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Hypebeast
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Nike SB to Revamp the Air Max2 CB 94 Low
Name:Nike SB Air Max2 CB 94 Low 'Varsity Red' (speculative mock-up pictured above)Colorway:White/Varsity Red/White/Gum Light BrownSKU:IM4283-100MSRP:TBCRelease Date:Spring 2026Where to Buy:Nike TheNike SBteam has achieved ample success with theSB Dunk Lowover the years, however, it remains reliant on the silhouette as a significant sales contributor. While new models from the skate division have offered fresh energy at times, its biggest footwear breakthrough in recent times is its ownNike SB x Air Jordan 4sneaker, reimagining the legendary sneaker with a skate-oriented build. Introduced in 2023, it earned many nods as one of the year's best releases, leading to asecond colorwaythat dropped this March. It's become apparent that Nike SB looks to replicate this success with other models as, after all, it's how the SB Dunk Low was created in the first place. We know that Nike SB-designed versions of both theAir Max 95andAir Force 1 Loware on the way. Now, a newrumor reportfrom Sneaker Files indicates that it also has its own take on Charles Barkley'sAir Max2 CB 94 Lowbeing prepared for next year. Its high-top counterpart has been spotted several times in recent years, however, the low-top version has been absent from shelves. While we lack a first look at the pair, you can expect it to sport a 'Varsity Red' color scheme that may be similar to theF&F-exclusive AJ4that the SB team created. It's also likely to feature a new construction that better supports skaters. At the time of writing, the Nike SB team has not yet confirmed that it has its own version of the Air Max2 CB 94 Low coming out next year. Stay tuned for updates, including a first look at this rumored 'Varsity Red' colorway, and be ready for it to arrive early next year via Nike SNKRS and select skate shop, likely above the model's previous $140 USD price point.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Scanlan opposes risk pool bill rewrite
Secretary of State David Scanlan has come out against legislation that would permit the state's four risk management pools, which provide health, property or casualty insurance for governmental units, to choose their regulator. Scanlan opposes latest rewrite of risk pool bill Secretary of State David Scanlan said he opposed a rewrite of legislation he had sought to give his office more sweeping powers over regulating risk pools that provide insurance coverages for governmental units. The House Commerce Committee earlier this week unanimously approved a rewrite of a Senate-approved bill (SB 297) Scanlan had requested to give his office more sweeping powers to regulate these entities. Scanlan had sought the change after he charged that two of the companies were on the brink of financial insolvency because their executives ignored the advice of actuaries and kept their rates too low to hold onto market share. One of those two risk pools, the New Hampshire Interlocal Trust, has declared bankruptcy, and Scanlan convinced a Superior Court judge to name a receiver to take over its finances. The other risk pool that drew Scanlan's criticism is HealthTrust, the largest in the state, which supports 191 of the state's 234 cities and towns, six of 10 counties, 85 school groups and 74 other units like water, library and fire districts. HealthTrust has denied Scanlan's claims and threatened to pull out of the market if Scanlan's proposal was signed into law. The House committee's proposal would instead give these risk entities the option of coming under the supervision of Scanlan's office or before the Department of Insurance. Chairman and Rep. John Hunt, R-Rindge, came up with the idea and said there is a precedent for this since banks get to choose whether to come under state or federal regulation. 'This was written to also protect their tax-exempt status,' Hunt said. Rep. Julie Miles, R-Merrimack, explained that the risk pools would remain under Scanlan if they were member owned, responsible for their own deficits and had to return all surpluses to governmental unit members. If those conditions did not apply to the risk pool, then they could be regulated by the Insurance Department. 'This bill strengthens the structural boundaries and provides clarity, accountability and long-term stability to these risk pools,' Miles said. Scanlan said the bill has lost its original intent. 'The bill does not address the underlying concerns we have expressed specifically related to HealthTrust and the potential impact their fiscal management practices may have on the taxpayers and public sector employees in this state,' Scanlan said. 'The amendment should be rejected. SB 297 has changed from a bill requiring transparency and accountability with financial guardrails and triggers to a bill that changes who can regulate a pooled risk organization.' Opponents line up against Scanlan's bill Lisa Duquette, executive director of SchoolCare, one of the risk pools that represents 100 school districts, said her group opposes the House change because it could require them to seek the approval of rates by the Insurance Department. "This would be a loss of local control," she said. HealthTrust officials are pleased with the rewrite and if it became law the group would come under insurance regulation. 'HealthTrust's model is non-assessable (meaning we have committed to not sending member groups an assessment for additional revenue mid-year), which was no longer permitted under the original SB 297,' HealthTrust said in a statement. 'In a non-assessable plan, member groups are only responsible for their monthly contribution costs and do not bear the risk of mid-year assessments due to adverse claims experience, which allows for the predictability that is critical for public sector budgets.' Roughly 100 municipal officials who were members of HealthTrust signed up online in opposition to Scanlan's bill and many cited the provision that could require them to raise their rates in the middle of the year. HealthTrust officials had also maintained Scanlan's bill set too low an acceptable standard for minimum reserves that these risk pools should have to cover their losses. 'While the amendment contains more rigorous oversight requirements, HealthTrust welcomes effective regulation, particularly with recent volatility in the market,' HealthTrust said. 'Risk pools fulfill an essential function for New Hampshire's public sector and member groups, covered individuals, and taxpayers deserve financially sound systems.' What's Next: The full House will vote on this proposal when it next meets on June 5. Prospects: This issue appears likely headed to a conference committee to try and work out differences between House and Senate plans. Senate President Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, authored Scanlan's original proposal and is likely to take Scanlan's side about it. klandrigan@
Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Gov. Morrisey signs 3 pro-life West Virginia bills
BECKLEY, (WBOY) — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) signed three pieces of legislation into law on Thursday that relate to children and pregnant mothers. Senate Bill 537, which expands the use of state funds for pregnancy help organizations, House Bill 2123, which increases the criminal penalty for child abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian, and House Bill 2871, which classifies the loss of a fetus during a vehicle accident as a vehicular homicide death, were all signed during a ceremony in Beckley. Gov. Morrisey said in a press release that the laws are 'strengthening West Virginia's commitment to defending the sanctity of life.' Man allegedly threw Crown Royal bottle near 2 children while in vehicle in Fairmont 'West Virginia has a proud history of standing for the value of and dignity of life,' Morrisey said in the press release. 'I am pleased to sign these bills into law to further defend and protect the most vulnerable among us.' You can read the full text of the bills at the links below: SB 537 HB 2123 HB 2871 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Texas lawmaker plans to re-file hospital bollard bill despite ‘very aggressive' lobbying
This story is part of KXAN's 'Preventing Disaster' investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital's emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop crashes from happening. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite a 'VERY aggressive lobbying effort' by the Texas Hospital Association to kill a bill aimed at preventing vehicle crashes at emergency entrances — following last year's deadly crash at St. David's North Austin Medical Center — a state senator is pledging to refile the same safety measure next session, according to a senior staffer. Senate Bill 660, sparked by a KXAN investigation, sought to require crash-rated vertical barriers, called bollards, at Texas hospital entrances. The proposal was supported by the Texas Nurses Association, which said 'all protections should be considered' to ensure healthcare workers are safe and protected. It passed the Senate but stalled in a House committee despite a last-minute amendment to only require bollards at new hospitals in cities with a population of 1.2 million or greater. 'I am disappointed that Senate Bill 660 died in the House Public Health Committee, especially after we took so many suggestions from stakeholders on modifying the legislation,' said the bill's author, Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, who called the bollard requirement 'common-sense public safety legislation.' On Feb. 13, 2024, a drunk driver drove into the lobby of St. David's North, running over all four members of the Bernard family, including their two toddlers. The driver, Michelle Holloway, 57, was killed. After the crash, the Bernards — who were seriously injured — spoke exclusively to KXAN about their ordeal and their goal moving forward. 'That no one will have to suffer like we do,' said Nadia Bernard, who was still in a wheelchair recovering at the time. That plea led to a more than year-long KXAN investigation looking into crashes and finding solutions to prevent them. After surveying dozens of hospitals, watching bollard crash-tests at Texas A&M's Transportation Institute and learning about the strength of the security barriers, we were asked to share our findings with lawmakers as they considered SB 660, which would have required bollards at hospitals statewide. 'Without a uniform statewide approach, we found a patchwork system where some hospitals are protected while others remain vulnerable,' KXAN investigative reporter Matt Grant told a Senate panel. EXPLORE: KXAN's 'Preventing Disaster' investigation into medical center crashes Using data from the non-profit Storefront Safety council, TxDOT, police and media reports, we built our own nationwide database of crashes over the past decade. We looked at places patients receive care, according to the state's definition of 'health care provider' that includes doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists, among others. The result: By the start of the legislative session, we had identified more than 400 crashes since 2014 including more than 100 in Texas. Months later, as we continued to track and collect data, the list of crashes into, or at, medical-related sites had expanded to more than 580. The majority were caused by drivers who were either hurt, intoxicated — like at St. David's — or had pressed the wrong foot pedal. Nearly 160 of the crashes were at hospitals and almost half of those impacted the ER entrance area. In all, we identified at least two dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries. 'I think you've built the best dataset in the country right now,' said Ware Wendell, a consumer and patient advocate with Texas Watch. 'So, it definitely informed the debate here in Texas,' Wendell added. 'And, I wouldn't be surprised if it informs the debate all around the country as hospitals evaluate how they are protecting folks inside of their emergency rooms.' 'I have to credit you, Matt, and your team at KXAN, for doing the deep dive, for digging into the data. Ware Wendell, Texas Watch Map of crashes that have occurred at or into Texas hospitals since 2014. Source: Texas Department of Transportation, media reports, Storefront Safety Council. (KXAN Interactive/Dalton Huey) The Texas Hospital Association, which represents 85% of the state's acute-care hospitals and health care systems, testified against SB 660. 'Singling out hospital emergency rooms to install bollards would not prevent, based on the statistics we're aware of, the overwhelming majority of these types of accidents because they simply don't occur in hospitals,' THA General Counsel Steve Wohleb told lawmakers in March, referring to a majority of crashes occurring at business storefronts. Behind the scenes, sources tell KXAN the industry group lobbied heavily against the proposal. In a memo sent to hospitals around the state that we obtained, the THA criticized KXAN for including other medical centers in our data, not just hospitals, and, citing autonomy and cost as a factor, called the bill an 'unfunded mandate, without evidence-based support.' 'I would question that,' said Thomas Ustach with the McCue Corporation. 'What is the cost of life safety?' McCue is the same bollard-making company that allowed KXAN to watch its crash tests in Texas last year. The company has installed security barriers at dozens of hospitals across the country. The cost to secure an ER entrance, typically, is between $10,000 and $30,000, depending on how many bollards are needed, Ustach said. A single crash-rated bollard, on average, costs around $1,500-$2,000 to purchase and install, he pointed out. 'It's really not a difficult or costly fix to the problem,' Ustach said. 'So, I'm surprised that there's so much pushback against the bill.' Ustach said he's proud the crash-testing we witnessed last year could 'shine some light' — to the public and policymakers — on why, when it comes to bollards, testing and strict performance requirements are necessary. 'You can't leave it up to chance when you're talking life safety,' he added. Today, the Bernard family is in the middle of a $1 million lawsuit against St. David's for not having bollards at the time. St. David's previously said it does not comment on litigation. This isn't the first time a hospital's lack of protective barriers has been the focus of a lawsuit. In 2020, a driver lost control and drove into the patient entrance of Atlanta-based Piedmont Hospital. Several people were hit and a 55-year-old woman was killed. The lawsuit blamed the hospital for its 'failure to provide bollards or other barriers' outside of its ER. Piedmont settled for an undisclosed amount and previously did not respond to KXAN's request for comment. St. David's previously told us it installed $500,000 worth of bollards at its Austin-area hospitals after last year's deadly ER crash. However, it has repeatedly refused to say if any of those bollards are crash-rated. When asked about the bollard bill not advancing, St. David's said it 'does not have anything to add to your story.' This month, the hospital system admitted for the first time that it opposed Austin's ordinance, which passed nearly six months ago, requiring crash-rated bollards at new city hospitals. 'If these hospitals won't do it voluntarily, there must be laws to protect all families from this predictable and preventable destruction.' The Bernard Family in a statement to KXAN A spokesperson for St. David's said the opposition was due, in part, to a belief the measure 'selectively targeted healthcare facilities' based on an incident at one of its hospitals. 'Our family is very disappointed that this common sense, statewide public safety bollard bill was killed by hospital special interests,' the Bernard family told KXAN. 'We are so grateful that Austin bravely acted to pass protective bollard legislation and know this proactive law will eventually pass at the statewide level,' the family added. Former Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly said she is 'incredibly proud' of the local bollard ordinance she initiated. She hopes it serves as a model for other communities. 'While I'm disappointed that SB 660 did not make it out of the House Public Health Committee this session, I remain hopeful and encouraged,' Kelly said. 'Austin led the way by acting before tragedy struck again, and I firmly believe this idea's time will come at the statewide level.' 'Protecting patients, emergency personnel, and hospital visitors should never be a partisan issue — it's a matter of life safety,' she added, saying she looks forward to supporting the measure again next session. The chair of the House Public Health Committee, Rep. Gary VanDeaver, R-New Boston, gave the bill a hearing but did not bring it back up again for a vote, allowing it to die. His office, and the Texas Hospital Association, did not respond to a request for comment. Graphic Artist Wendy Gonzalez, Director of Investigations and Innovation Josh Hinkle, Investigative Producer Dalton Huey, Investigative Photojournalist Chris Nelson and Digital Director Kate Winkle contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Science
- Economic Times
Three 'invisible' city-killer asteroids could strike earth within weeks, scientists warn- here's all about them
Three huge asteroids could hit Earth, and a group of astronomers is sounding the alarm. They could cause destruction on a scale never seen before. These asteroids are almost invisible because of the sun's glare. Scientists say that three asteroids are orbiting Venus and could hit Earth in a matter of weeks because their paths are unstable. The three city-killer asteroids that Venus is hiding could cause catastrophic damage before we can respond, as per a report by The NY Post. The authors of the arockcalyptic study, which was published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics," cautioned that there are currently 20 co-orbital asteroids of to the Daily Mail, at least three of the asteroids that orbit the sun in tandem with our twin planet, 2020 SB, 524522, and 2020 CL1, have unstable orbits that bring them dangerously close to Earth, according to the international research team headed by Valerio Carruba of São Paulo University in to the study, the asteroids might be put on a collision course with Earth if this unstable trajectory is only marginally altered by a slight change in gravity or another force. A collision with one of these intergalactic gravelstones would be bad. They could release energy millions of times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb and would produce a crater more than two miles in diameterWith diameters ranging from 330 to 1,300 feet, asteroids 2020 SB, 524522, and 2020 CL1 have the potential to completely destroy cities and trigger devastating fires and tsunamis, according to the Daily to the Daily Galaxy, the researchers cautioned that while co-orbital status shields these asteroids from near-close encounters with Venus, it does not shield them from coming into contact with simulating a variety of potential outcomes over 36,000 years using imitation space rocks, Carruba & Co. arrived at this conclusion. They discovered that a significant population of low-eccentricity asteroids, which were previously believed to be harmless, could be driven toward Earth by gravitational shifts and other orbits of the cosmic rocks make them nearly invisible to Earthly detection equipment, which exacerbates the sun's glare acts as a cosmic cloaking device, preventing the telescopes from detecting rocks in a suborbital path with Venus, even though NASA and other space agencies regularly track potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids, according to WION. ALSO READ: Kylie Jenner feels jealous and insecure about her Kardashian sisters, fears they might snatch away boyfriend Timothée The Chilean Rubin Observatory would only have two to four weeks to detect deadly asteroids because of this interstellar blind spot, which would leave us little time if they were headed straight for typically takes years to plan a mission to engineer something that could deflect a killer space authors concluded that "Low-e Venus co-orbitals pose a unique challenge because of the difficulties in detecting and following these objects from Earth." The authors stated that they thought that the only way to map and find all of the still "invisible" PHAs (potentially hazardous asteroids) among Venus' co-orbital asteroids would be to conduct a focused observational campaign from a space-based mission close to the planet. Will these asteroids actually hit Earth soon? Yes, scientists believe three Venus-orbiting asteroids could strike Earth in weeks due to their unstable orbits. Why don't we see them coming? The sun's glare obscures them from Earth-based telescopes, making early detection difficult.
