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Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever sold 90 times more tickets on StubHub this year than in 2023Six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick interviewed for the head-coaching job at North Carolina, Inside Carolina and the Raleigh News & Observer reported Thursday. According to the News & Observer, Belichick "blew them away in the interview," yet he is not likely to move forward because he is pushing 73 years old and has no experience in the college game.SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol's stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours, but experts say it raised serious questions about his ability to govern for the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term and whether he will abide by democratic principles. The opposition-controlled parliament overturned the edict, and his rivals on Wednesday took steps to impeach him. One analyst called his action "political suicide." Yoon's political fate may depend on whether a large number of people in coming days take to the streets to push for his ouster. Here's a look at the political firestorm caused by the martial law declaration, the first of its kind in more than 40 years. Why did Yoon impose martial law? Yoon's declaration of emergency martial law on Tuesday night was accompanied by a pledge to eliminate "shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces at a single stroke." He vowed to protect the country from "falling into the depths of national ruin." Yoon, a conservative, cited repeated attempts by his liberal rivals in control of parliament to impeach his top officials and curtail key parts of his budget bill for next year. South Korea's constitution allows a president to impose military rule during "wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states." But a president can't maintain martial law if parliament opposes it with a majority vote. That's what happened Wednesday. And it's why Yoon's move has baffled many experts. Yoon's political fighting with the main opposition Democratic Party is not seen as an emergency requiring military intervention. Experts question why Yoon pushed ahead with the declaration even though the parliament would certainly vote it down. "Conservatives and even moderates would agree with Yoon's criticism and his assessment of progressive lawmakers, but his choice of methods in the 21st century is being seen as the wrong move, miscalculation, and even political suicide," said Duyeon Kim, a senior analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. Yoon's decree resulted in the military deploying troops with assault rifles and police officers to the National Assembly to block its entrance. Even so, 190 of the parliament's 300 members managed to enter and later vote down Yoon's martial law edict early Wednesday. Yoon then lifted martial law without any resistance. The sequence of events suggests that his declaration wasn't carefully or thoroughly planned. "His advisers should have tried to dissuade him not to do it, and they likely did so. But I think that didn't work, and Yoon just pressed ahead with his plan," said Hong Sung Gul, a public administration professor at Seoul's Kookmin University. "That shows he isn't capable of governing this country." What political fate awaits Yoon? The Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, demanded Wednesday that Yoon resign. Together with small opposition parties, it submitted a joint motion on Yoon's impeachment and said they aim for a floor vote as early as Friday. Yoon didn't comment on the impeachment bid, but he put off his official schedule Wednesday morning. He hasn't made public appearances since earlier Wednesday, when he announced he was lifting martial law. The opposition parties together hold 192 seats, eight short of the two-thirds needed to impeach Yoon. But Yoon could face trouble from his own camp as 18 legislators from the ruling People Power Party voted to reject his martial law decree. PPP leader Han Dong-hun called his declaration "unconstitutional." "Both his own ruling party and the opposition party want to hold him accountable. For the first time, in a highly polarized country, both sides of the aisle agree that Yoon's choice in declaring martial law was the wrong move," Duyeon Kim, the analyst, said. "It sounds like his own party is opposed to impeachment but still deliberating whether to ask Yoon to leave the party." South Korean conservatives harbor traumatic memories of the 2016 impeachment of then-President Park Geun-hye, followed by her ouster and arrest the following year. Yoon's martial law declaration may have killed his chances of fully completing his term through May 2027, said Park Sung-min, head of Seoul-based MIN Consulting, a political consulting firm. His early exit would brighten the presidential prospects for Democratic Party chief Lee Jae-myung, who faces corruption and other court trials that have threatened to derail his career. Surveys show Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 election to Yoon, is the favorite to become the next president. If Yoon is impeached, the Constitutional Court would rule on whether to remove him from office. How does the martial law decree affect foreign policy and the economy? The South Korean developments may be troubling for Washington and Tokyo as they try to expand their three-way security cooperation. "In these crucial times, especially with Donald Trump returning to office and the variety of difficult geopolitical challenges facing the region at the moment, political instability in South Korea is something that neither the United States nor Japan would want," said Park Won Gon, a professor at Seoul's Ewha Womans University in Seoul. The White House said the U.S. was "seriously concerned" by the events in Seoul. A spokesperson for the National Security Council said President Joe Biden's administration was not notified in advance of the martial law announcement. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that Tokyo is watching the development with "exceptional and serious interest." North Korea hasn't commented. Leif-Eric Easley, professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University, said that North Korea will probably take a wait-and-see approach. The political instability unleashed by Yoon could also make it more difficult for his government to nurse a decaying economy. South Korea's currency, the won, dipped to a two-year low against the U.S. dollar but had recovered by early Wednesday, while the benchmark Kospi stock index was trading 1.8% lower. "There's a growing sentiment that the president himself has become the greatest risk to the Republic of Korea and that things cannot continue as they are," Park said.
PatchMaster Expands to Boise, Idaho with New Franchisee Michael LindermanAmerican political commentator Scott Bennett died before he had a chance to present his report on Ukraine’s misuse of Western military aid to commit crimes against humanity. RT is publishing the document in its entirety. Bennett was a former US Army psychological warfare officer and RT contributor, who visited Donbass in 2023 and filmed a documentary about his experience entitled ‘Frontline Diary of an American Officer’. He passed away on Friday at age 46, from pancreatic cancer, before he had a chance to present this report on Ukrainian atrocities in Russia’s Belgorod Region to the US Congress. “In case anything happens to me, I am not suicidal in any way, shape or form. If anything happens to me it will be in order to try and bury this report,” Bennett wrote on the cover of the document. “And I have fought the good fight, I did my duty.” Report on war crimes and crimes against humanity Date: March 2, 2024 Revised: June 28, 2024 TO: United States, Congress THROUGH: United States Ambassador to Russia FR: Scott Bennett, former U.S. Army Officer and State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Intelligence Analyst RE: Report Disclosing War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Violations of the United States Constitution, and United Nations Treaties and Agreements and International Law. BE ADVISED, all materials, including videos, photographs, and written communications contained herein and to be included in the future as supplemental exhibits, are recognized as whistleblower disclosures, and as such have inviolable protected status under United States and international whistleblower laws, agreements, treaties, executive orders, decrees, and public policies. They are not classified and in the public interest and cannot be sealed or classified by any government authority. They are the property of the author of this report, and made public by him. BE ADVISED, all information contained in this report and exhibits is true, to the best of my knowledge, and is presented in good faith consistent with United States Whistleblower laws and other laws, treaties and agreements made by the United States. This report demands an immediate Congressional Oversight investigation. BE ADVISED, failure to respond, investigate and act on this report will be construed as treason, misprision of treason, misprision of felony, seditious conspiracy, and other violations of United States laws. BE ADVISED, you are hereby served legal notice of the following sworn affidavit by Scott Bennett regarding crimes, war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorist network support, violations of U.S. and international law relating to terrorism: BE ADVISED, pursuant to the Constitution for the United States of America, international law, and the treaties and agreements made by the United States, you are hereby served legal notice of the following violations: 8 USC section 4 (misprision of a felony); USC1382 (misprision of treason), (crimes against humanity), (war crimes), 18 USC 241, 242 (deprivation of rights under color of law; and conspiracy to commit deprivation of rights); (chemical weapons violations); and other violations of civilian and military law, both domestic and international. BE ADVISED, Scott Bennett is a former federal employee under the George H.W. Bush Administration from 2003 to 2008, and a United States Army Officer who held a top secret/sensitive compartmentalized security clearance, and worked in Psychological Operations for United States Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command, U.S. Central Command Terrorist Financing, former general of Joint Special Operations Command and State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Del Dailey; and Booz Allen Hamilton. BE ADVISED, Petitioner, Scott Bennett, has just returned from investigating and documenting war crimes in the land areas and regions of Donbass areas of Ukraine-Russia, including the cities and areas of Donetsk, Mariupol, Soledar, Gorlovka, Belgorod, St. Petersburg, and other areas. A film has been created recording this investigation, and the link to review this material is available at: www.RT.com BE ADVISED, you are hereby served legal notice, that Scott Bennett has firsthand knowledge of these facts, and has personally witnessed and documented the illegal, unconstitutional, and immoral appropriation and application of weapons, finances, and personnel provided by the United States Government, the United Kingdom, France, Poland, and Germany in the above mentioned cities and regions and other areas of Ukraine-Russia. BE ADVISED, weapons, financing, and personnel provided by the United States government to the government of Ukraine, and specifically its Zelensky regime (which is no longer the lawful government authority of Ukraine as of June 2024), are being used in violation of the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. Consequentially the Biden Administration and the United States Congress and the U.S. military are therefore unlawfully and making the United States government and its people a legally culpable party to international war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other violations of domestic and international law as a result of this criminal activity. This government imposed unlawful culpability places American citizens in a vulnerable legal position where they may be arrested, prosecuted, imprisoned, and executed as supporters of terrorism. BE ADVISED, this sworn affidavit/ jurat by Scott Bennett—which is an exhibit for all legal actions in this complaint, investigation, and case—establishes and declares to all parties within the United States Government and military, and the citizens of the United States and the several states, that the following has occurred and is currently occurring as a result of the criminal misuse of American resources: Non-military targets and civilian personnel (mainly mothers, children, and the elderly) are being intentionally and systematically targeted, fired upon, and destroyed by NATO, U.S., Polish, French, and Ukrainian personnel and weapon systems operating as allies and/or agents of the United States, operating under the auspices of “supporting Ukraine’s Zelensky regime and agenda” . BE ADVISED, this sworn affidavit/ jurat by Scott Bennett, establishes and declares to all parties within the United States Government and military, and the citizens of the United States and the several states, that the following has occurred and is currently occurring as a result of the criminal misuse of American resources: Non-military targets are being attacked, irreparably damaged or destroyed, and civilians are being intentionally murdered as a result. Several female victims and eyewitnesses of these criminal acts have been interviewed by Scott Bennett on camera about this, and these interviews and testimony and evidence demands an immediate Congressional hearing and investigation about this matter in order to immediately and without delay issue corrective declarations and actions by the United States Government and military, and compel its allies to immediately acknowledge and take corrective action within their own respective governments and military. The following civilian infrastructure are being intentionally targeted and destroyed by U.S. supplied weapons and personnel: Schools, kindergartens, libraries, businesses, senior citizen pension offices, civilian apartments and housing complexes, vehicles are being targeted, damaged or destroyed as a result of this heinous corruption. Personnel in the Biden Presidential Administration have intentionally engaged in the above mentioned activities. These persons include, but are not limited to: President (sic) Joe Biden; Victoria Nulland; Anthony Blinken; Jake Sullivan, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Senator Lindsey Graham; House Speaker Mike Johnson; and other names that are forthcoming. BE ADVISED, in addition to the above mentioned crimes and actions, pets and animals of the human beings being victimized, have also been targeted for destruction, in violation of rules relating to the “safety and ethical treatment of animals” , and other the international rules relating to the husbandry of Animals. BE ADVISED, chemical weapons are being deployed through drones and other delivery systems, and used against civilian personnel. These drones are being deployed and directed by Ukrainian personnel and their allies, using “STARLINK” internet services provided by Elon Musk (CEO of “X” , formerly known as Twitter). Testimony and evidence relating to this available on the film at: www.rt.com (Documentary films) IN CONCLUSION: BE ADVISED, Scott Bennett has undertaken this investigation at great danger to his own life and property and rights, and has received death threats and threats of violence against him by Ukrainian personnel, government and media, as well as from those operating as American, NATO, and other elements and agents claiming to advance and support and defend the interests and/or agenda of the United States, the European Union, and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty organization) including British, German, French, and other circles. BE ADVISED, you are hereby served legal notice that any attempts to initiate any hostile communications or acts, threats, coercion, intimidation, violation of rights, arrest, confinement, interrogation, questioning, confiscation of property, or other actions against Scott Bennett, either by the U.S. government or other, will be construed as both a violation of Scott Bennett’s inherent rights, protected by the United States of America, the California Constitution, and international law; and Scott Bennett reserves the right to take any legal action against any party, person, organization, or government involved in such action against him, including all members of the United States Government, military, and its allies. BE ADVISED, Scott Bennett files this report as a whistleblower, and demands to testify about this matter to Congressional authorities and international bodies immediately. BE ADVISED, any attempt to conceal or distort this matter, and any failure by any United States Government agency or agent to provide all protections to Scott Bennett and acknowledge or investigate this matter will be interpreted as a malicious and intentional act off seditious conspiracy and treason against the United States of America, and other international crimes. BE ADVISED, you have ten (10) days to provide written receipt and acknowledgement of this whistleblower report, and provide the following response: 1) The date and time of a Congressional hearing on this matter, which Scott Bennett demands to be made a “public hearing” and open to all U.S. and international citizens and media; 2) The immediate corrective actions and official government communications to cease and desist the current violations of law being committed by the United States government, its military, and its intelligence services; 3) The individual agencies and members of the United States’ Congress, military, and intelligence agencies which will be notified of this whistleblower report and official investigations that will result from this whistleblower report; 4) Guarantee (legally binding) of non-prosecution for any materials communications disclosed, also known as “non-prosecution agreements” by all US and international law-enforcement agencies. All correspondence may be sent to: Scott Bennett, 23 Railroad Ave., #23, Danville, CA 94526 Respectfully submitted, Scott Bennett (signature) Scott Bennett Without Prejudice all rights preserved none waved Originally composed : March 2, 2024 Revised: July 2, 2024
Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Gladiator II. Does it qualify as a spoiler to report that Gladiator II ends with the flash and clang of steel? Of course not. Director Ridley Scott , like any emperor worth his weight in golden breastplates, knows that the crowd wants blood. And at the end of the belated sequel to his own Y2K sword-and-sandals phenomenon, he obliges with a climactic mano a mano between good and bad, respectively represented by Lucius (Paul Mescal), the bastard son of the original film’s hero, and the scheming Macrinus (Denzel Washington), a former slave turned power broker. By the calculus of marquee appeal, this final face-off makes sense: What could be more rousing, in theory, than Mescal versus Denzel — than pitting a rising star against one of Hollywood’s most bankable veterans? But in execution, there’s something curiously anticlimactic about the moment when Lucius and Macrinus conclusively cross blades, each flanked by an army. Their fight is satisfying neither as spectacle nor dramatic payoff. It just kind of ... happens , and then the movie ends, though not before unwisely reminding viewers of how its predecessor came together in its closing minutes. Few would accuse the original Gladiator of anticlimax. That movie had a simpler and much more irresistible structure — a kind of heightened sports-movie arc that followed Russell Crowe’s single-mindedly vengeful general turned slave Maximus as he rose to prominence in the Colosseum, rising through the ranks like a boxer chasing the heavyweight title. Every fight increased his sway as a symbol of populist dissent in Rome, while bringing him closer to his destiny to face Joaquin Phoenix’s treacherous, conniving Commodus in the arena. By the climax, the viewer was as starved for catharsis as Maximus himself. The whole movie had inexorably built to his knock-down, drag-out tussle against the man who killed his family. Gladiator II gives Mescal’s Lucius, estranged from Rome and his mother, a similar motivation. He’s also the “husband to a murdered wife,” determined to claim revenge against the Roman general, Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal), who led the army against his adopted people and claimed the life of his soldier spouse. Macrinus, who purchases Lucius after he’s conscripted into gladiatorial bondage in the aftermath of defeat, promises to help his new slave achieve vengeance if he keeps winning in the arena. For a while, Gladiator II seems poised to replicate the trajectory of the first film, but with the intriguing wrinkle that the target of our hero’s fury is plenty noble himself. Pascal’s character turns out to be a decent man plotting to unseat the cruel, ineffectual emperors, complicating our sympathies in a potentially interesting way. He’s also the loving husband of Lucius’s mother, Lucilla (a returning Connie Nielsen). Like her, the audience might find its allegiances divided. Call it the Fugitive effect. But the script by David Scarpa oddly resolves this promising conflict well before the end credits. Lucius and Marcus do square off in the Colosseum, but their fight is brief, and it ends with the two realizing that they’re essentially on the same side, moments before the emperors do what Lucius won’t and condemn Marcus to a bloody, pitiless death. Are these two giggling, sadistic despots — a double dose of Commodus, by the more-is-more arithmetic of sequels — the real villains of Gladiator II ? No, the film reserves that title for Washington’s Machiavellian Macrinus, who wants to destroy Rome from within, and who ends up leading the Roman army against a mutinous cavalry assembled by the executed Marcus and eventually rallied by Lucius. All of this is much more convoluted than the way Gladiator steadily drew Maximus and Commodus together, their final battle taking on the inevitability of fate. It’s not just that Macrinus, for all of Washington’s wicked scenery chewing (the sense that he’s actually having fun , unlike any of his co-stars), isn’t as memorable or hissable an adversary as Commodus. The real problem is that his relationship with Lucius never evolves beyond an uneasy alliance of convenience, and so when they find themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield, their duel lacks anything resembling a personal stake. In the end, we’re just watching two political positions duke it out: our hero’s suddenly idealistic belief in the principles of Rome versus the villain’s cynical embrace of anarchy. To put it mildly, that’s not nearly as exciting as Commodus reaping what he sowed. There’s little sense, as in Gladiator , that the movie has been building to this matchup all along. It doesn’t help that the fight itself passes in a hasty, indifferently choreographed blur. It’s over as soon as it begins, Macrinus sinking into shallow water just in time for Lucius to deliver a supposedly inspirational speech on the importance of the republic without a single line as stirring as Maximus’s simple, parting, “There was a dream that was Rome, it shall be realized.” Mescal is a fine, sensitive actor, but he’s out of his depth trying to fill Crowe’s shoes. It’s difficult to buy him as either a commanding military leader or a mythic action hero, a force of rage personified. Mostly, these final minutes feel like a microcosm for the whole underwhelming film. They underscore how much Gladiator II fails to replicate the power of Gladiator , even as it sweatily bombards us with new attractions — sharks! baboons! warships! — like a Vegas fight promoter leaning way too hard on his undercard. Of course, the movie knows very well that it’s operating in the shadow of its iconic predecessor; like a lot of so-called legacy sequels, it turns that subtext into text, in this case via the story of a son trying to live up to the memory of his famous father. But no comparison between the endings of these two movies would do the new one any favors. It’s in its final scene that Gladiator II really betrays the insecurity of its design, as Lucius makes like his dad once did and scoops up a handful of dirt — a visual callback that Scott chases with actual footage from the ending of Gladiator , set to the same elegiac Hans Zimmer ballad, “Now We Are Free,” that he cued up at the end of his earlier film. It’s truly a Hail Mary: a late, blatant attempt to trigger our nostalgic emotions. But the grandeur of the original’s ending has slipped away, like sand between fingers.
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As if it were the main character of the movie V for Vendetta, the public has unleashed total frenzy for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Brian Thompson. But for the governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, the man is “not a hero” as people have portrayed him. PUBLICIDAD "In the United States, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve political differences or express a point of view," Shapiro said during a press conference on Monday night after Mangione's appearance in court. " He is not a hero. The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald's this morning ," he added. PUBLICIDAD How has the public support been for Luigi Mangione? Mangione, who was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, this Monday, had been hailed as a sort of masked vigilante since the crime was made public, while he still remained anonymous as authorities struggled to determine his identity and location. Before he was identified, the security images that captured him just a few hours after the crime, where part of his face was visible, incited many people online to speculate, to the point of wonder, about who this hooded killer could be. Even a 'look-alike' contest was held where Mangione was the 'character' to be copied in appearance ; similar to those that have been done for celebrities like Timothée Chalamet or Harry Styles. After Mangione's identity became public, support only increased. First, there were mass negative reviews, or 'review bombing,' on the McDonald's establishment where he was arrested, and then came the financial support, where he even managed to accumulate the sum of 200 thousand dollars in a fundraising campaign through the GoFundMe platform to pay for his legal expenses. The campaigns created were requesting funds to ensure that the young American had "a fair trial," as reported by The Independent. GoFundMe had to delete all the pages, stating that "GoFundMe's Terms of Service prohibit fundraising for the legal defense of violent crimes. Fundraisers have been removed from our platform and all donors have been refunded," said a GoFundMe spokesperson. Mangione, from whom information continues to emerge as the hours go by, was charged with murder, along with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, one count of possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, and one count of criminal possession of a firearm in the third degree, as shown in online court documents.I may be a slight phone addict, but I really do love cameras. Seriously! My collection currently consists of a DSLR, the , a vintage point-and-shoot, a film camera, and oh, probably 20 disposables I've gone through in my life. But a few months ago, I took two disposables to the photo store to get developed and all 50 photos somehow came back blank, and that was the last straw—there had to be a better solution. Enter: . Considering the fact that each dispo costs me, like, $40 to buy and develop, when I saw that Camp Snap makes a that gives you infinite amounts of the exact same type of photos, I RANNNN to snag one. Camp Snap's camera seemed to be the best of both worlds—the screen-free delayed gratification *and* the fact that you can transfer the pics off your camera at the end of the night. It also seemed like a great, dare I even say the for anyone under the age of 30—so obviously as your resident , I had to test one out to see if it actually lives up to the hype. Setting it up Okay, right out of the bow, the camera is so cute. I opted for the shade Arctic White, but it also comes in a range of other earthy colors as well as limited-edition prints like , and , and (!!) that I fear I may need. There isn't much to set up—I simply charged it with my Macbook charger (USB-C, if you're fancy like that) right out of the box and then I was ready to start using it. How it works The Camp Snap camera is so simple that a literal child could use it (no, really, apparently people have been giving these to their kids to take pics with, lol). There are : the flash button and the shutter. Just hold down the shutter button to turn it on and snap away! The camera can take —there's a tiny counter on the back of the camera—stored on an internal SD card that you never need to take out. I just using that same USB-C cord and . Don't expect crystal-clear, high-definition, 4K images—the photos that this baby takes (beautifully, may I add) have that . I used mine at a Halloween party and everyone was like, "I love your film camera!". I passed it around for party pics and everyone was also like, "Wait, don't use up all of her film!" which was very nice but not something they needed to worry about. It was seriously so fun seeing how the photos turned out once the party was over. Also, I've been on such an anti-screen kick (she says, while typing this on her laptop, lol) that I love having a camera that's purely for capturing memories—no notifications or instant gratification. It's totally distraction-free (aka I don't end up scrolling on IG after taking a photo) and I loved being surprised by pics that I forgot that I took. One thing about my friends—they love their film cameras and their point-and-shoots, so I'm definitely going to be gifting the Camp Snap camera to a few of them this year. This bad boy would also make a great for a younger sibling/cousin (see: our gift guides for and ). My only thing is that sometimes two photos taken in the exact same lighting would turn out different—whether a photo would turn out super green, super yellow, or totally sick seemed random. I haven't quite gotten it down to a science yet so my current strategy is taking a bunch of pics in the hopes that one sticks, but hopefully there will be more filter options in the future! Pros: Cons: Ok, I'm buying one for myself and gifting one to everyone I know. Where can I snag the Camp Snap camera?! Yay, join the club! You can buy a Camp Snap camera directly on their website (some styles are out of stock due to high demand, but plenty are still available) or through Urban Outfitters—they carry the camera in two two exclusive prints, btw! The cameras cost the same on both sites—$65 for the regular camera and $75 for the printed version. There are more color options on the Camp Snap website, but you can score free shipping on the Urban Outfitters site with any $50 purchase! Why trust us? is the Shopping Editor at and a social media connoisseur who prides herself on being the unofficial photographer of her friend group. She’s tested a variety of cameras and dabbled in various art mediums including portrait and B&W photography before becoming a magazine editor, and currently enjoys helping all of her friends get iconic OOTD pics and party photos. Hannah is the Shopping Editor at covering all things from chic home decor to trendy fashion finds, TikTok products that are actually worth your $$$, and the perfect gift to buy for your boyfriend's mom. She previously wrote for and Follow her on Instagram for hot takes on red carpet fashion and pictures of her office outfits that nobody asked for.
North Yorkshire Police have launched their Christmas drink and drug driving campaign with a hard-hitting short film viewers are calling "powerful." The short film showcases the harrowing impact of driving under the influence, and how it can shatter people’s lives forever. The annual campaign launches on Sunday, December 1, with officers increasing proactive drink and drunk driving patrols throughout the month of December. The heart-breaking film highlights how mindless actions can leave others with an empty chair at the Christmas table with real life cases. The film, produced by North Yorkshire Police ’s corporate communications team, starts by asking three individuals what they like about Christmas. One of those people is Angie - the sister of late Carol Jones. Eight years ago Carol was driving to work at Harrogate Police Station, when Simeon Denny crashed into her at the junction of Otley Road and Cold Bath Road. Denny drove through a red light at 60mph, hitting Carol's car and killing her instantly. The 29-year-old was jailed at York Crown Court for five years, nine months. He was also banned from driving for six and a half years. Investigations found that Denny was over the limit for both alcohol and cannabis. In the film, Carol's sister Angie says: “It doesn’t get any easier. And every year now, there’s an empty chair at my Christmas table.” The two-minute film was shared to the official Facebook page of North Yorkshire Police and has already resonated with many. One social media user Richard Martin penned: "Very powerful, so sorry for the loss of your family members", while Jimmy Wyatt said: "These should be put back on the TV, however shocking they maybe but if it saves lives then?" And Pat Mather responded with: "The sentences do not fit the crime. Five years for a life is no deterrent to these perpetual drinks drivers. My thoughts go out to everyone who has lost someone to a drink or drugged drivers." While Mandy Riley agreed, writing: "Drink and drug driving needs a bigger sentence!! 5 years for killing innocent people is not enough! A life for a life. Thoughts go out to carols family." Throughout the Christmas period, officers will be using marked and unmarked vehicles along with a range of specialist tactics to target those driving under the influence. Officers hope to intervene and bring drunk and drug drivers to justice, before they have a chance to bring misery to families. Patrols will be taking place around the clock and static patrols will also be in place on various key routes around the country. A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Remember, it isn’t just about having an alcoholic drink or taking drugs and getting straight into the car – you can also be over the limit or under the influence the morning after.” During last year’s campaign, North Yorkshire officers conducted 731 roadside tests with 18.6 per cent of those testing positive to being over the limit for drink or drug driving. This was a 6.9 per cent increase from the same period in 2022. Get all the latest crime and court stories in Yorkshire news straight to your mobile via WhatsApp by clicking here . Whether it's breaking news straight from a crime scene, live updates from big court cases happening in our region or police appeals, you'll get it all. If you don’t like our community, you can leave any time. We also treat members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. Read our privacy notice here . Superintendent Andrew Berriman from NYP Specialist Operations Unit said: “Every year, police officers have to deliver the devastating news to people that their loved one has been killed in a collision relating to drink or drugs. “The video which we have released today shows how the loss of one person can cause a lifetime of devastation. If you drink or drug drive, you are putting your own life and those of others in danger.” Officers have urged individuals to report drunk and drug driving by disclosing the vehicle, registration, and location to police on 999. Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111. This year’s campaign is a joint project between North Yorkshire Police and colleagues from the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership. Get all the latest and breaking news in Yorkshire by signing up to our newsletter here. Get all the latest big and breaking Yorkshire news straight to your mobile via WhatsApp by clicking here . If you don’t like our community, you can leave any time. We also treat members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. Read our privacy notice here .Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Ryder System, Inc. ( NYSE:R – Free Report ) by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 398,837 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,946 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned 0.94% of Ryder System worth $58,150,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of R. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new position in shares of Ryder System in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ryder System during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Ryder System by 43.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 265 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ryder System in the 2nd quarter worth $51,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Ryder System by 44.0% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 589 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.47% of the company’s stock. Ryder System Stock Up 0.5 % Shares of R stock opened at $168.81 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $152.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.61. The stock has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.87 and a beta of 1.28. Ryder System, Inc. has a one year low of $105.09 and a one year high of $171.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. Ryder System Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.81 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.92%. Ryder System’s payout ratio is presently 30.31%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities analysts have recently commented on R shares. StockNews.com lowered Ryder System from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Ryder System from $148.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $140.57. Get Our Latest Research Report on Ryder System Insider Activity In related news, insider Thomas M. Havens sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.44, for a total transaction of $629,760.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,504 shares in the company, valued at $3,228,149.76. This represents a 16.32 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website . 5.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. About Ryder System ( Free Report ) Ryder System, Inc operates as a logistics and transportation company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), and Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS). The FMS segment offers full-service leasing and leasing with flexible maintenance options; commercial vehicle rental services; and contract or transactional maintenance services of trucks, tractors, and trailers; access to diesel fuel; and fuel planning and tax reporting, cards, and monitoring services, and centralized billing, as well as sells used vehicles through its retail sales centers and www.ryder.com/used-trucks website, as well as digital and technology support services. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding R? 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