Investigators say this shooting was not related to the RNC.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 9 said the shooting involved members of the Columbus, Ohio Police Department.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson told ABC affiliate WISN that he was aware of an officer-involved shooting outside the “soft perimeter here at the convention,” but did not know any more details.
The incident took place in the outer perimeter of the RNC, within the operational zone to which officers were assigned, Columbus police said.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
KAUMAKANI, Hawaii (AP) — Firefighters have contained a wind-swept wildfire that was threatening about 200 homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities said late Monday night, and an evacuation notice for the area has been lifted.
The fire burned 1.56 square miles (4 square kilometers) of land between Hanapepe and Kaumakani, the County of Kauai said in a social media post. Firefighters said one building — a shed that wasn’t attached to a home — was destroyed by the fire.
The fire was reported around noon in the Hanapepe area, about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to the east of Kaumakani, Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami said Monday. It was spreading fast, and officials warned residents in the Kaumakani area of the need to flee by activating a siren system and sending authorities door-to-door as well as notifying them by phone calls and texts, Kawakami said.
Fire crews dropped water from helicopters and used heavy machinery to create breaks to prevent the fire from spreading. They also tried to stop the fire on the ground, the mayor said. Electricity was cut off to users on the west side of the island because of the fire.
The blaze was fully contained just before midnight, officials said. Kauai Fire Department crews stayed on site to maintain a fire watch, and sensors were installed in the area to detect any flare-ups.
Crews planned to re-assess the area by air and ground Tuesday.
Chad Machado, who owns JP’s Pizza with his son in Kaumakani, was making dough while the shop was closed Monday when he noticed the fire up in the mountains.
“Within half an hour, it was two football fields away,” he said. He and son tried to stick around, shooting water around the shop. But the smoke got too bad, so they went home to Kekaha.
“People were running out with suitcases, it was utter chaos,” he said. “So much smoke we couldn’t breathe.”
He said the community is a former sugar plantation community and landowners were using tractors to keep the fire away, similar to what they did during the plantation era.
This wildfire comes nearly a year after flames tore through the historic Maui town of Lahaina, killing more than 100 peopleincinerating some 3,000 buildings and displacing 12,000 residents. The Aug. 8 wildfire was the deadliest to hit the United States in more than a century.
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As soon as Ma Kuldevi Umiya Mataji came to the land of Australia, bitter Patidar families showed their unwavering faith and faith towards Ma Kuldevi Umiya. Patidar families built a grand temple of Kuldevi Ma Umiya Mataji in Melbourne at a cost of Rs 100 crore.
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Patidar sowed a waterfall of millions of dollars by putting his mind to it. Mahaarti was performed with a donation of 1 lakh 11 thousand 111 rupees. Along with that, Jai Jai Umiya’s Gaganbhedi Naad was gujya. In the grand temple to be built in Australia, the divine supernatural idol of Ma Umiya Mataji will be installed.
For which a divine supernatural idol of Ma Kuldevi Umiya Mataji is being constructed by the artists in Rajasthan. Devotees danced to the procession and garba of Maa Kuldevi Umiya Mataji in Australia following the Kumkum path. Popular Sagar Patel called Garba Ramzat.
Amit Patel, a Patidar youth living in Melbourne and originally from Saradhav village, said that the supernatural moments of Ma Kuldevi Umiya Mataji’s Padhramani are making us blessed, we are ready to cooperate with body, mind and money for the construction of the grand temple of Ma Kuldevi Umiya Mataji in Melbourne.
Jyoti Patel, Media Convener of Lakschandi Mahayagna Mahotsav of Unza Umiya Mataji Sansthan, said that Ma Kuldevi Umiya Mataji will be worshiped at places including Melbourne in Australia and garba programs will be held along with the grand festival. Honorary Minister Dilip Dada (Netaji) of Umiya Mataji Sansthan said that a divine supernatural idol of Maa Kuldevi Umiya Mataji will be installed. Faith and respect towards Maa Umiya Mataji is increasing among devotees of all castes including bitter Patidars living in Australia.
Amazon’s (AMZN) stock currently trades at 32 times its estimated earnings, well above the Nasdaq 100’s (^NDX) multiple but well below the 10-year estimated earnings average.
Market Domination host Julie Hyman joins Asking For A Trend to break down Amazon’s falling multiple in today’s Chart of the Day.
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Amazon stock trades at 32 times estimated earnings which is above the NASDAQ one hundreds multiple but below Amazon’s 10 year average finances, Julie Hyman, Georgia.
Now with a closer look.
Yeah, and this chart of the day prompted because it is Amazon prime day or prime days really because it lasts two days here.
And even though a lot of the reasons that people look at Amazon and not necessarily because of its retail business, it’s because of things like Aws, for example, still it is a spur for some investors to take a look at the stock.
JP Morgan, for example, estimates that gross merchandise volume, that is the total value of stuff sold on Amazon during its prime days rose by 12%.
Uh this time around to about $12.4 billion.
And he says a lot of that wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for prime day and the deals that it spurred.
So that brings me to the multiple here, the price to forward earnings.
Now Bloomberg puts it at around 3233 here, which is indeed higher than the NASDAQ one hundreds and higher than some of its competitors but it is cheap on a historical level as we have seen those uh shares rally this year by more than 25% earlier.
Today, we heard from Gil Luria analyst who covers the stock and he talked about sort of the proposition of why people would be looking at Amazon right now.
We actually think Amazon at the end of the day may have more A I business than any of these other companies.
Aws is the biggest hyper scalar and it’s done a lot to catch up to Azure in terms of A I capabilities.
And yet, Amazon is getting very little credit in terms of multiple, it’s trading at, at average multiple compared to its historical rates.
And so we think that’s where when they get more credit, that stock will outperform and this at a time where the operating margin for Amazon is projected this year to be around 10%.
That would be about double what it’s been on average over the past five years.
DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologized to by law enforcement, over the weekend.
Davis, who previously played for the Denver Broncos, wrote in an Instagram post that he had tapped a flight attendant on the arm, prompting the employee to shout “don’t hit me” and hurry toward the front of the plane.
Once the flight from Denver to Orange County, California, landed, Davis wrote, law-enforcement boarded the plane, put Davis in handcuffs without explanation and removed him from the flight.
“I was – and remain – humiliated, embarrassed, powerless, and angry,” Davis wrote.
While in questioning, Davis said law enforcement determined the flight attendant’s accusations didn’t have merit and apologized.
United Airlines said in a statement that they reached out to Davis’ team to apologize and have removed the flight attendant from duty while they review the incident.
“This is clearly not the kind of travel experience we strive to provide,” the statement read.
FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller said in a statement that agents and law enforcement partners at Orange County’s John Wayne Airport responded to a report of an incident aboard a flight, and detained and then released an individual who was cooperative.
Wrapping up his Instagram post, Davis demanded an investigation into the flight attendant “who blatantly lied and placed undue harm on me and my family.”
Parker Stinar, Davis’ attorney, said in a statement: “We plan on fully investigating the events that took place and are actively contacting United Airlines in this matter.”
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin—Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has chosen Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate, selecting a rising star in the party and previously outspoken Trump critic who has closely aligned himself with the former president in recent years.
If elected in November, Vance, 39, would be one of the youngest vice presidents in history. He is a relative political newcomer, winning his Senate seat in 2022 after rising to prominence as an author who wrote a best-selling memoir. His selection adds a staunch defender of Trump’s movement to the ticket, and some Republican observers said it could help Trump solidify his base of White working-class voters, particularly in the Upper Midwest.
Trump’s choice for a running mate was among the most closely watched decisions of his campaign and has taken on new significance in the wake of what law enforcement has called an attempted assassination against Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler, Pa. Even before the shooting, the decision was expected to arrive at a moment of upheaval in the presidential race.
Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in a New York hush money case in May, becoming the first former president ever to be convicted of a crime. On the Democratic side, President Biden’s future has been thrown into uncertainty after a disastrous debate performance where he appeared to repeatedly lose his train of thought, leading to calls from some in his party for him to step aside and let another Democrat challenge Trump. A Washington Post polling average shows that Trump is leading in six of the seven battleground states that are most likely to determine the outcome of the election.
Trump broke with his first-term vice president, Mike Pence, over Pence’s unwillingness to try to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The ex-president, who would be limited to one term if he wins in November, weighed a variety of candidates for his running mate this cycle, requesting documents from at least eight hopefuls and holding unofficial auditions for many of them at campaign events.
The 39-year-old Vance rose to national fame with the 2016 publication of his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” He was elected to the Senate in 2022 and has become one of the staunchest champions of the former president’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, particularly on trade, foreign policy, and immigration.
But he is largely untested in national politics and is joining the Trump ticket at an extraordinary moment in American history. An attempted assassination of Trump at a rally Saturday has shaken the campaign, bringing new attention to the nation’s coarse political rhetoric and reinforcing the importance of those who are one heartbeat away from the presidency.
Vance himself faced criticism in the wake of the shooting for a post on X that suggested President Joe Biden was to blame for the violence.
“The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” Vance wrote. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.” Law enforcement has not yet specified a motivation for the shooting.
Why was Vance chosen over the other finalists? The pick is sure to energize Trump’s loyal base. Vance has become a fixture on the conservative media circuit. He frequently spars with reporters on Capitol Hill, helping establish him as the kind of leader who could carry Trump’s mantle into the future, beginning with the next presidential election in 2028.
But the pick also means that two white men will now lead the Republican ticket at a time when Trump has sought to make inroads with Black and Latino voters.
In his post announcing his pick, Trump said Vance “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond.” Several of those Midwestern states are expected to play a critical role in November’s election.
But Vance also had another advantage: his chemistry with Trump. Personal relationships are extremely important to the former president and he and Vance have developed a strong rapport, speaking on the phone regularly. Trump has also complimented Vance’s looks, saying he reminded him of “a young Abraham Lincoln.”
Trump and Vance spoke about 20 minutes before the Truth Social post and Trump formally offered him the job, according to a person familiar with the call who, like others, requested anonymity to share the private conversation.
Trump had long said he wanted to dramatically reveal his pick onstage at the convention, which he said would make it more “interesting” and “exciting.” The timing is later than in recent cycles but hardly unprecedented. In 1980, Ronald Reagan made his decision less than 24 hours before he formally accepted the GOP nomination, and George H.W. Bush waited until his convention in 1988.
Biden’s reelection campaign issued a statement calling out Vance for saying that had he been vice president, he would have allowed “multiple slates of electors” to challenge Biden’s victory over Trump four years ago. Trump repeatedly promoted falsehoods about election fraud before and after January 6, 2021, when rioters loyal to the former president stormed the Capitol to try to stop the certification of his loss.
“Donald Trump picked J.D. Vance as his running mate because Vance will do what Mike Pence wouldn’t on January 6: bend over backward to enable Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda, even if it means breaking the law and no matter the harm to the American people,” Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in the statement.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the other contenders on Trump’s shortlist, were informed earlier Monday afternoon that they were not his picks, according to people familiar with their conversations.
Conversations in the last ten days between Rubio and Trump’s campaign had focused on concerns about the fact that both men reside in Florida, according to a person familiar with the private talks who insisted on anonymity to discuss them. The Trump campaign wanted to be 100% sure that there would not be a protracted legal battle over the issue, and Rubio was unwilling to uproot his family, the person said.
Trump had spent months testing the field and assessing how his contenders performed on television, at fundraisers, and on rally stages. Several, including Burgum and Vance, joined him at his criminal hush money trial in New York. Others were there at the debate last month, where Biden’s disastrous performance upended his campaign, leading to widespread calls for him to step aside in favor or a younger candidate.
In “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance detailed life in Appalachian communities that drifted from a Democratic Party many residents found disconnected from their daily travails. While the book was a bestseller, it was also criticized for sometimes oversimplifying rural life and ignoring the role of racism in modern politics.
Vance once was a harsh Trump critic but relationship between Vance and Trump has been symbiotic.
Vance’s fame grew in tandem with Trump’s unlikely rise from a reality television star to Republican presidential nominee and eventually president. During the early stages of Trump’s political career, Vance cast him as “a total fraud,” “a moral disaster,” and “America’s Hitler.”
But like many Republicans who sought relevance in the Trump era, Vance eventually shifted his tone. He said he was proved wrong by Trump’s performance in office and evolved into one of his most steadfast defenders.
“I didn’t think he was going to be a good president,” Vance recently told Fox News Channel. “He was a great president. And it’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to make sure he gets a second term.”
Vance was rewarded for his turnaround during his bid for an open Senate seat in 2022, during which he landed Trump’s coveted endorsement and rode it to victory in a crowded Republican primary and a general election hard fought by Democrats. He is close to Trump’s son Donald Jr.
“Listen, I’ve seen him on TV,” Donald Trump Jr. said of Vance, speaking to CNN from the convention floor. “I’ve seen him prosecute the case against the Democrats. No one’s more articulate than that. And I think his story, his background, really helps us in a lot of the places that you’re going to need from the Electoral College standpoint.”
Vance is now a Trump loyalist who has challenged the legitimacy of criminal prosecutions and civil verdicts against him and questions the results of the 2020 election.
He told ABC News in February that if he had been vice president on January 6, 2021, he would have told states where Trump disputed Biden’s wins “that we needed to have multiple slates of electors, and I think the U.S. Congress should have fought over it from there.”
“That is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including me, think had a lot of problems in 2020,” he said.
Many states adopted emergency measures four years ago to allow people to vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. But judges, election officials in both parties and Trump’s own attorney general have concluded there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Vance’s book vaulted him to national prominence Vance’s book — subtitled “A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” — was embraced for its insights into Trump’s appeal in middle America, where manufacturing job losses and the opioid crisis had driven many families like his into poverty, abuse and addiction.
The tale of Vance’s hardscrabble childhood in Middletown, Ohio, where he was born, and his familial eastern Kentucky hills region also captivated Hollywood. Ron Howard made it into a 2020 movie starring Amy Adams as Vance’s mother and Glenn Close as his beloved “Mamaw.”
With his grandmother’s encouragement, Vance went on to serve in the Marine Corps, including Iraq, and graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. From there, he joined a Silicon Valley investment firm before returning to Ohio to launch a nonprofit that he said would aim to develop opioid addiction treatments that might be “scaled nationally.”
Ultimately, Our Ohio Renewal failed at that mission and was shuttered. During the 2022 campaign, then-U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, his Democratic rival, charged that the charity was little more than a front for Vance’s political ambitions. Ryan pointed to reports that the organization made payments to a Vance political adviser and conducted public opinion polling, even as its actual efforts to address addiction largely floundered. Vance denied the characterization.
As a senator, Vance has shown some willingness to work across the aisle. He and Ohio’s senior senator, Democrat Sherrod Brown, have teamed up on a number of issues important to the state, including fighting for funding for a $20 billion chip facility Intel is building in central Ohio and introducing rail safety legislation in response to the fiery derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Less than a week after an NPR investigation revealed glaring problems with the previously secret supplier of Texas’ lethal injection drugs, the state plans to execute a man on Tuesday evening who has maintained his innocence for more than 20 years.
Ruben Gutierrez was convicted under Texas’ so-called law of parties for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison. Harrison was killed during a robbery of the Brownsville home she shared with her nephew. Shortly after, three men were arrested in connection with the crime: Pedro Gracia, Rene Garcia, and Ruben Gutierrez, who was friends with Harrison’s nephew.
Gutierrez is the only one who received a death sentence. Gracia never stood trial—he disappeared after being released from jail on bond more than 20 years ago. Garcia is serving a life sentence at the Estelle Unit in Huntsville for his role in the crime.
The state’s original theory, and the case they presented against Gutierrez in his 1999 trial, was that he and Garcia had killed Harrison. But in Texas, they didn’t actually have to pin the killing on Gutierrez for him to receive a death sentence. A Texas law allows anyone involved in a crime that led to death to be convicted of murder, even if they never hurt the person or touched a weapon.
The law of parties was instituted in Texas in 1973 to address for-hire killings and organized crime, but it’s become controversial for its modern applications. Jessica Dickerson, director of the Law of Parties Campaign with Texas Prisons Community Advocates, said she documents individual cases because no one is officially tracking how the law is used in Texas. She’s found a startling trend: The person who pulled the trigger usually gets the lightest sentence.
That’s because the person who actually committed the crime usually pleads guilty, often striking a deal for a lesser sentence, Dickerson says. Other co-defendants, however, are more likely to fight their murder charges in court, where juries often find them guilty by association.
“If the state is going to continue to use the death penalty, it really needs to be used in an ethically and morally responsible manner, and executing people who never killed anybody doesn’t seem to be ethically or morally responsible,” Dickerson told the Observer.
In the 1999 trial, state prosecutors argued that because of his friendship with Harrison’s nephew, Gutierrez knew of and planned to steal a large sum of money from Harrison’s home the night of the murder. Gutierrez’s defense—which he maintains today—is that he didn’t enter Harrison’s home that night, that he didn’t participate in the violence, and “he didn’t even know of any plan by anyone to assault or kill her.”
But the jury was told that Gutierrez could be found guilty of capital murder even if he was just “a party” to the death. Jurors decided that was the case and convicted him. An appeals court upheld his conviction in 2002, and several unsuccessful appeals attempts followed in the decades since.
In June, Gutierrez’s lawyers asked the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Greg Abbott to commute Gutierrez’s sentence to life in prison, an appeal supported by two of the original jurors who signed on to the clemency application saying that they no longer believe Gutierrez should be killed. The board denied the request last week.
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The application calls out the fact that, despite years of requests, none of the evidence from the crime scene—including fingernail scrapings from the victim and hair found on her body—has ever been tested for DNA.
Ruben Gutierrez (Courtesy of Shawn Nolan)
“The State thus possesses evidence that could prove who actually killed Mrs. Harrison, but the courts have denied every plea Mr. Gutierrez has made for testing,” his lawyers wrote in the clemency application.
Gutierrez has been trying to get both state and federal courts to allow for DNA testing for more than a decade. He filed a federal civil rights suit in 2019, questioning the constitutionality of the Texas law that governs how DNA is tested after someone has already been convicted of a crime. A federal judge partially ruled in his favor in 2021 but the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a blow in Februarysaying Gutierrez didn’t have standing to file the suit. His lawyers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay of execution and to rule on the case.
“[Post-conviction DNA] is a really interesting issue, and it’s an issue that we think the Supreme Court will and should be interested in, because it has to do with access to courts and standing to bring lawsuits in these kinds of situations,” Gutierrez’s attorney Shawn Nolan told the Observer.
The state’s original case against Gutierrez relied on eyewitness testimony and incriminating and contradictory statements he made to police. In the years since, Gutierrez has said his statements were false and coerced. ltogether, he and his co-defendants gave nine statements to police in the immediate aftermath of the murder, none of which fully agreed with each other or the crime scene evidence. His lawyers have also called into question the validity of the eyewitness testimony, stating in the clemency application that the lead detective in the case, “testified falsely about the time of death to make it appear that witnesses put Mr. Gutierrez on the scene at the time of the murder.” Two of the eyewitnesses have disavowed their testimony, according to the document.
“In light of all these uncertainties, the State should not be permitted to execute Mr. Gutierrez before DNA testing has been performed,” says the application.
This is the seventh time the state has issued an execution warrant for Gutierrez since 2018. Most of the dates were withdrawn because of clerical or procedural errors, including one instance in which the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office “named the wrong person to be executed” in the warrant. Since 2018, Gutierrez has spent more than 500 days on “death watch”—the high-surveillance housing area for people with scheduled executions.
WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres (647 hectares) of land the federal government took more than 50 years ago and never developed.
A new law will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to return the roughly 2.5-square-mile (6.5-square-kilometer) tract of land along the Missouri River in Iowa it took in 1970 through eminent domain for a recreation project that was never built.
The tribe has been trying for decades to reclaim the land.
“This is a truly historic moment for the Winnebago Tribe as lands that were taken from us over 50 years ago will soon be restored to our tribe,” said Winnebago Tribal Chairwoman Victoria Kitcheyan.
The bill that finally made it happen was backed by the congressional delegations of Nebraska and Iowa.
“Our bill becoming law corrects a decades-old wrong. Now, we can finally return this land to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska,” U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska said.
The land that will be returned to the Winnebago Tribe was originally part of the reservation created for the tribe in northeastern Nebraska by a treaty in 1865. Part of the land wound up in Iowa because the Missouri River has shifted west over the years. Another parcel of land on the Nebraska side of the river that was taken at the same time has already been returned to the tribe.
In recent years, some tribes in the U.S., Canada and Australia have gotten their rights to ancestral lands restored with the growth of the Land Back movement, which seeks to return land to Indigenous people.
Ralf Schumacher, the seasoned Formula One driver and younger brother of legendary racer Michael Schumacher, has officially announced his retirement from professional racing. The 48-year-old German driver has had a storied career spanning over two decades, with notable stints at teams like Jordan, Williams, and Toyota.
Schumacher’s decision to hang up his helmet comes after a decorated career that includes six Grand Prix victories and a fourth-place finish in the drivers’ championship in 2001. He was known for his aggressive driving style and memorable battles on the track.
After retiring from driving, Schumacher went on to become a successful businessman and entrepreneur, with interests in real estate and hospitality. He has also been involved in various charitable initiatives, including supporting children’s hospitals and cancer research organizations.
Schumacher’s legacy in the world of Formula One is cemented, and his contributions to the sport will be remembered for years to come. His retirement marks the end of an era, but his impact on the racing community will continue to be felt.
Donald Trump selected Ohio senator and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance to be his 2024 vice presidential running mate, choosing a 39-year-old loyalist with celebrity status among conservatives. What do you think?
“It’s nice to finally be able to put a name to the scapegoat.”
Terminal 6 at Kennedy International Airport will feature work by Charles Gaines, Barbara Kruger and more. Developers of new terminals must invest in public art.
So, if you’re free on July 26 then you might consider joining the famed pop star — who first rose to prominence as a member of the multiplatinum-selling boy band One Direction in the early 2010s — as he brings The Show: Live on Tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
The trek supports the album of the same name — last year’s “The Show” — which is the star’s third full-length solo studio outing to date and his first since 2020’s “Heartbreak Weather.”
The record has done good business on the charts, hitting No. 1 in eight countries (including Horan’s native Ireland) and climbing as high as No. 2 in the U.S.
The album features the singles “Heaven” and “Meltdown.”
The setlists that we’ve seen from this tour have found Horan drawing fairly equally from all three of his solo studio albums in concert. For example, in Minneapolis, he reportedly played seven songs from “The Show,” five from “Heartbreak Weather” and six from the 2017 debut “Flicker” (according to setlist.fm).
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets start at $32 (subject to change), livenation.com.
The police department that serves the township where former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt over the weekend has not had a chief for at least a month.
News of the leadership vacuum comes as experts and officials call for investigations into the communications failures between local, state, and federal agents that allowed a shooter to hit Trump, kill one rally attendee and injure at least two others.
Former Butler Township Police Department Chief John Hays retired last month, both Hays and a department administrator told The Intercept. There is no acting chief, but Lieutenant Matthew Pearson is the current head of the department. The department, which employs around 20 people, did not immediately respond to a request for further information about the absence of a chief.
Amid reports that Secret Service agents manning the event were asleep, negligent, or both, the lack of communication between various local, state, and federal agencies likely placed disproportionate responsibility on local police, said Jeffrey Fagan, a professor at Columbia University Law School who studies policing.
“Local cops were left to shoulder the burden of security without much help from any federal agency, whether Secret Service or the FBI or anyone else,” he said. “They should have yelled for help, and so should the county government leaders.”
The shooting has raised new questions in the debate over police funding, gun control, and how well officers can be expected to handle active shooters, regardless of resources and training.
Similar questions plagued officials in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, after police on the scene refused to enter the building, even after receiving training, first reported by The Intercept, to put themselves in harm’s way to stop active shooters,
A head of department would normally take ultimate responsibility for answering such questions. Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo was recently indicted for his actions on the day, including the failure to follow the training.
“There should have been a protocol in place for coordination between the acting head of the local police and the federal agencies,” said Fagan. “Or the County Executive and that person’s designee. But it’s nuts for the Secret Service to delegate any aspect of presidential or former presidential security to the local police regardless.”
Law enforcement agencies’ failures on Saturday undermines the notion of perfect security, said Alex Vitale, professor and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College at the City University of New York.
“There is no world where if we just assign enough police, we will eliminate all risk,” Vitale said.
Why and how there was a profound breakdown in communication between local police and state and federal agents needs scrutiny, Vitale added. It appears that local police were made aware of the shooter, took some inadequate action to neutralize the shooter, but did not successfully communicate to the Secret Service, he said, and the Secret Service may not have communicated their plans clearly to local police.
“A breakdown in communication could be because of inadequate command and control procedures at the local police level.”
“Did the local police fail to make certain kinds of procedures or equipment available to their officers to ensure this communication?” Vitale said. “Or was it just in the heat of the moment, local cops thought they could handle it without bothering the Secret Service, and clearly they couldn’t handle it? We’d want to know who’s in charge of the local police and what the plan of the day was.”
“A breakdown in communication could be because of inadequate command and control procedures at the local police level.”
Blame Game
The tiny Butler Township Police Department was one of several law enforcement agencies on the grounds at the rally on Saturday where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks killed one attendee and injured at least two other people.
With accusations flying, experts and responding agents have pointed the finger at each other.
Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe described the response to the shooting as a security failure, but did not blame any single agency. He also defended a Butler Township police officer who encountered Crooks just before the shooting took place and retreated after he pointed his rifle at him. (The sheriff’s office and Butler Township Board of Commissioners President Jim Lokhaiser Jr. did not immediately respond to requests for comment.)
Reached for comment, former Butler Township Police Chief John Hays said his last day at the department was June 14. “I really don’t have much information other than what I’m reading in the paper or hearing on the news,” he said.
Local police, Vitale said, should not be the only ones bearing blame for the communication breakdown. Instead of trying to pinpoint responsibility, he said, the broader problem lies in the idea that policing is politically neutral and that it can produce perfect public safety.
“The fear of risk is weaponized by those who want to both gain political advantage by promising a risk-free future that they know they can’t deliver on,” Vitale said. “Those folks will weaponize the security apparatus to serve their political interests rather than producing any true, broad-based security for people.”
“Those security services,” he said, “their first overriding job will be the neutralization of their political enemies, whether it’s grassroots movements, or whatever.”
Pennsylvania lawmakers have long stymied legislation to strengthen gun laws in the state, even while decrying gun violence. Earlier this year, state lawmakers fought a ban on the gun used in the assassination attempt.
In Congress, Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., who represents the district, has voted against efforts to pass an assault weapons ban. (Kelly did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)
The Butler County Sheriff’s office is currently advertising a basic handgun safety class and services to apply for or renew licenses to carry concealed firearms. According to its websitethe office was accepting applications to carry weapons on the day of the shooting.
The poster (OP) explained that she’d celebrated her birthday the day before she wrote the post. Her husband had invited two friends; his BFF Matt, and Matt’s pregnant girlfriend, Jane. The whole party was OP, Matt, Jane, OP’s husband, and both couples’ kids (three children each). She had a birthday barbecue, spending about $90 on food — Matt brought some burgers.
We recently used the Australian Ad Observatory to investigate targeted junk-food ads on Facebook in Australia. Our study finds that unhealthy food and drinks are promoted in ways designed to appeal to parents and carers of children, and children themselves. Additionally, young men in our study were being targeted by fast-food ads.
The Australian Ad Observatory has created the world’s largest known collection of the targeted ads people encounter on Facebook. Our 1,909 volunteers have donated 328,107 unique ads from their social media feeds. This gives researchers an unprecedented opportunity to examine what ads Australians see on social media and how they are being targeted.
We searched the database for ads promoting the top-selling unhealthy food and drink brands. These are “discretionary” or “sometimes” foods that tend to be high in fats and sugars. They include fast-food meals, confectionery, sugary drinks and snacks. (To identify unhealthy food and drink categories, we used government guidance on healthy food and drinks.)
We also looked at online food delivery companies because of their popularity on digital platforms. They play a likely role in promoting unhealthy foods.
We found nearly 2,000 unique ads by 141 separate advertisers observed about 6,000 times by individuals. Ads for fast-food brands made up half of the unhealthy food ad observations in our study.
Fast-food giants KFC and McDonald’s combined accounted for roughly 25% of all unhealthy food ad observations. Snack and confectionery brands, like Cadbury, featured in a third of the ad observations. Soft drink brands such as Coca-Cola were promoted in 11% of observations.
About 9% of ads promoted online food delivery companies, and typically promoted fast-food options. Other advertisers we might not think of as junk food brands, such as Coles supermarkets and 7-Eleven convenience stores, also regularly promoted junk foods.
The power of junk food
The vulnerability of children to junk food ads is well established. Children’s exposure to food marketing has been associated with what types of food they prefer and ask their parents to purchase. When they develop preferences for unhealthy foods, this contributes to unhealthy habits and related health concerns.
Our experiences online and digital technologies more generally can impact our health. These are known as “digital determinants of health“.
Food advertisers use the vast amounts of data collected about individuals to target specific audiences. They can seamlessly integrate advertising into everyday life.
Our study shows junk food advertising is disproportionately served to young people, especially young men. Young men are seeing a much higher proportion of fast food ads (71%) compared to the sample overall (50%), suggesting fast food is marketed to them more aggressively. Many ads promoted special “app-only” deals, including free delivery, especially for fast food.
The ‘halo effect’
We also found examples of ads aimed at busy parents, painting fast food as something that saves parents time, quietens children and feeds families.
Even though Facebook accounts are available only to people 13 and over, junk-food ads still use child-oriented themes, such as characters and games. Many appear to be designed to appeal directly to children. This included ads promoting “healthy” foods, such as vegetables, in kids’ meals.
The most insidious marketing tactics we found connect junk foods, and the brands synonymous with junk foods, to wholesome or popular activities. This creates a “halo effect”.
For example, many ads use “sports-washing” to associate unhealthy foods with healthy sports activities or pleasurable spectator sports. Sports in junk-food marketing can appeal to a broad audience, including young people.
While not all of these sport-related ads promoted or displayed unhealthy food products directly, the sport provided the focal point of ads with strong brand-specific elements, therefore forging the connection.
Other ads used “mental health-washing”, including ads for chocolate bars, packaged snacks or fast food co-promoting community mental health organisations.
Examples of online ads found during our research. Author provided
Unhealthy food advertising should be banned
Last week a Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes in Australia repeated calls for the government to restrict the marketing and advertising of unhealthy food to children on television, radio, in gaming and online.
The proposed ban should cover not just unhealthy food itself, but also any mention of the brands synonymous with those foods. This is because mentioning these brands brings such foods instantly to mind.
We also recommend the government should include all types of promotions. This includes ads from online food delivery companies, supermarkets and sports clubs that cross-promote unhealthy foods.
Many are concerned about the impact of social media and its algorithmic content feeds on children and young people. Our study highlights the food and drink ads targeting children, young people and harried parents can also create an unhealthy digital environment.
After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized Tuesday and said she was drunk.
“I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition.”
The MLB is not commenting, spokesperson Matt Bourne said.
A representative for Andress said there will be no additional comment at this time.
On Monday night, the four-time Grammy nominee belted an a cappella version of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” an incredibly challenging song to sing. Clips of her less-than-popular rendition at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, went viral.
Sports Illustrated writer Alex Carr posted on X, formerly Twitter, “I’m so sorry, I’m sure Ingrid Andress is a wonderful person, but that was one of the worst national anthems I think I’ve ever heard in my whole life.”
Here’s more to know about the incident and Andress.
Who is Ingrid Andress?
Andress, 32, began her career as a Nashville songwriter, penning songs for performers across genres, including Bebe Rexha’s “Girl in the Mirror,” Halestorm’s “Conflicted,” and the critically acclaimed “Boys,” which became an international hit for British singer Charli XCX.
Soon, she inked a deal with Warner Music Nashville and Atlantic Records for her own music, releasing her debut album “Lady Like” in 2020. Her breakthrough single “More Hearts Than Mine” proceeded the release, peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the list for 20 weeks.
In 2021, she released her second-biggest song to date, the country radio favorite “Wishful Drinking,” a collaboration with singer Sam Hunt. It also spent 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 47.
Her sophomore album, “Good Person,” was released in 2022.
What was the reaction to her MLB Home Run Derby performance?
Andress’ performance quickly made the rounds on social media.
Vulture blogger Bethy Squires joked that Andress sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “in cursive,” a reference to a popular Internet neologism referring to pop singers stretching vowels and accentuating their vocal fry.
Chris Wright, the executive editor of Saturday Down South, was a bit more delicate: “I enjoy Ingrid Andress’ music and have seen her in concert,” he wrote on X. “After listening to that National Anthem, I have a newfound respect for her producers and sound crew. Wow.”
This isn’t the first time a performance of the national anthem has been panned.
In the pantheon of controversial renditions of the national anthem at sporting events, Roseanne Barr’s rendition at a 1990 San Diego Padres game and Fergie’s at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game yielded similar reactions.
Following her performance, Fergie released a statement: “I’ve always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA,” the Grammy-winning singer said. “I’m a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried my best.”
Barr responded to Fergie’s performance, writing on Twitter at the time, “Who saw Fergie’s national anthem performance at the NBA All Star Game? I think mine was better lowkey.”
What’s next for Andress?
Earlier today, Andress had four forthcoming tour dates listed online: July 17 at Nashville’s Cannery Hall, July 24 at Denver’s Globe Hall Live Music & BBQ, Aug. 3 at Minneapolis’ Basilica Block Party, an annual music festival, and Oct. 4 at Inlet Lodge in Ocean City, Maryland, for the Country Calling festival.
Andress’ official website currently only lists the two festival dates.
A representative for Andress confirmed to The Associated Press that her “upcoming shows in Nashville and Denver have been canceled, and the venues are in touch with ticket buyers regarding refunds.”
Suddenly, stock markets are mounting a huge spiking rally. And I have to believe it has something to do with President Trump’s providential escape from an assassin’s bullet.
Today, the Dow is up more than 700 points, and Monday more than 200 points. I don’t think this is a coincidence.
Stock markets are frequently forecasters of the outlook for the health, wealth, and welfare of the American economy. Indeed, one could add, the health of the country itself.
And let’s not forget, Trump’s policy platform is the growthiest anyone has seen in 44 years since Ronald Reagan.
But there’s no Trump growthiness without Trump himself.
When the former president appeared on the floor of the Republican National Convention Monday night, he looked healthy, in fine form, sporting a small bandage around his right ear.
The convention went wild. It was his first appearance since he was saved by the grace of God on Saturday.
Countless millions watched this event, including investors.
What’s so interesting about the stock market rally is it’s being led by old-fashioned industrial companies, like Caterpillar, and also by higher-risk entrepreneurial smaller companies that populate the Russell 2000 index, which is also booming.
Think about CAT, for a moment, the quintessential American manufacturing company. Think farm tools and equipment. Think cheaper fertilizer and crops. Think middle America.
Think working folks wearing heavy gloves, hard hats, and, of course, the very famous CAT hats. People working with their hands.
People benefiting from lower taxes and getting rid of thousands and thousands of pages of onerous, burdensome red-tape paperwork.
Think of farmers who don’t know a thing or couldn’t care less about something called D-E-I — diversity, equity, and inclusion. CAT, farmers, manufacturing — is a wake up at dawn, and work your tail off all day meritocracy.
Think about smaller businesses, now booming on the hopes of tax cuts and deregulation.
By the way, making the Trump tax cuts permanent not only means lower business tax rates, it also means those farmers and other working folks can write off that CAT equipment immediately, it’s called expensing in Year 1, it saves a bloody fortune in tax payments, both now and ten years in the future.
Think about Mr. Trump’s new vice presidential running mate, Senator Vance, who rose up from virtually nothing, graduated from Ohio State, excelled at Yale Law School, served his nation in the Marine Corps, wrote a brilliant book, and among other things has been a successful venture capitalist.
Hold on a second, to that phrase “venture capitalist” — the second word is “capitalist.” As in, free market, free enterprise meritocracy.
Think about Trump, and all that his Biden Democratic opponents have been slinging at him for years — the phony Russia hoax, the phony lawfare, and how he has stood up to the test, time and again.
Think strength. Think tough.
I want to put those words together. Trump, capitalist, free enterprise, tough.
If you think hard enough, it’s not too hard to think why the American stock market is suddenly exploding, and absolutely loves the Trump tale, perhaps the greatest political comeback in American history.
From Mr. Kudlow’s broadcast on Fox Business Network.
If you have to ask what time it is, it might be time for you to invest in a watch. An Apple Watchspecifically.
And if you are in the market for an Apple Watch, there are few better times to pick one up than this week. Is it National Apple Watch Day or something, you may be asking yourself? Short answer: basically, yes.
Below, we’ve rounded up the 9 best Apple Watch deals we could find this Prime Day, and delivered them right to you.
So scroll down, click through, and pick yourself up a smart watch. It’s great timing. And while you’re at it, don’t forget to check out our New York Post Shopping Sectionwhere we have the 411 on all the best Amazon Prime Day sales, deals under $25, items to splurgeon and more.
The Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) [GPS 40mm] in Starlight Aluminum Case with Starlight Sport Band offers affordability without compromising on performance. It boasts a bright, crisp display and essential health-tracking features, making it a practical choice for users looking for value.
Featuring a Pink Aluminum Case and Light Pink Sport Band, the Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS 41mm] is both stylish and functional. Its advanced health monitoring capabilities and vibrant display make it a versatile companion for everyday tasks and workouts.
The Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS 41mm] in Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band combines sleek design with essential features. Ideal for daily wear, it tracks fitness metrics and offers seamless connectivity, perfect for active lifestyles.
With a Starlight Aluminum Case and Starlight Sport Band, the Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS 41mm] blends elegance with functionality. It enhances daily productivity with its comprehensive health monitoring and intuitive user interface, perfect for staying connected and organized.
The Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS 45mm] in Pink Aluminum Case with Light Pink Sport Band is designed for those who prefer a larger display and bold aesthetics. It excels in tracking fitness goals and offers ample screen space for notifications and apps.
The Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS + Cellular 45mm] with Silver Stainless Steel Case and Storm Blue Sport Band is a premium choice for those seeking sophistication and connectivity. It boasts a durable build and advanced communication features, perfect for both business and leisure.
Crafted with a Graphite Stainless Steel Case and Graphite Milanese Loop, the Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS + Cellular 45mm] epitomizes luxury and performance. Its elegant design complements its robust functionality, making it a statement piece for discerning users.
The Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) [GPS 44mm] in a Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Loop delivers essential features at an accessible price point. It offers a comfortable fit and reliable performance, catering to users who prioritize value and usability.
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Already have an Apple Watch but want to spice up the look? This green band for 41mm models is currently 50% off.
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Prefer a darker color? Snag a Mulberry band for 15% off.
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Made with breathable fabric rather than silicone, the Apple Watch Sport Loop features a hook and loop closure for easy on and off.
Your Prime Day FAQs, answered
What is Amazon Prime Day?
Amazon Prime Day is the retailer’s very own shopping event that typically spans two days. Traditionally, it occurs once a year in July.
How long does Prime Day last?
Amazon is hosting Prime Day 2024 from 3 AM ET on Tuesday July 16 through 3AM ET on Wednesday July 18.
Do you have to have Amazon Prime for Prime Day?
While Prime members can take full advantage of Amazon Prime Day (plus all the benefits of the subscription), interested shoppers can grab a 30-day free trial to enjoy Prime Day with no strings attached.
What are the best Prime Day deals?
From reporting on Amazon Prime Day throughout the years, we can tell you for certain that it’s the ideal period to pick up a new mattressrestock some new or upgraded kitchen items and comb through the massive catalog of Amazon best-sellers.
This article was written by P.J. McCormickNew York Post Commerce Deals Writer/Reporter. P.J. is an expert deal-findersifting through endless brands and retailers to deliver only the best savings opportunities on truly worthwhile products. P.J. finds Prime Day-worthy deals all year long on some of our favorite products we’ve tested and our readers’ beloved best-sellers, from Wayfair furniture sales to the lowest prices on Apple AirPods. P.J. has been scouring sales for Post Wanted shoppers since 2022 and previously held positions at Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Hyperallergic. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
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