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Anthropologist and author Jason De León said the problem with the topic of migration is that people "pedal these very simplistic stories — and it's a very complex issue." To examine the issue of human smuggling, De León spent seven years closely studying the lives of men dedicated to smuggle migrants from Central America and Mexico into the U.S. The result was his nonfiction book, “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling," which on Wednesday garnered De León the prestigious National Book Award for nonfiction. “I’m still in pretty much in disbelief,” De León told NBC News over the phone Thursday afternoon, in his first interview since winning the award. For De León, the award “felt like a major win” for a book about elements of migration that are “totally overlooked.” “I ended up writing a book about a bunch of broken, beat down, mostly young men who taught me so much about what it’s like to try to survive,” De León said. “I think it’s a testament to just listening. I wanted to go in and listen to those guys. And once I did, and accepted that was my role as a listener, I just felt like I learned so much. I’m super grateful for the experience and for the fact that those guys all really wanted to share their very important stories.” The book, which was released in March , provides a close look at the rarely seen world of human smuggling and its connection to undocumented migration, while providing a more nuanced portrait beyond the stereotypes of those doing the smuggling. This is the first in-depth and character-driven book looking into human smuggling through the real journeys and work of informants, gang leaders and guides, according to the University of California, Los Angeles , where De León teaches anthropology and Chicano studies and serves as the director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. De León's book is grounded on seven years of research, which involved following a group of subjects to show the complexity of undocumented immigration and the realities and conditions that drive mass migration. While De León interviewed countless migrants and smugglers, his book focuses on the journeys of nearly half a dozen people from Honduras, Mexico and elsewhere. "We cannot begin to grapple with this issue until we understand all its complexities. That’s talking about smugglers, talking about the political economy of undocumented migration — and people don’t want that. They want to ignore these things. They want to say the solution is to build a wall ... the world doesn’t work like that," he said. "For me, as a social scientist, as an anthropologist, my goal is to show people the reality that actually exists." With this goal in mind, De León said he hopes that the stories compiled in his book help improve people's understanding of immigration issues and equip them with the knowledge necessary "to ask better questions of our leaders" and "begin to address these issues in a more nuanced way." The son of immigrant parents from Mexico and Philippines who had served in the Army, De León mostly lived in Long Beach, California, and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas — constantly crossing the border into Mexico and growing up with relatives who were undocumented. Later in his professional career, De León became the executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project , a research nonprofit that seeks to raise awareness about global migration issues while also assisting families of missing migrants who are looking to reunite with their loved ones. The organization has been studying clandestine migration between Latin America and the U.S. since 2009 by using a combination of visual, archaeological and forensic methods "to understand this violent social process," according to De León's website . Despite his years of experience, De León said he learned new lessons while working on the award-winning book. “That’s the beauty of the research. I feel like I’m constantly learning about the world," he said. "In writing a book about smugglers, I did not expect to be taught lessons about empathy, to be taught lessons about hope, to be taught to be more reflexive about my own position in the world.”German security chiefs to face questions over Christmas market attack
It was a travel nightmare that left more than 100 passengers, including Ottawa residents, stranded in Costa Rica this week. A WestJet flight that was supposed to take off from Liberia, Costa Rica to Toronto, instead sat on the tarmac at the airport for five hours before being cancelled altogether. The incident left dozens without overnight accommodations or food, some people with babies and wheelchairs. For one Ottawa family, it was a travel nightmare after a much-needed getaway during the holidays. "My husband is a neurosurgeon and I'm a nurse practitioner, we don't go away very often," said Margarita Sachs, who was travelling with her husband and twin teenagers. "To go on vacation, it was a big deal." The travel headache started with a routine boarding experience at the Liberia airport for their WestJet flight, but there were red flags as soon as they got on board. "The pilot informed us that there was a delay due his exact words, a 'passport verification issue' of one of the crew," said Adam Sachs, who says he was stranded in Costa Rica for over 24 hours. "We sat on the tarmac for two hours to wait for that to be resolved at that point, meanwhile the total amount we're on the tarmac and the airplane was about five hours." Sachs says that was just the beginning of the delays. "Then we were notified that there's debris on the runway, and we have to wait for that debris to be cleared. We don't know how long that will be," Sachs said. "And then in a bizarre twist, some customs agents or police entered the airplane and informed us that they had to search, rows 12 to 14 for security reasons." Sachs says after hours of waiting on the tarmac without any proper meal service, the family was upset when the pilot then came on with another message. "The pilot got back on and simply said: 'my duty hours are over and I'm afraid that we're not flying tonight,'" he said. "The pilot said: 'you will have to exit the plane, go through customs, and you will be greeted by a WestJet employee.'" But Sachs says when they got off the plane, there was no representative. They also couldn't find a nearby hotel and they ended up spending US$1,500 a night to stay at a resort that was an hour and a half away from the airport. They also had to pay for transportation there and back, while the airline rebooked their flight for the next day. "Take notes. record announcements with your phone, and once you have come back to Canada for incurred expenses, you can claim to the airline and ask them for details and possibly even documents about what really happened. You have the right to know because your rights depend on what was the reason for the delay," said Gabor Lukacs, president of Air Passenger Rights, a passenger advocacy group. WestJet is apologizing for the disruptions and says the initial delay was due to customs issues. "We sincerely apologize to guests travelling on WS2171 for the inconvenience they experienced on their recent travel journey from Liberia to Toronto. We can confirm that WS2171 was initially delayed on Saturday, December 28 by customs," the airline said in a statement to CTV News Ottawa. "After departure, the runway was closed due to unforeseen damage, which required the flight to return to the gate. The runway has now reopened, and a recovery flight has been added, which will depart at 4 p.m. today for guests that were scheduled to fly on WS2171 yesterday." Lukacs says if there was something genuinely wrong with be the documents of the crew member, that's something within the carrier's control. He said, on the other hand, if the local authorities were just giving a hard time to the airline crew members, that's entirely outside the carrier's control. The family was rebooked on a flight to Toronto the day after their original flight, but the second leg of their trip to Ottawa is not until Monday night, causing an even further delay. "I'd like to be reimbursed for the hotel for the travel and I would like them to put us on a plane with another carrier to get us home earlier," Sachs said. "Also, if we have to stay in Toronto tomorrow night, I would like them to pay for the hotel in Toronto." Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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Coloradans are now purchasing electric vehicles at a higher rate than any other state, according to a new report from the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management. The report compared electric vehicle sales across the United States in the third quarter of 2024, and showed Colorado surpassing California to reach the highest electric vehicle market share in the country. The report claimed that electric vehicles made up 25.3% of all new vehicles sold in Colorado this quarter. Eighty-two percent of the electric vehicles were fully electric, while the remaining 18% were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. In October, the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association released a report that showed Colorado’s electric vehicle market share grew from 16.1% in the second quarter of 2024 to 21.9% in the third. The report found that hybrid and plug-in vehicles had a 15.9% market share for the first nine months of the year, up from 12.5% in 2023. The report claims this made Colorado second in the nation for electric vehicle sales during those nine months. Matthew Groves, CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, said that while the association believes the trend in this latest report from the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, it is uncertain of the methodology and therefore, its conclusion. “We knew this day would come, and we welcome it. We just want to be able to properly quantify the success,” Groves said. As of Nov. 7, Colorado had 156,281 electric vehicles and 5,561 public charging ports (both Level 2 and DCFC), according to a dashboard created by Atlas Public Policy in partnership with the Colorado Energy Office . This was an increase of around 3.32% from Oct. 7. The dashboard utilizes data from state vehicle registration, the U.S. Department of Energy, ChargePoint, EV Connect and the U.S. Census Bureau. Statewide, this equates to about 27 electric vehicles per 1,000 people. Adoption in some of the resort communities across Colorado’s Interstate 70 mountain corridor is among the highest in the state. Based on the November data, Pitkin County has 53 electric vehicles per 1,000 residents, making it the highest in the state. Boulder County had around 50 electric vehicles per 1,000 residents, and Denver County had 42. Eagle and Summit counties had 33 and 35 per 1,000 residents, respectively. These mountain communities also have a high ratio of charging ports. Statewide, there is less than one Level 2 port — the most common electric vehicle charger in Colorado — per 1,000 residents. In Summit County, there were around 5.5 of these same chargers per 1,000 people. In Pitkin County, there were 4.6 per 1,000 people. Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Energy Office shared both aforementioned reports in a news release in early December, indicating that the high adoption in Colorado is due to a lot of upside in the state. “Between investments in charging infrastructure and generous incentives to bring down purchase and lease costs, our commitment to making electric vehicles an affordable and reliable option for Coloradans is paying off,” said Will Tour, the office’s executive director, in a statement. Groves agreed that the state’s vehicle purchase incentives are heavily influencing this adoption. “It’s what separates us from other states. You can lease multiple brands of (electric vehicles) for cheaper than an Uber ride to the airport,” Groves said. Colorado’s Energy Office currently offers a $5,000 tax credit for electric vehicle purchases in addition to rebates for income-qualified residents to trade in old or high-emitting vehicles as well as incentives and grants for charging infrastructure. The federal government also offers a $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicle purchases as well as a credit for at-home charging stations. Many local municipalities and utility providers — including Holy Cross Energy , Xcel Energy , Black Hills Energy , Yampa Valley Electric Association , the town of Vail and more — offer incentives and rebates for the vehicles and charging infrastructure. The ability to stack these various incentives has led to adoption in mountain communities, said Gina McCrackin, Eagle County’s Climate Action Collaborative manager at Walking Mountains. Colorado’s deployment and investment in public charging infrastructure, including at multifamily developments, has also contributed to this rise as has residents’ attitude, McCrackin added. “Generally, our culture here and our political climate is quite progressive, and so that certainly influences the appetite to adopt in the first place,” McCrackin said. While tax credits and incentives are abundant for Coloradans today, the future is likely to bring some uncertainty. The federal $7,500 electrical vehicle tax credit — created under President Joe Biden’s administration — is one of many climate-related expenses that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to eliminate . In 2025, Colorado’s tax credit for electric vehicles will drop from $5,000 to $3,500 as part of planned decreases meant to stagger as adoption increases. Groves said he expects “some regression in 2025.” For electric vehicle adoption to continue to increase, Groves said electric vehicles need to rival traditional internal combustion engine vehicles in both performance and cost. On performance, Groves said “we’re hitting the fulcrum” where electric vehicles are becoming competitive. On cost, however, it’s the rebates that were “bridging that delta,” he said. Despite the pending state decrease and federal uncertainty, there’s hope for future adoption in Colorado. “I think the state of Colorado will continue to be supportive of EV adoption because they have to be,” McCrackin said. “They have really ambitious climate action goals, and I don’t see the state of Colorado stalling out on continuing to promote EV adoption and provide incentives for doing so.” As part of its ambitious climate goals, Colorado’s Energy Office has a goal to have 940,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030 as the state moves to hit net-zero emissions by 2050 . Groves noted that amid federal uncertainty, “Colorado has discovered a pathway to success.” “We should pursue it until the wheels fall off,” he added. “Maybe we’re all wrong and the rebates aren’t why consumers are buying. If that’s true, we’d look pretty silly to back off our strategy just because the money is drying up.” Josh Chetwynd, the director of climate communications for the state of Colorado, said in an emailed statement that regardless of changes, “consumers in Colorado and across the country have made it clear: electric vehicles are here to stay and demand will continue to grow.” “While removing the federal electric vehicle tax credit would increase costs for families and individuals who want cleaner, more affordable transportation options, we expect demand for EVs to remain high, especially as the market continues to become more competitive, driving the costs of EVs down even more,” Chetwynd added. Outside of funding, time will support continued adoption, according to Groves. “Five years ago, you might not have known anyone who drove electric, you might not have taken a test drive, or you might not have had a selection in your manufacturer of choice,” he said. “Today, we’ve probably flipped all three of those.” McCrackin said she remains hopeful that electric vehicle adoption will continue as education increases and local municipalities and communities in Colorado continue to invest and subsidize electric vehicles and infrastructure. “We can continue to lean on the programs and incentives that we have now,” McCrackin said. “I think it’ll just be more pushing from an education and logic-based standpoint onto consumers and the public because we can’t lean on the very large federal incentives that are likely to go away.” This includes remaining opportunities around transitioning business and government fleets to electric, which can have exponential impacts, McCrackin added. In Eagle County, Walking Mountains has led initiatives to support electric vehicle infrastructure at multifamily housing developments , to familiarize consumers with the vehicles and more, she added. “In the absence of this awesome backbone that we’ve had over the last four years for climate funding ... leaning into the state and then local governments, as well as local coalition building, is going to be more important than ever if we desire to keep the momentum on our progress that we want to keep,” McCrackin said. “There’s definitely progress and momentum, and I think we will continue to see that rise.”
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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2024-- UroGen Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: URGN), a biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative solutions that treat urothelial and specialty cancers, today highlights results from a long-term follow-up study with JELMYTO (mitomycin) for pyelocalyceal solution, which is FDA approved for the treatment of adults with low-grade, upper tract urothelial cancer (LG-UTUC). Among patients from the OLYMPUS trial who achieved a complete response after primary chemoablation with JELMYTO (n=41, 20 of whom entered the long-term follow-up study), the median duration of response was 47.8 months (median follow-up 28.1 months (95% CI 13.1, 57.5). The study results were presented at the Society for Urologic Oncology (SUO) annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, and were recently published online in the Journal of Urology . “The median duration of response of 47.8 months in patients who achieved a complete response with JELMYTO demonstrates robust long-term control of LG- UTUC,” said Brian Hu, M.D., Associate Professor of Urology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine and study investigator. “With these compelling data showing sustained complete response, JELMYTO provides a valuable treatment option for potentially achieving a long-lasting recurrence-free interval.” Of the 71 patients enrolled in OLYMPUS, 41 achieved a complete response after treatment with JELMYTO and had a median duration of response of 47.8 months (95% CI 13.0, not estimable), with median follow-up of 28.1 months (95% CI 13.1, 57.5). “Managing relapse and preserving kidney function are key treatment goals for LG-UTUC, as the risk of disease progression is low,” said Mark Schoenberg, M.D., Chief Medical officer, UroGen. “The study’s findings are compelling, as they support the potential of JELMYTO to offer patients long-lasting benefits, with evidence of an extended response duration that may improve quality of life and reduce the need for more invasive treatments.” The analysis has certain limitations, including its post-hoc nature and the inherent selection bias of the 20 patients enrolled in the long-term follow-up study. About JELMYTO JELMYTO® (mitomycin) for pyelocalyceal solution is a mitomycin-containing reverse thermal gel containing 4 mg mitomycin per mL gel approved for the treatment of adult patients with low-grade-UTUC (LG-UTUC). JELMYTO is a viscous liquid when cooled and becomes a semi-solid gel at body temperature. The drug slowly dissolves over four to six hours after instillation and is removed from the urinary tract by normal urine flow and voiding. It is approved for administration in a retrograde manner via ureteral catheter or antegrade through a nephrostomy tube. The delivery system allows the initial liquid to coat and conform to the upper urinary tract anatomy. The eventual semisolid gel allows for chemoablative therapy to remain in the collecting system for four to six hours without immediately being diluted or washed away by urine flow . About Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC) Urothelial cancer is the ninth most common cancer globally and the eighth most lethal neoplasm in men in the U.S. Between five percent and ten percent of primary urothelial cancers originate in the ureter or renal pelvis and are collectively referred to as UTUC. In the U.S., there are approximately 6,000 - 7,000 new or recurrent LG-UTUC patients annually. Most cases are diagnosed in patients over 70 years old, and these older patients often have multiple comorbidities. There are limited treatment options for UTUC, with the most common being endoscopic surgery or nephroureterectomy (removal of the entire kidney and ureter). Treatment with endoscopic surgery can be associated with a high rate of recurrence and relapse. About UroGen Pharma Ltd. UroGen is a biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative solutions that treat urothelial and specialty cancers because patients deserve better options. UroGen has developed RTGel ® reverse-thermal hydrogel, a proprietary sustained-release, hydrogel-based platform technology that has the potential to improve the therapeutic profiles of existing drugs. UroGen’s sustained release technology is designed to enable longer exposure of the urinary tract tissue to medications, making local therapy a potentially more effective treatment option. Our first product to treat LG-UTUC and investigational treatment UGN-102 (mitomycin) for intravesical solution for patients with low-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer are designed to ablate tumors by non-surgical means. UroGen is headquartered in Princeton, NJ with operations in Israel. Visit www.urogen.com to learn more or follow us on X (Twitter), @UroGenPharma. APPROVED USE FOR JELMYTO JELMYTO® is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of cancer of the lining of the upper urinary tract including the kidney called low-grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (LG-UTUC). IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION You should not receive JELMYTO if you have a hole or tear (perforation) of your bladder or upper urinary tract. Before receiving JELMYTO, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you: How will I receive JELMYTO? After receiving JELMYTO: JELMYTO may cause serious side effects, including: You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1800FDA1088. You may also report side effects to UroGen Pharma at 1-855-987-6436. Please see JELMYTO Full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information, for additional information. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding the benefits of JELMYTO; the long-term follow up study data supporting the potential of JELMYTO to offer patients long-lasting benefits that may improve quality of life and reduce the need for more invasive treatments; the estimated patient population and demographics for UTUC; the potential of UroGen’s proprietary RTGel technology to improve therapeutic profiles of existing drugs; and UroGen’s sustained release technology making local delivery potentially more effective as compared to other treatment options. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to: prior results may not be indicative of results that may be observed in the future; potential safety and other complications from JELMYTO use in diverse UTUC patient types; and UroGen’s RTGel technology may not perform as expected and we may not successfully develop and receive regulatory approval of any other product that incorporates UroGen’s RTGel technology. In light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section of UroGen’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on November 6, 2024 (which is available at http://www.sec.gov ), the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements may not occur, and UroGen’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to UroGen as of the date of this release. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205244105/en/ CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACT: Vincent Perrone Senior Director, Investor Relations vincent.perrone@urogen.com 609-460-3588 ext. 1093MEDIA CONTACT: Cindy Romano Director, Corporate Communications cindy.romano@urogen.com 609-460-3583 ext. 1083 KEYWORD: TEXAS NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BIOTECHNOLOGY HEALTH PHARMACEUTICAL CLINICAL TRIALS ONCOLOGY SOURCE: UroGen Pharma Ltd. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/05/2024 03:30 PM/DISC: 12/05/2024 03:32 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205244105/enVANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 21, 2024 /CNW/ - Human in Motion Robotics, a leading innovator in robotic mobility and humanoid technology, today announced that its innovative self-balancing exoskeleton system, XoMotion, has been selected as an Honoree in the prestigious CES 2025 Innovation Awards program. The CES Innovation Awards recognizes outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across a wide range of categories. XoMotion, a cutting-edge robotic exoskeleton, has been acknowledged for its potential to revolutionize the field of rehabilitation medicine. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. Get the latest need-to-know information delivered to your inbox as it happens. 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