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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn names Sam Dutton starter versus Stetson
Auburn names Sam Dutton starter versus Stetson Auburn will go to Sam Dutton on Saturday night versus Stetson After defeating Central Connecticut State, the Auburn Tigers are looking to pick up another win in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Cam Tilley took the mound in game one and struggled early. He did not make it through two innings before being replaced by Carson Myers. Auburn hopes to have a better outing by its starting pitcher versus the Stetson Hatters. After the win on Friday evening, it was announced that Sam Dutton would get the start on Saturday night. Dutton has been the Tigers' best pitcher for most of the season. He started 14 games this season and posted a 6-3 record. He led the Tigers with 89 strikeouts and was named to the All-SEC Second Team. His last start was on May 16th against Ole Miss, where he struggled. He gave up seven runs in three innings pitched. The Tigers lost the game 15-11. Auburn fans should expect a much better performance at home Saturday night. Dutton does have experience in the tournament setting from his time at LSU. The Stetson Hatters will have a team of confident batters after their 11-2 win over NC State on Friday. The Hatters jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first inning. Third baseman Isaiah Barkett had the best game on the team. He had three hits and scored two runs with four RBIs. The team overall had 13 hits and three doubles. They were helped with nine walks as well. If the Tigers can continue their strong hitting from Friday night and Dutton pitches like he is accustomed, Auburn should have a successful night. The game will begin at 8 p.m. CT and air on ESPN+. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Phillip on Twitter @PJordanSEC
Herald Malaysia
6 days ago
- Business
- Herald Malaysia
Caritas: ‘Crippling' debt weighing down developing countries
Vatican officials, charity workers, and internationally-recognised economists come together to discuss debt reform in an online town hall organised by Caritas Internationalis. May 29, 2025 A participant at an International Monetary Fund meeting stands near the organisation's logo (Johannes P. Christo) By Joseph Tulloch3.3 billion people – or nearly half the world's population – live in countries that spend more money on debt than on healthcare. That was one of the more shocking statistics to emerge from a recent online town hall organised by Caritas Internationalis , the charitable arm of the Catholic Church. Held on Wednesday, the webinar brought together more than 200 individuals – humanitarian workers, internationally-recognised economists, and senior Vatican officials – to discuss debt, climate, and development. 'Turn debt into hope' Alastair Dutton, Caritas' Secretary-General, introduced the discussion. He suggested that the fact that so many countries spend more on servicing their debt than on healthcare and education shows that, in today's economy, human beings are secondary "to economic interest'. Dutton also highlighted that the subject of debt reform has already been raised by Pope Leo, just weeks into his pontificate. The topic was also seen as crucial, the Caritas chief noted, by the late Pope Francis – who, in 2024, called for a 'multinational mechanism' to manage debt between countries, avoiding an 'every man for himself' mentality in which 'it is always the weakest' who lose out. In his remarks, Dutton highlighted Caritas' Turn Debt Into Hope campaign, which calls for the forgiveness of unjust debt. The aim of the campaign – as Caritas officer Alfonso Apicella explained – is to build public pressure around unfair debt practises, particularly in view of the Catholic Church's ongoing 2025 Jubilee Year, a period traditionally associated with financial clemency. 'There are 1.4 billion Catholics in the world,' Apicella said, 'and we want to show that they have agency.' The impact of the debt system Among the other speakers at the event was Professor Martin Guzmán of Columbia University, a former Argentinian Minister of Economy. Professor Guzmán highlighted the devastating effects of the global debt system on the world's poorest countries, which, he said, are charged higher interest rates than their richer peers. He also discussed the work of the Vatican's Jubilee Commission of Experts, chaired by the Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, which is producing a report on debt and development crises in the Global South. Meanwhile, Sister Alessandra Smerilli, Secretary of the Holy See's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, highlighted Pope Francis' notion of the 'ecological debt' owed by rich countries towards the poorer countries - which are suffering the effects of a climate crisis which they have contributed much less to causing. This was a topic also touched on by Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, who noted that the concept of ecological debt was also highlighted by Pope Francis in his Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee Year. Archbishop Caccia stressed the importance of clearly communicating the impact of the debt system on poor countries. 'It's not just a technical matter of economics,' he said, but 'a clear hindrance to integral human development.'--Vatican News
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
This Mississippi man is out nearly $100,000 after purchasing solar panels — only to find that they don't work
Mississippi business owner Jim Dutton is feeling burned by Tren Solar, a Louisiana-based company that installed solar panels on his property, and Mosaic Solar, an affiliated company that loaned him $99,000 for the job. Now Dutton has 47 non-functional solar panels installed on top of his auto body shop, located on the same property as his home in Carriere, Mississippi. That's because there are 'multiple potential safety hazards' with the panels and wiring, according to David Blackledge of MIssissippi's Cooperative Energy electrical company, who inspected his property. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here's how I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you can catch up (and fast) Nervous about the stock market in 2025? Find out how you can access this $1B private real estate fund (with as little as $10) That hasn't stopped Mosaic Solar from continuing to send Dutton the bills for the $99,000 loan. Now Dutton is sharing his story with Fox 8, warning others about his experience with the two companies. Dutton first learned of Tren Solar when they called him 'out of the blue.' He was interested in the potential savings of producing solar energy on his own property and powering both his home and his auto body shop, where he restores vintage cars. He did some online research that led him to believe that Tren Solar was trustworthy. 'It looked like a legit business. And one of their partners, I guess they call it on the website — Panasonic — and they rated them in 2023 the best installer in the region,' Dutton recalled. Read more: This is how American car dealers use the '4-square method' to make big profits off you — and how you can ensure you pay a fair price for all your vehicle costs He moved forward with the job and signed a loan with Mosaic. 'They installed the panels within three days,' Dutton said. 'I was like, 'Wow, this is cool. They weren't kidding, four to eight weeks.' Then, it was radio silence.' After three months of Dutton's constant calls to Tren Solar, an electrician finally showed up to wire the system to supply power to the auto body shop and home — without an approved plan from Cooperative Energy to do so. 'These two jobs should not have been installed by Tren Solar, because they didn't make it past the initial utility review stage,' the utility company's Blackledge told Fox 8. 'The installation method used has created multiple potential safety hazards.' Blackledge added that Tren Solar waited till after the panels were installed to reach out to Cooperative Energy for permission to do the installation. When Blackledge reached out to Tren Solar to follow up, he was never able to reach anyone. Fox 8 visited the Tren Solar business address, but were told Tren Solar had closed its office months before. The company's co-founders did not return emails or calls. Fox 8 has since discovered multiple complaints about Tren Solar and Mosaic lodged with the Better Business Bureau. 'All of the complaints have been (regarding) the lack of customer service communication that's been happening,' said Michael Drummond, president of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Greater New Orleans. 'We've reached out many times through our processes. We've been unable to get them to respond.' Now, Attorneys General in multiple states are suing Mosaic for deceptive trade practices. 'A government action or a government warning is definitely a red flag,' Drummond said. If you're considering a major installation on your property, like solar panels: Research regulations to familiarize yourself with building, fire and electrical codes and other rules designed to protect you and your home. That includes making sure you are lined up for inspections throughout the process. Don't hire the first contractor you find — especially if they reach out to you through a cold call or similar type of outreach marketing. Shop around. Do your due diligence on the principal contractor you choose and their affiliates. Check with the Better Business Bureau, study online reviews and testimonials and don't be afraid to ask for testimonials from your neighbors. If your contractor is legitimate, they'll be happy to provide contacts. If you have concerns about the installation, make sure you record all communications with the company, including times of calls, any emails or texts you received, and all bills or invoices. If you believe you've been the victim of deceptive business practices, report the business to the Better Business Bureau or your State Attorney General's Office. You can also file an online complaint with the Federal Trade Commission or reach out to a local Consumer Protection Office. If you're attempting to recover money you spent on such an installation, you can try to send a notice of dispute to your credit card company to stop payment to the company. You can also try to get your insurance company working on your behalf. Some insurance policies can help cover losses or damage from faulty installations. Check with your provider for more information. Finally, you can take the company to small claims court or — if you're dealing with a significant sum — hire a lawyer. 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ABC News
27-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Liberal insiders say Voice triumph confused Coalition's election priorities
Was the "no" result in the Voice referendum a pyrrhic victory for the Liberal party? Our Four Corners story on the fight inside the Coalition over its future direction revealed something I didn't expect to. Even those who strongly advocated against the Voice believe it gave the party all the wrong messages about how Australians felt about a broader range of issues and established a sense of complacency that ultimately led to its historic belting. From the conservative to the moderate side of the Liberal Party room there is a growing consensus that the "no" vote fought for by the conservatives created the wrong impression for the party. Rising conservative star Andrew Hastie told me the Voice gave the Coalition "a false sense of confidence". "I think Australians are naturally, we're incrementalists," he said. "So the Voice was a massive change to our constitution, which is why I think it was defeated. But that's very different to who do you want to govern this country? And in order to win people over, you've got to demonstrate that you're fighting for them. And I just don't think we landed that argument." Asked if fighting against the Voice could have been damaging for Peter Dutton, Hastie answered: "Yes, perhaps. But I think we probably lingered over the voice for too long. Like I said, it was a tactical victory. Things can change very quickly in politics." That view is shared by former shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser, who resigned from his opposition portfolio in 2023 in order to campaign for the referendum. He argued on Afternoon Briefing yesterday that the Coalition's success in defeating the Voice to parliament referendum gave the Liberal party "a false sense of confidence" about its chances of victory in the federal election. Leeser says that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "seemed to lose his way" after the Voice referendum was defeated and this, combined with what he says was Albanese's poor handling of the local antisemitism crisis, "gave so many in our party a false sense of confidence". Leeser says he was "shocked" that the internal polling conducted for the Coalition used the number of Labor voters who voted "no" in the referendum in his calculations of a swing against the government, which was instead returned in a landslide. The government's victory is so big it mirrors John Howard's 1996 election landslide. "Part of the reason my colleagues were successfully defeating the referendum was in 2023 the issue did not seem to be one of top priority for Australian voters," Leeser said. "Certainly, in 2025, it was completely irrelevant and I had no idea why the issue kept reappearing in our campaign." While Dutton regularly raised the Voice as one of several examples to demonstrate that Labor was out of touch, he campaigned in the last week of the campaign on what he said was a "secret plan to legislate the Voice" after Foreign Minister Penny Wong told a podcast "we'll look back on it in 10 years' time and it'll be a bit like marriage equality". "It indicated we were not in touch with the concerns of ordinary Australians," Leeser said. "People were not talking to me about those issues until we raised them; they were concerned about paying the electricity bills, their mortgage, about the future of their children and what sort of jobs they would have in a world where AI will present both threats and opportunities. "We were not talking about any of those enough, and instead focused on esoteric issues and I think it indicated a lack of discipline and real focus." Despite a deep schism over the future of the party and how to deal with vexed questions including whether to stay committed to net zero by 2050 — many in the party acknowledge that the Voice set them on a path which created false positives that didn't materialise in votes on election day. That revelation — if listened to carefully — provides warnings on how to rebuild. It is a cautionary tale on what to focus on and where Australians expect their political parties to be focused. The Liberals are now in negotiations to bring the Nationals back into the Coalition — with Nationals leader David Littleproud denying that his party "flip flopped" on its split with the Liberals. "There's no flip flopping from the National Party. We did not blink," he told Sky News. But it's Littleproud whose leadership is under pressure over the shambolic incident and he is on borrowed time according to key members of his own party room. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley may have a monumental task before her in settling issues that are red lines for many inside her party but her leadership has been strengthened by the recalcitrant junior Coalition partner's overreach. Her next job is to manage the divergence in her own party room. The Nationals may end up seeming like the easier job compared with managing some of the policy differences inside her own party. Watch Four Corners's Decimated, reported by Patricia Karvelas, on ABC iview. Patricia Karvelas is presenter of ABC TV's Q+A, host of ABC News Afternoon Briefing at 4pm weekdays on ABC News Channel, co-host of the weekly Party Room podcast with Fran Kelly and host of politics and news podcast Politics Now.
News.com.au
25-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
‘Gone on for too long': Election campaign emissions rivals Swift private jet
ANALYSIS In 2022, Swifties were left defending their beloved icon after her private jet emissions were found to be the highest of any celebrity in the world at about 8000 tonnes a year. It worked out to about 1184 times more than the average person's total annual emissions. Her team was forced to make a statement, ensuring fans around the globe that Swift regularly loaned out her jet, made efforts to offset her emissions and that all that CO2 couldn't simply be attributed to just her. Despite her team's best efforts to shake it off, the conversation continued. More and more prominent figures were finding themselves in hot water for their private jet usage. So when I stepped onto my fourth flight in just over 24 hours as part of the media pack alongside Dutton's campaign – a 50-minute flight from Orange to Sydney – I started to question. Is this flight-heavy election campaign style really passing the pub test anymore in 2025? During the five-week campaign, Dutton's team racked up more than 64000 kilometres of travel, with their smallest flight being Sydney to Nowra at 39 minutes. With more than 40 flights, that's equivalent to 1.5 times around the globe. Albanese's campaign was reportedly a little less in total, but still cracked the 50,000km mark, or 1.25 times around the world. And when you compare their mileage to Swifts, which created global headlines due to the level of outrage, the two are unfortunately not worlds apart. Crunching the (estimated) numbers Throughout the campaign, both Dutton and Albanese were flying around on Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 737s, followed by a smaller media plane. It turns out, the media planes, Fokker 70s flown by Alliance Airlines, were even less eco-friendly. With Dutton's team travelling just over 65000km throughout the campaign, about 3.5 litres of plane fuel was needed to fly each kilometre. At more than three grams of CO2 emitted per litre of fuel, about 740,000 kilograms of CO2 would have been emitted. The media plane, which needed about five litres of fuel to fly per kilometre, clocked up about 103000 kilograms of CO2. Albo's RAAF emitted about 565000 of CO2, with his media plane clocking 790000 kilograms of CO2. So, how does the campaign as a whole compare with Swift's 8000 tonnes a year? Well, in five weeks, the four planes would have emitted an estimated 3100 tonnes of CO2. That's more than Kylie Jenner in one year, and about the same as Oprah Winfrey. Is a shift possible? You often hear in politics the phrase: 'Well, that's just the way things have always been done.' Unfortunately for the Earth, this is also the case for Australia's election campaign. Basically, each election campaign day starts with the leaders travelling to a marginal seat and meeting with the public, before a daily press conference and then an afternoon photo opportunity. There's a fear that without the travel, one leader could miss out on meeting swing voters of a vital seat, or regional voices and issues won't be heard. However, Net Zero Institute Director Deanna M. D'Alessandro said that the small changes to election campaigning could make the greatest of differences, such as better planning and limiting air travel where possible. For example, Dutton's shortest flight was 39 minutes from Sydney to Nowra, with his campaign also flying multiple times between Sydney and Newcastle, a 40-minute flight. She also said that at the next election, both leaders could be committed to using either hydrogen buses or planes for at least some of their travel. 'Now's the time that we acknowledge the problem. Yes, it's gone on for too long, but let's just say okay it's happened and let's move on and what can we actually do to address this,' Ms D'Alessandro said. 'Clearly, society is saying we want to see better from you folk. We look up to you, our children look up to you, whether as incredible performers or leaders of our country.' Carbon Market Watch spokesman Khaled Diab said powerful figures should no longer be using private jets 'like taxis' during a climate crisis and should be carefully thinking about their impacts on the environment when flying. 'People with access to private jets should think carefully about how their behaviour impacts everyone else and seek out more sustainable alternatives, such as trains for shorter distances and commercial flights for longer trips,' Mr Diab said. 'Governments also need to step up and take their responsibility to make polluters pay. They should consider imposing heavy taxes on private jet flights and even banning short-haul flights using fossil fuel-powered private jets.'
