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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Scott Padgett to Move From CBS Texas to CBS New York
CBS Texas chief meteorologist Scott Padgett is joining CBS New York's First Alert Weather team, starting June 30. His last day at CBS Texas is May 30. Padgett has been with the station for 12 years, and has been its chief meteorologist for nearly a decade. "We are thrilled to see Scott transition to CBS New York. We thank him for his outstanding contributions and wish him the very best," said Meagan Harris, news director of CBS Texas. "I am excited to join CBS New York's First Alert Weather team and fulfill my lifelong dream of forecasting in New York," said Padgett. "While it is bittersweet to leave CBS Texas, I am grateful for the incredible support from my colleagues and viewers over the past 12 years." "Scott's expertise and engaging personality will be a great addition to the First Alert Weather team in New York. We look forward to him joining the team," added Sarah Burke, news director of CBS New York Padgett is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society and received the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society in 2006.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Mayor O'Connell has a plan for Nashville. Why isn't feeding everyone included?
Editor's note: Letters to the editor reflect the views of individual readers. Scroll to see how you can add your voice, whether you agree or disagree, or click on this link to fill out the form. We welcome diverse viewpoints. Re: Mayor outlines 'challenging' budget recommendations in State of Metro, May 1. There is one thing noticeably absent in the Mayor's agenda for Nashville. This city has struggled with food apartheid, measured and mapped by Dr. Padgett decades ago. It still has not been resolved in 2025, and so the 'It City' continues to strive for access to healthful, culturally-appropriate foods. More: Two decades after a landmark study, food insecurity in North Nashville persists Food insecurity rates will continue to increase as the federal government cuts SNAP and USDA grants. Food insecurity will further increase as the state government cuts school meals and summer meals and fails to pass grocery tax relief. And so, it is left to this metropolitan government to address the systemic inequities of our food system to feed Nashvillians. Metro funded FeedBack Nashville, a year-long study of Nashville's food system, from agriculture, to access, to disposal. But the city has not shared the study's results. Nor has Metro taken any action to address the problems or implement the solutions found in the study. Opinion: As a nurse in rural Tennessee, I know how food deserts harm residents I urge the Mayor and the Council to consider and address the many implications of Nashville's broken food system each time they talk about the state of our city. I urge them to follow up on the investment made in FeedBack Nashville. And I urge them to set aside funding for further food systems work in the new budget. People cannot work without food. Children cannot learn without food. Nashville cannot thrive without a just food system. Jeannie Hunter, Madison 37115 Agree or disagree? Or have a view on another topic entirely? Send a letter of 250 words or fewer to letters@ Include your full name, city/town, ZIP and contact information for verification. Thanks for adding to the public conversation. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Mayor O'Connell should fix Nashville's broken food system | Letters
Axios
22-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
Crystal Bridges wrangles Texas Tiffany window
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art said Wednesday it has added a 108-year-old Tiffany stained glass window to its permanent collection, a first for the museum. The big picture: Son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of the luxury jewelry brand, Louis Comfort Tiffany was an established designer who began experimenting with stained glass in the 1880s. He used science and a stable of artisans to help create his visions. Works from his active era are widely considered uniquely American masterpieces. State of play: The roughly 8-by-9-foot piece, titled "Mountain Landscape (Root Memorial Window)," was acquired from Sunset Ridge Church and Collective in San Antonio, where it had been installed for 94 years. The window was commissioned in 1916 by the Woodmen of the World, an early fraternal life insurance organization, to commemorate founder Joseph Cullen Root. It was installed in the company's headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1917. The work was moved in 1931 to what was then a Woodmen of the World Memorial Hospital chapel in San Antonio. Artist Agnes Northrop, one of the so-called Tiffany Girls, is credited with the design of the window. What they're saying:"It was just no question that this window would have such a home at Crystal Bridges," Wingate curator of craft Jen Padgett told Axios "There were so many things. … Even the landscape setting of the window itself reminds me a little bit of ' Kindred Spirits ' on that beautiful gorge with the waterfall, but then also it feels very much like a kind of Ozarks setting. … This one just felt so right for our collection, right for our museum and audiences," she said. Context: A " wisteria table lamp" by Clara Driscoll was the first Tiffany glass work in the Crystal Bridges collection, Padgett said. Sunset Ridge will also give Crystal Bridges another Tiffany work, titled "Arkansas State Window," created in 1931 when "Mountain Landscape" was relocated from Omaha. Padgett did not disclose the price the museum paid for the work but noted that Sunset Ridge was seeking to sell the window as part of its own conservation process. It was important to the church that the window be accessible to the public and that it not go into a private collection, where it wouldn't be displayed, she said. Stunning stat: A different 16-foot-tall Tiffany window owned by a private collector sold for $12.48 million to an anonymous bidder in November.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘That's it?' Proposals to toughen Nevada's DUI laws stall as families question minimum 2-year penalty
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two proposals to toughen Nevada's DUI laws have stalled in the Nevada Legislature with just weeks left in this legislative session. Senate Bill 304 would amend the state's vehicular homicide law to kick in after a person's first DUI conviction should they then drive impaired and kill someone — right now, it's three strikes and you're out. A second proposal, Senate Bill 457, which is part of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo's crime bill, would charge DUI drivers who kill with second-degree murder. Nevada prosecutors, including the Clark County District Attorney's Office, have tried to charge DUI drivers who kill a person and who speed and who drive with no care for another person's life, with murder, but the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled the DUI with death law is more appropriate. Nevada's DUI-with-death law carries a potential prison sentence of 2-20 years. However, a bipartisan 1995 law requires a judge to sentence a person to a minimum and maximum sentence, meaning in cases of DUI with death, the maximum amount of time a defendant will spend in prison without a parole hearing is eight years. 'How do you explain to a 9-year-old that the person they look up to and admire so much in life is only worth two years?' Kayla Padgett asked. Padgett's longtime boyfriend, Joshua Yokley, 43, died in April after police said a suspected DUI driver crashed into him. Yokley was riding a motorcycle on Lone Mountain Road near Rainbow Boulevard when Edward Dukes, 28, drove out of a Sante Fe Station parking lot and collided with the bike, police said. Dukes told police he had 'a few drinks inside' the casino before the crash, documents said. 'A very mischievous man with a very intimidating size who had a heart of gold,' Padgett said of Yokley. 'He was taken to the hospital, where they tried to save him for about three hours.' Padgett and Yokley's longtime friend, Mike Bracke, said the minimum two-year penalty is laughable. 'Why should we have to pay that burden of knowing that that person could literally go to jail for two years, and that's it?' Padgett said. 'How many families have to suffer before lawmakers finally pull their heads out of the sand and are like, 'Hm, something has to give,'' Bracke said. Nevada's vehicular homicide law, which Senate Bill 304 would amend, carries a potential prison sentence of up to 25 years. Its sponsor, Republican State Sen. Jeff Stone, previously said he wanted a minimum penalty of up to 30 years. However, lawmakers amended the bill to change the possible penalty to 2-20 years, the same as the current DUI-with-death law. 'You can't make that make sense to me,' Padgett said. As of Wednesday, Senate Bill 304 was stuck in a finance committee because the Nevada Department of Corrections estimates it will add more than $2 million to its budget due to the additional time offenders could serve in custody. The governor's proposal had yet to have a hearing, and there were no hearings scheduled for it as of Wednesday. The legislative session ends June 2. Lawmakers will not reconvene, except for special circumstances at the request of the governor, until February 2027. 'There is no conscionable reason for you to take physical control of an automobile while you are inebriated,' Bracke stressed. Yokley was an organ donor, Padgett and Bracke said. A spokesperson for Senate Democrats, who control that legislative body, said both proposals remain under consideration. 'Both of these measures remain under consideration, as we assess both the policy and the fiscal impact in light of the state's reduced budget situation,' a spokesperson for the caucus said. 'We're fully committed to passing strong public safety measures this session and both will be given fair consideration.' Representatives for Assembly Democrats, who also control that chamber, and for Lombardo did not return requests for comment. During Dukes' probable cause hearing on April 8, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Suzan Baucum set bail at $250,000, records said. Dukes posted bond, and Baucum ordered him not to drive and to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet. A preliminary hearing in justice court was scheduled for May 22. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
NBC News
02-05-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Photo appears to shows Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly wrote in an email to NBC News: 'As we have said many times, Signal is an approved app for government use and is loaded on government phones.' Kelly did not address a question about TeleMessage. The National Security Council didn't respond to a request for comment. Signal is the encrypted messaging app that Waltz and other high-ranking administration officials used when he inadvertently added Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to the group chat of government officials concerning the military strike. Critics of the incident said that it raised security concerns and showed top administration officials side-stepping typical communications protocols used when discussing sensitive military matters. TeleMessage is a 'fork' of Signal, copying parts of the app and making a handful of adjustments to its code. TeleMessage markets itself as a way for government agencies and businesses to adhere to records retention laws by instantly making backup copies of chats. The app was founded in 1999 in Israel before it was acquired by the Portland, Oregon-based company Smarsh in a two-year process that closed in 2024. TeleMessage maintains an office in Israel. In an interview, Smarsh's president for enterprise business, Tom Padgett, said he did not expect the app to be spotlighted in such a prominent way and that 'we merely help our customers adhere to regulations.' According to Padgett and government records reviewed by NBC News, government contracts (some of which are still current) involving TeleMessage go back years, predating the current Trump administration. One current contract that mentions TeleMessage allocated $2.1 million from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA for 'TELEMESSAGE MOBILE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE ARCHIVING,' beginning in February 2023, with an August 2025 end date. 'We work with the federal government in a myriad of different departments,' Padgett said. Padgett said that, like Signal, messages sent and archived via TeleMessage are encrypted, but he noted that its archiving services don't address the security concerns that were raised by Signalgate. The app's focus is to simply address issues pertaining to record retention that have come with the use of messaging apps throughout the government. 'It is purely a method and mechanism to capture that communication and store it,' he said. It is unclear if or how Waltz or any other government officials who use TeleMessage back up their chats. Padgett said that clients have various options for archiving, including using a 'Smarsh archive,' in which Smarsh partners with another company that stores the clients' data. Smarsh said it does not have access to that data. Padgett declined to specify whether the federal government used Smarsh archives or employed other archiving options offered by the app, such as sending a copy of every message to a Gmail address. Padgett also declined to weigh in on whether the photo showed Waltz using TeleMessage, saying, 'I can neither confirm nor deny. And I know you understand that. ' TeleMessage is largely unknown and untested among cyber experts. NBC News asked five cybersecurity experts about Telemessage. Each said they had not heard of it before learning about Waltz's apparent use of it Thursday. Signal licenses part of its product to other companies under certain restrictions — for example, its encryption protocol is found in messaging apps such as iMessage and WhatsApp. However, a Signal spokesperson told NBC News that it has no agreement with TeleMessage, was unaware of it before the Reuters photo Thursday and is looking into potential recourse. 'We cannot guarantee the privacy or security properties of unofficial versions of Signal,' the spokesperson said. Padgett declined to comment on Smarsh's current relationship with Signal.
