them.”
A friend of Lee told homicide investigators they had been hanging out and drinking with Momeni’s sister the day before the stabbing, prosecutors said previously in court documents. The friend said Momeni later questioned Lee about whether his sister was doing drugs or otherwise engaging in inappropriate behavior, and Lee said she had not.
But Saam Zangeneh, one of Momeni's lawyers, said he asked those questions of Lee in regards to the man whose apartment they had been drinking at.
Zangeneh said in court he needed to dispute the idea of an “honor killing" committed to protect a sister.
Prosecutors have not spelled out a motive, but previously offered a timeline in a case that has drawn outsize media attention, partly due to Lee's status in the tech world. Lee created Cash App, a mobile payment service, and was the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin.
Momeni, who has been in jail since his arrest April 13, has pleaded not guilty. He faces 26 years to life if convicted. His arrest came more than a week after Lee, 43, was found bleeding in the early morning hours of April 4. He later died at a hospital.
On Monday, Assistant District Attorney Omid Talai formally introduced evidence for his case, including photos of a knife that prosecutors say Momeni used to stab Lee, a trail of blood left by Lee as he staggered for help, and video footage showing the two men leave Momeni's sister's condo building before the stabbing.
Talai said at a May hearing that the weapon was part of a unique kitchen set belonging to Momeni's sister and that analysis showed Momeni’s DNA on the weapon's handle and Lee’s DNA on the bloody blade. Police recovered a knife with a 4-inch (10-centimeter) blade at the scene.
Zangeneh questioned why the rubber handle of the knife was tested for only DNA and not fingerprints. SFPD crime scene investigator Rosalyn Check said that it is difficult to get prints off rubber.
"When you want to see if someone’s touching something, you do fingerprint analysis, right?" he said to reporters. “And they weren’t done on the handle, which is the most important, relevant portion of who, if any, was handling that item.”
Surveillance video of Lee's final night shows him entering the posh Millennium Tower downtown, where Momeni’s sister lives with her husband, a prominent San Francisco plastic surgeon.
Video footage then shows Lee and Momeni leaving the building together shortly after 2 a.m. and driving off in Momeni’s car. Lee was found shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, which has tech offices and condominiums but little activity in the early morning hours.
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MIAMISBURG — One person was taken to the hospital after a reported stabbing in Miamisburg.
Around 7:30 p.m. Miamisburg officers and medics were called to the 500 block of Buckeye Street to reports of a stabbing, according to Montgomery County regional dispatch.
Dispatch notes indicate that a man claimed to have been stabbed with a metal object.
>> Deputies investigating death of woman found at Greene County home Saturday
The man was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition.
Police also had a man detained but it was unclear if that was related to the stabbing, according to dispatch notes.
We are working to learn the condition of the person hurt and if any suspects are in custody.
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BOULDER, Colo. — Magnus White, a cyclist on USA Cycling’s junior men’s national team, was killed Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle during a training ride near his Colorado home. He was 17.
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White, who was scheduled to race at the upcoming world championships in Scotland, died near Boulder, ESPN reported. His death was announced by USA Cycling in a statement on Sunday.
“He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community,” USA Cycling said. “We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time.”
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the news that 17-year-old Magnus White has passed away in a training accident.
Please read USA Cycling's statement in Memory of Magnus White: https://t.co/vZryL710K8 pic.twitter.com/q8CCkJnYdL — USA Cycling (@usacycling) July 30, 2023
White was riding on Colorado Highway 119 -- known as the Diagonal Highway -- north of Boulder when he was hit by a Toyota Matrix driven by a 23-year-old woman from Westminster, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer told The Denver Post.
Moltrer said the Matrix apparently crossed onto the shoulder of the highway, according to the newspaper.
White was pronounced dead at an area hospital, Sports Illustrated reported. The woman was not injured.
White’s parents said in a statement that their son’s passion for cycling was stoked when he received his first strider bike when he was 2 years old, according to the Post.
Michael and Jill White said their son was an “incredibly self-motivated cyclist who was just reaching his potential.”
White won a junior national championship in cyclocross in 2021 and earned a spot on the U.S. national team, ESPN reported. He competed with the squad in Europe before last year’s cyclocross world championships, and he was selected to represent the U.S. this year at the cyclocross world championships in the Netherlands, the cable sports news outlet reported.
“White fell in love with cycling at an early age through Boulder Junior Cycling,” USA Cycling said in its statement. “He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community.”
Michael Robson, who coached White for six years, said that the cyclist “made the hardest thing to do look easy.”
“He had this effortless grace about him,” Robson told the Post. “He was always his absolute best self and an incredible role model for the other kids.”
The crash is still under investigation, the Post reported. Drugs, alcohol, and speed “are not suspected” as factors in the crash, Moltrer said.
“We’re suffering,” Robson told the newspaper.
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PHOENIX — (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains.
The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California's desert. Phoenix and its suburbs sweltered more and longer than most, with several records including the 31 consecutive days of 110 degrees Fahrenheit-plus (43.4 degrees Celsius) weather. The previous record was 18 straight days, set in 1974.
The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 Celsius) at 3:10 p.m.
“The high temperature for Phoenix today is 108 degrees,” Jessica Leffel, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said at 5 p.m.
“The record streak of 31 straight days of 110+ degree temperatures has ended.,” the weather service said on social media. “The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached 108 degrees this afternoon, which is only 2 degrees above normal.”
The reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110 for several days later in the week. And National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Hirsch said August could be even hotter than July.
But residents and visitors were taking what they could get.
“It’s not going to last more than a couple of days, but I’m enjoying this break,” said Christine Bertaux, 76, who was cooling off Monday at a downtown day center for older people who are homeless.
“It has been REALLY hot here!” said Jeffrey Sharpe, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was in town for a long weekend that on Monday included watching his son’s two poodles frolic in a grassy dog park. “But today it was about 85 degrees, more like Wisconsin.”
Phoenix also sweated through a record 16 consecutive days when overnight lows didn't dip below 90 degrees (32.2 degrees Celsius), making it hard for people to cool off after the sun went down.
In California, Death Valley, long considered the hottest place on Earth, flirted in July with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, reaching 125.6 degrees Fahrenheit (52.5 Celsius) on July 16 at the aptly named Furnace Creek.
The planet's hottest recorded temperature ever was 134 F (56.67 C) in July 1913 at Furnace Creek, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the body recognized as keeper of world records.
And in Nevada, also on July 16, Las Vegas briefly reached 116 degrees (46.6 degrees Celsius) to tie the record for that date set in 1998.
The heat in Phoenix began to ease slightly last week with the city's first major storm since the monsoon season began June 15.
The Southwest heat wave was just one kind of extreme weather events that hit the U.S. in July. Fatal flash floods swept people and cars away in Pennsylvania, and days of flooding led to dangerous mudslides in the Northeast.
At several points during the month, as many as a third of Americans were under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. While not as visually dramatic as other natural disasters, experts say heat waves are deadlier — heat in parts of the South and Midwest killed more than a dozen people in June.
Rudy Soliz, who manages the center where Bertaux was cooling off, said those who visit to get a meal and cool off out of the sun “have been having a very hard time this summer.”
“Older people have a harder time with the heat, there are a lot of diabetics, people who take medicines,” he said.
“The heat has been pretty bad this summer. We’ve made at least five 911 calls from here this July for people who got heat stroke,” said Soliz. “They’ve found a couple of bodies around here this month but it’s not clear yet if they died from the heat.”
Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous and home to Phoenix, reported 25 heat-related deaths this year as of July 21. Another 249 deaths are listed as under investigation, and results from toxicological tests that can take weeks or months after an autopsy could lead to many being confirmed as heat-related.
Maricopa County reported 425 heat-associated deaths in all of 2022, with more than half in July.
R. Glenn Williamson, a businessman who was born in Canada but has lived in Phoenix for years, said he really noticed a temperature difference Monday morning as he washed his car in his driveway.
“Now we have to get rid of the humidity!” Williamson said. “But honestly, I’d rather have this heat than a Montreal winter.”
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Costley reported from New Orleans.
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Follow Drew Costley on Twitter: @drewcostley.
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CENTERVILLE — Bees forced a business to close for two days in Montgomery County and also resulted in a massive bee rescue effort.
It’s not unusual to see honey bees around the Miami Valley, but when they enter a business it can become a bit of a problem.
A building in Centerville is designed to be a quiet place where a psychologist can see patients.
Now, it’s being opened up after a huge hive of honey bees was discovered.
“I had no idea this was an enormous undertaking, I had no clue,” Dr. Kathy Platoni said.
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Platoni said a neighbor noticed bees flying around a hole where an electrical component came loose and dropped.
Then electricians and beekeepers confirmed she had a huge hive inside her walls.
Despite this Platoni was adamant about not exterminating the bees because of the “Save the Bees” campaign.
“They are endangered, our entire ecosystem relies on honey bees,” Platoni.
Platoni said her research shows one of every three bites of food consumed is a result of products pollinated by bees.
“The vast majority of melons, tomatoes, anything that has a flower,” Platoni explained.
Shanna Carn and her partners from Empire Termite and Pest Control took on the job.
They had to open up the spot where the bees were coming out of and asses the hive.
“Thankfully the bees went straight up and not out,” Carn said.
An up-close look shows hundreds, possibly thousands of bees.
The crew was looking for a queen — but tracking her down in a hive of thousands of bees isn’t easy.
The company and Platoni said the expensive project is worth it to save the small pollinators.
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World Wrestling Entertainment will stage its marquee mid-year event this Saturday as SummerSlam takes place at Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. After WrestleMania, SummerSlam is the second-biggest show WWE produces in a calendar year and this year’s card is typically strong from top to bottom.
Brock Lesnar, who has headlined nine previous SummerSlams, faces Cody Rhodes in a match that figures to finish their trilogy, Logan Paul is back to square off with Ricochet after a series of viral moments between the two and Roman Reigns continues to battle with his own family, putting both his Universal Championship and the title of “Tribal Chief” up against his cousin Jey Uso.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s SummerSlam:
WWE SummerSlam ‘go-home’ Monday Night Raw
• Brock Lesnar appears • Logan Paul appears • Maxxine Dupri vs. Valhalla • Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn vs. Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio
WWE SummerSlam 2023
Date: Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023Time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Pre-show starts at 7 p.m. ET)Site: Ford Field in Detroit
How to watch SummerSlam 2023 in the US
How to watch WWE SummerSlam outside the US:
SummerSlam 2023 match card
• Logan Paul vs. Ricochet• Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler• Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes• SummerSlam Battle Royal (Sheamus, LA Knight, TBA)• Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyre• Women's Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair• World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Bálor• Undisputed Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
WWE SummerSlam ‘go-home’ SmackDown card
Friday, Aug. 4 | 8 p.m. ET on Fox from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
The only announced segment for Smackdown is a singles match between the only two confirmed competitors in the SummerSlam battle royal, LA Knight and Sheamus.
• LA Knight vs. Sheamus
Storylines for WWE SummerSlam
Logan Paul vs. RicochetThese two first crossed paths in January's Royal Rumble match, staging an incredible spot with each spring-boarding halfway across the ring and clotheslining each other in mid-air.
Then, last month at the Money in the Bank ladder match, they went for another high spot that didn’t quite come off as smooth as Ricochet attempted a Spanish Fly from the top rope and put Paul through two tables. Ever since, the two have traded barbs on social media and in an in-ring segment setting up the SummerSlam blow-off.
Well, at least now he know how we all felt when he was added to the match 🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/8S5vmRBOHF — Ricochet (@KingRicochet) July 8, 2023
Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna BaszlerBaszler, who got Rousey into the professional wrestling world to begin with, turned on her longtime friend during a women's tag team title defense at Money in the Bank, costing them the belts. When Rousey demanded an explanation two days later on Monday Night Raw, Baszler delivered a blistering promo in which she (correctly) pointed out that Rousey has had championship opportunities handed to her since she set foot in the WWE, while Baszler has had to work for every spot she's ever had. This feud has felt a bit rushed, likely because of Rousey's reported "hard out" date to exit the company.
Brock Lesnar vs. Cody RhodesLess than 24 hours after failing to capture the undisputed Universal championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes was set to team with Brock Lesnar to face Reigns and Solo Sikoa on Raw. Before that match began, Lesnar attacked Rhodes and pummeled him for nearly 10 minutes until the show went off the air. Rhodes got a narrow win the following month at Backlash and then Lesnar (storyline) broke Cody's left arm during an attack on the May 22 episode of Raw. Five days later Lesnar beat Rhodes by technical submission after working over the arm most of the match. Rhodes has since spent weeks trying to get a third match and finally got it on the July 17 episode of Raw when Lesnar accepted and proceeded to pummel Cody in front of his family at ringside.
Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyreAt WrestleMania, Gunther retained the Intercontinental title in a triple-threat match against McIntyre and Sheamus in one of the best matches of the weekend. Following another successful defense over Matt Riddle at Money in the Bank, Gunther was confronted by a returning McIntyre, who hadn't been seen on TV since that WrestleMania match. Gunther formally accepted McIntyre's challenge on the July 24 episode of Raw.
Women's Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte FlairAsuka unsuccessfully challenged Belair for the title at WrestleMania but managed to win it at Night of Champions on May 27 thanks to a rather creative application of the blue mist. On the June 9 episode of Smackdown, Flair returned for the first time since WrestleMania to challenge Asuka, enraging Belair, who was in line for a rematch. The Flair-Asuka title match took place on June 30, with Belair interfering and laying both other women out. To resolve the issue a triple-threat was set for SummerSlam.
World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn BálorRollins won the newly introduced World Heavyweight Championship in a tournament final over AJ Styles. Soon thereafter Bálor began to stalk Rollins and demand a title match. There is history here as Bálor won the inaugural Universal Championship over Rollins at SummerSlam 2016, only to have to surrender it the next night on Raw due to an injury he suffered during the match. In promos to hype this match, Bálor has continually brought up that chapter as his motivation for targeting Rollins at this year's SummerSlam.
Undisputed Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey UsoThe Bloodline story involving members of the real-life Anoa'i wrestling family has been unfolding for more than three years at this point and has never been hotter. Since their tag-team championship loss at WrestleMania, Reigns has bullied and belittled his cousins, causing the Usos to turn on the "Tribal Chief" on the June 16 episode of SmackDown. In a tag-team match at Money in the Bank, Jey became the first person to pin Reigns in nearly three years to win the match and set up a singles encounter for the undisputed Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Well, it is Shark Week.
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A fisherman said he was “shaking like an earthquake” when a bull shark recently attacked his boat in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida, USA Today reported.
Joshua Jorgensen, who hosts the BlacktipH Fishing show on YouTube from Palm Beach Gardens, used a drone to capture aerial footage of the shark bashing into the back of boat. The agitated shark thumped the boat of Jorgensen’s friend, Carl Torresson, at least eight times, Fox News reported.
Jorgensen filmed two large cobia swimming with a bull shark circling nearby, the news outlet reported. The video that Jorgensen posted to Instagram shows the fishermen casting their lines into the water -- and then the shark became aggressive.
“I was flying my drone at the beach and spotted two huge cobia swimming with a bull shark. Cobia is one of the best-tasting fish in the ocean,” Jorgensen said in the video. “So I called my buddy Carl, and he raced over to try (to) catch them.
“I was following his boat with my drone and then all of a sudden the shark attacked his engines.”
Jorgensen added that the shark initially attacked the boat five times and “then came back for more.”
The shark attacked the boats a total of eight times, Jorgensen said, according to USA Today.
“We’re thinking, you know, maybe he grabbed the propeller,” Torresson said in the video. “We weren’t expecting the damage that we had when we got back to the dock, and it was just astronomical. The whole middle of the engine’s completely ripped out. The trim tab’s broken.
“And I didn’t think a shark could actually shake a boat like that. The boat was shaking like a bag of popcorn. Like literally, I was shaking like an earthquake. I was like, what’s going on? I went back there and I noticed it was a shark doing it. I’m like, are you kidding me? This is like a ride from Universal Studios.”
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BEIRUT — (AP) — The Organization for Islamic Cooperation urged its member nations Monday to take action against countries that permit public burning or desecration of the Quran, including the recalling of ambassadors.
The Saudi Arabia-based group made the call in a statement following an emergency online meeting of its foreign ministers to discuss recent incidents in which the Islamic holy book was burned or otherwise defaced at officially permitted protests in Sweden and Denmark.
The organization's 57 member countries should “consider taking any necessary decisions and actions that they deem appropriate in their relations" with Sweden, Denmark, and other countries that allow such incidents, including recalling their ambassadors, the statement said.
It encouraged civil society organizations in the member states to work with counterparts in countries where the Quran has been burned or desecrated to file local lawsuits “before taking their cases to international judicial bodies, where applicable.”
It also called for more efforts at outreach to combat Islamophobia, praising Kuwait for commissioning the printing of 100,000 copies of the Quran translated into Swedish for distribution in Sweden.
Many of the points in the final statement echoed recommendations made by Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, who also called on the United Nations to “take measures to prevent these incidents.”
Ahead of the meeting, two men who had previously burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden did so once again, in front of a crowd of a few dozen onlookers and about 20 counter-protesters.
In both Sweden and Denmark, t here is no law against blasphemy, and freedom of expression is generally held in high regard.
But as the recent Quran burnings have sparked angry demonstrations and diplomatic backlash in Muslim countries, officials in the Scandinavian countries have begun to consider whether there should be curbs on public defacement of holy books or other religious symbols.
Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said Sunday in an interview with Danish public broadcaster DR that the government is seeking a "legal tool" to prohibit such inflammatory acts without compromising freedom of expression.
In Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sunday on Instagram that his government is analyzing the legal situation regarding desecration of the Quran and other holy books, given the animosity such acts are stirring up against Sweden.
Before Monday's meeting, the OIC had already suspended the status of Sweden's special envoy over the Quran burnings.
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said in a statement that he spoke in recent days with counterparts in OIC countries to explain how Sweden's freedom of expression works and that police make independent decisions on protest applications. He added that “the government is very clear in its distance from the Islamophobic acts carried out by individuals at demonstrations in Sweden.”
The Danish foreign minister said his “government condemned and denounced the insult” to the Quran and “that it is studying this issue with great interest.”
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Keyton reported from Stockholm. Associated Press staff writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON — (AP) — Spectators at the DC Open were told before Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated Belarus' Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Monday night that the players would not shake hands when their first-round match ended.
During the war in Ukraine, Svitolina — like several other players from her country — has declined to participate in the usual meeting at the net with opponents from Russia or Belarus. Russia invaded Ukraine with the help of Belarus in February 2022 and fighting continues.
When Svitolina wrapped up her victory Monday, both she and Azarenka walked straight toward the sideline to acknowledge the chair umpire. Folks in the stands applauded; a few waved blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags.
At other recent tournaments, some fans — seemingly unaware of the background — booed Ukrainian players for not participating in the customary handshake. After losing to Svitolina at Wimbledon, it was Azarenka who was jeered loudly for not going up to the net herself — even though she did so because she knew Svitolina would not want to shake hands.
Svitolina said at the time that she thought it would make sense for tournaments to start informing fans about the situation; the All England Club said it would not do that.
But Svitolina said she was assured by WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon that there would be a message delivered to the crowd in Washington before her match against Azarenka — and there was.
The scoreboards read: “At the conclusion of the match, there will be no handshake between the players. We appreciate your respect for both athletes during and following the match, and for your understanding during these difficult circumstances.”
The message was shown after the first set, too.
The WTA has not yet decided whether to tell all tournaments to post a similar message before any match involving a player from Ukraine against one from Russia or Belarus.
In earlier action on Day 1 at the first combined ATP-WTA 500 event, defending champion Liudmila Samsonova stretched her winning streak in Washington to six matches by beating 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-3.
The eighth-seeded Samsonova saved both break points she faced while winning four of Collins' service games. Collins hurt herself by double-faulting eight times.
Samsonova is a 24-year-old from Russia who is currently ranked 18th. Her trophy on the hard courts of the U.S. Open tune-up tournament a year ago was one of four singles titles she's won.
In other women's matches, Lauren Davis eliminated 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-6 (8), 3-6, 6-1, sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic advanced when Anastasia Potapova retired in the first set with an injured left ankle, and Marta Kostyuk beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Sofia Kenin, the Australian Open champion and French Open runner-up in 2019, withdrew from the DC Open because of an injured left thigh and was replaced in the field by Peyton Stearns, who lost in qualifying.
In men's action, Mackenzie McDonald eliminated Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, Aslan Karatsev beat Kiranpal Pannu 7-6 (3), 6-1, Alexander Shevchenko defeated Maxime Cressy 6-3, 7-6 (8), Michael Mmoh beat Bradley Klahn 6-3, 6-3, and Yosuke Watanuki moved into the second round when Wu Yibing stopped playing because of illness.
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After only 2 years as Apex town manager, Katy Crosby submitted her resignation and in a 4-1 vote, Apex Town Council on Thursday accepted it.
Apex is looking for a new Town Manager after the abrupt departure of Katy Crosby, the first woman and first African-American to hold the position in the town.
Crosby's resignation comes two years into her tenure as Town Manager, and was approved in a 4-1 vote during a closed-door session last week.
Brett Gantt, who was the sole vote against accepting Crosby's resignation, said he couldn't provide details from the closed-door meeting but provided this statement to ABC11 on Crosby's decision:
I respect the council-manager form of local government that we have in Apex and many other municipalities across North Carolina. Success with that form of government, according to the UNC School of Government, depends on all members of the governing body and manager developing a "sense of shared vision and teamwork on behalf of the community." I did not support the Council's action regarding Manager Crosby, but was on the losing end of a 4-1 vote.
ABC11 also reached Deputy Town Manager Shawn Purvis, who will serve as interim Town Manager, by phone. Purvis said he wasn't aware of the reasons behind Crosby's decision, and wasn't a part of the meetings or conversations leading up to it. Purvis, who has worked in the Town Manager's office for over 6 years, said the town is in good position to move forward with their priorities.
Katy Crosby did not respond to ABC11's calls or messages for comment.
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The shooting and armed robbery happened Monday morning on Glenwood Avenue.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A manager at an Exxon gas station in Raleigh was shot Monday morning.
It happened shortly before 10 a.m. on Glenwood Avenue. Raleigh police said the manager was leaving the store to drop off cash at a bank when two people approached the manager and tried to rob him.
He was shot in the left thigh. The victim was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham.
ABC11 is tracking crime and safety across Raleigh and in your neighborhood
Police said the suspects made off with an unknown amount of money
They were last seen in a light blue Kia SUV heading south on Glenwood Avenue.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Raleigh police.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army kicked off a program to quickly provide soldiers a portable, tank-busting drone, amid ballooning use of similar equipment in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The service’s Program Executive Office Soldier, or PEO Soldier, this month announced the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance venture, or LASSO, and a responsibility for lethal unmanned systems, adding that the need for such gear is “urgent.”
LASSO systems can be carried by troops, use a tube for launches and are strapped with a lethal payload, according to the office, which specializes in equipment including uniforms, body armor, night-vision devices and guns. The kit also features an electro-optical and infrared sensor, precision flight controls and the ability to track and engage far-off targets, it said.
The one-way, or “suicide” drone is tailored for infantry brigade combat teams and is expected to be in soldiers’ hands in 2024. Feedback and updates will follow.
“As the Army prepares to engage near peer threats in a conventional conflict, it was evident that our infantry brigade combat teams are in need of additional organic anti-tank capabilities,” Jason Amadi, an office spokesperson, told C4ISRNET July 27. “PEO Soldier’s expertise is supporting the infantry brigade combat teams. No one is better suited to develop and field this capability to IBCT soldiers.”
The Army is still finalizing details related to contracts with defense industry, Amadi said, but the plan is “to focus initial phases of the LASSO program on currently available systems.”
Bomb-laden drones have proven popular in the Russia-Ukraine war, with the clashing militaries attempting to scout, coordinate and attack from deeper and safer distances.
“Both sides are leaning heavily on FPV-type drones — light, portable, kamikaze, expendable systems,” Samuel Bendett, an expert at the Center for Naval Analyses, told C4ISRNET. “There’s a need, right now, for a large number of FPV-type drones. But there’s also a need to advance that development further out, beyond just the immediate line of contact, to where these drones can strike in the rear.”
The U.S. has promised Kyiv hundreds of AEVEX Aerospace Phoenix Ghost and AeroVironment Switchblade loitering munitions. An aid package announced July 25 also included pocket-sized Black Hornet surveillance drones from Teledyne FLIR.
Colin Demarest is a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covers military networks, cyber and IT. Colin previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a daily newspaper in South Carolina. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.
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Charles Adams never skips leg day — not even when filing claims with the Veterans Affairs for service-connected disabilities that would render such exercise impossible. And though thick thighs may save lives, Adams’ quads are now costing him wads.
The 50-year-old Army veteran pleaded guilty July 25 to theft of government funds after he admitted to stealing $106,245 in VA payments for disabilities resulting from fraudulent claims, the Justice Department determined.
According to court documents, the St. Louis, Missouri, resident applied for increased disability in 2017 “due to service-connected degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis.” As part of that application, Adams “reported difficulty getting out of bed some mornings and an inability to stand for extended lengths of time,” claims he maintained during ensuing medical evaluations.
A VA medical examiner noted in the court records that Adams walked with a noticeable limp during the evaluations and demonstrated “severe limitations in his range of motion, rotation, and other use of his back.”
Such claims soon became difficult to validate, however, when they were juxtaposed with the gym routines Adams shared to his Instagram account.
On the social media platform, the self-proclaimed certified personal trainer — who uses an email address that includes the phrase “fitnessbeast” — exhibited bodybuilding techniques that flew in the face of such disability proclamations.
Another claim Adams filed in 2018 for unemployability benefits, meanwhile, was accompanied by a doctor statement supporting Adams’ earlier assertions that he was limited in bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling, jumping, running, standing and lifting more than 25 pounds above shoulder height.
By March of that year, however, Adams was observed performing “various strenuous exercises with high levels of resistance, including deep squats, leg presses with over 800 pounds of resistance, rope pulldowns, and other high intensity exercises or movements that were inconsistent with the level of back limitations he demonstrated at his examinations,” Adams’ plea agreement stated.
Court documents also noted that Adams applied for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in August 2019. But upon investigation by the inspectors general of the Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration Office, it was discovered that Adams was checking into his gym around the time — and even once on the same day — of his application hearing.
“In June 2021, Defendant attended a medical review for the VA,” the court documents state. “Investigators watched as Adams walked normally and lifted and carried bags of trash before going to his examination. When he arrived for the examination, he used a cane to walk and did so at a much slower pace.”
During that time, Adams reportedly continued posting fitness content to his Instagram account and maintained a website for his personal training company, Tru-Legacy Fitness LLC, which claims to be “committed to giving 110% to help all those we can to achieve their ultimate fitness and wellness goals.”
Adams is now legally committed to giving back 100% of the disability funds he stole, according to his plea deal. Additionally, he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 25.
Observation Post is the Military Times one-stop shop for all things off-duty. Stories may reflect author observations.
Jon Simkins is a writer and editor for Military Times, and a USMC veteran.
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SpouseLink helps military spouses support family as they transition to civilian life.
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Whenever Anna Larson’s husband John returned home during leave from the military, she saw changes in his behavior that were typically swept under the rug, as their time together was limited and he was returning to active service.
When John Larson finally retired after 22 years in the military, Anna knew it was time to address some of the issues now that John was home for good.
“From start to finish, he was a completely different person,” said Anna Larson about her husband’s military career. “When the transition happened, I stopped that process and said, ‘We’re not doing this again. It’s not going to be another new norm where we don’t have these conversations.’”
Anna Larson said that once a military spouse, always a military spouse, and that continues after a spouse returns to the civilian world. When that veteran suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, as seven of 100 veterans do according to the Veterans Administration, many forget the spouses are going through a difficult transition stage as well.
Anna’s experiences helping John through his challenges inspired her to become a Military Spouse Ambassador for SpouseLink, a program started by the American Armed Forces Military Aid Association (AAFMAA) to help spouses cope with life as a military spouse.
SpouseLink provides resources to military spouses who are finding challenges making ends meet while their spouses are serving and once the spouse retires from active duty. The program provides spouses of active military members and veterans with help with financial issues such as investing, helping get kids through schooling, or making other family decisions such as health care.
It also provides a sounding board and a support group for spouses who are struggling to find help elsewhere or searching for peers who are experiencing the same problems.
Anna Larson served as the ambassador for Fort Cavazos (formerly Ford Hood) in Texas before John retired. It is a self-described passion project for Anna, who is a digital marketer, copywriter and website designer. John’s retirement also opened another door for Anna’s commitment to SpouseLink.
“We were going through retirement and I said I was probably not the right person for that role,” Anna Larson said. “But that conversation led us to talking about retiring service members. That led me into a position where we decided I would become an ambassador that focuses specifically on retiring and transitioning military spouses.”
Anna Larson uses her career background as part of her duties as an ambassador, writing articles and hosting monthly livestreams focusing on transition and retirement topics, such as how to claim disability benefits and filing VA claims. She started the role 18 months ago.
Anna Larson started seeing signs that her husband was struggling that she described as “abnormal,” such as shying away from social events or having trouble sleeping. She felt helpless thinking she was not able to help her husband get through his issues, and now wants to let other military spouses know there is help out there.
“What I really want to bring to the attention of spouses is it’s okay to start having those conversations, even if it’s a little bit of change you see,” she said. “Addressing it then might be what makes them realize, ‘I guess I am acting a little differently.’ Just acknowledging that those things are there are things military families don’t want to do because there’s so many other things that are invading that time and space.”
When meeting with clients, Anna Larson’s main message is to encourage more communication between spouses.
“Create open communication and open dialogue earlier rather than later and start having conversations that you might have put off, especially if you know that retirement is coming,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to ask if you can participate in the things that you feel are important for you to know. Because the more we know, the better we’re going to be able to support our service members through transition in retirement.”
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GOP State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who has embraced election conspiracy theories, sued in November to stop military absentee ballots from being counted.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has dismissed a GOP state lawmaker’s lawsuit over military voting records, saying Friday that the challenge should have been brought against a local elections official, not the statewide elections commission.
Rep. Janel Brandtjen, the former head of the Assembly elections committee who has promoted election conspiracy theories, and a local veterans group sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission in November in an attempt to stop military absentee ballots from being counted in the 2022 midterm.
The lawsuit came in response to the actions of a top Milwaukee elections official who falsely requested military absentee ballots and sent them to Brandtjen’s home. Kimberly Zapata, the former deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, claimed she was trying to expose a vulnerability in the voting process. She now faces charges of election fraud and misconduct in office.
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Maxwell refused to order military absentee ballots to be sequestered in November, issuing his decision just 14 hours before polls opened.
Local elections officials are required by state law to keep a list of eligible military voters in their jurisdictions. Brandtjen and the Concerned Veterans of Waukesha County wanted to obtain updated lists to see whether clerks were complying with the law. In his ruling Friday dismissing the lawsuit, Maxwell said it should have been filed against a municipal clerk, and not the elections commission, which is responsible for issuing guidance and providing support to local officials who actually run elections.
“The Court agrees with the assertion that WEC’s guidance ought to have more information for local election officials on how to utilize the military ballot list and perhaps how to audit the list and ballots to ensure that there are not fraudulent military ballots being cast, but the Court does not have the authority to require such additional guidance,” Maxwell said in his ruling.
Other efforts to address potential vulnerabilities in the military absentee voting process are ongoing. A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers in May proposed requiring service members to provide their Department of Defense identification number when requesting a military absentee ballot. Local clerks would then be required to verify the voter’s identity using that information.
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Harm Venhuizen is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Harm on Twitter.
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The White House board says FBI should stop using a database of foreigners’ emails and communications to investigate crimes other than national security.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should stop using a U.S. spy database of foreigners’ emails and other communications for investigating crimes that aren’t related to national security, a group of White House intelligence advisers recommended in a report released Monday.
The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board’s findings come as the White House pushes Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its expiration at the end of this year. U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats.
But spy agencies also end up capturing the communications of U.S. citizens and businesses, and a series of intelligence mistakes at the FBI has fanned bipartisan criticism of the bureau that has shaped the debate over renewing the law. Some lawmakers in both parties and civil liberties groups have called for stronger curbs on how the FBI uses foreign surveillance to search for Americans’ data.
While the White House did not commit to accepting the recommended changes, administration officials on Monday praised the board’s work and again called on Congress to reauthorize the surveillance program. The board argues in its report that Section 702 is critical to U.S. national security and suggests that allowing the program to lapse would be an “intelligence failure” and a step backward from changes made after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The board says the FBI made “inappropriate use” at times of Section 702 information. Those include queries for a U.S. senator and state senator’s names without properly limiting the search, looking for someone believed to have been at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and doing large queries of names of protesters following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
“Unfortunately, complacency, a lack of proper procedures, and the sheer volume of Section 702 activity led to FBI’s inappropriate use of Section 702 authorities, specifically U.S. person queries,” the board said in its report. “U.S. person queries” generally mean searches for U.S. citizens and businesses.
The board recommends the FBI no longer search the data when it is seeking evidence of a crime not related to national security. Currently, the FBI conducts fewer than two dozen such searches a year, a senior administration official told reporters Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
The White House has not decided whether it will accept the recommendation but is studying the board’s work and report, the official said.
The board’s report largely lines up with the White House’s positions on other changes being debated in Congress. The board opposed requiring the FBI to obtain a warrant before it searches Section 702 data, saying that change would be impractical. It also says the FBI needs to maintain access to foreign spy collection because unlike other intelligence agencies, it has law enforcement authorities inside the U.S. and can warn Americans that they are being targeted by foreign spies or criminals.
Already, both Republicans and Democrats have called for broader changes affecting the FBI, including a handful of lawmakers in both parties who want to require warrants for any search.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., sharply questioned Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen in June about how it searches Section 702 data and signaled he would push for new protections.
“I don’t think you’ve effectively made the case that there shouldn’t be a warrant requirement, whether or not it is constitutionally required, for a U.S. person search that is crime only,” he said.
Many in the GOP, meanwhile, are furious about the FBI’s investigations of former President Donald Trump and mistakes found by the Justice Department inspector general and other reviewers.
In a statement, the FBI said the report highlighted “how crucial” foreign intelligence was to the bureau’s mission.
“We agree that Section 702 should be reauthorized in a manner that does not diminish its effectiveness, as well as reassures the public of its importance and our ability to adhere rigorously to all relevant rules,” the bureau’s statement said.
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The performer surprised fans with an on-stage re-enlistment ceremony during a concert this weekend.
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The Redneck Yacht Club is the Army’s latest recruiting weapon.
On Saturday, 59-year-old country music star Craig Morgan — whose songs include “Redneck Yacht Club” and “That’s What I Love About Sunday” — re-enlisted in the Army Reserves during a live show at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. Morgan previously served 17 years in the active-duty Army and Reserves and will now serve as a celebrity recruiter for the force at a time of sagging recruitment for the military.
“I love being an artist but I consider it a true privilege and honor to work with what I believe are the greatest of Americans, my fellow soldiers,” Morgan said in a statement following his on-stage swearing-in. “God Bless America, go Army.”
Morgan’s return to the ranks is designed to be an attention-grabbing move for both the signer and the service, which is on pace to miss its recruiting goals by about 10,000 individuals this year. That follows a similar shortfall in recruiting last year, an issue that has drawn considerable concern from military leaders and lawmakers.
The country star’s re-enlistment was allowed in part because of a behind-the-scenes push from Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who serves on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Country music star Craig Morgan (center) sings after re-enlisting on stage during a ceremony at his Nashville, Tenn., concert on July 29. (Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry)
“This is going to draw attention to the fact that the military’s numbers are down, and people need to think about service to their country,” she told Military Times. “Having Craig out there, helping deliver that message, talking about how blessed he’s been with his career and then still wanting to enlist again, I think it’s fantastic.”
Morgan previously served with the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions. As a new reservist, he will be assigned to Redstone Arsenal in Alabama but also continuing touring, including several shows for the military in coming months.
He performed the end of Saturday’s show in full Army uniform, including performing his song “Soldier.”
Gen. Andrew Poppas, head of Army Forces Command, officiated the concert ceremony and praised Morgan’s decision to again serve his country.
“No matter who you are or where you’re from, service in the United States Army is a unique, life-changing honor,” he said. “Every soldier who enters the Army has the opportunity to become the best version of themselves, and Staff Sgt. Morgan is no exception.”
Army officials have until Sept. 30 to reach their fiscal 2023 enlistment goals. The Senate on Thursday advanced their version of the annual defense authorization bill, which included a host of new recruiting and re-enlistment bonuses for servicemembers, but that measure likely won’t become law until sometime this fall.
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown Monday, killing six people and wounding 75 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said.
One of the two missiles that hit the central city of Kryvyi Rih destroyed part of an apartment building between the fourth and ninth floors, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Video showed black smoke billowing from corner units and burned out or damaged cars on a tree-lined street.
The dead included a 10-year-old girl and her mother, according to Zelenskyy. More than 350 people were involved in the rescue operation, he said in a Telegram post.
The morning attack also destroyed part of a four-story university building.
The strike on Zelenskyy’s hometown, which has been hit in the past, happened a day after the Ukrainian president seemed to warn of more attacks inside Russia.
“Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia — to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process,” Zelenskyy said Sunday in his nightly video address.
It was not clear whether the missile strikes were in retaliation for his comments.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian artillery strike on the partially occupied Donetsk province killed two people and wounded six others in the regional capital, according to Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed leader of the illegally annexed province.
A bus was also hit as Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Donetsk multiple times Monday, Pushilin said.
Neither side’s claims could be independently verified.
A recent Ukrainian counteroffensive, deploying weaponry supplied by Kyiv’s Western allies and aimed at driving Russian forces out of occupied areas, intensified last week. At the same time, Ukraine has sought to take the war deep into Russia, reportedly using drones to hit targets as far away as Moscow.
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia and Moscow-annexed territory, especially Crimea, have become more frequent. The latest strike, on Sunday, damaged two office buildings a few miles (kilometers) from the Kremlin. Ukrainian officials did not acknowledge the attack.
Russia tightened security in the aftermath of that attack, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, describing the assault as an “act of desperation.”
“The Kyiv regime is in a very, very difficult situation,” Peskov said, “as the counteroffensive is not working out as planned.”
“It’s obvious that the multibillion-dollar resources that have been transferred by NATO countries to the Kyiv regime are actually being spent inefficiently,” Peskov said.
“This raises big questions in Western capitals and great discomfort among taxpayers in Western countries.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin, analysts say, is wagering that Western support for Kyiv will wane as the war drags on and costs mount.
Another Ukrainian drone targeted a district police department early Monday in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, but there were no casualties, the local governor said.
Bombarding populated areas with missiles, artillery and drones has been a hallmark of Moscow’s military strategy throughout the war, and that approach has continued during the Ukrainian counteroffensive that started in June.
Russian officials insist they take aim only at legitimate military targets, but Ukraine and its supporters say mass civilian deaths during previous attacks are evidence of war crimes.
“In recent days, the enemy has been stubbornly attacking cities, city centers, shelling civilian objects and housing,” Zelenskyy said. “But this terror will not frighten us or break us.”
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday that his forces have increased the intensity of attacks on Ukrainian military facilities.
It was not immediately clear which military facilities he was referring to, as Russia’s recent missile strikes have hit civilian infrastructure.
In the southern city of Odesa, Russian strikes in recent weeks targeted port infrastructure and grain silos, after Moscow broke off an export agreement for Ukrainian grain. The Ukrainian foreign ministry estimated Monday that about 180,000 metric tons of grain have been destroyed by Russia in the past nine days.
Russian shelling Monday also killed four civilians and wounded 17 in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. A 70-year-old woman was killed by shelling in her home in a Kharkiv province village near Izyum, authorities said.
In eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province, one person was reported killed and seven people were injured after Russia shelled 12 cities and villages, according to Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko.
In other developments Monday, China introduced restrictions on the export of long-range civilian drones. Authorities cited the war in Ukraine and concern that drones could be converted for military purposes.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is friendly with Moscow, but says it’s neutral in the war. It has been stung by reports that both sides might be using Chinese-made drones for reconnaissance and possibly attacks.
Meanwhile, Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said Monday that his Wagner Group is not currently recruiting fighters.
In an audio message published on a Telegram channel associated with the Wagner chief, Prigozhin said the company had suspended recruitment as there is currently “no shortage of personnel.”
Prigozhin previously agreed with Western estimates that he lost more than 20,000 men in the long battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Prigozhin last month led a short-lived mutiny against Moscow, demanding a leadership change in the Russian military. In an attempt to control him, Russian authorities insisted that Wagner fighters can only return to Ukraine if they join Russia’s regular army.
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The Defense Department’s head of personnel and readiness announced his upcoming departure from the Pentagon on Monday, according to a statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros, a Navy veteran and former two-term congressman from California, will leave his post in early September. Cisneros has been in the role since August 2021. No nominee was named to replace him.
During his tenure as the Pentagon’s personnel chief, Cisneros worked on numerous hot-button social issues, including the Pentagon’s newest abortion policy for military personnel, which covers travel costs and time off for troops who travel out of state due to abortion restrictions or bans in the state where they are stationed.
“[H]e was a steadfast and faithful servant in the department’s mission to take care of our people,” Austin said in a statement. “His commitment to the ‘people first’ approach helped the department improve the quality of life of our service members and their families.”
That policy, however, has been met by a hold on all uniformed and civilian Pentagon nominees by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. If the impasse on nominees is not resolved, Cisneros’ successor may face a similar delay in their confirmation process.
The departure comes as House Republicans inserted various amendments into this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. A number of them seek to rid the Pentagon of its diversity and inclusion office, along with reviewing department diversity initiatives.
When asked if Cisneros’ departure was in response to House Republican’s efforts, a defense official said that was not the case. They pointed out that Cisneros is the longest serving personnel and readiness under secretary since 2009.
Austin also praised Cisneros for his work on sexual assault and harassment prevention in the armed forces. Over the past two years, Cisneros worked to implement 80 projects to reform the military sexual assault and harassment guidelines and practices.
Those efforts include standing up an independent counsel’s office for sexual assault cases, with Congress giving the office an implementation deadline in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act of Dec. 28, 2023.
While movement has been slow on establishing select reforms, Cisneros told Congress during a September 2022 House Armed Services Committee hearing that the speed is methodical and meant to continue building trust between the department and service members.
“Getting this right requires we move on expeditiously as possible to implement change, while also ensuring we do not rush to failure,” Cisneros told lawmakers. “If we improperly rush now, we will not be able to pick up the pieces and establish trust with our service members again.”
A vocal opponent of former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members while in Congress, Cisneros has defended LGTBQ+ service members and President Joe Biden’s revocation of the ban. As the chief of the Pentagon’s diversity and inclusion office, Cisneros has also defended those initiatives within the military despite opposition from Republican lawmakers, calling the efforts vital to securing talent for positions in the armed forces.
“It is a diverse talent pool that ultimately contributes to our success on the battlefield and beyond‚” Cisneros told an audience at this year’s Pentagon LGTBQ+ pride event. “Diversity and inclusion are imperative to recruit and retain the best and brightest talent, we must ensure that we reach out to all communities.”
Cisneros’ tenure in the personnel role came during a time when the military has failed to meet its recruiting targets. Aside from the Marine Corps, each service is projecting shortfalls in Fiscal Year 2023 as branches continue to struggle with attracting new recruits. The Army is facing the largest recruiting deficit, with the service projected to miss its end-season mark by 10,000 soldiers.
An 11-year Navy veteran, Cisneros first worked in shipping and manufacturing following his time in uniform. Weeks after he was laid off from his job in 2010, he won $266 million in the Mega Millions lottery. Cisneros and his wife used some of the money to start charities focused on higher education scholarships for students with financial needs.
Zamone “Z” Perez is a rapid response reporter and podcast producer at Defense News and Military Times. He previously worked at Foreign Policy and Ufahamu Africa. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he researched international ethics and atrocity prevention in his thesis. He can be found on Twitter @zamoneperez.
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It felt like a “one in a million chance” that his baby daughter, Maddie, would be chosen to be the 2023 Gerber Baby, said Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jun Mendoza.
But Maddie, now 10 months old, was the one baby chosen out of tens of thousands of entries and is now Gerber’s “chief growing officer.” Both her parents grew up in Navy families, and were high school sweethearts in San Diego.
Mendoza, an Air Force Academy graduate, is a doctor at the academy in Colorado Springs, where he specializes in allergy and immunology. He’s also board certified as a pediatrician, and has served in the military for 16 years.
Maddie’s mother, Crystal, is a dentist. Crystal Mendoza said she was intrigued by the first-ever “throwback” aspect of this year’s Gerber Baby contest. Those who entered the contest were asked to submit a photo of their child as well as a photo of one parent as a child. She submitted photos of Maddie and of herself as a baby.
“It was remarkable how similar she and her mom were,” Tarun Malkani, president and CEO of Gerber, told Military Times during the annual Military Child Education Coalition summit the week of July 24. Maddie and her mom were chosen from “tens of thousands” of entries — the company doesn’t disclose exact numbers, he said. Gerber officials outpointed Maddie’s “joyful spirit and captivating expression” in their July announcement.
Speaking later to the more than 600 attendees at the summit’s opening session, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Military Child Education Coalition, Mendoza said he is grateful for the organization and the work it does for military children. “Reaching forward, we’re proud that Maddie can represent MCEC and be a symbol for the work you’re going to do for another 25 years.”
The opening session featured a number of military kids discussing the needs of military children and expressing their experiences in different ways. Kylee Garick, the daughter of a Marine, read her essay “My Military Suitcase,” written 10 years ago when she was a fourth grader; and Lucy Keil, the daughter of a Navy sailor, performed her song “#Life of a Military Child.” Among the attendees were military and civilian youngsters involved in the education coalition’s Student 2 Student program in schools around the world, a student-led, faculty-advised effort to help welcome new students and ease their transition. Artwork of military children was on display throughout the summit.
Maddie Mendoza, the 2023 Gerber Baby, attended the Military Child Education Coalition conference the week of July 24 with her dad, Air Force Lt. Col. Jun Mendoza, and mom, Crystal. Also pictured is Becky Porter, president and CEO of the coalition. (Karen Jowers/Staff)
“My wife and I remember when our dads, who served in the U.S. Navy, would be gone to sea for months at a time,” and their mothers were left behind to take care of them and the home front, Mendoza told the audience.
Their Navy families were able to stay in San Diego without moving, he told Military Times, but in his work as a pediatrician for eight years he saw some military children who had issues with relocating and making friends. The Mendozas themselves have moved four times in their nine years of marriage.
“A great boxer once said, ‘Life’s not about how hard a hit you could get. It’s about how many you can take and still keep moving forward,’” Mendoza said, referring to the character Rocky Balboa in his remarks at the education coalition. “I think many of us would agree that there are few people in this world that take as many hits as military children. Finding out about having to move in the middle of the school year is like a punch to the gut. Being away from your best friend is like a jab to the face. And when you find out your parent’s deployed through the holidays, that can be a knockout punch.
“But a lot of military kids don’t go down that easy. They’re strong, they’re tough, they’re resilient,” he said.
“It’s hard as a parent, a new parent … a lot of sleepless nights,” he said. “We’re getting there.
“But it’s hard to balance serving my country and just being there as a dad for Maddie,” Mendoza said. “I want her to know that I’m always going to be in her corner. I want her to go on to school and make a lot of friends. I want her to be happy, thoughtful, but most of all, resilient.
He added that he is grateful for organizations like MCEC, which provide the support military children need to “tackle life’s challenges.”
“I want all the military children to know you’re not alone in the ring. You don’t have to fight this fight alone, and you’re more than capable to go the distance.”
Maddie undoubtedly will be learning about her heritage. Crystal’s grandfather, Juan Pita, was in the Philippine Scouts in World War II and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. He was able to escape during the brutal Bataan Death March. And Jun Mendoza is also proud of his father’s accomplishments, including being named recruiter of the year for the San Diego recruiting district in 1995 and 1996.
The last time a military child was named the Gerber baby was in 2018 when Lucas Warren, son of Georgia National Guard Spc. Jason Warren, was selected.
The Mendozas received a $25,000 cash prize, free Gerber products for up to a year, and a new wardrobe provided by Gerber Childrenswear. Maddie will be featured on Gerber’s social media channels and marketing campaigns throughout the year. Gerber is also matching the $25,000 cash prize with a donation to support March of Dimes’ maternal and infant health programs.
Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book "A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families." She previously worked for newspapers in Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla., and Athens, Ga.
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Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening.
She admits recruiting is not the job that she or other Marines had in mind when they enlisted. But after stints as a recruiter and senior officer at the Eastern recruiting command, she has become emblematic of the Corps’ tradition of putting its best, battle-tested Marines on enlistment duty. They get results.
Marine leaders say the Corps will make its recruiting goal this year, while the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force all expect to fall short. The services have struggled in the tight job market to compete with higher-paying businesses for the dwindling number of young people who can meet the military’s physical, mental and moral standards.
On that night, Nash achieved her own goal. She had gotten the valet at the hotel and the hostess at the restaurant to provide their phone numbers and to consider a Marine career.
Nash’s boss, Brig. Gen. Walker Field, who heads the Eastern recruiting region, says the Corps historically has put an emphasis on selecting top-performing Marines to fill recruiting jobs. He says that has been a key to the Marines’ recruiting success, along with efforts to increase the number of recruiters, extend those who do well and speed their return to high schools, where in-person recruiting stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said his recruiters — who cover the territory between Canada and Puerto Rico and as far west as Mississippi — will meet their mission and expect to have 30% of their 2024 goal when they start the next fiscal year, Oct. 1. More broadly, Marine officials say they expect the Corps to achieve its recruiting target of more than 33,000.
In 2022, the Navy, Air Force and Marines had to eat into their pools of delayed entry applicants in order to make their goals. The Marines will avoid that this year.
“That would be a great ending,” said Field, speaking to The Associated Press on a recent steamy day at South Carolina’s Parris Island, along the Atlantic Coast. “I’m bearish for not only concluding FY23 on a strong footing, but also how we set the conditions for FY24.”
The Marine Corps may get some help from its small size. The Army, for example, has a recruiting goal of 65,000 for 2023, which is nearly double the Corps’, and expects to fall substantially short of that. Air Force and Navy officials say they will also miss their goals, although the Space Force, which is the smallest service and does its recruiting within Air Force stations, is expected to meet its goal of about 500 recruits.
Sitting in the shadow of the Parris Island, South Carolina, replica of the Iwo Jima monument, Field said his biggest challenge is that a number of Marine hopefuls cannot pass the military’s academic test, known as the Armed Services Voluntary Aptitude Battery.
That is a widespread problem, but the Army recently set up a program that targets recruits who score below 30 on the test and provides schooling for several weeks to help them pass. Already more than 8,800 recruits have successfully gone through the classes, raised their scores and moved on to basic training.
The Navy is taking another route with a pilot program that allows up to 20% of its recruits to score below 30 on the test, as long as they meet specific standards for their chosen naval job. Marine leaders, however, do not take those lowest scoring recruits, and so far have no plans for any type of formal improvement program such as the Army’s.
Field said the Marines are repositioning recruiting stations, moving them around based on where population totals have increased in the latest census. More important, he said, the Corps maintains its focus on choosing the right recruiters, encouraging successful ones to stay in the job and increasing the number of Marine reservists tapped for recruit duties from the current 31 to 96 by the end of next year.
Nash, who until June was assistant chief of staff for the Eastern region, said Marines are hand-selected for recruiting command jobs. Many three- and four-star Marines, including former Defense Secretary James Mattis, will cite their years doing enlistment duty.
“We put our best and brightest in those positions,” said Nash, adding that those chosen for recruiting posts have a proven track record of success in previous assignments and have demonstrated critical leadership skills. “That’s why they got selected, because they were above their peers.”
She acknowledged that the first time she was picked for a recruiting job she was “voluntold.” But now, recounting her sales pitch in Atlanta, her rapid fire pitch comes without taking a breath.
“I say, ‘Hey, ever thought about being Marine? We’re a bunch of Marines. And, you know, I think you potentially could be a good Marine. You ever thought about it?’ And usually you get, ‘Yeah, I thought about it.’ And I’m, like, ‘What’s holding you back? Would you like to learn more about your opportunities?’ ‘Absolutely.’ `OK. Mind giving me your name and phone number? I’ll have one of my recruiters give you a phone call.’”
The Marines have resisted increasing bonuses to attract recruits — something the other services have found helpful.
Gen. Eric Smith, the acting Marine Corps commandant, got some ribbing for his response when he was asked about bonuses during a naval conference in February.
“Your bonus is you get to call yourself a Marine,” he said. “That’s your bonus, right? There’s no dollar amount that goes with that.”
Field, Nash and others also say the Corps prefers to give a lot of recruits a few thousand dollars, rather than increasing the amount and giving money to far fewer people.
Field said that getting Marine recruiters in uniform back into high schools this year, after several years of COVID-19 restrictions, has been a key driver. There, young people line up to compete in pull-up contests, vying for a free T-shirt if they can do 20. And recruiters say many are drawn to the cache of being a Marine.
“If you told me you’ll give me $10 million worth of advertising and I can do something with it, or you’ll give me 10 great-looking Marines in a Marine uniform — what’s going to get the most value? Give me those 10 Marines and give me a day,” Nash said. “We’ll go out and we’ll get more out of that, I think, than $10 million in advertising.”
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Head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness.
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President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.S. officials.
The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson’s view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was the right move.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the decision ahead of the announcement.
The president, they said, believes that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness that the move would cause, particularly as the U.S. races to compete with China in space. And they said Biden firmly believes that maintaining stability will help the military be better able to respond in space over the next decade.
Biden’s decision is sure to enrage Alabama lawmakers and fuel accusations that abortion politics played a role in the choice. The location debate has become entangled in the ongoing battle between Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the Defense Department over the move to provide travel for troops seeking reproductive health care. Tuberville opposes the policy and is blocking hundreds of military promotions in protest.
Formally created in August 2019, the command was temporarily based in Colorado, and Air Force and Space Force leaders initially recommended it stay there. In the final days of his presidency Donald Trump decided it should be based in Huntsville.
The change triggered a number of reviews.
Proponents of keeping the command in Colorado have argued that moving it to Huntsville and creating a new headquarters would set back its progress at a time it needs to move quickly to be positioned to match China’s military space rise. And Colorado Springs is also home to the Air Force Academy, which now graduates Space Force guardians, and more than 24 military space missions, including three Space Force bases.
Huntsville, however, scored higher than Colorado Springs in a Government Accountability Office assessment of potential locations and has long been a home to some of earliest missiles used in the nation’s space programs, including the Saturn V rocket. It is home to the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command.
According to officials, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who ordered his own review of the matter, leaned toward Huntsville, while Dickinson was staunchly in favor of staying put. The officials said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin presented both options to Biden.
Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder emphasized in a statement on Monday that Biden’s pick resulted from a “thorough and deliberate evaluation process ... informed by data and analysis.”
Austin, Kendall and Dickinson “all support the President’s decision,” Ryder said.
“Locating Headquarters U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs ultimately ensures peak readiness in the space domain for our nation during a critical period,” Ryder said. “It will also enable the command to most effectively plan, execute and integrate military spacepower into multidomain global operations in order to deter aggression and defend national interests.”
Meanwhile, House Armed Services Committee Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., blasted the reversal in his own statement and vowed to continue a congressional inquiry into the selection process.
“I will continue to hold the Biden administration accountable for their egregious political meddling in our national security,” Rogers said Monday. “This fight is far from over.”
Air Force Times senior reporter Rachel Cohen contributed to this story.
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From social media to interviews with reporters to taking the stage at numerous events over his four-year tenure as the service’s top enlisted soldier, Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston has offered many quips, aphorisms and no-nonsense advice to soldiers and leaders up and down the chain of command. The Army has even compiled a series of fireside chats on various topics that Grinston has addressed through his tenure for the service’s NCO Journal dubbed “16x16.” As the 16th Sergeant Major of the Army leaves the post in a ceremony on Aug. 4 and then retires soon after, Army Times has compiled a sampling of those Grinstonesque sayings to share that we’re calling, “The Quotable Grinston.”
On every problem the Army faces
“If it was easy, somebody would’ve already done it.”
On improving soldier skills, raising standards
“Oh, it’s coming. Soldiers need to know how to read a map.”
“If you don’t know how to stop a soldier from bleeding, it doesn’t matter if you’re in large-scale combat or counterinsurgency, you don’t know how to do your tasks. At the battalion and below, you need to be an absolute expert in your job. Every soldier in your organization needs to know their job so well that we shouldn’t have to worry about that. [Then] we can worry about the deep fight and long-range hypersonics.”
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston meets with international sergeant majors at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 15, 2023. (Laura Buchta/Army)
On NCO development
“What we need to do is continuously challenge our NCOs,” Grinston said. “So that’s one of our biggest changes; make our first NCO course rigorous and bring back a little rigor and field time and the tactics.”
On Ukraine
“When Russia invaded Ukraine, your Army knew exactly what we needed to do. You should be proud of what we’ve done.”
On operational tempo
“We’ve never said no. I’ve watched these soldiers, year after year, they’ve said, ‘Yes, I’ll go do that.’”
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston speaks with Redstone senior leaders about quality of life services on the installation during a visit Aug. 5. (Army)
On finding solutions
“You hear it all the time: ‘Well, I don’t want to make sausage in front of the sergeant major of the Army.’ I want to make sausage. I want to hear ideas … because if the people with the money and authority that can help with policy don’t hear the ideas in the forum, then you may wait too long and it doesn’t get funded or it’s not a policy,”
On being present
“What I ask you all as leaders is, are you there? You don’t have to lead (physical training), you don’t have to be up front, you just have to be present.”
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston deadlifts during his visit at Camp Herkus, Lithuania, May 3, 2022. (Army)
On mental health
“It’s okay to seek help if you need help. But I do want to caution you that that is not the panacea for all your problems. Maybe seek behavioral health, maybe you can talk to a chaplain. I think when we use all the resources that we have, I think we’re all going to be in a better mental state. We can’t just use only one resource.”
Following the murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillén
“I think that’s the hard part … ‘It wasn’t your actions, it was the actions around you, and somehow that was allowed to fester. And that’s the difficult part because you personally were performing exceptionally well. But those things around you were happening, and either you should have known or you allowed it.’”
On combat
“I think I did my best to bring everybody back. I didn’t, but I think they knew that I truly cared. And when I made them run a billion miles — when you’re in combat, you didn’t fall out.”
On his time as a drill sergeant
“I was mean. There’s no way I could lie to you, if you were to talk to my soldiers … I was not nice, I was not fun. I wouldn’t want me as a drill sergeant.”
Michael Grinston, shown as a Drill Sergeant at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, left, alongside a photo of him as the sergeant major of the Army. (Reddit/Army)
Stopping sexual assault and harassment
“You hear it all the time: ‘Well, I don’t want to make sausage in front of the sergeant major of the Army.’ I want to make sausage. I want to hear ideas … because if the people with the money and authority that can help with policy don’t hear the ideas in the forum, then you may wait too long and it doesn’t get funded or it’s not a policy,”
On suicide
“I think we need to rethink suicide. We want to put people in a box that behavioral health will solve. Maybe we need to look at it that everyone can be susceptible to a suicide thought or event.”
On failure
“I feel that I failed to communicate the importance of being a part of a cohesive team that is highly trained, disciplined and fit. I talk about ‘This is My Squad,’ [and] how to take ownership and treat people with dignity and respect. I failed to get [my message] down to the NCOs on Fort Hood.”
On readiness
“It’s not people first versus readiness; it’s people first that equals readiness in the Army. If I’m more fit, I’m a better [rifleman]; that’s about me as a person. If I’m not fit and I can’t shoot my weapon, I’m not very lethal.”
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston runs through a shooting scenario with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. (Todd South/Military Times)
On race
“Racial identity is something that I have struggled with my entire life. … Sometimes in my life, I felt like it’s in the movie ‘The Green Book’ where the actor gets out of the car and he says, ‘I’m not Black enough for the Black people, and I’m not White enough for the White people.’”
On loss
“I got an award and I don’t even know if I deserve it. I’d give it back in a second if I could get the soldiers back.”
Facing death
“It got to the point that by the time I’d gotten to my second deployment, I’m like, there’s no way,” “There’s no way I could get out the first time, I’m definitely going to die on the second and third. We were in Mahmoudiyah — Triangle of Death. Great.”
Sources: Army Times; Military.com; Army.mil; TaskandPurpose.com
Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
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