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Kimberly Jorgensen speaks Spanish. That is useful, as she is the new Spanish teacher at Osage Community High School. Jorgensen has come home, as she is originally from Osage. Kimberly Jorgensen Jorgensen grew up on a farm six miles south of Osage. She describes that life as idyllic. Her father also drives a bus for the school district. Her mother has served as a nurse at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. “I love how, when you’re on the farm, you can really lean into nature,” Jorgensen said. “I love the feeling of cornfields and wildlife all around you. It was a really special childhood.” She had an older sister and a younger brother. While her sister, who is also a teacher, was three years older, her brother was almost 10 years younger. They enjoyed the age difference, and took care of their brother, who is now an accountant. “The days passed quickly because we just had fun with each other,” she said. She enjoyed playing outside with their cats and their dog. For many years her father raised hogs. Jorgensen and her sister would chase piglets and try to hold them. They tried not to think about the fact the pigs would soon go off to market. “When we were young, we really didn’t talk about what happened to them,” Jorgensen said, laughing. “But as we got older, we understood it.” Jorgensen was in 4-H, and one year she raised pigs for the Mitchell County Fair. She started in Clover Kids when she was in third grade. She kept at it until she graduated from high school. She loved preparing projects for the fair. “It taught me so many skills,” she said. “Just to be focused on something. To see something through. To be able to talk about what you had created. I looked forward to the fair each year.” When she was very young, Jorgensen was torn between being a teacher and being a social worker. Both involved serving others. In high school, she participated in cheerleading, golf and trap shooting. When Jorgensen started trap shooting, it was the first year of Osage’s team being sanctioned. She had never shot a gun before. Her friends were doing it, and they talked her into it. “I wasn’t very good as a trap shooter, but I was dedicated,” she said. “I really didn’t have any prior experience. I had a great time. I went to every practice and every meet. I showed up because I was having fun. I improved a little bit as I went along.” But her main passion was music. She was in band and choir. She started playing the piano when she was in kindergarten, and she still plays today. She joined band as soon as she could. She played saxophone all the way through high school and college. Jorgensen graduated from Osage in 2008. She started off in secondary English education, then she received an endorsement in Spanish and Talented and Gifted. Now, at this point in her career, she has taught all three. She started off at Wartburg College, where she continued to play saxophone. She was in the concert band. They did a European tour through Iceland, England, Germany, Luxembourg and Austria. After Wartburg, she earned has master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa. She worked for the study abroad center at UNI, planning trips for the college. It helped her become focused and detail oriented. She became a good communicator, which would help her as a teacher. She became a leader. “I learned how important it is to stay focused and carry out something and see it through,” she said. College was a long journey, as she graduated in 2014 prepared for the world. Not only did she work in the study abroad program, but she also helped students write essays at the writing center. After UNI, her first job was in West Branch. She taught English and Talented and Gifted for three years. “It’s just a passion,” she said of English. “I loved reading. It was my favorite subject in school. I seemed to be decent at it, so I ran with it.” She loved classic literature. Her favorite was Shakespeare. At West Branch, she taught dual enrollment classes for Kirkwood Community College. She taught composition one and two and other high school English classes as the first college teacher her students would ever have. “In comp one and two, you teach students those college writing skills,” she said, adding that it was rewarding to know they would use those skills throughout their college careers. After West Branch, she went to Denison, where she taught not only English and Talented and Gifted, but Spanish. “Life just took me there,” she said. Talented and Gifted was something that drew in Jorgensen. “It’s one of those areas within a school system you maybe don’t think a lot about,” she said. “It’s really rewarding to help those students find their passions and hone their skills and feel like they belong in a group.” Her own experience in Talented and Gifted informed her as a teacher. While it would seem the most talented students would not need as much help, they actually need a place to fit in, like any student who is different from their peers. They needed extra help because they were out of place in regular instruction. The planning is individualized for each student to succeed. “You have to go into it being very openminded,” she said. “You have to be a very good listener, to listen to what they’re telling you about their advanced skills, about their interests and what motivates them.” She remembers specifically one family, four girls who all were Talented and Gifted. She got integrated into the family because she heard so much about their lives. “It was very special for me to get to teach all of them,” she said. “It’s something I’ll always carry with me.” She taught both English and Spanish her first year. Language is her forte. Though she had not taught Spanish before, it was something she kept in her back pocket. In college, she had studied abroad for four months in Chile, which helped her language skills better than any class she could take. She is fluent in Spanish. “I’ve never regretted it,” she said of deciding to teach Spanish, as well. It was a job opportunity she could not pass up at Denison. She only taught Spanish for one year at Denison, but it would change her life. Jorgensen taught in Denison for six years. In high school, students are not children, but they are not quite adults either. It is a crucial time, one that Jorgensen embraces. “They’re not adults, but they’re close,” she said. “I feel very honored to be with them at this stage of their life. They know certain things, but there are still things they need to learn to get ready for adult life. You’re helping them bridge that gap – you’re helping them cross the bridge. It’s a humbling and special position to be in. I’m very aware of the honor of helping them through that.” She has taught middle school as well. It was by choice, but the school was also in need. “In middle school, there are some more skills they’re working on,” she said. “About how to build friendships appropriately, how to regulate their own emotions – it is different from high school, just based on where they’re at developmentally. I actually really enjoyed it. “In middle school, they’re at a precious time in life, where they’re still pretty innocent, but they’re learning how to use their sense of humor – they can be so funny. Sometimes they don’t even realize it.” Finally, Jorgensen saw an opportunity in her hometown of Osage, as the Spanish position came open after the retirement of Patti Miller. “It was fate,” Jorgensen said. “It was the right time.” Her parents still live on their farm. She can visit her childhood home any time she wants. She also has one set of grandparents who live in Osage. All of these were reasons she wanted to return to Mitchell County. She loves teaching Spanish as a focus. It is different from when she was teaching three different classes. “It’s been amazing to focus on Spanish, and throw myself into it 100%,” she said. “I look forward to going into work every day. It’s a fun subject matter to teach, because you can incorporate music and food and fun cultural points. “I can feel the energy in the room, because my students choose to take the class. They want to learn the language. It’s so fun to be the one to introduce all of the words for the first time. In some ways, it feels like elementary school, because I’m teaching them literacy skills for the first time in a different language.” After almost 10 years, Jorgensen is back home. “In a lot of ways, it feels like I never left,” she said. “My soul feels at peace. I’m very grateful to be here.” Jason W. Selby is the community editor for the Mitchell Country Press News. He can be reached at 515-971-6217, or by email at . Get local news delivered to your inbox! 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Authorities are taking a closer look at mysterious Venmo payments that were sent from 31-year-old Hannah Kobayashi's account - including one for a possible tarot card reading. After missing her connecting flight to New York City on Nov. 8 from LAX, several suspicious Venmo payments were sent from Kobayashi's account the next day, before she was last seen at the Pico Metro Station in Downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 11. One of the payments was sent around 6:25 p.m. for an undisclosed amount to a woman named Veronica Almendarez. The only text that accompanied the payment was a bow and arrow emoji. The next was sent about an hour later at 7:19 p.m. to a man named Jonathan Taylor, also for an undisclosed amount. The payment carried the description "Reading'." Missing Hannah Kobayashi's family shares heartbreaking statement after her father Ryan's death Cause of death for dad of missing woman Hannah Kobayashi revealed by medical examiner Sources told the U.S Sun that it was a payment for a tarot card reading, something the "spiritual" Kobayashi is interested in. According to insiders, Taylor has been approached by those searching for Kobayashi through his TikTok account and has since turned it private. Taylor did not respond to the multiple requests from the U.S Sun for comment. Reddit users also alleged Taylor went live on social media to claim he introduced Kobayashi to a mystery man and doesn't know where she is now, but these claims have not been substantiated. Larie Pidgeon, Kobayashi's aunt, has made police aware of the payments, The U.S Sun reports. She also alleges that Kobayashi potential met with a scammer and that was the cause of the Venmo payments as well as the strange text messages sent from Hannah's phone, which family members say did not sound like her. "We have been made aware and so have the LAPD. It's in their hands," she said. "We are still focused on Downtown LA. Even though it's been 15 [days] we still have hope. Hannah's father, Ryan Kobayashi, traveled to Los Angeles to search for his missing daughter. But at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, he reportedly jumped from a parking structure near the famous airport, allegedly dying by suicide, the police theorized, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram . Kobayashi’s family said he died by suicide, CNN reported . The medical examiner confirmed their family's fears on Tuesday when they ruled the cause of death to be a suicide by several blunt force traumatic injuries. The last pinned location from Hannah's phone was at LAX, it was reported. In New York, Hannah was supposed to meet up with family to attend events and check off some items from her bucket list, but her relatives began to worry when she didn't appear for those events and they couldn't reach her. Her ex-boyfriend had allegedly been on the flight from Maui to LAX with her, but they didn't sit together or speak, and he got on the connecting flight to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, but she didn't. He has reportedly been cooperating with the investigation. The circumstances of the woman's disappearance remain mysterious, and her father's death only compounds the mystery and intrigue of the events of the past two weeks. The FBI is assisting LAPD in their search and investigation of the disappearance, according to a statement sent by CNN by the Los Angeles FBI field office. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.A.R. Rahman issues legal notice to ‘slanderers’, warns of dire consequencesUS markets ended mixed at the start of December with big tech companies taking S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to record high levels. The Dow Jones underperformed. NSE The S&P 500 ended 0.2% higher, while the Nasdaq Composite gained close to 1%. All seven shares of the so-called 'magnificent seven' ended with gains of up to 3% on Monday. The Dow Jones ended 130 points lower after briefly trading above the mark of 45,000 intraday. Apple shares ended at a record high Tesla gained over 3.5% after an upgrade to "buy" at Roth MKM Super Micro Computer gained 29% after probe found no evidence of misconduct Amazon gained over 1% ahead of the start of the holiday shopping season on Cyber Monday Treasuries pared losses after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he’s inclined to vote for a rate cut in December, with swaps pricing in more than 70% of a quarter-point reduction this month. Even after the strongest rally since the early days of the dot-com boom, the S&P 500 still has room to push higher, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Andrew Tyler. He says the most popular options trades are wagering the benchmark will hit 6,200 to 6,300 this month. The gauge ended Monday just shy of 6,050. The highlight this week will be Friday’s payrolls report, which is expected to show US hiring jumped in November after hurricanes and a major strike undercut job growth a month earlier. On Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell participates in a moderated discussion, and investors will await any assessment of the job market and inflation as well as clues to whether the central bank will lower rates in December. Seasonal trends in December favor equities in general, but heading into year-end / 2025, it’s worth noting that positioning and sentiment are pushing toward extremes, while charts remain overbought against negative divergences in momentum, said Dan Wantrobski at Janney Montgomery Scott. “The markets are priced to near-perfection, in our opinion, and this still renders them vulnerable to pullbacks as we move toward the first quarter of the new year,” he said. “Our outlook is for a correction within the magnitude of 10% to 15% to strike at some point during the first half of next year.” Ed Clissold at Ned Davis Research says that when the S&P 500 has notched at least 50 record highs in a year, the next year the index has risen only two out of seven times, with a median loss of 6.2%. “The fact that there have not been any breadth thrusts, or an extremely high percentage of stocks rallying together, since the election” suggests that the rally is not as broad as it was earlier in the year, he said. “Continued narrowing would set the stock market up for a tougher 2025.” Following a significant surge in volatility over the summer, Wall Street’s “fear gauge” — the VIX — has dropped below 14. The previous regime shift in expected volatility from above 20 to below 14 occurred in the fall of 2023 — leading to a 10% gain in the S&P 500 over the subsequent three months, according to Dean Christians at SentimenTrader. (With Inputs From Agencies.)
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New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) India’s sports fraternity on Thursday joined the nation in mourning the demise of two-time former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, paying homage to his “calm leadership and wisdom” in stirring condolence messages. Singh, 92, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here after losing consciousness at his home owing to age-related ailments. “Sad news of the passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. A visionary leader and a true statesman who worked tirelessly for India’s progress. His wisdom and humility will always be remembered. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones,” World Cup-winning former cricketer Yuvraj Singh posted on X. Similar sentiments were expressed by his former teammate and Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Harbhajan Singh, who described Singh as a thorough gentleman and visionary leader. “What truly set him apart was his calm and steady leadership in times of crisis, his ability to navigate complex political landscapes, and his unwavering belief in India’s potential,” he wrote. It was during Singh’s second tenure that India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the national capital. It was the first international multi-sport extravaganza to be held in the country after the 1982 Asian Games, also hosted by Delhi. Former wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who is now a Congress MLA in Haryana, called Singh a man of “extraordinary wisdom, simplicity and vision.” “Dr. Manmohan Singh was not just a Prime Minister, but he was a thinker, economist and a true patriot. His calm leadership style and economic vision gave the country a new direction, from the 1991 economic reforms to establishing India’s reputation on the global stage. “There was depth in his humility and wisdom in his every word. His services and contributions to the country will always be remembered. You will always live in our hearts, Sir,” she wrote in her emotional tribute on social media. Former cricketers Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman and ex-women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal were also among those who expressed their sadness at his death. Before serving as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, Singh was finance minister in the P V Narasimha Rao-led government and was the brain behind the economic reforms of 1991 that marked the beginning of liberalisation in the country. Widely respected for his intellect and grace in public life, Singh had retired from active politics in April this year after over a three-decade run as a Rajya Saha MP. 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Beijing banned its entertainers from joining Golden Horse -- dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars" -- in 2019 after a Taiwanese director voiced support for the island's independence in an acceptance speech in 2018. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month's election: It will release a Betty White stamp. The beloved actor known for roles in "The Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Boston Legal" and others will be on a 2025 Forever stamp, USPS announced this past week. White died in late December 2021 , less than three weeks before her 100th birthday. The Postal Service hasn't announced a release date for the stamp. Betty White speaks Sept. 17, 2018, at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. “An icon of American television, Betty White (1922–2021) shared her wit and warmth with viewers for seven decades,” the Postal Service said in announcing the stamp, which depicts a smiling White based on a 2010 photograph by celebrity photographer Kwaku Alston . “The comedic actor, who gained younger generations of fans as she entered her 90s, was also revered as a compassionate advocate for animals.” Boston-based artist Dale Stephanos created the digital illustration from Alston's photo. "I'd love to send a letter back to my 18-year-old self with this stamp on it and tell him that everything is going to be OK," Stephanos posted on Facebook . Regardless of personal politics, self-proclaimed supporters of Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris reacted with delight on social media. "Betty White was my hero, all of my life! I actually had a doll when I was a little girl I named Betty White," one Trump supporter posted on X , formerly Twitter. “Something to make this awful week a little better: We’re getting a Betty White stamp,” a pro-Harris X account posted. White combined a wholesome image with a flare for bawdy jokes . Her television career began in the early 1950s and exploded as she aged. “The only SNL host I ever saw get a standing ovation at the after party," Seth Meyers posted on Twitter after her death. "A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end.” Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White, who love to play games, continue a two year gin rummy battle in which she's ahead by a cumulative 6,000 points in Westchester, N.Y. on April 29, 1965. They do it professionally on TV. He's the master of ceremonies on "Password," and she makes frequent guest appearances on game shows. They play games to relax at home. (AP Photo/Bob Wands) Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White admire magnolia blossoms on the lawn of their country home in Westchester, N.Y. on May 14, 1965. (AP Photo/Bob Wands) Actress Betty White in 1965. (AP Photo) Betty White shares a moment backstage at the 28th annual Emmy Awards with Ted Knight after they each won an Emmy for their supporting roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." On the series Miss White played Sue Ann Nivens while Knight played newscaster Ted Baxter. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 17, 1976: (L-R) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-stars - Ed Asner, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore and Ted Knight - all won awards at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Shubert Theatre on May 17, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TVA/PictureGroup/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images) Actress Betty White with Ted Knight at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 13, 1981. (AP Photo/Randy Rasmussen) Betty White and Anson Williams don't seem to faze Buckeye, a St. Bernard, during an awards ceremony during which Williams was honored by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as a friend and lover of animals. Ms. White presented a humanitarian plaque to Williams at the event, which was held in Hollywood, California, Friday, May 1, 1982. (AP Photo/Marc Karody) Actress Betty White with actor John Hillerman arriving at Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 1985 in Pasadena, California. (AP Photo/LIU) Actresses Betty White Ludden, left, and Mary Tyler Moore, right, smile at each other in Los Angeles, Friday, June 22, 1985 during Annual Meeting of Morris Animal Foundation, at which Ludden announced her retirement as President of the animal health group, held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) These four veteran actresses from the television series "The Golden Girls" shown during a break in taping Dec. 25, 1985 in Hollywood. From left are, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Betty White. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Actress Betty White poses in Los Angeles, Ca. in June, 1986. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Betty White stands backstage at the NBC TV Bob Hope "I Love Lucy" special on Sept. 16, 1989. (AP Photo/Djansezian) Michael J. Fox and Betty White, winners of Emmys for best actor and actress in a comedy series, stand backstage at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, Sunday, Sept. 21, 1986 after receiving their honors. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac) Comedienne Betty White places her hand on the star that was presented posthumously to her husband, Allen Ludden, during ceremonies inducting him into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Thursday, March 31, 1988. Ludden was honored with the 1,868th star of the famed walkway — between those of White and Tyrone Power. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Estelle Getty, who plays Sophia, poses with her new husband, who plays Max, and the other "Golden Girls" after taping of episode on Friday, night, Nov. 5,1988 in Hollywood. Left to right are Rue McCLanahan (Blanche), Getty, Gilford, Bea Arthur (Dorothy) and Betty White. (AP Photo/Ira Mark Gostin) Former cast members of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, sans Mary Tyler Moore, are reunited for the Museum of Television and Radio's 9th annual Television Festival in Los Angeles Saturday, March 21, 1992. From left are Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White and Ed Asner. (AP Photo/Craig Fujii) Actress Betty White, left, writer/producer David E. Kelley, actress Bridget Fonda, and actor Oliver Platt pose at the premiere of their movie "Lake Placid," Wednesday night, July 14, 1999, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Betty White, from "Golden Girls," and Mr. T, Lawrence Tureaud, from "The A Team," pose for photographers at NBC's 75th Anniversary Party, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rene Macura) Actors Betty White, left, Georgia Engel, second left, Gavin MacLeod, center, Valerie Harper, second right, and John Amos pose for photographers during arrivals at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) Actress Betty White laughs as an African eagle roosts overhead at the Los Angeles Zoo Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, in Los Angeles, where White was honored as Ambassador to the Animals by the city for her decades of dedication to the humane treatment of animals. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Betty White poses for photographers on the red carpet before Comedy Central's "Roast of William Shatner," Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rene Macura) Betty White arrives at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, on Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Beatrice Arthur, left, Betty White, center, and Rue McClanahan, of the Golden Girls, arrive at the TV Land Awards on Sunday June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Actor Henry Winkler, center, is seen Beatrice Arthur, right, and Betty White at the TV Land Awards on Sunday June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) In this Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, actress Betty White poses for a portrait following her appearance on the television talk show "In the House," in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Actress Betty White poses for a portrait on the set of the television show "Hot in Cleveland" in Studio City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Actress Betty White is seen on stage at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Betty White, a cast member in "You Again," poses with fans holding Betty White masks at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Actress Betty White wears a U.S. Forest Ranger hat after being named an Honorary Forest Ranger by the US Forest Service, at the Kennedy Center in Washington Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. White has stated in numerous interviews that her first ambition as a young girl was "to become a forest ranger, but they didn't allow women to do that back then". (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Betty White, left, Bradley Cooper and Scarlett Johansson arrive at the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Betty White, left, Kristen Bell, center, and Jamie Lee Curtis, cast members in "You Again," pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Betty White, left, accepts the Life Achievement Award from Sandra Bullock at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) From left, actresses Betty White, Wendie Malick, Valerie Bertinelli, and Jane Leeves pose for a portrait on the set of the television show "Hot in Cleveland" in Studio City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Alec Baldwin, left, and Betty White are seen on stage at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Betty White attends a book signing for her book 'If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't)' at Barnes & Noble in New York, Friday, May 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Actress Betty White attends a press conference prior to the taping of "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl" on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci) Actress Betty White arrives on a white pony as she is honored at a Friars Club Roast sponsored by Godiva, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Marion Curtis) Betty White, at left, attends her wax figure unveiling at Madame Tussauds on Monday, June 4, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision/AP) From left, Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Shuck, Actress Betty White and The 2012 American Hero Dog Gabe pose during 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Invision/AP) Betty White and Cloris Leachman onstage at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the JW Marriott on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP) Ellen DeGeneres, left, presents Betty White with the award for favorite TV icon at the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Betty White, left, speaks at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Looking on from right are Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail on Wednesday as he awaits a May sex trafficking trial by a judge who cited evidence showing him to be a serious risk of witness tampering and proof that he has violated regulations in jail. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian made the decision in a written ruling following a bail hearing last week, when lawyers for the hip-hop mogul argued that a $50 million bail package they proposed would be sufficient to ensure Combs doesn’t flee and doesn’t try to intimidate prospective trial witnesses. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get the latest news, sports, weather and more delivered right to your inbox.The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking the first potential snowfall of the season as a quick moving system arrives in Mid-Missouri early on Saturday. This type of winter system, called an Alberta Clipper, is typically characterized by a fast storm motion, drier air, and less moisture. Snowfall amounts are usually low and the snow type is dry and fluffy. We're expecting snow to arrive to northwest Missouri before sunrise on Saturday morning, moving into areas up near Marshall, Brunswick, and Moberly after 6:00 a.m., then progress southeast throughout the day, arriving in Columbia and Jefferson City by mid-morning and exiting to the southeast by late afternoon. If you have travel plans, shopping around town, or heading to the MU football game, roads will bet wet and visibility could be a challenge on the interstates, but winds will be fairly light and won't create whiteout conditions. Road temperatures will be lowest before 10:00 a.m., and will stay above freezing for much of the afternoon, so travel impacts are expected to be limited. However, bridges and overpasses may be slick into Sunday morning due to frigid morning low temperatures in the upper teens. Much of Mid-Missouri will see anywhere from a dusting to 1" of total snowfall, with isolated higher pockets around 1.5" possible where we see some very narrow snow banding set up. The track and timing of this system will likely shift a bit in the coming days, so make sure you have the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather app to get latest hour by hour timeline, forecast videos, and traffic alerts for your area over the weekend.
Halal Logistic Market is Thriving Worldwide: TASCO Berhad, BHD, HALAIn a case that could affect thousands of property owners and beaches visited by millions of people along California’s 1,100-mile coastline, a state appeals court has indicated it will uphold rules limiting the construction of sea walls along the coast. The case, centered on the California Coastal Commission’s decision to deny a sea wall for 10 vulnerable townhouses near Half Moon Bay, is playing out at the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco. It has been closely watched by environmental groups, builders and oceanfront cities across the state as sea levels continue to rise due to climate change, putting billions of dollars of property at risk. “It’s a big deal,” said Charles Lester, director of the “This will potentially resolve a question that’s been under debate for years now.” In late October, the appeals court issued a tentative opinion agreeing with the that buildings constructed after Jan. 1, 1977, are not entitled to obtain permits to build sea walls. The state’s landmark Coastal Act took effect on that date. It says the commission “shall” issue permits for sea walls and other types of armoring to protect “existing structures” against erosion from battering waves. But state lawmakers never clearly defined the term. Property owners have argued “existing structures” means any building present at the time the permit application is filed. But the Coastal Commission’s attorneys have argued in recent years that “existing structures” only means those built before 1977. They cite a growing body of scientific evidence that shows that construction of concrete walls along the coast stops bluffs from eroding, depriving public beaches of sand. Such armoring also stops beaches from naturally migrating inland, resulting in them becoming submerged over time. “Sea level rise is a new game in town,” said Lester, the former executive director of the Coastal Commission from 2011 to 2016. “The shoreline is moving landward. We’re looking at projections of losing a significant amount of California’s beaches due to sea level rise. And most of that is in places that have a lot of sea walls.” The court scheduled a Dec. 11 hearing and then will issue a final opinion. In its tentative opinion, the judges cited earlier versions of the Coastal Act as it was being debated in the state Legislature, and showed how broad language allowing sea walls was tightened to read “existing structures.” “If the Legislature intended to guarantee any structure shoreline protection — regardless of when it was constructed — it could have retained the broad language,” the appeals court wrote. Private property rights groups are unhappy. “There may not be a simple solution. But reinterpreting the Coastal Act to sacrifice the rights of coastal landowners isn’t the way to solve these problems,” said Jeremy Talcott, an attorney with the , a Sacramento property rights group. “Simply allowing thousands of homes to fall into the sea is a very drastic decision.” The case will decide the fate of a quiet neighborhood on the San Mateo County coast. In 2016, a severe storm caused 20 feet of bluffs to collapse into the ocean in front of Casa Mira, a complex of 10 townhouses on Mirada Road that’s 2 miles north of Half Moon Bay. Worried their homes were in imminent danger, the owners obtained an emergency permit from the Coastal Commission to place boulders, called riprap, along the crumbling shoreline to block the waves from causing more damage. But when they applied to build a permanent 257-foot concrete sea wall, the commission said no. “Sea walls eat away at the beach,” said the commission’s chairwoman, Dayna Bochco, during the 2019 meeting. “So someday as this keeps moving in and in, you are going to lose that beach if you have that sea wall. I think it’s anti-access.” The commissioners in front of an adjacent four-unit apartment building that was built in 1972. They said the Casa Mira, whose townhouses were built in 1984, couldn’t have a sea wall. The Casa Mira Homeowners Association owners in San Mateo County Superior Court last year. The Coastal Commission appealed. In its tentative opinion, the appeals court overturned much of the lower court ruling, siding with the Coastal Commission and its Jan. 1, 1977, cutoff date. The appeals court said the Casa Mira homeowners still can get the sea wall they want, however. But only because it would protect a portion of the California Coastal Trail that runs between their homes and the public beach below, making it a “coastal dependent” use to improve public access that is allowed protection under the Coastal Act. Joshua Emerson Smith, a Coastal Commission spokesman, said the agency will withhold comment until the appeals court issues its final ruling. Thomas Roth, a San Mateo attorney who represents the Casa Mira Homeowners Association, did not respond to requests for comment. With so much at stake, experts say the issue could end up at the state Supreme Court next year. For that to happen, one of the parties would have to appeal, and the court would have to agree to take the case. Numerous groups filed briefs in the case, including the , the and the . “This is not just a California problem,” Lester said. “There are houses falling into the ocean in North Carolina, in Hawaii and other places. We’re not going to stop the ocean from rising. The question is what do we choose to protect over the long run? What’s in the public interest? Some of these developments have arguably reached the ends of their natural lives if you want to protect the beaches.”
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