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Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story.
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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story.
Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday.
But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show.
Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor.
Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him.
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera.
Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.
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A Badger, Berry Picker, and Burning River are part of a triple-b line-up of races in this week’s highlights.
Read on to see how it all played out.
Royal Ultra SkyMarathon – Piedmont, Italy
The race hosted the Master’s Skyrunning World Championship for runners over age 40 on a 55-kilometer course that totaled 4,141 meters (13,586 feet) of elevation gain across seven summits.
The first three overall men were also master’s runners. Pere Aurell (Spain) won individual gold in 7:08. Luca Arrigoni (Italy) was a close second in 7:13, and Andy Symonds (U.K.) was third in 7:38.
The front three women were closely packed. Italian runners Marina Cugnetto and Chiara Giovando were first and second in 8:39 and 8:47, and Giovando was the first master’s runner. The indefatigable Marcela Vasinova (Czech Republic) was third in 8:55.
Full results.
Grossglockner Ultra-Trail – Austria
The biggest race ran as a three province, seven valley, six town link up across 110 kilometers and with 6,500 meters of elevation gain. That’s 68 miles and 21,325 feet.
Jordi Gamito (Spain) got past Mathias Deutschbauer (Austria) for the men’s win in 14:25. Deutschbauer was a close second in 14:29. Kirsten Hindhammer Amundsgård (Norway) won the women’s race by over three hours in 16:09.
Full results.
Giir di Mont – Premana, Italy
Italian men swept for the first four finish positions, and only 22 seconds separated first-place Cesare Maestri from second-place Cristian Minoggio. The two both ran 3:20. Mattia Gianola was third in 3:25.
Lucy Wambui Murigi (Kenya) scored the women’s win in 4:02, Martina Valmassoi (Italy) was second in 4:10, and Ingrid Mutter (Romania) ran 4:20 for third.
Full results.
Never Summer – Gould, Colorado
100k
Zachary Russell led for the entirety of the men’s race and finished in 12:30. Silas Thompson and Jordan Allison were second and third in 12:44 and 13:25.
Women’s winner Mckendree Hickory came through in 15:36, and Malia Lawrence made a late pass of Liz Canty for second in 15:48. Canty was third in 16:09.
Full results.
60k
The first four men all finished the 60k under seven hours, but Clint Anders was always in front and won in 6:27. Sam Beal and Jared Forman were second and third in 6:38 and 6:52, respectively.
The lead two women ran it close. Only 44 seconds separated first-place Jenna Bensko and runner-up Mary Baughman. The pair finished in 7:29 and 7:30. Third-place Christine O’Gorman got on the podium at 8:22.
Full results.
Additional Races and Runs
Bucovina Ultra Rocks – Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania
Pau Capell (Spain) has more ties than anyone else in the sport. That’s a fact. He did it again here with a shared win alongside Robert Hajnal (Romania) in the 48k at 5:16. Ana Maria Mihaita (Romania) won the women’s race in 6:26. Full results.
Fjällmaraton – Årefjällen, Sweden
The early week 27k was part of what is a week-long race festival. Both races ran close with Oscar Claesson (Sweden) just over a minute better than Jon Albon (U.K.) for the men’s win in 1:50. Albon ran 1:51, and third-place Olle Kalered (Sweden) finished in 1:53. Women’s victor Sylvia Nordskar (Sweden) triumphed in 2:15, and Ida Amelie Robsahm (Norway) and Johanna Gelfgren (Sweden) finished in 2:18 and 2:19, respectively. Full results.
Cirque Series – Alyeska, Alaska
The race went 6.2 miles with 3,890 feet of elevation gain into the Last Frontier and paid $1,000 to its winners. Series regular David Norris outran Scott Patterson and Garrett Corcoran for the men’s prize. The lead three finished in 1:02, 1:05, and 1:09, respectively. A little less than two minutes split women’s winner Novie McCabe from second-place Klaire Rhodes in 1:17 and 1:18. Jamie Brusa was third in 1:22. Full results.
Crazy Mountain Ultra – Wilsall, Montana
The race went point to point through the Crazy Mountain Range with 23,000 feet of elevation gain. Nate Jaqua finished the line in 22:05, and Sarah Riordan was the first woman in 25:59. Full results.
Jim Bridger Trail Run – Bozeman, Montana
Zach Perrin and Mariah Bredal won the mountain run in 1:12 and 1:32. Full results.
Tushars Mountain Runs – Eagle Point Ski Resort, Utah
After 100k, less than three minutes split Francesco Sunseri and Benjamin Bruno. The frontrunners finished in 13:46 and 13:49, respectively. Meghan Cihasky won the women’s 100k in 14:51. Kyle Curtin and Anna Fisher won the 70k in 8:42 and 10:05, and Travis Morrison and Leah Yingling led the marathon in 4:45 and 5:18. Full results.
Pikes Peak Ultra – Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Mad Moose Events race had four different distances. Samuel Schillinger and Taylor Reffett won the 50 miler in 9:35 and 10:20, and Julian Schima and Anna Purcell were fastest in the 50k at 5:30 and 6:33. Full results.
Berry Picker – Vail, Colorado
The race went 4.6 miles all uphill, totaling 2,337 feet of elevation gain. Jon Rea edged Andy Wacker for the men’s win, 43:22 to 43:33, and Nicole Mericle was first female in 50:35. Full results.
Minnesota Voyageur 50 Mile – Carlton, Minnesota
The race dates back to 1982 and runs as an out-and-back from Carlton to Duluth and back. Justin Stewart and Jill Wojta won, per social media. Full results (when available).
Badger Trail Races – Belleville, Wisconsin
Michael Lesniak and Liza Howard won the 100-mile race. Men’s winner Lesniak ran 19:29, while Howard finished well ahead of anyone in 16:50. 50-mile winners Thomas Gehin and Julie Uychiat finished in 7:55 and 8:37, respectively. Full results.
Burning River 100 Mile – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
The race turned 17, and again ran out and back through parts of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It might’ve been his 100-mile debut and Justin Scheid won in 15:40. Jasmine Chiaramonte was the women’s champ in 21:58. She was third here in 2022. Full results.
Call for Comments
What other end of July fun did you take part in?
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Sallie Clark, a longtime community advocate and former El Paso County and Colorado Springs elected official, is heading back to city hall. On Tuesday, Clark will begin her new role as the city's government and military affairs advisor, filling an existing vacant position and completing the new Mayor's Office of Community Affairs team.
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Sallie Clark, a longtime community advocate and former El Paso County and Colorado Springs elected official, is heading back to City Hall.
On Tuesday, Clark will begin her new role as the city's government and military affairs adviser, filling an existing vacant position and completing the new Mayor's Office of Community Affairs team. During the first week of July, Mayor Yemi Mobolade previously announced he appointed Danielle Summerville as the office's cultural and community outreach programs manager and Thomas Thompson as its community affairs adviser.
The office will serve as a bridge between Mobolade's office and the community.
"As Colorado Springs continues to grow in both its footprint and prominence, it's critical for our city to have a voice at the table where important decisions are being made and continue serving as a trusted partner for our military community," Mobolade said in a Monday news release. "Sallie's extensive experience serving at varying levels of government, plus her unwavering dedication to our local military community, including military families and veterans, make her an ideal leader to focus on and champion these efforts. I'm excited to bring her many talents to the city, and we look forward to the work ahead."
Clark is a longtime community advocate who most recently worked at the federal level as the Colorado director for rural development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She is a former Colorado Springs councilwoman, a former El Paso County commissioner and a businesswoman, the owner of the Holden House 1902 Bed & Breakfast Inn. Also a military spouse, she has volunteered extensively with military organizations like the Home Front Military Network.
Last fall, Clark announced her run for Colorado Springs mayor in the city's April election and emerged as a close third in the race. Now, she takes up a new role in which she will engage local, regional, state and federal government partners and will lead the city's engagement strategy around military and veteran affairs, the release said.
The position also expands on a blueprint Mobolade laid out just before he was officially sworn in that is guiding his first 100 days in office, Clark said Monday. The document lists several of the mayor's top priorities, including improving communication and transparency.
"I'm excited to take this position and I'll look to those who kind of laid that groundwork," Clark said in an interview downtown Monday, after she watched, with reporters, Mobolade and other elected and business leaders in Colorado Springs and El Paso County share their excitement over the Air Force's announcement that U.S. Space Command headquarters would remain in Colorado Springs.
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The decision came more than two years after former President Donald Trump announced the command's headquarters would move to Huntsville, Ala. Over that time, elected officials and business leaders in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, at the state Capitol and in Washington, D.C., rallied to ensure Space Command remained in Colorado Springs.
Clark said part of her work as the city's government and military affairs adviser includes "continuing to nurture those relationships we've built in the whole process."
She committed to maintaining Colorado Springs' "military strength and support of our armed forces" in the role.
Additionally on Monday, Mobolade announced that Bob Cope will retire as the city's economic development manager, a role that serves as a bridge between the local business community and new companies and business opportunities looking to come to or expand in Colorado Springs.
Cope's last day with the city is Sept. 2. He leaves after 15 years of employment, starting in 2008 as a senior analyst for economic development. Cope has led Colorado Springs' economic development division since 2011, and was Mobolade's supervisor when he worked as the city's small business development administrator from 2019-2022.
"(Cope) has brought wisdom, positivity and constancy to the role and has seen us through a period of prosperity and record job growth and development," Mobolade said in a city news release. "His dedication to the City for Champions initiatives was vital to the success of these five game-changing projects. There were long hours, many presentations to City Council and the community, and a lot of hard work and community-building efforts to bring these projects to life. We wish him the best in his next adventures."
Mobolade said in an interview Monday the city will replace Cope in the role, but he is "not going to rush" the process.
"I want to find the right person suited for the future of our city and the needs of our residents," he said.
In the meantime, Colorado Springs' senior economic development specialist Shawna Lippert and Travis Easton, the city's former Public Works director whom Mobolade recently promoted to his deputy chief of staff overseeing infrastructure and development, will fill in for the position as needed.
"I'm confident we aren't going to miss a beat," Mobolade said.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying China would refrain from such an attack if the costs outweighed the benefits.
"So my policy is going to be to deter that from happening," DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News on Monday when asked what he would do if China invaded Taiwan.
"China respects hard power. If they think the costs are going to exceed any potential benefits, they are not going to do it," the Florida governor said in the interview.
DeSantis said such deterrence would involve both "hard power" in the region, an apparent reference to U.S. military power, as well as economic levers that the U.S. could pull.
U.S.-China relations have been tense for years over a range of national security and trade issues, including China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan. Among the other sore points are U.S. export bans on advanced technologies, China's state-led industrial policies, human-rights issues, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and trade tariffs.
The Biden administration has sought to take a step toward repairing ties between the world's two biggest economies through recent visits to China by senior U.S. officials.
DeSantis criticized President Joe Biden's handling of the China-Taiwan issue. "I do think under Biden we are on a course where in the next five or 10 years, they probably would be able to take it," he said, referring to China and Taiwan. "If we change course I think we can prevent it."
DeSantis, like other Republican candidates, has been hawkish on China and has called it "the No. 1 geopolitical threat" for the United States.
Former President Donald Trump currently leads the Republican field in public opinion polls, with DeSantis a distant second.
In a separate interview published on Monday in the Wall Street Journal, DeSantis said he would consider a national ban on Chinese-owned short video app TikTok.
“I am inclined to not want TikTok in the United States,” DeSantis told the newspaper.
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Mission Medical Center, a 19-year-old free health care clinic for low-income, uninsured and underinsured patients in El Paso and Teller counties in Colorado, has closed, citing a lack of money. The clinic has launched a fundraising appeal to help it reopen.
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Mission Medical Center, a Christian-based clinic that provides free physical, mental, dental and vision health care for low-income, uninsured and underinsured residents of El Paso and Teller counties, closed its doors as of Monday.
An email sent Friday afternoon to supporters issued a “Miracles for Mission Medical” appeal, announcing services were ceasing and that a fundraising campaign is underway to help reopen its center at 2125 E. La Salle St.
“Mission Medical Center is facing a crisis. Help us save our beloved clinic,” reads the email.
Mission Medical opened in 2004, and at the beginning of this year, “new leadership discovered our organization was on the brink of financial disaster,” the correspondence said, forcing the closure.
The latest available 990 tax filing recorded in 2021 for the fiscal year 2020 shows an annual budget shortfall of nearly $144,000. However, in 2018, the organization posted a budget deficit of about $154,000.
Phone calls to the interim executive director, the board president and the former executive director, who retired in February after more than a decade of heading the organization, were not returned on Monday.
Unopened mail lay scattered inside the front doors of the clinic on Monday, and a sign on the door says the center is under a “temporary shutdown.”
Also, no one answered the door at a separate office for dental and vision treatment.
The environment for health-related nonprofits has been difficult coming out of the pandemic, said Dr. Meagan Jones, medical director for SET Family Medical Clinics, another local clinic for uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid recipients and indigent populations.
“Services for our underserved in Colorado Springs need to be supported,” she said. “During the pandemic a lot of that support was lost, and it’s been very difficult since then to re-establish those connections and find supporters who are willing to donate.”
SET has seen a growing demand for its services since the pandemic, she said, and with Mission Medical's status is bracing for the possibility of receiving an influx of requests from patients needing care.
“We have a very successful and thriving community, and I wish people would re-establish support for medical and social services for people who are experiencing difficulties,” Jones said. “Supporting them can decrease our rates of homelessness and crime.”
SET operates under a different model than a community health center, such as Peak Vista, which receives government funding, and Mission Medical Center, which has been run as a private charity.
SET was started as a free clinic by the Sisters of Charity more than 30 years ago. It's been under the Centura Health network in recent years and now is affiliated with CommonSpirit. Funding comes from the health care network, revenue from sliding-scale payment for people able to contribute to their care, and grants and donations.
Still, a planned expansion of an existing walk-in SET clinic at the Marian House soup kitchen, which is open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, has been put on hold because of a lack of funding, Jones said.
“Funding has been extremely challenging, and we have not been able to increase service at Marian House yet,” she said. “We’d also like to expand to the Westside, but being able to do is so expensive.”
To donate to Mission Medical Center, go to missionmedicalcenter.org, or mail a check to 2125 E. La Salle St., Colorado Springs, 80909.
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(Reuters) - Officials in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, said on Tuesday that drones hit populated areas of the city and one drone destroyed two floors of a college dormitory.
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(Reuters) - Officials in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, said on Tuesday that drones hit populated areas of the city and one drone destroyed two floors of a college dormitory.
The chief of police in Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, Volodymyr Tymoshko, said there were two night-time strikes -- one on the college and one on the city centre.
One person was injured in the city centre, he told Suspilne, or public, television. The college building was empty at the time of the strike.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov spoke of three strikes.
"One of the drones destroyed two floors of a dormitory," Terekhov wrote on the Telegram messaging app. "A fire broke out and emergency services are attending."
A video posted on social media showed the top of a building ablaze and smoke billowing upwards. Suspilne said the half the college building was destroyed.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the attack or determine the location of the site in the video.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Hours after China's top legislature convened a special meeting last week to remove foreign minister Qin Gang, photos and mentions of the 57-year-old started disappearing from his former ministry's website.
While some of this information reappeared days later, Qin does not feature on the website's list of "former ministers" and a search for his name turns up: "Sorry, Qin Gang is not found."
In fact, he has not been seen in public for more than a month.
The foreign ministry's brief explanation weeks ago that this was due to health reasons, a remark later excised from official transcripts, has failed to stem a swirl of speculation not just about his fate but on how the whole saga reflects on the man that supported his meteoric rise, President Xi Jinping.
China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi to replace Qin, but gave few further clues on the reason for the change.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Thursday said Beijing will release information in a timely matter regarding Qin and opposes "malicious hype".
She was responding to a reporter who asked about transparency around Qin's removal, one of more than 25 questions mentioning Qin at press briefings in recent days that the ministry has ducked.
SPECULATION SWIRLS
China's Foreign Ministry and the State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the party and government, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on this story.
Qin's unusually long and unexplained absence, his abruptly cut-short tenure, as well as other strange happenings like the ministry's website, mean speculation will continue to swirl.
"The truth will eventually come out - it usually does in China, although it sometimes takes months or years - but the way he was dismissed makes it unlikely that it was for health reasons," said Ian Johnson, senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Beijing-based political analyst Wu Qiang said he could "almost certainly rule out health as the real reason". If that was the case, the state could have assigned a deputy to fill in for him rather than officially removing him, Wu said.
Qin lasted barely half a year in the role after becoming one of the country's youngest foreign ministers in December 2022, a position with a five-year tenure.
There are precedents for officials disappearing and being scrubbed from the collective memory in China.
Industry minister Xiao Yaqing vanished for nearly a month last year before it was revealed he was being investigated for corruption.
The foreign ministry removed all online traces to its former chief protocol officer Zhang Kunsheng who was found guilty of corruption and using his position of power to obtain sex in 2016.
Such erasures go back decades in China.
A state-commissioned painting depicting the historic moment when Mao Zedong stood on top of Tiananmen Gate to announce the founding of the people's republic was altered three times between 1955 and 1972 to erase officials that subsequently fell foul of Mao.
'ONE-MAN POLITICS'
But other observers say, in Qin's case, it is far from clear cut.
The National People's Congress Standing Committee that convened on Tuesday did not remove Qin's other title of State Councillor, a cabinet member who ranks higher than a minister, despite having the power to do so, experts say.
And despite the omissions from the foreign ministry's website, a portrait of the former U.S. envoy remained hanging prominently on the wall of the Chinese embassy in Washington on Thursday, according to a Reuters witness.
Analysts also point out that Qin would have gone through a rigorous vetting process to take the role just months ago.
Communist Party regulations say leaders are vetted based on their ideologies, work performance and adherence to party discipline, while they also have to declare details about their family, including whether they have lived overseas and what assets they have.
Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has put in place a slew of regulations to combat corruption and enforce party discipline in a bid to address corruption in ways that analysts say have consolidated members' loyalty towards him.
But this also raises the stakes for Xi if Qin's removal is about something more than just health, especially given his meteoric ascent through the ranks has been partly attributed to his closeness to the president.
Qin came to Xi's attention when he served as chief protocol officer during Xi's first term, a job that would give him direct access to Xi whenever the latter meets with foreign leaders.
He then made a triple jump from director of protocol to U.S. ambassador and then to foreign minister and state councillor in five years, bullet-train speed by China standards.
The final leadership lineup for Xi's precedent-breaking third term in office revealed earlier this year consisted mostly of officials he worked with before and trusts, analysts say.
Xi ditched a traditional process of allowing current and retired top leaders to vote on potential candidates before finalising a list for a wider group of party delegates to formally endorse.
Instead, the names were decided under Xi's "direct leadership" after he personally met with potential candidates and consulted with others, according to state media Xinhua.
"This Qin saga exposes the vulnerability of Xi's one-man politics," said Alfred Wu, associate professor at the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.
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The El Paso County Coroner's Office has identified the woman who was on foot on Interstate 25 southbound on July 22 when she was hit and killed by a vehicle.
Skylar Christensen, 22, was brought to an area hospital by first responders with "serious life-threatening injuries," according to a Colorado Springs police blotter entry. Christensen, from Colorado Springs, died from her injuries the next day, according to a news release Monday from police.
According to public obituaries and social media, Christensen was born in Colorado Springs in 2001, and was a graduate of Manitou High School.
"What a beautiful girl she was, both inside and out," Christensen's mother Dena Kuffel said when asked if she wanted to say something about her daughter's death. "And how broken-hearted we all are and that our lives will never be the same without her."
There have been no arrests or charges related to this case. The police report that neither excessive speed nor alcohol are considered factors in the crash.
This was the 26th fatal traffic crash in Colorado Springs in 2023. At the same time last year, Colorado Springs had 26 fatal traffic crashes. In the past 365 days, Colorado Springs has had 56 fatal traffic crashes.
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A New Mexico man with an extensive criminal record who ended up in Colorado Springs by happenstance is accused of killing his girlfriend with a stolen gun after she threatened to leave him, an affidavit obtained by The Gazette detailed.
On July 20, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced it had arrested 51-year-old Gilbert Lopez Jr. on suspicion of first-degree murder in the killing of 48-year-old Nancy Mascarenas in the early morning hours of June 23.
According to an affidavit obtained by The Gazette, hours before Mascarenas' body was discovered, police responded to a call about shots being fired at a bus stop near the 1400 block of East Boulder Street in Colorado Springs, and that police found Lopez there when they arrived. During the interaction with police, Lopez claimed he had heard the shots, but said it wasn't him who had fired a gun. After police conducted a search of Lopez and didn't find a firearm, the affidavit states police released Lopez and left the scene.
A few hours later, at approximately 3 a.m., police responded to a second call reporting gunshots in the same area. When they arrived at the scene, according to the affidavit, they found the body of Mascarenas, as well as Lopez screaming for help.
The affidavit states police attempted life-saving measures, but Mascarenas was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy conducted by the El Paso County Coroner's office later determined Mascarenas' cause of death to be a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound to the head.
Lopez was arrested at the scene, but when police attempted to interview him , it was determined that he was under the influence of a controlled substance, and he was taken to the hospital for a medical emergency, the cause of which was redacted from the affidavit.
Two days later, after he was released from the hospital, Lopez told detectives that, due to being intoxicated on drugs, he did not remember the events that led up the death of Mascarenas, who was his girlfriend at the time, according to the affidavit.
Lopez informed detectives, according to the affidavit, that he and Mascarenas were on their way from Portland, Ore., to Clovis, N.M. - where the couple were from - via bus until they were kicked off in Colorado Springs.
The affidavit states this claim from Lopez was likely true, due to a call for service being placed by a Greyhound bus driver on June 20, three days prior to Mascarenas' death, reporting that a male passenger was smoking a redacted substance in the bathroom of the bus, and that she was attempting to kick him off the bus.
Lopez went on to inform detectives that he and Mascarenas were stranded in Colorado Springs as a result of having no money, and were trying to figure out how to purchase another bus ticket to New Mexico, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit goes on to detail that, while no gun was found among Lopez's belongings and no shell casings were found, a holster for a revolver was found in Lopez's suitcase, and security footage of part of the incident acquired by law enforcement showed that Lopez was the only other person besides Mascarenas who was present at the bus stop that evening. The security camera footage did not capture the shooting.
When detectives informed Lopez that they believed he was a suspect in Mascarenas' death, he denied any wrongdoing, began to sob and said, "No...no...no... I would never hurt her," according to the affidavit.
Lopez was placed in custody at the El Paso County jail because of an unrelated out-of-state warrant, but wasn't charged with Mascarenas' death. However, as the investigation progressed, it became increasingly clear to detectives that Lopez killed his girlfriend because she was threatening to leave him.
The affidavit states that detectives would go on to speak with a homeless man who was sleeping near the area where Mascarenas' body was discovered, and he informed police he heard a man and a woman arguing prior to the shooting.
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"I thought some poor girl was getting shot," the homeless man told police, according to the affidavit. "She wanted to leave him."
The homeless man went on to tell detectives that, after hearing the gunshot, he heard a man say, "Oh my god," and, "I can't believe I did that," and that, hours earlier in the evening, he heard the same man say "gang s---" and "that's a real gun," immediately after hearing gun shots come from the same bus station.
During the investigation, it also became clear to detectives that Mascarenas was being abused by Lopez, and that she had been attempting to leave him in the days leading up to her death, according to the affidavit.
"I came out here with my boyfriend but it just turned out to be a disaster. He started hitting me worse then before," Mascarenas said in a text to a friend approximately a month before her death, according to the affidavit.
"This is Nancy. Cain (Lopez's alleged street name) got out of jail and made me come back with him so I'm on my way back but he won't leave me alone and he's been beating the f--- out of me," Mascarenas texted another friend just three days prior to her death and hours before she was kicked off the Greyhound bus in Colorado Springs.
An additional text, sent by Mascarenas to her friend just hours prior to her death, was discovered by detectives, where she wrote, "I'm leaving your s--- here I'm not responsible for you anymore I got $ and I'm headed back home." The affidavit states law enforcement believes Mascarenas meant to send that text to Lopez, and not her friend.
Perhaps the most important piece of evidence came when detectives searched for revolvers that were reported as stolen in the days leading up to Mascarenas' death.
The affidavit states that detectives discovered that a Colorado Springs man had filed a report on June 22 claiming several items had been taken from his home, one of which included a loaded revolver and its holster. The holster found among Lopez's belongings was determined to be the one stolen from the man's home.
Lopez was also in possession of other items reported stolen from the man's home, including a duffel bag and some clothing, according to the affidavit.
Lopez now faces three charges in connection to Mascarenas' death: first and second-degree murder and second-degree burglary.
Court records obtained by The Gazette detail that in March Lopez failed to appear for three different court cases in Curry County, N.M. Lopez failed to appear for a criminal case where he is accused of resisting arrest and driving while his license was revoked and a second criminal case where he faces charges of trafficking a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a felon and receiving stolen property, according to court records.
Lopez also failed to appear for a traffic-related case where he faces charges of driving without a license and insurance, according to court records.
Lopez has an extensive criminal history in New Mexico, with convictions dating as far back as 1990 and as recently as 2021. Court records show Lopez has been convicted on charges and served time in at least 11 different cases in New Mexico. Some of the charges Lopez was convicted on include numerous battery charges, numerous burglary charges and numerous drug possession charges, among many more.
Lopez, who is being held on $10 million bond, is scheduled to make his next appearance in Colorado's 4th Judicial District Court on Sept. 22.
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Attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City office represented BBVA Mexico and four financial institutions in negotiating a syndicated credit facility for up to MXN $2,400 million for Fibra Shop to refinance existing debt.
MEXICO CITY, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City office represented BBVA Mexico and four financial institutions in negotiating a syndicated credit facility for up to MXN $2,400 million for Fibra Shop to refinance existing debt.
Greenberg Traurig represented BBVA Mexico as administrative agent, collateral agent, structuring agent, sole bookrunner and lender. The firm represented Sabadell, Banco Ve por Más, Intercam, and BanCoppel as lenders.
Fibra Shop is the first Mexican real estate investment trust focused exclusively on the acquisition, development and operation of shopping centers.
The Greenberg Traurig team representing BBVA and the lender group was led by Banking and Finance Shareholder Miguel Moisés and Associate Paulina García de León.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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DUBLIN, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Premium Bottled Water Market 2023-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
The global premium bottled water market is set to witness impressive growth in the coming years, with a projected increase of USD 8013.56 million during the period from 2022 to 2027.
The market is expected to accelerate at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.65% throughout the forecast period. The report on the premium bottled water market provides a holistic analysis, including market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, challenges, and vendor analysis, covering around 25 market players.
The report offers an up-to-date analysis of the current market scenario, recent trends, drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by several key factors:
Market Drivers:
Increasing Focus on Health and Wellness by Consumers: The growing awareness of the importance of hydration and healthier beverage choices is driving consumers’ preference for premium bottled water over sugary drinks.
Expansion of Distribution Channels: The expanding distribution network, including supermarkets, specialty stores, and online retailing, is boosting the accessibility and availability of premium bottled water to consumers.
Growth of Online Retailing: The rise of e-commerce platforms has provided a convenient avenue for consumers to purchase premium bottled water, fueling market growth.
The premium bottled water market is segmented based on product, distribution channel, and geographical landscape:
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SPOKANE, Wash., July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avista AVA has made annual rate adjustment filings with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC or Commission) that, if approved, are designed to increase overall electric revenues by approximately $6.1 million or 2.4% effective Oct. 1, 2023 and decrease overall natural gas revenue by approximately $0.4 million or 0.4% effective Nov. 1, 2023. These annual filings have no impact on Avista’s earnings.
Electric Adjustment Filings
Four annual electric adjustments were filed, that if approved, are designed to change overall electric revenues effective Oct. 1, 2023 as follows:
Power Cost Adjustment (PCA): an increase of approximately $10.9 million or 4.3% Fixed Cost Adjustment (FCA): a decrease of approximately $1.9 million or 0.7% Electric Energy Efficiency: a decrease of approximately $3.1 million or 1.2% Bonneville Power Administration Residential Exchange (ResEx) Program: an increase of approximately $0.2 million or 0.1%
Natural Gas Adjustment Filing
The natural gas adjustment request is the annual natural gas FCA. If approved, Avista’s request is designed to decrease overall natural gas revenues by approximately $0.4 million or 0.4% effective Nov. 1, 2023.
Customer Bills Resulting from these Filings
If the electric PCA, FCA, Energy Efficiency and ResEx filings are approved, residential electric customers in Idaho using an average of 927 kilowatt hours per month would see their monthly bills increase from $85.40 to $86.54, an increase of $1.14 per month, or approximately 1.3%. The proposed electric rate change would be effective Oct. 1, 2023.
The net effect, on an annual revenue basis, for the requested electric rate changes by rate schedule are as follows:
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A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville for Marvin P. “Marv” Fasen, age 87, of Paynesville. Marv passed away July 30 at Willow’s Landing in Monticello with family at his side. Reverend Glenn Krystosek will officiate and Reverend John Rumpza will concelebrate. Burial will take place in the St. Louis Parish Cemetery in Paynesville with full military honors. Visitation will begin after 10 a.m. on Thursday at the church in Paynesville.
Marv was born October 2, 1935 in St. Cloud, MN to Peter and Eleanor (Crever) Fasen. He attended grade school and high school in St. Cloud before serving in the U.S. Navy. He returned to attend St. Cloud State University where he met and later married Bernadine “Bunny” Kennedy. They moved to Paynesville where they raised two sons, Kurt and Neil. After 32 years as an Instructor at Paynesville High School he went on to designing and drafting work. He was a member of the Paynesville American Legion and an active member of the St. Louis Catholic Church.
Marv is survived by his wife of 65 years Bunny, sons Kurt (Louise) Fasen of Monticello and Neil (Sarah) Fasen of Minneapolis, 7 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, sister Doreen Knopik and brother Alvin Fasen.
Preceding Marv in death were his parents and brothers Art, Leo, and Jerome Fasen.
A special thank you to everyone who supported the family by prayer and companionship.
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ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A St. Augusta man faces six felony charges involving the sexual assault of two girls under 14-years-old.
Forty-six-year-old Terry Morris is charged with six counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct. Morris is accused of touching the girls under their clothing.
The alleged abuse came to light from a mandated reporter who said a young girl disclosed that her mother's boyfriend had touched her inappropriately and saw him do the same thing to her sister.
Police say an interview with the older sister matched the younger girl's story.
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Court records show the mother started dating Morris in January and while Morris doesn't live with them, he has stayed with the family and watched her children.
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Dona Boschee, age 80, Warrensburg, Missouri formerly of Little Falls, died Thursday, July 27, 2023.
Dona Marie Boschee was born 17 September 1942 in Wilton, Burleigh County, North Dakota to Reinhold (1917-1989) and Catherine Max (1918-2001) Boschee. Dona arrived after her older siblings Della Mae (b. 1936), Leo Dell (b. 1937), and Shirley Ann (1939-1987). Five more siblings followed - Donald Gene (1944-2018), Loula Belle (1945-2017), Eldora Jeannette (b. 1948), Robert James (b. 1950) and Katherine Christine (b. 1953). The Boschees moved from North Dakota to Little Falls, Minnesota where Dona was a 1960 graduate of Little Falls Community High School. At the age of 19, on 28 October 1961, she married her sweetheart from high school Thomas Donald Schumacher (1941-2017) in Little Falls, Minnesota. Together they lived in Wisconsin, North Dakota, Iowa, Maryland, Virginia, and California.
When Dona was 30, her son Patrick James Schumacher was born December 1972 in Moorhead, Minnesota. The three Schumachers soon returned to Little Falls, where they lived on 1st Street North East for over 30 years. Dona was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella - St. Mary’s Circle #563, and the American Legion Auxiliary #46. Dona earned her Associates Degree from Brainerd Community College in 1994, then her Bachelors Degree in Pastoral Care from the College of St. Benedict in 1996 and began working as a chaplain.
In 1997, when she was 55, Dona embarked on her solo adventure, divorcing Tom, and moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota; then Rochester, Minnesota; and in 1999 took the big leap to Anchorage, Alaska.
Dona loved Alaska and loved sharing her joy through letters, photos, gifts, and hosting visitors. She worked as a chaplain for Providence Hospital until her retirement. Even after departing Alaska, she mentioned the state often and frequently told stories of her time there.
One of Dona’s greatest dreams was realized in April 2007 when she became a grandmother. She spent summers with grandson Alexander Jakob Schumacher almost from the beginning. In 2015 she moved to Warrensburg, Missouri, joining her son Patrick and grandson Alex. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Our mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Dona died 27 July 2023 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.
Dona is survived by her son Patrick and grandson Alex of Warrensburg, Missouri. She is also survived by siblings Della, Leo, Eldora, Rob, Kathie, and their families.
Thank you for loving us so well all our lives. Our hearts are full, and we love you so much, words are so hard to find to tell you just how much. We will love you forever, and we will watch for the cardinals you always enjoyed. The family wishes to thank Crossroads Hospice and Country Club Care Center. Thank you to the ones who loved and cared for our Dona so well.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that, in keeping with Dona’s generous nature, give to any charity of your choosing in her name. The family is especially grateful for the help the PAN foundation (http://www.panfoundation.org) provided to Dona - they covered the cost of the chemotherapy drug which helped combat her lymphoma for multiple years.
Dona loved brightly colored travel souvenir t-shirts and Minnesota sportswear. Please join us for a casual visitation dressed in your favorite vacation wear on Friday, August 4 from 5:00-7:00 P.M. and from 10:00 A.M. until 10:45 AM on Saturday, August 5 all visitation times will be held at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, August 5 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Little Falls, Minnesota with burial following at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.
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Henry J. Zeroth, age 84, of Princeton, MN, passed away on July 29, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Princeton. Fr. Ralph Zimmerman will officiate. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 PM on Friday, August 4 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Princeton with a prayer service at 6:00 PM. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will be at St. Edward’s Cemetery in Princeton.
Henry was born to Raymond and Eleanor (Lubbesmeyer) Zeroth on July 7, 1939, in Princeton. He served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. Henry married Myra Prom on May 9, 1964, in Harvey, ND, and they were happily married for 40 years. Shortly after their marriage, they bought a hobby farm in Princeton, where they lived and raised their family. He worked for nearly 40 years as a machinist for Smith Systems. Henry had a strong faith and was a lifelong member of Christ Our Light Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Princeton VFW.
Henry was one of the founders of Hunting Camp 763 (the shack) where he enjoyed his outdoor pastimes of hunting and fishing. He looked forward to the annual family camping trip at various Minnesota State Parks where many wonderful memories were made. He was a sweet, caring man who thrived for time with his family.
Henry is survived by his children, Rodney (Barb) of Foley, Michele (Mike) Pool of Garland, TX, Darrell (Sally Loss) of Princeton, ReNee (Jason) Miller of Shoreview, and Cheryl (Jim) Hall of Montrose; siblings, Shirley Steinke of Crown, Joan (Bob) Miller of Isanti, LeeRoy (Kathy) of Talkeetna, AK, and Linda Finley of Rush City; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Myra in 2005; sisters, Donna Mae Hermanson and Rita Ryan; and brother, Eugene.
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Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, St. Nicholas, MN, for Herman J. Schwartz, age 86, who died Thursday at Sterling Park Nursing Home in Waite Park. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
The visitation will be from 9:00 – 10:45 a.m., Wednesday morning at the church.
Hermie was born on September 27, 1936, in St. Nicholas, MN to Joseph and Veronica (Schreiner) Schwartz. He was a “Jack of all Trades” and ran the family farm. Hermie loved baseball, softball, spending time at the Dairy Queen in Cold Spring, and playing cards.
He is survived by his sisters-in-law, Rose and Rita Schwartz, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Sr. LaRose, Ben, Norbert, Jerome, Gene, Delores, and Cyril.
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The demand for air travel continues to rise and so are the prices. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs King Banaian joined me on WJON. He says planes are full and the prices are high... people are determined to travel despite the price increase.
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The demand for air travel continues to rise and so are the prices. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs King Banaian joined me on WJON. He says planes are full and the prices are high... people are determined to travel despite the price increase. Banaian indicates people's personal savings are declining, we're seeing small increases in GDP, but the unemployment rate is still 3.5%. He says wages are going up at a significant rate which is even faster than inflation. Banaian explains that people want to spend money and despite the rising flight costs people are paying it.
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Homes are selling in the St. Cloud area but Banaian indicates not that many homes are going on the market. He says many people are choosing not to move because they are locked into better interest rates on their mortgage than they could get if they bought a home now. Banaian says the price of homes that are for sale are higher because demand is higher than the supply. He says because of the lack of homes on the market the construction of new homes are on the rise. Banaian indicates the construction of these homes isn't as fast as many people would like because of supply chain issues and the demand on new home construction. He says we don't normally see high interest rates and a strong construction demand but we are right now.
Malls in many communities are changing. Banaian says the reason people went to malls was shopping convenience but many Americans' shopping habits have changed and that likely includes some online shopping. He suggests malls need to give customers a reason to go to the mall for something other than shopping.
If you'd like to listen to my conversation with King Banaian it is available below.
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There were few clues to go on and it seems that some people who were at that party the night he disappeared might know who's responsible but don't want to talk.
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The grand opening for the Tom Bearson Memorial Courts in Sartell is this Saturday, August 5th at 10:30 AM. For more information you can go to Sartell's Facebook page or the Tom Bearson Foundation Facebook page.
If you are unfamiliar with the tragic Tom Bearson story, posted below is the original post.
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To refresh your memory, in 2014 Tom Bearson was attending a party in Fargo where he was a freshman at North Dakota State University. He left the party and his body was discovered 3 days later at an RV sales lot in Moorhead.
A friend of Tom's, Jackson Miller who was a high school classmate of Bearson's, was recently on a Fargo radio show, Bonnie & Friends. Miller said "Yeah it's kind of unreal that it has been 8 years I guess. Time flies you know. You kind of wonder where he would be right now. So it's a tough day,"
Bearson's body was found in a Moorhead RV lot 3 days after he disappeared and authorities attributed his death to "homicidal violence". There were few clues to go on and it seems that some people who were at that party the night he disappeared might know who's responsible but don't want to talk.
"That is the most frustrating part, I mean. All those people that were there, it seems like nobody wants to cooperate. You know, like everybody is so silent. Oh, I have to talk to my lawyer. It's like, well if you have to talk to your lawyer, like clearly you know something," said Miller.
It seems that in this day and age of forensic science, that law enforcement would have caught Bearson's killer by now. We can only hope someone comes forward with some information and get this case solved. I'm sure it would give at least some closure to family and friends of Tom's.
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James “Jim” Kollmann, age 72, passed away peacefully at the Assumption Nursing Home on July 27.
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James “Jim” Kollmann, age 72, passed away peacefully at the Assumption Nursing Home on July 27. Jim lived life bravely facing depression and schizophrenia. His experiences gave him great empathy for others.
Jim was born to the late Jerome and Gertrude Kollmann of Cold Spring, MN on June 6, 1951. He was a true artist appearing in high school theater productions. He graduated from St. Boniface High School in 1969. Jim studied at the University of Minnesota and was a part of the group that helped found the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. He was a part of creative communities in both Minnesota and California.
Jim is survived by six siblings and their children: Tom (Jane) Kollmann, Betty Powers, Ron (Mary) Kollmann, Bob (Laurie) Kollmann, Steve (Kathy) Kollmann and Mary Kay (Michael) Krouze. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Sue Kollmann.
Jim’s family is grateful for the kindness shown to him by the community. He will be remembered in a private memorial and Mass of Christian burial at the Assumption Home where he lived at 1:30 on Monday, July 31. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the Assumption Community at 715 1st Street North, Cold Spring, MN 56320.
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A Sauk Rapids man charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl has pleaded guilty.
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FOLEY (WJON News) -- A Sauk Rapids man charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl has pleaded guilty.
According to the charges filed in Benton County District Court, 20-year-old Daniel Nguyen was having a sexual relationship with the girl despite knowing she was only 13 years old.
The girl was found at Nguyen's residence after she ran away from home. According to court records, the family discovered the relationship from evidence on the girl's phone.
The victim admitted to the sexual contact during a forensic interview at the Child Advocacy Center. Nguyen also allegedly admitted to the sexual intercourse when he was interviewed by police.
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Nguyen has pleaded guilty to felony 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct. He'll be sentenced on October 5th.
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A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 Noon on Monday, August 7, 2023, at the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud, for Brenda K. Joarnt, age 57, of St. Cloud, who passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at her home after a long illness.
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A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 Noon on Monday, August 7, 2023, at the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud, for Brenda K. Joarnt, age 57, of St. Cloud, who passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at her home after a long illness. Reverend Susie Putzke will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Sartell. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
Brenda was born on January 10, 1966 to Marvin and Frances Shirley (Peterson) Joarnt in Lyons, Kansas. She lived in Little River, Kansas until 1976 and at the age of 10, moved to Minnesota. She graduated from Park Rapids High School in 1984 and then attended the St. Cloud Business College. Brenda worked as a Court Operations Associate for the Minnesota Judicial Branch in Stearns County for almost 38 years. She was a former member of Love of Christ Lutheran Church in St. Cloud.
Brenda was a flip-flop wearing, snowman collecting, self-proclaimed “Mom’s Favorite”, world class aunt, sister and always ready adventure partner. She was an avid St. Cloud State Huskies Hockey fan, having cheered for them for over 40 years (she may someday forgive her cousin, Bob Motzko, for leaving for the University of Minnesota). She was a quilter, crafter, champion peanut butter fudge maker and an expert at making turkey gravy. She will be remembered for her quiet demeanor as well as her generous smile and laugh.
She is survived by her stepfather, Richard Joarnt; sisters, Debbie (Brian) Hertel, Cheri Chance, and Lisa Joarnt; nieces and nephews, Drew (Shannan) Chance, Megan Hertel (Mark Littlefield), Tyler (Brenda) Janda, Erin (Joe) Jager, Allison Payonk; great-nieces and nephews, Kayden, Caleb, Tilly, Savanna, Saige, Colt; many friends; and her constant canine companion, Nala.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
The family sincerely thanks Dr. Alkhatib and all of Brenda’s medical care team over the last four years. We also thank everyone who donates life-saving blood, a simple act that truly saves lives and helped Brenda tremendously, and encourage people to donate frequently.
We would be honored to have memorials made in Brenda’s name to Coborn’s Cancer Center.
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A Stearns County judge has sentenced a St. Cloud man to prison for the 2021 murder of a 25-year-old woman.
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ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A Stearns County judge has sentenced a St. Cloud man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of 25-year-old Keisa Lange.
A jury previously found 25-year-old Deantae Davis guilty of 1st-degree premeditated murder, aiding and abetting 1st-degree murder, 2nd-degree murder, and aiding and abetting 2nd-degree murder.
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Davis was one of four suspects who were charged with the murder of Lange in June 2021. Lange's body was left alongside Cooper Avenue with a gunshot wound to her head.
Also charged in the case were 35-year-old Angela Jones, 27-year-old Kenneth Carter, and 38-year-old Alicia Lewis. Lewis pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and a jury has acquitted Carter on the charges. Jones will be sentenced on August 25th for her role in the murder.
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The summer in Minnesota has been warmer and hotter than normal so far in June and July. Are those weather trends going to continue into the month of August?
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UNDATED (WJON News) -- The summer in Minnesota has been warmer and hotter than normal so far in June and July. Are those weather trends going to continue into the month of August?
The Climate Prediction Center has released its weather outlook for the month of August, which they say may at least bring us back closer to normal for our weather patterns.
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They say the entire state should be close to normal for temperatures.
Here in St. Cloud, our average high at the beginning of the month is about 82 degrees. By the end of the month, our average high cools down to about 77 degrees.
The average low at the beginning of the month is about 60 and by the end of the month, it is at 54 degrees.
The short term forecast looks like we'll be above normal for highs to start the month at least until Saturday, then we drop to temps slightly below normal at least through the middle of the month.
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The Climate Prediction Center is also expecting Minnesota to be near normal for precipitation in August. St. Cloud averages 3.68 inches of rain in the month of August.
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Average would be better than the past two months. We've had just 2.50 inches of rain in June and July combined, which is 4.74 inches below normal.
We are starting the month dry, but there are several chances for rain once we make to the first weekend of the month.
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David Daniel, 17-year-old upcoming senior at Owensboro High School, made history at the 2023 Boys Nation.
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - 17-year-old David Daniel, an upcoming senior at Owensboro High School, made history at the 2023 Boys Nation.
“It feels so great to do it for my state, but it feels even better to do it for my city,” says Daniel.
Boys Nation took place last week near Washington, D.C.
It is a summer leadership program and mock government organization with alumni like Bill Clinton and Bill Gates.
Daniel has been named the President of Boys Nation, the first Kentuckian to ever win the title.
“Out of the 50 boys’ states, Kentucky was the smallest one,” said Daniel, “there’s never been a Kentucky president so I knew I was going to run for it, I didn’t know how likely it would be.”
Boys Nation took place last week near Washington D.C., it is a summer leadership program and mock government organization with alumni like Bill Clinton and Bill Gates.
It first starts on a state level where, in most states, over a thousand of boys explore the mechanics and leadership of American Government and politics, with the ultimate goal of winning governor of their state.
“The boys state I went to was 24 people, so you found success by making genuine connections with people, getting to know not just what people believe in but why they believe those things,” said Daniel.
Two “Governors” from each state are then brought to Boys nation, randomly assigned to one of two parties, and legislation begins.
“You as a party, develop a platform to say this is what we believe in,” said Daniel, “Which is really hard to do with 50 kids from 50 different states who all believe in different things.”
After days of debates and public speaking, a primary candidate is chosen from each party. Daniel was chosen for the federalist party.
Daniel says Boys nation allowed him to see how the actual American government works.
“We’re sending a message to our actual government that if a group of 100 teenage boys can do that in a week, then they can follow suit,” said Daniel.
Daniel said people always ask him if he wants to be the real president one day, his response?
“I’m not sure I see myself doing national politics, but to be able to serve my state, to be able to make it a better place, to be able to connect and give back to the community that has always given to me, I think that would be something that’s really amazing.”
He is excited to be the first Boys Nation president from Kentucky but doesn’t want to be the last.
Daniel hopes to help expand the Boys State organization in Kentucky so that others can become interested in politics so they too can create change not just for his state, but for the country too.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A recent report from the CDC shows more than 100,000 people have developed a red-meat allergy since 2010 because of a syndrome caused by a bite from a tick.
Alpha-Gal syndrome is caused by the saliva of a lone star tick.
Deaconess Immunologist and Allergist Dr. Majed Koleilat said cases in the area have been growing since he diagnosed his first case as late as 2008.
Koleilat said the allergy can include all mammal meats, gelatin products, some medicines and even dairy. Reactions to these products can range from mild to severe.
“It can go just from generalized abdominal unease to some fatigue and aches and pains, but it could also be the full-blown allergic reaction,” he said.
Dr. Koleilat said anyone who goes outside can be at risk of contracting Alpha-Gal.
“The risk factor is being outside. You could be outside for half an hour and be bitten by a tick or you could spend your whole life outside and not be bitten by a tick,” he said. “It’s you, trees, ticks and your luck.”
Evansville native Mark Schminke said he feels unlucky to have developed the allergy not just once but twice in his lifetime. He said he was first bitten by a lone star in 2007 and after a few years worked with his allergist to get back to a normal diet.
Schminke says he was bitten again a few years later.
“To get it is like winning a small lottery, to get it twice is like winning the Powerball,” Schminke said. “And I didn’t win the right Powerball.”
Despite taking precautions, Schminke said recognized the symptoms of Alpha-Gal immediately after he was bitten by a tick for the second time during a fishing trip.
“I wasn’t in the woods at all, I was in a boat in the middle of the lake and got bitten. So, you can take all the precautions in the world, but you can’t always take all of them,” Schminke said.
However, as the population living with the allergy grows, Schminke said it has become easier to live with the diet--especially with the rise of several Alpha-Gal social media blogs sharing recipes and information on the syndrome.
Schminke said he and his wife have come up with several red-meat alternatives to enjoy including ostrich and emu steaks that they special order from small farms across the country.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL. (Gray News) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old who was last seen in Daytona Beach, Florida.
According to the alert, Barbora Zdanska, 14, was last seen in the area of the 100th block of Boynton Boulevard in Daytona Beach.
Zdanska is 5′5, weighs about 136 pounds, and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing a black Adidas sweatshirt with white stripes on the sleeves and black jean shorts.
According to the alert, Zdanska may be traveling in a 2014, blue Dodge Caravan with a Florida tag number CZ8613. The vehicle has a butterfly sticker in the top right rear window and a University of Florida “F” sticker in the top left rear window.
Zdanska may also be traveling with a companion who is unknown at this time.
Anyone who may have seen Zdanska should call 9-1-1.
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The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend. Complaints included concerns about its structural safety and illumination.
The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week. That work was temporarily paused because the company did not have the necessary permits. For a time, the “er” at the end of “Twitter” remained up due to the abrupt halt of the sign takedown.
The city of San Francisco had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed Friday on top of the downtown building as Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
The chaotic rebrand of Twitter’s building signage is similar to the haphazard way in which the Twitter platform is being turned into X. While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message for comment Monday.
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Bull shark: A bull shark tried to take a bite out of the back of a boat as fishermen attempted to catch cobia. (Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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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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Adrian Street: Pro wrestler Adrian Street, left, posed with his coal miner father in 1974. "Too dark down there, I was born for the spotlight," Street said about the coal mines. (Dennis Hutchinson/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
“Exotic” Adrian Street, a flamboyant professional wrestler who dressed like a glam rocker but exhibited the toughness of his Welsh roots as the son of a coal miner, died July 24, his family confirmed. He was 82.
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Street had recently undergone brain surgery, the BBC reported.
Born on Dec. 5, 1940, in Brynmawr, Wales, Street was known for his androgynous appearance and claimed to have wrestled in more than 12,000 bouts during his seven-decade career, according to The Guardian.
A genre-bending pioneer whose larger-than-life presence and ruthlessness between the ropes changed the wrestling world forever. Honored to have called Adrian Street a friend.
My thoughts are with Miss Linda and the family, friends and fans of Adrian Street. pic.twitter.com/fQrbWPem8p — Triple H (@TripleH) July 31, 2023
“His flamboyant style entertained audiences and reimagined what was possible in sports-entertainment,” WWE said in a statement.
Street would enter the ring with his longtime manager and future wife, Miss Linda, garbed in pastels and glitter, wearing lipstick and sporting brightly dyed hair while wearing a feather boa, The Guardian reported.
Street was “the kindest, most loving man you could ever meet,” his wife told the BBC on Sunday. “The total opposite to how he behaved on stage.”
He refused to follow in the footsteps of his father, who worked in the coal mines of Wales, according to the BBC.
“Too dark down there, I was born for the spotlight,” Street once confessed in an interview.
WWE is saddened to learn that Adrian Street has passed away.
WWE extends its condolences to Street’s family, friends, and fans.https://t.co/DjCT1ESCnE pic.twitter.com/2cUspIV58i — WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2023
Former WWE wrestler Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who is currently an executive with the wrestling promotion, called Street “a genre-bending pioneer whose larger-than-life presence and ruthlessness between the ropes changed the wrestling world forever.”
As a teenager, Street ran away from home and began wrestling in London, billed as “Kid Tarzan Jonathan,” the BBC reported.
I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and truly a one off talent Adrian Street. My deepest condolences to Linda and Adrian’s family. Rest well.x — William Regal (@RealKingRegal) July 31, 2023
Later returning to his real name, Street became a wrestling “heel,” antagonizing fans with his appearance and rough tactics. He further infuriated fans with his flamboyant costumes that was a precursor to glam rockers like David Bowie, Marc Bolan and Gary Glitter, according to The Guardian.
Street ignored the catcalls, skipping around the ring and planting lipstick kisses on his opponents’ foreheads before smashing them into the canvas, the BBC reported.
Street later moved to Florida, where he and his wife started a costume-making business called The Bizarre Bizarre, the news outlet reported. He also founded a wrestling school, the Skull Krushers Academy.
Street was featured in a 2019 biopic, “You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful,” The Guardian reported.
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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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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: APR 23 Notre Dame Spring Game SOUTH BEND, IN - APRIL 23: A detail view of a Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet is seen during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game on April 23, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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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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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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 78-year-old man was shot while crossing the street near a South Side CTA station on Monday evening, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the 6900 block of South Lafayette Avenue, near the 69th Street CTA Red Line station, at about 5:30 p.m.
Two vehicles were traveling eastbound on 69th Street when someone inside a black Jeep opened fire on a green-colored Camero, police said. The 78-year-old man was caught in the crossfire, and suffered a gunshot wound to his back.
The victim was transported to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
No one was in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Getting in a car and driving to work, out to eat or to a game is something many of us take for granted, but there are many families and individuals who don’t have access to a car.
Wheels 4 Hope is a local non-profit organization with a mission to provide safe, reliable, affordable vehicles to people who need them.
Their team fondly refers to this as a “car blessing” and they give away nearly 200 cars each year.
Every month, CBS 17 picks a different local charity to raise money and awareness by way of our 3-Degree Guarantee and Wheels4Hope was the charity for July 2023.
Each day when the CBS 17 Storm Team gets the next day’s forecast correct within three degrees, we donate $100 to that charity. At the end of the month, all the money raised is totaled and presented to that month’s group.
Since 2000, Wheels 4 Hope has placed over 2000 people in vehicles.
For recent recipient Ronald, it’s a big deal. He has spent several years working on personal growth and improvement. He recently graduated from a life skills program, and he believes the car will change his life.
Ronald says, “Working 7 hours a day, and then having to walk a mile after getting off a bus just to get home … this means I don’t have to do that no more.”
Wheels 4 Hope Executive Director Lisa Brusca says, “We have people that this is their first vehicle, and they’ve been without transportation their whole life. I’ve seen how it impacts people’s lives. Impacts their children’s lives… how they get to school, how they interact with their teachers, not just jobs, but getting to church, getting to see activities that they couldn’t before, it just really changes people’s lives.”
Reliable transportation is a key factor in getting and staying out of poverty and Wheels 4 Hope accepts any and all vehicle donations regardless of condition, even if the vehicle is not drivable.
The process of donating a vehicle is very simple and also tax deductible.
To learn more about how you can help those in need across central North Carolina through Wheels4Hope, visit their website here.
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WILLOW SPRING, N.C. (WNCN) – The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting incident on Monday night.
The shooting occurred around 7:15 p.m. on the 7500 block of Panther Lake Road in Willow Spring, the sheriff’s office said.
When deputies arrived, they found two males with gunshot wounds.
The victims were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office said a person was detained.
“A suspect is in custody, and we do not believe there is any threat to the community,” a news release said.
“Deputies and investigators are on the scene, determining the circumstances surrounding this incident,” officials added.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for some central North Carolina counties on Monday evening.
At 6:53 p.m. Tuesday, officials issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central Wake County and southern Durham County.
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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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(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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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story.
Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday.
But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show.
Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor.
Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him.
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller)
After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera.
Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.
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Mojave National Preserve, Calif. – Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve this weekend as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds.
The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles (284 square kilometers) on Monday with no containment. The blaze erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve, crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.
Wind-driven flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots charred tens of thousands of acres of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to an incident update.
A fire whirl – sometimes called a fire tornado – is a “spinning column of fire” that forms when intense heat and turbulent winds combine, according to the National Park Service.
The vortexes – which can be anywhere from a few feet tall to several hundred feet high, with varying rotational speeds – were spotted Sunday on the north end of the York Fire.
“While these can be fascinating to observe they are a very dangerous natural phenomena that can occur during wildfires,” the park service wrote.
Crews expected to face limited visibility due to the fire's thick smoke. The cause of the York Fire remains under investigation.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire burned about 3.6 square miles (9.3 square kilometers) in the rugged hills of Riverside County. The blaze was about 20% contained on Monday.
More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the community of Aguanga that is home to horse ranches and wineries.
One firefighter was injured in the blaze.
Gusty winds and the chance of thunderstorms into Tuesday will heighten the risk of renewed growth, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a statement.
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Carmen Evans still recalls the horror of learning her brother had been fatally shot in Detroit in 1985.
Today, as reports of gun violence reverberate in the city and nationwide, the Southfield resident worries about the dangers her two sons face whenever they step outside.
"I'm always concerned," said Evans of Southfield.
That's why she attended a community forum Monday night on how to address gun violence.
The Stop Gun Violence event at the Southfield Pavilion drew dozens of people and aimed to underscore the impact of the violence, highlight how local law enforcement officials are tackling it and gain recommendations from residents.
"We can’t talk about that enough because (gun violence is) still happening a lot," Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington told the audience.
It's an issue that sparks alarm as shootings generate headlines, with suspects and victims falling younger.
The United States had been setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, the Associated Press reported. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the number of Michigan gun deaths reached 1,544 in 2021, the most recent year for which statistics were available.
A Pew Research Center survey in June found twice as many Americans expect the level of gun violence to increase over the next five years. As many as 58% say gun laws in the country should be stricter.
The Kaiser Family Foundation reported findings this spring showing about 35% of adults have avoided large crowds, including music festivals, to help protect themselves from the possibility of gun violence.
"Even if we haven’t actually seen the gun go off, it is changing how we live," said Ann Anderson, who attended the forum. She is a volunteer with Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement seeking public safety measures. "It's affecting all of us."
Monday's discussion touched on the number of guns, which some attendees called an epidemic.
"My state felony docket feels like it's involving a lot of gun cases lately," said 46th District Judge Cynthia Arvant, adding as much as 20% of her docket on Monday involved guns. "That’s a concern."
Detroit police Chief James White noted while 502 people in his city have been shot this year compared to 517 through the same time in 2022, he wasn't celebrating.
"Just the number of people who are victims of violence in the city is unacceptable," he said.
White and the others who spoke at the gathering touted measures they believe could help curb the bullet-driven crimes in Metro Detroit communities.
Some pointed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in April signing the most far-reaching new laws aimed at curbing gun violence in decades in the state, weeks after a mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University left three students dead and five severely injured.
The legislation marked the most significant firearm restrictions Michigan has enacted in almost 30 years.The new laws, which take effect next year, will expand background check requirements for firearm purchases and impose storage standards for guns kept in homes where children are present.
In May, Whitmer also signed legislation into law that would allow judges to order the temporary confiscation of firearms from individuals in Michigan deemed a risk to themselves or others.
The Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, often referred to as a "red flag" law adopted by 20 other states ahead of Michigan, was the last of a three-part package of gun regulations introduced in the immediate aftermath of the Feb. 13 shooting at MSU.
"This is about saving lives," Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren said.
Among some efforts, White touted Detroit's $10 million community violence intervention initiative. In April, federal, county and city law enforcement officials, and community leaders also announced they were reviving an initiative to combat violent crime in Detroit.
Beyond those, White stressed the need to examine underlying causes of gun violence, such as mental health issues.
"I would love to see the day that we have an urgent care mental health facility open at night," the chief said.
Other recommendations centered on more metal detectors, programs boosting access to weapon locks, cracking down on "ghost guns" and strengthening neighborhood-based initiatives.
That encouraged others such as Bernice Smith, a Detroit resident who is eager to report problems to police and warn youths about the dangers of weapons.
"If there's a gun (at home), you should have a lock," she said.
Others speaking at the forum included Oak Park Public Safety Director Steve Cooper and Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King. Former WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) investigative reporter Ronnie Dahl moderated,
Both said community residents played an important role in helping law enforcement through engagement and collaboration.
"If we want to actually make and affect change, we need all of you … to really make some significant strides," Cooper said.
Evans, who lost her brother to gun violence, welcomed the talk and hoped it would not end at just that.
"I hope they’re able to come up with a plan to minimize the violence," she said. "... We have to come together across the board."
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Minneapolis – A Minnesota State Patrol trooper shot and killed a driver early Monday who tried to flee a traffic stop, and the resulting investigation kept a busy interstate closed for more than seven hours in Minneapolis throughout the morning rush hour.
Authorities did not identify the driver, but family members told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the driver was 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II, of Spring Lake Park, who was Black.
The Minnesota State Patrol said in a statement that the driver was stopped shortly before 2 a.m. on Interstate 94 because the taillights on the Ford Fusion he was driving were out. After the driver stopped, troopers learned he was wanted in connection with a felony in Ramsey County.
But the State Patrol said the driver refused to exit the car and when troopers tried to remove him he drove away. At that point, a trooper fired his gun and shot the driver.
Emergency aid was provided, but the driver died.
The State Patrol promised to quickly release body camera and dash camera video of the incident. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. Three troopers have been placed on leave.
The interstate reopened around 9:30 a.m.
The Ramsey County Sheriff's office said Cobb was wanted for questioning in relation to an alleged violation of a protection order.
Cobb’s stepmother, Kashina Cobb, told the Star Tribune while heading to a family screening of the body-worn camera video Monday afternoon that she doesn’t know specifics about the encounter.
“I don’t want to blame the police or anything,” she said. “I don’t know what has transpired. I’m trying to process what happened.”
Kanisha Cobb said the protection order was taken out by the woman who is the mother of Cobb's 6- and 5-year-old children.
Cobb's father, Ricky Cobb, said the family wants to learn more details about what happened but he questioned the reason the State Patrol gave for the traffic stop.
“He just bought the car several months ago, so I don’t think the taillights were out,” Ricky Cobb said.
All troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol wear body cameras and are trained to turn them on during most interactions with the public, the Star Tribune reported. The cameras also activate whenever a trooper draws their Taser or firearm.
In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police sparked a global protest movement and a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.
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Detroit — A pair of Detroit police officers have been charged with felonies in separate off-duty incidents — criminal sexual assault and brandishing a pistol during a traffic altercation — in what the police chief Monday called a "very disappointing situation."
Detroit police Chief James White said during a news conference that both alleged crimes were committed in the suburbs last week. Because the cases happened out of DPD's jurisdiction, and because one of the incidents was an alleged sexual assault, neither the chief nor Professional Standards Bureau Cmdr. Michael McGinnis provided many details of either case during the briefing.
"I have exercised my authority to suspend both officers immediately," White said. Per union rules, the suspensions must be imposed with pay unless the chief asks the Board of Police Commissioners to withhold their salaries. White said he planned to make the request at Thursday's board meeting.
A five-year veteran from the 3rd Precinct on July 28 allegedly committed the sexual assault against an adult in Woodhaven; the felonious assault charge stems from an alleged July 29 road-rage incident in Madison Heights in which the officer, a 26-year veteran who worked in the Tactical Operations Unit, pointed a pistol at another motorist. No shots were fired and the officer didn't leave her vehicle, White said.
Neither officer has a history of disciplinary actions, the chief said.
"I have serious concerns about the conduct of these officers," White said. "Wearing the badge is an absolute privilege and not a right. These two did not uphold that privilege to wear the badge."
White added: "We're releasing very limited information because it's outside our jurisdiction and we want to be sensitive to the victim of sexual assault. The focus today is on transparency and letting you know that it happened. We're always going to be transparent as we can with things like this. We don't want it to just get out."
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Los Angeles – Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O'Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25.
Cloud's publicist, Cait Bailey, said Cloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given.
In a statement, Cloud's family said goodbye to “an artist, a friend, a brother and a son.
“Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss,” the family said. “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.”
“We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone,” his family added.
Cloud hadn’t acted before he was cast in “Euphoria.” He was walking down the street in New York when casting scout Eléonore Hendricks noticed him. Cloud was resistant at first, suspecting a scam. Then casting director Jennifer Venditti met with him and series creator Sam Levinson eventually made him a co-star in the series alongside Zendaya for its first two seasons.
To some, Cloud seemed so natural as Fez that they suspected he was identical to the character – a notion that Cloud pushed back against.
“It does bother me when people are like, ‘It must be so easy! You get to go in and be yourself.’ I’m like, ‘Why don’t you go and do that?’ It’s not that simple," Cloud told Variety. "I brought a lot to the character. You can believe what you want. It ain’t got nothing to do with me.”
The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows in television. He had a supporting role in his first film, “The Line,” a college drama starring Alex Wolff and John Malkovich that premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Festival. Cloud was recently cast to co-star in “Scream 6.” He's also made cameos in music videos for Juice WRLD, Becky G and Karol G.
The third season of “Euphoria” hasn't yet begun filming.
“We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud,” HBO said in a statement. “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.”
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Results Show an Alternative Twice as Effective Compared to Antidepressant Medications
LONDON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flow Neuroscience, the creators of the Flow tDCS headset that provides at-home non-invasive brain stimulation to treat depression, today announced the results of its FDA pivotal clinical trial. The trial results show that the Flow headset was twice as effective as the most commonly-prescribed antidepressants in the treatment of depression.*
In July 2022, Flow received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, demonstrating the innovative nature of the platform and the significant advantages it offers over existing approved or cleared alternatives. It was the first medical device in the category to achieve this status. Flow is now being reviewed for full FDA approval, which would make this device available as an at-home treatment option in the U.S.
In a study of patients in the US and the UK, the largest-ever clinical trial of its kind, 56% of the participants using the Flow tDCS headset were relieved of all depressive symptoms within 10 weeks**. Daily use of Flow was confirmed to be safe with minimal side effects.
Flow has already been granted regulatory approval in Europe where it is available over the counter via Flow's website and in major UK pharmacies. More than 12,000 people and 100 clinics/hospitals in Europe use Flow today, including NHS partnerships.
Preliminary results include:
The trial sites at the University of Texas and the University of East London measured the effectiveness and safety of the tDCS headset designed by Flow Neuroscience.
173 patients were taken through the at-home treatment program, completely remotely and with minimal supervision, over a 10-week period. This was the largest ever US/UK tDCS study for the treatment of depression.
56% of patients in the treatment group went into remission (complete relief from depression symptoms), and 62% had a clinical response (more than 50% improvement in depressive symptoms.)**
The study showed that participants had greater than three times higher odds of getting substantially better if they got the active treatment vs if they got placebo/sham stimulation, approximately double the average effect size witnessed in the trials for the 21 best-selling antidepressants reviewed by the FDA.
No major side effects were reported from the treatment group.
Flow's study results come at a time when depression is at an all-time high among U.S. adults, but with nearly half of Americans in 2021 reporting they did not seek help for clinical-level mental health issues, citing an increased desire for self-help options. The Flow tDCS headset and treatment is conveniently administered at home five times a week, creating an effective, safe, and accessible treatment option for depression.
How Flow works:
The Flow headset uses a brain-stimulation technique called tDCS to target the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is the area of the brain associated with depression.
Depression is associated with lowered activity in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC). This area of the brain helps regulate mood, and focus, and can even impact sleep and appetite. When this area of the brain has lower activity, these functions are affected.
By delivering a weak electrical current (2 mA) to the DLPFC via electrodes placed on the forehead, activity increases in this part of the brain. This addresses what some researchers believe is one of the physical causes of depression.
Since Flow can target specific brain areas involved in depression directly, users experience little to no side effects compared to antidepressants.
Allan Young (Chair of Mood Disorders, Director of Centre for Affective Disorders in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at King's College London) said: "These exciting and encouraging new data raise the prospect of a real advance in the treatment of depression. Major depression is undertreated throughout the world, and all of the currently widely used treatment modalities have significant limitations. The nature of this treatment, being both effective and well tolerated, means that it is a treatment which may be widely adopted and should be a helpful intervention for many people suffering from major depression."
Azhar Zafar (GPA Director of Research, NHS GP, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Buckingham) said: "These findings are incredibly promising and align with the valuable insights gained from utilizing Flow in primary care. Flow has gained significant popularity among our NHS patients, and a considerable number of them willingly opt for Flow when presented with the choice for the treatment of depression with or without pharmacotherapy. This positive reception speaks volumes about the effectiveness and patient satisfaction associated with Flow."
Flow Neuroscience co-founder Daniel Månsson said: "Depression is one of the most common mood disorders, and unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest to treat. Our core mission was to create a treatment that is effective and accessible to as many people as possible in their own homes, with little to no side effects. The results of this clinical trial show how effective this treatment has become and how breakthroughs are still possible in the treatment of depression."
Corey Keller (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University) said: 'These results show clear separation of active and sham treatment arms in a large, multisite, randomized controlled trial for at-home low-intensity brain stimulation for depression. Flow's novel brain stimulation approach could offer valuable opportunities for individuals to manage their depression from home effectively, signaling a very promising development in mental health treatment.'
Visit www.flowneuroscience.com to find out more information about Flow's first at-home depression treatment.
Key Stats about Flow Neuroscience:
12,000+ real-world users in UK and Europe
Live in 100+ clinics and hospitals in UK and Europe
8 million minutes of stimulation using the Flow headset and over 260,000 stimulation sessions
Flow attracts users from all ages and walks of life, with over one-third of users above 50 years of age
More About Flow Neuroscience
Founded in 2016, Flow Neuroscience's mission is to develop new ways to combat mental health issues with science and technology. The Flow headset is a medication-free treatment for depression, the leading cause of disability in the world. It combines a brain stimulation wearable and an app-based therapy program to create a new effective, safe, and affordable way to treat depression, at home. The Flow headset offers a treatment you can take with you from your home to your office to your everyday. On average, the majority of Flow headset users see significant improvements within 4 to 6 weeks of treatment.
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*Based on a comparison of odds ratios, a standardized way of comparing clinical trials and a form of measurement for the difference in effect between treatment and placebo. The study showed that participants had greater than three times higher odds of getting substantially better if they got the active treatment vs if they got placebo/sham stimulation, approximately double the average effect size witnessed in the trials for the 21 best-selling antidepressants reviewed by the FDA.
**Measured by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The trial was also measured by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17), and results demonstrated 45% clinical remission and 55% had an improvement of at least 50%.
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TOKYO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, "Astellas") today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for zolbetuximab, a first-in-class investigational Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-targeted monoclonal antibody, for first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumors are CLDN18.2-positive. If approved, zolbetuximab would be the first CLDN18.2-targeted therapy available in China for these patients.
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Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Head of Immuno-Oncology Development, Astellas
"China accounts for nearly half of the world's new cases of gastric cancer, with more than 478,000 new cases diagnosed and more than 373,000 deaths in 2020. The CDE's acceptance of our BLA for zolbetuximab brings us one step closer to having a new therapy available for Chinese patients with advanced-stage disease and in need of treatment options."
The BLA is based on results from the Phase 3 GLOW and SPOTLIGHT clinical trials. The GLOW study evaluated zolbetuximab plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX. In the GLOW study, 145 patients were randomized in mainland China. The SPOTLIGHT study evaluated zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6. In the SPOTLIGHT study, 36 patients were randomized in mainland China.
In both GLOW and SPOTLIGHT, approximately 38% of patients screened for the trials had tumors that were CLDN18.2-positive (≥75% of tumor cells with moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining intensity), as determined by a validated immunohistochemistry assay.1,2
Astellas has already reflected the impact from this acceptance in its financial forecast of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
About Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Gastric cancer, also commonly known as stomach cancer, is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.3 In China, gastric cancer ranks third among incidences of all cancer, with more than 478,000 cases diagnosed and more than 373,000 deaths in 2020.4 Signs and symptoms can include indigestion or heartburn, pain or discomfort in the abdomen, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, bloating of the stomach after meals, loss of appetite, and sensation of food getting stuck in the throat while eating.5 Signs of more advanced gastric cancer can include unexplained weight loss, weakness and fatigue and vomiting blood or having blood in the stool.6 Risk factors associated with gastric cancer can include older age, male gender, family history, H. pylori infection, smoking and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).5,7 Because early-stage gastric cancer symptoms frequently overlap with more common stomach-related conditions, gastric cancer is often diagnosed in the advanced or metastatic stage, or once it has spread from the tumor's origin to other body tissues or organs.5 The five-year relative survival rate for patients at the metastatic stage is 6.6%.8 Gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma is a cancer that starts at the area where the esophagus joins the stomach.9
About Zolbetuximab
Zolbetuximab is an investigational, first-in-class chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets and binds to Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2), a transmembrane protein. Zolbetuximab acts by binding to CLDN18.2 on the cancer cell surface of gastric epithelial cells. In pre-clinical studies, this binding interaction then induces cancer cell death by activating two distinct immune system pathways — antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC).10 Zolbetuximab has not been approved by any regulatory bodies for the treatment of patients with gastric and GEJ cancers, and there is no guarantee the agent will receive regulatory approval or become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
INVESTIGATIONAL STUDIES
About GLOW Phase 3 Clinical Trial
GLOW is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX as a first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors were CLDN18.2-positive. The study enrolled 507 patients at 166 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, South America and Asia, including China. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS) in participants treated with the combination of zolbetuximab plus CAPOX compared to those treated with placebo plus CAPOX. Secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
Data from the GLOW study were initially presented at the March 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series with an updated oral presentation at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting on June 3.1
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03653507.
About SPOTLIGHT Phase 3 Clinical Trial
SPOTLIGHT is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6 as a first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma whose tumors were CLDN18.2-positive. The study enrolled 565 patients at 215 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia, including China. The primary endpoint is PFS in participants treated with the combination of zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 compared to those treated with placebo plus mFOLFOX6. Secondary endpoints include OS, ORR, DOR, safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
Data from the SPOTLIGHT clinical trial were presented during the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium in an oral presentation on January 19 and were subsequently published in The Lancet on April 14.2
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03504397.
Investigational Pipeline in CLDN18.2
An expanded Phase 2 trial in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma is in progress. The trial is a randomized, multi-center, open-label study, evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational zolbetuximab in combination with gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel as a first-line treatment in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma with CLDN18.2-positive tumors (defined as ≥75% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining based on a validated immunohistochemistry assay). For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03816163.
In addition to zolbetuximab, ASP2138 is under development in our Primary Focus Immuno-Oncology. ASP2138 is a bispecific monoclonal antibody that binds to CD3 and CLDN18.2, and it is currently in a Phase 1 trial for people with gastric, GEJ or pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The safety and efficacy of the agent under investigation have not been established for the uses being considered. For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT05365581.
There is no guarantee that the agent will receive regulatory approval and become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management's current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas' intellectual property rights by third parties.
Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
References
1 Xu RH, Shitara K, Ajani JA, et al. Updates on Abstract 405736: Zolbetuximab + CAPOX in 1L claudin-18.2+ (CLDN18.2+)/HER2− locally advanced (LA) or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mG/GEJ) adenocarcinoma: Primary phase 3 results from GLOW. Presented at: 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. Abstract 405736.
2 Shitara K, et al. Zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 in patients with claudin-18 isoform 2-positive, HER2-negative, untreated, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastrooesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (SPOTLIGHT): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. The Lancet. Published online April 14, 2023; S0140-6736(23)00620-7.
3 Sung H, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209-49.
4 World Health Organization. Cancer Today. Available at: https://gco.iarc.fr/today/. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
5 American Cancer Society. Signs and symptoms of stomach cancer (01-22-2021). Available at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomach-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
6 National Cancer Institute. Gastric cancer treatment (PDQ®): patient version (08-24-2021). Available at https://www.cancer.gov/types/stomach/patient/stomach-treatment-pdq. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
7 American Cancer Society. Esophageal cancer risk factors (06-09-2020). Available at https://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophagus-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
8 National Cancer Institute. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Cancer stat facts: stomach cancer. Available at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/stomach.html. Last accessed July 18, 2023.
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10 Sahin U, et al. FAST: a randomised phase II study of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus EOX versus EOX alone for first-line treatment of advanced CLDN18.2-positive gastric and gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol. 2021;32(5):609-19.
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BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - The 2022 crime statistics show an increase in sex offenses in several Northern Kentucky counties, but an organization says the increase may not be due to the crime happening more.
Statistics from Kentucky State Police show three counties in Northern Kentucky had an increase in sexual offenses from the previous year.
Boone County - 43% increase
Campbell County - 12.5 % increase
Kenton County - Almost a 19% increase
Christy Burch is the CEO of the ION Center in Covington. The organization offers free services to people impacted by sexual violence and other forms of abuse.
“So, we know that sexual violence is one of the most underreported crimes,” says Burch. “Only about 20% of those crimes actually get reported to this. So, to see an increase, to me, my hope is that folks are seeing the resources.”
According to Burch, 45.3% of Kentucky women will experience “some form of intimate partner or power-based personal violence.” She adds that 28% of men will experience the same.
The ION Center offers free, confidential support and services to victims of sexual violence and other forms of abuse.
Burch says the organization has seen a 45% increase in sexual violence reports at hospitals, which their volunteers respond to.
“We will believe you, and we will help you navigate any kind of system,” Burch says of the ION Center. “We’re there for your support.”
Major Phillip Ridgell is with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
He agrees with Burch that the statistical increase in sex offenses could be from more people coming forward to report the crime.
“We do have a lot of delayed reports and it takes time for a victim who has experienced trauma to come for,” the major explains.
Major Ridgell also says 2021 statistics could have been down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He adds that children tend to report sexual violence to school resource officers or counselors.
“Our numbers generally influx during the school year and that is to the point of reporting and resources and trust,” Major Ridgell says.
As for the 2023 sex offense statistics, Major Ridgell says they are on par with the numbers from this time in 2022.
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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An Oakley resident is back home and reunited with his dog after being in a coma.
Patrick Beach, 63, says he was walking with his “best friend,” his dog Sherlock, when he was hit by a vehicle on June 11.
Beach was rushed to the hospital and Sherlock ran away.
The Oakley community found Beach’s dog after two days and they looked after him while his owner was hospitalized.
“I was in a coma immediately for 11 days,” Beach explained.
The 63-year-old suffered spinal injuries and he says doctors told him they had to make 12″ incisions on each calf to prevent him from losing legs to nerve damage.
Beach says he also sustained more injuries.
“A traumatic brain injury, that explains a lot of it,” Beach said. “A broken left clavicle, broken first two ribs, broken fibula.”
With Beach in the hospital, his Appleton Street neighbors created a GoFundMe to help him with medical expenses and ongoing care.
The outpouring of support for him and Sherlock from the community changed Beach’s outlook on humanity.
“He’s my best friend,” Beach says of his dog. “It was overwhelming. It was overwhelming.”
Beach says his neighbors are still taking care of Sherlock while he recovers.
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HOUSTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, after the close of the stock market.
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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Central Time. The conference call will be led by Robert T. Ladd, Chief Executive Officer, and W. Todd Huskinson, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Conference Call Details
Via Phone: Dial 888-506-0062 (domestic). Use passcode 810825. Starting approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call, a replay will be available through Thursday, August 24, 2023 by dialing 877-481-4010 and entering passcode 48865.
Via Live Webcast: Connect via the Public Company (SCIC) section of our website at www.stelluscapital.com, under the Events tab. A replay of the conference will be available on our website for approximately 90 days.
About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, and corresponding equity investments. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management, LLC. To learn more about Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, visit www.stelluscapital.com under the Stellus Capital Investment Corporation link.
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Statements included herein may contain "forward-looking statements" which relate to future performance or financial condition. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati Reds have made a trade to help bolster their bullpen.
The team acquired left-handed relief pitcher Sam Moll from the Oakland A’s one day before the MLB trade deadline.
Moll pitched well last season, says FOX19 NOW Sports Director Joe Danneman. The lefty reliever has a 4.54 ERA in 44 appearances this season.
The #Reds have made a trade for a left-handed relief pitcher.
Oakland A's reliever Sam Moll comes to the #Reds for minor league pitcher Joe Boyle.
Moll pitched well last season. Has a 4.54 ERA in 44 appearances this season. — Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) July 31, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend. Complaints included concerns about its structural safety and illumination.
The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week. That work was temporarily paused because the company did not have the necessary permits. For a time, the “er” at the end of “Twitter” remained up due to the abrupt halt of the sign takedown.
The city of San Francisco had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed Friday on top of the downtown building as Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
The chaotic rebrand of Twitter’s building signage is similar to the haphazard way in which the Twitter platform is being turned into X. While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message for comment Monday.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc., (NASDAQ:TRUE) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 in a stockholder letter, which is available HERE and on the TrueCar investor relations website at ir.truecar.com .
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The company will host a call to discuss its second quarter results on Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m. PT. A live webcast of the call will be available through TrueCar's Investor Relations website and the link below.
TrueCar Second Quarter 2023 Live Call and Webcast Details:
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (6:00 a.m. Pacific Time) Dial-In: 1-833-816-1391 (domestic) 1-412-317-0484 (international) Webcast: Access the live webcast HERE
An archived version of the call will also be available upon completion on the Investor Relations section of TrueCar's website at ir.truecar.com .
TrueCar has used and intends to continue to use its Investor Relations website ( ir.truecar.com ), LinkedIn , Facebook and Twitter as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
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TrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace that lets auto buyers and sellers connect to our nationwide network of Certified Dealers. With access to an expansive inventory provided by our Certified Dealers, we are building the industry's most personalized and efficient auto shopping experience as we seek to bring more of the process online. Consumers who visit our marketplace will find a suite of vehicle discovery tools, price ratings and market context on new, used and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. When they are ready, shoppers in TrueCar's marketplace can connect with a Certified Dealer in our network, who shares our belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation of a great auto shopping experience. As part of our marketplace, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including AARP, Sam's Club, Navy Federal Credit Union and American Express.
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MEXICO CITY, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV:FIBRAPL 14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced that after having served as a member of the Technical Committee for the past years, Gimena Peña Malcampo, will step down as an independent member.
"We appreciate the time and effort that Gimena put on our Technical Committee meetings. Her perspective, in particular on the ESG initiatives, was highly valued," said Luis Gutiérrez, CEO, Prologis Property Mexico.
"Serving on the FIBRA Prologis Technical Committee has been a rewarding experience. I have always admired the company's commitment to innovation and sustainability, and I'm particularly proud of the progress that has been made toward advancing our sustainability-centered goals. It has been my privileged to serve as a board member of this impactful organization," said Mrs. Peña Malcampo.
FIBRA Prologis Manager will announce a replacement to Gimena Peña Malcampo as an independent member of the Technical Committee.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2023, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 228 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 44.2 million square feet (4.1 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust ("FIBRA") status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the "Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores" and the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading "Risk Factors." FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Death Anniversary: The death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak is recognised every year; he died on 1 August 1920. Commonly known as 'Lokmanya' which means ‘accepted by people,' Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian nationalist, social reformer, a follower of Swaraj, and freedom fighter.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was titled as the 'Father of Indian Unrest' by the Britishers, and was the foremost and most active leader of the Indian freedom struggle. He is known for paving the way for subsequent leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Death Anniversary: The death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak is recognised every year; he died on 1 August 1920. Commonly known as 'Lokmanya' which means ‘accepted by people,' Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian nationalist, social reformer, a follower of Swaraj, and freedom fighter.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was titled as the 'Father of Indian Unrest' by the Britishers, and was the foremost and most active leader of the Indian freedom struggle. He is known for paving the way for subsequent leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
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Garena Free Fire Max redeem codes for Tuesday, 1August 2023 are now available on the official redemption website, reward.ff.garena.com. These codes are 12 digit alphanumeric consisting of capital letters and numbers. Redeeming Garena Free Fire Max codes help users to win different free in-game items like weapons, diamonds, skins, characters, and more.
Garena Free Fire Max codes are updated daily on the aforementioned rewards page. These codes can be only used once and have an expiry limit of up to 12 to 18 hours, after which they become invalid. Players must remember that invalid or expired codes can not be redeemed to earn freebies.
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Garena Free Fire Max redeem codes for Tuesday, 1August 2023 are now available on the official redemption website, reward.ff.garena.com. These codes are 12 digit alphanumeric consisting of capital letters and numbers. Redeeming Garena Free Fire Max codes help users to win different free in-game items like weapons, diamonds, skins, characters, and more.
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Dr. Jerome Adams talks about new rise in COVID cases, long-term symptoms
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The number of reported COVID-19 cases is rising again, leaving many to wonder if the United States is facing another wave of the virus.
Dr. Jerome Adams, WISH-TV medical expert and a former U.S. surgeon general, said Monday that the numbers are rising the fastest in Texas, Florida, and New York, with a 10% increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
“Many people feel like they’ve moved on from COVID, but unfortunately COVID has not moved on from us,” Adams said. “We’re not going back to a place where we’re shutting down schools or where we’re having mask mandates, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t protect ourselves when we do see a surge coming.”
Adams says knowing cases are rising can help those who have comorbidity or who are older begin taking precautions if they’re going to crowded spaces.
Dr. Adams also spoke on the long-term COVID symptoms, like brain fog, which are now becoming the focus of many new treatment studies.
“Hopefully, we’ll start to get a few more answers in terms of actually how we define (COVID) and what treatments are going to be effective for people.
“This could be the biggest legacy of COVID. Even with over a million people who have died, we could have tens of millions of people suffering from long-term COVID symptoms.
“It takes a long time (to get answers). We were spoiled with how rapidly things progressed in 2020 with COVID tests and vaccines, but we’ve got to keep our foot on the gas again.”
Finally, Adams comments on Colts’ player Anthony Richardson undergoing a septoplasty to help with his breathing. “With septoplasty, it takes anywhere from 2 – 6 weeks to be completely healed. If Anthony Richardson is on this timeline, we’re not going to see him on the field until well into the season.”
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Prepare for a stunning double-supermoon display in August
The sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Basilica of San Bernardino in L'Aquila in Italy's Abruzzo region, on August 12, 2022. (Provided Photo/Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
(CNN) — Big, bright lunar displays will bookend August as the moon nears its closest point to Earth. When the moon reaches this position in its orbit while also appearing full, the result is a supermoon — and there will be two this month.
The first of the supermoons will peak at 2:32 p.m. ET on Tuesday, which means lunar gazers in Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa and the Middle East can catch the orb glowing at its fullest in the night sky at a distance of about 222,158 miles (357,530 kilometers) from Earth, according to calculations from retired NASA astronomer Fred Espenak. For viewers in the United States, rest assured the moon will look round during the evening of August 1. Supermoons generally look brighter and bigger than other full moons because of their proximity, though it’s not always perceptible to the naked eye.
This week’s full moon is also called the “sturgeon moon” because it occurs around the time of year that, historically, indigenous populations found the large freshwater fish were easily caught in the Great Lakes, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Stateside, you can best catch a glimpse of the sturgeon supermoon after sunset Tuesday, looking toward the southeast.
Then, on August 30, a full moon will appear at the closest point to our planet this year — about 222,043 miles (357,344 kilometers) away — making it an elusive super blue moon.
A blue moon, in common parlance, refers to a second full moon that occurs within the same calendar month, which typically happens only once every two and a half years. The most recent blue moon, for example, occurred in October 2020.
The August 30 super blue moon will reach its peak at 9:36 p.m. ET, according to the almanac. The celestial orb will also be visible the night of August 31, local weather conditions allowing.
But take note: It won’t appear blue, despite the name. The term actually originates from a 16th century expression, in which a blue moon referred to something that never — and later rarely — happened, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
What is a full moon, supermoon and blue moon?
A full moon occurs when the near side of the moon is fully illuminated by the sun in the night sky, which typically happens once a month.
Supermoons are more uncommon.
These lunar displays occur because the moon does not travel in a perfect circle around Earth. Rather, the moon’s path is shaped like an oval, bringing the moon closer to the Earth at certain points on its elliptical journey. The exact distance between Earth and the moon can vary by about 26,222 miles (42,200 kilometers), according to NASA.
Supermoons occur when the moon is near or at its closest point to Earth (or, in scientific terms, its perigee) while also appearing full.
Scientists call this a “perigean full moon,” and it can be up to 30% brighter and appear about 14% larger than full moons that occur at the farthest point from Earth, according to the United Kingdom’s National Space Centre.
Some argue that the term supermoon is overused because it can refer to full moons that don’t occur at the absolute nearest point to Earth — and they don’t always appear drastically different to the human eye than the average full moon.
As NASA explains, while supermoon isn’t an official astronomical term, “it’s used to describe a full Moon that comes within at least 90 percent of perigee.” And these lunar events aren’t uncommon: Supermoons typically occur three or four times per year.
In fact, the instances where the moon looks largest in the sky are typically when it appears close to the horizon, creating an optical illusion, notes researcher Adam Block, an operations specialist at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory in Tucson. And that phenomenon has nothing to do with whether the moon is in supermoon territory.
“If you turn around in the opposite direction, and if you’re flexible, you can bend over and look between your legs at the moon upside down and the illusion completely disappears,” Block explained.
Supermoons aren’t particularly rare or visually distinctive, but they do impact the Earth. The moon’s physical closeness can cause higher tides in the Earth’s oceans, NASA notes.
Blue moons, however, are rarer. While the term originally referred to an extra full moon occurring within the same tropical year — the period between two equinoxes— it now commonly refers to two full moons appearing within the same calendar month.
Not all blue moons are supermoons, which makes the August 30 full moon even more exceptional. The next time two supermoons will occur in the same month will be January 2037, according to Espenak’s data.
Sometimes, several lunar phenomenon line up on the same night to create a truly extraordinary sky-watching experience, such as on January 31, 2018, when the last full moon of the month was not only a blue moon and a supermoon — it was also a blood moon, or a total lunar eclipse. Those events occur when Earth’s shadow gives the full moon a reddish tint.
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The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend. Complaints included concerns about its structural safety and illumination.
The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week. That work was temporarily paused because the company did not have the necessary permits. For a time, the “er” at the end of “Twitter” remained up due to the abrupt halt of the sign takedown.
The city of San Francisco had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed Friday on top of the downtown building as Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
The chaotic rebrand of Twitter’s building signage is similar to the haphazard way in which the Twitter platform is being turned into X. While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message for comment Monday.
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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Summer is coming to an end, which means many students are heading back to the classroom.
Some South Georgia schools are already back in session. However, there are still many students waiting for the school year to start.
While you wait, see what back-to-school events are happening near you to get school supplies before the school year starts for your child.
Here is a list of when different schools across South Georgia are back in session.
July 31
Calhoun County Schools Calhoun County Elementary School
Early County Schools Early County Elementary School Early County Middle School Early County High School Early County Learning and Opportunity Academy
Quitman County Schools
Stewart County Schools Stewart County Elementary School Stewart County Middle School Stewart County High School
Terrell County Schools Cooper-Carver Elementary School Terrell Middle School Terrell High School
August 1
Atkinson County Schools Atkinson County High School Atkinson County Middle School Willacoochee Elementary School
Baker County Schools Baker County Pre-K Baker County Elementary School Baker County Middle School Baker County High School
Clay County Schools
Dougherty County Schools Albany Middle School Deerfield-Windsor Middle & Upper School Sherwood Elementary School Westover High School
Dooly County Schools Dooly County High School
Mitchell County Schools Mitchell Primary School Mitchell Elementary School Mitchell Middle School Mitchell High School Pelham Middle School
Randolph County Schools Randolph Elementary School Randolph-Clay Middle School Randolph-Clay High School
Worth County Schools Worth County Elementary School
August 2
Ben Hill County Schools Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy
Colquitt County Schools Cox Elementary School Hamilton Elementary School Gray Junior High School
Seminole County Schools Seminole County Elementary School Seminole County High School
Lanier County Schools Lanier County Elementary School Lanier County Middle School Lanier County High School
Miller County Schools Miller County Elementary School Miller County High School Miller County Middle School
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Grady County Schools Cairo High School
Wilcox County Schools Wilcox High School
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Cook County Schools Cook Elementary School
Echols County Schools Echols County Elementary/Middle School Echols County High School
Irwin County Schools Irwin County Elementary School Irwin County Middle School Irwin County High School
Turner County Schools Turner County Elementary School Turner County Middle School Turner County High School
August 7
Berrien County Schools Berrien Elementary School Berrien Middle School Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center
Lowndes County Schools Lowndes County High School
Sumter County Schools Sumter County Primary School
Thomasville City Schools Liberty Drive Elementary School Thomasville Middle School Thomasville High School
Thomas County Schools Thomas County Central High School
Valdosta City Schools Pinevale Elementary School Valdosta High School Valdosta Middle School
August 8
Brooks County Schools Brooks County High School
August 9
Coffee County Schools Ambrose Elementary School Coffee Middle School Coffee High School
Lee County Schools Twin Oaks Elementary School
Decatur County Schools Hutto Elementary School Bainbridge Middle School Bainbridge High School
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Webster County Schools Webster County Elementary/Middle School
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL. (Gray News) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old who was last seen in Daytona Beach, Florida.
According to the alert, Barbora Zdanska, 14, was last seen in the area of the 100th block of Boynton Boulevard in Daytona Beach.
Zdanska is 5′5, weighs about 136 pounds, and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing a black Adidas sweatshirt with white stripes on the sleeves and black jean shorts.
According to the alert, Zdanska may be traveling in a 2014, blue Dodge Caravan with a Florida tag number CZ8613. The vehicle has a butterfly sticker in the top right rear window and a University of Florida “F” sticker in the top left rear window.
Zdanska may also be traveling with a companion who is unknown at this time.
Anyone who may have seen Zdanska should call 9-1-1.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - As temperatures rise, experts say furry friends are feeling the heat just as much as their human counterparts.
Randi Todd, a veterinarian at the North Florida Animal Hospital, said her practice treats a pet for heat stroke about once a week during summer.
“Heat stroke is very dangerous. We sometimes can’t save them all. If it’s found at the right time and they’re cooled down appropriately, we can definitely attempt to save them, but it’s very serious. Your dog can die from it.”
It is important to remember to take necessary precautions, like avoiding walking your dog for long stretches at the hottest times of day, making sure your pets have plenty of cold water and avoiding walking them on hot asphalt, Todd said. If your pet is panting excessively or becomes unresponsive, that’s a sign they could be experiencing heat stroke. At that point, the veterinarian advises you take them to an emergency clinic.
Another tip Todd shared was to avoid trying to cool a pet down too fast. If an animal’s body temperature drops too quickly, it can send them into shock.
“We like to soak their paws in cooler water and try to get some fans and ventilation going,” Todd said. “With the temperature being so high, we want to try to bring it down slowly, not too rapid, so the body doesn’t go into complete shock.”
Todd said she has seen cases of heat stroke where it’s too late to save the pet’s life. It can happen if a pet is playing outside in the heat for too long or left in the car on a hot day, the veterinarian said.
There is never a situation in which a pet should be left in a car unattended, said Cara Aldridge, director of Leon County Animal Control. Even if the window is cracked, it can be dangerous and even deadly.
“The answer is no,” Aldridge said. “Don’t leave your animal in the car.”
Animal caretakers at the North Florida Wildlife Center are also taking extra precautions to keep their animals cool this summer. Staff keep fans running all day and mist their birds with cold water every hour.
“It’s to keep these animals cool and to keep these animals comfortable,” said Scott Jones, an animal trainer with the wildlife center.
Jones also gives the lemurs frozen ceramic tiles.
“We’ll freeze our tiles and give them out to the animals to lay on, so they can actually use it as a cold compress,” Jones said.
It’s a lot of work, but it’s necessary to keep these creatures happy and healthy.
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KUALA PILAH (Aug 1): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia’s image is improving, and it is recognised on the world stage because of its good governance, strong policies and political stability, in turn leading to more foreign investment.
He said this was, among others, proven when Tesla Inc chief executive officer Elon Musk decided to discuss with him personally his commitment to set up its headquarters in Cyberjaya this year.
Anwar said this was a huge honour for Malaysia following its economic policies, including the Madani Economy, practised in the country, in addition to the transparent leadership of the Unity Government.
“What is political stability for? I want to emphasise it is for developing the economy and attracting investors. Previously, investors did not want to come, we saw that foreign dignitaries rarely come to our country (but) now, just last week, the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr was here. For 49 years, he did not come, even if he did it was for some international conference,” he said at the ‘Ceramah Jelajah Perpaduan’ here last night.
He also said that the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who is scheduled to visit Malaysia on Thursday (Aug 3) to discuss investment opportunities, also expressed his determination to improve Brunei-Malaysia ties.
Meanwhile, Anwar criticised the actions of certain quarters who had used an edited version of the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah’s speech for political advantage, saying he will not be sympathetic to any parties who disrespected the royal institution.
“We have a Constitution and we must abide by it, don’t look for trouble… I will not sympathise with those who disobey the authority of the Rulers,” the PH chairman said.
Separately, Anwar said he will chair a meeting on the proposed salary review for civil servants and retirees next week.
“But according to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, this might take a minimum of six months at least, so for the time being I have approved a RM300 (special appreciation payment) for civil servants with an annual salary of RM100,000 and below and a RM100 e-wallet payment, so that makes it RM400.
“Retirees will get RM200 and another RM100, so a total of RM300, and this includes non-pensionable army veterans who will also get the RM200… but all these are just temporary measures… we will do what we can with the financial constraints that we are in,” Anwar said. – Bernama
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BEIJING (Aug 1): Heavy rains battered northern China yesterday, killing at least two people in Beijing while washing away cars and forcing the capital to issue its highest alerts for flooding and landslides.
Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, has swept northwards over China since Friday, when it hit southern Fujian province after scything through the Philippines.
Emergency personnel recovered two bodies from waterways in Beijing’s Mentougou district on Monday, the state-run People’s Daily said.
AFP reporters saw tree branches and dented cars, left by receding floodwaters, strewn on riverbanks in Mentougou on Monday afternoon.
“This morning it was crazy, the water overflowed the Mentougou river and the whole avenue was flooded,” Guo Zhenyu, a 49-year-old resident, told AFP.
Yellow bulldozers, workers in orange mackintoshes and residents cleared away the mud and debris during a period of lighter rain on Monday afternoon.
“I’m old but I’ve never seen flooding like this before in my life,” Mentougou resident Qin Quan said.
She showed AFP a video on her phone, shared among residents of the area, of workers attempting to resuscitate an unconscious man, as well as footage of a man desperately clinging to a pole with one hand as water washes over him.
The much larger and still swollen Yongding River in the same district churned up debris in brown torrents as residents looked on in shock from a bridge.
Other footage shared with AFP by a Mentougou resident showed a traffic barrier dozens of metres long snaking down a road as the water carried it away.
Chen Hong, a resident of the southern Fengtai district, shared footage with AFP that showed a parked van half-submerged in fast-flowing brown water on Monday morning as the rain continued to fall.
Residents in Chen’s neighbourhood cleared mud outside their homes with shovels during a brief respite from the downpour.
“Once it starts raining the road turns into a drain, and there’s water on the first floor inside houses,” said Chen, 52.
“The houses here are all old houses, so there are definitely concerns about safety,” she said.
A section of road surface in the outer Fangshan district caved in under rising water, local media reported.
Hundreds of bus services in the capital were suspended, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The Beijing government issued the highest flood warning for the suburban Dashihe River, while nearby city Tianjin also issued a flood alert.
Social media users uploaded footage of vehicles swept away by muddy torrents and thoroughfares turned into rapids on the outskirts of the city.
Murky water can be seen in one clip posted on the Instagram-like Xiaohongshu platform on Monday swamping a large intersection in the outer Mentougou district next to high-rise apartment blocks. The clip was geolocated by AFP.
Rainwater also appeared to leak onto a subway platform in western Beijing’s university district in another Xiaohongshu video from Sunday that was geolocated by AFP.
Extreme weather
The streets of central Beijing were quieter than usual on Monday morning as residents heeded official recommendations to work from home, with only a handful of delivery drivers braving pools of water seen in usually packed bike lanes.
The governments of Beijing and neighbouring Hebei province renewed red alerts for rainstorms on Monday.
China has been experiencing extreme weather and posting record temperatures this summer, events that scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change.
Experts have warned that the ongoing downpour could prompt even worse flooding than in July 2012, when 79 people were killed and tens of thousands evacuated, according to local media.
An average of 170.9 millimetres of rain inundated Beijing in 40 hours between Saturday night and noon on Monday, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said.
That is almost equivalent to the average rainfall for the entire month of July, according to official records. — AFP
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MIRI (Aug 1): Miri City Council (MCC) is planning a series of upgrading works to beautify the city.
Miri mayor Adam Yii said MCC has set a target for the upgrading works to be completed in time for the 20th Miri City Day celebration in 2025.
“MCC needs the cooperation of all stakeholders in Miri for this to be successful. Therefore, we have set up a committee with councillor Leslie Lau as the chairperson. The committee will identify projects that can be done collaboratively,” he said to the media after MCC’s full council meeting yesterday.
The Pujut assemblyman said the plan would involve corporate sectors, government departments and non-government organisations.
“We can do a series of beautification work such as landscape adoption programme, and the repainting of commercial buildings through Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
“While the Public Works Department perhaps can look into the upgrading of street lights from the airport to the city centre,” he added.
At the same time, he welcomes Miri residents to share ideas and inputs for the 20th Miri City Day celebration.
He said the cultural and artistic aspects of activities to enliven the anniversary celebration are also important.
Thus, he is requesting organisers to inform MCC of their planned activities for it to be listed in the events calendar.
The calendar will inform residents and tourists of activities that will take place throughout the year.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): DXN Holdings Bhd (DXN) is collaborating with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), UTAR Hospital and Yayasan Prihatin Nasional (Prihatin) in efforts to advance research and promote traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) treatments within the healthcare industry.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed last Sunday between the involved parties, underlining the framework of the agreement, specifically in research, organising web talks, seminars, as well as community engagement programmes.
The MOU signing also included the presentation of a donation worth RM3.5 million from DXN, a locally grown global player in the fortified food and beverages industry, to UTAR – meant to fund research and development (R&D) works carried out by the university.
DXN was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in May, and is well known for its specialisation in the cultivation, manufacturing and marketing of premium products, with a strong emphasis on Ganoderma lucidum.
“This partnership will provide invaluable support to UTAR Hospital in establishing medical services dedicated to TCM.
“By incorporating the best of both modern medical science and traditional healing practices, we envision a holistic approach to patient care that nurtures the body, mind and spirit,” said UTAR president Prof Dato’ Dr Ewe Hong Tat in his speech delivered prior to the MoU-signing.
Established in April last year, the TCM Centre by UTAR incorporates traditional Malay, Chinese and Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine treatments and in this context, UTAR is also set to improve the promotion of TCM via collaboration with DXN.
Meanwhile, DXN non-independent executive chairman and founder Datuk Lim Siow Jin believed that this partnership would foster greater understanding and awareness of natural products and TCM treatments made available by UTAR Hospital.
It is informed that the inclusion of the charity organisation Prihatin serves as an extension of DXN, UTAR, and UTAR Hospital’s engagement with the community through programmes, which is among the other benefits under the MoU of three years.
Biochemical and cellular studies are among the areas of research that the partnership will be focusing on.
“By joining forces, our three institutions demonstrate a shared commitment to fostering innovative research, promoting excellence in healthcare and improving the well-being of our communities.
“At the heart of this MoU lies our commitment to advancing natural products’ research works,” said Ewe.
In addition to general medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, health sciences and other disciplines, UTAR is also planning to offer Indian Ayurvedic-related courses in the future.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): The government aims to reduce the rural poverty rate to below 10 per cent by next year, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also rural and regional development minister said that the current rural poverty rate was 12 per cent.
“We see that as many as 130,000 heads of households are in the hardcore poor group at the moment, we have to get them out of this problem and it is not impossible to do because various ministries have been coordinated. InsyaAllah our determination this year and next year is for this rate to be in the single digits.
“The prime minister has also entrusted me not only to coordinate but to look at the effectiveness of all the efforts to eradicate extreme poverty,” he said when appearing as a guest on the Naratif Khas programme broadcast by RTM last night.
He said in order to ensure the target was achieved, various programmes had been created to increase the source of income for the group.
“In terms of the programmes, we have an Income Raising Programme involving an allocation of RM12 million, where through this programme, the hardcore poor, poor and B40 groups can be helped, and as many as 70 per cent of the participants in this programme have been able to increase their income by more than 30 per cent.
“In addition, we also have training and upskilling programmes for the new generation in rural areas and we found that 70 per cent of the participants who completed the training managed to get jobs,” he said.
Another initiative, he said, was the ‘Desa Lestari’ programme, which not only aimed at uplifting the socioeconomy of villages but also provided advice and assistance to village cooperatives.
“This is to enable village cooperatives to generate income for rural folk, and at the same time, reduce the poverty rate and tackle the cost of living issues,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme, the marketability rate of the participants was a remarkable 92.9 per cent.
On Thursday (July 27), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched the Madani Economy framework with the aim of boosting the Malaysian economy to enable the people to enjoy a better quality of life.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said it was a comprehensive plan for Malaysia to address various challenges and issues related to its competitiveness and attracting investments, as well as outlining actions to address current issues that affected the people’s lives. — Bernama
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TATAU (Aug 1): Nur Zureyha Zurhaidi emerged champion of the Malay karaoke singing contest held in conjunction with Pesta Tatau 2023.
She received RM800 cash and a trophy.
Second and third place went to Salwa Saini and Simon who walked home with RM600 and RM500 cash respectively plus a trophy each.
A total of 25 contestants took part in the contest which took place at the main stage of Taman Komuniti Sungai Jatan, Pasar Lama Tatau on Sunday night.
Tatau District assistant agriculture officer Joseph Mawan presented the prizes to the winners.
Also present at the event was Pemanca Gerosen Jubin.
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BINTULU (Aug 1): Tatau District officer Jabang Juntan led some 100 participants in the ‘Kayuhan Santai’ event near here last Sunday.
Organised by Kakus branch of Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (Saberkas), the leisure 3km cycling ride across Tatau town was a part of the ‘Saberkas Cergas’ programme, which took place at Taman Komuniti Sungai Jatan in Pasar Lama Tatau.
Earlier, the participants took part in a mass Zumba session.
These activities, in turn, were held in connection with Pesta Tatau 2023, which kicked off last Saturday and would run until this Aug 13.
Pesta Tatau 2023 chief coordinator Winnie Dian, Pemanca Gerosen Jubin, and Saberkas Kakus chairman Mohd Rizal Julaihi also took part in the cycling ride.
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KHAR, Pakistan (Aug 1): The Islamic State group claimed responsibility yesterday for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people, including 23 children, at a political party gathering ahead of elections due later this year.
The blast has raised fears Pakistan could be in for a bloody election period following months of political chaos prompted by the ousting of Imran Khan as prime minister in April last year.
Around 400 members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) party — a key government coalition partner led by a firebrand cleric — were waiting Sunday for speeches to begin when a bomber detonated a vest packed with explosives and ball bearings near the front stage.
“I was confronted with a devastating sight — lifeless bodies scattered on the ground while people cried out for help,” Fazal Aman, who was near the tent when the bomb went off, told AFP.
Shaukat Abbas, a senior official with the counter-terrorism department (CTD), told AFP that 54 people were killed, including 23 under the age of 18.
On Monday, the IS group claimed responsibility.
“A suicide attacker from the Islamic State… detonated his explosive jacket in the middle of a crowd” in Khar, the jihadist group’s news arm Amaq said in a statement.
The attack occurred in the town of Khar in the northwestern Bajaur district, just 45 kilometres from the Afghan border, in an area where militancy has been rising since the Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021.
Parliament is likely to be dissolved after it completes its term in the next two weeks, with national elections to be held by mid-November or earlier.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Pakistani authorities to find those responsible for planning the attack and bring them to justice, his spokesman Farhan Haq said.
Shattered family
Blood-stained shoes and prayer caps littered the site Monday, along with ball bearings and steel bolts from the suicide vest.
Pieces of human flesh, blasted 30 metres from the stage, could still be seen.
Thousands of mourners attended the first funeral ceremonies, including for two cousins aged 16 and 17.
“It was not easy for us to lift two coffins. This tragedy has shattered our family,” said Najib Ullah, the brother of one of the boys.
JUI-F’s leader, cleric Fazl-ur-Rehman, started political life as a firebrand Islamist hardliner, and while his party continues to advocate for socially conservative policies, he has more recently forged alliances with secular rivals.
In the past, he has helped facilitate talks between the government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an IS rival.
Last year, IS said it was behind attacks against religious scholars affiliated with JUI-F, which has a huge network of mosques and schools in the north and west of Pakistan.
IS accuses the JUI-F of hypocrisy for being a religious party while supporting secular governments and the military.
JUI-F officials hit out at authorities for failing to provide better security in areas where militants operate.
“I think the state has failed regardless of who is in power,” said Shams uz Zaman, deputy general secretary of its Bajaur branch.
“For God’s sake, take notice of the situation.”
While Rehman’s party never musters more than a dozen or so seats in parliament, it can be crucial in any coalition and his ability to mobilise tens of thousands of religious school students grants him additional clout.
“It is important to consider why workers of a religious inclined political party could have been subjected to such bestial violence,” Dawn newspaper said in an editorial.
“However ultra-conservative the JUI-F’s worldview, the party has chosen to contest power and operate within the parameters set by the Constitution of Pakistan.”
A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the blast was “an attempt to weaken democracy”.
Rise in attacks
Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in militant attacks since the Afghan Taliban surged back to power in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021.
In January, a suicide bomber linked to Pakistan’s Taliban blew himself up in a mosque inside a police compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing more than 80 officers.
The militant assaults have been focused in regions abutting Afghanistan, and Islamabad alleges some are being planned on Afghan soil — a charge Kabul denies.
Analysts say militants in the former tribal areas have become emboldened since the return of the Afghan Taliban.
The blast coincided with a visit to the country by a senior delegation of Chinese officials, including Vice Premier He Lifeng, who arrived in the capital Sunday evening. — AFP
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Sussex Police said that a suspected sex attacker had been identified after the force appealed to the public for witnesses and information.
The attack took place on the same day as the fire at the Royal Albion Hotel.
Police said today (Monday 31 July): “The man police wished to speak to in relation to a report of sexual assault on a woman in East Street, Brighton, on Saturday 15 July has now been identified.
“Thank you to those who responded to our appeal.
“The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about what happened is asked to call 101 or report online quoting reference 47230134969.”
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As interest rates have risen, the obvious and desired effect is to make borrowing more expensive, reducing the money people and businesses have available, reducing spending and (hopefully) curbing inflation.
But what are the longer-term, perhaps unintended, consequences of interest rate rises in development? How does it change the developments we produce?
Everyone is affected by the current interest rate rises when it comes to where they live. If you rent the cost of renting is going up.
When house prices are predicted to decrease, fewer people look to buy a house, leaving more to rent. That creates an increase in demand for rental property which, combined with rising borrowing costs for landlords, new regulations for rental property and inflation on maintenance costs, pushes rental prices up.
If you own a property, the cost to pay for it via a mortgage increases which, combined with increasing costs elsewhere, brings property prices down as less people can afford the prices they were at before.
This also means that if you own your home outright, lucky you, then it’s also costing you as your house price decreases – and to cap it off, no one is in the least bit sympathetic, sorry.
All this we know. What isn’t so widely mentioned is that some 86 per cent of homeowners with a mortgage are on fixed-rate deals of two to five years in length.
Of course, it depends when they took out their deals, but a substantial number of homeowners are still paying well under the Bank of England rate – and all hoping interest rates will come back down before their fixed rate period expires.
That in itself has unintended consequences because those people are definitely not moving house right now, which leads to a lack of housing on the market, which also helps prop up prices to some degree.
In the same way that mortgages are available as fixed rate or variable, so are development loans, which are the main way non-plc house-builders fund their developments.
Back when the interest rate was sub 1 per cent, there were very few fixed-rate loans on the market, so most developers took on variable loans, blind to the interest rate rises ahead.
Clearly it would have been better to seek out those fixed-rate deals but hindsight is a wonderful thing as they say.
There is another piece in the puzzle – rising build costs. Inflation in every aspect of the job. Materials prices, transport costs, borrowing costs, building regulation standards, sustainability measures – these all cost a lot of money and so the cost to build is also continuing to rise.
And don’t get me started on the costs of surveyors, solicitors, valuers, etc. Anyone issuing paperwork (probably while “working” from home) has been increasing their prices too. Got to pay for that Netflix subscription on in the background as you work, I guess.
Where am I going with all this? In short – if the value of the homes that developers produce decrease and the cost of all the borrowing, parts and labour to build them goes up, what happens?
In the short term, with developments under way, profits decrease (cue the violins) – but in the long term, new developments are allowing for all these factors and still factoring in the minimum return the banks require as a margin to cover a continuation of these problems
How is that possible when house prices and most of these costs our outside our control? In my first article, I described the viability method that local authorities use to calculate how much social housing developers can provide. Find out more here.
Briefly, you take the estimated end value, deduct all the costs including the land and what’s left can be put towards it.
So, if all the costs are rising and house prices are decreasing, the only two things that can be adjusted are the price of the land and the amount of social housing.
In rural areas, where developers are buying a field, the land price can go down to accommodate the rising costs and lower house prises because agricultural land is worth so little compared to its value with planning.
Therefore, social housing still gets built but farmers and landowners get less money when they sell. That’s why I’ve always argued those developments could and should provide a higher percentage of social housing and a higher standard of build than they frequently do.
In urban areas, it’s not so simple. The cost of building is substantially more than in rural areas, with complex problems to solve to get buildings built – and every development is a one-off.
Even more crucially, the land required is always very expensive in the first place as the existing buildings you will be demolishing already have value.
You can’t pay less for the land than it’s already worth without planning permission because the vendor won’t sell it for less – so the only thing that gives to make building possible is the amount of social housing.
This is not a good result, for anyone.
I frequently get asked about being a developer and there is often this idea that comes up that we developers hate providing social housing and do our best to avoid it. This is, for the most part, is wrong.
This week, the National Planning Barometer was published. It makes for stark reading with a conclusion that “the planning system is set up to fail”.
Also, the number one priority local authority committee members had was “providing affordable homes for future generations” (68 per cent).
We recently had a scheme refused in Adur, with the refusal stating quite clearly that our failure to offer as much social housing as their local policy requests was the reason.
If we could have offered more, we would have. The idea of selling a large number of units off plan, reducing our interest costs and risk is very appealing financially. And avoiding it doesn’t help us – we are still restricted to making 18 per cent maximum anyway.
Refusing schemes for not providing enough social housing in the eyes of the committee is common. It’s not just Adur.
The ironic, unintended consequence is that by refusing these schemes, even less housing gets built, social or otherwise, because developers can’t just magic 40 per cent social housing into schemes with all the other rising costs and decreasing house prices.
What’s left is fewer and fewer schemes getting built at all – nationally this year less than half of the country’s 300,000 target will be built, down from 205,000 built last year.
As the Planning Barometer succinctly says: “While councillors note that provision of affordable housing is a top priority, meeting their housing targets (the primary route for delivery of those affordable homes) is seen as a low priority.”
So as regulation increases, costs and interest rates rise and house prices decline, once again social housing takes a hit and developers are being prevented from delivering what they can by the committees who claim to want social housing more than anything.
Everyone blames everyone else and the only thing we agree on is that literally no one is happy with the system we have. Meanwhile, it gets harder and harder to deliver and prices and interest rate rises increase. What a mess.
Ed Deedman is a director of Cayuga Homes.
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At least two people were killed by Ukrainian shelling of the city of Donetsk, the Russian-installed head of the region said.
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The two countries joined Guinea in expressing ‘fraternal solidarity’ with the people of Niger after a military coup.
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The two countries joined Guinea in expressing ‘fraternal solidarity’ with the people of Niger after a military coup.
Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any intervention in neighbouring Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against their two countries, a signal of support for leaders of the recent coup there.
In a statement released on Monday, the governments of Mali and Burkina Faso also refused to implement what they called “illegal, illegitimate and inhumane sanctions” against the Nigerien people and authorities.
“The transitional governments of Burkina Faso and Mali express their fraternal solidarity – and that of the Burkinese and Malian people – to the people of Niger who have decided with full responsibility to take their destiny in hand and assume the fullness of their sovereignty before history,” the statement read.
The message comes less than a week after soldiers guarding Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum took the leader into custody on July 26, declaring they had “put an end” to his administration.
Among their complaints were the “deteriorating security situation” in Niger as well as the rising cost of living. With Bazoum overthrown, the chief of the presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tchiani, named himself leader in a televised address.
Threats of military intervention
But the international backlash was swift. On Sunday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member international organisation, decried the coup as a “hostage situation” and threatened military intervention if Bazoum was not restored to power.
“In the event the Authority’s demands are not met within one week,” ECOWAS would “take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger”, the organisation said in a communiqué. It added: “Such measures may include the use of force.”
Inaugurated in 2021, Bazoum was the first Nigerien president to be democratically elected through a peaceful transition of power. Western governments like the United States and France embraced his administration as a key ally – and source of stability – in Africa’s Sahel region.
But on Saturday, in the wake of Bazoum’s removal, the European Union announced “immediate suspension of budget support” and “all security cooperation activities”. France, the former colonial power in the region, took similar actions.
And US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who travelled to Niger in March, said his country would consider withdrawing its assistance, which included $150m announced during the visit.
“Our economic and security partnership with Niger – which is significant, hundreds of millions of dollars – depends on the continuation of the democratic governance and constitutional order that has been disrupted by the actions in the last few days,” Blinken said.
He called on Bazoum’s removal “to be immediately reversed”. The US has declined to term the recent events a “coup” or acknowledge Tchiani as leader.
Support for military leaders
The leaders of the Niger coup received support not only from Burkina Faso and Mali but also from Guinea, one of the few countries to speak out on their behalf.
In a social media post on Monday, the office of Guinea’s President Mamady Doumbouya issued a statement “firmly expressing support toward the people of its partner country”.
“The measures of sanction recommended by ECOWAS, including a military intervention, are options that would not be a solution to the current problem but would lead to a humanitarian disaster whose consequences could extend beyond the borders of Niger,” the statement said.
Earlier on Monday, the coup leaders in Niger alleged that Bazoum’s government had authorised a French attack on the presidential palace, a claim the French government denied.
But such fears helped stoke ongoing pro-coup protests outside the French embassy in the capital Niamey, where demonstrators could be heard chanting, “Long live Russia” and “Down with France”.
International observers fear the instability in Niger could create an opportunity for organisations like the Wagner Group, a private mercenary company based in Russia.
Wagner’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke approvingly about the coup over the weekend, saying the situation had been brewing for a while.
“The former colonisers are trying to keep the people of African countries in check,” he added in his audio message on the Telegram app.
His statements struck a stark contrast with that of the Kremlin in Russia, which called the situation in Niger a “cause for serious concern“.
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Nearly 250,000 people have risked their lives crossing a perilous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama.
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Nearly 250,000 people have risked their lives crossing a perilous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama.
The number of migrants and asylum seekers who have crossed an inhospitable stretch of Central American jungle known as the Darien Gap so far this year has surpassed the record total set in 2022, according to Panama’s government.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Deputy Director of Migration Maria Isabel Saravia said that more than 248,901 people have crossed the perilous 265km (165 miles) sliver of land between Colombia and Panama since January.
Saravia added that approximately 20 percent were children, nearly half of them aged five or younger.
“Unfortunately, today the record for the total was broken, which had been unprecedented in 2022,” she told the Spanish-language news agency EFE. “We are facing a humanitarian crisis of major proportions.”
The growing number of trips through the Darien Gap, once believed to be so dangerous as to be uncrossable, has come to symbolise the risks migrants and asylum seekers are willing to take for a better life elsewhere.
In April, the United Nations warned the number of migrants and asylum seekers navigating the region was on track to hit 400,000 this year, an unprecedented total.
Of those who crossed so far, more than 100,000 have come from the South American country of Venezuela, which has experienced a massive exodus as it struggles with economic turmoil and a humanitarian crisis.
About 33,000 Haitians also made the journey since January, as have 25,000 people from Ecuador and 8,500 from China.
In the Darien Gap, they face steep mountains and tangled rainforest, as well as criminal groups who subject migrants and asylum seekers to violence, extortion and sexual assault.
Reflecting on 2022’s record migrant and asylum seeker totals, the representatives from the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) noted that many who perish in the Darien Gap are never documented or found. Others suffer long-term trauma.
“The stories we have heard from those who have crossed the Darien Gap attest to the horrors of this journey,” Giuseppe Loprete, the IOM’s chief of mission in Panama, said in a statement in January.
“Many have lost their lives or gone missing, while others come out of it with significant health issues, both physical and mental, to which we and our partners are responding.”
Statistics for crossings in 2022 showed that the number of migrants and asylum seekers travelling through the Darien Gap had nearly doubled from 2021.
Of that total, 32,488 children crossed by foot between January and October of last year, according to the UN children’s rights organisation UNICEF. That too was a record.
Young migrants and asylum seekers have taken to social media apps like TikTok to document their experiences and share advice for traversing the dangerous terrain.
Many of those who hazard the journey are heading northwards to destinations like the United States. But in April, the US took steps to stem the flow of migrants and asylum seekers to its southern border.
It announced an agreement with Panamanian and Colombian authorities to stop the “illicit movement of people” through the Darien Gap. That agreement involved a 60-day campaign to step up immigration enforcement efforts in the region, address poor economic conditions and create new legal migration pathways.
But the plan was met with scepticism from immigration and human rights organisations.
“The language in this statement is vague on purpose. How exactly do they intend to end migration thru the Darien Gap + ‘reduce poverty, create jobs’ in 60 days?” the group Al Otro Lado asked at the time.
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The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend. Complaints included concerns about its structural safety and illumination.
The Elon Musk-owned company, which has been rebranded as X, had removed the Twitter sign and iconic blue bird logo from the building last week. That work was temporarily paused because the company did not have the necessary permits. For a time, the “er” at the end of “Twitter” remained up due to the abrupt halt of the sign takedown.
The city of San Francisco had opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign, which was installed Friday on top of the downtown building as Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
The chaotic rebrand of Twitter’s building signage is similar to the haphazard way in which the Twitter platform is being turned into X. While the X logo has replaced Twitter on many parts of the site and app, remnants of Twitter remain.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message for comment Monday.
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United Airlines will implement tactile and accessible signage for seating and bathrooms across its fleet before 2027.
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United Airlines just announced that it has started adding Braille to its planes—making it the first U.S. carrier to incorporate the accessible signage on its aircraft.
So far, the airline has retrofitted about a dozen of its more than 900 planes with Braille; the markings denote the individual rows and seat letters on the overhead compartments and are also found inside and outside the lavatories. It plans to equip the entire fleet with Braille before 2027.
“Finding your seat on a plane or getting to the restroom is something most of us take for granted, but for millions of our customers, it can be a challenge to do independently,” Linda Jojo, executive vice president and chief customer officer for United, said in a statement. “By adding more tactile signage throughout our interiors, we’re making the flying experience more inclusive and accessible, and that’s good for everyone.”
For the new signage, United worked with the National Federation of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind, and other disability advocacy groups to determine the best places to place the Braille for visually impaired customers.
“The flight experience is often frustrating for blind people for a number of reasons, one of which is the amount of information that is available exclusively through printed signs and other visual indicators,” Mark Riccobono, president of the National Federation of the Blind, said in a statement. The organization hopes to continue working with United to explore additional ways that flying can be “more accessible and less stressful for blind passengers.”
According to the Department of Transportation, roughly 27 million people with disabilities of all varieties traveled by air in 2019. Within the past year, more and more airlines have rolled out programs to address making the flying experience more equitable. In June 2023, Delta Flight Products, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, unveiled plans for an airplane seat that will allow travelers who use a wheelchair to bring their wheelchair onto the aircraft and remain seated in it for the duration of the flight. In 2022, Turkish Airlines launched a program to give passengers lanyards decorated with sunflowers to help crew identify people with hidden disabilities (such as chronic pain or illnesses, diabetes, dementia, autism, brain injuries, ADHD, dyslexia, joint issues, mental illness, or sleep disorders, among others), to let them know they might need additional help during their travels.
Unlike the recently announced federal mandate that new narrow-body planes be built with accessible bathrooms (which required an amendment to the Air Carrier Access ACT of 1986), no new laws were created to require airlines to add Braille to planes new or old for visually impaired customers. Time will tell if other airlines will follow United’s lead. As to why it wasn’t already standard on planes, National Federation of the Blind spokesperson Chris Danielsen said he wasn’t sure why it wasn’t more common, adding that “airlines have until recently focused on checking the boxes of regulatory compliance rather than on collaborating with customers with disabilities to discuss what might make the flying experience better for everyone.”
Danielsen added that there has been a greater willingness recently on the part of airlines to work with advocacy groups for visually impaired people, “although there is much work yet to be done and some big problem areas that still remain.” He pointed to the treatment of blind people who use guide dogs as a continued point of contention.
“Many airlines have implemented paperwork and documentation requirements for blind people using guide dogs,” Danielsen said, adding that in some cases blind people have been denied boarding despite having completed the requested form.
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The FAA Reauthorization Bill, which, if passed, would greatly improve air travel, is making its way through Congress. Here’s how it will benefit air travelers and what to expect.
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Earlier this month, government leaders made an important step toward fixing a lot of the problems with air travel today.
On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the next five years. If approved, the renewed legislation will improve “the safety of our system, our airport infrastructure, and the quality of service for passengers,” stated Sam Graves, chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which introduced the bill on June 9. The bill is now on its way to the Senate floor, where it awaits approval by September, when the FAA’s current authorization is set to expire.
The FAA reauthorization bill—what travelers should know
For air travelers, there are several main takeaways from the FAA reauthorization bill that stand to fundamentally improve the air travel experience. Here’s what fliers should be watching for.
Expanding the aviation workforce
Most air travelers are well aware that in the aftermath of the pandemic, the air travel industry has struggled in the face of pilot and air traffic controller shortages. In fact, according to the U.S. Travel Association, due to “years of federal underinvestment,” the U.S. aviation system currently has 1,200 fewer air traffic controllers than a decade ago.
These critical shortfalls often result in airlines and airports being unable to execute their flight schedules to their full capacity and on time. In other words, they are often the root cause of the numerous canceled and delayed flights that have plagued the industry in recent months, often exacerbated by weather-related strains on the system.
The proposed bill addresses these challenges by “removing barriers to pursuing aviation careers, expanding the aviation workforce pipeline, [and] improving training standards,” according to a statement from the Transportation Committee.
Better airports
U.S. airports get a bad rap when compared to their global counterparts. “Half of the world’s 10 busiest airports are in the United States, but only one U.S. airport—Seattle—cracks the top 20 in world’s best airport rankings,” notes the U.S. Travel Association.
In order to better compete on the international stage and enhance the air travel experience from where it begins—at the airport—the FAA reauthorization bill “provides more funding for airport infrastructure grants and directs a larger share to medium and large hubs,” states U.S. Travel.
Improving the passenger experience
The air travel recovery process, and thus the customer experience, has been rough these past couple of years. The bill’s authors promise that it “delivers reforms that will enhance the experience for the traveling public,” including:
A more robust system for providing passengers with refunds and reimbursements for flight cancellations and delays—airlines will need to submit a document summarizing the rights of their passengers and what kinds of compensation is due when flight delays, cancellations, and disruptions occur (including rebooking options, refunds, meals, and accommodations)
for flight cancellations and delays—airlines will need to submit a document summarizing the rights of their passengers and what kinds of compensation is due when flight delays, cancellations, and disruptions occur (including rebooking options, refunds, meals, and accommodations) Ensuring that airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) provide transparent airfare pricing that includes government-imposed taxes and fees and displays the total cost of the airfare upfront
that includes government-imposed taxes and fees and displays the total cost of the airfare upfront An easy way for air travelers to submit their complaints to the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection’s website regarding air travel service problems
to the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection’s website regarding air travel service problems The Secretary of Transportation will be charged with creating an “Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights,” ensuring that passengers with disabilities are “treated with dignity and respect,” according to the bill, and receive timely assistance, can travel with wheelchairs, and can obtain announcements in an accessible format, among other guarantees
The bottom line: “Over half of Americans say they would travel more for leisure if the travel experience were less of a hassle,” according to U.S. Travel.
Investing in air travel safety and innovation
“America’s aviation system is safe, but the system is not immune to stress and must continually be made safer,” write the bill’s authors. And responding to the recent influx in runway close calls, the authors added that the FAA reauthorization bill “addresses several safety issues, including the recent uptick in runway incursions.”
As the air travel industry adapts to a changing climate, complete with its challenges in terms of more erratic weather patterns and opportunities for developing new and evolving emission-reducing air transport technologies, the FAA reauthorization bill aims to encourage new technology and innovations in the air travel sector.
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Learn about why places like Boise, Las Vegas, and the Hudson Valley Region are some of the most exciting travel destinations in the U.S. to visit right now.
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Sure, globe-trotting is great, but there’s plenty of inspiring travel that’s entirely passport-free. If you’re looking for some ideas to explore closer to home, we’ve got you covered: Here are five buzzy destinations, one for each of the United States’ key regions, that are worth a trip right now.
Located in Andes, Wayside Cider is a place to drink and take away bottles of locally-made cider. Photo by Michelle Heimerman
Northeast: Hudson Valley, New York
The Hamptons are over: -crowded and -priced. There’s an upstart alternative, though, with an equally sumptuous landscape, convenient transport links, and countrified landscape within an hour or so of New York City: the Hudson Valley, which has seen a jolt of energy in recent years on both sides of the river.
In the rugged Catskills on the west side of the Hudson River, little villages have appealing additions: Take Andes, for example, where small-batch cider maker Wayside has a brewery and beer garden close to vintage dealer Hasbeens & Willbees, while ceramicist Stephanie Theado lives and works from a townhouse on the main street. In Dutchess and Columbia counties to the east, noteworthy new restaurants have opened from River & Post in Staatsburg to Pretty To Think So and Kips Tavern in and around Rhinebeck.
On both sides of the Hudson, there are new hotel options, too, from the newly refurbished Eldred preserve to boutique chainlet Foster Supply, which will add the wellness-focused Hemlock Neversink on a 230-acre site in fall 2023 as well as the five-star Chatwal Lodge, a satellite of the original hotel in New York City’s Theater District.
Where to stay
Book now: Habitas on Hudson
The hipster hotelier Habitas took over a one-time wedding venue to create this modish spot right on the edge of the river—book a room in the main house rather than the annex for maximum charm.
How to get to the Hudson Valley
From elsewhere in the northeast, Hudson Valley is well-served by Amtrak, but if you want to fly here, consider SWF just west of Newburgh: Allegiant connects it nonstop to Orlando and Tampa year-round, with seasonal service to Savannah and Myrtle Beach.
The Tampa Bay region has a population of around three million people. Photo by Sean Pavone/Shutterstock
Southeast: Central Florida
There’s more to Central Florida than Disney—though a dose of the Mouse House is still a must-do whenever you’re here. Consider a different kind of entertainment when you next head to Orlando, though, and head out to Volusia County. That quiet corner of central Florida is home to Cassadaga, a spiritualist town where the residents work as mediums or psychic healers. Check who’s offering services on any given day at the message board in the welcome center.
Over in Tampa, there’s a newfound focus on upscale hospitality: Three of the city’s best restaurants recently earned Michelin stars for the first time. There’s the Mediterranean-skewing Lilac, inside the Edition hotel, plus tasting menu–focused Japanese Koya and chef Bryce Bonsack’s Italian Rocca, where the housemade pasta is a standout. The hotel scene there is improving, too, with creative new openings—like Hotel Haya’s tribute to cigar-rolling Cuban culture.
Where to stay
Book now: The Tampa Edition
The luxe lifestyle property is a 172-room site that’s part of the Water Street district—come hang on its rooftop terrace and pool deck with vine-wreathed cabanas and a scene-y vibe.
How to get to Central Florida
MCO airport has service on all major carriers that goes beyond many typical hubs: Spirit flies to Atlantic City, for instance, while Sun Country connects it with Eau Claire and Avelo has service to Dubuque. Even better, though, is the news for Floridians: Brightline’s train tracks between south Florida and MCO are completed and the operator promises that it will start welcoming riders sometime later this summer.
Head to the Boise River Greenbelt for scenic views along the Boise River. Photo by Charles Knowles/Shutterstock
West: Boise, Idaho
In 2023, for the first time ever, an Idaho chef won a James Beard award: Kris Komori, who runs Kin. Moreover, it was noteworthy that all Boise-based semi-finalists this year had diverse heritage, a nod to the city’s makeup: Boise was recognized as a leading Welcoming City under the Obama administration. The new 29,000-square-foot Warehouse Food Hall (which opened last summer) has a roster of more casual spots to try, and its owners will open Hotel Renegade next year, a 122-room property that will be the city’s toniest place to crash.
Boise is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country—between 2016 and 2023, the city population grew by 25 percent, to almost three-quarters of a million. It’s easy to see why: the tree-filled, pedestrian-friendly downtown is an attractive place to idle or cycle along. Culturally, Boise’s jewel is Idaho Shakespeare. Its outstanding outdoor productions run through October. Bring a picnic to its 770-seat amphitheater to enjoy while you watch this season’s repertoire, which includes musical Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.
Where to stay
Book now: The Avery
The 39-room boutique hotel, which opens in August, is a reimagining of a landmark building downtown. It was once home to the Blues Bouquet nightclub and is operated by Boise-born Cal Elliott, who earned a Michelin star at New York’s Dressler restaurant.
How to get to Boise
BOI is served by eight different airlines, with nonstop service to 25 cities, including Delta to ATL, Allegiant to LAS, and Southwest to OAK.
Nearly 40 million people visited the Las Vegas area in 2022. Photo by Sean Pavone/Shutterstock
Southwest: Las Vegas
Sin City’s endless reinventions are perennial interest-piquers. This year, two new hotels are opening later in 2023: the off-strip, 200-room Durango, with a more casual vibe (the anchor restaurants will be part of a funky food hall) and the 3,700-room Fontainebleau, a Strip-based outpost of the Miami original. Meanwhile, the food-focused Cosmopolitan continues its revamp since joining the MGM portfolio last year, with the opening of the new restaurant LPM, the ninth location for the see-and-be-seen spot that aims to bring a slice of the French Riviera to anywhere it opens.
Wynn Las Vegas faceplanted when it first opened Awakening, its Cirque du Soleil–inspired new show last fall. It didn’t hesitate to go dark for several months to retool it for a relaunch this summer; the tinkering turned a confusing dud into a surefire hit. The celebrity residences nearby continue at maximum star wattage, whether Weekends with Adele or Katy Perry’s Play. All that plus the September 2023 opening of MSG Sphere, a futuristic entertainment venue where the three, football field–size LED screens will wrap around the audience.
Where to stay
Book now: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Glimpse the still-under makeover of the erstwhile Bally’s hotel, which has received a much-needed injection of cash to renovate its casino floor, turning its sportsbook location into a video arcade and adding a new steak joint, among other things.
How to get to Las Vegas
Take your pick of flights—getting to Las Vegas nonstop is one of the easiest journeys in the country. Southwest is the major carrier here, with service to everywhere from Kansas City to Nashville.
The Great Lakes is also one of AFAR’s Best Places to Travel in 2023 destinations. Photo by ehrlif/Shutterstock
Midwest: The Great Lakes
Call it E-Route 66. The states that border Lake Michigan (Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana) are cooperating on a massive new infrastructure project, intended to futureproof the journey around its coast. They’re working together to create a 1,100-mile circuit for EV drivers that allows them to take a trip without worrying about running out of juice; the first stretch of it has just been completed, in Wisconsin, with the rest to follow soon.
Michigan, of course, is only one of the five Great Lakes (which is one of AFAR’s 12 best places to travel in 2023). (Remember Super Heroes Must Eat Oats as a mnemonic for Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario; together, they form the planet’s largest freshwater system.) Cruise operators have started to recognize their appeal, with both American Queen and Viking programming voyages there to take in the resort towns that dot the shoreline, like Mackinac (say it MA-kinaw) Island on Michigan’s northernmost tip or Wisconsin’s Door County. The latter is a 75-mile peninsula that juts into Lake Michigan, a Midwestern answer to Cape Cod with more than 300 miles of shoreline filled with gorgeous beaches.
Where to stay
Book now: The Grand Hotel
If you’re not cruising around on water or by road, consider a few days at the aptly named Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, a wedding cake–like building dating back to the 1880s with an enormous, idle-ready porch and a throwback glamour.
How to get to the Great Lakes
There are several gateway cities for this region, but Chicago may be the most well-connected, with not one but two airports and nonstop service to most cities across the country. Don’t overlook MKE, though, which has low-cost service on the likes of Southwest and Sun Country to such cities as Phoenix and Denver.
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"Game of Thrones" was filmed in Croatia, Iceland, Spain, and Morocco. Here are 11 filming locations you can visit in real life.
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When Game of Thrones aired its eighth and final season in spring 2019, diehard fans had to bid farewell to beloved recurring characters like Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Arya Stark, and for some, even Jaime Lannister. Luckily, the real-life GOT destinations, many of them national parks or UNESCO World Heritage sites, are places you can actually see. From frozen lava fields in Iceland to centuries-old palaces in Spain, here are 11 Game of Thrones filming locations you can (and should) visit.
Where was “Game of Thrones” filmed?
Game of Thrones was filmed primarily on location across Europe. Although various scenes were shot on studio sets in Belfast, Northern Ireland, many major moments from the HBO hit drama feature real landscapes and medieval fortresses in the backdrop.
In the pilot episode, for example, scenes at Winterfell, the Stark family home, were shot at Doune Castle in Scotland. During the first season, fans also see a young Daenerys marry Khal Drogo at the (now collapsed) Azure Window in Malta, a famous natural limestone archway that collapsed into the Mediterranean Sea in 2017. Here are a number of other Game of Thrones filming locations to put on your “want to go” list.
Dubrovnik’s Old Town is protected by stone walls completed in the 16th century. Photo by Guilleon/Shutterstock
1. Old Town Dubrovnik, Croatia
Game of Thrones in-universe location: King’s Landing
Dubrovnik’s Old Town first appeared on screen as “King’s Landing” during the second season of Game of Thrones. Since then, GOT-inspired tourism to the medieval walled city has skyrocketed. Visitors can meander through the capital of the Seven Kingdoms on a GOT-themed walking tour, passing the steps of Old Town’s magnificent St. Ignatius of Loyola Church (the site of Cersei Lannister’s brutal “walk of shame”) as well as Fort Lovrijenac, the real-life fortress where filming of the epic Battle of Blackwater took place.
Several King’s Landing exteriors were also filmed in Split, the largest city in Croatia’s Dalmatia region, some three hours north of Dubrovnik by car. (About one hour up the coast from Split, the historic city of Šibenik appears in show’s fifth season as the real-life filming location for the Free City of Braavos.)
Fort Manoel in Malta plays the town’s square in King’s Landing where Ned Stark was executed. Photo by Karina Movsesyan/Shutterstock
2. Fort Manoel, Malta
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Kings Landing
One of the most heartbreaking—and shocking—turns of events to happen early in Games of Thrones is when Ned Stark is executed for discovering Jaime and Cersei Lannister’s scandalous secret. In the series, Stark is beheaded in a square in King’s Landing, but in real life, that square is actually Fort Manoel in Malta. Constructed in the 18th century under the rule of Portuguese Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena (the building is named for him), the star-shaped fort could hold 500 soldiers in its heyday and saw action during Napoleon’s invasion of Malta in 1798 and during World War II. The fort is temporarily closed for restorations (a reopening date has not yet been set), but admission is normally free.
Vatnajökull is the most voluminous ice cap in Iceland and one of the largest glaciers in Europe. Photo by Shutterstock
3. Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Beyond the Wall On Game of Thrones, the frozen lakes, icy lava fields, and snow-filled craters located beyond Castle Black and “North of the Wall” are the uncharted territories that wildlings and White Walkers roam. In real life, however, this vast tundra is Vatnajökull National Park, a protected wilderness east of Reykjavík. Although it required a fair amount of CGI to create the “Land of Always Winter” that GOT fans see on screen, the massive glaciers, ice caves, and active geothermal areas used as filming locations for the show are places you can actually visit in Vatnajökull National Park, and the landscapes are about as natural as it gets. (Other Game of Thrones filming locations near Iceland’s Vatnajökull National Park include the Myrdalsjokull glacier, the Hverfjall volcano, and the Grjótagjá geothermal hot spring.)
The Alcázar of Seville is fortified palace composed of zones constructed in different historical stages of architecture. Photo by Anibal Trejo/Shutterstock
4. Alcázar of Seville, Spain
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Water Gardens of Dorne
During the fifth season of HBO’s hit TV show, this 700-year-old Andalusian palace appeared as the Water Gardens of Dorne, seat of the House Martell of Sunspear. Known in real-life as the Royal Alcázar of Seville, this UNESCO World Heritage site is recognized as Europe’s oldest still-in-use royal palace (the upper chambers are residences for Spain’s royal family). The intricately detailed building in Seville is also considered one of the best-preserved examples of Mudejar (Moorish-style) architecture. Luckily for GOT and architecture fans alike, the lavish grounds are open to the public for guided tours.
Bardenas Reales’s abstract landscape is the result of centuries of erosion to the soil’s clay, chalk, and sandstone. Photo by Noradoa/Shutterstock
5. Bardenas Reales, Spain
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Dothraki Sea
During GOT’s sixth season, Daenerys Targaryen (the Mother of Dragons) is held captive by nomadic horse tribes in the expansive Essos grasslands known as the Dothraki Sea. To film these scenes, the show’s cast and crew members traveled to a Mars-like landscape in northern Spain known as Bardenas Reales Natural Park. These arid badlands stretch some 100,000 acres across the country’s Navarre region bordering Basque Country and can be explored by car, foot, or bike. (Some scenes from the Dothraki Sea were also filmed at Northern Ireland’s lush Glens of Antrim.)
“Game of Thrones” tours are now offered in many parts of Ireland; much of the show was filmed in locations across the country. Photo by Amedeo Lunco/Shutterstock
6. Dunluce Castle, Ireland
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Iron Islands
To visit the harbor where Theon Greyjoy first returned from Winterfell to the Iron Islands, head to Ireland’s moody, rugged coast. Some of those pivotal season two scenes were filmed at Dunluce Castle in County Antrim, about two hours north of Dublin. (Ballintoy Harbor, located about 20 minutes east of Dunluce Castle by car, was also used to film Iron Islands scenes.) Still, don’t expect to see an exact replica of House Greyjoy’s towering castle at Pyke; you’ll have to use a bit of imagination: The structure was heavily embellished before it appeared on Game of Thrones.
In Meteora, Greece, 11th-century monasteries sit atop towering natural pillars. Photo by Akugasahagy/Shutterstock
7. Meteora, Greece
Game of Thrones in-universe location: The Eyrie in the Vale of Arryn
The GOT cast and crew didn’t actually shoot scenes at this UNESCO World Heritage site. However, Meteora’s famed mountain-top monasteries were digitally mastered into the series’s first season as a backdrop for the Sky Cells where Tyrion Lannister was imprisoned. Travelers are free to catch remarkable views of these natural pinnacles by hiking, biking, or rafting through the northern Greece valley, which is reachable by train from Athens.
Essaouira’s walled medina (formerly known as Mogador) is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Olga Kot Photo/Shutterstock
8. Essaouira, Morocco
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Astapor
Essaouira is most familiar to Game of Thrones fans as the ancient city of Astapor, home of the highly skilled slave-soldiers known as the Unsullied. In real life, Essaouira is a port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast recognized for its fresh seafood, traditional argan oil production, and world-class kitesurfing, as well as its UNESCO-inscribed 18th-century medina filled with local artisan shops.
The Castle of Zafra sits at an altitude of 4,600 feet in Spain’s Sierra de Caldereros. Photo by Pedro Oliva/Shutterstock
9. Castle of Zafra, Spain
Game of Thrones in-universe location: Tower of Joy
One of the most revelatory moments in GOT history takes place during a flashback at the Tower of Joy. (Spoiler alert: The supernaturally gifted Bran Stark sees a vision of his father, Ned Stark, and learns a game-changing detail about a vital character’s familial past.) This fundamental scene was filmed at the Castle of Zafra in Guadalajara, Spain. Located in the Sierra de Caldereros about two hours east of Madrid, this 12th-century castle can be reached by vehicle from the village of Hombrados—or by a few hours of hiking.
s10. Šibenik, Croatia
Game of Thrones in-universe location: The free city of Braavos
In the fifth season of Game of Thrones, Arya Stark begins training to become a Faceless Man in Braavos, the richest, and arguably, most powerful Free City in Essos. Although scenes set in the House of Black and White (the temple in the city dedicated to the Many-Faced God) were filmed on a soundstage, the historical Croatian city of Šibenik on the Adriatic Coast, with its stone-walled alleyways, plazas, and buildings, played Braavos. The Cathedral of St. James , built in the 15th century and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, served as the Iron Bank, the most influential financial institution in the GOT universe.
Though it may look enticing, swimming is not allowed in the hot springs of Grjótagjá Lava Cave. Photo by Borkovec/ Shutterstock
11. Grjótagjá Lava Cave, Iceland
Game of Thrones in-universe location: The site of Jon Snow and Ygritte’s trist
In the fifth episode of the third season of Game of Thrones, Jon Snow and Ygritte spend a steamy night together north of the Wall in a cave. In real life, that cave is located in northern Iceland, near Lake Mývatn, and contains a thermal hot spring. But be forewarned: the Grjótagjá Lava Cave is one of the most difficult destinations to travel to in Iceland. The mouth of the cave can be difficult to spot in fog and can only be accessed after traversing a hiking trail from Dimmuborgir. Visitors are also not allowed to enter the hot springs.
A version of this article originally appeared online in April 2016; it was updated on May 11, 2020, and on July 31, 2023, to include current information.
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Read an in-depth review of the new glamping resort, AutoCamp Zion, outside of Zion National Park and why it's worth staying here.
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The AFAR take
In the glamping—that is, glamorous camping—world, AutoCamp is best known for transforming collections of retro Airstream trailers into comfortable, design-forward places to sleep under the stars. The outdoor lodging brand first opened in 2013 in Santa Barbara, California. Although that initial property has shuttered, it has since expanded to other naturally beautiful areas throughout the United States.
Thanks in part to the rise in popularity of glamping during the COVID-19 pandemic—according to Google Trends, it saw a 63 percent increase in July 2020 compared to July 2019 and has remained steady since then—AutoCamp’s collection continues to grow. The company now has nine properties, in such places as the Russian River, Cape Cod, and now, Utah.
AutoCamp Zion is one of four new arrivals this summer, having opened in May 2023 in a small town just outside of Zion National Park. Set against a tall, red-brown mesa on a 16-acre property, it lets guests escape the hubbub of the park’s gateway town, Springdale, while still being convenient enough for enjoying everything Zion National Park and the surrounding area has to offer. Unlike some other glamping options, it is open year-round.
The Clubhouse—a focal point of every AutoCamp property—provides a social hangout space for guests to enjoy. Matt Kisiday
The architects and designers behind AutoCamp Zion created a main building called “The Clubhouse,” an indoor-outdoor hangout space that showcases the area’s natural beauty with a warm and earthy color palette and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame views of the Utah desert. Live music on the weekends, an outdoor swimming pool, and a playground for kids all create a social atmosphere ideal for enjoying the company of your traveling companions or making new friends. But if you’re not feeling social, worry not. The Airstreams are spaced out enough to give guests privacy—be it in the trailer’s comfortable living space or around each one’s dedicated firepit and outdoor dining area.
Who’s it for?
Outdoor adventurers, couples, and families who want the best aspects of camping—s’mores, campfires, and stargazing in a beautiful locale—but without sacrificing comforts like a good bed and air-conditioning, all in a convenient location near Zion National Park.
An extensive network of mountain bike trails that aren’t part of Zion National Park are right in AutoCamp Zion’s backyard. Jessie Beck
The location
AutoCamp Zion is about a 15-minute drive outside of Springdale, the main gateway town for Zion National Park. Instead, it’s located just down the road in the even smaller town of Virgin, Utah, alongside the Virgin River.
AutoCamp’s location allows guests to easily explore parts of the area—both in and outside of the national park—that many visitors miss.
The location puts guests closer to the east entrance of Zion National Park, which is less popular and therefore less crowded than the Springdale entrance, making it a great spot for exploring beyond the park’s most well-known attractions. The location also allows guests to easily explore parts of the area outside the national park that many visitors miss. An extensive network of mountain biking trails (like the J.E.M. Trail) is right in AutoCamp’s backyard and the scenic drive best known for its excellent stargazing spots, Kolob Terrace Road, starts just across the street from its entrance.
Each of the 31-foot long Airstreams are custom made for AutoCamp, and include features that are both beautiful and functional. Matt Kisiday
The rooms
Each of the 72 custom-built Airstreams is designed with a surprisingly spacious bathroom, a well-equipped kitchenette with an induction stove, mini-fridge, and microwave, a bedroom with a queen-size bed, and—yes—air-conditioning. At 31 feet in length, the trailers offer plenty of room for two adults (or two adults and two kids) to move around inside. The living room sofa folds out to provide extra sleeping space.
Fun features including a skylight above the bed; a private firepit and outdoor lounge area help guests take advantage of the setting and maximize time spent outdoors. Yes, there’s a TV inside, but on clear, star-filled evenings, you won’t even remember it’s there.
Inside each Airstream is a dedicated bedroom with a queen-sized bed. Jessie Beck
In addition to the signature Airstreams, they also have:
10 BaseCamps, which include an Airstream and a luxury canvas tent (each with a queen-size bed)
Nine cabin-like X Suites, each with a queen-size bed, walk-in shower, kitchenette, and a small living room area with a flat-screen TV and sofa
5 ADA Suites containing a queen-size bed, full living area, and fully accessible shower.
The food and drink
If you don’t feel like cooking in your kitchenette, the Clubhouse offers complimentary granola and coffee each morning. The on-site restaurant, the Kitchen, serves simple but tasty ready-made meals, like pizza and burgers, which guests can enjoy poolside or by the communal firepit. Finally, its on-site shop, the General Store, fills the gap with beer, wine, snacks, and cooking supplies. I recommend lighting up the campfire and grabbing a grill kit from the General Store, which includes everything you’d need for a complete dinner for two: steaks or chicken, cornbread, sides, and—of course—AutoCamp’s signature artisanal s’mores.
Accessibility
In addition to its Airstreams, AutoCamp Zion has five ADA cabins located in a tree-shaded area next to the clubhouse. Each one has a ramp and accessible bathroom and kitchenette.
AutoCamp Zion offers an outdoorsy, nature-focused stay but without sacrificing comforts like their outdoor pool area. Matt Kisiday
Excursions and activities
AutoCamp Zion partners with Zion Adventure Co. to set guests up with tours and any equipment they might need for exploring Zion National Park and its surrounds—be it hiking the Narrows, mountain biking near Virgin, or joining a knowledgeable guide on a scenic sunset drive to learn more about the area’s natural and human histories. On-site, there is a pool, playground, and loaner bikes.
Commitment to sustainability
AutoCamp Zion donates $1 from every night booked to the Zion National Park Forever Project, which helps to restore trails and care for Zion’s plants and animals.
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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale’s footwear deals are in full swing, and it’s continuing to offer-up can’t-miss shoes for you and for all of the loved ones on your shopping list this coming holiday season. The Anniversary Sale ends on August 6, so head to Nordstrom.com to score some new shoes on sale.
One of the top deals we’ve seen this year is a whopping 32 percent off Ugg’s Discoquette Genuine Shearling Slides. They’re sold out in a few colorways, but you can still get your hands on the chic cedar, light grey, pink, and lilac shades with plenty of sizes left. Not only do these slippers nail the platform shoe trend, they’re also incredibly comfortable and supportive slippers for women. The Discoquette Slides have many shopper-loved components, including the platform sole, genuine shearling lining, and soft suede upper that parallel the features you find in the best Ugg boots. TikTok searches for “Ugg Discoquette” have even amassed 650 million views, and you can expect that number to keep growing.
While this shoe is obviously great for wearing around the house, it’s also a great option to throw on after the gym or while running errands. They’re friendly for different foot types and concerns, including those who need slippers for plantar fasciitis.
Even if you think they’re a bit too warm for the end of the summer months, don’t hesitate to add them to your cart now — these Ugg slippers are prime for holiday gifting. They’re sure to sell out quickly, so act fast to snag your size and preferred color.
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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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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — (AP) — The Denver Broncos braced themselves for a second straight season without their steadiest wide receiver and locker room leader after Tim Patrick was carted off the field with a left Achilles tendon injury Monday — almost a year after tearing his right ACL at training camp.
"It's a tough break for us as a team when you see something like that, a great player, a great leader," cornerback Patrick Surtain II said. "We wish him the best and just go on from there."
With an energized crowd of 3,000 looking on as the Broncos practiced in full pads for the first time, Patrick hit the ground in pain just as he came out of his cut on a short route during a seven-on-seven passing drill. He threw his helmet as teammates including Courtland Sutton and Russell Wilson rushed to his side.
The injury happened right in front of head coach Sean Payton, who was watching Patrick make an adjustment from a previous route.
“It's always difficult, especially a guy like that's a leader who's coming off an entire year of rehabilitation,” Payton said. ”It's difficult for his teammates, for all of us. So, maybe, hopefully we get some good news. But it appears it's his left Achilles."
After being carted off, Patrick entered the Broncos facility on crutches, keeping weight off his left leg.
Patrick is known for his strong work ethic and no-nonsense approach. He was one of the more notable finds by the Broncos in recent years.
Undrafted out of Utah in 2017, Patrick bounced around the Ravens' and 49ers' practice squads before arriving in Denver later that year. He became a contributor in 2018 and '19 before posting back-to-back productive seasons that earned him a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension in November 2021.
He was the team's No. 1 receiver going into last season when he tore his right ACL in a noncontact drill on Aug. 2. Two months later the Broncos lost their top running back when Javonte Williams suffered a knee injury and Denver's offense never recovered from the one-two punch, averaging a league-worst 16.9 points a game in Wilson's first year in Denver.
Like Williams, Patrick was looking for a big comeback in 2023 atop the receiver rotation alongside Sutton and Jerry Jeudy.
“When I got hired here, he was one of the guys I saw every day because he was rehabbing last year's injury,” Payton said. “So, that's what makes it more difficult.”
The Broncos do appear to be in better position to weather the loss of Patrick this year if the injury proves to be as serious as suspected.
They bolstered their receiver room, chiefly by drafting speedster Marvin Mims Jr. out of Oklahoma in the second round and signing veterans Marquez Callaway and Lil'Jordan Humphrey in free agency.
“We've just got great guys all around the receiving room, so obviously next man up situation,” Surtain said. “But Tim is a big loss, a big blow, because he brings such a presence out there on the field that many people can't compare to.”
Mims pulled a hamstring in June and suffered a setback before camp, but Monday marked his first practice of camp and Payton was encouraged: "He's feeling good. You're going to see him more and more this week. He's ramping up and we're encouraged.”
However, another receiver, KJ Hamler, who is on the mend from a torn chest muscle, was released Monday when the Broncos signed guard Yasir Durant. Hamler was releasd with a non-football illness designation. Earlier in the day, he posted on Instagram that he was diagnosed with the heart condition pericarditis "after feeling some chest pains while working out on the break before camp started." He vowed to return to the field as soon as he could "better and stronger than ever."
Notes: Payton had no comment about Aaron Rodgers' spirited defense of Jets OC Nathaniel Hackett after Payton ripped him last week for his poor head coaching job in Denver last year. "No, we're past it," said Payton, who did a mea culpa last week, saying he regretted criticizing Hackett, the Jets and members of the Broncos' front office in trying to spread the blame for Wilson's career-worst season in 2022 during an interview with USA Today.
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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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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Every day, Osceola County Mosquito Control are out across the county spraying.
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On Monday, they sprayed what is swamp land behind thick trees.
Aside from using products to spray yourself when you leave your home the county wants residents to take other steps like dumping still water and cleaning out your gutters to minimize risks too.
Read: Sanford police investigating death of former school employee found with zip tie around neck
Whenever Yandel Concepcion goes outside mosquitoes aren’t far behind him.
“They’re hard to escape, “said Concepcion. “They’re really annoying especially when I’m at the basketball court and they’re all over me.”
Concepcion and his grandfather live behind a lake and adjacent to swampy wetland.
Read: Two more investigations underway at neglected mobile home park after fire
It’s where Osceola County Mosquito Control spent some time spraying on Monday.
Osceola County Mosquito Control Director Susan Gosselin said her team is hard at work doing preventative care every day.
They’re now working in coordination with their counterparts in Sarasota, where a Malaria outbreak means seven people contracted the disease in Florida for the first time in twenty years Gosselin said.
Read: Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies at 70
As Sarasota County has fought the outbreak, residents in Osceola County have called her office with concerns. “They wanted the entire city treated for mosquitoes. That’s a lot of fear.”
But the county wants residents to know Malaria risks are low right not.
Gosselin’s team tracks and counts mosquito species locally and the specific kind of mosquitoes that can transmit Malaria is currently at a low population level.
She said there’s no signs of the disease nearby.
Read: Proposal in Congress increases access and funding for domestic violence survivor programs
“We want to assuage their fears a bit. and we also want them to know that we continue to monitor the population,” Gosselin said.
Gosselin added there is higher risk for other diseases more common in this area from mosquitoes including West Nile Virus.
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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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“Exotic” Adrian Street, a flamboyant professional wrestler who dressed like a glam rocker but exhibited the toughness of his Welsh roots as the son of a coal miner, died July 24, his family confirmed. He was 82.
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Street had recently undergone brain surgery, the BBC reported.
Born on Dec. 5, 1940, in Brynmawr, Wales, Street was known for his androgynous appearance and claimed to have wrestled in more than 12,000 bouts during his seven-decade career, according to The Guardian.
A genre-bending pioneer whose larger-than-life presence and ruthlessness between the ropes changed the wrestling world forever. Honored to have called Adrian Street a friend.
My thoughts are with Miss Linda and the family, friends and fans of Adrian Street. pic.twitter.com/fQrbWPem8p — Triple H (@TripleH) July 31, 2023
“His flamboyant style entertained audiences and reimagined what was possible in sports-entertainment,” WWE said in a statement.
Street would enter the ring with his longtime manager and future wife, Miss Linda, garbed in pastels and glitter, wearing lipstick and sporting brightly dyed hair while wearing a feather boa, The Guardian reported.
Street was “the kindest, most loving man you could ever meet,” his wife told the BBC on Sunday. “The total opposite to how he behaved on stage.”
He refused to follow in the footsteps of his father, who worked in the coal mines of Wales, according to the BBC.
“Too dark down there, I was born for the spotlight,” Street once confessed in an interview.
WWE is saddened to learn that Adrian Street has passed away.
WWE extends its condolences to Street’s family, friends, and fans.https://t.co/DjCT1ESCnE pic.twitter.com/2cUspIV58i — WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2023
Former WWE wrestler Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who is currently an executive with the wrestling promotion, called Street “a genre-bending pioneer whose larger-than-life presence and ruthlessness between the ropes changed the wrestling world forever.”
As a teenager, Street ran away from home and began wrestling in London, billed as “Kid Tarzan Jonathan,” the BBC reported.
I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and truly a one off talent Adrian Street. My deepest condolences to Linda and Adrian’s family. Rest well.x — William Regal (@RealKingRegal) July 31, 2023
Later returning to his real name, Street became a wrestling “heel,” antagonizing fans with his appearance and rough tactics. He further infuriated fans with his flamboyant costumes that was a precursor to glam rockers like David Bowie, Marc Bolan and Gary Glitter, according to The Guardian.
Street ignored the catcalls, skipping around the ring and planting lipstick kisses on his opponents’ foreheads before smashing them into the canvas, the BBC reported.
Street later moved to Florida, where he and his wife started a costume-making business called The Bizarre Bizarre, the news outlet reported. He also founded a wrestling school, the Skull Krushers Academy.
Street was featured in a 2019 biopic, “You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful,” The Guardian reported.
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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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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — An Amber Alert has gone out for a kidnapped 14-year-old out of Volusia County.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued an Amber Alert for Barbora Zdanska.
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Zdanska was last seen in the area of Boynton Boulevard and South Peninsula Drive in Daytona Beach.
She was last seen wearing a black Adidas sweatshirt with white stripes and black jean shorts.
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Zdanska has blonde hair, blue eyes, weighs 136 pounds and stands five feet, five inches tall.
According to law enforcement, she may be traveling in a 2014, blue Dodge Caravan with Florida tag number CZ8613.
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The vehicle has a butterfly sticker in the top right rear window and a University of Florida “F” sticker in the top left rear window.
According to Daytona Beach police, Zdanska was seen voluntarily getting into a vehicle early Monday morning believed to belong to a boyfriend or a family member of a boyfriend.
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The victim was later able to get a message to a family member indicating she had been kidnapped.
If you have any information regarding her whereabouts, contact FDLE or the Daytona Beach Police Department at 386-371-5100 or call 911.
Amber Alert issued Missing teenager from Daytona Beach in Volusia County. (Florida Department of Law Enforcement)
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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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WASHINGTON — (AP) — Spectators at the DC Open were told before Ukraine's Elina Svitolina faced Belarus' Victoria Azarenka that the players would not shake hands following their first-round match Monday night.
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.
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, Azarenka 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).
In men's action, Mackenzie McDonald eliminated Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, Aslan Karatsev beat Kiranpal Pannu 7-6 (3), 6-1, Alexander Shevchenko defeated Maxime Cressy 6-3, 7-6 (8), Michael Mmoh beat Bradley Klahn 6-3, 6-3, and Yosuke Watanuki moved into the second round when Wu Yibing stopped playing because of illness.
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PHOENIX — (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains.
The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California's desert. Phoenix and its suburbs sweltered more and longer than most, with several records including the 31 consecutive days of 110 degrees Fahrenheit-plus (43.4 degrees Celsius) weather. The previous record was 18 straight days, set in 1974.
The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 Celsius) at 3:10 p.m.
“The high temperature for Phoenix today is 108 degrees,” Jessica Leffel, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said at 5 p.m.
“The record streak of 31 straight days of 110+ degree temperatures has ended.,” the weather service said on social media. “The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached 108 degrees this afternoon, which is only 2 degrees above normal.”
The reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110 for several days later in the week. And National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Hirsch said August could be even hotter than July.
But residents and visitors were taking what they could get.
“It’s not going to last more than a couple of days, but I’m enjoying this break,” said Christine Bertaux, 76, who was cooling off Monday at a downtown day center for older people who are homeless.
“It has been REALLY hot here!” said Jeffrey Sharpe, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was in town for a long weekend that on Monday included watching his son’s two poodles frolic in a grassy dog park. “But today it was about 85 degrees, more like Wisconsin.”
Phoenix also sweated through a record 16 consecutive days when overnight lows didn't dip below 90 degrees (32.2 degrees Celsius), making it hard for people to cool off after the sun went down.
In California, Death Valley, long considered the hottest place on Earth, flirted in July with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, reaching 125.6 degrees Fahrenheit (52.5 Celsius) on July 16 at the aptly named Furnace Creek.
The planet's hottest recorded temperature ever was 134 F (56.67 C) in July 1913 at Furnace Creek, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the body recognized as keeper of world records.
And in Nevada, also on July 16, Las Vegas briefly reached 116 degrees (46.6 degrees Celsius) to tie the record for that date set in 1998.
The heat in Phoenix began to ease slightly last week with the city's first major storm since the monsoon season began June 15.
The Southwest heat wave was just one kind of extreme weather events that hit the U.S. in July. Fatal flash floods swept people and cars away in Pennsylvania, and days of flooding led to dangerous mudslides in the Northeast.
At several points during the month, as many as a third of Americans were under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. While not as visually dramatic as other natural disasters, experts say heat waves are deadlier — heat in parts of the South and Midwest killed more than a dozen people in June.
Rudy Soliz, who manages the center where Bertaux was cooling off, said those who visit to get a meal and cool off out of the sun “have been having a very hard time this summer.”
“Older people have a harder time with the heat, there are a lot of diabetics, people who take medicines,” he said.
“The heat has been pretty bad this summer. We’ve made at least five 911 calls from here this July for people who got heat stroke,” said Soliz. “They’ve found a couple of bodies around here this month but it’s not clear yet if they died from the heat.”
Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous and home to Phoenix, reported 25 heat-related deaths this year as of July 21. Another 249 deaths are listed as under investigation, and results from toxicological tests that can take weeks or months after an autopsy could lead to many being confirmed as heat-related.
Maricopa County reported 425 heat-associated deaths in all of 2022, with more than half in July.
R. Glenn Williamson, a businessman who was born in Canada but has lived in Phoenix for years, said he really noticed a temperature difference Monday morning as he washed his car in his driveway.
“Now we have to get rid of the humidity!” Williamson said. “But honestly, I’d rather have this heat than a Montreal winter.”
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Costley reported from New Orleans.
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