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Drug arrests plunge, overdose deaths soar in California: Connection or coincidence?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

Riverside County jail inmates (File photo) Once upon a time, California’s jails were stuffed with low-level drug offenders.This was wastefully expensive for the public and wholly ineffective for the drug offenders, reformers argued.So in 2014, with the best of intentions, voters passed Proposition 47. This reduced a great many drug-related offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, and kept a great many low-level drug offenders out of jail. The money saved on incarceration would go into effective addiction treatment, among other things, reformers said.Since then, there has been an interesting, and perhaps tragic, convergence of events:Drug offense arrests have plunged 85% — from 137,054 in 2014 to 20,574 in 2022, according to data from the California Department of Justice.While drug overdose deaths have more than doubled — from 4,519 in 2014 to 10,410 in 2022, according to data from the California Department of Public Health.Is there any relationship between these numbers? There’s...

Bullied Amazon worker who quit job at California warehouse wins $1.2 million jury award

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

Michael Kopp didn’t want to lose his job at the Amazon Fullfilment Center in San Bernardino, but says he reached his limit after four years of persistent bullying by co-workers started taking a physical toll.“I just couldn’t take it anymore,” said Kopp, 29, of San Bernardino, who in the third grade was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndome, a condition characterized by difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication. “I was constantly throwing up. I was dizzy. I had diarrhea. I had sweats. My stomach had great pain. It was terrible.”On Sept. 21, 2020, after a night in Kaiser urgent care, Kopp showed up at work with a doctor’s note authorizing him to take the day off due to work-related stress, according to a lawsuit he filed against Amazon.com Services in February 2021. He was told by his manager, an onsite nurse and a human resources manager that Amazon didn’t accept doctor’s notes, the suit alleges. Kopp was not granted the day off and told he had to work.Kopp walked ou...

Kamada: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

REHOVOT, Israel (AP) — REHOVOT, Israel (AP) — Kamada Ltd. (KMDA) on Monday reported profit of $3.2 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Rehovot, Israel-based company said it had profit of 6 cents.The biopharmaceutical posted revenue of $37.9 million in the period.Kamada expects full-year revenue in the range of $138 million to $146 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on KMDA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/KMDASource

Tower Semiconductor: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel (AP) — MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel (AP) — Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM) on Monday reported net income of $342.1 million in its third quarter.The Migdal Haemek, Israel-based company said it had profit of $3.07 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 54 cents per share.The chipmaker posted revenue of $358.2 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in December, Tower Semiconductor said it expects revenue in the range of $350 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TSEM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TSEMSource

Monday.com: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

TEL AVIV-YAFO, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV-YAFO, Israel (AP) — Monday.com Ltd. (MNDY) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $7.5 million.The Tel aviv-Yafo, Israel-based company said it had net income of 15 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, were 64 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 18 cents per share.The project management software developer posted revenue of $189.2 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $182.4 million.For the current quarter ending in December, Monday.com said it expects revenue in the range of $196 million to $198 million.The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $723 million to $725 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report...

N-able: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — N-able Inc. (NABL) on Monday reported net income of $6 million in its third quarter.The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 9 cents per share.The provider of cloud-based software services posted revenue of $107.6 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in December, N-able said it expects revenue in the range of $106.5 million to $107 million.The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $420 million to $420.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NABL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NABLSource

Donald Trump Jr. is returning to the stand as defense looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Foiled in their long-shot bid for an early verdict, Donald Trump’s lawyers will start calling witnesses of their own Monday in the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.First up: Donald Trump Jr., who’ll be returning to the witness stand two weeks after state lawyers quizzed him during a major stretch of the trial that also featured testimony from his father and siblings Eric and Ivanka Trump.Trump’s oldest son, a Trump Organization executive vice president, originally testified on Nov. 1 and 2. He said he never worked on the annual financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. He said he relied on the company’s longtime finance chief and outside accounts to verify their accuracy.James alleges Donald Trump, his company and executives including Eric and Donald Jr. exaggerated his wealth by billions of dollars on financial statements given to banks, insurers and others. The documents...

Milestone Pharmaceuticals: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — MONTREAL (AP) — Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MIST) on Monday reported a loss of $15.1 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Montreal-based company said it had a loss of 35 cents.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 38 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MIST at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MISTSource

Jannik Sinner’s carrot-clad fans take root on the tennis tour in their orange-colored costumes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

TURIN, Italy (AP) — They’ve quickly become some of the most recognizable fans in tennis. And what began as a spur-of-the-moment idea between six supporters of Jannik Sinner to dress up as carrots has turned into a fully sponsored globe-trotting enterprise.After first appearing at the Italian Open in May, the orange-clad “Carota Boys” quickly picked up support from one of Sinner’s sponsors and were sent to cheer for their favorite player at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.Orders for T-shirts featuring the Carota Boys’ logo have come in from Brazil, Greece, Switzerland, France and the United States.“It’s all been far beyond anything we could have imagined,” said Carota Boys member Enrico Ponsi.Last week, the group of six boyhood friends were treated to a private meeting with their idol.“They’re almost more famous than I am,” Sinner said. “I got the names but I still got a little bit confused, because they have these good looking costumes with the carota.”“It’s...

Gas wars in Denver mean lower prices for drivers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:54:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Prices at the pumps have been coming down over the past months in the Denver area, but nothing like the gas war that’s broken out along Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village.A QuikTrip station at Arapahoe and Syracuse Way is selling regular gas for $1.71 a gallon as of Monday morning. Another station just down the road has regular gas at $1.74.The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Denver area has fallen almost 16 cents in the past week. That’s according to the latest Gas Buddy survey released on Monday morning. Freight train derails in Gilpin County, causes Amtrak delays The average price in the Denver area for a gallon of regular now stands at $3.09. That’s almost 47 cents lower than a month ago and 23 cents lower than a year ago.Nationally, prices are falling too. They have dropped about 5 cents over the past week. The national average for regular gas now stands at $3.33. That is about 25 cents higher than the average in Denver.There has been no word ...