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Dennis Lee Smythe Obituary (2022) https://digitalalaskanews.com/dennis-lee-smythe-obituary-2022/ Dennis Lee Smythe, age 80, passed away September 17, 2022 at his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Dennis was born February 27, 1942 in Long Beach, California to Donald and Jane Smythe. At a young age the family relocated to Elma, Washington. Mr. Smythe graduated from Elma High School in 1960. On January 1, 1963 he and his brother, Douglas, joined Air Force. Dennis was stationed in Japan. He finished his tour on January 1, 1967. Mr. Smythe eventually attended college at the University of Montana, Missoula. Moving to Anchorage in 1971 he became a soils engineer for Greater Anchorage Area Borough. Shortly thereafter, he began a long career with the State of Alaska, Department of Labor, DOSH. He and Gala Parsley were married July 30, 1980. Mr. Smythe retired from the State in 1997. He was one of the original founders of the Alaskan Bowhunters Association and helped Alaska Fish & Game start their Bowhunters Education program. During the years he became active with Boy Scouts serving on the Board. He was an avid bowhunter and loved fishing with the flies he tied. Dennis enjoyed hunting in Alaska, the lower 48 and Africa. He was a hot air balloon pilot flying in Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley. His family considered him a gourmet cook and learned to stay out of “his” kitchen. Dennis is survived by his wife, Gala, brother, Douglas Alan Smythe (Jenny) of Shelton, Washington, daughter Kathleen Smythe (Ben) of Blackfoot, Idaho, son Scott Smythe (Susie) of Anchorage and daughter Meghan Smythe (Alan) of Anchorage. Also surviving him are grandsons, Skylar, Nathan and Justin, three granddaughters, Cheyenne, Aryanna and Sophia and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and great granddaughter, Brynlie Carver. Inurnment of ashes will be Friday, September 30, at 3:00 p.m. at Anchorage Memorial Park in the Moose Lodge section. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 1, at 5:00 p.m. at the Anchorage Moose Lodge, 4211 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Dennis, please visit our Tree Store. Published by Legacy on Sep. 25, 2022. Legacy.com reports daily on death announcements in local communities nationwide. Visit our funeral home directory for more local information, or see our FAQ page for help with finding obituaries and sending sympathy. Read More Here

We Are Proud Boys Review: Chilling Exposé Illuminates Republicans’ Fascist Turn https://digitalalaskanews.com/we-are-proud-boys-review-chilling-expose-illuminates-republicans-fascist-turn/ Andy Campbell has produced a smart, well-written and brilliantly reported book about another loathsome progeny of the most dangerous union of our time, the horror couple responsible for so many of the burgeoning threats to American democracy: Donald Trump and the internet. Its subject is the Proud Boys, racist, beer-addled and violence-addicted street fighters who have become best friends with many of Trump’s warmest supporters, from Ann Coulter to Roger Stone. Coulter and Stone have both bragged about using these modern Brown Shirts as bodyguards. Stone even allowed himself to be filmed for a video in which he took the Proud Boys oath: “I’m a western chauvinist. I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.” Coulter credited the group with saving her life when “2,000 antifa”, leftwing protesters, tried to shut down a speech at UC Berkeley. If she hadn’t invited 20 Proud Boys, she said, she “might not have made it to the campus at all”. The Proud Boys are “brawny, tattooed brutes”, Coulter cooed. As Campbell puts it, the Proud Boys have “proven that you can make it as a fascist gang of hooligans in this country, as long as you make the right friends”. The organization’s father is Gavin McInnes, 52, a child of Scots who moved to Canada. In Montreal in the early 1990s McInnes founded a magazine called Pervert, which in 1999 he and two others rebranded as Vice. He moved the magazine to New York a couple of years later, then left in 2008. In spring 2016, on his own talkshow, he declared his main priority: “I want violence. I want punching in the face. I’m disappointed in Trump supporters for not punching enough.” Not long after that, he “announced that he’d turned his audience into a gang”. He called them the Proud Boys. McInnes’s alliance with the GOP warmed up after he was invited to speak at the headquarters of the New York state Republican party in October 2018. Members were undaunted when their intended guest announced on Instagram that he planned to reenact an “inspiring moment … the political assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, the former leader of the Japan Socialist party, who was killed during a debate on live TV when a far-right ultranationalist rushed the stage and pushed a sword between his ribs”. Then he photoshopped an image of himself “with the eyes and clothing of the Japanese assassin”. Republicans loved it. On Facebook, they responded: “This Godfather of the Hipster Movement has taken on and exposed the Deep State Socialists and stood up for Western Values. Join us for an unforgettable evening with one of Liberty’s Loudest Voices.” After his speech, McInnes left the club with his sword. But Proud Boys “and their skinhead pals” attacked a handful of antifascist protesters after one knocked a MAGA hat from one of their heads. “They turned it into a pummeling,” a Huffington Post reporter remembered. “This was three people on the ground and people just kicking the shit out of them.” The two most violent attackers were each sentenced to four years in prison. The judge didn’t hesitate to draw the appropriate parallel to 1930s Germany. Mark Dwyer, of the New York state supreme court, said he knew what had happened then, “when political street brawls were allowed to go ahead without any type of check from the criminal justice system. We don’t want that to happen in New York”. Regardless, the New York brawl became another opportunity for the Republican establishment to normalize fascist behavior. Immediately after the attack, Fox News quoted Ed Cox, the Republican state chairman (and son-in-law of Richard Nixon) as “calling on Democrats to cease inciting these attacks”. As Campbell writes, the event at the Republican club was “a jumping-off point for the GOP into what would eventually become a full embrace of domestic extremist violence”. Kelly Weill, a reporter who covers domestic extremism, explained, the Proud Boys “really embody the political violence the GOP needs just a little bit of a proxy for. They can’t personally be out there doing it, so they have the Proud Boys”. It only took two more years for the Proud Boys to get an official, nationally televised presidential imprimatur, after Joe Biden suggested during a 2020 debate that they were one of the groups Trump should have denounced long ago. Trump said: “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a former FBI informant and convicted felon who had become the Proud Boys chairman, described the effect of Trump’s declaration. “We got mentioned, and my life has not been the same since,” Tarrio told Campbell. “My phone started blowing up off the hook. I had 10 fucking news trucks at my house the next morning. I didn’t sleep for … two days.” Trump’s longtime attorney, Michael Cohen, who turned on his former boss after pleading guilty to charges related to tax evasion and lying to Congress, was sure the president made his statement on purpose. “If you look at who the Proud Boys really are,” said Cohen, “they’re an army. This is Trump’s army … and when he loses he’s going to use them to try and keep control of power.” Which of course is what happened. Proud Boys were some of the most active players when Trump urged the crowd in front of him on 6 January 2021 to march on the US Capitol. Thirteen months after the deadly attack, the Republican endorsement of fascist violence became official: the Republican National Committee unanimously approved a resolution which memorialized the Capitol attack as nothing more than “legitimate political discourse.” Campbell’s book provides an indispensable account of exactly how the Grand Old Party reached that disgraceful destination. We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism is published in the US by Hachette Read More Here

William Anthon Pike Obituary (1938 – 2022) Daily News-Miner https://digitalalaskanews.com/william-anthon-pike-obituary-1938-2022-daily-news-miner/ William Anthon Pike, 84, longtime resident of Fairbanks, Alaska, passed away on June 15, 2022, from respiratory failure at Kaiser Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. Bill was born on April 14, 1938, in Rochester, Minnesota. He was the first of four children born to Roy Edwin and Gladys Catherine (Flynn) Pike. Bill was raised in Brainerd, Minnesota, and graduated from Washington High School with the class of 1956. He spent many summers working for his dad at Pike Plumbing Company. After military training, Bill was in the Army Reserves. He graduated with his bachelor of mechanical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota in 1963. After college, Bill became a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. Bill married Mary Catherine Kemper from Perham, Minnesota, on June 23, 1962. Bill and Mary, along with 3-year-old Cathy and 2-year-old Jeanne, moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, in January 1967, where Bill had a job with Chandler Plumbing & Heating. Sharon and Julie were born in Fairbanks. Bill and Mary quickly embraced Fairbanks life, joining a curling club, supporting the arts and the Catholic church and schools, and many community activities. Bill converted an old Army bus to a camper, with a folding boat on the side, and they explored as far as it would take them. Bill started his own mechanical engineer consulting company working on many projects and mentoring young engineers before retiring after 35 years. Bill met his second wife, Marsha Hickman Wendt, at HIPOW, where they both volunteered. They married in Fairbanks on Aug. 8, 1992. Bill was an avid traveler and lifelong learner. He volunteered in his many passions: Catholic schools, soup kitchens for the homeless, cancer awareness, Alzheimer’s awareness, music ministry in the churches Bill and Marsha attended, and the like. In his 60s, he received his culinary arts degree from Arizona Western College. He always loved to enter his baked goods in the fair and received a multitude of blue ribbons annually and also Best of Show. He regularly advised his grandchildren to enter things as well. Bill also loved teaching. He was a substitute teacher at the Catholic schools in Arizona and Alaska. Baker Bill, as he was affectionately known, taught baking at the Community College. He enjoyed sharing a “bread baking” class for fundraising endeavors as well. Bill made friends wherever he was, taking families from the communities under his wing. Bill was generous with his time, talent and treasure. He loved sharing with family and friends alike. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy E. and Gladys C. Pike, and sister, Patricia Ann “Patty” Pike of Minnesota; his wife, Mary Kemper Pike of Alaska; and sister-in law, Carol Pike of Minnesota. He is survived by his loving wife, Marsha; her sister, Judith Hickman Dean of Alaska; four daughters, Catherine Hawkins (Morten Hansen) of Washington; JeanneMarie (Patrick) Weis with grandchildren Kabrin (Madeline), Kindi, Anyon, Rowan and Adonis of Oregon; Sharon (John) Chakuchin with grandchildren David, Rachel (Royce) Montantes, Daniel and Rosey of Alaska; Julie (John) Ellis of Alaska with grandchildren Tyler, Byron and Hunter of Oregon; his brothers, Robert Roy “Bob” Pike and Richard John “Dick” (Judy) Pike of Minnesota; and great-grandchildren, Evelyn Lind-Carlson and Anthony Montantes. Memorial services will be held at the Monroe Chapel, 615 Monroe St., Fairbanks, AK, on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m. While flowers are lovely, a donation to Catholic schools, cancer research or Alzheimer’s research makes a lasting impact. Thank you. Published by Daily News-Miner on Sep. 25, 2022. Read More Here

Canada’s Military Sent To Help Recovery After Storm Fiona Batters Coast https://digitalalaskanews.com/canadas-military-sent-to-help-recovery-after-storm-fiona-batters-coast/ Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces. After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona came ashore before dawn on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves. The defense minister, Anita Anand, said on Saturday that troops would help remove fallen trees and other debris, restore transportation links and do whatever else was required for as long as it took. She didn’t specify how many troops would be deployed. Fiona was blamed for at least five deaths in the Caribbean, but there was no confirmation of any fatalities or serious injuries in Canada. Police said a woman who might have been swept away was listed as missing in the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland. Raging surf pounded Port Aux Basques and entire structures were washed into the sea. “I’m seeing homes in the ocean, I’m seeing rubble floating all over the place – it’s complete and utter destruction,” René J. Roy, chief editor at Wreckhouse Press and a resident of the town, said in a phone interview. “There’s an apartment that is gone.” Roy estimated between eight and 12 houses and buildings had washed into the sea. “It’s quite terrifying.” The Royal Canadian mounted police said the town of 4,000 people was in a state of emergency with multiple electrical fires and residential flooding. A fallen tree lies on a crushed truck after storm Fiona in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Photograph: Ted Pritchard/Reuters As the extent of damage became clear, the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, canceled his trip to Japan for the funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe. “We are seeing devastating images coming out of Port aux Basques,” Trudeau said. “PEI [Prince Edward Island] has experienced storm damage like they’ve never seen. Cape Breton is being hit hard, too. “There are people who see their houses destroyed, people who are very worried — we will be there for you.” Mike Savage, mayor of Halifax, said the roof of an apartment building collapsed in Nova Scotia’s biggest city and officials had moved 100 people to an evacuation centre. He said no one was seriously hurt. Provincial officials said other apartment buildings sustained significant damage. More than 415,000 Nova Scotia Power customers – about 80% of the province of almost 1 million people – were affected by outages on Saturday. More than 82,000 customers in the province of Prince Edward Island, about 95%, also lost power, while NB Power in New Brunswick reported 44,329 were without electricity. Peter Gregg, president and chief executive of Nova Scotia Power, said unprecedented peak winds inflicted severe damage and the bad weather kept repair crews from going out at first. He said about 380,000 customers remained without power on Saturday afternoon as a weakening Fiona moved away over the Gulf of St Lawrence. The Canadian Hurricane Centre tweeted that Fiona had the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in Canada. Forecasters had warned it could be the one of the most powerful storms to hit the country. “We’re getting more severe storms more frequently,” Trudeau said. More resilient infrastructure was needed to withstand extreme weather events, the prime minister said, adding that what was once a one-in-100 year storm might now arrive every few years because of climate change. “Things are only getting worse,” Trudeau said. A tree falls on a house inHalifax, Nova Scotia. Photograph: Ted Pritchard/Reuters A state of local emergency was declared in the Cape Breton regional municipality. “There are homes that have been significantly damaged due to downed trees, big old trees falling down and causing significant damage,” the mayor, Amanda McDougall, told the Associated Press. “We’re also seeing houses that their roofs have completely torn off, windows breaking in. There is a huge amount of debris in the roadways.” The Nova Scotia premier, Tim Houston, said roads were washed out – including his own – and that an “incredible” amount of trees had been blown over.“It is pretty devastating.” The Prince Edward Island premier, Dennis King, said few communities were spared damage, with the devastation looking to be beyond anything they had seen before in the province. The federal minister of emergency preparedness, Bill Blair, said there was very extensive damage at the airport in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Read More Here

Obituary: Wendall Kolreg, Sr. https://digitalalaskanews.com/obituary-wendall-kolreg-sr/ Obituaries increase font size JAY – Wendall Kolreg, Sr., 86, of Jay, died early Saturday morning at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1935 … Wendall Kolreg, Sr. JAY – Wendall Kolreg, Sr., 86, of Jay, died early Saturday morning at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1935 and was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served as an MP. He worked at Ford Motor Company for several years, and later was an officer of the Farmington Police Department. He also served as a Sherriff’s Deputy under Sherriff Ken French in Franklin County for several years as well as being a member of UMF Security. He enjoyed building things and had worked fixing his home up over the years and was known for making bird houses. He is survived by his companion since 1986, Theresa Tilton of Jay; children Wenda Sudduth of Alaska, Christie Lee of Ohio, Teakae Kolreg of Virgina, and Rebecca Mitchell of Wilton; Theresa’s children, Kermit Clements, Jr, of Wilton, Anthony Clements of Clinton; and Marilyn Clements of Colorado; several grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Wendell Kolreg, Jr. Private interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Farmington. Memories may be shared in his Book of Memories at http://www.wilesrc.com. Funeral services are being cared for and provided by the Wiles Remembrance Center of Farmington. Invalid username/password. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. Use the form below to reset your password. When you’ve submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code. « Previous Read More Here

Are Trump Presidential Records Still Missing? Congress Wants Preliminary Report By Tuesday https://digitalalaskanews.com/are-trump-presidential-records-still-missing-congress-wants-preliminary-report-by-tuesday/ Former President Donald Trump tosses caps to the crowd as he holds a rally, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) An aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) WASHINGTON — As questions continue to swirl about the 11,000 records the FBI recovered during its raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, Congress has asked the National Archives to provide it with a preliminary report by Tuesday detailing what Trump presidential records might still be missing. The National Archives and Records Administration hasn’t formally responded. But given the realities of what goes into processing presidential records, and questions about the quality of record-keeping in the Trump White House, experts told the Los Angeles Times the archives might not have a firm grasp of what is missing for years — if ever. “It is unreasonable to expect that [national] archivists are in a position to say at this time what additional records may be missing,” said Jason R. Baron, former director of litigation at the National Archives. Processing presidential records for eventual public use is a painstaking process that can take decades. At minimum, the National Archives has five years before the public can request access to a president’s records, but that doesn’t mean all of the material will be ready for public use by then. The Presidential Records Act also lets presidents restrict certain categories of records, such as confidential communications with advisers, for up to 12 years. Alongside the Justice Department’s criminal investigation, which is focused on whether Trump improperly held onto classified materials, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform has been investigating whether Trump mishandled presidential records since news leaked in January that the National Archives had recovered 15 boxes, including some containing classified materials, from his Mar-a-Lago estate and resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The Oversight Committee has held no public hearings on the topic, and a spokesperson declined to discuss what investigatory steps it had taken. In last week’s letter requesting the National Archives review, the committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., told acting National Archivist Debra Steidel Wall that Trump’s repeated refusal before the FBI raid to hand over records, even when subpoenaed, had the committee “concerned that … Mr. Trump may continue to retain presidential records at non-secure locations, including classified material that could endanger our nation’s security and other important records documenting Mr. Trump’s activities at the White House.” Maloney cited an Aug. 24 phone call in which she said National Archives staff warned that the agency was not certain whether all presidential records were in its custody. She also asked the National Archives to seek “a personal certification from Donald Trump that he has surrendered all presidential records that he illegally removed from the White House after leaving office.” A National Archives spokesperson declined to comment for this article. Wall responded Wednesday to a separate request from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee for information about the agency’s role in the Mar-a-Lago search by saying, “As a general matter, the Department of Justice has requested that [the National Archives] not share or otherwise disclose to others information related to this matter at this time in order to protect the integrity of DOJ’s ongoing work.” What information the National Archives can provide by Tuesday is likely to be incomplete and unsatisfying to Congress. “It takes archivists decades to process presidential collections. There are still parts of the Nixon administration that [are] not processed,” said historian Timothy Naftali, who was director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda from 2007 to 2011. “It’s not like the National Archives can flip a switch” and account for every document, but it “could certainly get a sense for possible holes,” Naftali said. Preserving presidential records typically begins in the early days of an administration. Tutorials by the National Archives are available to the president and his staff to teach them what qualifies as a presidential record, along with recommendations on making the preservation process easier, such as filing personal records separately from presidential records, said Trudy Peterson, who as an archives employee helped set protocols for preserving presidential records after the 1978 Presidential Records Act became law. In 1993, she became the first woman to lead the agency in an acting capacity under then-President Bill Clinton. Presidents are legally responsible for preserving their documents until they leave the White House, but archives staff are available to provide advice during their administrations, and will often nudge high-ranking officials when they hear that records aren’t being properly retained. Single-term presidencies are notoriously difficult for the National Archives, because no one in the White House wants to plan for where documents will be stored or even to start boxing them up before the election results are announced, Peterson said. But normally after a week or two, staff start coordinating the move. With Trump focused on fighting his election defeat well into January 2021, what is customarily a routine process was likely far more compressed and chaotic. In the final days of an administration, archives employees traditionally remind White House staff to turn over documents and help pack and move hundreds of thousands of boxes of paper and other items, such as gifts that the president received from foreign leaders, as well as countless electronic records. The entire process of gathering and moving paper records can take weeks, or in the case of electronic records, months. The National Archives didn’t receive copies of Trump’s electronic presidential records until November 2021, almost a year after President Joe Biden took office. But the National Archives became the legal custodian of Trump’s presidential records on Jan. 20, 2021. Its staff likely followed regular procedures and first created a catalog outlining how much material it had received from each White House office and where in the collection it was located, Peterson said. The archives’ catalog would be built using office indexes or logs made while packing, she said. “First you try to see, what do we have? And do we have things from every place that we’re supposed to have things from? Do we have all the electronic records that are supposed to be coming in from all the staff aides? You try to figure out what you’ve got, basically,” Peterson said. “Within a couple of months, you know where you are,” she continued. “You don’t know much about it, but you know what you got from where, you know volume, and you know which offices have indeed turned over the records as required.” The National Archives first started asking questions about misplaced documents four months after Trump left Washington. Months of negotiations with his team resulted in Trump handing over 15 boxes of presidential records in January of this year, including news clippings, mementos and nearly 200 classified documents. How archives officials knew to ask questions so quickly has not been made public. Peterson speculates that the National Archives started asking why it hadn’t received records from certain White House staff and that the questioning escalated from there. Archivists may have also noticed problems with how records were filed while they helped pack up the White House in the administration’s final days, Naftali said, and inquired about the location of high-profile documents that were known to exist but were not found with the records. For example, the original copy of a letter that former President Barack Obama left for Trump when he was first sworn in, and letters to Trump from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, were reportedly among the 15 boxes recovered this January. Or it could be that someone with direct knowledge warned National Archives staff that something was amiss. “It’s a lot harder to figure out if a document is missing. You might know that the file should exist. But if there are only four documents in the file instead of seven, it might be very hard to know the three are missing, unless someone on the inside has told the archives, you know, ‘The president was really interested in this particular issue, and he took it to Mar-a-Lago,'” Naftali said. “So a lot of this, I think, depends on the nature of what record keepers in the Trump White House were telling National Archives professionals.” Archives staff routinely communicate with their counterparts in the White House records office to answer questions or give advice. Rank-and-file White House records staffers often stay on between administrations or follow the records they’ve been handling to the National Archives once a president leaves office. About half of the records staff in place when Trump took office were still there when Biden came to the White House, according to personnel reports submitted to Congress. All but one person employed in the records office when Trump left was still employed under Biden as of June. Peterson said that at this point in the process, the initial catalog of what the National Archives obtained from the White House should help the agency at least tell Congress whether it received the expected volume of materials from a particular White House office or staff member. Any logs created by White House staff tracking the movement of paper records would be “gravy,” she said, par...

AP News Summary At 11:39 P.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-news-summary-at-1139-p-m-edt/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in occupied regions of Ukraine to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In Russia, hundreds were arrested on Saturday while trying to protest President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilize more troops to fight in Ukraine. Kyiv and its Western allies say the votes underway in four regions of Ukraine are a sham with no legal force. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged residents to undermine “this farce.” He also encouraged people called up to fight to desert or sabotage the Russian military. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada TORONTO (AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone Saturday. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still had hurricane-strength winds and brought drenching rains and huge waves as it hit Nova Scotia. There was no confirmation of fatalities or injuries. Ocean waves pounded the town of  Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland, where entire structures were washed into the sea. Fiona has weakened to tropical storm strength as it moves across the Gulf of St. Lawrence Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency across his entire state as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane in coming days. An emergency order DeSantis initially issued for two dozen counties was expanded to a statewide warning on Saturday. The governor is encouraging residents and localities to prepare for the storm, which could lash large swaths of Florida. The National Hurricane Center said Ian is forecast to rapidly power up to a hurricane by Sunday and a major hurricane as soon as late Monday. It’s expected to move over western Cuba before approaching Florida in the middle of next week. ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 It’s been a long road to the upcoming Capitol riot trial of the the leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers. But the prosecution’s case against Stewart Rhodes covers a lot more than just the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. Rhodes and four co-defendants are facing the difficult-to-prove charge of seditious conspiracy. Prosecutors will try to show that for the Oath Keepers, the siege wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment protest but that it was part of a weekslong plot to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from election-denier Donald Trump to Joe Biden. Jury selection begins Tuesday in federal court in the nation’s capital. The trial is expected to last several weeks. West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How will American leaders and their allies respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of his bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields? Putin this week renewed threats of claiming more Ukrainian territory, and even using nuclear weapons. U.S. and European leaders have made clear they will try to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine. That means more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. There’s no sign of the United States and NATO matching Putin’s intensified nuclear threats with the same bluster, which could raise the risks of escalating the conflict. Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death NEW YORK (AP) — Iranian activist Masih Alinejad says the videos and messages she’s been receiving in recent days from women in Iran are showing how angry they are following a young woman’s death in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. The spur for this latest explosion of outrage was the death earlier this month of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The young woman was detained for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely in violation of strictures demanding women wear the Islamic headscarves in public. She died in custody. Protests have been going on around the country for days. Alinejad would love to see more support from those in the West, as well. GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats are vowing to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances. Democrats on Saturday looked to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Top Democrats implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets women back  to an era when only men had the right to vote. Republican candidates have been silent since the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Saudi Arabia’s triumphant week reclaims the West’s embrace NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. Once again enthusiastically welcomed back into polite and powerful society, it is no longer as frowned upon to seek their investments and accept their favor. Saudi Arabia’s busy week of triumphs included brokering a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, holding a highbrow summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, marking the country’s national day, hosting the German chancellor and discussing energy supply with top White House officials. The pivot is drawing focus back to the crown prince’s ambitious re-branding of Saudi Arabia and its place in the world. CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri’s hideout McLEAN, Virginia (AP) — The CIA has revealed the scale model of the safe house where it found and killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan. The model is now on display at the CIA Museum, newly refurbished for the agency’s 75th anniversary. Intelligence officials used the model to brief President Joe Biden in the White House Situation Room in July. The house shows several balconies, which officials used to show Biden where and how al-Zawahri liked to sit. The museum is not open to the public and generally restricted to agency employees and guests, but it allowed journalists in on Saturday to see its newest exhibits. Kim Kardashian culls Dolce&Gabbana archives for Milan show MILAN (AP) — Kim Kardashian took Milan by storm with a a new collection she curated for Dolce & Gabbana that took inspiration from 20 years of archival looks. The designers had refused to open their archives until Kardashian proved she had the right stuff. They were convinced after she and her sisters all wore vintage Dolce & Gabbana when Kourtney Kardashian got married in Italy. Saturday was a day of debuts at Milan Fashion Week. Maximilian Davis, a 27-year-old British designer with Afro-Caribbean roots, was at the creative helm of Salvatore Ferragamo. 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AP Top News At 1:07 A.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-top-news-at-107-a-m-edt/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In cities across Russia, police arrested hundreds of people who tried to protest a mobilization order aimed at beefing up the country’s troops in Ukraine. Other Russians reported for duty, while the foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly his country had “no choice” but to take military action against its neighbor. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the regional capital, killing one person and injuring seven others. Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gained strength over the Caribbean and was forecast to become a major hurricane soon on a track toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. Flashes of bold UN talk on feminism, masculinity, patriarchy Few men in power have delved deeply into gender equality on the main stage of the United Nations this month, but the ones who did went there boldly: claiming feminist credibility, selling “positive masculinity” and resolutely demanding an end to The Patriarchy. On the first day of the General Assembly gathering of world leaders, Bolivian President Luis Arce touted 2022 as “The Year of the Cultural Revolution for Depatriarchalization” for his country, and urged the United Nations to adopt a decade-long effort to do the same. Arce said his country wanted to promote policies to “transform this regrettable reality that is caused by patriarchy as the most ancient system of oppression, and that is also linked to colonialism and capitalism.” Gender equality, as one of the United Nations’ primary goals, has long been a safe talking point for world leaders, and there were many brief and polite mentions of progress made toward female empowerment, including promoting women into prominent roles, ensuring equal educational opportunities for girls, and supporting women’s autonomy over their own bodies. Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation TORONTO (AP) — Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces. After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona came ashore before dawn Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves. Defense Minister Anita Anand said Saturday that troops would help remove fallen trees and other debris, restore transportation links and do whatever else is required for as long as it takes. Italians vote in election that could take far-right to power ROME (AP) — Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that could move the country’s politics sharply toward the right during a critical time for Europe, with war in Ukraine fueling skyrocketing energy bills and testing the West’s resolve to stand united against Russian aggression. Polls opened at 7 a.m. (0500GMT). The counting of paper ballots was expected to begin shortly after they close at 11 p.m. (2100 GMT), with projections based on partial results coming early Monday morning. Before publication of opinion polls were banned 15 days ago, far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party, with its neo-fascist roots, led in popularity, suggesting Italians were poised to vote their first far-right government into power since World War II. ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump, Stewart Rhodes exhorted his followers to action, suggesting they emulate a popular uprising that brought down Yugoslavia’s president two decades earlier. He published a version of his appeal online, headlined, “What We The People Must Do.” “We must now … refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation’s Capitol,” Rhodes declared to fellow Oath Keepers. West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons? At least to start with, by trying to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine, U.S. and European leaders have made clear: more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. That won’t necessarily be easy. It’s been tough enough staying the current course of persuading all of dozens of allies to stick with sanctions and isolation for Putin, and persuading more ambivalent countries to join in. GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment. Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote. Saudi Arabia’s triumphant week reclaims the West’s embrace NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. The kingdom is once again being enthusiastically welcomed back into polite and powerful society, and it is no longer as frowned upon to seek Saudi investments or accept their favor. Saudi Arabia’s busy week of triumphs included brokering a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, holding a highbrow summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, marking the country’s national day with pomp and pageantry, hosting the German chancellor and discussing energy supply with top White House officials. CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri’s hideout McLEAN, Virginia (AP) — The CIA has revealed a model of Ayman al-Zawahri’s safe house, used to brief President Joe Biden about the al-Qaida leader’s whereabouts before the agency killed him in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Shortly after al-Zawahri’s death, White House officials released a photo showing Biden talking to CIA Director William Burns with a closed wooden box on the table in front of them. Now, the contents of the box — a model depicting a white-walled home with at least five stories and three partially obscured balconies — are on display at the CIA Museum inside the agency’s Virginia headquarters. Read More Here

P https://digitalalaskanews.com/p-5/ File photo U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, speaks to business leaders during an Aspire Legislation Matters luncheon Thursday at Valle Vista Golf Club and Conference Center in Greenwood. ” href=”https://www.therepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/129769938_web1_20220826dj-aspire-greg-pence-4.jpg” File photo U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, speaks to business leaders during an Aspire Legislation Matters luncheon Thursday at Valle Vista Golf Club and Conference Center in Greenwood. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, voted against legislation to overhaul the rules for certifying the results of a presidential election as lawmakers accelerate their response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump’s failed attempt to remain in power. The bill, which is similar to bipartisan legislation moving through the Senate, would overhaul an arcane 1800s-era statute known as the Electoral Count Act that governs, along with the U.S. Constitution, how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential election winners, The Associated Press reported. While that process has long been routine and ceremonial, Trump and a group of his aides and lawyers unsuccessfully tried to exploit loopholes in the law in an attempt to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, according to wire reports. Democrats are pushing to pass the bill before the end of the year and ahead of the 2024 election cycle as Trump is considering another run. While at least 10 GOP senators have signed on to the Senate version, the House vote fell mostly along party lines, according to wire reports. House Republicans — most of whom are still aligned with Trump — argued that the legislation shouldn’t be a priority and that it is a political vehicle for Democrats ahead of November’s midterm elections. The final vote was 229-203, with nine Republicans joining all Democrats in voting for the bill. None of the nine Republicans who voted with Democrats will return to Congress next year or represent Indiana. The legislation would set new parameters around the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress that happens every four years after a presidential election, according to the AP. The day turned violent last year after hundreds of Trump’s supporters interrupted the proceedings, broke into the building and threatened the lives of then-Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress. The rioters echoed Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud and wanted Vice President Pence to block Biden’s victory as he presided over the joint session. The bill would clarify in the law that the vice president’s role presiding over the count is only ceremonial and that he or she cannot change the results, according to wire reports. It also sets out that each state can only send one certified set of electors after Trump’s allies had unsuccessfully tried to put together alternate slates of illegitimate pro-Trump electors in swing states where Biden won. Rep. Greg Pence, for his part, objected to certifying the 2020 presidential election results in Pennsylvania, a state that Biden carried. The second-term congressman from Columbus also voted to certify election results in Arizona, which also had faced a flurry of Republican objections. The Pennsylvania objection, however, was defeated 282-138 in the Democrat-controlled House and 92-7 in the Republican-controlled Senate. Neither Trump nor any of the lawmakers who objected to the results have presented credible evidence of widespread fraud that would change the outcome of the election, according to wire reports. In a statement at the time, Pence said his votes “reflect both my support of the Constitution and the disenfranchised voters of the Sixth District.” “I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution on behalf of Hoosiers in the Sixth District. The United States is a country of law and order,” Pence said last year in the statement. “There are millions of American voters in our nation who currently feel disenfranchised, but violence and anarchy is never the answer. The way forward for our nation is to follow the U.S. Constitution. My votes reflect both my support of the Constitution and the disenfranchised voters of the Sixth District who feel this election process was intentionally altered for political reasons. This was not what the Founding Fathers intended and it was wrong.” Read More Here

AP News In Brief At 12:04 A.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-edt-5/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In cities across Russia, police arrested hundreds of people who tried to protest a mobilization order aimed at beefing up the country’s troops in Ukraine. Other Russians reported for duty, while the foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly his country had “no choice” but to take military action against its neighbor. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the regional capital, killing one person and injuring seven others. Ukraine and its Western allies say the referendums underway in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions have no legal force. They alleged the votes were an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to seize Ukrainian territory stretching from the Russian border to the Crimean Peninsula. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the voting “looked more like an opinion survey under the gun barrels,” adding that Moscow-backed local authorities sent armed escorts to accompany election officials and to take down the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia. Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation TORONTO (AP) — Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces. After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona came ashore before dawn Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves. Defense Minister Anita Anand said Saturday that troops would help remove fallen trees and other debris, restore transportation links and do whatever else is required for as long as it takes. She didn’t specify how many troops would be deployed. Fiona was blamed for at least five deaths in the Caribbean, but there was no confirmation of any fatalities or serious injuries in Canada. Police said a woman who might have been swept away was listed as missing in the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland. Raging surf pounded Port Aux Basques and entire structures were washed into the sea. Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gained strength over the Caribbean and was forecast to become a major hurricane soon days as it tracked toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. “We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.” President Joe Biden also declared an emergency for the state, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Sept. 27 trip to Florida due to the storm. The National Hurricane Center said Ian was forecast to strengthen before moving over western Cuba and toward the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week. The agency said Floridians should have hurricane plans in place and advised residents to monitor updates of the storm’s evolving path. ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump, Stewart Rhodes exhorted his followers to action, suggesting they emulate a popular uprising that brought down Yugoslavia’s president two decades earlier. He published a version of his appeal online, headlined, “What We The People Must Do.” “We must now … refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation’s Capitol,” Rhodes declared to fellow Oath Keepers. Authorities allege that Rhodes and his band of extremists would spend the next several weeks amassing weapons, organizing paramilitary training and readying armed teams outside Washington with a singular goal: stopping Joe Biden from becoming president. Their plot would come to a head on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, when Oath Keepers wearing helmets and other battle gear were captured on camera shouldering their way through the crowd of angry Trump supporters and storming the Capitol in military-style stack formation. West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons? At least to start with, by trying to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine, U.S. and European leaders have made clear: more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. That won’t necessarily be easy. It’s been tough enough staying the current course of persuading all of dozens of allies to stick with sanctions and isolation for Putin, and persuading more ambivalent countries to join in. Global financial and energy disruptions from Russia’s war in Ukraine already promise to make the coming winter a tough one for countries that have depended on Russia for their energy needs. And there’s no sign of U.S. or NATO officials matching Putin’s renewed nuclear threats with the same nuclear bluster, which in itself might raise the risks of escalating the conflict to an unimaginable level. Even if Putin should act on his nuclear threat, President Joe Biden and others point, without details, to an ascending scale of carefully calibrated responses, based on how far Russia goes. To start with, “they’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” Biden told CBS’ “60 Minutes” just before Putin’s new wartime measures and renewed nuclear threat. Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death NEW YORK (AP) — The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. They talk about the risks, possibly fatal ones, in facing off against government forces that have a long history of cracking down on dissent. They share stories of saying goodbye to their parents, possibly for the last time. They send videos of confrontations with police, of women removing their state-mandated head coverings and cutting their hair. According to a tally by The Associated Press, at least 11 people have been killed since protests began earlier this month after the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran’s morality police. State media has said the toll could be as high as 35. “I feel the anger of people right now through their text messages,” Alinejad told The Associated Press in New York City, where the 46-year-old opposition activist and writer in exile has lived since fleeing Iran following the 2009 election. “They have been ignored for years and years,” she said. “That is why they are angry. Iranian women are furious now.” GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment. Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote. “We cannot let (Lake) hold public office and have the power to enact extreme anti-choice policies that she’s spent her entire campaign touting,” Hobbs said during a news conference outside the attorney general’s office. “As Arizona’s governor I will do everything in my power and use every tool at my disposal to restore abortion rights in Arizona.” The ruling presents a new hurdle for Republicans who were already struggling to navigate abortion politics. It fires up Democrats and distracts attention from the GOP’s attacks on President Joe Biden and his record on border security and inflation less than three weeks before the start of early and mail-in vo...

AP News In Brief At 12:04 A.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-edt-4/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In cities across Russia, police arrested hundreds of people who tried to protest a mobilization order aimed at beefing up the country’s troops in Ukraine. Other Russians reported for duty, while the foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly his country had “no choice” but to take military action against its neighbor. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the regional capital, killing one person and injuring seven others. Ukraine and its Western allies say the referendums underway in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions have no legal force. They alleged the votes were an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to seize Ukrainian territory stretching from the Russian border to the Crimean Peninsula. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the voting “looked more like an opinion survey under the gun barrels,” adding that Moscow-backed local authorities sent armed escorts to accompany election officials and to take down the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia. ___ Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation TORONTO (AP) — Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces. After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona came ashore before dawn Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves. Defense Minister Anita Anand said Saturday that troops would help remove fallen trees and other debris, restore transportation links and do whatever else is required for as long as it takes. She didn’t specify how many troops would be deployed. Fiona was blamed for at least five deaths in the Caribbean, but there was no confirmation of any fatalities or serious injuries in Canada. Police said a woman who might have been swept away was listed as missing in the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland. Raging surf pounded Port Aux Basques and entire structures were washed into the sea. ___ Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gained strength over the Caribbean and was forecast to become a major hurricane soon days as it tracked toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. “We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.” President Joe Biden also declared an emergency for the state, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Sept. 27 trip to Florida due to the storm. The National Hurricane Center said Ian was forecast to strengthen before moving over western Cuba and toward the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week. The agency said Floridians should have hurricane plans in place and advised residents to monitor updates of the storm’s evolving path. ___ ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump, Stewart Rhodes exhorted his followers to action, suggesting they emulate a popular uprising that brought down Yugoslavia’s president two decades earlier. He published a version of his appeal online, headlined, “What We The People Must Do.” “We must now … refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation’s Capitol,” Rhodes declared to fellow Oath Keepers. Authorities allege that Rhodes and his band of extremists would spend the next several weeks amassing weapons, organizing paramilitary training and readying armed teams outside Washington with a singular goal: stopping Joe Biden from becoming president. Their plot would come to a head on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, when Oath Keepers wearing helmets and other battle gear were captured on camera shouldering their way through the crowd of angry Trump supporters and storming the Capitol in military-style stack formation. ___ West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons? At least to start with, by trying to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine, U.S. and European leaders have made clear: more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. That won’t necessarily be easy. It’s been tough enough staying the current course of persuading all of dozens of allies to stick with sanctions and isolation for Putin, and persuading more ambivalent countries to join in. Global financial and energy disruptions from Russia’s war in Ukraine already promise to make the coming winter a tough one for countries that have depended on Russia for their energy needs. And there’s no sign of U.S. or NATO officials matching Putin’s renewed nuclear threats with the same nuclear bluster, which in itself might raise the risks of escalating the conflict to an unimaginable level. Even if Putin should act on his nuclear threat, President Joe Biden and others point, without details, to an ascending scale of carefully calibrated responses, based on how far Russia goes. To start with, “they’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” Biden told CBS’ “60 Minutes” just before Putin’s new wartime measures and renewed nuclear threat. ___ Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death NEW YORK (AP) — The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. They talk about the risks, possibly fatal ones, in facing off against government forces that have a long history of cracking down on dissent. They share stories of saying goodbye to their parents, possibly for the last time. They send videos of confrontations with police, of women removing their state-mandated head coverings and cutting their hair. According to a tally by The Associated Press, at least 11 people have been killed since protests began earlier this month after the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran’s morality police. State media has said the toll could be as high as 35. “I feel the anger of people right now through their text messages,” Alinejad told The Associated Press in New York City, where the 46-year-old opposition activist and writer in exile has lived since fleeing Iran following the 2009 election. “They have been ignored for years and years,” she said. “That is why they are angry. Iranian women are furious now.” ___ GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment. Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote. “We cannot let (Lake) hold public office and have the power to enact extreme anti-choice policies that she’s spent her entire campaign touting,” Hobbs said during a news conference outside the attorney general’s office. “As Arizona’s governor I will do everything in my power and use every tool at my disposal to restore abortion rights in Arizona.” The ruling presents a new hurdle for Republicans who were already struggling to navigate abortion politics. It fires up Democrats and distracts attention from the GOP’s attacks on President Joe Biden and his record on border security and inflation less than three weeks before the...

N https://digitalalaskanews.com/n-61/ Details By Native News Online Staff September 25, 2022 WASHINGTON — Here is this week’s roundup of news and policy updates from Washington, D.C. that affect Indian Country.  Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hosts Roundtable on Spectrum for Native Communities On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led a roundtable discussion titled, “Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities,” to hear from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Federal Communications Commission, Government Accountability Office, and Native leaders and experts on promoting and improving spectrum access for Native communities. Never miss Indian Country’s biggest stories and breaking news. Sign up to get our reporting sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning.  “In January this year, the Committee held a roundtable to discuss the unique barriers to internet access in Native communities and explore how billions of dollars secured in Congress is helping Native communities invest in broadband infrastructure and close the digital divide. But missing from that conversation was how spectrum could be a key wireless technology for deploying broadband,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Committee chairman said. “For Native communities – many of which are remote and where wireline broadband can be challenging to install – increasing access to and use of spectrum could be a game changer.” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), vice chair of the Committee added: “Too many of our rural communities in Alaska are on the wrong side of the digital divide, lacking broadband infrastructure and access to spectrum that are necessary for economic and educational opportunities and the delivery of services today. The destruction caused by the historic storm that just hit Western Alaska will only exacerbate those inequities. Now, more than ever, the need for robust coordination between our state, local, Tribal and federal governments to get these technologies deployed is critical.” The following panelists participated in the roundtable discussion: Umair Javed, Chief Counsel, Office of the Chairwoman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. Priscilla Delgado Argeris, Chief Legal Advisor, Office of the Chairwoman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. Heidi Todacheene, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Dr. Anna Maria Ortiz, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C. Sally Moino, Assistant Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C. Tyler Iopeka Gomes, Deputy to the Chairman, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, Kapolei, HI The Honorable Melanie Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, Onamia, MN – Accompanied by Keith Modglin, Director of Information Technology, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, Onamia, MN Chris Cropley, Network Architect, Tidal Network, Juneau, AK To view the full video of the roundtable, click here. IHS to Host Tribal Listening Session On Monday, September 26, 2022, Indian Health Service (IHS) will provide important updates and extend an opportunity for Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share input with IHS officials. IHS updates will include evaluating Health Care Facilities Construction Demonstration Project Proposals, Health Information Technology Modernization, decisions on Special Diabetes Program for Indians for FY 2023,  The listening session will take place from 12 noon 1:30 pm EDT at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. This listening session complies with IHS Tribal Consultation Policy, 2022-2026 Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Strategic Plan, and Draft Operational Plan for IHS-VHA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Telephone: (833) 568-8864 Toll-free | Meeting ID: 161 403 6634 Indian Child Welfare Legislation Introduced This week, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) and Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Tribal Families Act, legislation designed to assist state and local child welfare agencies with implementing the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). ICWA sets federal standards for abuse or neglect custody proceedings involving native children, lessens the trauma of removal by promoting placement with family and community. “The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been labeled the “gold standard” in child welfare policy and practice from experts across the field because it requires active efforts to keep children safely in their homes and connected to their families, communities, and culture.” Rep. Chu said. “Unfortunately, there is no federal agency responsible for overseeing the implementation of ICWA standards and progress has stagnated. Our bipartisan Strengthening Tribal Families Act will give the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the authority to help states improve on their efforts to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act in a way that is both in the best interests of the child and the best interests of tribal communities.” “The Indian Child Welfare Act is an answer to kinship placements for our Native American children, as they are disproportionately represented in the foster care system,” Rep. Don Bacon said. “Research shows us kinship placement helps children develop a stronger attachment to their extended family and culture. The long-term benefits in education, employment, housing, and mental health have to be at the forefront of our decision-making and this Act will ensure that.” President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Alaska FEMA announced on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, President Joe Biden federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, flooding and landslides from Sept. 15-20. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the Regional Educational Attendance Areas of Bering Strait, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-interest loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated areas can begin applying for assistance www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362) or by using the FEMA App. Anyone using a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, can give FEMA the number for that service.  More Stories Like This Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola Hits the Ground Running: Her First Bill Introduced Clears Committee Two Days Later EXCLUSIVE: Deb Haaland Q&A on Road to Healing Tour Progress September 20 is National Voter Registration Day: Native Organizations Team Up to Increase Native Youth Voter Engagement Tribal Business News Round-Up: Sept. 19 Do you appreciate a Native perspective on the news?  For the past decade-plus, we’ve covered the important Indigenous stories that are often overlooked by other media. From the protests at Standing Rock and the toppling of colonizer statues during the racial equity protests, to the ongoing epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) and the past-due reckoning related to assimilation, cultural genocide and Indian Boarding Schools, we have been there to provide a Native perspective and elevate Native voices. Our news is free for everyone to read, but it is not free to produce. That’s why we’re asking you to make a donation this month to help support our efforts. Any contribution — big or small — helps us remain a force for change in Indian Country and continue telling the stories that are so often ignored, erased or overlooked.  Most often, our donors make a one-time gift of $20 or more, while many choose to make a recurring monthly donation of $5 or $10.  Whatever you can do, it helps fund our Indigenous-led newsroom and our ability to cover Native news.  Donate to Native News Online today and support independent Indigenous journalism. 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NHC Forecasts Tropical Storm Ian Will Hit Florida As Category 3 Hurricane https://digitalalaskanews.com/nhc-forecasts-tropical-storm-ian-will-hit-florida-as-category-3-hurricane/ Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Ian Friday night. This system is forecast to hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane next week. As of 11 p.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Ian was forecast to strengthen rapidly throughout the weekend.Ian had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was located 395 miles southeast of Grand Cayman and 685 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba. The system was moving west at 13 mph. “Tropical Storm Ian is expected to intensify into a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday/Wednesday then weaken on Thursday as a cold front moves into the deep, creating a much more hostile environment for this storm,” WESH 2’s Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi said. See the latest maps, models and paths hereBelow: WESH 2’s Tony Mainolfi and Alex Alecci answer Tropical Storm Ian questionsAccording to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to become a hurricane by Sunday before continuing to strengthen further late Monday.”Ian is expected to remain a major hurricane when it moves generally northward across the eastern Gulf of Mexico during the middle of next week, but uncertainty in the long-term track and intensity forecast is higher than usual,” the National Hurricane Center wrote. “Regardless of Ian’s exact track and intensity, there is a risk of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall along the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week, and residents in Florida should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place, follow any advice given by local officials, and closely monitor updates to the forecast.”The NHC advises hurricane conditions are possible in the Cayman Islands by early Monday. The Florida Keys and South Florida can expect heavy rains to begin as early as Monday. Some flash and urban flooding are possible with this rainfall, according to the NHC.”On the forecast track, the center of Ian is forecast to pass well southwest of Jamaica on Sunday, and pass near or west of the Cayman Islands early Monday. Ian will then move near or over western Cuba Monday night and early Tuesday and emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday,” the National Hurricane Center said. WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2022Surviving the season: Everything you need to know this hurricane season in Florida SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:A Hurricane Warning is in effect for…* Grand CaymanA Hurricane Watch is in effect for…* Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio, and ArtemisaA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac* Cuban provinces of La Habana, Mayabeque, and MatanzasA Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. The National Weather Service has urged Florida residents and visitors to gather supplies and keep tracking the forecast.Prepping for the storm: Related: DeSantis declares State of Emergency for all of FloridaRelated: Seminole County begins sandbag preps ahead of tropical storm arrivalRelated: Where to get sandbags in Central FloridaKNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUEDStay tuned to WESH 2 News, WESH.COM, or NOAA Weather Radio for storm updates.Prepare to bring inside any lawn furniture, outdoor decorations or ornaments, trash cans, hanging plants, and anything else that can be picked up by the wind.Understand hurricane forecast models and cones.Prepare to cover all windows of your home. If shutters have not been installed, use precut plywood.Check batteries and stock up on canned food, first-aid supplies, drinking water, and medications.The WESH 2 First Warning Weather Team recommends you have these items ready before the storm strikes.Bottled water: One gallon of water per person per dayCanned food and soup, such as beans and chiliCan opener for the cans without the easy-open lidsAssemble a first-aid kitTwo weeks’ worth of prescription medicationsBaby/children’s needs, such as formula and diapersFlashlight and batteriesBattery-operated weather radioWHAT TO DO WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUEDListen to the advice of local officials. If you are advised to evacuate, leave.Complete preparation activitiesIf you are not advised to evacuate, stay indoors, away from windows.Be alert for tornadoes. Tornadoes can happen during a hurricane and after it passes over. Remain indoors, in the center of your home, in a closet or bathroom without windows.HOW YOUR SMARTPHONE CAN HELP DURING A HURRICANEA smartphone can be your best friend in a hurricane — with the right websites and apps, you can turn it into a powerful tool for guiding you through a storm’s approach, arrival and aftermath.Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS | AndroidEnable emergency alerts — if you have an iPhone, select settings, then go into notifications. From there, look for government alerts and enable emergency alerts.If you have an Android phone, from the home page of the app, scroll to the right along the bottom and click on “settings.” On the settings menu, click on “severe weather alerts.” From the menu, select from most severe, moderate-severe, or all alerts.PET AND ANIMAL SAFETYYour pet should be a part of your family plan. If you must evacuate, the most important thing you can do to protect your pets is to evacuate them too. Leaving pets behind, even if you try to create a safe space for them, could result in injury or death.Contact hotels and motels outside of your immediate area to see if they take pets.Ask friends, relatives and others outside of the affected area whether they could shelter your animal. ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Ian Friday night. This system is forecast to hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane next week. As of 11 p.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Ian was forecast to strengthen rapidly throughout the weekend. Ian had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was located 395 miles southeast of Grand Cayman and 685 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba. The system was moving west at 13 mph. “Tropical Storm Ian is expected to intensify into a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday/Wednesday then weaken on Thursday as a cold front moves into the deep, creating a much more hostile environment for this storm,” WESH 2’s Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi said. See the latest maps, models and paths here Below: WESH 2’s Tony Mainolfi and Alex Alecci answer Tropical Storm Ian questions According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to become a hurricane by Sunday before continuing to strengthen further late Monday. “Ian is expected to remain a major hurricane when it moves generally northward across the eastern Gulf of Mexico during the middle of next week, but uncertainty in the long-term track and intensity forecast is higher than usual,” the National Hurricane Center wrote. “Regardless of Ian’s exact track and intensity, there is a risk of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall along the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week, and residents in Florida should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place, follow any advice given by local officials, and closely monitor updates to the forecast.” This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Now is the time to think about your plans & it is not a bad idea to make sure your hurricane kit is stocked. If we’re still in the cone Sun, start executing that plan. Mon get the preps around the house going. IF the track is still heading our way Tues, have the preps done. pic.twitter.com/KsVlr6uGoW — Alex Alecci (@AlexAlecciWESH) September 24, 2022 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The NHC advises hurricane conditions are possible in the Cayman Islands by early Monday. The Florida Keys and South Florida can expect heavy rains to begin as early as Monday. Some flash and urban flooding are possible with this rainfall, according to the NHC. “On the forecast track, the center of Ian is forecast to pass well southwest of Jamaica on Sunday, and pass near or west of the Cayman Islands early Monday. Ian will then move near or over western Cuba Monday night and early Tuesday and emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday,” the National Hurricane Center said. WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2022 Surviving the season: Everything you need to know this hurricane season in Florida SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… * Grand Cayman A Hurricane Watch is in effect for… * Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio, and Artemisa A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for… * Little Cayman and Cayman Brac * Cuban provinces of La Habana, Mayabeque, and Matanzas A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hou...

Super Typhoon Noru Strengthening As It Heads For Philippines | CNN https://digitalalaskanews.com/super-typhoon-noru-strengthening-as-it-heads-for-philippines-cnn/ CNN  —  Super Typhoon Noru, known locally as Super Typhoon Karding, is approaching the northern Philippines and is expected to make landfall late Sunday afternoon local time. The storm rapidly intensified in the early hours of Sunday, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, strengthening from a 140 kph (85 mph) typhoon to a 250 kph (155 mph) super typhoon in just six hours. The forecast from JTWC sees further strengthening in the hours leading up to landfall and the storm is projected to be the equivalent of a Category 5 typhoon by the time it hits Luzon. The super typhoon is forecast to bring large waves and storm surge, torrential rains, and winds in excess of 200 kph to Luzon over the next 24 hours. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has issued a signal warning level four for the Polillo Islands in anticipation of extensive damage. Level two and three warnings are in place for much of Luzon, including metro Manila. Read More Here

Recession Fears Mount As Stocks Fall Sharply https://digitalalaskanews.com/recession-fears-mount-as-stocks-fall-sharply/ DOW plunges amid fears of a recession DOW plunges amid fears of a recession 01:56 A wave of heavy selling driven by investors’ concerns that the global economy could fall into recession rocked major stock indexes around the world Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each lost more than 1.5% on Friday, with the Dow closing at its lowest level since late 2020. The S&P is down 23% since its peak in January. As Michael George reports for “CBS Saturday Morning,” interest rate hikes aimed at cutting inflation are having a ripple effect on the economy. On Friday at the New York Stock Exchange, the president of a company called Sustainable Development Equity officiated the close of what was a terrible 486-point drop-day, preceded by a terrible week. The market has dropped more than 5,000 points in 12 months, with more than 1,000 points lost this week. And there are more storm clouds ahead, according to UC Berkeley economist James Wilcox. “It is very likely that we are going to have a recession, and the probability of that occurring has been rising all year really, and especially since the summer with the Fed being so aggressive about raising interest rates,” he said. The Federal Reserve board’s trio of 2022 interest rate hikes has made borrowing harder for companies that want to grow, and for consumers — particularly those who hope to own a home. The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rates have spiked from 3.3% to 6.7% over the past nine months thanks to the Federal Reserve board hikes. “How much further mortgage interest rates might go up is awfully hard to know, but I think we could still see some other interest rates, auto rates, credit card interest rates, moving up, and that’ll make it more difficult for people to buy new cars or to buy more expensive cars,” said Wilcox. In all of this, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the economy on Friday. “That is why we passed, that is why Democrats in Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. By the way, no Republicans supported that,” she said.  The White House also points to gas prices, which have fallen significantly over the past few months, and one part of the economiy that remains strong: the job market. Unemployment is at 3.7%.   In: Stock Market Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. Create your free account or log in for more features. Please enter email address to continue Please enter valid email address to continue Read More Here

AP News In Brief At 11:04 P.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-news-in-brief-at-1104-p-m-edt-5/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In cities across Russia, police arrested hundreds of people who tried to protest a mobilization order aimed at beefing up the country’s troops in Ukraine. Other Russians reported for duty, while the foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly his country had “no choice” but to take military action against its neighbor. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the regional capital, killing one person and injuring seven others. Ukraine and its Western allies say the referendums underway in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions have no legal force. They alleged the votes were an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to seize Ukrainian territory stretching from the Russian border to the Crimean Peninsula. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the voting “looked more like an opinion survey under the gun barrels,” adding that Moscow-backed local authorities sent armed escorts to accompany election officials and to take down the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia. Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada TORONTO (AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still had hurricane-strength winds and brought drenching rains and huge waves. There was no confirmation of fatalities or injuries. Ocean waves pounded the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland, where entire structures were washed into the sea. Mayor Brian Button said Saturday over social media that people were being evacuated to high ground as winds knocked down power lines. “I’m seeing homes in the ocean. I’m seeing rubble floating all over the place. It’s complete and utter destruction. There’s an apartment that is gone,” René J. Roy, a resident of Channel-Port Aux Basques and chief editor at Wreckhouse Press, said in a phone interview. Roy estimated between eight to 12 houses and buildings have washed into the sea. “It’s quite terrifying,” he said. Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. “We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.” President Joe Biden also declared an emergency for the state, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Sept. 27 trip to Florida due to the storm. The National Hurricane Center said Ian was forecast to rapidly strengthen in the coming days before moving over western Cuba and toward the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week. The agency said Floridians should have hurricane plans in place and advised residents to monitor updates of the storm’s evolving path. ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump, Stewart Rhodes exhorted his followers to action, suggesting they emulate a popular uprising that brought down Yugoslavia’s president two decades earlier. He published a version of his appeal online, headlined, “What We The People Must Do.” “We must now … refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation’s Capitol,” Rhodes declared to fellow Oath Keepers. Authorities allege that Rhodes and his band of extremists would spend the next several weeks amassing weapons, organizing paramilitary training and readying armed teams outside Washington with a singular goal: stopping Joe Biden from becoming president. Their plot would come to a head on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, when Oath Keepers wearing helmets and other battle gear were captured on camera shouldering their way through the crowd of angry Trump supporters and storming the Capitol in military-style stack formation. West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons? At least to start with, by trying to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine, U.S. and European leaders have made clear: more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. That won’t necessarily be easy. It’s been tough enough staying the current course of persuading all of dozens of allies to stick with sanctions and isolation for Putin, and persuading more ambivalent countries to join in. Global financial and energy disruptions from Russia’s war in Ukraine already promise to make the coming winter a tough one for countries that have depended on Russia for their energy needs. And there’s no sign of U.S. or NATO officials matching Putin’s renewed nuclear threats with the same nuclear bluster, which in itself might raise the risks of escalating the conflict to an unimaginable level. Even if Putin should act on his nuclear threat, President Joe Biden and others point, without details, to an ascending scale of carefully calibrated responses, based on how far Russia goes. To start with, “they’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” Biden told CBS’ “60 Minutes” just before Putin’s new wartime measures and renewed nuclear threat. Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death NEW YORK (AP) — The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. They talk about the risks, possibly fatal ones, in facing off against government forces that have a long history of cracking down on dissent. They share stories of saying goodbye to their parents, possibly for the last time. They send videos of confrontations with police, of women removing their state-mandated head coverings and cutting their hair. According to a tally by The Associated Press, at least 11 people have been killed since protests began earlier this month after the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran’s morality police. State media has said the toll could be as high as 35. “I feel the anger of people right now through their text messages,” Alinejad told The Associated Press in New York City, where the 46-year-old opposition activist and writer in exile has lived since fleeing Iran following the 2009 election. “They have been ignored for years and years,” she said. “That is why they are angry. Iranian women are furious now.” GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment. Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote. “We cannot let (Lake) hold public office and have the power to enact extreme anti-choice policies that she’s spent her entire campaign touting,” Hobbs said during a news conference outside the attorney general’s office. “As Arizona’s governor I will do everything in my power and use every tool at my disposal to restore abortion rights in Arizona.” The ruling presents a new hurdle for Republicans who were already struggling to navigate abortion politics. It fires up Democrats and distracts attention from the GOP’s attacks on President Joe Biden and his record on border security and inflation less than...

AP News In Brief At 11:04 P.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-news-in-brief-at-1104-p-m-edt-4/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In cities across Russia, police arrested hundreds of people who tried to protest a mobilization order aimed at beefing up the country’s troops in Ukraine. Other Russians reported for duty, while the foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly his country had “no choice” but to take military action against its neighbor. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the regional capital, killing one person and injuring seven others. Ukraine and its Western allies say the referendums underway in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions have no legal force. They alleged the votes were an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to seize Ukrainian territory stretching from the Russian border to the Crimean Peninsula. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the voting “looked more like an opinion survey under the gun barrels,” adding that Moscow-backed local authorities sent armed escorts to accompany election officials and to take down the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia. Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada TORONTO (AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still had hurricane-strength winds and brought drenching rains and huge waves. There was no confirmation of fatalities or injuries. Ocean waves pounded the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland, where entire structures were washed into the sea. Mayor Brian Button said Saturday over social media that people were being evacuated to high ground as winds knocked down power lines. “I’m seeing homes in the ocean. I’m seeing rubble floating all over the place. It’s complete and utter destruction. There’s an apartment that is gone,” René J. Roy, a resident of Channel-Port Aux Basques and chief editor at Wreckhouse Press, said in a phone interview. Roy estimated between eight to 12 houses and buildings have washed into the sea. “It’s quite terrifying,” he said. Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. “We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.” President Joe Biden also declared an emergency for the state, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Sept. 27 trip to Florida due to the storm. The National Hurricane Center said Ian was forecast to rapidly strengthen in the coming days before moving over western Cuba and toward the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week. The agency said Floridians should have hurricane plans in place and advised residents to monitor updates of the storm’s evolving path. ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump, Stewart Rhodes exhorted his followers to action, suggesting they emulate a popular uprising that brought down Yugoslavia’s president two decades earlier. He published a version of his appeal online, headlined, “What We The People Must Do.” “We must now … refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation’s Capitol,” Rhodes declared to fellow Oath Keepers. Authorities allege that Rhodes and his band of extremists would spend the next several weeks amassing weapons, organizing paramilitary training and readying armed teams outside Washington with a singular goal: stopping Joe Biden from becoming president. Their plot would come to a head on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, when Oath Keepers wearing helmets and other battle gear were captured on camera shouldering their way through the crowd of angry Trump supporters and storming the Capitol in military-style stack formation. West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons? At least to start with, by trying to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine, U.S. and European leaders have made clear: more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. That won’t necessarily be easy. It’s been tough enough staying the current course of persuading all of dozens of allies to stick with sanctions and isolation for Putin, and persuading more ambivalent countries to join in. Global financial and energy disruptions from Russia’s war in Ukraine already promise to make the coming winter a tough one for countries that have depended on Russia for their energy needs. And there’s no sign of U.S. or NATO officials matching Putin’s renewed nuclear threats with the same nuclear bluster, which in itself might raise the risks of escalating the conflict to an unimaginable level. Even if Putin should act on his nuclear threat, President Joe Biden and others point, without details, to an ascending scale of carefully calibrated responses, based on how far Russia goes. To start with, “they’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” Biden told CBS’ “60 Minutes” just before Putin’s new wartime measures and renewed nuclear threat. Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death NEW YORK (AP) — The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. They talk about the risks, possibly fatal ones, in facing off against government forces that have a long history of cracking down on dissent. They share stories of saying goodbye to their parents, possibly for the last time. They send videos of confrontations with police, of women removing their state-mandated head coverings and cutting their hair. According to a tally by The Associated Press, at least 11 people have been killed since protests began earlier this month after the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran’s morality police. State media has said the toll could be as high as 35. “I feel the anger of people right now through their text messages,” Alinejad told The Associated Press in New York City, where the 46-year-old opposition activist and writer in exile has lived since fleeing Iran following the 2009 election. “They have been ignored for years and years,” she said. “That is why they are angry. Iranian women are furious now.” GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment. Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote. “We cannot let (Lake) hold public office and have the power to enact extreme anti-choice policies that she’s spent her entire campaign touting,” Hobbs said during a news conference outside the attorney general’s office. “As Arizona’s governor I will do everything in my power and use every tool at my disposal to restore abortion rights in Arizona.” The ruling presents a new hurdle for Republicans who were already struggling to navigate abortion politics. It fires up Democrats and distracts attention from the GOP’s attacks on President Joe Biden and his record on border security and inflation less than...

A Tennessee Songwriter Wrote The New Anthem For The U.S. Space Force. It’s Getting Mixed Reviews Online. https://digitalalaskanews.com/a-tennessee-songwriter-wrote-the-new-anthem-for-the-u-s-space-force-its-getting-mixed-reviews-online/ U.S. Air Force Members of the United States Air Force Band singing “Semper Supra,” the new U.S. Space Force service song, in National Harbor, Md., on Tuesday, Sept. 20. A songwriting professor at Middle Tennessee State University is making history, penning the official anthem for the United States Space Force. Jamie Teachenor is a Nashville singer-songwriter as well as a former member of the Air Force band. He began working on the tune shortly after U.S. Space Force was established in 2019.  Former President Trump established the new military branch, organized under the Department of the Air Force, to defend U.S. interests in space.  “It was quite a long work in progress for a while because I wanted to make sure everything that was in the song would adequately represent our space force,” Teachenor said in a press release. After creating a foundation for the song, Teachenor’s project was sent to several military bands to create a musical arrangement to complete the sound. Teachenor collaborated with chief musician Sean Nelson, a U.S. Coast Guard Band trombonist and staff arranger. The Space Force has officially adopted his song “Semper Supra,” which is Latin for “Always Above.”   BREAKING : The US Space Force has just unveiled its official song pic.twitter.com/UxgmnKeVhr — Latest in space (@latestinspace) September 20, 2022 In addition to the Space Force, Teachenor has written songs and recorded with country artists like Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan. He also serves as a Sumner County commissioner.  The internet has opinions Many online commenters were quick to pan the melody, which is reminiscent of other military anthems featuring a full military orchestra and jaunty chorus. Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a parody with a choir substituting its own lyrics, including: “Can someone tell us what we do?” Star Trek actor George Takei just commented, “Oh dear.” Perhaps acknowledging the tune’s less than warm reception, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown told Military.com, “I’m sure it will grow on us.” The Official Space Force song sung by the unofficial Space Force choir… pic.twitter.com/4LTxr8nXk7 — Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) September 22, 2022 Everybody’s dunking on the Space Force Song today but I gotta admit their band absolutely slaps pic.twitter.com/fJO2GTgZoY — Mike (@forbesmm) September 21, 2022 In space, no one can hear you sing the Space Force theme song. — Harmon Everett (@Spacedad2) September 24, 2022 The Force is wrong with this one. pic.twitter.com/pCBr9JVdy5 — Deadpool Movie (@deadpoolmovie) September 20, 2022 Read More Here

AP News In Brief At 9:04 P.m. EDT https://digitalalaskanews.com/ap-news-in-brief-at-904-p-m-edt-7/ Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. In cities across Russia, police arrested hundreds of people who tried to protest a mobilization order aimed at beefing up the country’s troops in Ukraine. Other Russians reported for duty, while the foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly his country had “no choice” but to take military action against its neighbor. Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the regional capital, killing one person and injuring seven others. Ukraine and its Western allies say the referendums underway in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions have no legal force. They alleged the votes were an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to seize Ukrainian territory stretching from the Russian border to the Crimean Peninsula. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the voting “looked more like an opinion survey under the gun barrels,” adding that Moscow-backed local authorities sent armed escorts to accompany election officials and to take down the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia. Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada TORONTO (AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still had hurricane-strength winds and brought drenching rains and huge waves. There was no confirmation of fatalities or injuries. Ocean waves pounded the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland, where entire structures were washed into the sea. Mayor Brian Button said Saturday over social media that people were being evacuated to high ground as winds knocked down power lines. “I’m seeing homes in the ocean. I’m seeing rubble floating all over the place. It’s complete and utter destruction. There’s an apartment that is gone,” René J. Roy, a resident of Channel-Port Aux Basques and chief editor at Wreckhouse Press, said in a phone interview. Roy estimated between eight to 12 houses and buildings have washed into the sea. “It’s quite terrifying,” he said. Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. “We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.” The National Hurricane Center said Ian is forecast to rapidly strengthen in the coming days before moving over western Cuba and toward the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week. The agency said Floridians should have hurricane plans in place and advised residents to monitor updates of the storm’s evolving path. It added that Ian was forecast to become a hurricane on Sunday and a major hurricane by late Monday or early Tuesday. Ian on Saturday evening had top sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) as it swirled about 230 miles (370 kilometers) south of Kingston, Jamaica. ‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump, Stewart Rhodes exhorted his followers to action, suggesting they emulate a popular uprising that brought down Yugoslavia’s president two decades earlier. He published a version of his appeal online, headlined, “What We The People Must Do.” “We must now … refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation’s Capitol,” Rhodes declared to fellow Oath Keepers. Authorities allege that Rhodes and his band of extremists would spend the next several weeks amassing weapons, organizing paramilitary training and readying armed teams outside Washington with a singular goal: stopping Joe Biden from becoming president. Their plot would come to a head on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, when Oath Keepers wearing helmets and other battle gear were captured on camera shouldering their way through the crowd of angry Trump supporters and storming the Capitol in military-style stack formation. West works to deepen sanctions after Putin heightens threats WASHINGTON (AP) — How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons? At least to start with, by trying to double down on the same tactics that have helped put Russia in a corner in Ukraine, U.S. and European leaders have made clear: more financial penalties and international isolation for Russia, more arms and other backing for Ukraine. That won’t necessarily be easy. It’s been tough enough staying the current course of persuading all of dozens of allies to stick with sanctions and isolation for Putin, and persuading more ambivalent countries to join in. Global financial and energy disruptions from Russia’s war in Ukraine already promise to make the coming winter a tough one for countries that have depended on Russia for their energy needs. And there’s no sign of U.S. or NATO officials matching Putin’s renewed nuclear threats with the same nuclear bluster, which in itself might raise the risks of escalating the conflict to an unimaginable level. Even if Putin should act on his nuclear threat, President Joe Biden and others point, without details, to an ascending scale of carefully calibrated responses, based on how far Russia goes. To start with, “they’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” Biden told CBS’ “60 Minutes” just before Putin’s new wartime measures and renewed nuclear threat. Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death NEW YORK (AP) — The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. They talk about the risks, possibly fatal ones, in facing off against government forces that have a long history of cracking down on dissent. They share stories of saying goodbye to their parents, possibly for the last time. They send videos of confrontations with police, of women removing their state-mandated head coverings and cutting their hair. According to a tally by The Associated Press, at least 11 people have been killed since protests began earlier this month after the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran’s morality police. State media has said the toll could be as high as 35. “I feel the anger of people right now through their text messages,” Alinejad told The Associated Press in New York City, where the 46-year-old opposition activist and writer in exile has lived since fleeing Iran following the 2009 election. “They have been ignored for years and years,” she said. “That is why they are angry. Iranian women are furious now.” GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it’s necessary to save the mother’s life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment. Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote. “We cannot let (Lake) hold public office and have the power to enact extreme anti-choice policies that she’s spent her entire campaign touting,” Hobbs said during a news conference outside the attorney general’s office. “As Arizona’s governor I will do everything in my power and use every tool at my disposal to restore abortion rights in Arizona.” The ruling presents a new hurdle for Republicans who were already struggling to navigate abortion politics. It fires up Democrats and distracts attention from the GOP’s attacks on President Joe Biden and his record on border security and inflation less than three weeks before the start of early and mail-in voting, which are overwhelm...

LIO Vs EAG Dream11 Prediction With Stats, Pitch Report & Player Record Of KCA Presidents Cup T20, 2022 For Match 9 – ProBatsman https://digitalalaskanews.com/lio-vs-eag-dream11-prediction-with-stats-pitch-report-player-record-of-kca-presidents-cup-t20-2022-for-match-9-probatsman/ LIO vs EAG: KCA Lions will lock horns against KCA Eagles in Match 9 of the KCA Presidents Cup T20, 2022 on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha, India. KCA Lions have played three matches thus far in the tournament, out of which they have won two games. They are currently placed third in the league standings and must be eager to extend their winning streak in the tournament. As for KCA Eagles, the team has won both of their opening fixtures and are currently positioned second in the league table. They will be looking to keep their winning momentum intact. Here are the match details, pitch report, probable playing 11, squads, player records/stats and dream11 fantasy team predictions for Match 9 of the KCA Presidents Cup T20, 2022 between KCA Lions and KCA Eagles. LIO vs EAG Match Details Match: KCA Lions vs KCA Eagles, Match 9 Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM (IST) Venue: Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha, India Pitch Report The surface at Sanatana Dharma offers a neutral surface where both departments get equal purchases off the surface. The team winning the toss will certainly look to bowl first. Anything around 150 will be the competitive total here. LIO vs EAG Probable Playing XI KCA Lions Playing XI Sijomon Joseph (C), Mohammed Azharuddeen (WK), Akshay Manohar, Alfrin Francis, Jalaj Saxena, Mannembeth Sreeroop, Sudhesan Midhun, Jerin PS, Anuj Jotin, Ashwin Anand, Harikrishnan R, Akhin Sathar, Rahul Chandran, Abhishek Mohan, Ajinas M. KCA Eagles Playing XI Sachin Baby (C), Mhd Kaif (WK), Arjun AK, Aswanth S Sanker, Rahul P, Athul Raveendran, Krishna Prasad, Vaishak Chandran, Abhiram CH, KM Asif, Nipun Babu, Akhil KG, Rohan Nair, Adithya Vinod, Fazil Fanoos. Average First Innings Score The average first innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 123 runs. Record of Chasing Team Based on the previous five matches — Matches Won: 4 Matches Lost: 1 Draw/No Result/Abandoned: 0 KCA Lions & KCA Eagles Last 5 Matches Stats LIO vs EAG Player Record/Stats (Must Picks) Player Stats (This Tournament) Anuj Jotin 126 Runs Sachin Baby 103 Runs Sudhesan Midhun 5 Wickets Athul Raveendran 5 Wickets Mannembeth Sreeroop 4 Wickets & 26 Runs Jalaj Saxena 48 Runs & 3 Wickets Mohammed Azharuddeen 85 Runs LIO vs EAG Captaincy Picks Athul Raveendran Anuj Jotin Jalaj Saxena LIO vs EAG Dream11 Fantasy Team Prediction Fantasy Team Suggestion 1 Wicket-Keeper: Mohammed Azharuddeen, Rahul P Batters: Sachin Baby, Anuj Jotin, Akhil KG All-Rounders: Jalaj Saxena, Mannembeth Sreeroop, Athul Raveendran Bowlers: KM Asif, Sudhesan Midhun, Vaishak Chandran Captain: Athul Raveendran Vice-Captain: Jalaj Saxena Fantasy Team Suggestion 2 Wicket-Keeper: Mohammed Azharuddeen Batters: Sachin Baby, Anuj Jotin, Akhil KG All-Rounders: Jalaj Saxena, Sijomon Joseph, Mannembeth Sreeroop, Athul Raveendran Bowlers: KM Asif, Sudhesan Midhun, Vaishak Chandran Captain: Anuj Jotin Vice-Captain: Athul Raveendran Probable Winner Of The Match KCA Eagles are expected to win this match. Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team for the fantasy game please consider the points mentioned and make your own decision at the time of making your team. Read More Here

Judge: Jan. 6 Committee Entitled To Kelli Ward’s Phone Records https://digitalalaskanews.com/judge-jan-6-committee-entitled-to-kelli-wards-phone-records/ A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, is entitled to the phone records of Kelli Ward, the head of the Arizona Republican Party. (File photo by Howard Fischer/For the Miner) Originally Published: September 24, 2022 5:49 p.m. PHOENIX – The House committee investigating the events around the Jan. 6 riot is entitled to get the phone records of the head of the Arizona Republican Party. U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa rejected the arguments by Kelli Ward that the subpoena lacks a valid legislative purpose. She said it is clear that the House, in setting up the panel, empowered it to look into not only the events of that day but also make recommendations for changes in laws, policies and procedures as the committee “may deem necessary.” And Humetewa said that courts generally defer to the decisions of lawmakers about the scope of their investigations. The judge was no more impressed by Ward’s arguments that the subpoena will endanger not only her rights but those of the entire Arizona Republican Party. It seeks the phone numbers of those she called or texted, or who called or texted her, as well as those of her husband, Michael. He, like his wife, were part of a slate of fake electors submitted to Congress saying, incorrectly, that Donald Trump had won the state’s 11 electors. “If the subpoena is not quashed, members of the AZGOP will be made to feel that every time they communicate with party leadership, they risk those communications disclosed to law enforcement followed by a knock on the door (or worse) from federal investigators,” argued Alexander Kolodin, her attorney. “A stronger risk of associational chilling can scarcely be imagined.” Kolodin also argued that because the House panel is controlled by Democrats that it would use the information in the phone records “to harass or persecute political rivals by inquiring into their dealings with the party chair.” And he even claimed that giving the list of Ward’s phone contacts might induce people to quit the Arizona GOP “and dissuade others from joining it because of fear of exposure of their beliefs through their associations and the consequences of this exposure.” But Humetewa called those contentions “highly speculative.” “Plaintiffs have provided no evidence to support their contention that producing the phone numbers associated with this account will chill the rights of plaintiffs or the Arizona GOP,” the judge wrote. She said that, at best, the claims “constitute a subjective fear of future reprisal,” something that federal appellate judges have said is insufficient to show any infringements on associational rights. And, if nothing else, Humetewa said she has to presume the committee “will exercise its powers responsibly and with due regard for the plaintiffs’ rights.” The judge also said she was not buying arguments that the records from any phones that Ward and her husband were using – both are doctors – would violate the rights of their patients who used those numbers to contact them on those lines. She said the House panel was not seeking confidential contents of any patient’s medical records. And she called it irrelevant that the subpoena might unearth the names of patients. “If the disclosure of the patient’s name reveals nothing of any communication concerning the patient’s ailments, disclosure of the patient’s name does not violate privilege,” Humetewa said. And she said the fact that it is known the medical practice focuses exclusively on weight loss change any of that. “The court finds it implausible that a patient’s phone number would inevitably expose information about a patient’s medical history, condition, or treatment, an potentially reveal information the patient had divulged in confidence,” she wrote. Ward already has filed paperwork asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ruling. In refusing to quash the subpoena, Humetewa agreed with arguments by Douglas Letter, the general counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives. He told the judge in his own legal filing that the committee wants only call data, things like the numbers of calls and texts sent and received, not actual content. “The Select Committee is not seeking sensitive donor information,” he said. But the real key, Letter said, is that this is not some wide-ranging request. He pointed out what the committee wants covers only from Nov. 1, 2020, just prior to Election Day, through Jan. 31, 2021. “That date range was specifically designed to obtain information referring are relating to activities surrounding the 2020 presidential election, including false assertions that the election had been stolen and actions related to the appointment of an alternative slate of electors from Arizona,” he said. And Letter told Humetewa those are “activities that directly concerned the Jan. 6 attack.” It is Ward’s role in all of that the committee seeks to discover. Central to the legal fight, Letter said, is the legitimate power and role of the committee in finding out the causes of the attack. And he said the committee does not view the her actions in Arizona and the riot as unrelated. “Dr. Kelli Ward participated in multiple aspects of these attempts to interfere with the electoral count in Jan. 6,” he said. “She told officials in Maricopa County to stop counting ballots and promoted inaccurate allegations of election interference by Dominion Voting Systems.” In sending the set of unauthorized set of electoral votes to Congress, Letter said Wake “mischaracterized (them) as representing the legal votes of Arizona.” And that’s not all. “While Congress was recessed due to the mob’s violence and attack on the Capitol, Dr. Ward continued to advocate for overturning the results of the election,” Letter said, citing a Jan. 6 Twitter post. And even after the riot and congressional certification of Biden’s win, he said, Ward continued to maintain that the slate of fake electors contained “the rightful and true presidential electors for 2020.” Read More Here

Trump — Who Once Endorsed DeSantis As His 'great Friend' — Slams The 'ungrateful' Florida Governor, Saying 'I Made Him,' Report Says https://digitalalaskanews.com/trump-who-once-endorsed-desantis-as-his-great-friend-slams-the-ungrateful-florida-governor-saying-i-made-him-report-says/ Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis haven’t spoken in months, The Washington Post reported. Trump endorsed DeSantis during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign but hasn’t campaigned for him this year. Privately, Trump now slams DeSantis as “ungrateful,” telling advisers: “I made him,” WaPo reported.  Loading Something is loading. Though former President Donald Trump vigorously campaigned in support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018, the one-time allies have grown distant amid rumors they will soon launch competing campaigns for the 2024 presidential election. Sources familiar with the pair’s interactions told The Washington Post the two haven’t spoken in months, despite Trump once saying DeSantis would make a good Vice President if he changed up his ticket in 2024. Privately, Trump now lambasts the man he once referred to as his “great friend,” calling the Florida governor “ungrateful” for his earlier endorsement, The Washington Post reported.  “I made him,” The Washington Post reported Trump told his aides while monitoring DeSantis’ public appearances and polling numbers. Though neither has officially announced a 2024 presidential run, the two politicians are widely regarded as expected frontrunners in the upcoming race, which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted would feature a “crowded” primary.  “I don’t understand what happened here,” The Washington Post reported Trump said of DeSantis’ diminishing support. “I don’t understand why he doesn’t appreciate me more.” Trump has made similar comments before, criticizing DeSantis for his “dull personality.”  In response, DeSantis has taken steps to distinguish himself from the former president on the campaign trail, though he hasn’t explicitly criticized Trump. His recent decision to fly asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard sent the former president into a rage, according to a report from Rolling Stone, spurring political analysts to argue that DeSantis was taking the spotlight off of Trump and furthering their rivalry.  The strategy appears to be working: DeSantis has out-fundraised the former president this year to the tune of $43 million, according to data collected by OpenSecrets. Polling also suggests the governor has an advantage over the former president in a hypothetical primary match-up in 2024. Representatives for Trump and DeSantis did not immediately respond to Insider’s requests for comment.  Read More Here

John Fetterman Welcomed As ‘one Of Us’ At His First Philadelphia Rally https://digitalalaskanews.com/john-fetterman-welcomed-as-one-of-us-at-his-first-philadelphia-rally/ PHILADELPHIA — Ted Gardner sat on his front stoop watching hundreds of people across the street snake down the block and around a corner, marveling that he hadn’t seen a crowd like that since former first lady Michelle Obama campaigned in the same spot eight years ago for Gov. Tom Wolf (D). This time, the people in line were waiting to see Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, who on Saturday afternoon held a campaign rally in a predominantly Black neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia, his first public visit to the city since launching his candidacy in February 2021. Fetterman has centered much of his candidacy’s appeal on his ability to woo voters in more conservative parts of the state, where White working-class voters have migrated to Republicans in recent years. As he’s worked to attract those voters, it has remained unclear whether Black voters — a critical voting bloc for any Democrat to win statewide in Pennsylvania — would turn out for Fetterman, particularly in vote-rich Philadelphia. Gardner, 55, and his next-door neighbor, Ronald Lamb, 52, who are both Black, have “Fetterman for Senate” signs in their windows. “I like John Fetterman because he’s one of us,” Gardner said. “He stands for everything I stand for,” Lamb added. Donna Bess, 56, who was standing on the stoop with Gardner and Lamb, pointed to a picture of Fetterman plastered on the side of a black truck selling campaign merchandise. “Look how he dress,” she said, referring to his trademark oversized sweatshirts. “He’s one of us.” During the Democratic primary, Fetterman’s challengers tried to convince Black voters that he was not one of them. They raised an incident from 2013 when Fetterman, then mayor of the predominantly Black town of Braddock, a suburb of Pittsburgh, chased down an unarmed Black jogger, who he suspected may have just fired gunshots. Fetterman, who was armed with a shotgun, detained the man until police arrived. Fetterman has insisted he didn’t know the race of the person he pursued. This month, a super PAC backing Fetterman’s rival, Republican Mehmet Oz, revisited the incident with a 30-second television ad intended to sow doubt with Black voters about the Democrat. But, in interviews with a dozen Black leaders, strategists and voters in Philadelphia, no one brought up the nine-year-old story. Even state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, a Philadelphia Democrat, who raised the issue when he was running against Fetterman in the primary and demanded an apology, said he wasn’t interested in looking backward. He criticized Oz and his allies for bringing it up. “He is just throwing out anything he can throw out,” Kenyatta, who is Black, said. “He has no business being in a conversation about the Black community. “What frustrates me, you cannot tell me that you care abut gun crime in this community and then oppose all the things that would actually deal with crime,” Kenyatta said, referring to GOP opposition to gun control. “That’s not a message to Black people, that’s a message to scare White people about Black communities.” Earlier this week, Oz held a roundtable with Black Philadelphians and touted his “Plan to Fight for Black Communities,” which includes support for criminal justice laws. Oz and his campaign have attacked Fetterman over his work to release people from prison who were wrongfully accused, as well as some nonviolent offenders. The Oz campaign has specifically pointed to Fetterman’s role in the commutation of two brothers serving a life sentence for a murder they maintained for nearly 30 years they didn’t commit. When they were released, Fetterman hired them to work on his campaign. Those brothers, Lee and Dennis Horton, flanked Fetterman at his Philadelphia rally, which drew a crowd of 600 people, about evenly divided between Black and White people, to the gymnasium of a recreation center. Fetterman, still recovering from a near-fatal stroke in May, spoke for a little more than 12 minutes. He spent much of that time mocking Oz as out of touch with Pennsylvania, delivering laugh lines to the friendly audience. He also touched on overhauling criminal justice laws, protecting abortion access, getting rid of the filibuster and raising the minimum wage as key issues. The Horton brothers, who are Black, introduced Fetterman at the rally, sharing first how the Democrat was the first elected official to fight for them. Lee Horton said Fetterman told their sister, “I am going to fight to get your brothers out even if that means I lose every election after this.” Fetterman, in his remarks, said he knew that this would be material for future opponents to use against him, but said, “I would never trade a title for my conscience.” Fetterman is leading Oz in polls, although the race has tightened as both sides pour money into the race in the final weeks. Democrats see Fetterman as their best chance to flip a Senate seat, currently held by retiring Republican Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, as they defend other seats around the country. Republicans need to gain only one more seat in the 50-50 Senate to take the majority. Despite not having campaigned in the city during the primary, Fetterman narrowly won Philadelphia, beating Kenyatta and Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.), who was the favorite of the Democratic establishment. Several Black Democrats who attended the rally cited abortion and gun violence as issues motivating them to vote this year. “Fetterman listens to women’s rights because if they take away women’s rights, what other rights are in store? Is it going to be voting rights? It’s already under attack,” said Verhonda Williams, 69, standing in the front of the line before the rally. Other voters talked about Fetterman’s authenticity as driving their excitement about his candidacy. Dana Ancrum, 59, said she’s been listening to his ads and thinking, “he might just be the real thing.” Asia Whittenberger, 23, and Alyvia Benson, 22, both doing a year with AmeriCorps, said they were excited to vote for Fetterman. “I think, for me, I know I’m a very young voter, but I’ve never been more confident in a politician in my life or someone running,” Whittenberger said. After the rally, Denise Smith, 64, stood outside with her brother, John Holmes, 54, and reflected on what they’d just experienced. “His energy, his swagger, his vibe and his experience of knowing what it takes,” Holmes said, when asked why he’d be supporting Fetterman. “I’ll 100 percent back him up.” Read More Here

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(%);UV Index Albany, NY;68;48;66;55;Afternoon t-storms;SSE;8;66%;95%;2 Albuquerque, NM;84;56;83;57;Mostly cloudy;ESE;10;34%;1%;4 Anchorage, AK;53;43;52;39;A couple of showers;NNE;8;75%;87%;1 Asheville, NC;73;53;76;53;A stray p.m. t-storm;WNW;6;57%;51%;2 Atlanta, GA;80;61;83;61;Partly sunny;W;7;55%;31%;4 Atlantic City, NJ;69;61;79;63;Windy with some sun;SW;19;57%;66%;5 Austin, TX;94;72;97;73;Sunny and hot;SSE;2;57%;6%;7 Baltimore, MD;73;60;79;60;A shower and t-storm;W;9;55%;74%;4 Baton Rouge, LA;96;72;94;73;Clouds and sun, warm;S;6;63%;19%;6 Billings, MT;77;50;76;52;Sunny and beautiful;SSE;7;40%;1%;4 Birmingham, AL;86;65;86;60;A shower or two;NNW;7;59%;83%;4 Bismarck, ND;71;48;68;40;Partly sunny, breezy;NW;14;42%;1%;4 Boise, ID;83;52;84;55;Plenty of sunshine;ENE;7;26%;0%;5 Boston, MA;69;52;71;60;An afternoon shower;S;9;56%;86%;3 Bridgeport, CT;69;52;74;59;A p.m. t-storm;SW;10;58%;82%;2 Buffalo, NY;65;56;64;56;Windy with showers;W;18;79%;99%;1 Burlington, VT;67;48;65;56;A few p.m. showers;SSE;9;67%;96%;2 Caribou, ME;62;44;65;49;Mostly sunny;S;7;58%;90%;4 Casper, WY;76;38;73;41;Nice with sunshine;ESE;5;44%;1%;5 Charleston, SC;81;66;84;71;Sunny and nice;SSW;7;59%;18%;6 Charleston, WV;76;59;76;54;A couple of showers;WSW;10;71%;89%;3 Charlotte, NC;79;58;80;57;A t-storm around;WSW;7;61%;42%;4 Cheyenne, WY;76;43;69;46;Nice with sunshine;SSW;8;34%;1%;5 Chicago, IL;72;58;68;54;A couple of showers;WNW;19;66%;85%;2 Cleveland, OH;66;61;68;57;Windy with showers;W;19;79%;100%;1 Columbia, SC;82;61;87;64;Lots of sun, nice;WSW;8;54%;43%;6 Columbus, OH;70;59;70;52;Windy with a shower;W;18;65%;82%;2 Concord, NH;66;42;67;53;An afternoon shower;SSE;6;69%;89%;3 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX;96;76;96;67;Partly sunny, warm;NNE;7;46%;12%;6 Denver, CO;83;48;74;49;Sunny and nice;N;6;29%;1%;5 Des Moines, IA;83;55;74;48;Winds subsiding;NNW;16;48%;0%;5 Detroit, MI;65;57;67;52;A couple of showers;W;9;80%;97%;1 Dodge City, KS;89;55;79;50;Sunny and pleasant;NNE;12;41%;0%;5 Duluth, MN;57;52;64;46;Winds subsiding;NW;16;69%;45%;4 El Paso, TX;95;69;88;69;Partly sunny;E;8;34%;9%;6 Fairbanks, AK;50;33;53;34;Partly sunny;N;5;67%;30%;2 Fargo, ND;67;51;66;41;Mostly sunny, breezy;NNW;15;51%;0%;4 Grand Junction, CO;80;49;82;53;Sunny and delightful;ESE;6;29%;0%;5 Grand Rapids, MI;62;54;63;51;A couple of showers;WNW;11;87%;95%;1 Hartford, CT;70;48;73;58;A p.m. t-storm;SSW;8;62%;89%;3 Helena, MT;75;46;78;48;Partly sunny;SW;4;48%;0%;4 Honolulu, HI;88;74;89;75;Partial sunshine;ENE;7;62%;29%;9 Houston, TX;95;74;95;76;Hot;SSW;5;58%;15%;7 Indianapolis, IN;76;63;72;53;Windy with a shower;WNW;18;55%;43%;3 Jackson, MS;92;71;93;66;Partly sunny;NNE;6;56%;12%;6 Jacksonville, FL;87;69;88;71;Sunlit and pleasant;SSE;6;60%;8%;7 Juneau, AK;54;49;55;52;Rain;E;9;91%;100%;1 Kansas City, MO;89;60;79;51;Mostly sunny, breezy;WNW;13;45%;0%;5 Knoxville, TN;78;62;79;54;A stray p.m. t-storm;W;9;71%;52%;2 Las Vegas, NV;97;72;99;72;Sunny and hot;NW;7;13%;0%;6 Lexington, KY;76;63;79;54;Windy in the p.m.;W;15;62%;30%;5 Little Rock, AR;96;71;92;60;Variable clouds, hot;N;8;51%;13%;5 Long Beach, CA;91;68;87;67;Sunny and warm;S;7;53%;0%;6 Los Angeles, CA;86;67;90;69;Sunny and very warm;SSE;6;49%;0%;6 Louisville, KY;80;64;78;56;Mostly sunny, windy;W;18;56%;17%;5 Madison, WI;60;56;65;49;A couple of showers;WNW;18;75%;86%;2 Memphis, TN;96;73;91;61;More clouds than sun;N;8;57%;19%;5 Miami, FL;88;79;89;80;Partly sunny;ESE;8;68%;85%;8 Milwaukee, WI;67;56;67;51;Windy with a shower;WNW;19;71%;83%;1 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN;68;54;68;49;Mostly sunny, windy;NW;18;53%;0%;4 Mobile, AL;92;72;92;74;More clouds than sun;SW;5;64%;44%;6 Montgomery, AL;86;63;84;66;A shower in the a.m.;SW;6;63%;65%;6 Mt. Washington, NH;34;33;43;38;Windy;SE;26;79%;99%;1 Nashville, TN;88;66;85;55;A t-storm around;NW;8;55%;42%;4 New Orleans, LA;92;76;92;78;Humid;SSW;6;61%;18%;6 New York, NY;71;59;76;61;A p.m. t-storm;SSW;10;56%;80%;4 Newark, NJ;72;53;77;59;A shower and t-storm;SSW;8;56%;84%;3 Norfolk, VA;77;61;86;65;Sun and clouds;SW;12;47%;70%;5 Oklahoma City, OK;86;66;88;57;Mostly sunny, breezy;NNE;13;39%;0%;6 Olympia, WA;75;48;80;48;Mostly sunny, warm;NE;6;60%;3%;4 Omaha, NE;87;54;77;45;Sunny and breezy;NNW;15;48%;0%;5 Orlando, FL;89;74;88;74;A couple of showers;E;7;69%;88%;5 Philadelphia, PA;71;58;79;61;A p.m. t-storm;SSW;10;53%;81%;2 Phoenix, AZ;104;79;103;80;Mostly sunny and hot;NNE;6;22%;0%;6 Pittsburgh, PA;69;57;68;54;A shower and t-storm;WSW;13;77%;96%;1 Portland, ME;65;47;65;56;Clouding up;SE;8;62%;99%;3 Portland, OR;76;52;86;55;Hazy sun and warmer;N;7;50%;3%;4 Providence, RI;70;49;71;60;A p.m. thunderstorm;SSW;8;62%;92%;3 Raleigh, NC;73;58;83;61;Partly sunny;SW;9;52%;84%;5 Reno, NV;83;52;84;54;Plenty of sun;WSW;6;27%;0%;5 Richmond, VA;75;59;84;60;A t-storm around;SW;11;49%;55%;5 Roswell, NM;96;64;89;61;Clouds and sun;SE;12;39%;3%;7 Sacramento, CA;93;61;94;62;Plenty of sunshine;SW;6;38%;0%;5 Salt Lake City, UT;81;54;82;56;Plenty of sunshine;ESE;7;31%;0%;5 San Antonio, TX;93;73;95;72;Lots of sun, warm;SSE;6;55%;5%;7 San Diego, CA;80;69;80;69;Mostly sunny, humid;NW;9;66%;0%;6 San Francisco, CA;78;59;74;58;Nice with some sun;WSW;10;67%;0%;5 Savannah, GA;82;64;86;68;Nice with sunshine;S;4;62%;13%;6 Seattle-Tacoma, WA;75;54;76;54;Hazy sun;NNE;8;59%;3%;4 Sioux Falls, SD;73;52;72;43;Mostly sunny, breezy;NNW;14;44%;0%;4 Spokane, WA;75;47;80;49;Clouds and sun;E;1;48%;0%;4 Springfield, IL;83;58;75;49;Partly sunny, breezy;WNW;13;52%;1%;5 St. Louis, MO;87;62;78;55;Partly sunny;WNW;12;44%;9%;5 Tampa, FL;91;73;89;74;A t-storm around;ENE;6;77%;54%;8 Toledo, OH;70;55;65;50;A couple of showers;W;18;80%;88%;1 Tucson, AZ;97;72;98;74;Mostly sunny;ESE;7;33%;16%;7 Tulsa, OK;86;65;86;55;Sunny and warm;NNE;9;42%;2%;6 Vero Beach, FL;85;76;87;74;A t-storm in spots;SE;9;78%;76%;4 Washington, DC;70;60;80;59;A shower and t-storm;SW;9;58%;89%;3 Wichita, KS;92;59;81;50;Plenty of sunshine;NNW;11;40%;0%;5 Wilmington, DE;71;58;78;60;A p.m. t-storm;SSW;11;55%;66%;2 _____ Copyright 2022 AccuWeather Read More Here

Puerto Ricans Fear Extended Blackout After Hurricane Fiona https://digitalalaskanews.com/puerto-ricans-fear-extended-blackout-after-hurricane-fiona/ Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Dennis Rodríguez’s home, in the center of San Juan, has been without power since Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico last week.Credit…Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times By Laura N. Pérez Sánchez Sept. 24, 2022Updated 8:31 p.m. ET SAN JUAN, P.R. — Michelle Rivera trudged slowly up the stairs of her apartment building, stopping to collect her breath and regain the strength to carry one more gallon of water to her home on the eighth floor. It was Friday, the sixth day of a power blackout in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona. “I’m so tired,” said Ms. Rivera, 41, as she prepared to spend another night in the dark. “Exhausted of going up and down.” The rank smell of rotting food filled the stairs and hallways. The staircase, in the middle of the 14-story Jardines de Francia building in the San Juan neighborhood of Hato Rey, had no emergency lighting. Ms. Rivera and her neighbors in the building’s more than 100 units climbed the steps carefully, with the help of flashlights and cellphones. Image A resident of the Jardines de Francia building walked up five flights of stairs as her granddaughter lit the way with her phone. Credit…Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times The building not only did not have power since early Sunday morning, but it also had no running water since there was no electricity to run the pumps. About half of Puerto Rico’s 1.5 million electrical customers remained without electricity on Saturday, nearly a week after Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 storm, caused widespread flooding and mudslides. At least three people died and two were injured this week in accidents related to the power outage. A candle fire burned down a house in San Juan, killing two and injuring one. Another person died and another was sent to the hospital after being intoxicated with fumes from a generator. (On Saturday, the Puerto Rican government said up to 16 people overall may have died as a direct or indirect result of the storm, though at least a dozen of those cases were still being investigated.) Restoring power after a hurricane can take time anywhere. But Puerto Rico, with its aged and fragile grid, is especially vulnerable to both outages and extensive recovery time. Having lived through months without electricity after Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm that ripped through the island five years ago, weary Puerto Ricans — who pay some of the highest electricity rates in the United States — say they have little patience to accept another prolonged blackout after Hurricane Fiona. “Do you think it’s fair that you pay so much to not have electricity?” said Dennis Rodríguez, 59, one of Ms. Rivera’s neighbors, who said monthly bills have jumped from $80 to more than $200 over the past year. “I can bet you that the power bill will arrive on time.” Hurricane Fiona caused catastrophic floods across Puerto Rico, but the damage on the island’s power grid was not as evident as it was after Hurricane Maria, when it seemed as if the wind had knocked over every post and shredded every line. Some residents have started to protest the slow progress of the restoration. On Friday, former employees of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the public utility that runs power generation, urged Gov. Pedro R. Pierluisi to let them work on power restoration. The ex-workers criticized LUMA Energy, the private company that has been in charge of power transmission and distribution since last year, for the slow progress — and reminded Mr. Pierluisi that the extended power failure significantly contributed to some 3,000 people dying after Hurricane Maria. Several mayors have expressed discontent and one, in the San Juan suburb of Bayamón, said he would hire crews of former PREPA linemen to get to work. LUMA executives have said they have the necessary crews to restore the grid. Image A darkened street in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan on Friday.Credit…Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times In the days since the storm hit, hospitals, supermarkets, businesses and residents have had trouble finding diesel to fuel their generators, forcing some to turn them on for only a few hours a day. Others have seen their generators fail, as what happened to a building in the suburb of Guaynabo, where residents were stranded without elevators in a 27-story building, without water or electricity, until a backup generator was brought in a day later. Of the 68 hospitals on the main island in the Puerto Rico archipelago, 15 to 20 were still without power and operating on generators on Friday, said Jaime Plá Cortés, president of the Puerto Rico Hospital Association. Mr. Plá Cortés said that several hospitals installed backup generators after Hurricane Maria, when some had to rely on them for more than five months. But the machines need fuel to run. Without saying that there is a fuel shortage or disruption in distribution, Mr. Pierluisi ordered the Puerto Rico National Guard on Friday to take control of diesel distribution to hospitals, supermarkets and water facilities. On Saturday, about one-fifth of an estimated 1.2 million customers of the water utility did not have service, mainly because of lack of power in water plants. Edan Rivera Rodríguez, the secretary of consumer affairs who is in charge of overseeing fuel supplies, said in an interview on Friday that though there had been distribution issues at a couple of ports, Puerto Rico had 10.2 million gallons — or 11 days’ worth — of diesel supply. He was expecting that number to more than double with the arrival that same day of a cargo ship filled with 13 million more gallons of diesel. Usually, among the five private fuel importers in Puerto Rico, the island has up to a 30-day diesel supply, Mr. Rivera Rodríguez said. But for residents of buildings like Jardines de Francia, assurances that more diesel is coming soon provide little relief. The building does not have a generator, unlike many high-rises in Puerto Rico. The lack of access to essential services such as electricity and water has affected the physical and mental health of Ms. Rivera and her neighbors. Diabetics store their insulin, which is supposed to be kept cool, in powerless refrigerators. One neighbor suffered an anxiety attack at night this week, apparently overcome by the post-hurricane stress, Ms. Rivera said. Image Ana María Santos, with her granddaughter Carla, was storing her insulin in a small freezer next to her refrigerator, neither of which had power. Credit…Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times Some residents pay $5, $10 or $40 for people to bring up their groceries and water. One neighbor bought a small $1,050 inverter generator this week, paid someone to bring it up and installed it in her balcony. On Friday night, Ms. Rivera, who lives with her 10-year-old daughter and 59-year-old mother in her mother’s apartment, carried up the gallons of water that she uses for drinking, doing dishes and flushing toilets. A nonprofit provided trays of hot meals. She saved one for herself and another for her mother and daughter. Then she went upstairs to visit older neighbors with limited mobility. A neighbor in her 80s, who lives alone on the 13th floor, cried when Ms. Rivera brought her a plate of hot food. “I think she had not eaten in a while, because she started crying,” said Ms. Rivera as she stood in the middle of her dark and hot living room. “I told her: ‘Do not cry, stay calm. Tomorrow I’ll bring you more.’” Read More Here

House Of The Dragon https://digitalalaskanews.com/house-of-the-dragon/ (Image credit: Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO) As Emily Carey says goodbye to House of the Dragon and her character Queen Alicent Hightower, Olivia Cooke is on her way in to play the older version of the Queen of Westeros. We saw Alicent reach a breaking point in Episode 5, after she realized she was being deceived by Rhaenyra. She arrives at the royal wedding in a green dress, a color that symbolizes war to the Hightower family. As many of the HOTD characters, including Alicent, age up in the next episode, we’ll see an older, more mature, and likely more aggressive version of the former Lady Hightower. With this, Cooke has explained how this version of the character differs from her younger counterpart. Olivia Cooke explained what it was like for her to take on the role that people have compared to Cersi from Game of Thrones. It was during an interview with EW that Cooke said the showrunners told her that Alicent is like “a woman for Trump.” That’s quite the comparison, and Cooke explained that she chose to find another way into the character’s psyche:  I just didn’t want to give them any more mental real estate than they already had. So I tried to find a different route into her, but I could see what they were saying with this complete indoctrination and denial of her own autonomy and rights. I just couldn’t be asked to go down that road. Such a comparison definitely had to be surprising for the actress. However, it seems like she could understand where the producers were coming from in some regard and ultimately, gravitated towards the character’s autonomy and personal rights. And with that, Alicent has certainly been through it so far it. In the first five episodes, we see Alicent go from Rhaenyra’s best friend to Viserys’ wife and queen as a young teenager. She has to have sex with someone much older than her and give birth to multiple children while she is still extremely young. Her father was also fired as hand to the king, and he left her alone in King’s Landing. Finding out the rumor that Rhaenyra and Daemon possibly slept together in the brothel and then finding out the princess lied by omission seemed to be her last straw. Now, after the ten-year time jump, it seems like the queen is even angrier than she was at the end of Episode 5.   HBO recently released a clip from Episode 6, which shows Rhaenyra carrying her baby to the queen immediately after giving birth. We see the princess walk through the castle in pain, and as CinemaBlend’s Laura Hurley wrote in her analysis of the clip, this drops the hint that the feud between the two is burning brighter than it was in the first five episodes. And it seems like Alicent is not pulling any punches. Olivia Cooke provided some explanation as to why Alicent does these such mean things in the second half of the season, saying:  She does some fucking despicable stuff. But then you’ve got to think, she’s trying to protect her son. She’s trying to uphold the patriarchy. She’s trying to uphold the legitimacy of the crown. All these things that she feels are so much bigger than she is. I think that’s why when she can’t control that, she turns to faith more as some sort of tangible element of control, because she doesn’t have any in her life whatsoever. It seems like in the time jump Alicent is trying to get all the power she can in response to the trauma and powerlessness she faced when she was younger. Olivia Cooke’s comments about Alicent being “indoctrinated”  and denying “her own autonomy and rights” made her motivations a bit clearer for the actress. We’ll have to wait and see how Alicent evolves in the coming episodes, which air on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and can be streamed with an HBO Max subscription. It seems like she is turning into someone fighting against the current power, and specifically Rhaenyra, to make her mark on the game of thrones.  Riley Utley is a Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. She spent many years working in local journalism across the country writing about art, news and sports. One of her favorite films is When Harry Met Sally and she walks around constantly quoting Ted Lasso.  Read More Here

Trump Is No Longer President. Why Is There Still So Much Rage?  https://digitalalaskanews.com/trump-is-no-longer-president-why-is-there-still-so-much-rage/ The last time Democrats were this angry at Republicans was when Abe Lincoln freed the slaves. In 2016, Americans who didn’t carry water for Hillary Clinton were “deplorable.” Today, Democrats have ratcheted up the rhetoric by telling 79 million Americans that their voice doesn’t matter. The views from the Biden White House are correct; if you don’t bend the knee, you’re a fascist.  I find it amusing that the Democrats who want to cancel the Electoral College, pack the Supreme Court, take away our right to bear arms, and remove the filibuster are calling those who oppose them radical and extreme.  Leftists accused Trump of being a fascist, but these civically challenged novices can’t specifically name what rights they lost when he was president.  When Trump was president, Madonna threatened to blow up the White House, though she later said it was a “metaphor.” Robert De Niro wanted to punch him in the face. And who can forget Kathy Griffin holding up a fake severed head? Do Leftists think you can do this in China or Iran?  Trying to disarm citizens is what all tyrants do. And Joe Biden has vowed to ban assault weapons, even though he doesn’t understand that any semi-automatic gun can be turned into a machine gun.  Unfortunately, these Leftists who have no clue about the Constitution won’t understand the Second Amendment protects the First Amendment and the Fourth Amendment, too.  Joe Biden, who ran on unity, has now said that those who support Trump don’t deserve a seat at the table.  I have lived in Washington, D.C., for 15 years. I live across the street from the Green Lantern, sell newspapers at the Farmers Market at Dupont Circle, and my roommate is an atheist. I have many gay customers who despise Joe Biden and are more conservative than right wing evangelical Republicans.  But I accept Washington, D.C. I don’t judge what other people do, and I choose not to follow them in their ideologies and lifestyles. I don’t care if you’re liberal or conservative; I show loyalty to people who have looked out for me.  I work at a bar with staff of different cultures and ethnicities. I can speak a little Spanish and understand French and Moroccan while learning Mongolian and Afghan culture. My co-workers are my family, and I would tell any right winger to go to hell if they demonize people who just want to better their lives.  I’m probably more on the liberal than the conservative side. I try to help people but don’t need to brag about it. I like to be independent. I don’t want free stuff, I want self sufficiency. This falls on deaf ears for Leftists who have a plan to remake America.  I don’t want a revolution, and I will stand in the way against people that want to start one. I like the Constitution and Bill of Rights, believe in God and screw those who attack me for it. I’m not anti-immigrant, but is it xenophobia to say that maybe we should do a better job policing who or what crosses our border?  What is compassionate: starving our poor while squandering our resources for people who don’t respect or obey our laws?  I don’t understand all this anger from Biden voters. They got what they wanted. They removed Trump. They have the first Asian American, Black woman as vice president. They have the first Black, lesbian woman as press secretary. Americans now have to pay the debt of liberal arts majors. With the midterm elections a few months away, the media is convincing some that there will be no red wave after all. I saw the same thing when Hillary ran in 2016. There was no way history would be denied. There is now the same sense of assuredness. But what will happen if they wake up the morning after and MAGA runs D.C.?  Jeffery McNeil is a vendor with Street Sense Media.  Related content: Read More Here

Republicans, Democrats Set Agenda For Midterm Final Stretch https://digitalalaskanews.com/republicans-democrats-set-agenda-for-midterm-final-stretch/ Joe Khalil Posted: Sep 24, 2022 / 05:52 PM CDT | Updated: Sep 24, 2022 / 05:52 PM CDT FILE – People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) (NewsNation) — Republicans and Democrats have laid out their midterm election plans as the fate of the U.S. House and Senate will be decided in just 45 days. Both parties are now delivering their final pitches to voters. Democrats have made clear abortion rights will be front and center in their campaign messaging down the stretch. “I don’t think MAGA Republicans have a clue about the power of women, let me tell you something, they’re about to find out,” President Joe Biden said to a crowd of supporters Friday. Biden’s comment came just hours before an Arizona judge ruled a state law from 1864 that bans nearly all abortions must go back into effect. Biden touched on Democrats’ other major campaign themes too: protecting democracy and protecting Social Security and Medicare programs Republicans want to sunset. House Republicans also unveiled their strategy for the final weeks, laying out an agenda they call “Commitment to America.” While Democrats have been tightening the gap separating them from Republicans in the polls, a FiveThirtyEight average still indicates Republicans are favored to win the House by a 2-to-1 margin. Republican House leaders have stuck to messaging around the border, crime and inflation ahead of midterms. “We went from a secure border to no border. We went from safe streets to record crime. We went from $2 gas to $5 gas, all in 20 months,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Republicans feel they have the upper hand on the issues of crime and policing, despite Democrats just passing legislation that will, literally, fund the police. There are major issues Republicans have been told to avoid talking about, however. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy deflected all questions about the multiple investigations surrounding former President Donald Trump. “I heard Speaker Pelosi says she thinks she’s going to keep the House,” McCarthy responded to Trump questions. “I heard the DCCC say they’re going to pick up seats.” Read More Here

Tropical Storm Ian Brings Hurricane Conditions To Caribbean; Florida Remains In Its Path https://digitalalaskanews.com/tropical-storm-ian-brings-hurricane-conditions-to-caribbean-florida-remains-in-its-path/ Video above: The latest tropical forecast from WPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologists. Tropical Storm Ian formed Friday in the Caribbean and continues to strengthen with Florida in its path. Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Florida in preparation for the storm. Informational: 2022 WPBF 25 First Warning Weather Hurricane Survival GuideWPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologists say Tropical Storm Ian could become a hurricane as early as Sunday and that south Florida will begin to see the effects of Ian Tuesday into Wednesday.This comes as Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona, Tropical Storm Gaston, Tropical Storm Hermine and another disturbance churn in the Atlantic. Those are not a threat to Florida at this time. As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Ian is 255 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Ian is moving west at 16 mph. Weather | Radar | Hurricanes | Traffic | uLocal | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramOutlook: The center of Ian is forecast to move across the central Caribbean through Saturday, passing southwest Jamaica on Sunday.The storm will then move near the Cayman Islands Sunday night and early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Ian is expected to become a hurricane late Sunday and could be at or near major hurricane strength late Monday when it approaches western Cuba, the NHC says.As of Saturday morning, WPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologists say computer models are showing Ian trending more west.Ian is forecast to produce 4 to 8 inches of rain over Jamaica and Cayman Islands with a local maxima up to 12 inches. Western to central Cuba can see 6 to 10 inches of rain, with a local maxima up to 14 inches.Florida Keys and south Florida will see a local maxima up to 5 inches through Tuesday morning.Related: Residents across Palm Beach County prepare for possible hurricaneWatches and Warnings:There is a hurricane warning in effect for:Grand Cayman There is a tropical storm watch in effect for: Jamaica Little Cayman and Cayman BracRelated Coverage: Utility companies, water management districts prepare for possible stormWPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologist Glenn Glazer discussed the possibility of a tropical system hitting Florida in late September in the WPBF 2022 Hurricane Season Forecast.Video below: WPBF 25 News 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season ForecastStay updated on the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Video above: The latest tropical forecast from WPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologists. Tropical Storm Ian formed Friday in the Caribbean and continues to strengthen with Florida in its path. Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Florida in preparation for the storm. Informational: 2022 WPBF 25 First Warning Weather Hurricane Survival Guide WPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologists say Tropical Storm Ian could become a hurricane as early as Sunday and that south Florida will begin to see the effects of Ian Tuesday into Wednesday. This comes as Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona, Tropical Storm Gaston, Tropical Storm Hermine and another disturbance churn in the Atlantic. Those are not a threat to Florida at this time. As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Ian is 255 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Ian is moving west at 16 mph. Weather | Radar | Hurricanes | Traffic | uLocal | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Outlook: The center of Ian is forecast to move across the central Caribbean through Saturday, passing southwest Jamaica on Sunday. The storm will then move near the Cayman Islands Sunday night and early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Ian is expected to become a hurricane late Sunday and could be at or near major hurricane strength late Monday when it approaches western Cuba, the NHC says. As of Saturday morning, WPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologists say computer models are showing Ian trending more west. Ian is forecast to produce 4 to 8 inches of rain over Jamaica and Cayman Islands with a local maxima up to 12 inches. Western to central Cuba can see 6 to 10 inches of rain, with a local maxima up to 14 inches. Florida Keys and south Florida will see a local maxima up to 5 inches through Tuesday morning. Related: Residents across Palm Beach County prepare for possible hurricane Watches and Warnings: There is a hurricane warning in effect for: Grand Cayman There is a tropical storm watch in effect for: Jamaica Little Cayman and Cayman Brac Related Coverage: Utility companies, water management districts prepare for possible storm WPBF 25 First Warning Weather meteorologist Glenn Glazer discussed the possibility of a tropical system hitting Florida in late September in the WPBF 2022 Hurricane Season Forecast. Video below: WPBF 25 News 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Stay updated on the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Read More Here

What You Need To Know About College Football’s Top 25 Games For Week 4 https://digitalalaskanews.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-college-footballs-top-25-games-for-week-4/ College football’s biggest teams continue their 2022 seasons during Saturday’s Week 4 action. Here’s a rundown of the day. No. 1 Georgia 39, Kent State 22 Briefly: Stetson Bennett led a balanced attack as the Bulldogs had 529 yards offense to win over a pesky Kent State squad. One highlight to know: Georgia tight end Brock Bowers takes the end around and runs 75 yards for the score on the second play of the game. Next up: Kent State plays host to Ohio. Georgia hits the road for an SEC matchup with Missouri. Vanderbilt at No. 2 Alabama Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. TV: SEC Network Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: Running back Jahmyr Gibbs is the Crimson Tide’s receptions leader with 14, so expect Bryce Young to try getting his wideouts more involved in this SEC opener. Wisconsin at No. 3 Ohio State Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. TV: ABC Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: Buckeyes’ coach Ryan Day says he expects running back TreVeyon Henderson to be available, and he could certainly help as OSU takes on the stiff Badgers’ defense to kick off Big Ten play. MAKE YOUR PICKS: Check out our top 25 picks and predictions for Week 4 RANK EM: Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud moves to the front of this week’s college football quarterback rankings No. 4 Michigan 34, Maryland 27 Briefly: Blake Corum followed up his five-touchdown effort last week with two more touchdowns and 243 yards rushing, including a 47 yard run late in the fourth to put the Terrapins away One highlight to know: Corum hits paydirt on fourth-and-1 as he is all alone on this 33-yard run to give Michigan the lead. Next up: Maryland welcomes Michigan State. Michigan travels to Iowa. No. 5 Clemson 51, No. 16 Wake Forest 45 Briefly: DJ Uiagalelei threw a 21-yard pass to Davis Allen in the second overtime leading Clemson to its 10th consecutive victory. Uiagalelei threw for five touchdowns and Sam Hartman had six as the teams combined for 1,006 total yards. One highlight to know: Hartman throws an absolute dime to Donavon Greene for a 25-yard scoring strike to give the Demon Deacons the lead Next up: Clemson return home for a matchup with North Carolina State. Wake Forest travels to Florida State. Kansas State at No. 6 Oklahoma Kickoff: 8 p.m. TV: Fox Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: The Sooners kick off conference competition against a K-State team that some had pegged as a Big 12 sleeper. The Wildcats still might be, but they’ll need to improve on last week’s subpar performance in an upset loss to Tulane No. 7 Southern California at Oregon State Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. TV: Pac-12 Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: It might be hard to find, but this battle of Pac-12 unbeatens should be worth a look. The Trojans’ high-octane attack is averaging 50.7 points, but the Beavers and quarterback Chance Nolan are putting up 45.7 themselves. Northern Illinois at No. 9 Kentucky Kickoff: 7 p.m. TV: ESPN2 Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: The Huskies once again take on an SEC opponent after nearly upending Vanderbilt a week ago. With Ole Miss on deck, the Wildcats won’t want to let NIU hang around for too long. No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 20 Texas A&M Kickoff: 7 p.m. in Arlington, Tex. TV: ESPN Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: There’s little danger of the Razorbacks coming out flat again given the magnitude of this SEC West contest. The defense did the job for the Aggies against Miami but the offense is still looking for answers with Max Johnson now at the controls. Connecticut at No. 11 North Carolina State Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. TV: Wolfpack Sports Network Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: The Wolfpack and veteran quarterback Devin Leary get in a final tune-up before embarking on their ACC quest at Clemson next week. No. 22 Florida at No. 12 Tennessee Briefly: In progress One highlight to know: Hendon Hooker rumbles in for the score for the Vols. Next up: Tennessee has a bye week before heading to LSU. Florida welcomes Eastern Washington to The Swamp. Tulsa at No. 13 Mississippi Kickoff: 4 p.m. TV: SEC Network Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: Unlike the Rebels’ teams of recent vintage under coach Lane Kiffin, this year’s offense relies more on the ground game with both running back Zach Evans and quarterback Jaxson Dart averaging better than five yards per rushing attempt. Tulsa, led by quarterback Davis Brin, is also capable of putting up a big score. No. 14 Utah at Arizona State Kickoff: 10:30 p.m. TV: Pac-12 Network Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: The Utes begin their Pac-12 title defense in Tempe, where the struggling Sun Devils will be under the direction of interim coach Shaun Aguano following the dismissal of Herm Edwards. No. 15 Penn State 33, Central Michigan 14 Briefly: Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford had four total touchdowns and Kaytron Allen added 110 rushing yards leading the Nittany Lions over Central Michigan, in the school’s second meeting all-time. One highlight to know: Penn State recovers the muffled punt and it sets them up with excellent field position.  Next up: Penn State vs. Northwestern, Central Michigan at Toledo No. 17 Baylor 31, Iowa State 24 Briefly: Blake Shapen threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns leading the Bears tovictory in their Big 12 opener. One highlight to know: The Bears break out the trickery and Shapen finds a wide open Gavin Holmes for a 38-yard score. Next up: Baylor plays host to Oklahoma State, Iowa State travels to Kansas. No. 18 Oregon at Washington State Briefly: In progress One highlight to know: Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward opens the scoring with a five-yard touchdown run. Next up: Oregon takes on Pac-12 North foe Stanford and Washington State plays Cal No. 19 Texas at Texas Tech  Briefly: In progress One highlight to know: Tahj Brooks slips out of the backfield and catches an easy touchdown for the Red Raiders. Next up: Texas Tech is at Kansas State. Texas welcomes West Virginia.  Minnesota at No. 21 Michigan State Briefly: In progress One highlight to know: Daniel Jackson mosses the Michigan State defender on this touchdown pass from Tanner Morgan.  Next up: The Gophers play host to Purdue and the Spartans go on the road to Maryland. Wyoming at No. 23 Brigham Young  Kickoff: 10:15 p.m. TV: ESPN Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: BYU returns home looking to bounce back from its disappointing visit to Oregon. Wyoming opened with a Week 0 loss at Illinois but comes to Provo on a three-game winning streak, earning a solid 17-14 at home against Air Force last week. Stanford at No. 24 Washington Kickoff: 10:30 p.m. TV: FS1 Betting info: Odds, moneyline and more What to know: With the Michigan State victory behind them, we’ll now see how Michael Penix and the Huskies handle being the toast of the town. Their first Pac-12 assignment is this date with the Cardinal, who already have a league loss at the hands of Southern California. Middle Tennessee at No. 25 Miami (Fla.) Briefly: In progress One highlight to know: Chase Cunningham hits DJ England-Chisolm for 71 yards and a touchdown as the Blue Raiders jumped out in front. Next up: Miami is off next week before taking on North Carolina on Oct. 8. MTSU takes on UTSA next Friday. — Eddie Timanus contributed to this report Read More Here