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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Disabled Poplar Grove veteran seeks help after losing his only means of transportation
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. (WTVO) — Walter Fuchs lost his wheelchair-accessible van in a crash last week and now looks to the public for help raising money for a new one. The Vietnam veteran said he and his wife are both disabled from the waist down. He's worked as an escort driver almost every day for the past three years, up until May 23rd. Fuchs explained the van was destroyed in a 3-car-crash. 'My daughter picked it up from the repair shop,' Fuchs explained. 'She got less than five minutes away, and a driver going the opposite direction, rear-ended another car… and hit my van and totaled it.' Fuchs said he feels hopeless after losing his means of transportation and providing for himself. 'I don't know what it's like to not work, and I'm afraid I will lose everything I own because I can't work,' Fuchs said. Elizabeth Carville, the Superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) of Boone County, wants to extend a helping hand after hearing about the tragic story. 'We get several rides that are requested for veterans that might need transportation to an appointment or compensation exam, and we're able to provide that at no cost for the veterans,' Carville said. 'They're entitled to those benefits. They just have to have the right person to help guide them through it.' Fuchs said he found a suitable van with a price tag of over $30,000, including transfer fees, located in Minnesota. Fuchs is now turning to the public for assistance in raising money for a new van. 'I'm out of my livelihood and everything,' Fuchs said. 'This is the only way we have to get to doctors to get to the store. I'm beside myself. I'm pretty much computer illiterate. Any help anybody can give me, I would really appreciate.' Anyone interested in donating to veterans in Boone County can reach the VAC at (815) 544-6464 or visit its . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
UF campus police's role in purging our international community sends a perverse message
ICE and UF The Officers and Board of Directors of the Retired Faculty of the University of Florida (RFUF) are distressed and disgusted regarding state, local and UF's collusion with the outrageous if not unconstitutional visa revocations of international students, faculty and staff at universities across the country, the Florida State University System and the University of Florida specifically. Particularly distressing is the covert and startling way this action has occurred. UF police have essentially been deputized under the federal ICE 287(g) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) as 'force multipliers' to detain individuals without warrants solely on suspicion of immigration violations. Affected students, faculty and staff have reportedly received little to no formal notice, rationale, or recourse, leaving them confused and in abject terror and uncertainty about their academic futures, legal status and personal well-being. Allowing the ICE 287(g) MOA to go forward sends an unconscionably perverse message to the university community. Perhaps it may irreversibly erode the trust expected of the UF Police Department while unnecessarily diverting officers from their primary mission: campus safety. Even U.S. citizens run the risk of detention if campus police, using cultural profiling as instructed by ICE, take action. Fear of detention could easily prevent a student from seeking medical attention, mental health treatment, or even educational support services. Most disturbing is ICE's authority to access international student data in search of even the smallest infraction to be loosely interpreted as criminal for shameless justification of deportation. We ask UF Interim President Kent Fuchs to devote the substantial time remaining in his tenure to combat the metastatic symptoms of authoritarian intrusion into the university's internal operations. He must immediately condemn and withdraw from the ICE 287(g) Program. The UF Police Department's published guiding principles are completely inconsistent with and anathema to any activity under an ICE 287(g) MOA. States such as Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware and New Mexico have no such MOAs. Furthermore, Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington, Oregon and California have enacted legislation prohibiting such MOAs with ICE. Fuchs must make public the scope and consequences of UF's visa crisis, including the number of affected students, faculty and staff and the rationales provided for visa revocation. He also must contact all those who have already suffered or are at risk of visa revocation to make certain they clearly understand due process protections and are provided legal or administrative counsel, if necessary. For those who have been compelled to leave the United States, make certain that UF continues to support remote participation in their education or professional role, assuming they joined UF with a valid visa. Surely, ICE and other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have sufficient authority and bandwidth to operate independently without conscripting campus police officers. That a UF agency has been authorized to comply in ICE's misguided and indiscriminate attempt to purge our international community is reprehensible. We greatly respect and appreciate UF's leadership in achieving national preeminence in education, research and public service, which is precisely why we are appealing to Fuchs to maintain the highest ethical standards and independence and why we stand ready to assist him in this urgently needed action. Our international community of students, faculty and staff deserve nothing less. Richard D'Alli (Medicine), immediate past president 2024-2025, Steve Lodle (Communications), chair, RFUF Communications Committee, Gainesville FWC unqualified Re: the May 22 story, 'Two more FWC officers' body cam footage from Pino boat crash deleted, agency says.' Now it's four deleted videos. How unprofessional and unbelievable. Until the investigation is completed, it's still a death investigation. Any professional death investigator knows that nothing is deleted until the state attorney and the medical examiner reach their conclusions. Even then, it should be kept until all civil avenues have been settled. This is pure evidence that FWC has no reason to investigate these matters. As soon as a death occurs, it should be turned over to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's office, which has exceptionally trained investigators with a wealth of experience. Let FWC enforce boating violations, not death investigations. Robert Lynch, Fort Lauderdale Who is a martyr? Re: Mary Anna Mancuso's May 23 op-ed, 'J6 rioter Ashli Babbitt isn't a martyr.' Make no mistake, Babbitt was murdered. She was unarmed and helpless at the time she was shot. The op-ed struck me as quite hypocritical, as I saw no such article in this newspaper proclaiming George Floyd wasn't a martyr and his family, who got much more than Babbitt's family, shouldn't have received compensation. I'm not trying to condone the actions of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who was convicted of killing Floyd, but Floyd was treated as a martyr; there even are statues of him in Minneapolis. Dave Schaublin, Key Largo Spot-on op-ed Thank you, thank you, thank you! Cannot heap enough praise on the integrity of Mary Anna Mancuso's May 23 op-ed, 'J6 rioter Ashli Babbitt isn't a martyr,' while recognizing the courage it takes for a news editor to do the right thing and say it as it is. Society simply cannot continue to accept the glorification of crime. Mancuso has single-handedly helped elevate the faith of many who look to intrepid journalists for transparency and truth. Phillip M. Church, South Miami Campus protests The attack on Harvard University and foreign students in the name of fighting antisemitism is ludicrous. Are we to believe that the many students protesting under the banner 'Not in My Name' and the very president of Harvard are antisemitic? When did anti-war and antisemitic become synonyms? Sonja I. Pantry, Miramar Disaster ahead We are in the middle of a climate change policy revision nightmare. Funding has been cut to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Meanwhile, Congress is considering startling reversals of regulations and tax credits designed to reduce the impact of fossil fuels on our environment. As if this were not enough, there are efforts to weaken the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which aids communities when disasters hit. We are weakening the nation's forecasting and assistance capabilities, as we also weaken the regulations which fight climate change. This is no time to be silent. Contact Sens. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody. Call your congressman or woman. Get involved in climate organizations, such as Citizens Climate Lobby. Our lives may depend upon it. Kathryn Carroll, Miami DeSantis knows best? While signing a bill earlier this month that stops local governments from adding fluoride to water, Gov. Ron DeSantis said, 'some of these people, they think that they know better for you than you do for yourself.' How can public heath be solely an individual choice? Isn't the public's health serving the greater good? DeSantis and his cronies in the legislature have been finding ways to tell Floridians what we can and cannot do. Books are banned. Universities are no longer places for open ideas and learning. A woman can no longer make decisions about her own body. We no longer can acknowledge and celebrate our diversity as we please. Many among us live in fear of deportation. Our government is seemingly promoting and imposing its own vision of what it thinks is right for Floridians. We are free only if we toe the line the state has laid. A lot of us think differently. Hopefully, the next elections will show how fed up we are. Marsha Broad, Miami Pushy salesman Why is it that, when I listen to President Donald Trump speak on the economy, it's like he's trying to sell a big, beautiful timeshare to me and the American electorate? Jesus Mendez, Coral Gables
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Advisory team will drive overhaul of US railroad regulator
There's a new advisory crew at the federal Surface Transportation Board, which oversees the business of freight railroading. Sharon Clark, Rob Reilly and Chris Bertram have joined the agency as senior advisers, temporary positions designed to help drive Chairman Patrick Fuchs' reform agenda within the agency, a release stated. 'Sharon, Rob, and Chris bring extensive experience, immense knowledge, and invaluable perspectives that will greatly benefit the Board's reform efforts,' Fuchs said in the release. 'I am grateful that these accomplished and distinguished executives will help the Board become more efficient and effective for all stakeholders.' Clark most recently served as senior vice president with responsibility for transportation, compliance and regulatory affairs at Perdue AgriBusiness LLC. She served on the National Grain & Feed Association's Foundation, Executive Committee and board of directors, and chaired the NGFA Arbitration Appeals Panel from 2017-2023 and was a member of the NGFA Rail Arbitration Committee from 1999-2022. Clark also worked with the STB as a member of the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council and National Grain Car most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI). He began his railroad career in 1989 at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, now BNSF, rising to vice president of operations for the Southern Transcon route connecting Los Angeles and Chicago. Reilly also served as chairman of the Belt Railway of Chicago, the largest U.S. switching terminal railroad co-owned by the six Class I railroads. A partner at political consultant B&S Strategies, Bertram served as the staff director for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2012-2016. During his tenure, the committee's legislative accomplishments included enactment of the $305 billion, five-year Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board and Amtrak; and enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act covering ports and waterways infrastructure. As chief financial officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation from 2009-2012, Bertram oversaw the agency's $70 billion budget. He has also held positions with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President. The trio will work closely with Fuchs to provide strategic counsel and support initiatives aimed at improving the agency's operations. Their primary focus areas will include streamlining processes, improving collaboration and transparency, and ensuring a more efficient and effective regulatory environment for the nation's surface transportation to FreightWaves' Rail e-newsletter and get the latest insights on rail freight right in your inbox. Find more articles by Stuart Chirls Logistics report shows surge stressing US rail ramps after tariffs slashed CN continues work to expand capacity and fluidity in Vancouver Southern California international intermodal volume sees weekly decline State of Freight takeaways: Freight crash may turn into sudden revivalThe post Advisory team will drive overhaul of US railroad regulator appeared first on FreightWaves.
Time Magazine
08-05-2025
- Health
- Time Magazine
TIME100 Health 2025
TIME100 Health 2025 In a rapidly evolving global health landscape, these are the most influential voices leading the way—advancing care, shaping policy, driving innovation, and transforming lives. How We Chose the List All Titans Innovators Pioneers Leaders Catalysts Titans Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Global-health architect byAlice Park Jay Bhattacharya Shaking up research funding byAlice Park Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Upending health care byAlana Semuels Melinda French Gates Improving women's health byBelinda Luscombe Karen DeSalvo Harnessing AI for health byAlice Park David Ricks Speeding drug development byAlice Park Sumbul Desai Merging tech and health byAlice Park Marty Makary Disrupting regulation byAlana Semuels Alice Walton Enriching medical education byAlice Park Nicaise Ndembi Public health for Africa byJeffrey Kluger Emma Walmsley A novel antibiotic byAlice Park Paul Offit Vaccine champion byJeffrey Kluger Steve Beard Diversifying medicine byMatt Fuchs Vas Narasimhan Accelerating change byMatt Fuchs Michelle Xia Breakout leader byCharlotte Hu Nancy Brown Spreading heart health byAngela Haupt Kristin Peck Preventing animal disease byMatt Fuchs Michael Dowling Fostering innovation byJeffrey Kluger Innovators Reshma Kewalramani Landmark drug development byAlice Park AmirAli Talasaz and Helmy Eltoukhy A more appealing screening option byKelly Mickle Richard Lowenthal An easier way to treat anaphylaxis byAngela Haupt Robert Wood Spreading peace of mind byAngela Haupt Andrew Miller A novel approach to mental health byAlice Park Samarth Kulkarni Pushing gene therapy forward byAlice Park Daniel Timms Heart builder byMatt Fuchs David Nussbaum A more realistic virtual visit byAlana Semuels Huji Xu Autoimmune treatment breakthrough byKelly Mickle David Liu Next-generation gene editing byMatt Fuchs David Fajgenbaum Repurposing drugs byAngela Haupt Tahmeed Ahmed Fighting malnutrition byAlice Park Tomas Cihlar and Wesley Sundquist Preventing HIV byAlice Park Andre Esteva Harnessing AI to improve cancer care byMatt Fuchs Bobby Reddy Jr. Predicting sepsis byAlice Park Shiv Rao A paperwork fix byAngela Haupt Aparna Hegde and Aparna Taneja Reaching out to women byCharlotte Hu Beth Shapiro De-extinction scientist byJeffrey Kluger Alvin Luk Eyes on the rare disease prize byCharlotte Hu Pioneers Andrea Cercek Mobilizing the immune system byAlice Park Robert Montgomery Transplant innovator byAlice Park Dean Ornish Slowing down disease naturally byAlice Park Kenneth Savin Fueling science from space byJeffrey Kluger Scott Stanslaski Calming Parkinson's symptoms byAlice Park Christian Happi Understanding infectious diseases byAlice Park Richard Finkel and Kelly Hennings A prenatal first byMandy Oaklander Christian Angermayer and Aron D'Souza Testing human limits bySean Gregory Zhenya Lindgardt Preventing preterm births byAlice Park Dennis Charney Revolutionizing depression treatment byAlice Park Anthony Albanese Protecting young minds byCharlie Campbell Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun Decoding cell development byAlice Park Hongkui Deng A self-grown cure for diabetes byCharlotte Hu Stephanie Chang Modernizing lung transplants byJamie Ducharme Shelley Hwang A radical idea for breast cancer byAlice Park Mark Hyman Personalizing care byAngela Haupt Daniel Nadler Spreading knowledge byAngela Haupt Anish Bhatnagar Taming a relentless symptom byAngela Haupt Abasi Ene-Obong Expanding genetics byMatt Fuchs Leaders Emmanuelle Soubeyran Tracking bird flu byJamie Ducharme Placide Mbala Demystifying mpox byKelly Mickle Younis R. Awadallah A heroic vaccination campaign byOrly Halpern Elisha Dunn-Georgiou Defending global health byMatt Fuchs Richard Sever Spreading science byCharlotte Hu Rachel Sweet Fighting for reproductive rights byChantelle Lee Allison Sesso Relieving medical debt byKelly Mickle Peter Anevski Protecting IVF bySarah Klein Ladidi Kuluwa Bako-Aiyegbusi Fortifying a staple food byAlice Park Francesco Rubino Redefining obesity byAlice Park Evan Masingill Reproductive Access byChantelle Lee Paul Muller Stopping suicides byMandy Oaklander Julie Burkhart Preserving care byChantelle Lee Adrian Dybwad Tracking community air quality byJeffrey Kluger Peter Lurie Fighting for safer food byMatt Fuchs Ronita Nath Validating LGBTQ+ youth byAngela Haupt Muhammad Ali Pate Shaping Nigeria's health systems byMatt Fuchs Joanna Strober Spotlighting menopause care byAlice Park Catalysts Damar Hamlin A powerful voice for cardiac care bySean Gregory Vinod Balachandran Testing a cancer vaccine bySandeep Ravindran Catriona Bradshaw Reframing a 'women's issue' byCharlotte Hu Brooke Eby Documenting ALS byAngela Haupt Barbara Kingsolver Turning fiction into addiction treatment byAngela Haupt Bill Nye Scientific evangelist byJeffrey Kluger Ara Darzi Sparking reform byKelly Mickle Colin Farrell A voice for special needs byMandy Oaklander Lorenzo Guglielmetti Treating TB byJeffrey Kluger Kate Middleton Leading with her story byAlice Park Suresh Ramalingam A breakthrough against lung cancer bySandeep Ravindran Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen Supporting caretakers byKelly Mickle Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne Sparking a conversation byOlivia B. Waxman Scott LoMurray Helping teens thrive byAngela Haupt Ilona Maher A show of strength byAngela Haupt Mary McCormack A change of pace byMatt Fuchs Hyman Scott Preventing STIs byAngela Haupt Dwyane Wade Pushing preventative care bySean Gregory Project Credits Project editors:Emma Barker Bonomo, Merrill Fabry, Mandy Oaklander, and Karl Vick Associate editor:Charlotte Hu Art and design:Lon Tweeten, Victor Williams, and Skye Quinn Audience:Diana Elbasha, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Meg Zukin Reporters:Charlie Campbell, Leslie Dickstein, Jamie Ducharme, Matt Fuchs, Sean Gregory, Orly Halpern, Angela Haupt, Charlotte Hu, Sarah Klein, Jeffrey Kluger, Chantelle Lee, Belinda Luscombe, Kelly Mickle, Mandy Oaklander, Alice Park, Sandeep Ravindran, Alana Semuels, Simmone Shah, and Olivia B. Waxman Digital:Annabel Gutterman and Juwayriah Wright Photo:Katherine Pomerantz and Thea Traff Video:Andrew Johnson, Alexandra Robson, and Justine Simons
Mid East Info
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Mid East Info
Sebastian Fuchs of Auto Data Middle East: Driving the Future of Electric Mobility at EVS Saudi Arabia 2025
Sebastian Fuchs Bio Sebastian Fuchs is the Managing Director of Digital Products and Services at Auto Data Middle East, driving strategic initiatives for multi-million-dollar growth across the GCC region and North America. With a focus on customer-centric strategies and technology integration, he oversees organisational expansion and improves financial performance. Fuchs pioneers technological advancements like augmented reality and leads to revolutionise the automotive retail landscape. Leveraging over two decades of experience, he played a pivotal role in Auto Data Middle East's expansion across the UAE, KSA, and Oman. Before joining Auto Data Middle East, Fuchs led successful digital initiatives at Manheim and RMS Continental Europe – Cox Automotive, notably launching Manheim Express in Germany. With extensive expertise across strategic leadership, sales and marketing, business development, risk management, technological advancements, ensuring customer satisfaction and driving innovative strategies for business growth. With extensive experience spanning over 20 years, Fuchs has played an integral role in augmenting the European automotive sector with the development and implementation of used car schemes, and OEM Used Car Schemes for renowned brands such as Jaguar Land Rover Germany, Hyundai Motor Europe, Volvo Car Group and Europcar International. A committed philanthropist, Fuch actively supports children's orphanages in Thailand. He is also an accomplished athlete and holds academic credentials from the Graduate School of Business Administration Zurich and VWA Wiesbaden. With a focus on solidifying Auto Data Middle East's leadership in automotive data services, Fuchs remains dedicated to navigating the company toward international success in an evolving digital landscape. About EVS Saudi Arabia 2025 EVS Saudi Arabia 2025 is the Kingdom's premier international exhibition dedicated to showcasing the future of electric vehicles, energy storage solutions, and smart mobility innovations. Taking place from May 4–6, 2025, at the Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center, the event will bring together leading local, regional, and global manufacturers, suppliers, innovators, policymakers, and investors under one roof. In alignment with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, EVS Saudi Arabia 2025 is committed to accelerating the transformation of mobility by fostering innovation, facilitating strategic partnerships, and creating investment opportunities that drive sustainable transportation initiatives across the Kingdom and the Middle East. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the latest advancements in electric mobility, battery technologies, charging infrastructure, and energy storage solutions. In addition to the exhibition, the event will feature dynamic educational forums, live demonstrations, and exclusive networking platforms designed to bridge the gap between technology innovators and end users, build consumer trust in EV adoption, and establish Saudi Arabia as a leading hub for electric mobility in the region and beyond. The event highlights include: Hundreds of leading exhibitors and solution providers Thousands of industry buyers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and government officials Live product showcases, B2B matchmaking sessions, and expert-led seminars Key sectors featured: Electric Vehicles and Automotive Components EV Charging Infrastructure and Station Technologies Battery Technologies and Energy Storage Solutions Smart Mobility Systems and Infrastructure Projects Renewable Energy Integration for Transportation About Auto Data Middle East is the region's most trusted provider of vehicle information systems, delivering cutting-edge solutions to the automotive, insurance, banking, and government sectors. By combining big data technology, machine learning, and expert human research, Auto Data ensures the most accurate, complete, and unbiased automotive data available across the GCC and beyond. Headquartered in Dubai, Auto Data Middle East partners with insurers, banks, OEMs, dealers, and government entities to empower smarter decision-making. Their innovative, customer-centric services enable clients to price insurance policies, manage auto loans, assess vehicle values, and streamline vehicle trading, solidifying Auto Data's reputation as a leader in automotive intelligence and digital solutions. Exclusive Interview Insights Q: What key factors are driving EV adoption in Saudi Arabia today? A: EV adoption in Saudi Arabia is fueled by consumer interest, ambitious government targets under Vision 2030, and aggressive industrial investments. Vision 2030 specifically aims for 30% of vehicles in Riyadh to be electric by 2030. Over 40% of Saudi consumers are considering an EV within the next three years, demonstrating rising awareness. The government's local manufacturing initiatives with brands like CEER, Lucid, and Hyundai, along with battery supply chain investments and EV-friendly policies, are accelerating the transition toward sustainable transport. Q: How can events like EVS Saudi help educate the public and build trust in electric mobility? A: Events like EVS Saudi play a critical role in connecting innovation with public understanding. They showcase new technologies, address consumer concerns—such as battery life and resale value—and highlight private and public sector advancements. Updated data at EVS Saudi reveals that many Chinese EV models are now outperforming traditional vehicles in residual value. Through live demonstrations, expert sessions, and direct engagement, events like these make electric mobility more relatable and less intimidating for the general public. Q: What infrastructure developments are crucial for Saudi Arabia to scale EV usage? A: Expanding the EV charging network is essential. Currently, Saudi Arabia has around 285 public chargers, but to meet future demand, approximately 160,000 chargers will be needed by 2035. New initiatives, including a Public Investment Fund and Saudi Electricity Company project aiming to install 5,000 fast chargers by 2030, are crucial. Rapid, strategic deployment of chargers in urban areas, tourist hubs, and along major highways, along with grid upgrades and battery supply planning, are fundamental to supporting widespread EV adoption. Q: Where do you see the Saudi EV market five years from now? A: By 2030, EVs are expected to represent over 30% of all new light-duty vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia, with projections rising to over 60% by 2035. Over the next five years, local production will scale up, EV costs will fall due to domestic supply chains, and broader model availability will help close today's pricing gap. Saudi Arabia is on track not just to adopt EVs but to emerge as a significant regional and global leader in electric mobility. EVS Saudi Arabia 2025May 4–6, 2025 | Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center | Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaOrganized by MIE Events DMCC | Driving the Future of Electric Mobility🌐 | 📧 info@ Register Now:
