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ROSEN, TOP RANKED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Unisys Corporation Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - UISSeven Tulsa-area lawmakers showed up Friday to answer local education leaders’ questions about State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ political rhetoric, accountability for private school tax credits and who should decide whether schools should be allowed four-day work weeks. Ahead of the start of the next session of the Oklahoma Legislature on Feb. 3, Jenks Public Schools hosted its 32nd annual legislative luncheon at Jenks High School. In attendance were Tulsa Democrats Rep. Amanda Swope and Rep. Suzanne Schreiber, and Republicans Rep. Mark Tedford, Tulsa; Rep. Mike Lay, Jenks; Rep. Rob Hall, Tulsa; Sen. Aaron Reinhardt, Jenks; and Sen. Brian Guthrie, Bixby. 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Schreiber encouraged educators and others concerned about negative perceptions about teachers to challenge lawmakers to visit local public school classrooms. “Ask them: 'Have you met a teacher?’ Get legislators into your buildings, ... make them remember what is happening in a public school every day,” Schreiber said. “When you get a policymaker in a classroom — help them remember what’s going on, and all of those proximate agendas go away.” Reinhardt, a freshman lawmaker, said he shares education leaders’ concern about the impact negative rhetoric is having on the recruitment and retention of teachers amid historic shortfalls in Oklahoma’s applicant pool. “It is extremely difficult. It’s hurtful. It’s making the jobs of all of these people more difficult,” Reinhardt said. “Certain individuals may continue on however they decide to handle themselves. There are some things we can do to protect teachers — maybe through due process ... to make sure teachers’ rights are being protected.” The panel of lawmakers was asked how they plan to hold private schools that ultimately receive taxpayer-funds through Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credits to the same standards as public schools. Schreiber said it is clear after the first year of the program that many of the tax credits are going to families who already paid for their children to attend private schools, rather than the program’s stated intent of opening new pathways to school choice for families who couldn’t afford private school tuition. “You should be able to see what those dollars pay for and what those outcomes are, and right now, with our taxpayer credits, we don’t have that kind of transparency,” she said. Swope, who is set to resign as a House representative because she just accepted a new job in the administration of newly elected Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, said she believes tax credit recipients and the private schools where they use those taxpayer funds should expect accountability. “There is no such thing as free money — there is always going to be some kind of accountability that comes with it. I think the reality is that means that the state should have the ability to talk about admission to those institutions, curriculum and standards and testing that are in place for that,” Swope said. “If you don’t want to be susceptible for the public standard, then don’t open yourself up to public money.” About whether the state should take back control from local school boards over four-day school weeks, Reinhardt spoke out to say it should remain a matter of local control and he personally understands why the idea is being discussed in more districts. "The biggest takeaway from public education right now is our teacher shortage. There's no getting around it," Reinhardt said. "Schools are being forced to get creative to attract and keep teachers, and one of those is a shorter work week. You see it in every industry. "My industry, the insurance world, it's a hybrid work week. If you don't have some sort of hybrid work week, good luck keeping employees. Well, that's what schools are facing right now. Those are tough decisions." Tulsa World is where your story lives
NEW YORK — Mariah Carey, still fighting off the flu, has announced the cancellation of her weekend Christmas concerts in New Jersey and New York. “Newark and Belmont — I wish I had better news but unfortunately I’m still sick and have to cancel the shows tonight and on Sunday,” she wrote on social media Friday morning, referring to her concerts at Newark’s Prudential Center and Elmont’s UBS Arena. “I’m really devastated about it and appreciate your support.” It doesn’t appear that either show will be rescheduled, though Ticketmaster assured fans they’d receive a full refund . The cancellations come two days after the Grammy winner told fans in Pittsburgh she’d come down with the flu just hours before that concert was scheduled to begin. As of Friday, the 55-year-old is still scheduled to perform at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Tuesday, wrapping up a 20-city trek of the annual Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time Tour. Fans online have largely been supportive of the ailing diva, who’s became synonymous with the holiday season thanks to her chart-topping 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Carey last performed on Monday in North Carolina where her 13-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, delivered flowers to her onstage as it was announced the Christmas classic had returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 15th time in 30 years. Netflix subscribers can see Carey on Christmas Day when a taped performance of the hitmaker airs before a pair of NFL games streaming live on the platform. Those wanting to see Carey perform live will have to wait until late January when she kicks off her “ Celebration of Mimi ” residency, which runs through Feb. 15 at the Park MGM in Las Vegas. ©2024 New York Daily News. Visit nydailynews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Glasgow tenement blocks could be converted to tackle homeless figures
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have again restructured quarterback Deshaun Watson's massive contract to create salary-cap space and give them future flexibility, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Friday. Watson has been limited to just 19 games in three seasons because of an NFL suspension and injuries with the Browns, who signed him to a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract in 2022. The restructuring allows the team to spread out the salary-cap hit after the 2026 season, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team does not disclose contract specifics. The 29-year-old Watson has two years remaining on his contract with an average of $46 million a year. The move to restructure his deal will not preclude the Browns from adding talent at the quarterback position in 2025, the person said. Watson played in only seven games this season before suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon. He's 9-10 as a starter with Cleveland. The Browns (3-12) have been a major disappointment this season after making it to the playoffs a year ago behind Joe Flacco, who was signed as a free agent after Watson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Watson had surgery in October and is expected to make a full recovery. While the team hasn't disclosed its plans at quarterback, it's assumed Watson will be in the mix to be the starter next season. It's also possible the Browns will draft a quarterback in the first round. The team hasn't had a first-round pick the past three years after trading three to the Houston Texans to acquire Watson, who was once considered one of the league's elite QBs. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Tom Withers, The Associated Press
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US auto giant General Motors announced Tuesday it will abandon its robotaxi development efforts after a highly publicized incident last year stymied its progress in the autonomous vehicle field. The Detroit-based manufacturer plans to merge the Cruise robotaxi vehicle unit with GM's technical teams to concentrate on developing advanced driver assistance systems for personal vehicles, a statement said. The company said it abandoned the Cruise project "given the considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market." It marks a major turnaround for GM, which bought the Cruise startup in 2016 and has since spent billions of dollars to make the operation viable. "A robotaxi business is not General Motors’ core business," said GM CEO Mary Barra in a call with analysts. But Barra said GM's commitment to autonomous technology "is unwavering." The halt of operations comes a year after Cruise was forced to suspend all operations in San Francisco after one of its self-driving cars dragged a woman who had first been hit by a hit-and-run driver in the city. Cruise lost its operating permits from regulators, paused expansions into other states and laid off 900 employees -- a quarter of its workforce. Shortly before the incident, California authorities had allowed for expanded driverless taxi services in San Francisco, giving the go-ahead for Alphabet-owned Waymo and Cruise. Cruise's exit confirms Waymo as the dominant player in the business, which was valued at $45 billion after a fundraising round in October, according to Bloomberg. The company has been expanding its reach and currently runs robotaxi fleets in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles. And in a team-up with Uber, the company is planning to offer Waymo robotaxi rides in Atlanta and Austin. Amazon's Zoox meanwhile is conducting robotaxi testing in California and Las Vegas, while Elon Musk recently unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027. GM's strategic pivot comes as embattled automakers worldwide face mounting pressure to balance investments in emerging technologies with near-term profitability. The auto giant said that the restructuring is expected to generate annual savings exceeding $1 billion once completed in the first half of 2025. GM's share price was up by more than three percent in after hours trading on Wall Street. arp/dwTrump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to GreeceMacron's new PM Bayrou faces budget battle with fractious French parliament
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“We’re aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that,” NFL (National Football League) commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday after the conclusion of the league’s winter meetings. “We know the litigation is happening now. From our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl.” A woman who previously sued musician Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13 years old, amended the lawsuit on Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault. Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, said the rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. The 24-time Grammy Award winner called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by Roc Nation. The NFL teamed up with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2019 for events and social activism. The league and the entertainment company extended their partnership a few months ago. Kendrick Lamar will perform the Super Bowl halftime show at The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9. Roc Nation and Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-executive producers of the halftime show. Beyonce, who is married to Jay-Z, will perform at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game at Christmas. “I think they’re getting incredibly comfortable not just with the Super Bowl but other events they’ve advised us on and helped us with,” Mr Goodell said. “They’ve been a big help in the social justice area to us on many occasions. They’ve been great partners.”If cosmic justice prevails, then any Democrats involved in this proposed plot will go the way of the 19th-century Federalists. In an opinion piece published by on Thursday, Evan A. Davis and David M. Schulte, former editors-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review and the Yale Law Journal, respectively, showcased their authoritarian sensibilities by urging Congress to invoke the 1887 Electoral Count Act and invalidate President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. The proposed plot, which has no chance of success, depends upon Democrats’ shopworn cry of “insurrection!” Indeed, Davis and Schulte devoted six of their 12 drivel-filled paragraphs to the absurd argument that Trump tried to overthrow the federal government during the unarmed Capitol incursion of January 6, 2021, and that this alleged “insurrection” disqualifies him from the presidency under Section 3 of the . If that argument sounds familiar, it is because in tried to remove Trump from their 2024 ballots using the same ridiculous assertions. Of course, they did not succeed. On Nov. 5, of course, Trump Vice President Kamala Harris, winning both the Electoral College and the popular vote. Nonetheless, Davis and Schulte insisted that Congress must act to prevent Trump from taking office. According to a published by the Congressional Research Service on Dec. 8, 2020, the Electoral Count Act established two bases for formal objections to electoral votes. “The general grounds for an objection to the counting of an electoral vote or votes would appear from the federal statute and from historical sources to be that such vote was not ‘regularly given’ by an elector, and/or that the elector was not ‘lawfully certified’ according to state statutory procedures,” the report read. Davis and Schulte rested their entire argument on the phrase “regularly given.” “A vote for a candidate disqualified by the Constitution is plainly in accordance with the normal use of words ‘not regularly given,” they wrote. Then, they explained exactly how the objection would take place. In short, 20 percent of the members of both houses of Congress must sign a petition objecting to the votes. Could the insurrectionist Democrats find 87 House members and 20 senators to sign such a petition? Then, a bare majority in both houses could decide to disqualify Trump’s votes. “If all votes for Trump were not counted, Kamala Harris would be elected president,” Davis and Schulte wrote, apparently with blitheness toward the obvious consequences of such a . Of course, the authors know full well that congressional Republicans would never agree to such a thing. “But Democrats need to take a stand against Electoral College votes for a person disqualified by the Constitution from holding office unless and until this disability is removed. No less is required by their oath to support and defend the Constitution,” they concluded. Needless to say, the argument advanced by Davis and Schulte should have both legal and political consequences. First, note that they made much ado about the phrase “regularly given” but not about the phrase “lawfully certified.” A vote not “regularly given” simply means “irregular.” Thus, do not suppose that the authors discovered some breathtaking constitutional principle. They merely insisted that the language of the Electoral Count Act covers their shopworn “insurrection” argument. But what about “lawfully certified”? Did the states that certified the 2020 election for President do so lawfully in cases where they unconstitutionally altered “state statutory procedures”? Either way, those who objected to the certification of those 2020 electoral votes had EQUAL right to voice their objections under the Electoral Count Act. Moreover, they had far better cause to do so given the 2020 election’s . And what happened to those people? Well, in many cases, spent four years ruining their lives. Thus, Trump’s incoming administration did not need another reason to investigate and punish 2020’s . But, thanks to Davis and Schulte, they certainly have one. Second, as for political consequences, one wonders why, after such a resounding electoral defeat, Democrats would exhume their “insurrection” lie. After all, more than 77 million Americans heard that lie and rejected it at the ballot box. One wonders, therefore, what could explain such reckless dishonesty from two Ivy League lawyers. Do they simply live in a bubble where everyone else believes the same lies they do? Or does their proposed plot reflect a desperation that runs much deeper? Should elected Democrats possess a modicum of sanity or awareness of self-interest, they will flee from this plot. Otherwise, they will surely go the way of the Federalist Party. Near the end of the War of 1812, disaffected Federalists held a secession convention at Hartford, Connecticut. That state, in particular, had developed a reputation as a den of so-called “ ,” pro-British actors in America who allegedly flashed blue lights on shore as signals to British warships that American vessels would try to run the British blockade. At Hartford in 1814, those pro-British delegates did not ultimately vote for disunion. But they did agree to present to Congress a list of . Unfortunately, for the Hartford delegates, their demands arrived in Washington, D.C., around the same time as two pieces of glorious news: the signing of the peace treaty ending the war, and reports of General victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. Thus, while the nation celebrated, the grumbling Federalists brought upon themselves the taint of disloyalty. As a result, they did not merely suffer electoral defeats. Instead, the Federalist Party effectively disappeared. By , in fact, it ceased to exist as a national entity. Should they follow the advice of Davis and Schulte, Democrats will have earned the same fate. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. .
A rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation has produced some of the NFL’s entertainment presentations including the Super Bowl halftime show, will not affect the league’s relationship with the music mogul. “We’re aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that,” NFL (National Football League) commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday after the conclusion of the league’s winter meetings. “We know the litigation is happening now. From our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl.” A woman who previously sued musician Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13 years old, amended the lawsuit on Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault. Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, said the rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. The 24-time Grammy Award winner called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by Roc Nation. The NFL teamed up with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2019 for events and social activism. The league and the entertainment company extended their partnership a few months ago. Kendrick Lamar will perform the Super Bowl halftime show at The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9. Roc Nation and Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-executive producers of the halftime show. Beyonce, who is married to Jay-Z, will perform at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game at Christmas. “I think they’re getting incredibly comfortable not just with the Super Bowl but other events they’ve advised us on and helped us with,” Mr Goodell said. “They’ve been a big help in the social justice area to us on many occasions. They’ve been great partners.”Strategies for Cloud Contact Center Platform API ManagementLOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants and clouding the future for providers serving the state’s most impoverished residents. At the same time, immigrants living illegally in Southern California told KFF Health News they thought the economy would improve and their incomes might increase under Trump, and for some that outweighed concerns about health care. Community health workers say fear of deportation is already affecting participation in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents, which was regardless of residency status over the past several years. That could undercut the state’s progress in reducing the uninsured rate, which reached a record low of 6.4% last year. Immigrants lacking legal residency have long worried that participation in government programs could make them targets, and Trump’s election has compounded those concerns, community advocates say. The incoming Trump administration is also expected to target Medicaid with , which activists worry could threaten the Medi-Cal expansion and kneecap efforts to under Covered California to all immigrants. “The fear alone has so many consequences to the health of our communities,” said , director of policy with the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. “This is, as they say, not their first rodeo. They understand how the system works. I think this machine is going to be, unfortunately, a lot more harmful to our communities.” Alongside such worries, though, is a strain of optimism that Trump might be a boon to the economy, according to interviews with immigrants in Los Angeles whom health care workers were soliciting to sign up for Medi-Cal. Since Election Day, community health worker Yanet Martinez said, people are more reluctant to hear her pitch for subsidized health insurance or cancer prevention screenings. “They think I’m going to share their information to deport them,” Martinez said. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Clinics and community health workers encourage immigrants to enroll for health coverage through Medi-Cal and Covered California. But workers have noticed that fear of deportation has chilled participation. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Community health workers like Yanet Martinez encourage people to enroll for health benefits. But many California immigrants fear that using subsidized services could hurt their chances of obtaining legal residency. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Since Election Day, community health worker Yanet Martinez said, people are more reluctant to hear her pitch for subsidized health insurance or cancer prevention screenings. “They think I’m going to share their information to deport them,” Martinez said. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Selvin, 39, who, like others interviewed for this article, asked to be identified by only his first name because he’s living here without legal permission, said that even though he believes Trump dislikes people like him, he thinks the new administration could help boost his hours at the food processing facility where he works packing noodles. “I do see how he could improve the economy. From that perspective, I think it’s good that he won.” He became eligible for Medi-Cal this year but decided not to enroll, worrying it could jeopardize his chances of changing his immigration status. “I’ve thought about it,” Selvin said, but “I feel like it could end up hurting me. I won’t deny that, obviously, I’d like to benefit — get my teeth fixed, a physical checkup.” But fear holds him back, he said, and he hasn’t seen a doctor in nine years. It’s not Trump’s mass deportation plan in particular that’s scaring him off, though. “If I’m not committing any crimes or getting a DUI, I think I won’t get deported,” Selvin said. Petrona, 55, came from El Salvador seeking asylum and enrolled in Medi-Cal last year. She said that if her health insurance benefits were cut, she wouldn’t be able to afford her visits to the dentist. A street food vendor, she hears often about Trump’s deportation plan, but she said it will be the criminals the new president pushes out. “I’ve heard people say he’s going to get rid of everyone who’s stealing.” Although she’s afraid she could be deported, she’s also hopeful about Trump. “He says he’s going to give a lot of work to Hispanics because Latinos are the ones who work the hardest,” she said. “That’s good, more work for us, the ones who came here to work.” Newly elected Republican Assembly member Jeff Gonzalez, who flipped a seat long held by Democrats in the Latino-heavy desert region in the southeastern part of the state, said his constituents were anxious to see a new economic direction. “They’re just really kind of fed up with the status quo in California,” Gonzalez said. “People on the ground are saying, ‘I’m hopeful,’ because now we have a different perspective. We have a businessperson who is looking at the very things that we are looking at, which is the price of eggs, the price of gas, the safety.” Related Articles Gonzalez said he’s not going to comment about potential Medicaid cuts, because Trump has not made any official announcement. Unlike most in his party, Gonzalez said he supports the extension of health care services to . Health care providers said they are facing a twin challenge of hesitancy among those they are supposed to serve and the threat of major cuts to Medicaid, the federal program that provides over 60% of the funding for Medi-Cal. Health providers and policy researchers say a loss in federal contributions could lead the state to roll back or downsize some programs, including the expansion to cover those without legal authorization. California and Oregon are the only states that offer comprehensive health insurance to all income-eligible immigrants regardless of status. About 1.5 million people without authorization have enrolled in California, at a cost of over $6 billion a year to state taxpayers. “Everyone wants to put these types of services on the chopping block, which is really unfair,” said state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat and chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. “We will do everything we can to ensure that we prioritize this.” Sen. Gonzalez said it will be challenging to expand programs such as Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, for which immigrants lacking permanent legal status are not eligible. A big concern for immigrants and their advocates is that Trump could reinstate changes to the which can deny green cards or visas based on the use of government benefits. “President Trump’s mass deportation plan will end the financial drain posed by illegal immigrants on our healthcare system, and ensure that our country can care for American citizens who rely on Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security,” Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to KFF Health News. During his first term, in 2019, Trump broadened the policy to include the use of Medicaid, as well as housing and nutrition subsidies. The Biden administration rescinded the change in 2021. KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, found than people born in the United States. And about 1 in 4 likely undocumented immigrant adults said they have avoided applying for assistance with health care, food, and housing because of immigration-related fears, according to a . Another uncertainty is the fate of the Affordable Care Act, which was opened in November to immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and are protected by the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program. If DACA eligibility for the act’s plans, or even the act itself, were to be reversed under Trump, that would leave roughly 40,000 California DACA recipients, and about , without access to subsidized health insurance. On Dec. 9, a federal court in North Dakota issued blocking DACA recipients from accessing Affordable Care Act health plans in that had challenged the Biden administration’s rule. Clinics and community health workers are encouraging people to continue enrolling in health benefits. But amid the push to spread the message, the chilling effects are already apparent up and down the state. community health worker Yanet Martinez said, asking residents whether they had Medi-Cal as she walked down Pico Boulevard recently in a Los Angeles neighborhood with many Salvadorans. she shouted, offering help to sign up, free of charge. said one young woman, responding with a no thanks. She shrugged her shoulders and averted her eyes under a cap that covered her from the late-morning sun. Since Election Day, Martinez said, people have been more reluctant to hear her pitch for subsidized health insurance or cancer prevention screenings. “They think I’m going to share their information to deport them,” she said. “They don’t want anything to do with it.”