Shelter-in-place lifted for residents near scene of warehouse fire in southwest Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

HOUSTON – Firefighters are working Friday to put out a large blaze at a warehouse in southwest Houston.

According to authorities, the fire started around 10:30 a.m. at the Salon and Spa Wholesalers at Westpark and Fairhill drives.

The Houston Fire Department shared a tweet that said some parts of the warehouse may have collapsed.

Large flames and clouds of black smoke could be seen billowing from the building.

Sky 2 footage also showed one of the fire trucks on the scene had caught on fire and flames were coming from under the truck. HFD confirmed the damage.

Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said two firefighters had to be transported to Memorial Hermann due to heat exhaustion. Both are reported to be in stable condition.

No other injuries were reported.

Peña called the fire stubborn and said crews are expected to be at the scene for the “better part of the afternoon.”

Asst. Fire Chief Justin Wells said the blaze consumed most of the one-story building and it will be a total loss.

Wells identified two of chemicals burning that could cause a health hazard: sodium hydroxide and an alcohol such as hand sanitizer.

What’s burning?

According to the Centers for Disease Control, sodium hydroxide is “an odorless, white crystalline solid that absorbs moisture from the air.”

It is very corrosive and can cause irritation to the eyes, skin, and mucous membrane, an allergic reaction, eye and skin burns and temporary loss of hair, according to the CDC.

The CDC said the chemical is used to “manufacture soaps, rayon, paper, explosives, dyes and petroleum products. It is also used in processing cotton fabric, laundering and bleaching, metal cleaning and processing, oxide coating, electroplating, and electrolytic extracting. It is commonly present in commercial drain and oven cleaners.”

According to Wells, there are also other chemicals burning that are associated with salon products, but there are “too many to list.”

Peña said he does not believe those chemicals rise to the reporting threshold for hazardous materials.

Shelter-in-place

The fire department issued a shelter-in-place one mile north and one mile east of the fire due to the release of hazardous chemicals.

Boundaries for the shelter-in-place are:

• North Boundary: Westheimer
• East Boundary: Hillcroft
• South Boundary: Harwin
• West Boundary: Gessner

Residents were advised to close all doors and windows, shut off heating and cooling systems and take shelter in an interior room.

However, the shelter-in-place was lifted once the firefighters got the blaze under control.

“People in the area may continue to see smoke until the fire is fully extinguished,” authorities said.

Wells said air-quality monitoring is still underway and everything looks good at this time. There’s a good breeze, so air quality is believed to be good, Wells said.

Authorities are setting up more monitoring. The shelter-in-place was issued to protect the public, Wells said.

Runoff from the scene is being contained, Wells said.

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FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Fall River man was sentenced earlier this week to serve three to four years in state prison after he left the scene of a fatal crash in June of 2018, authorities said.

Irvin Dominguez Cruz, 40, was convicted of indictments charging him with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene-death resulting in early March after a jury trial.

On June 14, 2018, Cruz was driving a large Enterprise box truck traveling south on Highland Avenue in Fall River when he took a left turn onto Courtney Street, the entrance way of Royal Crest Apartments, without signaling or braking, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said.

Christopher Mills, 29, of Taunton, was riding his motorcycle north on Highland Avenue at the time and struck the truck in the area of the rear passenger side wheels after the truck reportedly blocked his lane of travel, giving him no time to stop.

The impact left a dent in the box of the truck and damaged its rim.

The motorcycle skidded for 57 feet before striking the truck, Quinn said.

Mills was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officers searched the area for the box truck but could not locate it.

Minutes after the crash, Officer Derek Pereira saw a box truck traveling south on Robeson Street towards President Avenue, already more than a mile from Royal Crest.

Investigators later found Cruz at his Royal Crest apartment and learned that he was driving the box truck, which he had brought back to a storage yard in Stoughton, according to Quinn.

Cruz’s boss reported that Cruz had called him for a ride home from Stoughton. During the ride from Stoughton to Fall River, Cruz allegedly made no mention of the damage to his boss’ truck, nor did he speak about the prior crash.

His boss drove by the crash scene on the way to Cruz’s apartment where he discussed the matter with his wife and went to sleep, Quinn said.

“Not only did the defendant cause the accident that resulted in the victim’s death, but he left the scene and had to be arrested by the police,” Quinn said in a statement. “He made no effort to turn himself in. As tragic as this case is for the victim’s family, I hope they feel that there has been some measure of accountability for their loved one’s death.”

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Inside the ‘Tiny Dancer’ Bus Scene in ‘Almost Famous’ - Rolling Stone

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Almost Famous, we recently reunited writer/director Cameron Crowe with stars Kate Hudson (who played “Band Aid” Penny Lane), Billy Crudup (who played Russell Hammond, lead guitarist of the fictional “middle-level band” Stillwater), and Patrick Fugit (who played teen Rolling Stone journalist William Miller).  In the conversation, (co-hosted by James Andrew Miller, whose behind-the-scenes podcast Origins has dedicated its current season to  the making of Almost Famous), Crowe and the actors looked back at the film’s most indelible scene: the sing-along to Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” on Stillwater’s tour bus.

Crowe: We were already running behind a little bit. Sometimes I felt that we were kind of rogue, and we were out there filming and nobody was paying attention to us. But [the studio] kind of woke up to that at one point and they were like, “Rein it in, guys, rein it! This isn’t a lifelong process, rein it in.” Right about that time, we came to the scene that was two lines in the script, which is: “They listen to ‘Tiny Dancer’ on the bus and sing along as Russell realizes the warmth of the community of his band and crew.” And we get there and we start doing it.

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It was one of those situations where you just felt it. It was like a physical thing when they started singing along, and you could feel all the relationships all in that one spot. And Billy is there in the front, just kind of way inside of his head, and they’re singing, and you just can’t help but go: “This is the movie! This is everything!”

And I talked to the cinematographer and said, “We gotta cover everybody singing ‘Tiny Dancer.’ And he’s like, “Did you hear what the studio told you recently? This is gonna take two days!” And I’m like, “But you feel it, right? You feel it.” He goes, “I feel it.” And I go, “Is it two days?” He goes, “It’s two days.” I’m going, “We got to do it.” And so we did spend two days chasing that feeling and so much greatness happened out of it. Like Kate, I don’t think “you are home” was in the script, right? Wasn’t that an improv as we were shooting?

Hudson: Yeah. Was that two days? I don’t remember, y’know.

Crowe: Look at Noah Taylor’s face [the actor who played Stillwater’s manager]. The one guy who’s a punk rocker who hates “Tiny Dancer.” You can see two days worth of angst in his eyes as he sang along with that song. He hates Tiny Dancer. But everyone else was just  feeding off the elixir, and we were doing shots traveling from one to the other. And it felt a litle bit like we were on an exotic journey with that short scene. But man, from the first second we started showing that scene to people, it was the beachhead, it was the thing. You know, it’s when you find the point of the whole thing in the corner of the script that you didn’t even realize was quite there.

And the amazing thing was that we committed to that song. And it was the right song. And it wasn’t even that famous of a song. And you got to love Elton Kohn, because as soon as he saw the movie, he was like, “I always loved that song, ‘Tiny Dancer.’  You understand that song ‘Tiny Dancer!” And he started playing it in his show and he’s never stopped playing it. He gives us credit for it. He’s the greatest guy. And everybody came to play in that scene. We did it chronologically, so it was kind of the time in the story that we were also living while making it. So everybody was kind of weary. And I don’t know, my eye always goes to Billy at the front. And then I see [Fugit’s] pain. And then Kate kind of gives him the map for the future. And everybody just felt so grateful that we had the time to do it. We paid the price later.

Crudup: Well, Cameron expressed it perfectly. In this tribe that’s been created with this band where there are rifts and there’s ups and downs and there’s uncertainty about the future, one thing they can all bond over is some  immediate unspoken connection to a piece of music. So there’s a delight in the midst of all that angst.

Now, in the midst of that, they’ve given us all the lyrics for the whole song as I recall, for us to sing. And in addition to not playing guitar, I’m not a singer either. Don’t laugh, Kate! But everybody else on the bus was, and so when we were doing this individual coverage, everyone would sing their beautiful part and then we got to me and I started to sing and I could hear the snickers coming from behind me about my effort. And Cameron just rushes onto the bus bus and he’s like, “I don’t care how it sounds! Just sing with everything you’ve got! I love it. Love that energy. Just give me all of that.”

And so I just let it belt out, and there was an enormous liberation that was mine, maybe even more than Russell’s at that moment. And just being able, for a character who is so guarded in so many of his different relationships to finally have a moment where he could be exuberant in front of them and kind of generous. I remember that being joyful.

Hudson: I just remember being on that bus and having my Polaroid camera and singing. I loved when we were all together. That song, that moment really does sort of personify like what those moments felt like as a whole for me doing the movie.

Fugit: Still, if I go into a bar or a club where there’s a DJ or there’s any kind of a jukebox or anything like that, somebody ends up playing “Tiny Dancer.” And just stares at me. until I notice. [laughs]

Hudson: I actually feel self-conscious every time it comes on.

Crudup: [jokingly] I keep it as my ringtone.

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Shifts in the global trade landscape are largely poised to benefit commercial real estate in the Southeast U.S., home to growing ports well positioned to take advantage of the directions the trade winds are blowing.  

That’s according to corporate real estate giant CBRE, which issued a detailed July report on global trade flows that paints a positive picture for industrial markets in the region as well as the Gulf Coast.  

COVID-19 has revealed the vulnerability of just-in-time supply chains, as well as over-reliance on major logistics mega-regions: the West Coast of the U.S., northern Europe and Asia, the report said.  

Due to cost pressures, global integration will persist even as its makeup changes. Much has been made of  potential shifts out of China post-COVID-19, and evidence is emerging in trade figures that it’s real: U.S. trade with Vietnam, Taiwan and even the Netherlands and Belgium grew in 2019 as it fell with China.

While China’s scale means it will remain an irreplaceable manufacturing behemoth, ports like Savannah are in great shape to capitalize on smaller firms’ moves to other parts of Asia and so-called “re-shoring” that could land more capacity back in the U.S., CBRE Chief Economist Richard Barkham wrote in the report. 

“The Southeast region is best positioned for more industrial space demand from import shifts to other parts of Asia, which can reach the East Coast faster through the Suez Canal. This region is also a primary importer of goods from Europe,” the report says.

That’s not to mention that the expansion of the Panama Canal makes it easier for the traditional North Asia-origin shipping routes to reach the East Coast and siphon off more demand from the West Coast strongholds — important given the growing raw demand for imported goods in this region. The Southeast, as classified in the report, is already the most populous U.S. region, with 85 million people and a projected population growth rate of 4.8 percent over five years.  

Savannah, as well as Greenville and Charleston in South Carolina, is already one of the top performing industrial real estate markets in the country, per the report:

“It is particularly impressive that Greenville and Savannah are in the top 10 nationally for overall net absorption because both markets have 200 million square feet or less of total inventory, yet they absorbed more space than much larger markets. This is a direct result of increased demand for products in the Southeast.”  

This focus echoes the rationale cited by proponents of the deepening of the Savannah harbor, who have long said federal funding was warranted because the entire region would benefit. Savannah’s deepening is well under way, and Charleston is now following suit. 

“Charleston, S.C., and Savannah are among the four fastest growing seaports in the country, with twenty- foot equivalent units (TEUs) growing by an average of 6.1 percent in 2019,” the report reads. “While imports are down in 2020 because of COVID-19, these markets are well-positioned for a solid comeback when the economy improves and as companies implement diversification and reshoring strategies.” 

The Georgia Ports Authority last week announced that it had handled a record 37.77 million tons, even as container traffic slipped less than 1 percent to 4.44 million for fiscal year 2020. A news release noted that 5 million square feet of space are under construction to supplement the 74 million already there.

“What sets Savannah apart from the competition is the sheer capacity of the port’s ever-expanding footprint, on and off the terminal,” Will McKnight, GPA’s board chairman, said in the release. “Not only are we focused on the future and providing even greater value to our customers, but we have nearly unlimited potential and capacity to grow our business.”

The CBRE report also indicates that Atlanta and other inland hubs with available land, air access and interstate infrastructure will benefit as demand spills over from coastal markets and e-commerce investments grow.  

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Marian’s Closet 10th Annual Golf Benefit Scramble and Auction: Friday at Chippewa Golf Club, 12147 Shank Road, Doylestown. 9 a.m. coffee meet followed by a 10 a.m. shotgun start. $104 per golfer after. To register, go to https://ift.tt/3e1Eeqv.

The Kym Sellers Foundation 11th Annual Golf Outing for Multiple Sclerosis: Friday at Grantwood Golf Course, 38855 Aurora Road, Solon. Shotgun-style tournament includes breakfast, snacks, beverages, dinner, prizes and more. The event also includes hole-in-one, longest drive, longest putt and closest-to-the-pin contests. Sponsorship and registration for the outing are available at https://ift.tt/2WXdUaC. For more information, call Sara Schrode at 216-577-3447 or email: info@kymsellersfoundation.org.

ATHENA Akron’s Q&A With a Notable Woman Leader – Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah: Noon to 12:55 p.m. Friday. Join ATHENA Akron virtually via Zoom to welcome Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Ethics Officer, FirstEnergy Service Company. Ebony will tell her story and answer questions from moderator, Lisa King, Executive Director, Summit Metro Parks. Registration on Eventbrite is required. For more information and a link to registration, visit https://ift.tt/3eWDeUb.

1st Annual Akron Children's Museum Golf Outing: Sunday at Bunker Hill Golf Course, 3060 Pearl Road, Medina. $105 ticket includes lunch, 18 holes with cart, and dinner for 1 golfer. Child golfers are $65. For registration and information, go to https://ift.tt/2YXInoV.

ACCESS, Inc. Virtual Annual Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. Aug. 11. The free, livestreamed event is the largest fundraiser of the year for ACCESS and will feature organizational updates and future plans, the presentation of the Lynn M. Budnick Empowered Woman Award, and a heartwarming story of a former resident. During the breakfast, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the role ACCESS plays in assisting homeless women and the services offered at the shelter, including case management, on-site health care, and job readiness training. Guests will also have the opportunity to make donations online. The ACCESS breakfast is free to attend, but registration is required by visiting https://ift.tt/2ZxaXQ0.

The Up Side of Downs 2020 Northeast Ohio Buddy Walk: A Facebook Live event beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 15. Up Side of Downs will share stories and activities every 21 minutes between 9 a.m. and noon as part of the festivities in celebration of individuals with Down syndrome. This year the organization is asking supporters to walk "wherever they are" on that day. Registration is $21 per person and includes a T-shirt which will be mailed to participants. For more information, go to https://ift.tt/37r7cO7.

Hattie Larlham 2020 Sugar Bush Golf Classic: Aug. 17 at Sugar Bush Golf Club. Shotgun-style tournament featuring morning and afternoon tee times for four-person teams. The event also includes hole-in-one, longest drive and closest-to-the-pin contests. Sponsorship and registration for the outing are available on the Hattie Larlham website at https://ift.tt/1wU1oY1. For more information, call Wendy Voelker at 330-840-6845 or email wendy.voelker@hattielarlham.org.

Heart to Heart Communications 27th Annual Greater Akron Speaks Out for Values Breakfast: 6:45 a.m. Aug. 17 at the John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. The theme of the 27th Annual Breakfast is "A Mission Driven Life: Servant Leadership and Saving the World" with keynote speaker Doug Piekarz, president and CEO of the Akron Zoo. For more information on tickets, go to http://h2hc.org.

Medina Creative Housing 14th Annual Raising the Roof Dinner & Entertainment Charity Benefit: 6 p.m. Aug. 21 at Weymouth Country Club. Enjoy the Medina Creative Housing residents’ "Creative Comedy Crew" skit, indulge in signature dishes from the 1920’s, and dance the night away Gatsby style. You can try your luck on games of chance, raffles and live/silent auctions. Tickets are $110. For information, go to https://ift.tt/3eVRzkQ.

CANCELED The Magic City Kiwanis Loreto George Memorial Golf Outing: Sept. 4 at the Turkeyfoot Golf Course, 294 W. Turkeyfoot Lake Road, Akron.

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Portland protest scene relatively calm after US drawdown - KMVT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Leaders in Portland, Oregon, caught their breath and moved forward with cautious optimism Friday after the first nightly protest in weeks ended without any major confrontations, violence or arrests.

The dramatic change in tone outside a federal courthouse that's become ground zero in clashes between demonstrators and federal agents came after the U.S. government began drawing down its forces under a deal between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration.

As agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement pulled back, troopers with the Oregon State Police were supposed to take over. There were no signs of any law enforcement presence outside the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, however, where a protest lasted into early Friday.

“Last night, the world was watching Portland. Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability through peaceful, non-violent protest,” Brown said in a tweet Friday.

Mayor Ted Wheeler also struck an optimistic tone but cautioned that there was much work to be done after more than 60 days of protests — and not just in cleaning up downtown Portland.

Local and state leaders are taking action on calls for racial justice reform, he said. Brown and regional and local leaders are pushing for a raft of measures that would address systemic racism in everything from policing to housing. Those proposals could be fast-tracked for consideration in a special legislative session later this summer.

Portland's City Council also voted this week to refer a ballot measure to voters in November that would create a police review board independent from any elected official or city department.

“We need the time to heal. We need the time to allow people to come back downtown and experience the great downtown that people remember from just a few months ago,” said Wheeler, a Democrat. “The mass demonstrations that we’ve seen over many, many weeks, those demands have been heard. The demands have been understood.”

The scene outside the federal courthouse stood in sharp contrast to the two weeks of violent clashes between protesters and the agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell the unrest in Oregon's largest city.

Protests have roiled Portland for more than 60 days following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

And while thousands have marched and rallied peacefully over the past two months, Portland's federal courthouse became a target for some protesters. Smaller numbers of demonstrators tried to tear down a fence erected to protect it, lit fires at the courthouse entryway and hurled fireworks, flares and bricks at the agents holed up inside. Most nights, the agents responded by firing tear gas.

But at the protest that began Thursday night, there was little violence and few signs of confrontation as several thousand people gathered near the courthouse .

A handful of protesters pointed lights and lasers at the building, but state troopers remained inside and did not respond. Soon afterward, hundreds of demonstrators gathered about a block from the courthouse to listen to speeches, with little sign of a law enforcement presence. The mood remained calm into early Friday as the crowd dwindled to about 500 demonstrators.

In preparation for the handover from federal authorities to state troopers, the local sheriff and Portland police met and agreed not to use tear gas except in situations with a threat of serious injury or death, the mayor said.

Wheeler, who was gassed when he joined protesters outside the courthouse last week, added that tear gas “as a tactic really isn’t all that effective” because protesters have donned gas masks and often return to the action after recovering for a few minutes. He apologized to peaceful demonstrators exposed to tear gas used by Portland police before federal officials arrived.

Under the deal announced by the governor, the agents will withdraw in phases. But federal officials insisted that the agents will not leave the city completely and will be kept on standby.

Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said he believes the new collaboration between local law enforcement agencies will be seen “as a victory in many ways.”

“A lot of people came out to express their displeasure of folks from the federal government here and engaging in crowd control with members of our community,” Lovell said. “So I’m hoping that on many levels that people are happy in this development.”

The U.S. government had arrested 94 people as of Wednesday, the most recent accounting. Since the protests began, Lovell said local police made more than 400 arrests and tried many strategies to deescalate the confrontations.

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Selsky reported from Salem, Oregon. Sara Cline contributed to this report from Salem. Cline is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

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Police: Infant found in crashed vehicle at hit-and-run scene OK; 26-year-old facing multiple charges - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

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JANESVILLE, Wis. — A Stoughton man is facing charges after officials said he crashed his vehicle in Janesville and left the scene while an infant was still inside the vehicle.

The Janesville Police Department said officers and the fire department responded at 1:45 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle hit-and-run crash near the roundabouts at East Racine Street and Interstate 90. The Janesville Fire Department arrived and found the vehicle with nobody around.

Paramedics located a 3-month-old baby left in the vehicle. The infant was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and the baby wasn’t injured, the report said.

Police said officers responded to the hospital where they stayed with the baby until the mother was identified and reunited.

As officers were completing the crash investigation, a citizen arrived at the scene with the driver of the vehicle. Police said the driver had flagged down two citizens for a ride to a gas station after the crash and left the infant in the car. The citizens said they weren’t aware a baby was left in the car when they gave the driver, identified as 25-year-old Tony O. Long, a ride.

The report said Long showed signs of impairment, and he he performed and reportedly failed standardized field sobriety tests.

Long was arrested and taken to the Rock County Jail on suspicion of first-offense operating while intoxicated with child under 16 years old, abandonment of a child, hit-and-run to property , operating while suspended and operating a vehicle without insurance.

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News / Delays at port of Montreal drag on as one strike follows another - theloadstar.com

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31/07/2020

Disruption at Canada’s port of Montreal has stretched into a fifth day – as longshoremen ended a four-day industrial action yesterday, port checkers launched a one-day strike this morning.

The timing of the actions was designed to create maximum impact, said one forwarder.

By Thursday afternoon, the longshoremen’s strike had affected about a dozen vessels at the port.

“It is certain that the situation is creating undesirable delays for some carriers, as well as for local exporters/importers,” reported Mélanie Nadeau, director of communication at the port.

“There are currently about a dozen ships experiencing delay and must either stay docked longer than expected, anchor or slow their course before arriving,” she added.

“We have lost a whole week already,” said Karl-Heinz Legler, general manager of Rutherford Global Logistics. “Importers and exporters are being inconvenienced.

“And there may be extra costs if containers sit in the port and the lines decide to charge rollover and demurrage fees, but that hasn’t happened so far,” he added.

Sandra Faraj, vice-president of AGO Transportation, said: “The only problems we have had are with our exports, and the clients understand that it is out of our control.”

The worry for cargo owners and agents is that the dispute between union and employers may lead to continuing disruption. The longshoremen announced their strike after a breakdown of weeks’-long discussions, steered by a mediator appointed by the Canadian government. According to the union, the dispute centres on working hours.

Prior to this, there had been a battle over the definition of “essential service” that had waged since October 2018, when the Maritime Employers Association had asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to review whether longshoremen performed essential work, a move designed to shield the docks from strike threats.

The board ruled in June that the employers had not demonstrated “imminent and serious risks to the health and safety of the public” – the primary criterion for essential service – in the event of a strike.

The uncertainty over possible future disruption is a source of frustration.

“They may decide tomorrow morning that all is fine and it’s all over, or there could be sticky points and more disruption,” said Rutherford’s Mr Legler. “Of course, clients are getting antsy.”

In the event of an escalation, carriers could eventually decide to avoid Montreal and drop off cargo at another port, but that scenario is unlikely in the near term, he believes.

“That won’t happen for a while. If nothing is resolved in two weeks, they may do something like that,” he said.

Hapag-Lloyd told customers today its operations would resume tomorrow, but that the situation “remained fluid”.

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Port Sees Opportunity As Tenth Avenue Terminal Named a Foreign Trade Zone - Times of San Diego

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The Port of San Diego recently received approval from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the City of San Diego to activate a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.

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As an FTZ, the terminal is a secured, designated location where foreign and domestic merchandise is generally considered to be in international commerce and outside of U.S. customs territory.

With its activation as an FTZ, Port officials say they can offer numerous benefits to businesses, including logistics, duty reduction and deferral and other cost savings.

Duty deferral, for instance, allows for savings until cargo is imported and exported to and from the U.S.

Companies also will receive reductions in merchandise processing fees due to a single customs entry per week. In addition, equipment manufacturers will have the option to assemble various components of a project, securing additional savings as a duty drawback.

“The Port is a conscientious innovator that leverages our unique expertise, forward-thinking solutions and relationships to expand opportunities for businesses. By becoming a Foreign Trade Zone, we are enhancing our capabilities and become more appealing to potential customers,” said Ann Moore, chair of the Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners. “Maritime industrial activities play an important role in the region’s economy. We expect this new offering to bring more business opportunities to San Diego, which is always a good thing!”

The San Diego region has 19 FTZ sites. Most operate out of warehouses.

The Port of San Diego is the only cargo terminal in San Diego County that offers a waterborne component with access to ships. The 96-acre Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal is particularly popular for project cargo, wind power and breakbulk commodities.

The Port of San Diego also includes the National City Marine Terminal (NCMT) and is a natural, deep-water, protected harbor. The port services goods movement to and from Mexico, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe.

It is also one of 17 commercial ports designated as a strategic port for national defense. That allows the military access to marine terminals and cargo-handling facilities with 48-hours notice during times of national emergency.

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Portland protest scene relatively calm after US drawdown - The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first nightly protest in downtown Portland after a deal was struck for the withdrawal of federal agents guarding a courthouse was largely peaceful and ended Friday without any major confrontations between state police and demonstrators.

The scene outside the federal courthouse that started with yet another demonstration Thursday night stood in sharp contrast to the two weeks of violent clashes between the protesters and the agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell the unrest in Oregon’s largest city.

State and local officers stepped up their presence as part of the deal between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to draw down the number of U.S. agents at the demonstrations that have taken place in the city for more than 60 days following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Portland’s federal courthouse became a target of protesters, with the demonstrators trying to tear down a fence that was erected to protect it, lighting fires at the courthouse’s entryway and hurling objects at the agents holed up inside. The agents most nights fired tear gas in return.

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But at Thursday night’s protest, there was little violence and few signs of confrontation as several thousand people gathered near the courthouse, the Oregonian newspaper reported.

A handful of protesters pointed lights and lasers at the building at about 10 p.m. Thursday, but state troopers remained inside and did not respond. About 30 minutes later, hundreds of demonstrators gathered about a block from the courthouse to listen to speeches. There was little sign of a law enforcement presence. The mood remained calm at 1 a.m. Friday as the crowd dwindled to about 500 demonstrators.

In preparation of the law enforcement handover from federal authorities state troopers, the local sheriff and Portland police met and agreed not to use tear gas except in situations with a threat of of serious injury or death, Mayor Ted Wheeler said.

Wheeler, who was gassed when he joined protesters outside the courthouse last week, added that tear gas “as a tactic really isn’t all that effective” because protesters have donned gas masks and often return to the action after recovering for a few minutes. The Democrat also apologized to peaceful demonstrators exposed to tear gas used by Portland police before federal officials arrived.

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Under the deal announced by Brown, the agents will withdraw in phases. But federal officials insisted that the agents will not leave the city completely and will be kept on standby.

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Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said he believes the new collaboration between local law enforcement agencies will be seen “as a victory in many ways.”

“A lot of people came out to express their displeasure of folks from the federal government here and engaging in crowd control with members of our community,” Lovell said. “So I’m hoping that on many levels that people are happy in this development.”

Portland’s demonstrations have attracted up to 10,000 people for peaceful marches and rallies. The violence that has emerged was increasingly directed at federal property.

The U.S. government had arrested 94 people as of Wednesday. Over the past two months of protests, Lovell said the city police department made more than 400 arrests and tried many strategies to deescalate the confrontations.

“It’s been a long two months,” he said.

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Sara Cline contributed to this report from Salem. Cline is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.”

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Additional strike set to extend Port of Montreal closure by 24 hours - S&P Global

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Houston — The Port of Montreal checker's union announced a one-day strike beginning July 31 that will further disrupt operations after the port's longshoremen have been on strike for most of the week.

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The four-day strike arranged by the Syndicat des Débardeurs, the union representing the port's longshoremen, will end at 7 am ET (1100 GMT) July 31. But the Port of Montreal Checker's Union announced a 24-hour strike that will begin at 6 am ET July 31, pushing the ports' resumption of normal activity back by one day.

The strikes were brought about after drawn-out negotiations concerning working hours and port workers' status as "essential workers" stagnated.

"[The longshoreman] are expected to resume Friday and work through the weekend to catch up," Montreal Port Authority Vice President Toni Boemi told a July 30 industry forum. "The first 72-hour strike notice caught everyone off guard."

There will be no mooring or cargo handling services at the port during the strike period and all container terminal operations will be suspended, the port said.

Carriers have responded to the interruption by delaying arrivals. German carrier Hapag-Lloyd said in a letter to customers it expected delays and port congestion as operations resume, but will waive import storage charges and demurrage charges for the extent of the strike.

The Port of Montreal had a throughput of 826,705 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2020, a 3.8% decrease from the same period last year. The Port of Montreal is Canada's second largest container port by volume.

Platts Container Rate 9 – UK Continent to East Coast North America – has remained steady at $1,800/FEU throughout the month of July.

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Barricaded man detained, bomb squad clearing scene - East Idaho News

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A man who barricaded himself inside of a shed for over an hour Thursday night has been detained.

The bomb squad is now clearing the scene, according to Madison County Sheriff Sgt. Isaac Payne.

Further details about the situation were not immediately released.

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SUGAR CITY — Madison County Sheriff deputies are asking the public to avoid an area of Sugar City as they deal with a man who has barricaded himself inside of a shed.

People are asked to stay off 2nd South to 3rd South between South Cutler Avenue and South Austin Avenue. Residents in the neighborhood have been told to stay inside.

“He’s not endangering anyone other than himself at the moment, but we want everyone to stay clear as a precaution,” Madison County Sheriff Sgt. Isaac Payne tells EastIdahoNews.com. “We are patiently working on resolving this safely for everyone.”

A post on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page says the situation involves “an explosive gas.” Teton County, Rexburg Police and Fremont County patrol vehicles are also on scene along with a Madison County Fire Department truck and ambulance.

EastIdahoNews.com has a reporter on the ground and we will post updates as we learn more.

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HipStory brings inclusive house party scene online - Boston Herald

Muñeca Diaz remembers her favorite HipStory house party. After Boston’s BAMS fest in 2018, Diaz, who was then an intern with digital media production company HipStory, came to the party knowing almost no one. Working the door to the event, which featured performances by Bakari J.B, Anson Raps, Anjimile and Dzidzor, she remembers the inclusiveness of the scene.

“I was super shy and reserved, but the second I walked in, everyone was welcoming and warm,” said Diaz, who is now the booking and outreach manager at HipStory. “I saw how eager everyone was to hear the music and be a part of the experience. It felt like a real house party. It felt like being with family.”

A digital media production company with deep roots in the Boston music community, HipStory now has the difficult task of recreating the magic of their house parties without the house.

With no studio or club to gather in, HipStory has moved the series online, hosting its third virtual bash on Saturday night — find the organization on social media or at hipstory.org. A “PayWhatYouCan” event with proceeds benefiting local grassroots organization City Life/Vida Urbana, the week’s installment features radically strange and creative Mass hip-hop artist Pink Navel, Portland producer-rapper-singer-innovator Just Plain Jones and Boston-based singer-songwriter Steve Chandy.

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For Pink Navel, online stages create a lifeline to work and art.

“I went from going on at least two tours a year to having all mine and my colleagues’ shows canceled,” they said (Pink Navel uses they/them pronouns). “With this comes worry of course, and scheming on how those lost funds will be made up for. However, what also happened was a full stop on performance opportunities, something that I personally hold dear. I rap and perform rap songs because it gives me a fire that no other activity on this planet does. So, honestly, I’ve been accepting every offer I get for internet shows and streamed events, because I’ve been clutching to that part of my life that has been obstructed and halted.”

The party is a chance to connect with an active audience. Since its inception a decade ago, HipStory has been building bridges between fans and acts that don’t neatly fit into any genre (this makes sense considering singer-songwriter-rapper-filmmaker Cliff Notez co-founded the organization). Diaz makes booking people of color and nonbinary artists a priority but the bottom line is that every act has to crush it with unique energy.

“Because of prejudice and stereotyping, some people assume that if a musician isn’t a straight man, they aren’t killer rappers or artists,” Diaz said. “I’m a female bassist, and I know what it feels like to have people believe you can’t play just because you’re a girl. A lot of the artists we book can rap circles around men but haven’t been allowed to show people that. Once they have this platform and space to perform, they consistently show people that they’re a force to be reckoned with.”

Pink Navel typifies HipStory’s approach. Nobody has ever sounded like they do.

“I like to use the powerful spellcasting technique that is rap to bring forth genuine whimsy and joy to myself and others,” they said. “I do this mainly by rapping about online subcultures, heartfelt feats and my own bubbly world. When I play my songs it is like laughing gas, except there are no chemicals involved. I aim to connect pathways that no other rapper has even pondered, I listen to Randy Newman every day.”

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Additional strike set to extend Port of Montreal closure by 24 hours - S&P Global

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The four-day strike arranged by the Syndicat des Débardeurs, the union representing the port's longshoremen, will end at 7 am ET (1100 GMT) July 31. But the Port of Montreal Checker's Union announced a 24-hour strike that will begin at 6 am ET July 31, pushing the ports' resumption of normal activity back by one day.

The strikes were brought about after drawn-out negotiations concerning working hours and port workers' status as "essential workers" stagnated.

"[The longshoreman] are expected to resume Friday and work through the weekend to catch up," Montreal Port Authority Vice President Toni Boemi told a July 30 industry forum. "The first 72-hour strike notice caught everyone off guard."

There will be no mooring or cargo handling services at the port during the strike period and all container terminal operations will be suspended, the port said.

Carriers have responded to the interruption by delaying arrivals. German carrier Hapag-Lloyd said in a letter to customers it expected delays and port congestion as operations resume, but will waive import storage charges and demurrage charges for the extent of the strike.

The Port of Montreal had a throughput of 826,705 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2020, a 3.8% decrease from the same period last year. The Port of Montreal is Canada's second largest container port by volume.

Platts Container Rate 9 – UK Continent to East Coast North America – has remained steady at $1,800/FEU throughout the month of July.

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Scary Scene in Washington as Umpire Joe West is Hit By a Bat - bleachernation.com

A really scary scene right now in the Blue Jays-Nationals game, as Bo Bichette lost his bat on a swing, and it wound up hitting home plate umpire Joe West in the head.

This looks bad:

Joe West just got bat-mangled pic.twitter.com/S1SJQvk3Px

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As you can see, he was really hurt, and no one would wish that on anyone. Hopefully West will be all right, though he was obviously removed from the game.

Consider it a reminder that although baseball is one of the “safer” sports, regardless of a dang pandemic going on, there are still risks involved in the game. Even ones you wouldn’t have seen coming. Stay safe, all …

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Crime-scene video: Watch as a thief in the night steals equipment, tools from a plumber's truck - Dorchester Reporter

“Hi, Ed. Just wanted to let you know that my truck was broken into last night. They stole a few very expensive tools.” That text message arrived on my phone Saturday morning. It was sent by my upstairs neighbor, a self-employed plumber who parks his work vehicle overnight in our driveway.

This marked the second time he and his wife have been victimized. Last winter, in the middle of the night, three men broke into her SUV, hot-wired it, and drove off. The stolen car was found the next day a couple of miles away.

I told my neighbor that I would check to see if our security cameras had captured anything of the crime in the way the video had recorded the three guys who had stolen his wife’s vehicle. I was guessing it might have been that loathsome threesome again, or maybe even a drive-by criminal who spotted the plumber’s van and decided to make a quick hit to steal something of value.

Playing back the overnight video, starting at midnight and continuing on through first light around 4:45, was tedious. It’s usually quiet here in the wee hours, with the occasional car passing by and the quick trot-by of a neighborhood coyote, which the cameras caught the night before.
Then, at about 2:40 a.m., came the first sign of movement, in the shadows of the sidewalk next door, the sight of a man slowly walking down the street. A tall, lanky figure, he wore a flat backpack, black and white sneakers, and a T shirt with some sort of lettering. He seemed to walk with a limp, or a shuffle, and clearly was in no hurry to get where he was going.

But it soon became clear that he was up to no good, a thief in the night.

He stopped at every parked car, peering into windows and rattling door handles. He stopped at the next-door driveway for quite some time, peering into the family car parked in the driveway. And then he moved on to eyeball a pick-up truck, and then an SUV outside my front door.
Finding an unlocked door, he climbed into the passenger side, closing the door behind him. My guess is that he was rummaging through the glove box, the change purse and anything else that might hold something valuable. He was inside for three or four minutes, and then emerged to continue on his felonious mission in our driveway.

Parked there was my neighbor’s truck, filled with valuable plumbing tools and supplies. Moving just outside the range of the cameras, the man apparently spent some time jimmying the side door before returning to the sidewalk, where he can be seen opening the back door. He was inside the truck for just three or four minutes, and when he came out, his backpack and a second bag were filled, no doubt with the expensive plumbing equipment he had just taken from the truck.

The thief slowly walked into the middle of the street, and as he struggled to adjust the heavy bags on his back and shoulders, a passing car went by, bathing him in its headlights. But he went unnoticed. Gradually he righted himself, with maybe 30 or 40 pounds of weight on his back, and slowly started his walk back to wherever he came from.

All this activity was captured on the security cameras on Saturday morning, July 25, between 2:40 a.m. and 3:15 a.m. The way the criminal moved showed he had no concern about being caught; he just went on his way under the cover of darkness.

The grainy images on the security video do not show any detail of his face, nor of the lettering on his shirt. But someone who knows him might recognize him by his slow, uneven gait, his thin, lanky body, or the unusual appearance of his two-toned sneakers.

The guess here is that this isn’t the first time this overnight prowler has stolen in the neighborhood, and it won’t be the last. Knowing such activities are going on outside our homes as we sleep can be chilling. It’s a reminder to lock doors – to your home, to your cars and vans - and leave nothing of value in your vehicles.

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Boston Police are investigating the incident.

Statistics compiled and made public by the Boston Police indicate that Larcenies from Motor Vehicles— one of several crime categories tracked year-to-year by authorities— are up significantly so far in 2020 compared to the same time frame in 2019. Citywide, there have been 420 more incidents of car break-ins this year compared to last year. In District C-11, there this crime took place last weekend, there have been an uptick from 256 last year to 284 so far this year. In B-3, which includes parts of Dorchester and Mattapan, the number has jumped from 109 to 162, through July 26.

Overall, “Part One” crime in Boston has decreased by 3 percent compared to the same time frame last year, according to BPD. A major exception is homicides, which has increased from 23 last year (through July 26) to 32 so far in 2020.

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The Port San Luis Harbor District is considering extending a discount on rent aimed at helping businesses in the area stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as of now, only two businesses stand to benefit from the extension.

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• A HELPING HAND The Port San Luis Harbor Commission is considering extending its Lessee Recovery Program to two businesses—Wilcox Fisheries and Patriot Sportfishing—that are still struggling with COVID-19 hits.

At a meeting on July 28, the Port San Luis Harbor Commission reviewed its Lessee Recovery Program, an initiative approved on April 16 that allowed businesses grappling with coronavirus-related losses to apply for a 50 percent discount on rent in March, April, and May. Through the program, businesses were able to defer half of their rental payments for up to a year.

While commissioners said in April that they would consider extending the program into later months if needed, a recent survey of impacted lessees shows that at least some Port San Luis businesses are on the road to recovery.

Several Port San Luis businesses that participated in the Lessee Recovery Program saw revenues largely return to 2019 levels in May and June, despite significant losses across the board in March and April.

Fat Cats Café brought in nearly $70,000 less in March of this year compared to March 2019, according to data collected by Harbor Commission staff, and it fell short by more than $110,000 in April. March and April sales this year at Mersea's Seafood Restaurant dropped by more than $114,000 compared to those months last year, and Avila Beach Paddlesports and Port San Luis Boatyard reported similar losses at the beginning of the pandemic. While those four businesses saw sales increase in May and especially in June, two others—Patriot Sportfishing and Wilcox Fisheries—are still struggling.

"... I see both Patriot Sportfishing and Wilcox Fishery significantly down, whereas all the other businesses are up," Commissioner Mary Matakovich said at the July 28 meeting. "And I would like to suggest that those two businesses be continuing in a half rent reduction for the month of June in order to get them back on their feet."

Although Patriot Sportfishing hadn't yet reported its sales numbers from June, its numbers in March, April, and May were all way below those of last year. In April alone, Patriot Sportfishing reported $0 in sales, compared to the $95,554 it generated in the same month last year. From March through June of this year, Wilcox Fisheries fell short by $57,237 compared to those months in 2019. That includes a $25,496 shortfall in June.

Matakovich said that she'd like to see continued support offered to the businesses that are still struggling as SLO County wrestles with increasing cases of COVID-19. She also suggested the Harbor Commission consider offering some kind of assistance to other businesses that might not rent from the Harbor District and thus weren't eligible for the Lessee Recovery Program.

Brad Wilcox, owner of Wilcox Fisheries, echoed Matakovich's concerns, but also said he's not worried about extending the rent deferral program. Business is slowly improving at his fishery, and he said a discount on rent, while helpful, wouldn't go far.

"What I hope you guys understand this reflects is all fishermen," Wilcox said at the meeting.

Fishermen everywhere are struggling, he said, because they were left out of many of the federal and state COVID-19 recovery programs. Most fishermen who work in Port San Luis aren't lessees and didn't qualify for the rent reduction program, and Wilcox suggested that the Harbor Commission "think about your other fishermen."

"Any local government help is needed for the fishing industry," he said, "because we didn't get [relief] like corporations and retail and restaurants and whatnot."

But Jim Blecha, vice president of the Harbor Commission, said that if the commission wants to extend the Lessee Recovery Program to one or two businesses, it should be extended to all. And that, he said, might not be feasible, since the Lessee Recovery Program has already cost the district $28,000, and the district is expecting COVID-19 related shortfalls of about $700,000 total this year.

Still, commissioners agreed to bring a proposal to its finance committee that would extend the recovery program for Wilcox Fisheries and Patriot Sportfishing for further consideration Δ

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