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The new name and logo focus on the breadth and value of services offered to customers.GILMER, Texas, Aug. 14, 2024–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Custom Commodities Transport, a logistics company providing comprehensive solutions to shippers, has introduced a new brand, logo and messaging that more accurately reflects the company’s capabilities. The new name, “Custom™,” promotes the company’s expanded capabilities and customer focus of the solutions offered.Custom combines companies such as Custom Commodities Transport, the original bulk carrier, Plastic Conversion Services, a warehouse operator, and LIFT, a transshipment terminal operator. Identifiers are used for all business divisions, including Custom Transport, Custom Warehousing, Custom…

This post was written by Jennifer Born, PA, PPG, Sleep Medicine. With summer vacation coming to an end for area students and parents and children transitioning back into their back-to-school routines, now is a good time to reevaluate your nighttime routine and set yourself and your children up for success. Why Routines Are Important The American Academy of Sleep Medicine emphasizes consistency and routine as key factors in optimizing sleep. It’s helpful to begin the transition to a healthier sleep routine a few weeks before school or a new schedule starts. Start slowly, increasing your bedtime by 15 minutes (earlier)…

The operator of a remote radar station in the Canadian Arctic says two polar bears attacked and killed a worker. The attack happened Thursday at one of Nasittuq Corporation’s operations on Brevoort Island in Nunavut. The company has not released the victim’s name. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues affected by this loss,” the company said in a statement. “Nashittuq Corporation is providing support to the family of the deceased during this difficult time. Additionally, we are providing counselling services to all affected employees.”Polar bear attacks are extremely rare, and Nasittuk said it was working…

Vice President Kamala Harris has bounced back from a slump in Democratic support among Hispanics, according to an Equis Research poll released Wednesday, though her approval rating is currently several points shy of the levels Joe Biden achieved in 2020. With 80 days to go until the election, Harris is “well on track to halt the Republican surge” among Hispanic voters, according to a polling memo from Equis Research, a Hispanic-focused Democratic pollster. But a sizable portion of registered Latino voters, many of them new to the race, are still unsure whether they’ll vote or who they’ll support. Where these…

EMERYVILLE — A highly-anticipated Japanese supermarket will be joining an East Bay shopping center that is undergoing major redevelopment and renovation.Tokyo Central, a Japan-based grocery chain, plans to occupy a large building in Bay Street Emeryville, a major shopping, dining and entertainment center in Emeryville.An aerial view (concept) of Tokyo Central, a Japanese specialty supermarket located in the Bay Street Emeryville Shopping Center in Emeryville. (CenterCal Properties)According to CenterCal Properties, the East Bay commercial hub’s principal owner and developer, the supermarket will carry a variety of premium Japanese imports, including groceries, prepared-to-order food trays, health foods and other specialty items.”Tokyo…

Lotary.com Inc.LONDON, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lottery.com Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRY, LTRYW) (“Lottery.com” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Sports.com, a leader in sports entertainment, has expanded its partnership with Bango PLC (AIM: BGO) (“Bango”), a global leader in subscription bundling and digital commerce solutions. The partnership is designed to expand Sports.com’s reach into new markets around the world through Bango’s extensive international distribution network.Sports.com has successfully completed its integration with Bango’s Digital Vending Machine®, allowing the company to seamlessly distribute its sports content platform to millions of potential new users around the world. The partnership aims…

Photo: Daniel Golson/JalopnikRecently, a Crowdstrike outage left me stranded in Amsterdam for two days, which gave me the chance to spend a weekend exploring this amazing city. Amsterdam has 165 canals spanning over 60 miles. The canal roads offer some of the best car spotting in the world, with everything from the latest EVs and sports cars to iconic classics and cars you’ve never heard of. Every time I turned a corner, there was something cool to see.Not only that, Amsterdam also has an incredible range of transport of all kinds: there are all sorts of interesting boats floating on…

It’s unclear how this will impact Red Rock Resorts, which has just one Izakaya in a market dominated by Golden Entertainment. Red Rock, which plans to open seven Izakayas by January 2026, is also focusing on expanding its casino footprint (Inspirada, etc.). Click here to sign up for Indy Gaming. State gaming regulators last week gave tentative approval to Red Rock Resorts’ plans to open two taverns in North Las Vegas, the first of seven the company plans to eventually operate in the Las Vegas Valley. Senior Vice President of Operations Christopher Fiumara told the Gaming Control Board that the…

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday against the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles, saying it cannot bar Jewish students from classes or access to campus. The ruling is the first against a university in connection with the anti-Israel protests that have rocked American college campuses this year. In June, three Jewish students filed a complaint with the UCLA Board of Trustees, alleging that the university had become a “hotbed of anti-Semitism” in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas and that the university had failed to ensure Jewish students’ safety and full access to…

LAS VEGAS — A former professional football player was sentenced to prison Tuesday for the April 2019 murder of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter at their Las Vegas apartment.The sentence came after former NFL and Canadian Football League running back Sierre Wood reached an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felony child abuse in April, according to court records.Wood, 33, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years for the murder charge. Clark County District Judge Jacqueline Bruce also sentenced him to 28 months to six years in prison on the…