Podcasts about National Weather Service

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 4:21

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 22, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny Wednesday in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 46 degrees. On Wednesday evening it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 31 degrees.The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to the airwaves in a pair of ads that feature Reynolds encouraging voters to support DeSantis.The ads are part of a seven-figure ad buy in Iowa from Never Back Down. They are the first to feature Reynolds making a direct-to-camera pitch for DeSantis, who she endorsed for the Republican presidential nomination this month following months of public discord with the GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump.That feud continued Tuesday with Trump releasing a video on social media noting that Gov. Reynolds has gone from one of the most popular governors in the country to one of the least popular. He then suggested Reynolds must have been promised a position by DeSantis to back someone so far back in the polls.Recent polls of likely Iowa caucus goers show DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley jockeying for a distant second place behind Trump. According to an average of polls by FiveThirtyEight, Trump has nearly 45 percent of support of Iowa Republicans, while DeSantis has 17.5 percent and Haley has around 15 percent.A former softball coach at Solon High School and Clear Creek Amana High School pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting a teenage student about 17 years ago.James Anthony White, 59, of North Liberty, charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee, pleaded guilty in Johnson County District Court to one count of third-degree sexual abuse and enticing a minor away with intent to assault.White, during the plea hearing, admitted to sexually assaulting the victim when she was 14- and 15-years-old, from January 2006 through December 2007. He also admitted to enticing away the victim with intent to commit assault.District Court Judge David Cox said, as part of the plea agreement, the 10- and five-year prison sentences will run consecutively but will be suspended and White will receive probation. The sentencing judge will determine the length of probation.Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith said the victim had been consulted about the plea agreement and had agreed to it.The woman, who was a student of White's during the 2006-07 school year and was coached by him on the Clear Creek Amana softball team, told police about the past sexual abuse incidents in early 2022, according to a criminal complaint.She told police she was 15 when White was her teacher and coach, and said she had been groomed by White and they had a sexual relationship.White was a teacher and softball coach at Clear Creek Amana for several years before leaving in 2012 to coach at Solon High School. He coached softball at Solon until 2017, then returned as an assistant baseball coach for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.His contract at Solon ended the summer of 2022, according to the Solon School District.

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Short Attention Span Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 20:40

Entertainment Edition, made for those with short attention spans.. Enthusiastic delivery of 7-day weather synopsis with likely improved accuracy due to better communication about the weekend system. This episode makes reference to several National Weather Services throughout the country. This includes New York, Buffalo, St.Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Midland TX Bismark, N.D. In addition, this episode contains info from the National Weather Service in Holley, N.J., New Orleans, South Bend, Cleveland, Norman, OK, Detroit, Milwaukie, and Duluth (or whichever one includes Lake Superior). Several other forecast discussions from additional forecast offices were used in preparation for this podcast. This includes Omaha, Des Moines, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Anchorage, Amarillo, TX, Ohio (the one that covers Cincinnati), and additional offices. Additional resources used in preparation for this episode were 3 weather articles in the Washinton Post. The computer models advertised on Windy.Com were also used in preparation, especially the European model. This is used together with the guidance offered from the forecast discussions of various national weather services. The long-term weather forecasters mentioned in this episode are believed to be from AccuWeather. This episode incorporates previous knowledge that is known to the Podcaster from being a weather Enthusiast from the time he was three. Some of that information comes from meteorologists Dave Murray and Tom Skilling. Occasionally the New York Times. The enthusiasm expressed in this episode comes from the podcaster's natural love for weather and fascination with forecasting (as do all the episodes). Some of this love was transmitted from the human voice on the NOAA weather radio. The material in the Washington Post is frequently written by Mathew Cappucci. This one includes information from Dan Stillman and possibly others, especially Jason Samenow. This episode adds clarification and has some additional info including a small discussion about El Nino. We discuss Google's new Forecasts made through artificial intelligence. It's more accurate than the European model. We make some comparisons between this week's weather pattern and a pattern back in January 2021 (and December 2019 and 2020).

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 21

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 3:40

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 21, 2023.According to the National Weather Service rain will be likely in the Cedar Rapids area on Tuesday morning, but should come to an end by 8 a.m. It should be cloudy during the day, with a high near 47 degrees. Tuesday evening the low is listed at 27 degrees, with a blustery wind.Cedar Rapids school leaders are considering ways to reverse the district's declining enrollment trend, looking at “rich opportunities for growth,” including better marketing preschool and kindergarten in the hopes of capturing and retaining those families.The district's certified enrollment for the 2023-24 school year — a count taken by every school district in Iowa in October — is 14,697 students, an increase of 45 students from last year, according to data presented during a Cedar Rapids school board meeting Monday.“That's fantastic because that reverses a trend,” said Craig Barnum, chief information officer for the Cedar Rapids Community School District.This is lower, however, than the 16,140 students within the district's "attendance footprint,“ who are open enrolled into neighboring public school districts or private or non-public schools, Barnum said. In Iowa, school districts' enrollment is a driving factor of state funding.Increasing enrollment is one goal of the district's strategic plan, approved by the Cedar Rapids school board in September. By June 2027, the district plans to stabilize enrollment and see a 1 percent increase.There has been a decline of about 1,100 students in Cedar Rapids schools since the 2010-11 school year, according to district data.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she was in talks with legislative and industry leaders about further reducing Iowa's income tax rates in the upcoming legislative session.Reynolds promised another round of income tax cuts when she announced in September the state ended the fiscal year with a $1.83 billion budget surplus.Speaking with reporters on Monday, Reynolds said she wants to make sure any tax reductions put in place will be sustainable in the long term.Reynolds pointed to the surplus and the taxpayer relief fund, a separate fund that ended last year with $2.74 billion, as evidence that Iowa is collecting too much in taxes.Reynolds said she would have more details about the plan in her Condition of the State address in January. Iowa's 2024 legislative session starts Jan. 8.At a Cato Institute conference in February, Reynolds said her goal is to eliminate the state income tax by the end of her current term.

BHS e436-Thanksgiving Storm 1971

The Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 4:51

In 1971 snow began to fall late on Thanksgiving Eve. The National Weather Service had anticipated light precipitation in the Brattleboro area. However, a Nor'easter arrived instead of light snow and the town plows were on the road by 4 am Thanksgiving morning. They ran continuously for the next twenty hours as fifteen inches of snow fell in Brattleboro. Here's the story...

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 20

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 3:49

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 20, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be cloudy on Monday with a high near 48 degrees. Rain will become increasingly likely during the day, with a 60 percent chance around 10 p.m. The low will settle in around 37 degrees.A medical emergency may have caused a 21-year-old man to veer off Highway 30 on Friday evening, where he crashed and was killed, authorities said.Cedar Rapids police and firefighters responded at 6:21 p.m. Friday to the area near Highway 30 and 21st Street SW to a report of a single-car crash.They found a vehicle that had gone off the road and struck some railroad property below the bridge that spans railroad tracks and Prairie Creek.First responders tried to revive the driver, identified by police as Nicholas Pearson, but he died at the scene.A Cedar Rapids developer has been charged with stealing over $2,000 of goods from a home improvement store in Marion.Eric Gutschmidt, 39, was charged in Linn County District Court last month with second-degree theft, a felony, according to a criminal complaint. He is accused of committing a “series” of thefts — six separate incidents — over the course of three days from March 5 through March 7 at Menards, 200 Menard Lane, in Marion.Gutschmidt was arraigned this week and pleaded not guilty to the charge. His trial is set for April 2. He didn't respond Friday afternoon to a message from The Gazette seeking comment.According to the complaint, Gutschmidt took 57 packages of vinyl floor planks and three packages of floor tiles from the store without paying for the items, valued at $2,338. He initially was identified as the suspect because he provided his name and phone number for a different order of items he placed on the day the first theft occurred, the complaint stated.Repairs are being made to deteriorating wood beams at Taft and Harding middle schools in Cedar Rapids after some of the columns were determined last month to be structurally unstable — forcing students out of those areas.Two domes — one at Taft and one at Harding — are expected to be repaired by the end of December. The domes were closed as a safety precaution, and students were moved to other parts of the buildings.Crews from McComas-Lacina Construction of Iowa City are working to install metal plates to the wood beam structures, and weld them to metal anchors attached to the concrete footings around the domes.There are two domes at each of the middle schools with 16 beams supporting each dome.The domes for both schools were closed back in October after inspections found them to be structurally unsound.The two middle schools were constructed in 1965 using the same design that features two domes. Chris Gates, buildings and grounds manager for Cedar Rapids Schools, told the Gazette that these designs have stood the test of time in dry states like Arizona. However, in Iowa, a design where wood beams are exposed to precipitation and frequent freeze / thaw cycles, has turned out to not be the most practical choice.

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Monday, November 20, 2023

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 58:55

Part 1 - Neville James engages with the National Weather Service for an update on the weather and forecast for the week. He then reflects on weather in the Caribbean and developments in former president Donald Trump's legal peril. Neville James is joined by Donald "Ducks" Cole for this week's edition of Table Talk with a discussion of current and local events including the conflict in the middle east.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96; Sunday's NFL highlights; ‘Hunger Games' prequel tops box office

Hot Off The Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 8:46

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted Nov. 20 at 7 a.m. CT: ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center in Atlanta announced that the wife of former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday afternoon at her home in Plains, Georgia, with her family at her side. Rosalynn Carter was married to Jimmy Carter for more than 77 years, and both said she was the more political of the pair. Unlike many previous first ladies, Rosalynn Carter sat in on Cabinet meetings and spoke out on controversial issues. President Carter even sent her on a trip to Latin America to tell dictators he meant what he said on human rights. Together, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter also co-founded The Carter Center to continue their work. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv. He arrived Monday in what is expected to be a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict. Austin traveled to Kyiv by train from Poland. He is scheduled to meet with senior Ukrainian officials and publicly press Ukraine's urgent military needs as it enters another tough winter of fighting. U.S. officials said Austin intended to tell Ukrainian officials that American support for Kyiv's effort to defeat Russia's invasion forces is steadfast and will continue. KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces are pressing their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza. They are battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian fears of another painful standoff and evacuation of a medical facility. A medical worker inside the Indonesian Hospital and the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that a shell struck the second floor of the facility, killing at least 12 people. Both blamed Israeli forces. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The advance came a day after the World Health Organization evacuated 31 premature babies from Shifa Hospital. At least 28 were transported to Egypt on Monday. Millions are expected to travel for the holidays. Wind, snow and rain could be problematic for travelers across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minnesota, by the Jennie-O turkey company for the occasion. The turkey pardon ceremony marks the unofficial start of the holiday season in Washington and it will be an especially busy day for the White House. In addition to celebrating the president's birthday, Jill Biden also welcomes delivery of an 18-and-a-half-foot Fraser fir from North Carolina as the official White House Christmas tree. LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed by a Nov. 11 arson fire has reopened ahead of Monday morning's commute. That's at least a day earlier than previously announced and weeks ahead of the original estimate. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that inspections showed it's safe to reopen shortly after crews worked round the clock for days to shore up about 100 support columns. Newsom said the freeway would be “fully operational” before Monday's rush hour. An estimated 300,000 vehicles a day use the east-west freeway crossing the heart of Los Angeles. Vice President Kamala Harris joined Newsom and city Mayor Karen Bass for Sunday's announcement. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's military has warned North Korea not to go ahead with its planned spy satellite launch. A senior officer suggested Monday that South Korea could suspend an inter-Korean agreement to reduce tensions and resume front-line aerial surveillance in response. North Korea's first two attempts to put a spy satellite into space failed and its promised third attempt has been delayed. South Korean officials say the delay likely was because North Korea is receiving Russian technology assistance and a launch could happen in coming days. The U.N. Security Council bans any satellite launches by North Korea because it views them as a disguised test of its missile technology. Sugar prices are soaring in many places. That's largely due to production shortfalls in key exporters India and Thailand that are partly blamed on the El Nino. The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization is predicting a 2% decline in production this year. Increasingly, sugar is being used for biofuels like ethanol, so global sugar buffer stocks are at their lowest since 2009. The Lions rally from down two scores late to beat the Bears, Matthew Stafford's return helps the Rams end their three-game losing streak, the Broncos ends the Vikings' winning streak, a LeBron James free throw gives the Lakers a win over the Rockets, and Aaron Nola decides to stay with the Phillies. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” tops the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The $44 million in ticket sales the film earned is a new low for the franchise. It always opened over $100 million in its Jennifer Lawrence days. The animated “Trolls Band Together” opened in second place with $30.6 million, while “The Marvels” fell a record 78% in its second weekend. Taika Waititi's soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” and the slasher “Thanksgiving” also opened in wide release over the busy, pre-Thanksgiving weekend. NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs and singer Cassie say they have settled a lawsuit containing allegations of beatings and abuse by the powerful music producer. The settlement was announced on Friday in a statement from an attorney for Cassie, whose full name is Casandra Ventura. It comes one day after the lawsuit was filed. The statement says Combs and Ventura have reached a deal to their “mutual satisfaction." No terms of the agreement have been disclosed. Ventura and Combs both issued statements. The statement from Ventura's lawyer says no further statements will be issued. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Taylor Swift has postponed a concert in Rio de Janeiro after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show. The singer said in a handwritten note posted Saturday on Instagram that the decision was made due to the extremely hot weather in the Brazilian city. “The safety and well being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first,” Swift wrote in the message posted on Instagram. The cause of death for Ana Clara Benevides Machado has not yet been announced. But concertgoers complained they were not allowed to take water into Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium despite the soaring temperatures in Rio on Friday. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated with a welcome to Brazil message for Taylor Swift. It was thanks to an act of charity by Swift fans orchestrated by the Catholic sanctuary that manages the world's most famous Christ statue. The colossal monument donned a projected white “Welcome to Brazil” T-shirt honoring the singer's latest leg of her Eras Tour. The initiative was launched after a request from Taylor Swift fans. The priest who runs the Christ statue then dared Swifties to donate for a good cause in return for their request. The statue was lit Thursday night after Swifties met the goal and helped fundraise for 20,000 panettones and water for the Catholic Church's World Day of the Poor, which will be marked on Sunday. NEW YORK (AP) — George Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang who helped write such hits as “Too Hot,” “Ladies Night,” “Joanna” and the party favorite “Celebration,” has died at age 74. A statement from Universal Music says Brown died Thursday in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. Kool & The Gang has sold millions of records with its catchy blend of jazz, funk and soul, what Brown liked to call “the sound of happiness.” Brown helped launch the Grammy-winning group in 1964. Kool & the Gang broke through in the mid-1970s with “Jungle Boogie” among others songs and peaked in the late '70s and mid-1980s, with such hits as “Cherish” and “Celebration.” —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Enthusiastic delivery of 7 day weather synopsis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 18:27

Enthusiastic delivery of 7-day weather synopsis with likely improved accuracy due to better communication about the weekend system. This episode makes reference to several National Weather Services throughout the country. This includes New York, Buffalo, St.Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Midland TX Bismark, N.D. In addition, this episode contains info from the National Weather Service in Holley, N.J., New Orleans, South Bend, Cleveland, Norman, OK, Detroit, Milwaukie, and Duluth (or whichever one includes Lake Superior). Several other forecast discussions from additional forecast offices were used in preparation for this podcast. This includes Omaha, Des Moines, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Anchorage, Amarillo, TX, Ohio (the one that covers Cincinnati), and additional offices. Additional resources used in preparation for this episode were 3 weather articles in the Washinton Post. The computer models advertised on Windy.Com were also used in preparation, especially the European model. This is used together with the guidance offered from the forecast discussions of various national weather services. The long-term weather forecasters mentioned in this episode are believed to be from AccuWeather. This episode incorporates previous knowledge that is known to the Podcaster from being a weather Enthusiast from the time he was three. Some of that information comes from meteorologists Dave Murray and Tom Skilling. Occasionally the New York Times. The enthusiasm expressed in this episode comes from the podcaster's natural love for weather and fascination with forecasting (as do all the episodes). Some of this love was transmitted from the human voice on the NOAA weather radio. The material in the Washington Post is frequently written by Mathew Cappucci. This one includes information from Dan Stillman and possibly others, especially Jason Samenow. This episode adds clarification and has some additional info including a small discussion about El Nino. We discuss Google's new Forecasts made through artificial intelligence. It's more accurate than the European model. We make some comparisons between this week's weather pattern and a pattern back in January 2021 (and December 2019 and 2020).

Enthusiastic delivery of 7 day weather synopsis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 18:26

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 18 and 19

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 3:13

Welcome to the weekend!This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Saturday, November 18th, and Sunday, November 19th, 2023.According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 57, cooling to a low around 33 Saturday night.Sunday will be cloudy with a high of 57, cooling to a low of 41 Sunday night.deteriorating beams are being repaired at Taft, HardingRepairs are being made to deteriorating wood beams at Taft and Harding middle schools in Cedar Rapids after some of the columns were determined last month to be structurally unstable — forcing students out of those areas.The closure of the Taft and Harding domes is impacting more than 1,000 sixth through eighth grade students in the Cedar Rapids district. Outside the schools are fences around the domes with signs that read “do not enter.”Band and orchestra students at Taft are practicing in the school's front entryway. Lunch is eaten in the hallway and some classrooms. PE classes also are being held in the library or outside, weather permitting.Later this month, music classes will move to a portable classroom being put up in front of Taft. There will be two portables with a total of four classrooms.At Harding, renovations were made to create additional classroom space to accommodate students.3 Iowa reps among those calling for George Santos to resignThree of Iowa's Republican U.S. representatives called on Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign Thursday after a House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence of a string of alleged financial crimes tied to his 2022 campaign.Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for Santos to resign from Congress, signaling that they would vote to expel him if he does not resign.The three representatives, along with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, all voted against a previous measure to expel Santos from Congress.The House Ethics Committee's report says Santos stole from his campaign, deceived donors into paying him personally when they thought they were giving to his campaign, and reported fictitious loans to his campaign he then used campaign funds to pay back.Panel takes first step to consider restructuring downtown Cedar Rapids' managing entityCould another organization host signature downtown events such as the farmers market or decide how to spend public funds on things like murals and lighting?The Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District Commission — a mayor-appointed panel that oversees downtown initiatives — took steps this week to explore such questions and consider how to potentially change the management structure of downtown operations. The move comes as consultant Progressive Urban Management Associates of Denver is slated to bring a refreshed Downtown Vision Plan guiding the future of the urban core to the Cedar Rapids City Council for possible adoption Dec. 5.The plan will recommend the district put together a task force to make a recommendation on its structure going forward. One section of the draft vision plan examines the downtown entity's current structure in relation to others in the country.Have a good weekend, everyone.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 17

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 3:16

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 17, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny on Friday in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 47 degrees. On Friday night it will be clear, with a low of around 27 degrees.Starting in December, tenants will move into a new affordable housing development in southeast Cedar Rapids that will add 44 rental units to the city's core, with five units reserved for young people aging out of the foster care system.The Des Moines-based Hatch Kiernan Galloway Development Group on Thursday marked the near-completion of Cedar Rapids Brickstone, a $12.2 million, four-story multifamily building at 627 Sixth St. SE.The project will provide supportive services to tenants in partnership with local nonprofit, Foundation 2 Crisis Services.Of the 44 units, 34 will be reserved for tenants at or below 60 percent of area median income. Ten units will be marked for tenants at or below 30 percent of area median income, according to the city.The Brickstone housing complex also is in proximity to other nonprofits and service providers, the Ground Transportation Center for bus access and the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library.Three of Iowa's Republican U.S. representatives called on Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign Thursday after a House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence of a string of alleged financial crimes tied to his 2022 campaign.The House Ethics Committee's report says Santos stole from his campaign, deceived donors into paying him personally when they thought they were giving to his campaign, and reported fictitious loans to his campaign he then used campaign funds to pay back.Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for Santos to resign from Congress, signaling that they would vote to expel him if he does not resign.The three representatives, along with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, all voted against a previous me sure to expel Santos from Congress.Santos said on Thursday he would not seek re-election in 2024 but did not say he would resign from Congress.House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi, will move to expel Santos this week, according to CNN.The Iowa Hawkeye women won't get to keep their #2 ranking for very long.Kansas State scored the final 12 points and stunned No. 2 Iowa, 65-58, before a sellout crowd of 14,998 Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.K-State came into Thursday's game as the third-best defensive team in the nation, at 37 points per game. They held the Hawkeyes 34 points below their average of per game.Iowa has good company in teams getting upset, though. Of the top 10 teams in the preseason Associated Press poll, Iowa was the eighth to fall so far. And it's only mid-November.

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All about Weather with Bryan Allegretto aka “BA” of OpenSnow | E25

Mind the Track

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 105:30

When it comes to skiing, there may be no other person in the Lake Tahoe region with more influence than Bryan Allegretto, known to many powder hounds as “BA”. With one word – Snowpocalypse – BA can send the entire region into a frenzy. As the lead Tahoe region snow forecaster and co-founder of OpenSnow.com, BA consistently outperforms the most advanced and complex snowfall computer weather modeling data through 20+ years of observational forecasting, studying other forecasters and the experience that comes from seeing thousands and thousands of model runs day after day in the Sierra Nevada. In Episode 25, the boys let their meteorologist alter egos fly free, nerding out on all things weather, including the origins of OpenSnow, the challenges of accurately predicting exactly how much it will snow and where, El Nino vs La Nina, Atmospheric Rivers, and if BA thinks volcanoes like Hunga Tonga have an effect on weather. BA also answers the burning question every powder hound is asking – will Tahoe have another big winter? 2:00 – Pow Bot skis the white ribbon of death at Mount Rose and the boys ride Badenaugh Canyon Trail.4:30 – Introducing Bryan Allegretto – BA – Snow Forecaster for OpenSnow Tahoe.7:30 – Pow Bot's life history with weather.14:30 – Interview with Bryan Allegretto from OpenSnow Tahoe.16:30 – Growing up in Pennsylvania, skiing the Poconos and Camelback Mountain. 18:30 – Figuring out how to blend a business degree with meteorology. Moves to Truckee to work for Booth Creek right out of college. 20:30 – Starting a weather blog in 2006 connected to a weather page at Northstar and Sierra-at-Tahoe. Reading Howard Sheckter's weather blog for Mammoth.28:00 – Starting OpenSnow in the 2011/12 season when a five year drought started.31:45 – The “Beard Shaver” storm idea during drought – 2 feet in 24 hours. 34:00 – Creating a community around weather – the comment section of the Tahoe Weather Blog. OpenSnow forum in testing phase. 41:20 – OpenSnow launching their first ski film (more of a snowboard film) about one of their forecasters chasing powder across the country. 44:05 – Trail Whisperer's obsession with weather and finding the OpenSnow snow forecast.46:05 – How does BA regularly outperform National Weather Service with snow forecasting? 47:20 – Dealing with criticism, angry emails, trollers and mean comments on social media.55:20 – Weather forecast computer modeling like GFS, Euro, Canadian, NAMM versus observational weather forecasting from people with experience. 1:00:05 – Trying to be perfect in the world of imperfect weather forecasting.1:04:20 – The challenges of trying to accurately predict seasonal forecasting, and the warm ocean temperatures of 2023 and the potential El Nino winter.1:09:20 – Learning from past winters to help more accurately predict future winters with climate change – the variable that pushes seasons over the top: ocean temperatures.1:15:20 – Has Lake Tahoe been getting more Atmospheric River storms over the last 20 years?1:17:50 – Is Trail Whisperer's theory of volcanoes warming ocean temperatures and Hunga Tonga affecting weather patterns accurate or inaccurate? 1:25:00 – El Nino versus La Nina seasons – when does the most snow fall in Lake Tahoe region?1:28:30 – The importance of human observational forecasting in a world of mathematics and computer modeling in meteorology and the AI bots that are coming. 1:35:00 – What webcams does BA use to give him a gauge of snowfall? Sugar Bowl, Palisades, Alpine Meadows and Mt. Rose.1:36:45 – Where does it snow the most in the Lake Tahoe region? 1:38:30 – What does Mind the Track mean to you? 1:40:00 – How can people get in touch with BA? Tahoe Daily Snow at Opensnow.com – hello@opensnow.com1:43:00 – What is BA's season prediction for this winter? We will be have snow level issues and a late start to the winter.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 16

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 3:40

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 16, 2023.It will be our last day above 60 degrees for a while Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be increasing clouds in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 67 degrees. It will also be breezy, with winds of 15 to 20 mph gusting as high as 35 mph.We should still have highs in the 50s on Saturday and Sunday, but it appears that next week will begin the slide into colder temperatures.A judge Wednesday sentenced 18-year-old Jeremy Goodale to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for his role in killing his high school Spanish teacher with a baseball bat.District Judge Shawn Showers said this wasn't a “typical” murder case — noting the brutal nature of the killing. 66-year-old Nohema Graber, a teacher at Fairfield High School, was killed in 2021 by Goodale and Willard Chaiden Miller. Both students were 16 at the time of the killing.Showers, who considered all the juvenile factors required in sentencing a teen, said there were mitigating factors in the case, including Goodale's genuine remorse, which was unlike “your co-defendant” – referring to Chaiden Miller. He also said Goodale's plea of guilty and acceptance of responsibility also was a mitigating factor.State education officials will not provide Iowa school districts with a list of library materials now prohibited under new K-12 book restriction rules, despite calls and suggestions for it to do so by school librarians and administrators and a state board member.The Iowa Board of Education voted Wednesday to move ahead with proposed rules seeking to clarify restrictions under a new state law that prohibits books and curriculum in K-12 schools that contain descriptions of sex acts. The law also prohibits the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity through sixth grade.The law passed solely by the Republican majority also requires school administrators to alert a student's caregiver if a student wants to use pronouns that differ from their sex assigned at birth.Iowa cornerback and special teams standout Cooper DeJean has suffered a significant lower-leg injury in practice and will miss the rest of the season, the team confirmed Wednesday evening in a news release.“This is truly heartbreaking for Cooper,” Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said in a statement. “He has played extremely well and is a real playmaker on our team. We will all support Cooper during his recovery, which will continue into the new year.”DeJean, an Associated Press midseason All-American, has widely been projected to be a first-round pick in next year's NFL Draft should he choose to forego his senior season.

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Iceland earthquakes, weather AI, and a telethon [Ep. 471]

Carolina Weather Group

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 31:47

Dr. Wendy Bohon, an earthquake geologist, returns to the Carolina Weather Group to explain the earthquake activity being observed in Iceland. Could it mean an increase in volcanic activity? Plus, the Carolinas is beta testing new National Weather Service artificial intelligence software to translate severe weather alerts into multiple languages. And an inside look at Saturday's Weather Pods Telethon supporting the American Red Cross! MERCH: https://www.youtube.com/@CarolinaWeatherGroup/store LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip ️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 15

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 3:11

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 15, 2023.It will be sunny on Wednesday with a high near 67 degrees,according to the National Weather Service. On Wednesday evening it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 45 degrees.Proposed rules meant to provide guidance to Iowan physicians lack specific penalties they could face for performing abortions under a new law that remains tied up in court.The Iowa Board of Medicine is set to meet Friday to consider proposed rules that include specific guidance on how medical providers are to implement the exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities and medical emergencies contained in a new law that would prohibit the vast majority of abortions in the state.The proposed rules, however, currently do not answer key questions about whether doctors could face fines or licensing repercussions for performing abortions illegally. They simply state: “Failure to comply with this rule or the requirements of Iowa Code section 146E may constitute grounds for discipline.”The fate of the fetal abortion law remains to be decided. For now abortion in Iowa remains legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.A Door Dash delivery driver killed in an October shooting at a Cedar Rapids apartment complex parking lot was shot six times, according to a criminal complaint against Cameron Leonard, one of the people police believe were involved in the shootout.Leonard was arrested last week by U.S. marshals in Burlington after he was released from the hospital, where he was taken to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds after the Oct. 5 shooting.According to a criminal complaint, Leonard's brother, Maurice Brown — who was also killed in the shooting — placed a Door Dash order that was delivered by Snyder. Brown, 21, of Cedar Rapids, knew Snyder and “there had been a previous conflict between them,” the complaint said without elaboration.After Snyder arrived a shootout ensued between the men.KMRY radio host Ricky Bartlett of Iowa City and the band Vibe will be honored with a Danny Award at the fourth annual Danny Awards held Nov. 18 in New York. The awards sponsored by Daniel's Music Foundation recognizes musicians with disabilities with the purpose of challenging society to think differently about disability.The Danny Awards is considered an artist pipeline for Just Call Me By My Name, a record label for musicians with disabilities (distributed by The Orchard) that releases compilation EPs timed to key Disability Awareness dates. The label also seeks performance opportunities at festivals, award shows, DEI conferences and corporate events, and promotes artists' music through listening stations at key venues.Bartlett is a double amputee who lost his legs to a flesh-eating disease. After he nearly lost his life in addition to his legs, he decided to pursue his dream of acting and has been voice-over work for a Marvel project in the United Kingdom. He also saw a lot of work pour in from international projects during the SAG-AFTRA strikes (the union doesn't have much of an international presence.) He's also working on a Korean film, called “Target,” where he is playing a mob boss.

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What can we expect from the upcoming winter?

Virginia Public Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023

We're in the middle of fall y'all – but a lot of people are already looking ahead to what the winter months will bring. Nick Gilmore spoke with a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg for this winter outlook. You can find more information about how to prepare for the winter months […]

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 58:43

Part 1 - Neville James engages with the National Weather Service for a current weather outlook and a discussion on weather. He is then joined by former Senator Alicia Barnes of Alpha Kappa Alpha to promote the upcoming Fall Cotillion Debutante Ball. He then reflects on Greek life and the significance of the debutante ball.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 14

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 3:15

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 14, 2023.It will be increasingly cloudy and warmer on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 67 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The low will come in around 43 degrees.Police released the identities of the two pedestrians hit by a car Sunday as they were crossing Memorial Drive SE in Cedar RapidsBonnie Stover was killed Sunday afternoon just outside of her home by a driver police say was drunk and fled the scene. Shawn Stover, her husband of 35 years, was also hit in the roadway and was hospitalized for his injuries.Members of the Stover family told the Gazette that Bonnie Stover worked at Linn Area Credit Union and volunteered at various organizations throughout Cedar Rapids“She does not deserve this. She seriously was like a saint. I've always said that she was like a saint on this earth. She was the nicest person,” said Molly Stover, one of her daughters. Police said the crash was caught on video surveillance and they were able to identify the sport utility vehicle involved. Investigators found it parked about a mile away, at the home of Kyle Kubite, 45, of 2232 Pine Ave. SE.Kubite was arrested on counts of vehicular homicide while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and leaving the scene of a fatality accident. He remained Monday in the Linn County Jail.Local auto salvage company Sunline has cleaned out its property on Sixth Street SW and moved hundreds of cars onto the Hawkeye Downs parking lot, making way for the old property's sale to Copart, an insurance auto auction.Roger Cassill, owner of both Hawkeye Downs and Sunline, said Monday he sold the old 40-acre Sunline property at 4400 Sixth St. SW to Copart to be one of its major locations in the Midwest. Copart currently has Iowa locations in Des Moines and Davenport. The sale closed Oct. 31, Cassill said, after the process started about a year ago.The rezoning took place as Hawkeye Downs looked to refresh its property and explore new ways to draw residents and visitors to the racetrack. It has received thousands of dollars from the city over the years through hotel-motel tax funds the city reaps from overnight guests — for instance, $35,000 last November.The city also in 2022 awarded the organization $50,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds as part of money given to nonprofits to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Cassill said there are plans going through the architectural stages for the front side of Hawkeye Downs, on the northeast side of the property. There are plans to develop the land with multiple buildings and a new expo center “to dress that up,” he said.

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 13

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 3:31

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 13, 2023.The week will start sunny and pleasant on Monday, with a high of 63 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The low will drop down to 35 degrees, with clear skies. The National Weather Service projects sunny skies and highs in the 60s for much of the rest of the week.Pharmacies across Iowa have closed at an alarming rate over the past decade-plus, partly because insurance payouts don't cover drug costs.Nearly 100 pharmacies across the state have shut their doors since 2008, according to research from a Drake University professor in a recent study.And it's still an issue. A survey last month conducted by the Iowa Pharmacy Association of its members found 40 percent of responding pharmacies expect to close within the next 12 months.Pharmacists, lawmakers, policy experts and patient advocates say pharmacy benefit managers are largely to blame.Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are third party companies that function as intermediaries between insurance providers and drug manufacturers.Mike Deninger is a co-owner and pharmacist at Towncrest Pharmacy. The group collectively owns eight community pharmacies in Iowa City, Solon, Van Horne, Marengo, Belle Plaine and New Hampton.Independent pharmacies like his rely on PBMs so that they can take various insurance plans, but those companies also decide how much money the pharmacists receive when reimbursing them.“They will pay us whatever they feel like paying us, and it can change at any given time,” he said.Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and colleagues this week introduced a bipartisan proposal that would tackle practices used by pharmacy benefit managers that drive up costs for prescription medications.The bill would use a flat fee to compensate PBMs instead of pegging payments to a percentage of the cost of a drug.A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated after his vehicle struck two pedestrians in the road Sunday, killing one and injuring the other.Kyle Kubite, 45, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested Sunday and charged with the crimes after the pedestrians were struck in the 1400 block of Memorial Dr SE at roughly 4:45 p.m. SundayAccording to a media release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department, investigators determined Kubite was driving while intoxicated on Memorial Drive when he struck the two pedestrians, a man and a woman.The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the release. The man had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment.Police say the investigation is still underway but they are releasing no further information as of Sunday evening. The identities of the two pedestrians are being withheld while police investigate and family members can first be notified of the news.

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Monday, November 13, 2023 - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 58:54

Part 1 - Neville James engages with the National Weather Service for a weather outlook for the coming week and an update on the rainy weather. He is then joined by Shawna Richards as the discuss the 3rd season of The Bookcase, featured local authors, and previous seasons.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 10 and 11

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 2:59

Welcome to the weekend!This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Saturday, November 11th, and Sunday, November 12th, 2023.According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be partly sunny, with a high near 51, cooling to a low around 39 Saturday night.Sunday will be sunny, with a high near 62, cooling to a low of 37 Sunday night.Construction to close I-80 in Coralville overnight starting SundayEastbound Interstate 80 in Coralville will be closed overnight starting Sunday and continuing through Thursday, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Transportation.A portion of the interstate will be closed from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. each night for construction at the First Avenue interchange, which is exit 242. A marked detour will take eastbound drivers off the interstate at exit 240 and back onto the interstate at exit 242.The closures are scheduled for Sunday night through Thursday night, but dates could change depending on the weather, the release states. Construction crews will be performing bridge demolition work in the area.The work is part of a $35.6 million project will transform the First Avenue interchange with Interstate 80 in Coralville from a traditional diamond to a diverging diamond. The city and state discussed updating the interchange for nearly 20 years. Work began in March this year and is expected to be complete in spring or early summer 2025.Summit hearing in Iowa ends but decision months awayA monthslong evidentiary hearing for Summit Carbon Solutions' pipeline permit in Iowa concluded this week with the final remaining testimony of landowners in the path of the company's proposed project.That sets the stage for the Iowa Utilities Board to make a decision about whether to grant the company a hazardous liquid pipeline permit, grant it with modifications to the company's proposal, or deny it.State law does not dictate when that decision must be made, but those who are participating in the proceedings will have an opportunity to submit substantial written arguments based on the evidence gathered during the hearing.Gov. Kim Reynolds applauds Iowa's new school rankingThe Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, ranked Iowa ninth in the nation in its recent “Education Freedom Report Card.”Iowa saw the biggest jump of any state in its ranking between 2022 and 2023, owing largely to the education savings account program that lawmakers passed this year, allowing Iowa families to use public school dollars to pay for private school tuition and expenses.The new law caused Iowa to jump 13 places in the conservative think tank's rankings, from 22nd in 2023 to ninth this year. Iowa ranked fourth for Education Choice in the group's report.Iowa placed 16th in transparency, 30th in teacher freedom and 25th in return on investment.During her Thursday remarks, Reynolds thanked the Republican lawmakers who helped pass the bill into law and said the demand for the program has exceeded expectations.Have a good weekend, everyone.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 10

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 3:28

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 10, 2023.It will be sunny and a bit chilly on Friday. According to the National Weather Service the high will be near 47 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with sunny skies. Friday evening will be mostly clear, with a low near 29. Iowa State University's Catt Hall — honoring the women's suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt, accused by some of holding racist views — will permanently keep its name after an ISU name-removal committee cast a final 11-4 vote.That Nov. 3 vote — which the university announced Thursday — followed years of investigation, review of 250 historical documents, a dozen interviews and the production of a 46-page report that generated 311 public comments.“Why are we ignoring all of her accomplishments for women and our college because of a few words she said over 100 years ago,” one ISU student wrote to the committee, according to a collection of the public comments Iowa State released.Catt — born as Carrie Lane on Jan. 9, 1859, in Ripon, Wis — enrolled at Iowa State in 1877 and was the only woman in the graduating class of 1880, earning a bachelor's degree in general science.Among her accomplishments, Catt succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, serving from 1900 to 1904 and from 1915 to 1920. She led the effort culminating in the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, giving American women the right to vote.But, in doing so, Catt used racist arguments — according to historical documents and a standing change.org petition to “Rename Catt Hall” signed by 4,767 people.“In an attempt to sway Southern states in favor of the 19th Amendment, Catt rallied white politicians by claiming that ‘white supremacy will be strengthened, not weakened, by women's suffrage,' ” according to the petition. “Catt's racism has often been excused as simply a political strategy to gain Southern support rather than an ideology she actually supported.More than 50,000 Iowa student loan borrowers have enrolled in a new income-driven repayment plan rolled out by President Joe Biden's administration this year, the White House has announced.The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan was announced by Biden after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his administration's efforts to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for low- and medium-income borrowers.In Iowa, 54,600 borrowers are enrolled in the SAVE plan, White House figures show.The income-driven plan, which also considers the size of the borrower's family, caps a borrower's loan payment based on their income.Also under the SAVE plan, if a borrower's monthly payment is lower than the interest that accrues each month, the remaining interest is waived. The plan also makes it easier for borrowers to get their loans forgiven if they make payments on time over a set number of years.The Congressional Budget Office estimated the plan would cost around $230 billion over the next 10 years because of the increasing number of loans being forgiven. An analysis by the Penn Wharton School pegged the price at $475 billion.

Halloween Thundersnow Chicago 2023

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 6:37

Halloween Thundersnow Chicago 2023. National Weather Service nailed it.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 9

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 3:40

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 9, 2023.It will be sunny and breezy on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high of 56 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. Wind gusts could get as high as 35 mph, but should hover lower than that most of the time. The wind will calm Thursday evening, with a low of around 31 degrees.The day after a $220 million bond referendum that would have funded improvements to Cedar Rapids school buildings was voted down, Superintendent Tawana Grover told the Gazette she is ready to “unify” residents around a new plan created with input from “all corners of the community.”Grover said educating voters about the district's facility needs will be critical as the district “goes back to the drawing board.” This includes informing voters of one of the stickier aspects of the bond — how larger school buildings can drive teacher collaboration, which in turn can improve student outcomes.“Our middle schools are operating at 68 percent capacity. That's a financial burden that has to be addressed,” she said.According to unofficial results, about 38 percent of voters in the district were in favor of the measure — far short of the 60 percent needed to pass it. The district has some work to do if they want to change those numbers for a different bond referendum, as the highest approval the failed referendum received in any precinct was 54 percent.Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Tuesday filed the legal case her team will present when the Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments around legislation that would prohibit the vast majority of abortions in the state.A Polk County District Court judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the law back in July until its constitutionality can be considered by the courts.The law prohibits abortions once a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, usually after around six weeks of pregnancy. In the wake of Iowa and U.S. Supreme Court rulings reversing a fundamental right to abortion, Bird argues a new “rational basis” test now applies in court. To pass the test, laws need only be “rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest.”The brief also argues that abortion providers have no standing to sue, given that there is no constitutional right to provide abortions.The NCAA amended its sports wagering reinstatement guidelines, but not in the way many Iowa Hawkeye fans were hoping.Penalties for athletes who bet on other teams at their own school will start at having to sit out one season while losing that season of eligibility.Most notably, it means Iowa defensive lineman Noah Shannon's college football career is indeed over. The sixth-year senior had been suspended for one season for a sports wagering violation. Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz previously said Shannon placed a bet on another Iowa sports team on campus.Ferentz said in a statement Wednesday he is “heartbroken” for Shannon and said the decision is “just wrong.”

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 58:54

Part 1 - Neville James engages with the National Weather Service for an update on the rainy weather. He then reflects on the results of election night 2023, and the status of the water situation on St. Croix. He is then joined by Governor Albert Bryan and Kevin Williams as they engage in a discussion touching on a variety of topics, including politics and the work of governors.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 8

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 4:02

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 8, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy Wednesday with a high near 55 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. On Wednesday evening the sky will gradually become more clear, with a low of around 36 degrees.There were mixed results with local bond elections on Tuesday night.Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated a $220 million bond referendum that would fund improvements to schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District, leaving officials to find other ways of addressing needs they say won't disappear despite the failure.According to unofficial results, about 38 percent of voters in the district were in favor of the measure — far short of the 60 percent needed to pass it. There was an almost 24 percent voter turnout for the school and city elections in Linn County, with some voters turning up at the polls to vote only on the Cedar Rapids bond referendum. Ely voters also soundly rejected a $7 million bond referendum for a new Community Center — a facility that would have housed City Hall, the public library and recreational services.The new facility, proposed to be built where City Hall currently sits at 1570 Rowley St., off State Street, was intended to be more noticeable for residents and visitors, accessible to trails and other amenities.One bond that made it through with the voters' seal of approval was a $43 million general obligation bond issue that will fund construction of a swimming pool and wellness center in the College Community School District that will be operated by the YMCA.The measure passed with 65 percent support, according to unofficial results.We have results of all the other area city council, mayoral, and school board elections on thegazette.com. Election results also will run with additional analysis in the Thursday print edition of the Gazette. An East Dubuque man was shot Tuesday by a Delaware County Deputy who was attempting to take the man into custody after the fatal shooting of a Fareway employee in Monticello.Monticello police responded to the Fareway Meat and Grocery Store at 7:29 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a shooting. There they found a Fareway employee who had been shot.The employee, Aaron McAtee, 48, of Monticello, was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where he died, according to a news release from the Monticello Police Department.McAtee had been outside the store near the loading dock when he was shot, in what police believe was a random act of violence, the release states.Investigators identified Nathan Russell, 38, as a person of interest in the shooting, and he was located by a Delaware County Deputy in Hopkinton. The deputy attempted to take Russell into custody, but Russell failed to comply with directions and the deputy shot him, according to the release.Russell was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with gunshot injuries. The deputy has been placed on leave pending the investigation of the officer-involved shooting.

More Santa Ana Winds Today, Latino Data Hub Aims For Positive Change, & LA Zoo Family Expands — The A.M. Edition

The LA Report

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 8:27

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for parts of Southern California. A free bilingual resource sheds light on Latino communities. The Los Angeles Zoo's newest family member makes his public debut. Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com

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The Relating Languages feat. Ari Winters | Ep. 225

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 63:27

Have you ever...Gotten stuck in conversation with someone who won't stop talking?Asked a ton of questions but never got one back?Wished for more silence in connection?Wanted everyone to stop talking and just get things done?If any of the above are true for you, you've probably thought “wow, people suck at communication.” But what if all this difference could actually be easy to navigate? What if it isn't based on complex social rules, but a simple set of languages that we can teach you to start understanding and using today?Introducing the Relating Languages, a reliable, research-supported system for breaking down communication and conversations into manageable parts.Listen to today's episode and become a master communicator and improve every single one of your relationships immediately! About Ari: Ari Winters is a professional facilitator and creator of The Relating Languages. Growing up, they were drawn to the complexities of human interaction, acting as a bridge between different social circles and communities. This sparked their fascination with facilitating discussions and fostering connections between people from diverse backgrounds. They have worked with organizations such as Google, Dell, Mindvalley, Rebel Wisdom, Kellogg, and the National Weather Service, teaching communication and leadership skills. Learn more about The Relating Languages: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticrevolutionwww.facebook.com/relatinglanguageshttps://www.youtube.com/@relatinglanguages www.twitter.com/relatinglanghttps://www.relatinglanguages.com/ Connect with Emyrald: https://emyraldsinclaire.com/embodied/ www.facebook.com/groups/becometheempresswww.instagram.com/manifestwithemyrald www.emyraldsinclaire.com

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 7