A Right-Wing Dating App Has Flopped After It Failed To Attract Women
A Right-Wing Dating App Has Flopped After It Failed To Attract Women https://digitalarkansasnews.com/a-right-wing-dating-app-has-flopped-after-it-failed-to-attract-women/
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“I just like my men masculine,” a paid actor says in a viral ad for the app.
by Reena Gupta 6 October 2022
The new American dating app co-founded by former Trump officials and catering solely to ring-wing heterosexuals is reportedly struggling to get off the ground, and with respect, LOL.
Questionably named ‘The Right Stuff’, the app officially launched on September, 30 and so far it’s reportedly doing terribly. Some reports indicate, for example, that very few women have taken up the opportunity to “connect with people who aren’t offended by everything”. Sad!
Women seem to definitely be the target of the conservative dating app’s advertising campaign, which features a slew of actors doing their best to insist that being a Democrat is a “red flag”, how they simply prefer their men to be “masculine,”, and yearn for a man with an “alpha vibe”.
Sister of former White House Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Ryann, also appears in an advertisement for the app. Understandably, the ad recently went viral.
Bonkers ad drops for new conservatives-only, right-wing dating site, “The Right Stuff”. Just think, now there’s an easy way to make a date to attend an insurrection with. pic.twitter.com/BbgeHaLusO
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 1, 2022
“What we’re doing has really not been done before,” app co-founder and Trump White House adviser Daniel Huff told The Hill, and with respect Daniel, maybe there’s a reason for that?
“It’s an important, underserved market,” he continued. “Liberals own the education, media corporations, and we can’t let them control our personal relationships.”
You heard it here first, folks! Progressives are trying to control American conservative relationships, and it’s disgusting. American conservatives, on the other hand, have literally never butted into anyone’s personal lives, ever!
The app is backed by billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, who wrote the app’s founders a $1.5 million cheque.
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Stockton Serial Killings: Everything We Know And Don't Know So Far
Stockton Serial Killings: Everything We Know And Don't Know So Far https://digitalarkansasnews.com/stockton-serial-killings-everything-we-know-and-dont-know-so-far-2/
Five recent shooting deaths in Stockton — and one in Oakland last year — appear to be connected, prompting police to call the incidents a “series of killings.”Along with the five deaths in Stockton and one in Oakland, the shooting of a woman in Stockton last year who survived is also linked in connection with the serial killings.| MORE | 2 more shootings linked in Stockton serial killings; woman survived 2021 attackHere’s everything we know so far about the shootings:Who was killed? Six men were killed — five in Stockton this year and one in Oakland last year. The victims were identified by police as:35-year-old Paul Alexander Yaw43-year-old Salvador William Debudey Jr.21-year-old Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez52-year-old Juan Cruz52-year-old Lorenzo Lopez The victim in Oakland was a 40-year-old Hispanic man. Affiliate KTVU reported that the coroner identified the man as Juan Miguel Vasquez Serrano.| MORE | What we’re learning about victims of the Stockton serial killingsWho was wounded? A 46-year-old Black woman is the only known survivor of the shootings. Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said the woman biked to an encampment at Park and Union streets in Stockton where she was shot on April 16, 2021, at around 3:30 a.m. The woman was by a tent when she saw a man, dressed in all dark clothing, wearing a dark face mask and a dark jacket. She said the man was anywhere between 5 foot 10 inches to 6 foot 2 inches.The woman told police that no words were exchanged between them and that she tried defending herself by advancing toward him. She was hit multiple times by gunfire. Where did the shootings happen? Most of the deadly shootings happened in Stockton within a four-mile radius of one another. The shooting where the woman survived happened to the south of the five deadly shootings. Here’s a map with more information: When did the shootings happen? The five deadly Stockton shootings that happened this year ranged from July 8 to Sept. 27. The shooting in Stockton where the woman survived happened April 16, 2021. The Oakland deadly shooting happened April 10, 2021. McFadden noted an inconsistent span of time between each attack. The time spent between the first attack on April 10, 2021, and the next one was six days. The time spent between that second attack and the third was 448 days.From the third attack to the fourth attack, 34 days passed, McFadden said. From the fifth attack to the sixth attack, 22 days passed. And from the sixth attack to the last known attack on Sept. 27 was six days.Is anyone being targeted?It’s unclear if anyone is being targeted, but it’s notable that five victims out of the seven shootings were Hispanic men. Stockton police don’t believe that there is any indication that these are hate crimes.What do the shootings have in common? McFadden said in a press conference that the shootings tend to have a pattern: They happen when it’s dark, late at night, and when people are by themselves in badly lit areas. The victims also appear to have been caught by surprise, he said. Why do police think the shootings are connected?Stockton police have confirmed that ballistics tests have linked the shootings to one another, but police are not saying if all shootings are linked to the same gun.At some point, McFadden during a Tuesday briefing said he had “absolutely no answer as to why that pistol went dormant for over 400 days” in reference to the time spent between the second attack and the third one. They also have video footage of a person of interest from some of the incidents. Are there any suspects or arrests made? No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified, but McFadden said they were looking into a person of interest and released video on Oct. 4. At this time, it’s unclear if the person of interest is a suspect or witness, he said.How many people are believed to be involved in the killings?Police are not sure how many suspects could be involved, and officials believe there may even be multiple people involved in the shootings. “To be honest, we just don’t know,” Stockton Police Officer Joseph Silva told the Associated Press. “This person or people who are out doing this, they are definitely very bold and brazen.”Is there a tip line set up for police? How to report information? A $125,000 cash reward has been offered to anyone who can bring information that leads to an arrest in any of the investigations, police said.A tip line was also opened for people to submit information at 209-937-8167. People can email tips to at policetips@stocktonca.gov. Video surveillance can be submitted to Stocktonpdca.evidence.com.
STOCKTON, Calif. —
Five recent shooting deaths in Stockton — and one in Oakland last year — appear to be connected, prompting police to call the incidents a “series of killings.”
Along with the five deaths in Stockton and one in Oakland, the shooting of a woman in Stockton last year who survived is also linked in connection with the serial killings.
| MORE | 2 more shootings linked in Stockton serial killings; woman survived 2021 attack
Here’s everything we know so far about the shootings:
Who was killed?
Six men were killed — five in Stockton this year and one in Oakland last year. The victims were identified by police as:
35-year-old Paul Alexander Yaw
43-year-old Salvador William Debudey Jr.
21-year-old Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez
52-year-old Juan Cruz
52-year-old Lorenzo Lopez
The victim in Oakland was a 40-year-old Hispanic man. Affiliate KTVU reported that the coroner identified the man as Juan Miguel Vasquez Serrano.
| MORE | What we’re learning about victims of the Stockton serial killings
Who was wounded?
A 46-year-old Black woman is the only known survivor of the shootings. Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said the woman biked to an encampment at Park and Union streets in Stockton where she was shot on April 16, 2021, at around 3:30 a.m.
The woman was by a tent when she saw a man, dressed in all dark clothing, wearing a dark face mask and a dark jacket. She said the man was anywhere between 5 foot 10 inches to 6 foot 2 inches.
The woman told police that no words were exchanged between them and that she tried defending herself by advancing toward him. She was hit multiple times by gunfire.
Where did the shootings happen?
Most of the deadly shootings happened in Stockton within a four-mile radius of one another. The shooting where the woman survived happened to the south of the five deadly shootings.
Here’s a map with more information:
When did the shootings happen?
The five deadly Stockton shootings that happened this year ranged from July 8 to Sept. 27.
The shooting in Stockton where the woman survived happened April 16, 2021. The Oakland deadly shooting happened April 10, 2021.
McFadden noted an inconsistent span of time between each attack. The time spent between the first attack on April 10, 2021, and the next one was six days. The time spent between that second attack and the third was 448 days.
From the third attack to the fourth attack, 34 days passed, McFadden said. From the fifth attack to the sixth attack, 22 days passed. And from the sixth attack to the last known attack on Sept. 27 was six days.
Is anyone being targeted?
It’s unclear if anyone is being targeted, but it’s notable that five victims out of the seven shootings were Hispanic men.
Stockton police don’t believe that there is any indication that these are hate crimes.
What do the shootings have in common?
McFadden said in a press conference that the shootings tend to have a pattern: They happen when it’s dark, late at night, and when people are by themselves in badly lit areas.
The victims also appear to have been caught by surprise, he said.
Why do police think the shootings are connected?
Stockton police have confirmed that ballistics tests have linked the shootings to one another, but police are not saying if all shootings are linked to the same gun.
At some point, McFadden during a Tuesday briefing said he had “absolutely no answer as to why that pistol went dormant for over 400 days” in reference to the time spent between the second attack and the third one.
They also have video footage of a person of interest from some of the incidents.
Are there any suspects or arrests made?
No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified, but McFadden said they were looking into a person of interest and released video on Oct. 4.
Stockton Police Department
At this time, it’s unclear if the person of interest is a suspect or witness, he said.
How many people are believed to be involved in the killings?
Police are not sure how many suspects could be involved, and officials believe there may even be multiple people involved in the shootings.
“To be honest, we just don’t know,” Stockton Police Officer Joseph Silva told the Associated Press. “This person or people who are out doing this, they are definitely very bold and brazen.”
Is there a tip line set up for police? How to report information?
A $125,000 cash reward has been offered to anyone who can bring information that leads to an arrest in any of the investigations, police said.
A tip line was also opened for people to submit information at 209-937-8167. People can email tips to at policetips@stocktonca.gov. Video surveillance can be submitted to Stocktonpdca.evidence.com.
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Reader Finds Helpful Hint For Elderly Parent https://digitalarkansasnews.com/reader-finds-helpful-hint-for-elderly-parent/
Dear Heloise: My mom, who passed in February at age 97, was an avid reader of yours through the years. If we had a stain, watermark or any other common problem, she had the answer! I recently read two ideas from readers. One was about a remote doorbell used for her elderly parent. I have an even better suggestion. My mom always had her walker with her. We had a very large house, and her quarters were separate from ours. I purchased a remote doorbell with two receivers. One was in the kitchen, and one was in our bedroom. I attached the doorbell button to her walker with velcro, so if she ever needed me for any reason, the button was right within reach!
The second hint is in response to the lady who saves water from her shower while the water warms up. We have a dehumidifier in our basement that produces gallons of water every week. We dump water from the dehumidifier into a 33-gallon garbage can, and when it is time to water the plants outside, I have plenty to go around. I have also inserted a small pump into the bottom of the trash can and attached a hose. That works great, too, but my watering cans fit nicely into the large trash can when I need to fill or refill them. — Carol G., Seneca Falls, New York
Dear Heloise: I’ve seen many recent suggestions for “youngsters” just starting out. One very overlooked, but incredibly important, suggestion is to inform your kids to find out where their water meter is. They should also understand how it works and how to manually shut it off in case of a plumbing emergency.
For $15, they can purchase a “plumbers key” in any hardware store. It allows easy access to shut off the main water supply in your home, until a professional plumber can examine and do repairs. Also, if you plan an extended vacation, it’s a good idea to shut water off and possibly avoid a water disaster upon coming home! I’m a retired dentist and longtime landlord. I always educate my tenants to at least know this information. Love reading your column daily. — Dr. Z, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dear Heloise: If you don’t want a hidden key laying around, you can do what we did and install an electronic lock on your door. They range from simple push-button types to ones that can be unlocked with your smartphone. You can set codes for friends, guests, service folks or whomever, and delete them as warranted. These locks are very convenient to use, and even allow us to go out for strolls, dog-walking, etc., without needing to carry keys. — Dan Curran, Canyon Country, California
Dear Heloise: I enjoyed your info about the difficulty of swallowing pills, as well as all the others. However, I have a slightly different offering. Tell the person taking the pills: “Lift your eyes to the heavens and pray they go down.” Also, remember to say “thank you” to whatever higher power you prayed to. Think about it. — Gordon McAfee, M.D., via email
Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.
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HBCU Football: Stretch Run Beginning In CIAA, SIAC https://digitalarkansasnews.com/hbcu-football-stretch-run-beginning-in-ciaa-siac/
The so-called ‘stretch run’ of the 2022 HBCU football season is upon us.
It begins over the next three weeks (depending on the conference).
CIAA stretch run
For the CIAA, intra-divisional games – games between teams in the same division – begins this week as the regular season enters its final five weeks.
This is when determining North and South Division champions in the CIAA really begins.
That’s the focus of our preview this week. The CIAA title game in Salem, Va. is set for Nov. 12.
Stretch run for SIAC and others
There is an almost similar schedule for the SIAC which will also stage its championship game on Nov. 12. True intra-divisional play will start up next week in the SIAC. Its title game will be played at the home of the East Division champion.
Conference play between teams in the MEAC begins in earnest in two weeks (Oct. 22). It gets started with the Norfolk State / Morgan State game this Saturday. Delaware State and Norfolk State will play only the second MEAC game next week (Oct. 15).
The SWAC is a little different. Teams in the SWAC will play inter-divisional games right through the Nov. 26 end of the regular season. The SWAC Championship Game will be played Dec. 3.
Handicapping the CIAA North
In the CIAA North, it usually comes down to three teams – three-time champion Bowie State, Virginia Union and Virginia State. It looks to be trending that way again this season. Virginia Union has had the best start.
Dr. Alvin Parker’s VUU Panthers (5-0, 3-0 CIAA) are the conference’s only undefeated team. VUU is currently ranked 12th in the AFCA NCAA Div. II Coaches Poll and 17th in the D2football.com poll.
Virginia Union (5-0) is inside the Top 20 in both the AFCA (Coaches) and d2football.com polls.
Virginia State (4-1, 3-0) and Bowie State (3-2, 2-1) are just behind VUU in the standings.
Also in the North
In other North Division games, Virginia Union is at home in Richmond, Va. (12 noon) for its homecoming vs. Elizabeth City State (1-4, 1-2). Lincoln (2-2, 1-1) has homecoming (1 p.m.) hosting Chowan (2-3, 2-1).
Next week, VUU plays at Bowie State. VSU will host VUU on Nov. 5, the last week of the regular season.
Handicapping the CIAA South
In the South, Shaw (2-3) and four-time division champion Fayetteville State (3-2) both have 2-1 records in CIAA games. They appear on a collision course for division supremacy. They have a date in Fayetteville for Oct. 29.
After getting by Bowie State, Shaw fell to VSU last week 28-24 on a Trojans’ touchdown with :12 seconds left. FSU battled unbeaten Virginia Union to the wire on Sept. 24 but fell 31-28.
This week, FSU has its homecoming (2 p.m.) vs. winless Saint Augustine’s (0-5, 0-3). Shaw visits (1 p.m.) J. C. Smith (1-3, 1-2) in Charlotte (N.C.) and Livingstone (1-4, 0-3) hosts (1 p.m.) Winston-Salem State (0-4, 0-2) in Salisbury, NC.
head coach Gabe Gardina’s ASU Golden Rams are tied for 22nd in the AFCA poll. They are 13th in the D2 poll. Benedict is not in the AFCA poll but is 24th in the D2 poll. Both Benedict and Albany State are in the SIAC East and will face off next week (Oct. 15) at Albany State’s homecoming.
This week, Benedict puts its undefeated record on the line hosting (2 p.m.) Miles (1-3, 1-0). Albany State is at Edward Waters (1-4, 1-3).
Lane and Tuskegee are both 3-2 overall and 2-0 in SIAC games to lead the West Division.
Lane, coming off a big win 28-27 in overtime vs. Tennessee State, hosts (2 p.m.) Kentucky State (1-4, 1-1). Tuskegee, who needed two overtimes to defeat Clark Atlanta Saturday, plays Morehouse in Birmingham for their Classic (7 p.m.). In previous years the Morehouse-Skeege Classic was played in Columbus, Ga.
HBCU Football: SWAC
Now we turn our attention to FCS HBCU Football. After a bye week, undefeated and nationally-ranked Jackson State (4-0, 2-0 SWAC E) gets back into action at homecoming (2 p.m.) at Alabama State (3-2, 1-1 E). JSU is ranked eighth in both the AFCA FCS and STATS Perform FCS Top 25. Jackson is also atop the HBCUGameday FCS poll.
Prairie View A&M (3-2, 3-0 W) is the early leader in the West Division. The Panthers have a key division game (4 p.m.) hosting Southern (2-2, 1-1 W).
Alcorn State (2-2, 1-1 W) plays (6 p.m.) at Miss. Valley State, Grambling State (1-4, 0-2 W) is at Alabama A&M (1-4, 1-1 E) and Texas Southern (1-4, 1-2 W) is at Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s homecoming (2 p.m.).
Florida A&M (at S. C. State, 2 p.m,) and Bethune-Cookman (at Tennessee State, 5 p.m.) have out-of-conference games.
HBCU Football: Stretch run beginning in CIAA, SIAC
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St. Michael Church In Van Buren Celebrates 150 Years Arkansas Catholic October 6 2022
St. Michael Church In Van Buren Celebrates 150 Years – Arkansas Catholic – October 6, 2022 https://digitalarkansasnews.com/st-michael-church-in-van-buren-celebrates-150-years-arkansas-catholic-october-6-2022/
In antebellum parish, Catholics met in homes beginning in 1851 before church built
Published: October 6, 2022
By Maryanne Meyerriecks
Fort Smith Correspondent
Maryanne Meyerriecks
Anahi Mejia (left), holding baby Genesis Mercardo, chats with Father Rick Hobbs, pastor of St. Michael Church in Van Buren, at the parish’s sesquicentennial celebration Sept. 24.
St. Michael Church’s anniversary Sept. 24 was celebration of 150 years of faith and fellowship in Van Buren.
The event began with a bilingual Mass concelebrated by Bishop Anthony B. Taylor and pastor Father Rick Hobbs and ended with a multicultural, intergenerational gathering. The midway had games for children and adults while teens enjoyed a chance to dent a car from the salvage yard. International food was served, in addition to hot dogs and burgers provided by the Knights of Columbus. Older parishioners gathered inside for pie and bingo. Entertainment was provided by the Subiaco Jazz Band, Danza Tonatzin and Estilo 19.
St. Michael’s current church campus, with a brick 380-seat church, parish hall and family life center, is nestled on six acres at Pointer Trail and 11th Street. The three buildings were completed between 1982 and 1992, providing classroom space, a kitchen, gymnasium and meeting hall.
It is the third home for the community. The first Catholic community gathered for home Masses celebrated by visiting priests in 1851 and began to build a church after the Civil War. A frame church on Sixth and Broad streets was dedicated in 1872, lasting 35 years until it was destroyed by fire. Parishioners bought a new plot on 13th and Cherry streets. The cornerstone for current St. Michael Church was laid in 1912 and dedicated by Bishop John B. Morris in 1913.
The first Catholic community gathered for home Masses celebrated by visiting priests in 1851 and began to build a church after the Civil War.
A new rectory was built in 1949, but when it was destroyed by fire in 1974, pastor Father John Hlavacek moved to a home on N. 11th Street and purchased an additional six acres for the current facilities.
In its 150-year history, St. Michael Church has served by diocesan priests, Benedictine monks and Jesuits.
Two attempts were made to open a Catholic school in Van Buren. The Sisters of Mercy opened St. Philomena Academy in 1897 but closed after a few years. In 1907, the sisters at St. Scholastica Monastery contacted Bishop Morris about opening a school, but it is uncertain as to whether their plans ever succeeded. Children are currently taught by the parish religious education program or in Catholic schools in nearby Fort Smith.
Rose Anna, Alberta and Mary Lou Kiene, sisters and parishioners for 74 years, are a part of St. Michael’s living history. They were honored in 2018 for their years of prayer and service, volunteering with the choir, funeral choir and Altar Society. When they lived on their parents’ farm, they held weenie roasts and hayrides for the parish.
Jenn Cummins, secretary at St. Michael for the past seven years, said the parish held different events each month of their 150th anniversary.
“We had sweets and treats after Mass in February, a fire and brimstone cook off in March, an international potluck in May and a family waterpark night in the summer,” she said. ‘We had a retreat day featuring Nikki Kingsley, a Muslim convert to Catholicism, and will have a retreat speaker for the Hispanic community in October. In November, we’ll have an outdoor church lighting with s’mores and a bonfire, and a Saturday night Christmas potluck. We’ll hold posadas around Christmas and invite everyone to participate.”
The parish also published an anniversary cookbook and updated its photo directory.
“It was such a blessing to come to St. Michael’s,” said Father Hobbs, who has served the parish since 2016. “It took me many years to become a priest, and I served in several parishes. At St. Michael’s, I was able to care for my mother until she died. It is such a blessing to say Mass and celebrate the sacraments with the wonderful people here. I am grateful for the Hispanic community’s patience with my Spanish.”
The parish is both multicultural and intergenerational, with lots of families and older Catholics, people whose family lived here for several generations as well as Mexicans, Salvadorans, Venezuelans, Filipinos and Vietnamese immigrants.
Andrea Chick, a parishioner for 20 years, said, “We have such a sense of family here. I have so many friends. People might change. Some move, and new ones come, but we still seem to stay close.”
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Thomas “Tom” Michael Gray, Sr. https://digitalarkansasnews.com/thomas-tom-michael-gray-sr/
Thomas “Tom” Michael Gray, Sr.
Thomas “Tom” Michael Gray, Sr. of Danville, AR passed away on –Monday, October 3, 2022. He was born December 1, 1944, in Monroe, Louisiana to the late Thomas “Jack” Marion and Viola LaVerne (Gardner) Gray. They moved to Murfreesboro where Jack worked for the Core of Engineers at Narrows Dam and Tom attended school and was on the Rattlers Football team, and band, graduating in 1962, He continued his education at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, first majoring in Music Education then Business Administration. He was also in the ROTC program. On June l, 1966 he married DeWanda (Prather) Gray of Smackover. They lived at Russellville then Danville where he was a MFA insurance Agent and active in the Jaycees. He and DeWanda were active members of the First Baptist Church and Tom served as a Deacon and teacher. This church presented him in 1967 a certificate of License to Preach the Gospel Ministry. For ten years He attended the Arkansas River Valley Baptist Association Seminary Extension Classes and earned a Diploma in Pastoral Ministries. SFC E7 Thomas Gray retired from The Arkansas Army National Guard serving 21 years with Detachment 1 Company A 212 Signal Battalion at Danville. Tom joined the Arkansas State Police, attended the Law Enforce Academy in 1972 at Camden. He was first stationed with Troop I in Harrison and lived with his family in Berryville. Later he joined Troop J in Clarksville and lived in Danville. He was in Highway Patrol and Driver’s License, retiring after 26 years of service. Tom has been a member of the Danville Masonic Lodge # 41 for over 50 years, currently serving as the Junior Warden. He is also a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and Member of the Shriners.
Tom was preceded in death by his father, Thomas “Jack” Marion Gray, Mother Viola LaVerne Gray Cook, and Brother, Robert Wayne Gray,
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, DeWanda Prather Gray, sons Thomas Michael “Mike” Gray, Jr. (Brooke) of Springdale, Philip Telford Gray (Heidi) of Russellville, and daughter Dr. Janet Gail Gray Freeman (Emily) of Maumelle, Sisters Deborah Gray of Murfreesboro, and Kimberly Gay Cook of Arkadelphia. Grandchildren are Thomas Michael Gray, III and Abigail Ann Gray, both at UCA; Jaron Craig Condley (Bree) of Vermillion, South Dakota; Mason Parker Condley-Navy Vet at ATU; Garrett Samuel Gray-Army Vet at ATU; Jackson Cole Gray-Russellville H.S.-Boone Samuel Freeman, Maumelle Charter School.
Services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Danville on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Visitation will be at the First Baptist Church of Danville from 9-10 with the service to follow. There will be a Graveside Service to follow at The Earl Ladd Cemetery with Arkansas State Police Honor Guard with Masonic Rites to follow.
Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home Danville. Online guestbook and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com
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Stock Futures Rise On Thursday After Two-Day Market Rally Ends
Stock Futures Rise On Thursday After Two-Day Market Rally Ends https://digitalarkansasnews.com/stock-futures-rise-on-thursday-after-two-day-market-rally-ends/
U.S. stock futures were higher Thursday morning after falling in the regular trading session and breaking a massive two-day rally.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 118 points, or 0.39%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.43% and 0.55%, respectively.
Stocks fought to hold onto the winning streak Wednesday but ultimately fell short. The Dow closed about 42 points lower, or 0.14%, rebounding from the session’s low of nearly 430 points. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.20% and 0.25%, respectively.
Rising yields added pressure to stocks Wednesday. The rate on the 10-year U.S. Treasury topped 3.7%, rising from 3.6% a day earlier.
“Few are convinced that the recent move is more than a bear market rally, with skepticism over the durability,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. “Confidence remains weak, ranging from CEOs, small businesses, consumers, and investors. Universal pessimism is bullish from a contrarian perspective, though timing of the pendulum swing is difficult to predict.”
Investors continue to monitor economic data to see if inflation is cooling off, or if the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are pushing the U.S. closer to a recession.
Data from ADP showed that the labor market remained strong among private companies in September, when businesses added 208,000 jobs. That beat the 200,000 job estimate from Dow Jones. On Friday, the September jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be released, giving the central bank and investors another piece of data.
Some companies are reporting earnings, as well. On Thursday, Constellation Brands will announce its results before the opening bell, and Levi Strauss will report after the market closes.
Mizuho says OPEC+ supply cut confirms ‘naked desire for price buoyancy’
OPEC and its allies’ decision to cut production by 2 million barrels per day confirms the group’s “naked desire for price buoyancy, not just support,” said Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank.
A supply cut of around 1 million barrels per day would have resulted in price gains without a compromise on volumes, but a larger cut shows the alliance’s “disregard for the economic woes of, and geo-political alignment with, global partners,” he wrote.
“What may have been argued as an opportunistic gamble exploiting geo-political supply kinks for self-interest advantage is now in danger of being interpreted as an affront to the U.S. and its allies (in protestation of Russia price cap plans) that aligns with Russia,” he added.
— Abigail Ng
CNBC Pro: Time to buy the dip? Some stocks are still trading at lows with further big upside
The beginning of this week has brought something of a relief rally to stocks. Still, global as well as Wall Street indexes, are still well in the red year-to-date.
That could present an opportunity for investors looking for quality stocks and future upside in a volatile environment.
CNBC Pro screened for stocks trading within 10% of their 52-week low, but have a buy rating from more than 50% of Wall Street analysts that cover them. The stocks have an average price target upside of 20% or more, and earnings growth expectation for 2022 of at least 10%.
Here are the stocks that turned up. CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here.
— Weizhen Tan
CNBC Pro: NYU’s Aswath Damodaran names big tech stocks that are a better bet than ‘traditional safe’ ones
NYU’s Aswath Damodaran loves companies that can “withstand a hurricane, a catastrophe if it does happen.”
The professor of finance at New York University, who is sometimes referred to as the “Dean of Valuation, believes big tech stocks can do just that, and reveals the stocks he owns.
Pro subscribers can read more here.
— Zavier Ong
October could be the start of a bull market rally, Detrick says
Even though stocks pulled back Wednesday, stopping a major two-day win streak, October may still be the start of a new bull market rally according to Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group.
“We think this could be the start of a pretty decent-sized end of year rally,” Detrick said during CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime.”
That’s because, traditionally, stock performance improves in October in midterm election years, said Detrick.
He also noted that even though markets ended the day lower, stocks posted a major rally in the afternoon that regained a lot of lost ground. That’s a positive, according to Detrick.
—Carmen Reinicke
Stock futures open flat Wednesday
Stock futures opened flat Wednesday evening after all three major averages closed lower, failing to continue a major two-day rally that started this week.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 7 points, or 0.03%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.02% and 0.03%, respectively.
– Carmen Reinicke
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US Intelligence Says Ukrainians Behind Dugina Killing: NYT
US Intelligence Says Ukrainians Behind Dugina Killing: NYT https://digitalarkansasnews.com/us-intelligence-says-ukrainians-behind-dugina-killing-nyt/
Assessment that ‘parts of the Ukraine government’ authorised bombing was shared last week, according to the New York Times.
Published On 6 Oct 20226 Oct 2022
Intelligence agencies in the United States believe parts of the Ukrainian government authorised the car bomb attack near Moscow in August that killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist, according to a report in the New York Times.
The assessment of alleged Ukrainian complicity was shared within the US government last week, the paper reported on Wednesday.
The US officials who spoke about the intelligence did not disclose which elements of the Ukrainian government were believed to have authorised the mission, who carried out the attack, or whether President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed off on it. Those briefed on the Ukrainian action and the US response spoke on the condition of anonymity, in order to discuss secret information and matters of sensitive diplomacy, the report said.
Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, was killed when a bomb exploded in her car in August, in an attack that Russia blamed on Ukrainian “special services“.
Ukraine’s government denied involvement at the time, and when asked about the US intelligence assessment, Zelenskyy adviser Mykhailo Podolyak reiterated those denials.
“Again, I’ll underline that any murder during wartime in some country or another must carry with it some kind of practical significance,” Podolyak told The New York Times. “It should fulfill some specific purpose, tactical or strategic. Someone like Dugina is not a tactical or a strategic target for Ukraine.”
US officials also told the paper that they lack a complete picture of the competing power centres in the Ukrainian government, including the military, the security services and Zelenskyy’s office. This may explain why some parts of the Ukrainian government may not have been aware of the plot, it added.
The US took no part in the attack, had no prior knowledge of it and “admonished” Ukrainian officials afterwards, the New York Times said, adding that the US would have opposed the killing if it had been aware of the plan.
Dugina’s father, Alexander Dugin, is a prominent ultranationalist and staunch supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and some believe he was the intended target.
Russian media said Dugin switched cars with his daughter shortly before the blast, which ripped the Toyota Land Cruiser apart as she was driving through the outskirts of Moscow after attending a cultural festival. Dugina was also a prominent supporter of the Ukraine invasion, known as a ‘special military operation’ in Russia.
Russia has not taken any specific retaliation over the killing, but the US is concerned that such attacks could provoke Moscow into carrying out its own attacks against senior Ukrainian officials, the New York Times said.
Russia’s intelligence agency, the FSB, has said a Ukrainian woman, who entered Russia in July and rented an apartment where Dugina lived, was behind the bombing. She fled Russia after the attack, according to the agency.
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Riviera Beach Police Officer Struck By Vehicle While Assisting Stranded Motorist
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Harris, Secret Service director concerned over Monday motorcade accident
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Russian soldiers are surrendering en masse
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‘I’m The Idiot Husband That Stayed’: Keith Papini Was ‘In Shock’ After Discovering Wife’s 2016 Kidnapping Was A Hoax
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Trump Sounds Off On State And Federal Probes At Conference For Latino Conservatives
Trump Sounds Off On State And Federal Probes At Conference For Latino Conservatives https://digitalarkansasnews.com/trump-sounds-off-on-state-and-federal-probes-at-conference-for-latino-conservatives/
MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump complained bitterly about the investigations he’s facing in a speech Wednesday, accusing his successor, Joe Biden, of “destroying the rule of law” and neglecting deeper problems the nation confronts.
Speaking at the end of a conference aimed at building Latino support for conservative policies, Trump devoted a chunk of his address to his legal difficulties involving sensitive records that he took from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and a separate lawsuit filed against him by New York state prosecutors.
Trump said that in searching his home in Palm Beach, which doubles as a private club, investigators treated him differently from past presidents going back to George H.W. Bush. All were shown more deference in how they treated their records upon leaving office, Trump argued.
“Now the failing Biden regime wants to start investigating me, and the only reason is because I’m leading everyone in the polls, both Republicans and Democrats,” said Trump, who has sent strong signals that he plans to run again for president in 2024.
He repeated a debunked claim that former President Barack Obama moved millions of pages of presidential records to an “unsafe” building at the end of his term in 2017. After Trump first made the allegation, the National Archives released a statement saying Obama never had control of those records. All were in the government’s custody and stored in accordance with archival standards, the agency said.
“No other president has been harassed and persecuted like we have,” Trump said.
Trump delivered the keynote address after a two-day conference here hosted by the America First Policy Institute, a tax-exempt group run by former Trump administration officials. About 450 people attended his speech and gave Trump a warm reception.
Before Trump took the stage, Abraham Enriquez, the president of Bienvenido, a conservative Latino group, dismissed the “left” as being “obsessed with calling us breakfast tacos.”
That was a reference to first lady Jill Biden’s remark in San Antonio over the summer that Hispanics in Texas were as “unique” as “breakfast tacos.” Through a spokesman, she later apologized for the comment, which she made to a Latino civil rights group.
Trump spoke about Latinos’ pronounced financial gains during his presidency, an economic argument that seems to have gained traction with the crucial voting bloc. A recent NBC News/Telemundo poll showed that Republicans have been chipping away at Democrats’ traditional advantage among Latino voters, for whom inflation and jobs loom as urgent issues.
Enriquez described Trump as the country’s “first Latino president in U.S. history.”
Trump painted a dark picture of the U.S. under Biden’s presidency. The Biden administration’s priorities, Trump said, are upside down. He cited the continuing scourge of foreign drug cartels as an example.
“They raided Mar-a-Lago, but the cartels, they have their own Mar-a-Lagos — those are fine,” he said. “Leave them alone. Let them continue to destroy our country.
“Think how sick it is — what’s happening in this country,” he added. “We’re a country of investigations. We don’t talk about greatness anymore. Everybody gets investigated. … The cartels — nothing’s happening to them. But they go after politicians!”
Although Trump objected to what he called the “weaponization” of law enforcement, a former federal prosecutor has said something similar happened when Trump was in power. Geoffrey Berman, the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, writes in a new book that the Justice Department under Trump sought to protect his political interests. After Berman’s office had prosecuted a pair of Trump loyalists, he wrote, a Justice Department official called him and urged him to “even things out” before the midterm elections in 2018 by charging a former Obama White House official, Gregory Craig. Craig was never charged.
Trump denounced New York Attorney General Letitia James, who sued him last month alleging that he had fraudulently inflated his net worth to get favorable loan agreements. He called James a “totally corrupt, horrible human being” and said he is now adding up “the hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes I’ve paid over the years in New York City.”
He suggested he might have an odd bedfellow in New York’s Democratic former governor Andrew Cuomo, another James critic. James’ office led an investigation that concluded Cuomo had sexually harassed or inappropriately touched 11 women. Cuomo resigned soon after the report was issued, and he filed an ethics complaint against James last month.
Trump told the audience that James “did get Cuomo to resign.”
“Very interestingly, a lot of people are angry about that,” said Trump, who often criticized Cuomo’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic when both were in office. “People like Cuomo; some people.”
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
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What To Know About Georgia’s Senate Race https://digitalarkansasnews.com/what-to-know-about-georgias-senate-race/
Herschel Walker, the Republican running to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, this week denied reports that he had paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009.
Walker has vehemently denied the story, called it a “flat-out lie” and threatened to sue the outlet. CBS News has not confirmed the allegations and reporting by The Daily Beast.
Walker will be making his first public appearance since the allegations surfaced at a campaign event about three hours outside Atlanta on Thursday.
The Senate race had already been one of the most closely watched of the 2022 cycle. The race features a Black Democratic incumbent in a state that hadn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1996 – until it elected two in 2020. And the state had never elected a Black senator before Warnock won his special election in 2020.
Here’s what you need to know about the race and the latest allegations:
What races are on the ballot?
One of Georgia’s Senate seats is on the ballot on Nov. 8, just under two years removed from the high-stakes pair of Senate runoffs in the state in Jan. 2021 that decided control of the Senate. Herschel Walker is the Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. Both parties are once again expecting their respective paths to the Senate majority to go through Georgia, where over $243 million has been spent on advertisements this cycle, according to ad-tracking firm AdImpact. Also on the ballot in Georgia is the governor’s race, where incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is locked in a rematch from 2018 with Democrat Stacey Abrams.
Raphael Warncok, left, and Herschel Walker.
Paras Griffin/Getty Images, Megan Varner/Getty Images
Why is the GOP so bullish on Georgia?
It all comes down to control of the Senate. Currently, the Senate is split 50-50 but Democrats have control thanks to the Vice President providing the tie- breaking vote. But with 35 seats up for reelection in Nov., Republicans are hoping they can take control back. That’s where Georiga comes in. A win in the Peach State could be what puts the Republicans over the edge and back in the majority.
“Georgia was one they thought they could just win, even with a not particularly great candidate,” Conservative radio host Erick Erickson told CBS News. “And now that one looks to be the most in jeopardy.”
President Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020 by just 14,000 votes, or just 0.3%, the first Democrat to win a presidential election since Bill Clinton in 1992. There were two Senate races held in the state in 2020 because of Sen. Johnny Isaakson‘s resignation and Sen. David Perdue’s regularly scheduled race. In the race for Perdue’s seat, he actually led over Jon Ossoff, 49.7% to 47.9%, after Election Day, but falling by 0.3% short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. Despite a last-minute rally by Trump, Ossoff won in the runoff.
As for the other seat, incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler – who had been appointed to Isakson’s seat – was forced into a runoff after a jungle primary after Warnock captured 32.5% of the vote to 29.5% for Loeffler, although there were 21 candidates in the race. Warnock ultimately prevailed in the Jan. runoff.
Who is Herschel Walker?
Walker is best known for his Heisman Trophy-winning performance as a running back for University of Georgia. He helped lead the team to a National Championship win in 1980 and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Following three years at Georgia, Walker went on to play professional football for both the now abolished USFL and the NFL. It was during his time in the USFL that Walker got to know Former President Donald Trump, a vocal supporter of Walker’s senate race.
Walker announced his run for the Georgia Senate race August 2021, saying he “can’t sit on the sidelines anymore.” This is first candidacy and he frequently invokes his Washington outsider status on the campaign trail.
Why has Herschel Walker been in the news this week?
Walker is on the defensive following a new report from The Daily Beast that the Senate candidate, who has vocally oppposed abortion rights, allegedly paid for a woman he’d been seeing to have an abortion in 2009. CBS News has not independently confirmed this payment. The unidentified woman supported her claim with a $575 receipt from an abortion clinic — and a signed $700 personal check from Walker to cover expenses. She told The Daily Beast that she came forward because of Walker’s stance on abortion, saying “I just cant with the hypocrisy anymore. We all deserve better”
What has been his response?
Walker has denied the accusation. He tweeted “this is a flat-out lie,” and “this is another repugnant hatchet job from a democrat activist disguised as a reporter.” He added in the tweet that he plans to sue The Daily Beast for defamation but Walker’s lawyer, Robert Ingram, told CBS News, “We are currently considering our options but no final decision has been made on the future handling of this matter.”
Walker attended a campaign event in Atlanta on Tuesday but did not allow any press inside. His campaign has looked to turn back to their core campaign issues against Warnock: the rising cost of living and crime in Georgia. National Republicans have discredited the allegations:
National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Rick Scott equated Walker’s reported payment to the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearings. That same committee added to their ad buy in Georgia on Tuesday, after the allegation against Walker came out.
Who is Christian Walker?
Christian Walker is Herschel Walker’s adult son, and is a notable conservative personality on social media and YouTube. The 23-year-old has previously shown support for his father’s Senate run, tweeting in Dec. about introducing him at Mar-a-Lago and saying one year ago that “everyone’s really excited that my dad Herschel Walker is” running.
After The Daily Beast story came out, Christian Walker put out several tweets and videos calling on his father to “stop the lies” and said “every family member of Herschel Walker asked him not to run for office, because we all knew (some of) his past.” Christian Walker seemed to corroborate some of The Daily Beast’s reporting, in one video he said, “it’s literally his handwriting in the card.” After his son’s initial string of posts, Herschel Walker tweeted, “I LOVE my son no matter what.”
What about the polls before this incident?
The latest CBS News Battleground Tracker poll, from before the allegations, has the two candidates neck and neck, with Walker trailing incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock by just two points. This puts the race in the “toss up” category.
What are Republicans saying?
Many Republicans are standing by Walker as they realize the importance of maintaining a united front ahead of the midterms in attempts to take back control of the Senate.
Scott released a statement saying Democrats, “know they are on the verge of losing the Senate, and they know that Herschel Walker is winning, so they have cranked up the smear machine.”
Trump also released a statement showing support for Walker,a longtime friend, saying, “Herschel Walker is being slandered and maligned by the Fake News Media and obviously, the Democrats.” He added, “it’s very important for our Country and the Great State of Georgia that Herschel Walker wins this Election.
What is his opponent saying?
Warnock is choosing to deflect on the matter for now. During an event Monday night when asked about the latest report from The Daily Beast, he told reporters, “I’ll let the pundits decide how they think it will impact the race.”
Warnock, a pastor, himself hasn’t avoided accusations during this race, with ads frequently running accusing him of domestic abuse. The allegations stem from a 2020 incident where Warnock allegedly ran over his wife’s foot with a car, and no charges were filed.
The pair are set to debate in Savannah on Friday, Oct. 14. Abortion will likely come up in the debate and this could be a chance for Warnock to bring up the accusation against Walker in a race that has become increasingly personal.
What are Georgia voters saying?
Just like Republicans in office, many GOP Georgia voters plan to stick with Walker in this race. Adam Whitney told CBS News that he thinks his fellow Georgia Republicans will stick with Walker despite the latest accusations against him.
“It is very much partisanship and that people tend to side with the party sometimes over the person,” Whitney said. “In terms of the overall population, I think people do just vote straight with party.”
Voters on both sides also expressed growing frustration with the frequent accusations against both candidates- and the near constant TV ads running in the state about them.
“It’s unfortunate that we can’t talk about real issues that matter because we’re distracted by people without integrity like Herschel Walker,” Amy Bruckman, a registered Democrat, told CBS News. “I think it does the Republicans a disservice. I’d like to see greater dialogue about real issues between Democrats and Republicans.”
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EQIP Applications Open For AR Farmers, Landowners https://digitalarkansasnews.com/eqip-applications-open-for-ar-farmers-landowners/
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Applications for farmers and landowners to receive financial assistance to implement conservation activities through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program will be open for the program year 2023 until Nov. 4, 2022.
A news release from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service said assistance is available to help farmers and landowners plan and implement conservation practices to improve water quality, build healthier soil, improve grazing and forest lands, conserve energy, enhance organic operations, establish or improve wildlife habitat and achieve other environmental benefits on the landscape.
NRCS accepts program applications continuously, but applications received after Nov. 4 will be considered in later funding periods, “subject to funding availability.”
“EQIP contracts provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices to improve soil health, water quality, improve grazing and forest lands, and establish or improve wildlife habitat,” said the news release. “EQIP can also assist Arkansas producers meet Federal, State, and local environmental regulations.”
Officials listed the following additional NRCS special initiatives offers.
Organic Initiative – helps producers install conservation practices on certified organic operations or those working toward organic certification.
On-Farm Energy Initiative – helps producers conserve energy on their operations.
StrikeForce Initiative– additional assistance for underserved producers in 48 persistent poverty counties: Arkansas, Bradley, Chicot, Clark, Colombia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Hempstead, Howard, Jackson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Phillips, Randolph, Searcy, Sevier, St. Francis, Woodruff, Ashley, Clay, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Franklin, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Madison, Miller, Montgomery, Poinsett, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Sharp, Stone, Union, and Van Buren.
Strikeforce Healthy Forest (Keeping It In the Family) Initiative – additional assistance for underserved producers to improve forestlands with forestry conservation practices in 18 counties: Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Drew, Hempstead, Howard, Jefferson, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Sevier, Union.
Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative – provides financial and technical assistance to producers to enhance early successional habitat to aid in bobwhite quail recovery.
Arkansas Groundwater Initiative (AGWI) – targeted approach to address critical groundwater decline issues in the Arkansas Delta, providing assistance to agricultural producers in seven counties: Arkansas, Prairie, and portions of Craighead, Cross, Lonoke, Poinsett, and St. Francis.
National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) Existing Projects – provides financial and technical assistance to improve water quality and aquatic habitats in priority watersheds with impaired streams. Projects include Brush Creek-Roberts Creek in Washington and Madison counties.
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) Existing Projects – provides assistance to improve water quality in the following project areas: Cache – portions of Woodruff, Jackson and Cross Counties, Middle Cache – portions of Jackson, Woodruff, Poinsett and Craighead Counties, Lower St. Francis – portions Crittenden, Cross and St. Francis Counties, Upper Lower St. Francis – portions of Clay and Greene Counties, Cadron Creek Brewer Lake – portions of Conway and Faulkner Counties, Candy Creek – portions of Cross, St Francis, and Woodruff Counties, Canal 43 – portions of Desha and Chicot Counties, Twin Creeks – portions of Cross and Woodruff Counties, Izard Lower Strawberry – portions of Izard and Sharp Counties, County Line Strawberry – portions of Lawrence and Sharp Counties, Flat Hills – portions of Poinsett and Cross counties, Glade-Raft-White Oak Creek – portions of White and Prairie Counties, Lee County – portion of Lee County, Lower White-Bayou Des Arc – portion of Prairie County
The applications received will be evaluated based on local, state and nationally developed criteria to optimize environmental benefits.
Applicants can sign up at their local USDA NRCS Field Service Center.
For more information, visit http://www.ar.nrcs.usda.gov/ or contact your local USDA/NRCS Field Service Center https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app.
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Biden DeSantis Meet In Florida Pledging Bipartisanship On Ian Relief
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FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — As President Biden visited this storm-stricken community in southwest Florida on Wednesday, touring the damage from Hurricane Ian and pledging billions of dollars for recovery, he used the opportunity to praise one of his top political rivals and harshest critics — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“I think he’s done a good job,” Biden told reporters when asked about the governor’s handling of the deadly storm. “We have very different political philosophies, but we’ve worked hand in glove. … In dealing with this crisis, we’ve been in complete lockstep.”
With those comments, Biden offered a nod to the kind of bipartisanship he once pledged to restore to politics, while at the same time extolling a man who could soon seek to oust him from the White House.
DeSantis, who has previously assailed Biden as weak and has threatened to send planeloads of undocumented immigrants to the president’s home in Delaware, said Biden had been an admirable partner as Florida faced its deadliest storm in decades.
“I want to thank President Biden,” DeSantis said before going on to praise the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the president’s leadership. “We were very fortunate to have good coordination with the White House and with FEMA.”
The hurricane-related detente between the president and the governor with presidential aspirations marked a rare moment of cross-party comity in a charged political climate defined by name-calling, threats and trolling. DeSantis has seen his star rise as he has leaned in to pugilistic politics, while Biden has described the decline in decorum as a threat to the nation’s soul.
Both men may have seen opportunity in embracing cooperation in the aftermath a deadly natural disaster. For Biden, who repeatedly used the word “united” on Wednesday, it was a chance to make good on his campaign pledge to calm tensions and work across the aisle.
For DeSantis, it was a chance to pivot from a combative style of governing embraced by former president Donald Trump and show that he could be presidential when the moment called for it. It’s a skill that some of Trump’s supporters say he lacked, perhaps costing him the presidency. The governor, standing before the presidential seal on a lectern that had been set up for Biden, also used the meeting to praise his own handling of the hurricane.
“One of the things you’re seeing in this response is that we’re cutting through the bureaucracy,” DeSantis said as he introduced Biden.
Before their official remarks, the two men spent more than an hour together in a storm-ravaged marina in a part of the state that had been leveled by surging waters and fierce winds. They only spoke directly for a few minutes, shaking hands but keeping largely out of earshot of reporters. The rest of the time, they were separately working their way around the marina, speaking to local officials and hurricane survivors. The scene, against the backdrop of a damaged seafood cafe and a capsized boat, gave voters a chance to see Biden and DeSantis side by side.
The governor, 44 and more than three decades younger than the 79-year-old president, was more animated with his hands during the interactions and spoke with a more forceful voice. Biden, known for being a tactile politician with a knack for comforting those experiencing grief, took off his coat and donned aviator sunglasses as he shook hands with the storm survivors and local officials he met. At one point, he draped his arm around a woman, who hugged him back.
A photographer captured an image of Biden, the woman and a man in a “Florida Cracker” T-shirt — all smiling — with DeSantis standing alone in the foreground, wearing a dour expression.
Before meeting with DeSantis, Biden surveyed the storm’s aftermath by helicopter, viewing snapped trees, destroyed businesses and waterlogged homes. He also attended a briefing with local officials and viewed more of the wreckage on foot, meeting with small-business owners and local residents in one of the communities most affected by the deadly Category 4 hurricane.
After observing the damage, Biden pledged that while the recovery effort could take years, the federal government would provide support as long as necessary.
“The only thing I can assure you is that the federal government will be here until it’s finished,” Biden said, emphasizing that in times of disaster, people across the political spectrum could come together in a time of crisis.
In previewing the trip, the White House said Biden would put aside his political differences with DeSantis, who sparked the ire of the White House last month by flying dozens of Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., in an attempt to draw attention to the issue of illegal immigration.
“There will be plenty of time to discuss differences between the president and the governor, and — but now is not the time,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday.
The White House also invited Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida, and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who represents the area, and Biden spent time speaking with each official during his visit.
Donalds, whose district was hit hard by Ian, took to Twitter to highlight the apolitical nature of the trip, saying he was pleased to welcome the Bidens to Florida.
“Political differences aside, it’s the job of every President and First Lady to console and support Americans in need following a devastating tragedy,” he wrote on Twitter. “Before (R) and (D), we are Americans.”
Still, the bipartisan meeting was not completely free of political messages, even if Biden and DeSantis were subtle in delivering them.
Biden used his remarks to make the case that the hurricane and other extreme weather events highlighted the need to combat climate change. He also pledged that Florida would “build back better” after the storm, citing his 2020 campaign motto.
DeSantis spoke about reducing governmental “red tape” and pushed an effort for private charities to take on some of the recovery costs, thereby reducing reliance on government aid.
Both men noted the fact that power had been restored across most of the state quickly, though they offered different explanations that spoke to their political ideologies. Biden credited his work as vice president to provide millions of dollars in funding for “smart grid” technology in Florida, which he said was vital in the restoration effort. DeSantis, on the other hand, cited his push to surge hundreds of utility workers to the areas that lacked power to get it restored.
The meeting was not without political risk, as previous interactions between governors and presidents from opposing parties have sometimes been used in partisan attacks against the politicians involved.
Former Florida governor Charlie Crist, who is running as a Democrat against DeSantis in this year’s gubernatorial race, was driven from the Republican Party not long after he welcomed President Barack Obama to the state and accepted emergency aid from the federal stimulus package in 2009. Crist later said that the image him and Obama embracing was used by his political opponents to paint him as insufficiently conservative.
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie faced similar attacks during the 2016 presidential primary from his Republican rivals for welcoming Obama to New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy devastated his state. Images of Christie and Obama embracing circulated and his Republican opponents accused him of “hugging” the Democratic president. Christie later said that he met with Obama because he needed federal help for his state after the deadly storm.
Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida on Sept. 28, flooding homes, tearing off roofs, washing away roads and leaving thousands of people stranded without power or access to essential services.
Biden, who traveled with first lady Jill Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, had already spoken by phone with DeSantis several times in recent days and pledged to provide Florida with whatever it needs to recover from the storm.
During the trip, he announced that the federal government would pay 100 percent of the costs for debris removal and other assistance for 60 days, a decision he said would probably unlock billions of additional dollars for the state.
DeSantis, who had publicly expressed concern that the original 30-day window for full reimbursement would not be enough for some local communities, thanked Biden for the “significant” extension.
The Florida Medical Examiners Commission has confirmed more than 70 storm-related deaths, but the total is probably higher, as searches continue for several missing people. Moreover, survivors of the storm face a long road to recovery as they try to repair their homes and rebuild their lives.
The area Biden visited Wednesday had been pummeled by Ian, with hundreds of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed and much of the beachfront community’s commercial area flattened.
“We took a real bad shot,” Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy said in a video message Friday. “A real hard hit. There’s a lot of devastation down here. And more to come.”
DeSantis has been consistent in complimenting the Biden administration for its handling of the hurricane, thanking FEMA for its response efforts.
“I think FEMA’s worked very well with the state and local, and we want to continue to do it and have all hands on deck,” he said Tuesday.
Criswell, who spent time with DeSantis last week, lauded his team for its cooperation with federal officials.
DeSantis has previously criticized Biden over some of his policies, focusing most recently on immigration.
The governor’s decision to fly dozens of Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard sparked backlash among Democra...
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk And Twitter At Odds Over Terms Of Agreement To Close Deal
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk And Twitter At Odds Over Terms Of Agreement To Close Deal https://digitalarkansasnews.com/wsj-news-exclusive-elon-musk-and-twitter-at-odds-over-terms-of-agreement-to-close-deal/
Informal discussions on a possible price cut to the $44 billion Twitter deal took place on a series of calls in recent weeks.Photo: Ian Bates for The Wall Street Journal
Updated Oct. 5, 2022 11:59 pm ET
Representatives of Elon Musk and Twitter are still grappling with terms of an agreement that would enable his purchase of the social-media company to proceed, continuing a monthslong drama surrounding the fate of the blockbuster deal.
The discussions are the latest the two sides have held as a courtroom clash draws nearer. They quietly held unsuccessful talks about a possible cut to the price of $44 billion for the social-media platform before Mr. Musk reversed course Monday and said he would return to the original agreement’s terms, people familiar with the matter said.
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Utilities Hampering I-49 Wedington Project https://digitalarkansasnews.com/utilities-hampering-i-49-wedington-project/
HIT SOME SNAGS. GUYS, GOOD EVENING TO YOU. WE’RE HERE OFF THE WEDINGTON DRIVE EXIT OFF I-49 IN FAYETTEVILLE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, IT IS VERY MUCH UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE THING IS, IT HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SOME CAPACITY SINCE EARLY LAST YEAR AND ASKED TELLS ME THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN EVEN THEY ANTICIPATED. ARDMORE IS ASKING YOU TO WORK WITH THEM AND BE PATIENT AS WORK CRAWLS ALONG TO RECONSTRUCT THE WEDINGTON DRIVE EXIT. THE $37 MILLION PROJECT WILL WIDEN THE INTERCHANGE, REPLACE THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND CREATE NEW ON RAMPS FOR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON I-49 WHILE MAKING THE WHOLE AREA SAFER. BUT AS ART ENGINEER CHAD ADAMS TELLS ME, MUCH LIKE THE EXIT 85 WALTON BOULEVARD, EXIT IN BENTONVILLE, HIDDEN UTILITIES HAVE HURT THE PROJECT’S PROGRESS. THERE ARE LARGE WATERLINES THAT HAVE TO BE MOVED OR WORK AROUND, SO IT’S NOT LIKE A SMALL ISSUE. IT’S YOU DON’T JUST MOVE BY LARGE WATER LINE. THERE’S THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE SOME TIMING AND COORDINATION, HE ADDS, BECAUSE OF THE HIDDEN WATER LINES, THE PROJECT IS ONLY ABOUT 10% COMPLETE, MEANING IT’S DELAY. THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE WE’RE PROBABLY TWO YEARS OUT OR KIND OF CURRENT ESTIMATE. THE CURRENT ESTIMATE IS ABOUT TWO MORE YEARS TO FINISH CONSTRUCT. HE SAYS HE’S AWARE OUR PLANS CALL FOR THE COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE MLK EXIT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD SOON. AND BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS AT WEDINGTON TRAVEL THROUGH FAYETTEVILLE COULD NOT BE FUN OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. IDEALLY, WE WOULDN’T DO THAT, BUT IN THIS SITUATION THERE ARE TWO INDEPENDENT PROJECTS THERE. THEY’RE KIND OF PROGRESSING AT THEIR OWN PACE. THEY FINANCIALLY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ONE ANOTHER. WHILE WE HAD GOOD INTENTIONS, IT MAY NOT COMPLETELY PLAY OUT THAT IT MIGHT BE THAT WE WE HAVE BOTH UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT AT LEAST SOME POINT THAT THEY OVERLAP TIMELINES AND GUYS, UNFORTUNATELY, THE SEA OF ORANGE BARRELS HERE WON’T BE GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON. BUT ADAMS DID TELL ME THAT NOW THAT THEY’VE GOT THOSE UTILITY CHALLENGES OUT OF THE WAY, THEY CAN PUT THE PEDAL DOWN ON CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES HERE, MEANING IT COULD HELP TRAFFIC FLOW A LITTLE BIT BETTER SOONER TH
Utilities hampering I-49 Wedington project
Hidden utilities once again to blame for the delays
Just because the leaves are turning orange doesn’t mean those orange barrels will be disappearing from certain roads.AR-DOT is asking you to work with them and be patient as work crawls along to reconstruct the Wedington Drive interchange.The $37 million project will widen the interchange, replace the existing bridge and create a new on-ramp for northbound traffic on I-49, making the whole area safer. But as AR-DOT engineer Chad Adams tells 40/29, much like the exit 85, Walton Boulevard exit, hidden utilities have hurt the project’s progress.“They’re large water lines that have to be moved or worked around, so it’s not like a small issue, you don’t just move a large water line. There’s things that you have to take some timing and coordination,” Adams said.He adds because of the hidden water lines, the project is only about 10 percent complete, meaning it’s delayed the estimated completion date.“We about two years out is what we’re currently estimating to finish construction,” Adams said.He says he’s aware plans call for the complete overhaul of the Martin Luther King exit a mile down the road soon, and because of the delays at Wedington, travel through Fayetteville could not be fun over the next few years.“Ideally we wouldn’t do that but in this situation, they’re two independent projects, they’re kind of progressing at their own pace and financially have nothing to do with one and another, so while we had good intentions, it may not completely play out that way it may be that we have both under construction at least some point where they overlap timewise,” Adams said.Unfortunately, the sea of orange barrels won’t be going away any time soon but Adams did say that once they get those utility challenges out of the way they can put the pedal down on construction here, meaning it could help traffic flow a little bit better sooner than later.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —
Just because the leaves are turning orange doesn’t mean those orange barrels will be disappearing from certain roads.
AR-DOT is asking you to work with them and be patient as work crawls along to reconstruct the Wedington Drive interchange.
The $37 million project will widen the interchange, replace the existing bridge and create a new on-ramp for northbound traffic on I-49, making the whole area safer.
But as AR-DOT engineer Chad Adams tells 40/29, much like the exit 85, Walton Boulevard exit, hidden utilities have hurt the project’s progress.
“They’re large water lines that have to be moved or worked around, so it’s not like a small issue, you don’t just move a large water line. There’s things that you have to take some timing and coordination,” Adams said.
He adds because of the hidden water lines, the project is only about 10 percent complete, meaning it’s delayed the estimated completion date.
“We about two years out is what we’re currently estimating to finish construction,” Adams said.
He says he’s aware plans call for the complete overhaul of the Martin Luther King exit a mile down the road soon, and because of the delays at Wedington, travel through Fayetteville could not be fun over the next few years.
“Ideally we wouldn’t do that but in this situation, they’re two independent projects, they’re kind of progressing at their own pace and financially have nothing to do with one and another, so while we had good intentions, it may not completely play out that way it may be that we have both under construction at least some point where they overlap timewise,” Adams said.
Unfortunately, the sea of orange barrels won’t be going away any time soon but Adams did say that once they get those utility challenges out of the way they can put the pedal down on construction here, meaning it could help traffic flow a little bit better sooner than later.
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U.S. Appeals Court Sends DACA Case Back To Lower Court To Consider New Rule
U.S. Appeals Court Sends DACA Case Back To Lower Court To Consider New Rule https://digitalarkansasnews.com/u-s-appeals-court-sends-daca-case-back-to-lower-court-to-consider-new-rule/
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation was unlawful, but said current enrollees could renew their status and sent the case back to a lower court to consider a new Biden administration regulation.
A panel of three judges from the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling against the program, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), but remanded the case in light of a new regulation issued in August. The new rule aims to strengthen the program against legal challenges.
The decision is a mixed one for U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, who said he wants a permanent pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients – often known as “Dreamers.”
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“Today’s decision is the result of continued efforts by Republican state officials to strip DACA recipients of the protections and work authorization that many have now held for over a decade,” Biden said in a statement released hours after the ruling. “And while we will use the tools we have to allow Dreamers to live and work in the only country they know as home, it is long past time for Congress to pass permanent protections for Dreamers, including a pathway to citizenship.”
The court allowed for the current 594,000 DACA enrollees to maintain their status, but continues to block new applications.
In remanding the case, the 5th circuit said it did not have enough information to rule on the new regulation, which is set to take effect on Oct. 31, but that the case should be resolved as quickly as possible.
The 46-page opinion signaled the judges were skeptical of DACA’s legality.
“http://www.reuters.com/”In our view, the defendants have not shown that there is a likelihood that they will succeed on the merits,” they wrote.
Former President Barack Obama, a Democrat whom Biden served under as vice president, created DACA in 2012 after efforts by U.S. Congress to grant citizenship to immigrants brought to the country as children failed.
Texas and a coalition of states with Republican attorneys general in 2018 sued to end DACA, arguing it was illegally implemented. In July 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen in Texas sided with states. read more
Hanen’s decision blocked new DACA applications from being processed, but pre-existing DACA recipients were allowed to continue receiving benefits and apply for renewal. read more
The Biden administration appealed the decision, sending the case to the 5th Circuit.
People with DACA status can obtain work permits, a Social Security number and in some states, receive driver’s licenses and financial aid for education. read more
DACA recipients have faced years of uncertainty and legal wrangling. Biden’s predecessor, former Republican President Donald Trump, tried to end the program but was stymied by the Supreme Court.
The opinion issued on Wednesday was authored by an appointee of former President George W. Bush, a Republican, who was joined by two Trump appointees.
A Department of Justice spokesperson said the department “respectfully disagrees with the decision and will continue to vigorously defend the lawfulness of DACA as this case proceeds.” Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Biden came into office promising to work toward a long-term solution for the “Dreamers,” but Republicans and Democrats have found little common ground on immigration in recent years, making a legislative fix before the Nov. 8 midterm elections unlikely.
DACA recipient Mario Lorenzana De Witt, a 27-year old medical student in Syracuse, New York, said he was relieved he could still keep renewing his DACA permit.
“However, the uncertainty still remains and the limbo persists,” he said. “We desperately need a pathway to citizenship.”
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Appeals Court Orders Another Review Of Revised 'DACA'
Appeals Court Orders Another Review Of Revised 'DACA' https://digitalarkansasnews.com/appeals-court-orders-another-review-of-revised-daca-2/
Published Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 | 7:50 p.m.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a federal district judge in Texas should take another look at the program following the revisions adopted in August. The ruling leaves the future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals up in the air, with current DACA recipients protected — for now — but new applicants barred.
President Joe Biden said in a statement that he was “disappointed” in the ruling, noting, “The court’s stay provides a temporary reprieve for DACA recipients but one thing remains clear: the lives of Dreamers remain in limbo.” People protected by DACA are commonly referred to as “Dreamers,” based on never-passed proposals in Congress called the DREAM Act.
The president added, “And while we will use the tools we have to allow Dreamers to live and work in the only country they know as home, it is long past time for Congress to pass permanent protections for Dreamers, including a pathway to citizenship.”
The advocacy group Families Belong Together said in a statement, “It is beyond time for Congress and Biden to act on their promises.”
DACA was adopted by former President Barack Obama’s administration and has had a complicated ride through federal court challenges.
Texas-based U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen last year declared DACA illegal. He found that the program had not been subjected to public notice and comment periods required under the federal Administrative Procedures Act. But he left the program temporarily intact for those already benefiting from it, pending the appeal.
“Current DACA recipients can renew their status and apply for advance parole, but the ruling continues to block new applicants from being granted DACA,” the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, an advocacy organization, said in a statement. The organization was among advocates renewing calls Wednesday for the Biden administration and Congress to protect DACA recipients.
Wednesday’s ruling by three judges of the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit upholds the judge’s initial finding. But it sends the case back to him for a look at a new version of the rule issued by the Biden administration in late August. The new rule takes effect Oct. 31.
“A district court is in the best position to review the administrative record in the rulemaking proceeding,” said the opinion by Chief 5th Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman, nominated to the court by President George W. Bush. The other panel members were judges Kurt Engelhardt and James Ho, both appointees of President Donald Trump.
The new rule’s 453 pages are largely technical and represent little substantive change from the 2012 memo that created DACA, but it was subject to public comments as part of a formal rule-making process intended to improve its chances of surviving legal muster.
In July arguments at the 5th Circuit, the U.S. Justice Department defended the program, allied with the state of New Jersey, immigrant advocacy organizations and a coalition of dozens of powerful corporations, including Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft. They argued that DACA recipients have grown up to become productive drivers of the U.S. economy, holding and creating jobs and spending money.
Texas, joined by eight other Republican-leaning states argued that they are harmed financially, incurring hundreds of millions of dollars in health care, education and other costs, when immigrants are allowed to remain in the country illegally. They also argued that the White House overstepped its authority by granting immigration benefits that are for Congress to decide.
DACA is widely expected to go to the Supreme Court for a third time. In 2016, the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 over an expanded DACA and a version of the program for parents of DACA recipients, keeping in place a lower court decision for the benefits to be blocked. In 2020, the high court ruled 5-4 that the Trump administration improperly ended DACA by failing to follow federal procedures, allowing it to stay in place.
DACA recipients have become a powerful political force even though they can’t vote, but their efforts to achieve a path to citizenship through Congress have repeatedly fallen short. Any imminent threat to lose work authorization and to expose themselves to deportation could pressure Congress into protecting them, even as a stopgap measure.
The Biden administration disappointed some pro-DACA advocates with its conservative legal strategy of keeping age eligibility unchanged. DACA recipients had to have been in the United States in June 2007, an increasingly out-of-reach requirement. The average age of a DACA recipient was 28.2 years at the end of March, compared to 23.8 years in September 2017.
There were 611,270 people enrolled in DACA at the end of March, including 494,350, or 81%, from Mexico and large numbers from Guatemala, Honduras, Peru and South Korea.
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Herschel Walker Decries Report That He Paid For An Abortion — And Wants Donors' Money In A Show Of Support And Solidarity https://digitalarkansasnews.com/herschel-walker-decries-report-that-he-paid-for-an-abortion-and-wants-donors-money-in-a-show-of-support-and-solidarity/
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A Daily Beast report on Monday alleged that Herschel Walker reimbursed a woman for an abortion.
Walker has since denied the allegation and called the report a “flat-out lie.”
The senate candidate solicited donations on Wednesday in light of the claims.
Herschel Walker experienced a rift in his senate campaign after a report alleged that he paid a woman for an abortion, but the GOP candidate is hoping it can be an advantageous moment to rile up support and donations.
In an email sent to his supporters on Wednesday, Walker’s campaign called the allegations in The Daily Beast story a “flat-out lie” and an attempt by Democrats to “hold their majority in the Senate.” The Georgia senate seat is a highly contested race between Walker and Democrat incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, which could tip the Senate majority to Republicans if Walker wins.
The email goes on to state that Walker is “going to fight and win this seat…but I need you to stand with me,” with options at the bottom of the message to donate $5 to $100 to the Walker campaign.
The strategy follows a familiar playbook from Trump’s Save America PAC, where the committee solicits donations after each controversy or bombshell report on the former president.
A week after the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for missing White House documents, Trump’s fundraising vehicle sent a flurry of emails that denounced the search and asked supporters for donations to “bolster our Official Trump Defense Fund.”
For at least two days, the PAC raised up to $1 million, according to The Washington Post.
Walker has repeatedly denied the allegations that he paid a woman in 2009 for an abortion, which would contradict his firm anti-abortion stance. The candidate previously said “there’s no exception” for the procedure.
“This is another repugnant hatchet job from a Democrat activist, disguised as a reporter,” the campaign email claimed. “Now, they’re using an anonymous source to further slander me.”
The Daily Beast reported that the woman shared a $575 receipt from an abortion clinic as well as an image of a $700 check signed by Walker and a “get well card” that appeared to have Walker’s signature. They also corroborated the details with a friend of the woman who helped take care of her after the abortion.
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Fifth Circuit Tasks Federal Judge With Deciding Future Of DACA Program
Fifth Circuit Tasks Federal Judge With Deciding Future Of DACA Program https://digitalarkansasnews.com/fifth-circuit-tasks-federal-judge-with-deciding-future-of-daca-program/
Legal experts say whatever the judge decides the case is likely headed to the Supreme Court for yet another ruling affecting the lives of people who depend on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to lawfully remain in the U.S.
(CN) — A federal program that has protected more than 600,000 young immigrants from deportation has “fundamental substantial defects,” a Fifth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, siding with a Texas-led coalition of red states who aim to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals within two years.
Writing for a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit, its Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman found Texas and eight other Republican-led states who sued to end DACA in May 2018 are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that then-President Barack Obama’s administration shredded limits imposed by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act when it started DACA in 2012 as a workaround of lawmakers’ failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
“DACA’s deficiencies are severe. … The DACA Memorandum contradicts significant portions of the INA,” Richman, a George W. Bush appointee wrote in a 46-page order joined by two colleagues appointed to the court by Donald Trump.
She bought Texas’ argument that it has standing because DACA recipients cost the state more than $250 million per year in education, medical and social services costs, and if the program was eliminated, those costs would fall because some recipients would choose to leave Texas and return to their home countries.
Texas was the only one of the plaintiff-states to present arguments about the economic impacts of DACA.
The policy is geared toward people brought into the U.S. illegally as children or who became undocumented along with their parents when their visas expired. It allows them to obtain lawful status and work permits for renewable two-year periods and roughly 600,000 people from 150 countries are enrolled.
Though a survey of more than 3,000 DACA recipients cited in the Fifth Circuit’s order found that 22% said they were likely to leave the country if DACA ended, many complain that the U.S. is the only place they know, they have few family ties in their home countries and they are weary of repeatedly having their status thrown into jeopardy by court orders.
Though an estimated 1.5 million people are eligible, new enrollments came to a screeching halt in July 2021 when U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, another George W. Bush appointee, decided the Department of Homeland Security had implemented DACA in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
He vacated the memo that created DACA and remanded it to DHS to fix its defects.
But Hanen stayed his vacatur order for the people already enrolled, acknowledging, “Hundreds of thousands of individual DACA recipients, along with their employers, states and loves ones, have come to rely on the DACA program.”
The Biden administration, along with 22 DACA recipients represented by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, who, joined by the state of New Jersey, intervened to try to save DACA, appealed to the Fifth Circuit and a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based appellate court heard arguments in July.
Seeking to address issues Hanen had with the original DACA memo, the Biden administration worked up a new DACA rule and published it on the Federal Register on August 30, putting it through a public notice-and-comment process, a step Hanen determined it should have taken for the first iteration.
The new rule is set to take effect Oct. 31.
Rather than waiting until after that date and weighing in on the new rule, the Fifth Circuit decided it was best to remand to Hanen because it does not have the administrative record of what changes Homeland Security has in store for DACA.
“A district court is in the best position to review the administrative record in the rulemaking proceeding,” Richman wrote.
She was joined on the panel by U.S. Circuit Judges James Ho and Kurt Engelhardt, both Donald Trump appointees.
The Biden administration faces a tall task in winning Hanen’s approval of its new version of DACA. He is a longtime critic of Democratic presidents’ claims that DACA is merely an exercise of prosecutorial discretion by the federal government — deciding who not to deport — given it lacks the resources to remove the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without papers.
He issued an injunction in February 2015 blocking an expanded version of DACA and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, or DAPA, two directives Obama unveiled in November 2014, after a coalition of 26 states led by Texas sued.
The Fifth Circuit upheld Hanen’s injunction. A 4-4 split at the Supreme Court in June 2016 left the order in place.
The Supreme Court weighed in on DACA again in June 2020 when a 5-4 majority kept the program alive, finding the administration of former President Donald Trump had arbitrarily decided to end it.
Legal experts say whatever Hanen decides the case is likely headed to the Supreme Court, for yet another ruling affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who depend on DACA.
José Alonso Muñoz, deputy communications director of the immigrant-led network United We Dream, called on Congress to pass legislation shielding DACA recipients from deportation and putting them on track for citizenship.
“Something has got to give here. DACA recipients have been in court for YEARS now. How much more of this legal back and forth? It’s beyond time for Congress to take DACA recipients out of this cycle of abuse and uncertainty,” he wrote on Twitter. (Emphasis in original.)
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Virginia Man Killed In Gunfire In Turks And Caicos Islands
Virginia Man Killed In Gunfire In Turks And Caicos Islands https://digitalarkansasnews.com/virginia-man-killed-in-gunfire-in-turks-and-caicos-islands/
An American tourist visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands and two other people were killed in a series of shootings in the British overseas territory Sunday, police said.
Virginia resident Kent Carter died after people whom Police Commissioner Trevor Botting described as “armed criminals” fired indiscriminately into a vehicle at 6 p.m., according to NBC Washington.
People who knew Carter, a father and a veteran, said he had been visiting the islands to celebrate his 40th birthday, NBC Washington reported, adding that he was the vice president of Arlington’s NAACP branch and also worked as a real estate agent.
“Words alone aren’t enough to say how much this hurts, how much we grieve right now,” Julius D. Spain, the president of the NAACP branch, told the station.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to his family,” the NAACP Arlington branch posted on its Facebook page. “May God grant them strength during this time of sorrow.”
A State Department spokesperson told NBC Washington that it offered condolences to Carter’s family and that officials are “providing consular assistance.”
Another person from a local business was also killed in the shootings, and three other people were wounded, Botting said at a news conference Monday.
A third body, that of a man, was found later. Investigators think he was one of the attackers and that he was killed by police in a shootout, Botting said.
The vehicle was returning two tourists from an excursion when the gunfire occurred. Police chased the vehicle, and an officer was seriously injured in the shootout, Botting said. The suspect vehicle escaped.
A police vehicle intercepted the suspected gunmen and riddled with bullets during a shootout, officials said.Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police
Another person who went to a hospital with a head wound is thought to have been a bystander struck by shots the suspects fired during the shootout, he said.
“I believe the original attack was targeted and carried out by armed gang members who act without conscience, who have no regard for life,” Botting said.
The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands said Tuesday it regretted the violence. It added that “we wish to reassure the public (citizens, resident and visitors alike) that the safety and security of all, is our top priority.”
Police continued to investigate Tuesday. No arrests have been announced.
Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.
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North Korea Launches More Missiles As US Redeploys Carrier
North Korea Launches More Missiles As US Redeploys Carrier https://digitalarkansasnews.com/north-korea-launches-more-missiles-as-us-redeploys-carrier/
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s previous launch of a nuclear-capable missile over Japan.
The latest missile launches suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is determined to continue with weapons tests aimed at boosting his nuclear arsenal in defiance of international sanctions. Many experts say Kim’s goal is to eventually win U.S. recognition as a legitimate nuclear state and the lifting of those sanctions, though the international community has shown no sign of allowing that to happen.
The latest missiles were launched 22 minutes apart from the North’s capital region and landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The first missile flew 350 kilometers (217 miles) and reached a maximum altitude of 80 kilometers (50 miles) and the second flew 800 kilometers (497 miles) on an apogee of 60 kilometers (37 miles).
The flight details were similar to Japanese assessments announced by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, who confirmed that the missiles didn’t reach Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
He added that the second missile was possibly launched on an “irregular” trajectory. It is a term that has been previously used to describe the flight characteristics of a North Korean weapon modeled after Russia’s Iskander missile, which travels at low altitudes and is designed to be maneuverable in flight to improve its chances of evading missile defenses.
South Korea’s military said it has boosted its surveillance posture and maintains readiness in close coordination with the United States. The U.S. Indo Pacific Command said the launches didn’t pose an immediate threat to United States or its allies, but still highlighted the “destabilizing impact” of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was expected to hold a telephone call with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over the North Korean threat later Thursday, said the North’s continued launches were “absolutely intolerable.”
Yoon’s office said his National Security Director Kim Sung-han discussed the launch at an emergency security meeting where members discussed plans to prepare for further North Korean hostilities, including military provocations.
The launches were North Korea’s sixth round of weapons tests in less than two weeks, adding to a record number of missile launches this year that has prompted condemnation from the United States and other countries. South Korean officials the North may up the ante soon by testing an intercontinental ballistic missile or conducting its first nuclear test explosion since 2017 and seventh overall, escalating an old pattern of heightening tensions before trying to wrest outside concessions.
On Tuesday, North Korea staged its most provocative weapons demonstration since 2017, firing an intermediate-range missile over Japan, forcing the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains.
Experts said the weapon was likely a Hwasong-12 missile capable of reaching the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond.
Other weapons tested earlier included Iskander-like missiles and other ballistic weapons designed to strike key targets in South Korea, including U.S. military bases there.
Thursday’s launches came as the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan returned to waters east of South Korea in what South Korea’s military called an attempt to demonstrate the allies’ “firm will” to counter North’s continued provocations and threats.
The carrier was in the area last week as part of drills between South Korea and the United States and the allies’ other training involving Japan. North Korea considers such U.S.-led drills near the peninsula as an invasion rehearsal and views training involving a U.S. carrier more provocative.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday that the redeployment of the Reagan strike group poses “a serious threat to the stability of the situation on the Korean peninsula and in its vicinity.” The ministry said it strongly condemns U.S.-led efforts at the U.N. Security Council to tighten sanctions on the North over its recent missile testing, which it described as a “just counteraction” to joint U.S.-South Korean drills.
After the North’s intermediate-range missile launch, the United States and South Korea also carried out their own live-fire drills that have so far involved land-to-land ballistic missiles and precision-guided bombs dropped from fighter jets.
But one of the tit-for-tat launches nearly caused catastrophe early Wednesday when a malfunctioning South Korean Hyumoo-2 missile flipped shortly after liftoff and crashed into the ground at an air force base in the eastern coastal city of Gangneung. South Korea’s military said no one was hurt and civilian facilities weren’t affected.
After Tuesday’s North Korean launch, the United States, Britain, France, Albania, Norway and Ireland called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. But the session Wednesday ended with no consensus, underscoring a divide among the council’s permanent members that has deepened over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia and China during the meeting insisted to fellow Security Council members that U.S.-led military exercises in the region had provoked North Korea into acting. The United States and its allies expressed concern that the the council’s inability to reach consensus on North Korea’s record number of missile launches this year was emboldening North Korea and undermining the authority of the United Nations’ most powerful body.
North Korea has fired nearly 40 ballistic missiles over more than 20 different launch events this year, using the stalled diplomacy with the United States and Russia’s war on Ukraine as a window to speed up arms development.
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Associated Press writers Mari Yamaguchi and Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo contributed to this report.
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Tyson To Move All Corporate Workers To Springdale Arkansas
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4029s PAUL PETITTE IS LIVE WITH THE DETAILS A TYSON SPOKESMAN SAYS THE COMPANY WILL REMODEL ITS CURRENT WORLD HEADQUARTERS HERE IN SPRINGDALE OFF DON TYSON PARKWAY. THE PLAN IS ALSO TO CONSOLIDATE THE CORPORATE TEAM OFFICES IN THREE DIFFERENT CITIES AND BRING THEM ALL TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A Tyson Foods slogan is “Feeding you like family.” Well, now they’re bringing their family home to Springdale. It’s big news for the city. DOUG SPROUSE / SPRINGDALE MAYOR 36:54 that’s great news. With all the uncertainty news today we have done very well. Tyson Foods is calling the plan “One Tyson.” They say It will bring together all its corporate offices in Chicago, Downers Grove, Illinois and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota to its world headquarters in Springdale. The Northwest Arkansas Council CEO says he’s excited about the move. NELSON PEACOCK/ NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COUNCIL CEO :55 it speaks to the momentum we have across Northwest Arkansas. Not only can you have a great job and work for a company like Tyson but there is great quality of life here and they will be able to attract those people here. A Tyson spokesman says about one thousand Tyson employees will have to decide by November 14 if they will make the move to Northwest Arkansas. NELSON – 2:12 we are helping to build and create a place where people want to be and these large companies that are so committed to Northwest Arkansas, feel like they have the best chance to economic and business success by relocating those employees here. In a company news release, Tyson leadership says they believe the move will spur collaboration, creativity and foster team spirit. Springdale leaders know what else it will foster. MAYOR – 38:28 its not just new jobs its other ancillary business income because of the growth The company says the new headquarters will include a multi-year remodel of some existing facilities as well as new indoor and outdoor spaces. MAYOR – 37:15 it’s not only great for Springdale its great for Northwest Arkansas. and it’s great for the State. WE LEARNED MEETINGS TOOK PLACE TODAY FOR ALL TYSON EMPLOYEES ABOUT THIS, WITH PHASE ONE OF THE MOVE TO TAKE PLACE MARCH OF 2023. COMING UP AT SIX, HOW THE ONE TYSON CONCEPT IS WHAT SAM WALTON AND DON TYSON ALWA
Tyson to move all corporate workers to Northwest Arkansas, and build new campus
Tyson will require all corporate employees to work at their Springdale, Arkansas world headquarters, according to a news release.Tyson will move workers from Chicago, Downers Grove, Illinois and South Dakota to Arkansas over the next ten months, starting in early 2023. “That’s great news,” said Springdale Mayor, Doug Sprouse. “With all the uncertain economic news today, we have done very well.”This will impact about 1,000 workers, Derek Burleson, company spokesperson, said. Tyson will offer relocation assistance.“It speaks to the momentum we have across Northwest Arkansas,” said Nelson Peacock, CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council. “Not only can you have a great job and work for a company like Tyson but there is great quality of life here and they will be able to attract those people here.”People who do not want to move may get severance, but this will be determined on a case-by-case basis, Burleson said.Springdale will be home to an expanded corporate campus called OneTyson. This will “foster closer collaboration, enhance team member agility and enhance faster decision making,” according to the news release.There are about 1,700 workers currently at the headquarters in Springdale now, Burleson said.The release stated that the company will release specific details about the OneTyson campus over the next several months. It will take multiple years to develop the campus, and some existing buildings will be remodeled.“It’s not only great for Springdale, its great for Northwest Arkansas and it’s great for the State,” said Sprouse.
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Tyson will require all corporate employees to work at their Springdale, Arkansas world headquarters, according to a news release.
Tyson will move workers from Chicago, Downers Grove, Illinois and South Dakota to Arkansas over the next ten months, starting in early 2023.
“That’s great news,” said Springdale Mayor, Doug Sprouse. “With all the uncertain economic news today, we have done very well.”
This will impact about 1,000 workers, Derek Burleson, company spokesperson, said. Tyson will offer relocation assistance.
“It speaks to the momentum we have across Northwest Arkansas,” said Nelson Peacock, CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council. “Not only can you have a great job and work for a company like Tyson but there is great quality of life here and they will be able to attract those people here.”
People who do not want to move may get severance, but this will be determined on a case-by-case basis, Burleson said.
Springdale will be home to an expanded corporate campus called OneTyson. This will “foster closer collaboration, enhance team member agility and enhance faster decision making,” according to the news release.
There are about 1,700 workers currently at the headquarters in Springdale now, Burleson said.
The release stated that the company will release specific details about the OneTyson campus over the next several months. It will take multiple years to develop the campus, and some existing buildings will be remodeled.
“It’s not only great for Springdale, its great for Northwest Arkansas and it’s great for the State,” said Sprouse.
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Arkansas Tax Revenue Surplus Near $175 Million In First Fiscal Quarter
Arkansas Tax Revenue Surplus Near $175 Million In First Fiscal Quarter https://digitalarkansasnews.com/arkansas-tax-revenue-surplus-near-175-million-in-first-fiscal-quarter/
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (TBP/KAIT) – Despite rising prices across the board, Arkansas’ tax revenue surplus is up from the previous year.
According to content partner Talk Business and Politics, the state’s total revenue in the first quarter of the fiscal year (July to Sept. 2022) was $2.08 billion, up 6.4% compared to the same period in 2021 and up 9.2% above projected numbers.
State tax coffers ended the previous fiscal year in June with a $1.62 billion surplus.
A report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration also stated individual income tax revenue in the quarter was $879.9 million, up 4.8% compared to the same period in 2021, and 5.3% above the budget. The net available revenue at the end of the quarter was $174.8 million.
The report also stated sales and use tax revenue in the first quarter was $849.2 million, up 9.5% compared with the same period in 2021 and up 8.4% above the forecast. Quarterly corporate income tax revenue was $206.9 million, up $15.8 million compared to the same period in 2021, and 44.9% above the forecast.
“Most major reporting of Sales Tax displayed high growth over the prior year, reflecting continuing economic expansion in many sectors. Motor vehicle sales tax collections were up 2% from a year ago September,” John Shelnutt, DFA administrator of economic and tax research, noted in Tuesday’s report.
September revenue was $849.6 million, 11% more than September 2021 and 19% above forecast. September individual income tax revenue was $361.4 million, up 8.6% compared to September 2021 and 12% above forecast.
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Second Harvest Delivery Driver Comes To Aid Of Woman
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Russian soldiers are surrendering en masse
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‘I’m The Idiot Husband That Stayed’: Keith Papini Was ‘In Shock’ After Discovering Wife’s 2016 Kidnapping Was A Hoax
Keith Papini had been one of his wife’s biggest advocates, but when investigators revealed in 2020 that her kidnapping four years earlier had been an elaborate hoax, the dad of two told investigators he was “in shock.” “I’m the idiot husband that stayed around the whole time,” Keith said in August of 2020 as he sat down to talk with investigators after the stunning revelation, according to interrogation footage included in an episode of ABC’s “20/20,” which aired on Friday. Sherri Papini was sen
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Cheney Knocks growing Putin Wing Of Republican Party
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday criticized her party for what she sees as a growing sector of the GOP that supports Russian President Vladimir Putin as he wages his attacks on Ukraine.
“You know, the Republican Party is the party of Reagan, the party that essentially won the Cold War. And you look now at what I think is really a growing Putin wing of the Republican Party,” Cheney said at a McCain Institute event at Arizona State University.
The outgoing congresswoman, who lost her reelection bid in Wyoming to her Trump-backed Republican challenger, knocked Fox News for “running propaganda” and called out Fox host Tucker Carlson as “the biggest propagandist for Putin on that network.”
“You really have to ask yourself, whose side is Fox on in this battle? And how could it be that you have a wing of the Republican Party that thinks that America would be standing with Putin as he conducts that brutal invasion of Ukraine?” Cheney asked.
In a sweeping conversation with John S. McCain Democracy Fellow Sofia Gross, Cheney talked about the “stunning developments” she sees in the Republican party that have stoked her concerns about the American republic and the democratic process.
The congresswoman quipped that she “never imaged” she would find herself “spending so much time with Democrats.”
Homing her analysis in on Arizona, where the McCain institute event took place, she criticized Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and former Vice President Ted Cruz (R) for supporting Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R), who touts former President Trump’s false claims about fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
“It’s important for us as Republicans to demand from our Republican leaders that they not accept this unraveling of the democracy…Glenn Youngkin should not come here and campaign for Kari Lake. Ted Cruz, who absolutely knows better, absolutely knows that what he’s advocating is unconstitutional, that what she’s saying is unconstitutional—they know it,” Cheney said.
She cautioned voters against voting for Lake and state Rep. Mark Finchem (R), who is running for Arizona secretary of state, underscoring that both Trump-endorsed candidates have backed the former president’s election fraud claims in the face of evidence that his allegations were unfounded.
“For almost 40 years now, I’ve been a voting Republican. I don’t know that I have ever voted for a Democrat. But if I lived in Arizona now, I would,” Cheney said.
“We cannot give people power who have told us that they will not honor elections,” the congresswoman said.
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Ted Cruz Predicts GOP 'tsunami' In November As He Embarks On 17-State Bus Tour
Ted Cruz Predicts GOP 'tsunami' In November As He Embarks On 17-State Bus Tour https://digitalarkansasnews.com/ted-cruz-predicts-gop-tsunami-in-november-as-he-embarks-on-17-state-bus-tour/
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, predicts a decisive Republican victory in the midterm elections as he embarks on a multi-state bus tour in support of senatorial, gubernatorial and congressional candidates.
“I think we’re going to have a wave election,” Cruz told “Jesse Watters Primetime.” “I think it’s going to be a tsunami.”
Speaking from Arizona, Cruz had just wrapped a joint rally stumping with U.S. Senate nominee Blake Masters and Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor.
He invited host Jesse Watters and any voter who wants to join him on his tour, saying the attendees will leave “so jacked and so excited” at the GOP’s prospects.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Cruz further predicted 2022 will turn out to be a lot like 2010, when the rise of the Tea Party movement gave way to a Republican takeover of Congress in repudiation of the Obama years.
“It is a fundamental change election, and I couldn’t be more excited about it,” he said.
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Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (left) and Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters (right). (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Asked about Democrats’ focus on abortion after the Supreme Court sided with the state of Mississippi and returned regulation of the procedure to state legislatures, Cruz said it is the only issue they can at all campaign on.
He riffed that incumbents in tough races like Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., must look at the state of the Democratic Party and realize just that.
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Former US President Donald Trump and Kari Lake, whom Trump is supporting in the Arizona’s gubernatorial race, speak during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, southeast of Phoenix, on January 15, 2022. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
“What would you talk about? You couldn’t talk about the economy because the economy has gone to crap under Biden. You couldn’t talk about inflation because the price of everything is up. Gas is more than twice as high. Mortgages are three times as high. You couldn’t talk about crime because we’ve got murder rates skyrocketing across the country.”
“You certainly couldn’t talk about illegal immigration, and if you try to talk foreign policy, Biden’s surrender to the Taliban is a loser,” Cruz said.
“So they’re left with abortion and they’re trying to make it all about abortion. And the crazy thing about it is, the Supreme Court has returned that issue to the voters. So now every state will decide the abortion laws in their states. The laws will reflect the values of their citizens. It’s democracy.”
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Across the senatorial election field, Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman dubbed himself “Fetterwoman” at a recent rally as an appeal to pro-choice women voters. In Georgia, retired Dallas Cowboys running back and GOP nominee Herschel Walker recently criticized Warnock on Fox News over a “pro-choice pastor” moniker.
In another tight race, Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano told Lancaster’s NBC affiliate the issue of life is rightly front-and-center in November.
“It doesn’t seem like we’re talking about the baby anymore,” he said of the abortion debate during a pro-life rally at the State Capitol, questioning Democrats’ platform on the matter. “Pennsylvania is at a crossroads… it’s up to [voters].”
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
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Yale Law Students Must Be Quaking In Their Boots https://digitalarkansasnews.com/yale-law-students-must-be-quaking-in-their-boots/
I’ll say this much for US appeals court Judge James Ho: He’s defying the stereotype that Asian Americans are quiet worker bees who fade into the background.
Ho, who sits on the Fifth Circuit, has been throwing himself under klieg lights. “I will no longer hire law clerks from Yale Law School,” he declared at a Federalist Society conference in Kentucky last week. Ho miffed that the school “not only tolerates the cancellation of views—it actively practices it.”
What better way for an up-and-coming judge to get attention than to plunge into America’s culture wars?
“Judge Ho certainly comes across as very partisan,” said Kermit Roosevelt, a professor at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. “And the growing numbers of judges like him do suggest that something about the judiciary has changed. My sense is that it’s a sign of polarization within the elite legal community.”
Taking a page from the right-wing handbook, Ho is going to town. “I would contend that cancel culture is one of the leading reasons why citizens no longer trust a wide variety of once-leading institutions,” he said. “It turns out that, when elite institutions make clear that people who think like you and me shouldn’t even exist, we return the favor,” urging his fellow jurists to join the Yale boycott.
So take that, numero uno law school! Unless you renounce cancel culture, your graduates will go begging for federal clerkships.
Gimme a break.
Perhaps I’m underestimating Ho’s clout, but I can’t imagine students turning down coveted seats at the nation’s most prestigious law school because he put it on his personal blacklist. And what are the odds that other federal judges, even unabashed conservative ones, will trash the resumes of awesome Yalies because of the school’s woke reputation?
As for the idea that Yale Law School operates a torture chamber for conservative students, well, the likes of Josh Hawley, J.D. Vance, and Brett Kavanaugh seem to be doing just fine. And let’s not forget Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who’s also a proud graduate—albeit on trial charged with seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 riots.
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“Judges tend to speak through their opinions,” Roosevelt said. “It’s rare to have judges speak outside the job. … It’s unusual for Ho to suggest a general liberal-conservative conflict and take a side in it.”
What’s fueling this polarization is simple, said Saul Cornell, a professor at Fordham University who specializes in legal history: “This is part and parcel of the age of Trump.”
Indeed, Ho, who was appointed by Trump, has been polishing his act as the cultural warrior judge extraordinaire. In February, at another Federalist Society event, Ho went out of his way to defend libertarian Ilya Shapiro, who got into trouble for using the term “lesser black woman” to describe President Joe Biden’s plan to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Though the topic at the event was supposed to be originalism, Ho used the occasion to rail against cancel culture, declaring, “I stand with Ilya.”
Even as far back as 2018, NPR asked whether Ho in his opinions and dissents was writing “legal opinions or political commentary,” citing his “aggressive rhetoric” on abortion, which he’s called a “moral tragedy,” and the Second Amendment, which he claims has been relegated to a “second class right.”
Ho is a performance artist. It seems he’s been trying to break out of the overcrowded pack of ambitious young conservative judges to burnish his brand as the leading firebrand. I couldn’t help but wonder if Ho’s latest outburst was a check on the commotion surrounding Aileen Cannon, the judge in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, who’s now creaming him as the most Trumpian of Trump judges.
“He’s looking for headlines,” Cornell said. “Once upon a time, the judiciary was the most trusted branch of the federal government, and now we have these cowards. It used to be—during the William F. Buckley era—conservatives could dish it out as well as take it. Now they’re wimps, yet they call liberals the culture of victimhood.”
Ho is exploiting the moment for his own career, but isn’t he also wreaking havoc on our trust in the judicial system?
“I think that public faith in the judiciary is affected much more by the Supreme Court than by lower judges,” Roosevelt said. “But Judge Ho doesn’t help.”
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