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For more than 20 years, Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski has helped us stand up against big banks and credit card companies.
A CONSUMER COP ON THE FINANCIAL BEAT
You work hard to earn your money. You should be able to save, invest and manage your money without fear of being trapped, tricked or ripped off by the institutions you are trusting with your financial future.
That's why we need strong consumer protections on Wall Street. And from the 2008 economic collapse, we know how big of an impact those institutions can have on our economy when they play fast and loose with our money. It made it clear: Americans need a watchdog agency on Wall Street, devoted to creating and enforcing fair, clear and transparent rules to protect consumers.
So in 2010, we helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to be our consumer cop on the financial beat.
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THE CFPB GETS THE JOB DONE
Despite the fact that the CFPB is not widely known, they've been hugely successful at working for consumers, returning nearly $12 billion to more than 29 million people who were ripped off by companies that broke the law … in just six years.
The Consumer Bureau holds big banks, debt collectors and lenders accountable. Here are a few examples of some of the cases the CFPB has taken on to protect consumers:
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When American Honda Finance used discriminatory pricing to rip off African-American, Hispanic and Asia/Pacific Island borrowers who paid too much for car loans, the CFPB returned $24 million to these consumers.
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The Department of Justice and 47 states joined the CFPB in a $216 million action against JP Morgan Chase Bank for illegal debt collection practices affecting over half a million Americans.
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When it was discovered that Wells Fargo employees were opening unauthorized debit and credit accounts using their customer's information, the CFPB fined Wells Fargo $100 million for fraud.
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The CFPB fined Equifax and TransUnion — two of the three largest credit reporting agencies — $5 million for selling inflated credit scores to consumers that were different from ones actually used by lenders and returned $17 million to those harmed by the deception.
In addition, the Consumer Bureau has helped level the financial playing field, educating veterans, senior citizens, new homeowners, college students and low-income consumers on how to keep their finances secure.
The Consumer Bureau's success should be earning it applause in Washington. Yet instead of cheering on the agency, the Trump administration and many members of Congress are pushing to weaken or even get rid of it.
Even with the Consumer Bureau on the job, many Americans are still at risk of reckless financial practices that threaten their homes, their retirement savings and their overall well-being. That's why we don't simply need the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exist: We need to make it even better, by strengthening commonsense consumer protections.
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Ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court oral argument scheduled for March 3, 2020, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and several other consumer advocacy groups filed an amicus brief today in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The brief argues that long-established principles and Supreme Court precedent support the constitutionality of the CFPB's leadership structure. The brief also highlights that Congress purposefully created an independent bureau focused on consumer financial protection to avoid a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Deadly infant products sold after recalls at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that discount stores T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods sold 19 different recalled products to consumers between 2014 and 2019. In the case of five products, the stores' parent company TJX initiated the recall. The products included the Rock 'N Play and Kids II inclined infant sleepers, which are responsible for a number of fatalities, rattles that can break and pose a choking hazard, and electronics that overheat or explode.
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Toys sent an estimated 226,000 kids went to the emergency room in 2018. A PIRG Consumer Watchdog report identifies some of the dangerous toys for sale and how to keep kids safe.
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Unsafe used cars for sale
AutoNation, which bills itself as "America's Largest Auto Retailer," is selling recalled used vehicles that contain dangerous safety defects. In a survey of over 2,400 used vehicles for sale at 28 AutoNation locations, 1 in 9 were found to have unrepaired safety recalls.
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Recalled Infant Sleepers
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While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new director entertains removing its consumer complaint database from public view, that website feature is proving its worth. The CFPB published a record 257,000 consumer complaints in 2018, according to a new report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund.
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Equifax Breach: One Year Later
A year ago tomorrow, Equifax announced that hackers had breached its system and accessed the data of nearly 150 million U.S. consumers. To mark the anniversary of that notorious announcement, we are releasing a report containing suggestions on how state and federal authorities and consumers can safeguard personal information.
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When our new report revealed every single one of the 28 AutoNation dealerships we surveyed across the country was selling a recalled car with a dangerous safety defect you'd hope their response would be: "we're on it." It wasn't.
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The Diary: Hilary wins the double
Hilary Barry starts her working day on RadioLive and ends it on TV3. Photo / Janna Dixon
The New Zealand Radio Awards, held last night in the Auckland Town Hall, was a veritable who's who of the wireless world, but The Diary can report a few celebrity egos were left bruised.
RadioLive's Hilary Barry won best newsreader - an award she has also won for her work on TV3.
Murray Deaker pipped his Radio Sport colleague Tony Veitch for the best sports presenter title.
Friend of SkyCity Mike Hosking was once again crowned best talk/current affairs host - the third time in a row - scooping veteran female broadcasters Kathryn Ryan and Kim Hill, whose eponymous Saturday morning show won the gong for best spoken programme.
Big names Sean Plunket, Willie Jackson and John Tamihere were beaten in the talkback category by little-heard-of Mike Yardley from Christchurch.
The Rock's controversial "win a wife" contest, which offered the chance to fly to Ukraine to select a prospective wife from a bride agency, was named the best network radio promotion.
Early this year, it sparked big headlines and a deluge of complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Authority. Critics said it devalued marriage and violated human dignity. But that wasn't enough to put off the radio awards' judges.
Marc Ellis did not make the cut of last night's finalists. That's despite adding 12,800 listeners to the More FM breakfast show since joining in October. He'll just have to take comfort in the whopping salary.
AUSSIES LOVE OUR MOZZIES
Insiders on The GC told The Diary that Australian networks are hotly contesting the rights to the Julie Christie reality show.
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Sources say a deal for the controversial NZ on Air-funded show is close to being signed with one of the five main free-to-air networks.
"Normally you pitch a show to international networks to buy, but in this case they all came to us," one insider said.
Christie did not return calls, but it appears the Mozzie (Maori Aussie) show will be a global success.
That puts more heat on NZ on Air, which is facing a raft of questions about public funding going to The GC.
The show is made by Christie's production company Black Inc Media, which is 90 per cent owned by Eyeworks New Zealand, a subsidiary of Eyeworks Holding, a Netherlands-based TV conglomerate with an estimated $460 million revenue.
Eyeworks bought Christie's company Touchdown in 2006.
New Eyeworks reality show Being Lara Bingle, on Australia's Channel Ten, the same network Paul Henry is signed to, is creating its own controversial column inches across the Ditch.
DON'T HIDE THE NEWS
Former Act Party leader Rodney Hide, 55, and his wife Louise, 34, are with child again. But when The Diary rang, Hide was playing it coy and scotched the story. He had a change of heart later and admitted he and Louise are expecting a baby.
The pair have 13-month-old daughter Liberty. Hide's son Zach, 22, is from his first marriage to Jiuan Jiuan.
REELING AFTER REPORT CARD
The Herald's mid-term report card last week on the mayor and his councillors left a few noses out of joint at the Auckland Council.
Penny Hulse, who was given a "C" and was labelled "defensive", took to defending her council achievements on social media site Facebook.
Some of Hulse's many supporters in West Auckland wrote to the Herald supporting the Waitakere councillor.
The single pro-Penny Hulse letter to be published was also very scathing of Orakei councillor Cameron Brewer for getting an "A" and for his love of the media. Brewer reckons being attacked by the centre-left is good for his conservative ward.
BIG FIZZLE FOR HIGH-FLYERS
Neither Kim Dotcom nor John Banks was at the non-austerity fireworks display (suggested cost: $250,000) fired from the Hilton Hotel on Wednesday night. The ANZ party held at Bellini bar celebrated the bank's commitment to the New Zealand Olympic team.
Councillors Cameron Brewer and Dick Quax were there, as was Sky TV star Laura McGoldrick. Phil Leishman - who showed visible battle wounds from recent brain-tumour surgery - worked the TV camera.
VIP bank customers Sir Colin Giltrap and wife Lady Jenny schmoozed with Robyn Hart and husband Graeme, who won our hearts by wearing a suit too large for his frame. We like that he's worth US$5.7 billion ($7.26 billion) on the Forbes rich list but frivolous fashion is not on his radar.
His daughter, Gretchen Hawkesby (pictured above and married to Duncan, son of the former TV newsreader), is a down-to-earth go-getter, too. Her Starship Foundation events bring in big cash for the hospital, but her vivacious personality is the real money-maker.
She'd be TV gold if a savvy producer could convince her and her extended family to star in their own Kardashian-style reality show - not that they need the dosh. Leishman, a close family friend, may be persuaded. There would be private jets, superyachts and sun-kissed holidays.
Sister-in-law Kate, estranged from the celebrity limelight, could feature prominently; so too her eccentric hubby Mike, and papa John, who transposes his grandchildren's faces on to labels of wine as gifts for family members.
RIDGE BACKED
PS: Word is, the pilot Sally and Jaime Ridge are shooting for TV3 is likely to see the green light for a fully fledged series, with network insiders suggesting a spin-off show may be on the cards, too. Sources say that would take more of a fly-on-the-wall angle, as in following the circus that surrounds the mother-daughter pair while they shoot the series. Art imitating life or social anthropology doco?

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A while back, Webactivism published an investigation report on how Fitness Deals USA was using cyber criminals to hide/remove negative reviews published against themselves, in particular, some highly damaging comments on Pissedconsumer.com.
So what are we doing writing another article on these individual ? Well, we were provided a LOT of information on Global Fitness Inc, it's boss and associates, and a harassment campaign against a consumer that needed to be analysed, published and discussed.
This entire article is based on information and evidence provided by a consumer, who's identity we will not reveal. We would also submit that we might have only one side of the story, and would appreciate if the other parties contribute to this article. We'll be more than happy to publish their side of the story.
As you can see from reviews there are A LOT of fake once. We tried to archive and collect all critical reviews, but by the time we got them, many of them already got removed (see link: https://www.yelp.com/not_recommended_reviews/global-fitness-gardena-2).
Also, they been "noosing" their 5-star rating on FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/globalfitness/reviews/?ref=page_internal . Most of these are fake 5-star rating from India, Bangladesh, etc… We are told that all those small companies which scam people buy merchandise from Global Fitness Inc, and Global Fitness ships (sometimes) it to clients! Its probably a Ponzi scheme!
So we have decided to compile a list of negative reviews, with due credits, and published them on this article. We would really like to see how anyone attempts to remove these opinions from webactivism.com.
Came here to see elliptical trainer that was advertised as in stock and was about $350. I wanted to purchase but I was told that it wasn't in stock because the machine I saw on there website was a 15 year old elliptical trainer that they didn't have because it was an old model.
huh!!!!!!!! Don't waste your time or money with this place.
DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!!! They straight up lie to you! I've had a treadmill for almost 6 months now and a month after we got it it broke down, well guess what its 5 months later and i'm still waiting on getting it fixed!!! I called today before my 6 month warranty is up and demanded it be sent back! I will never ever do business with them again! Terrible customer service and they talk to you like you are an idiot!!! Oh and to top it off I had MY PROFESSIONAL service guy come take a look at it and he took it apart and come to find out its all cheap parts, and it was rusted out underneath!!!! WTF????? I learned my lesson the hard way and am trying to save you all some trouble and gray hairs!
Ordered a refurbished elliptical trainer from this company. Shipping company contacted me and said they couldn't deliver it inside. I had no way to bring it inside, so I cancelled the order. They charged my credit card AFTER I had cancelled the order. Stay as far away from this company as you can.
The only reason I gave this place one star is because 0 stars was not an option. I ordered and paid for treadmills Oct.14 (treadmills that according to the website were in stock and ready to ship in 48 hours) It is Nov.18 (6 weeks later) and I have not received the treadmills yet. So false advertisement and TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE is all this place is good for.
Guess the claims of "fake reviews" are accurate when it comes to this place (if only I had known in advance). BTW- In the event that THIS review actually happens to show on the main page, make sure to scroll ALLL THE WAY DOWN & check out all of the MANY other countless "not currently recommended" (aka-REAL) Yelp reviews that Global Fitness will strategically hide from view as they will give you a VERY clear idea of what your end result will be. Typical "bait & switch" scam job advertising here, so the first tip is to not get too excited when you visit the website & come across a reasonably-priced piece of fitness equipment from your shopping list. I placed what would have been the first of SEVERAL orders (had it actually been completed) on their website, got nothing but automated responses in regards to my order, placed endless calls, & the only follow-up to my order (aside from non-stop excuses/lip service from employees whenever I called in to check the status of my order) came a WEEK & ONE DAY LATER by way of Ms. "Gabriela" sending a short little email (at the end of the workday on a FRIDAY) advising me that the unit I purchased a week & one day ago was not available to ship. Then the email goes on & attempts to "bait & switch" scam me into purchasing a completely different model, with specs/build quality that are light years away from the model I ordered (but you, as the customer, are supposed to be too stupid to realize that you're being taken in the event that you fall for this).
Review any piece of equipment on this website & you'll notice the same typical copy/paste descriptions for each item which will state most (if not ALL) of the following; "All our Certified used treadmills have undergone a 42-point inspection", "Our machines are thoroughly tested, professionally detailed, and packaged", "Our certified operational fitness products are truly in a league of their own" etc.etc.etc. ". You submit your order & the system gives you a sketchy looking "order number". If you select the "white glove" delivery option, the website claims that you'll receive a quote for "white glove" delivery in your email within 24 hours, yet you can rest assured that this "quote" will NEVER arrive in your inbox. From there, you call in to request the quote by phone & you go in circles on the obnoxious IVR system until you finally reach the ONE person who apparently handles orders (that is IF you're lucky, as she just might decide to take several days off on the very day you place your order & then you're just stuck staring at your confirmation email until she returns since nobody else answers the phone at this place). Here's another cool thing to note: The more you call in to follow up on your order, the more rude the person who answers the phone gets, so in the end there is no way to escape obnoxious because if you don't get it from the IVR system you'll get it from the human who finally decides to answer the phone.
When all is said & done, the bottom line is that you will waste upwards of a week thinking (per the false advertising) that you'll be receiving a picture/video in your email, clearly displaying the exact unit that you are purchasing, & this infamous email will NEVER arrive. You'll continue waiting on this "white glove" delivery service quote & the quote never seems to appear. Worst of all, you'll waste an entire WEEK of your life passing up other local options for the same equipment (thinking that you're all set now because you already got one on the way) & in the end, "Gabriela" will duck & dodge the process of returning your calls/following up on the status of your order, & a week after placing your order, she'll shoot you a short email basically telling you that the item you ordered is not available to ship (only to try & up sell you on a COMPLETELY different model [from a COMPLETELY different brand] as she prepares to dash out the office for the weekend). Oh yea, and don't expect "Roy" (the owner of the company) to take ownership & get you taken care of; He'll just make excuses for his staff members, disregard you as the prospective new customer & then make his employees out to be the victim once you call them out on their deceptive business practices & lack of elementary customer service skills (all while he goes on to brag about how long his company has been in business, etcetcetc.). Just a complete mess, & I truly wish I could get back all of the time that I wasted dealing with this joke of a company.
If there is ANY doubt after reading all of this, here is my FINAL suggestion (& if you disregard it, then go ahead & blame the end result on YOUR decision); Any time you visit a company website & you see that the toll free number at the top of the website changes EVERY SINGLE TIME you visit the page, let THAT (if NOTHING else) be the red flag that tells you to run the other direction lol. Be wise or face the consequences, folks; If it seems too good to be true, IT IS. RUN… Goodluck & Godspeed.
This company's customer service and delivery is DEPLORABLE!!! Once they have your money, they deliver it when they feel like it! I am on 10 days late and counting with only cheap lip service and empty promises. We should always buy local so local businesses can be held accountable rather than not having any control over when a company chooses to deliver what you purchased.
Update: after quite a bit of effort, the bike still arrived 2 weeks late; however, they returned my shipping charge, which was the right thing to do. The bike is fantastic. I had to deal with the GM to get anywhere on a resolution about the botched shipping.
My company used to buy fitness equipment from Global Fitness Inc back in 2015.
After 6 months of being in business, I started getting chargebacks and went 80K negative. I got scammed by my ex-business partner – Alex Stan Goncharov (aka Alex Stanley).
Alex was using Global Fitness facility to buy and ship merchandise, and according to paperwork everything was shipped, but most of the clients did not receive merchandise.
– Global Fitness Inc did not tell me about machines which returned to their facility, I found out about it from proceeds provided by shipping companies.
On top of it, I was charged 4K for Cardiosales LLC debt, but Global Fitness inc is denying this fact as well, even after I sent them record of THEIR communication where their employees are asking to cover the debt.
When I asked global fitness inc to refund the money they charged me for cardio sales LLC, they refused to do it and said that I am harassing them and trying to extort money, while all I need is to know what happened with my lost merchandise which THEY shipped + refund of the money I paid for another company!
I been trying to resolve this situation from February 2016, and instead of helping me finding correct records, Global Fitness Inc continued their business relationship with Alex Stan Goncharov and his new company – Cardio Addicts LLC. Cardio Addicts was in business for one year, and closed down early 2018 due to chargebacks….
Due to all what happened, my health been affected and I suffer from sever personal injury. Global Fitness Inc knew about it….
All stated above based on documents and legal records.
This article will be updated on a regular basis till the end of time. We invite any inputs, information and tips regarding these people and businesses. We will keep your identity secret and will publish any and all information you want to share with potential victims of these scams. Our email is – [email protected] ..
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By MATTHEW PERRONEJanuary 28, 2023 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men.
By TARA COPPJanuary 28, 2023 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Air Force general in charge of the nation's air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of airmen who are reporting blood cancer diagnoses after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.
FDA's advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
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The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus.
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The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday there are too many unknowns about CBD products to regulate them as foods or supplements under the agency's current structure and called on Congress to create new rules for the massive and growing market.
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Six Nations: Italy's Garbisi recovers from knee injury
ROME (AP) — Italy has been boosted by the return of Montpellier flyhalf Paolo Garbisi for the start of the Six Nations.
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Dispute in bar led to fatal shooting outside, arrest made
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By WAYNE PARRYJanuary 27, 2023 GMT
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — In hindsight, it's clear that something was very wrong in this suburban town at the Jersey Shore, where many people worked at or lived near a chemical company that was flushing toxic waste into waterways and burying it in the ground.
Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth have widened in recent years, according to a report released Thursday by the state's Department of Health.
Fake nursing diploma scheme in Florida; 25 arrested
MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
Drug trafficker sentenced in overdose, dismemberment case
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A convicted drug trafficker who helped dismember and bury the body of a West Virginia woman in Georgia following a fatal overdose was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison Thursday.
San Diego man gets 13 years in teen's fentanyl death
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who sold fentanyl-laced pills that killed a 15-year-old San Diego County boy was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in federal prison.
Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap, 21, of San Diego was sentenced for distributing fentanyl in the form of counterfeit oxycodone pills.
Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and EDMAR BARROSJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
Arkansas court lifts judge's ruling against mask mandate ban
By ANDREW DeMILLOJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a judge's decision to strike down a ban on mask mandates by public schools and government entities.
S. Dakota Senate suspends lawmaker after vaccine exchange
By AMANCAI BIRABEN and STEPHEN GROVESJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Thursday suspended a Republican state senator in a rare move that stripped the lawmaker of all legislative power while keeping the allegations against her a secret.
Duke's Whitehead out for Georgia Tech game with injury
By AARON BEARDJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke won't have touted freshman Dariq Whitehead for Saturday's game at Georgia Tech due to a left-leg injury and it's unclear exactly when he'll return.
Coach Jon Scheyer didn't reveal specifics beyond describing it as a "strain." But Whitehead seems to have avoided what appeared to be a serious injury during Monday's loss at Virginia Tech.
SC abortion ban gets hearing for first time this session
By JAMES POLLARDJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Supreme Court decision five days before the General Assembly returned for 2023 raised the possibility that abortion bans could once more dominate legislative debate in the state.
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUMJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democrats, who narrowly held off a Republican supermajority in the General Assembly, have introduced legislation to codify abortion protections into state law as Republicans are discussing early prospects for further restrictions.
Georgia agency approves rules for medical marijuana sales
ATLANTA (AP) — Legal sales of medical marijuana oil could be only months away in Georgia after a state commission approved rules for testing, inspections and sales.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission voted unanimously to approve the rules on Wednesday.
By SUMMER BALLENTINEJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The leader of Missouri's state Senate on Thursday said Republican senators are unified against letting transgender girls play on girls' sports teams.
Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden's comments to reporters on Thursday signal that restrictions on what teams transgender student athletes can play on have a good chance of passing the GOP-led Legislature this year.
1st legal medical marijuana sales are made in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Patients have started buying medical marijuana in Mississippi, nearly a year after the products were legalized in the state.
Missing teenage snowmachiner found dead in northwest Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A teenager missing in northwest Alaska for nearly 10 days was found dead Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers said.
The body of Thomas Aki Pungalik Brown, 18, of Ambler was discovered near Cape Blossom, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Kotzebue, Alaska State Troopers said.
Spain to end mandatory use of face masks on public transport
MADRID (AP) — Spain is set to end the mandatory use of face masks on public transport nearly three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias said Thursday that she would recommend that the government remove the health regulation when the Cabinet meets on Feb.
'Unimaginable:' 2 children dead, infant hospitalized
DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — A 32-year-old mother in Massachusetts is expected to be charged in the killing of her two children and the injuring of her infant son, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Wednesday.
Report: Grow house hid unregistered weed plants during audit
By RIO YAMATJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state board charged with overseeing Nevada's booming marijuana industry suspended the license of a cannabis grow house near Las Vegas on Tuesday after inspectors said they found unregistered plants at the facility that pose an "immediate threat to public health and safety."
Washington lawmakers hear testimony on 7 abortion bills
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Abortion rights proposals have been front and center in Olympia, Washington, this week as state lawmakers heard hours of public testimony on seven proposals that would reinforce abortion access.
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and ELAINE KURTENBACHJanuary 26, 2023 GMT
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Just a handful of Chinese visitors were posing for photos and basking in the sun this week in the market and plazas near Chiang Mai's ancient Tha Phae Gate, one of many tourist hotspots still waiting for millions of Chinese travelers to return.
Federal money driving Jackson water bill, DOJ appointee says
Jackson, Miss. (AP) — A bill before the Mississippi Legislature that would transfer the capital city's troubled water system to a new regional entity could be motivated by a desire by state officials to access a large pot of federal dollars earmarked for the city, Jackson's federally appointed water operator said Wednesday.
By CLAIRE SAVAGEJanuary 25, 2023 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — A central Illinois man was charged Wednesday with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month, federal law enforcement said.
Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, is accused of "malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage" the clinic in Peoria, the U.S.
Oregon primate research facility under scrutiny after deaths
By ANDREW SELSKYJanuary 25, 2023 GMT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Oregon is using thousands of pages of redacted documents he sought for more than a year to launch legislation demanding more accountability and oversight of a primate research facility with a long history of complaints.
Wisconsin governor takes total control of resources agency
By TODD RICHMONDJanuary 25, 2023 GMT
MADISON, Wis., (AP) — The board that regulates Wisconsin's natural resources entered a new phase Wednesday, meeting for the first time with a majority of members appointed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers after months of stonewalling by a Republican who refused to step down.
Garcia, Payne sidelined for Gophers in latest injury setback
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota sidelined leading scorer Dawson Garcia and top reserve Pharrel Payne for the game Wednesday against Indiana due to injuries, further depleting the last-place team in the Big Ten.
Lawyer defends North Carolina's transgender care exclusions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A lawyer representing the leaders of North Carolina's state employee health plan defended its exclusion of gender-affirming treatments on Wednesday before a federal appeals court, facing a barrage of criticisms from its chief judge.
FDA food safety official resigns, cites structural issues
The federal Food and Drug Administration's top food safety official resigned Wednesday, citing concerns about the agency's oversight structure and the infant formula crisis that led to a nationwide shortage.


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Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the surrounding region has plenty for the tourist to see and do. In addition to the three attractions I told you about last week, the Guinness World Records Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium and Ripley's Aquarium, there is Cades Cove, which I wrote about two weeks ago.
There is also a plethora of other attractions designed to grab the tourist dollar, including the Dollywood Amusement Park in nearby Pigeon Forge. And, of course, Gatlinburg is nestled at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which has a wealth of activities in store for the outdoor enthusiast.
However, on the second full day of my trip last August to Gatlinburg, I was able to break free from the allure of the town and took a side trip several miles north to see some other sites.
I had a full day planned so I got up early that morning so that I could reach my first destination just as soon as it opened. - the Museum of Appalachia, which is located near the town of Norris, several miles north of Knoxville just off of I-75. On a couple of previous trips to the region I had wanted to stop in but had never had sufficient time. On this trip I decided to make time.
The Museum of Appalachia is not just one big building stuffed full of mountain memorabilia. There are artifacts, yes, and tons of them, but the museum could best be described as a village. Sprawling over several acres, the museum sports several dozen old cabins, barns and other structures, most of them having been transported from their original locations throughout the Appalachian region to this location.
This unique attraction was founded in 1969 by a man named John Rice Irwin, who grew up nearby. Irwin, a cultural historian, has spent years scouring the countryside, searching out artifacts, memorabilia, stories and buildings that would help him to explain to the rest of the country the essence of this region. The museum has been mentioned in several national magazines, including Southern Living, Smithsonian and National Geographic Traveler.
I paid the admission fee, minus the AAA discount, and spent a couple of hours touring the cabins and the exhibit buildings. Actually, there is enough here to see that some people could probably make most of a day of it.
The first building I toured was the Appalachian Hall of Fame. Inside the warehouse-size structure is a vast, and I do mean vast, collection of Appalachian items, including Asa Jackson's Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine. I wonder if he ever got it to work.
A sizable portion of the building is devoted to the music of the region. This was of particular interest to me since I like to tinker around with several musical instruments, included one called a hammered dulcimer.
A number of antique dulcimers hang from the walls, as well as a multitude of banjos, several of which look homemade. The body of one banjo consists of a ham can. The body of one guitar on display is framed by a toilet seat. Some people just have too much time on their hands.
Some of the old-timey musical artists of the region are featured as well, including the banjo-playing Uncle Dave Macon, as well as my personal favorite, the Original Carter Family – A.P., Sara and Maybelle.
By listening to their recordings I developed my own guitar-playing style, a sort of pick and strum method reminiscent of Mother Maybelle's style, but, I dare say, not near as good.
Another building on the large campus is chock full of old tools and farm implements, as well as other miscellaneous items of mountain life from days gone by. On the grounds, farm animals graze, seemingly oblivious to the two-footed gawkers.
Three old-time jail cells are on display, as well as a wagon advertising Doc Randall's Ole Medicine Show, a sawmill and the Mark Twain Family Cabin, which is a small cabin in which the parents of Samuel Clemons (a.k.a. Mark Twain) lived in northern Tennessee before moving to Hannibal, Missouri.
As I meandered among the buildings and cabins I came across a man and a woman sitting on a cabin porch playing, respectively, a guitar and a mandolin. They were Gene Brewer and Carol Ostrum, husband and wife musicians who sometimes spend the day here playing music to entertain the day's visitors.
The musicians were just finishing up a conversation with a couple who were leaving as I was approaching. Brewer greeted me and asked if I played. I said yes and he replied, "You look like a picker." I don't know what a guitar-picker is supposed to look like, but he sized me up pretty accurately. He then motioned with his hand for me to pick up an extra guitar (a Martin) that was resting on a nearby guitar stand and invited me to play along.
For the next hour we talked and played, mostly gospel songs. It was a slow morning for the museum and, fortunately for me, no other visitors disturbed our time of fellowship.
I bid the two musicians good-bye and returned to the entrance building, which contains a store and a cafe. After browsing for a few minutes I then got in the car and headed to my next destination, Cumberland Gap.
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Clive Palmer talks about his chances at the federal election.
ONLY six of 89,173 ballots cast in Fairfax remain to be checked but a result in Australia's only undecided federal electorate could still be two weeks away.
And it appears increasingly likely the outcome may be ultimately decided in the Court of Disputed Returns.
Section 283 of the Electoral Act allows the court to only consider ballot papers that have been reserved for the decision of the Australian Electoral Officer.
There were 47,135 of those, mostly challenged by scrutineers for Clive Palmer.
Mr Palmer led the LNP's Ted O'Brien by just seven votes after the full distribution of preferences concluded a fortnight ago.
Of the 47,135 ballots referred to divisional returning officer David McKenzie, 32,744 have then been sent to Ann Bright, the electoral officer for Queensland. Of these, fewer than 11,000 ballots have yet to be determined.
A spokeswoman said Australian Electoral Commission officers worked through the weekend in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast and continued their work yesterday.
"It will probably be another two weeks,'' the AEC spokeswoman said. "There is no real parallel for this."


Hey crafters, it's Terri here, with my first individual design team post for 2017. I've got a canvas project for you today that features the Moon Fairy and the sentiment, Talk To The Moon. This beautiful piece of art is perfect for a little girls room, fairy lovers and fans of whimsy. Can you hold a paint brush? How about a sponge dabber? Heat embossing? It's easier than you think!
Stop by my blog at Waving My Wand and get the step by step instructions and full supply list for making this super fun canvas. The design translates perfectly to heavyweight black card stock for card making, as well.
Check out the theme for January and join in the fun on Suzy's Flaunt it Facebook Group!
So Suzy Stamps is a one stop shop and you'll find a wide variety of stamps, stencils embellishments and more. Stop by and have a look. Thanks!


Advertising project which was my final 3rd year exhibition piece.
The concept behind it was to make Aspall Cyder attractive the to millennial market.
By bring old fashioned words back and adapting thier meanings to relate to cyder.
Also bringing back old fashioned pub games to make it fun. The Aspall bottle design is unique to that brand only so with this in mind came the revamp of Quoits. Where the specially designed coaster could be made into rings the try and throw to get on the bottle.
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Vinko Puljić, bosansko-hercegovski rimskokatoliški duhovnik, škof in kardinal, * 8. september 1945, Prijećani pri Banjaluki, Bosna in Hercegovina.

Življenjepis
29. junija 1970 je prejel duhovniško posvečenje.

19. novembra 1990 je bil imenovan za nadškofa Vrhbosne (Sarajevo) in 6. januarja 1991 je prejel škofovsko posvečenje.

26. novembra 1994 je bil povzdignjen v kardinala in imenovan za kardinala-duhovnika S. Chiara a Vigna Clara.

Kardinal Puljić je tekom vojne v Bosni i Hercegovini dosegel ustanovitev posebne Škofovske konference BiH, ki ji je predsedoval v treh madnatnih obdobjih v letih 1995-2002, 2005-10 in 2015-22 (izmenjaje z banjaluškim škofom Franjem Komarico).

Dne 29. januarja 2022 je papež Frančišek sprejel njegov odstop zaradi dopoljnene starosti in ga upokojil. Kot novi  Vrhbosansko-sarajevski nadškof ga je nasledil nadškof-koadjutor (od 2020) Tomo Vukšić z umestitvijo 12. marca 2022.

Glej tudi
 seznam bosansko-hercegovskih rimskokatoliških nadškofov
 seznam bosansko-hercegovskih kardinalov

Zunanje povezave

 Catholic-hierarchy.org

Rojeni leta 1945
Živeči ljudje
Bosansko-hercegovski rimskokatoliški duhovniki
Bosansko-hercegovski rimskokatoliški nadškofje
Bosansko-hercegovski kardinali
Rimskokatoliški nadškofje Vrhbosne
Kardinali, ki jih je imenoval papež Janez Pavel II.

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