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BALTIMORE (WJZ) As the coronavirus numbers remain steady in Maryland, thats not the case in many other states with cases surging.

But now, Texas is getting a little extra help in their fight against the virus, all thanks to one Baltimore hospital.

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Six nurses from Ascension Saint Agnes will be heading down south Sunday, but before they left, they were blessed and celebrated by their friends, family and colleagues.

These nurses have been taking care of some of the sickest patients in our area. They say traveling to Texas its scary, but theyre excited and grateful to have the opportunity to give back.

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MILWAUKEE -- Having already dealt with Milwaukee's surge in COVID-19 cases at Ascension's Saint Joseph's Hospital...

"I think we really wish that our skills weren't needed, that we didn't have to go anywhere, that this would all be over and we could all go back to our normal lives. Unfortunately, that's proving not to be the case."

Respiratory therapist Lisa Knigge is one of six Ascension Wisconsin employees headed south to Austin, Texas, this weekend to help with the rise in cases.

The situation is so bad the state has closed bars and limited occupancy at restaurants.

To Colleen Henley, answering this call is why she became a nurse.

"From my perspective, when I worked so much in March and April to combat our pandemic if I would've had anybody that could've come and helped me at that point, I would've loved it," Henley said, an intensive care unit nurse.

The extra help means full-time employees there will be given the chance to catch their breath.

"I don't want to experience another pandemic, so I would rather just help out with the one we are having right now," Henley said.

Even if it means leaving behind her husband and three kids, Knigge says she's grateful for the opportunity to help out.

"It can be very mentally taxing and sort of mentally exhausting because you're going from a sick patient to a sick patient to a sick patient to a sick patient," Knigge said.

The entire 20-person team will fly out to Austin, Texas this Sunday. They'll be there for a two-week assignment.

Providing a little relief for those taking care of others.

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Beloved indie songwriter Sufjan Stevens has announced his first solo album in five years. Dubbed The Ascension, its due out September 25th through Asthmatic Kitty.

The upcoming effort follows up on 2015s Carrie & Lowell.In the time since that record, Stevens has scored both the balletThe Decalogue and Luca Guadagninos acclaimed film Call Me By Your Name. Stevens and his stepfather, Lowell Brams, also put out a collaborative project in Aporia this past March.

The Ascension consists of 15 tracks, including titles such as Make Me an Offer I Cannot Refuse, Die Happy, Ativan, Death Star, and Goodbye to All That. Lead single and closing track America will make its premiere this Friday, July 3rd at 9 a.m. ET.

Pre-orders forThe Ascension have already begun. The CD and vinyl editions of the album will come with a 16-page booklet of original drawings illustrated by Stevens himself. (He handled the albums cover art and design.) Beginning July 31st, the America single will also be available as a 12-inch; its B-side is a non-album song called My Rajneesh.

Peep the artworks and tracklist below.

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The Ascension Tracklist:01. Make An Offer I Cannot Refuse02. Run Away with Me03. Video Game04. Lamentations05. Tell Me You Love Me06. Die Happy07. Ativan08. Ursa Major09. Landslide10. Gilgamesh11. Death Star12. Goodbye to All That13. Sugar14. The Ascension15. America

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Sufjan Stevens Announces New Album The Ascension - Consequence of Sound

Sufjan Stevens will be releasing his first proper studio album in five years entitled The Ascension.

Billed as the followup to 2015s Carrie & Lowell, the project is set to release in September 2020. Not a lot of information on The Ascension has been shared, but its been confirmed that the album will include 15 songs, including a 12 minute and 30 second closing track called America that will drop on July 3.

In between Carrie & Lowell and The Ascension, Stevens worked on a number of collaborative albums, such as 2017s Planetarium with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister, and March 2020s Aporia with Lowell Brams. He also contributed to the soundtrack of Luca Guadagninos Call Me by Your Name, releasing two new songs and a remix of Visions of Gideon.

Take a look at the complete tracklist below. Sufjan Stevens The Ascension drops September 25.

The Ascension Tracklist01 Make Me An Offer I Cannot Refuse (5:19)02 Run Away With Me (4:07)03 Video Game (4:16)04 Lamentations (3:42)05 Tell Me You Love Me (4:22)06 Die Happy (5:47)07 Ativan (6:32)08 Ursa Major (3:43)09 Landslide (5:04)10 Gilgamesh (3:50)11 Death Star (4:04)12 Goodbye To All That (3:48)13 Sugar (7:37)14 The Ascension (5:56)15 America (12:30)

Elsewhere in music, Injury Reserves Steppa J. Groggs has passed away.

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Public school leaders in Ascension Parish say feedback from parents is helping them as they develop a re-opening plan for the fall, but that it will still be a couple more weeks before they have detailed plans.

In a statement Thursday, the School Board said there are many logistics still to be worked out, including classroom layouts, meal service, transportation and online education options. It said that, for now, parents should buy their children masks ahead of the school year, and that beginning next month parents should consider taking their children's temperature before school each day.

The district has 23,000 students. Classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 5

District leaders say they have contracted with a company to treat all school buildings with a fog that kills 99.99% of harmful microbes and protects all surfaces for 90 days. The treatment will be repeated before the start of the school year and then continued as the academic year progresses. School buses are being disinfected andthe district is instituting regular cleaning protocols in place for buses, classrooms, and all high traffic areas.

Students will also have access to hand sanitizer or be given a chance to wash their hands several times a day.

The school district also will install water bottle fillers at school water fountains so students can have access to clean water without risk. Students can bring water bottles to school for this purpose.

Student meals will likely include some "grab-and-go" format.

The district will also take students' temperatures daily. Those with readings of 100.4 or higher will be sent to the nurse's office and might be sent home. It said if a child has a fever before leaving for school, they should be kept at home.

The district also says an online program is available for those not comfortable with returning to campus.

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The men formerly known as Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension were released from WWE in December 2019. Shortly before the pandemic kicked in, the two resurfaced on the independent scene, and have since revealed new labels for themselves.

The two are now known individually as Big Kon and Vik, and, as Kon revealed to WrestleZone, their team name hasn't changed too much either.

"The Awakening. Its like its the next step up from The Ascension, Kon revealed. Its still got that connection so the fans can understand it and its something that Vik and I think is bad ass regardless.

Kon revealed that he and Vik were originally going to use "FKA" (or, Formerly Known As) for the team name, before deciding on the Awakening name.

"We were going to use FKA for the time being just because we liked that," he added. "We knew everybody just knew us as The Ascension for the longest time, and to jump off [of that], we couldnt really figure it out for a while. Wed been talking back and forth so much, going through all of these other ideas and it kinda got presented to us the other week via interview."

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In an interview with WrestleZone, Big Kon and Vik, formerly The Ascension, revealed that their new name will be The Awakening. They also said that they considered FKA.

We were going to use FKA for the time being just because we liked that. We knew everybody just knew us as The Ascension for the longest time, and to jump off [of that], we couldnt really figure it out for a while, Viktor said. Wed been talking back and forth so much, going through all of these other ideas and it kinda got presented to us the other week via interview do you want to tell him?

The Awakening. Its like its the next step up from The Ascension, Big Kon added. Its still got that connection so the fans can understand it and its something that Vik and I think is badass regardless.

Jake Hager has responded to AEW suspending him for 10 days and fining him for striking an official after his match with Cody Rhodes at AEW Fyter Fest.

BS. Cody was out. It was a blown call made worse by this decision.

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Trinette Lewis is a New York City nurse who pursued the profession because she loved studying anatomy and physiology and wanted to apply that knowledge in a tangible way. She says that her appreciation for her career has evolved in recent months, explaining: Once the pandemic began, I realized that nursing is more than a profession. Its a calling; its a movement, and its a beautiful expression of love.

Trinette has been working tirelessly on the front lines at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Earlier this month, she had the opportunity to take a much-deserved break to visit her mom in Murfreesboro. Though it would have been understandable if Trinette had used her vacation time to relax, she had something else in mind. I wanted to show appreciation to the nurses at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford because they have selflessly helped treat my grandmother, brother, and sister over the years, says Trinette. While Im far away in New York City, I am very grateful that I can trust Ascension Saint Thomas to care for my family when they are sick.

Determined to express thanks for Murfreesboros hard-working caregivers, Trinette and her mom delivered glazed donuts, hot coffee, and handmade prayer cards to the nursing staff. Trinette calls her gesture a small token of gratitude for the big ways nurses have helped our nation rise above this pandemic. To the nurses at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, however, Trinettes gift was anything but small.

Trinette is now safely back at work in New York City.

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In the march towards the upcomingWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion, Wowhead has been one of the most prominent outlets of discovering what the newest content to hit the current Shadowlands alpha.

The most recent bit of content to hit the alpha is the newest dungeon, Spires of Ascension. Wowhead has just recently released their datamined boss descriptions and loot tables to help players prepare for what awaits them in the Shadowlands.

Based in Bastion, the heavenly home of the Kyrian covenant, the Spires of Ascension floats high above the surface. Players will take part in a battle high up in the Spires of Ascension as they battle the forces attempting to occupy the dungeon.

Fighting alongside the Kyrian forces, players will fight against four separate bosses, as well as whatever trash lays between. Presently, youll be able to find the entrance to the dungeon ironicallybeneath Elysian Hold, Bastions main city.

The first boss players face off will be Kin-Tara, of whom seems to have several phases and possibly fights with allies, which hasnt been confirmed by datamining. During the fight, players will contest against Kin-Tara, Janari, and Azules, presenting a three-pronged fight to juggle.

Today's #Shadowlands dungeon preview is the Spires of Ascension which is located in the skies of Bastion: #Warcrafthttps://t.co/lQVYIc5wa7 pic.twitter.com/OmATwL3pXk

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Second comes Ventunax, a Dark Kyrian construct that fights with incredible speed. Youll need to work to avoid the AoE of Slicing Winds, which can threaten to bring down a party, or at least make life significantly harder for the healer mains.

Ventunax brings speed-based whirlwinds and movement to the fight, allowing her to teleport behind players in a Nothing Personal, Kid manner, inflicting heavy damage and leaving a Shadowhirl. Players will also need to avoid her AoE stuns as well as her damage.

Third, Oryphrion will need to be defeated, a colossus that helps lead the troops players are fighting against. Players will need to keep their positioning in the forefront of their mind to avoid AoE damage and snaring each other with the vanguards attacks.

Finally, players will have to bring down Devos, Paragon of Doubt. An extremely tanky and shield-based boss, Devos will require a huge amount of coordination to not only take down, but also just to stay aloft, as the Slipstream active during the fight can hurl you off the Spires themselves, leading to what seems to be instant death.

With the expansion coming closer and closer, theres no telling what the next addition will be. Those that are doing what they can to prepare for endgame should read up on the coming fights so that they step into the Shadowlands prepared to take down the threats they find.

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Wowhead Has Released A Preview Of World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Newest Dungeon, Spires Of Ascension - Happy Gamer

Ascension Public Schools will hold public forums in July about the Aug. 15 school construction bond election. The forums, which are divided by high school feeder system, began in March before the COVID-19 closures moved the election from May 9 to Aug. 15. Parents and employees from all schools plus the general public are encouraged to attend. For those who cannot or do not want toattendin person, a virtual meeting will also be held.

"In the last 10 years, enrollment in our schools has grown on an average of 375 students every year. Enrollment in our three east side high schools alone has increased by 1,566 students -- that is the size of a new high school," said Ascension Public Schools Superintendent David Alexander. "We are fortunate that our community has supported our efforts in the past to buildnew schools and expand existing facilities. The opening of a new primary school last year, and a new primary school and middle school this year will be critical to our ability to serve students in our buildings under the new guidelines this year. A new high school is no longer something that can be done in the future. The future is now!"

WHAT: Public Forums about the August 15th School Construction Bond Election

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Ascension Parish's dedicated millage for school construction has been in place for 40 years and is the school district's funding source tobuild new schools and renovate existing schools. By extending the existing 15.08 millage, Ascension Parish voters will enable the school system implement $140 million in school improvements and construction projects at no increased rates to taxpayers. The proposed initiative includes a much-needed new high school in Prairieville, a major "make-over" of East Ascension High, upgrades at Gonzales Middle, turf surfacing at all five high school stadiums, upgraded classrooms, and other improvements across the parish.

Parents and interested citizens attended the school system's first public meeting on the bond extension initiative on March 3 at Donaldsonville High School, prior to the COVID-19 school closures. The school board unanimously approved the bond initiative request at a November meeting seeking a May 9 election. The pandemic forced the postponement of the election to August 15. Early voting will be held from July 25 through August 3. Early voting is held at the courthouses in Donaldsonville and Gonzales as well as the Oak Grove Community Center.

For more information about the school millage extension including a complete list of projects, visitwww.apsb.org/2020bond.

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