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Foundation pulls CASA funding as Maryland lawmakers seek formal apology

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, spoke at a rally in Annapolis in March 2023.(Maryland Matters/Bryan P. Sears) Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, spoke at a rally in Annapolis in March 2023.(Maryland Matters/Bryan P. Sears) A major foundation has pulled funding from CASA, the Maryland-based immigrants’ rights organization under fire for its recent pro-Palestinian tweets, and Jewish lawmakers are calling for a public apology.The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the biggest and most powerful philanthropies in Maryland, announced the decision to pull funding Tuesday.In a letter to Gustavo Torres, CASA’s longtime executive director, Weinberg leaders wrote that they would stop a promis...

Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them critically, fire officials said.The Chicago Fire Department said the Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into snow-removal equipment just before 10:35 a.m. on the city’s North Side near the Howard CTA station.The Yellow Line train carrying 31 commuters and seven CTA workers was southbound from Skokie when it collided with the slower-moving rail equipment, said Robert Jurewicz, the Chicago Fire Department’s second district chief.Thirty-eight people, including four children, were taken to area hospitals and three of those injured were in critical condition, although no one suffered life-threatening injuries, said Keith Gray, assistant deputy chief paramedic. The train’s operator was among the most seriously hurt, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The children suffered bumps and bruises, the newspaper reported.He said the 15 others who were on the...

Geospace Technologies: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Geospace Technologies Corp. (GEOS) on Thursday reported profit of $4.4 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Houston-based company said it had net income of 33 cents per share.The maker of seismic instruments and equipment posted revenue of $29.3 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $12.2 million, or 92 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $124.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GEOS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GEOSSource

Dollywood temporarily suspends park entry due to nearby wildfire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton’s Dollywood temporarily suspended entry Thursday into the Tennessee amusement park as wildfire crews on Thursday battled nearby flames. Park officials say they paused entry to allow fire crews enough room to assess the growing blaze in Sevier County east of Knoxville. Guests were eventually allowed reentry within 30 minutes.According to the Tennessee Division of Forestry, the blaze was roughly two miles (3.2 km) away from Dollywood.Tim Phelps, the forestry division’s spokesperson, on Thursday said the 5-acre fire was 100% contained. The division deployed eight personnel, three bulldozers and five trucks to fight the fire, he added.Across the South, the risk of wildfires has remained high due to prolonged dry and warm conditions, prompting multiple burn bans and warnings for residents and visitors to take extreme caution while outdoors. This includes the National Park Service, which issued a campfire ban throughout the Great Smoky M...

Lions host Bears, look to keep 2-game lead in NFC North with 3-decade drought without division title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are off to a strong start in their quest to end a three-decade drought without a division title.Detroit (7-2) has its best record through nine games since 2014, giving the revitalized franchise a two-game lead over Minnesota in the NFC North.The Lions still have a lot of work to do against divisional foes to finish in first place. They’ve played only one NFC North team two-plus months into the season, winning at Green Bay.Detroit will face five of eight teams within the division to close the regular season, starting with the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Ford Field.“This is like winning two games a little bit when you play these division games,” coach Dan Campbell said. “So, it’s important.”Campbell said it’s imperative for the team to stay focused and hungry because the Vikings (6-4) are surging and potentially can make up ground when the teams meet twice over the last three weeks.“You’ve got to keep winning and then when the time com...

PGA Tour RSM Classic Scores

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

ThursdayAt Sea Island Golf ClubSt. Simons Island, Ga.Purse: $8.4 millionSeaside Course (SS)Yardage: 7,005; Par: 70Plantation Course (PL)Yardage: 7,060; Par: 72Partial First RoundSuspended for DarknessEric Cole (PL)33-33—66Cameron Young (PL)32-34—66Davis Thompson (PL)34-32—66Matt Kuchar (SS)33-32—65Ludvig Aberg (PL)34-33—67Ricky Barnes (PL)32-35—67Russelll Knox (SS)32-34—66Tommy Gainey (SS)33-33—66Robert Streb (SS)33-33—66Brendon Todd (PL)33-35—68Brandon Wu (SS)33-34—67Luke List (SS)33-34—67Kelly Kraft (PL)32-37—69Robby Shelton (PL)35-34—69Mark Hubbard (PL)35-34—69Stephan Jaeger (PL)33-36—69Nico Echavarria (PL)36-33—69Chris Kirk (PL)33-36—69Ryan Moore (PL)34-36—70Aaron Baddeley (PL)34-36—70Sung Kang (PL)35-35—70Kevin Chappell (PL)33-37—70Paul Haley II (PL)35-35—70Carson Young (SS)35-33—68J.J. Spaun (SS)34-34—68Tyler Duncan (SS)33-35—68Adam Schenk (SS)35-35—68Matt NeSmith (PL)35-36—71Will Gordon (PL)37-34—71M.J. Daffue (PL)34-37—71Justin Lower (PL)37-34—71Harrison Endycott (PL)35-36—7...

Story of a devastating wildfire that reads ‘like a thriller’ wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A book about a fire that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize on Thursday.John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London.Chair of the judging panel Frederick Studemann said the book tells “a terrifying story,” reading “almost like a thriller” with a “deep science backdrop.”British Columbia-based writer Vaillant recounts how a huge wildfire that engulfed the oil city of Fort McMurray in 2016. The blaze, which burned for months, drove 90,000 people from their homes, destroyed 2,400 buildings and disrupted work at Alberta’s lucrative, polluting oil sands.Studemann called “Fire Weather,” which was also a U.S. National Book Award finalist, “an extraordinary and elegantly rendered account of a terrifying climate disaster that engulfed a community and industry, underscoring our toxic relationship w...

Se forma potencial ciclón tropical Veintidós en el Caribe, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

(CNN) — El potencial ciclón tropical Veintidós se formó sobre el mar Caribe occidental, según la actualización de las 4 pm del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC por sus siglas en inglés). El sistema de tormentas se encuentra a unas 365 millas (587 kilómetros) al oeste-suroeste de Kingston, Jamaica, con vientos de 35 mph (56 km/h).Actualmente se espera que el sistema se fortalezca hasta convertirse en tormenta tropical a primera hora del sábado, momento en el que se convertiría en tormenta con nombre.La temporada de huracanes aún no termina, ¿cuándo y dónde podrían ocurrir los próximos?Se han emitido avisos de tormenta tropical para Jamaica, Haití, el sureste de las Bahamas y las Islas Turcas y Caicos.El NHC pronostica lluvias totales generalizadas de 127 a 254 mm con acumulaciones potenciales de hasta 406 mm en su camino hasta el lunes por la mañana.Crédito: NOAA“El movimiento inicial es incierto ya que el sistema aún no tiene un centro bien definido, pero el sistema de ...

Taxes, taxes taxes: What's in store for Colorado's special session

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado lawmakers head back to the Capitol on Friday for a special session to address rising property taxes after Proposition HH failed.Now, Democrats are looking at a scaled-down, one-year version to lower property taxes by handing out uniform refunds under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. The tax surplus would then help fund local districts, like schools, libraries and fire departments instead. Denver Auditor decries city’s lack of safe, habitable spaces Bell Policy Center President Scott Wasserman joined “Colorado Point of View” ahead of the special session to walk through the proposals and the pushback.The leader of the left-leaning think tank said a big criticism of Prop HH was that renters felt left out. Now, Wasserman argues legislators need to focus on helping those who are really struggling. "So the question right now is: Who needs the most help, and what would make this biggest impact? So this is why we’re talking about the earned income tax credit," Wasse...

Walmart settlement funds will go to food pantries, diaper programs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:00:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that $3 million in Walmart settlement funds will go to food banks, pantries and diaper programs throughout the state.The Colorado Department of Law will transfer $2.5 million to the Colorado Department of Human Services to provide funding to their partners, Weiser announced on Thursday. Colorado plastic surgeon sentenced in patient’s death after anesthesia mishap Some $2 million will go to food banks and pantries, while $500,000 is dedicated to diaper programs. The remaining money will be given out as grants."We committed to find a way to use those funds to support people who are struggling with food insecurity, knowing that many people are looking at their groceries saying, 'Can I afford to buy food?'" Weiser said.The funding comes from a settlement Weiser made with Walmart last year for overcharging customers.Food bank demand continues to growUnder the terms of the settlement, the funds will be used to support...