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Skelton: Reagan gave America hope. Trump offers venom and lies

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

The Republican Party will hold a presidential candidate debate at the Ronald Reagan library Wednesday. It’s a bad fit. The GOP’s modern idol is exactly the opposite of Reagan in personality and character.For upbeat Reagan, America was a “shining city on the hill.” For whining Donald Trump, it’s a waste bin for venom and lies.Reagan’s soaring rhetoric made people feel good about themselves. There was “always a bright dawn ahead” — “Morning in America.”Yes, maybe that was a tad naive and corny, but it brought a collective smile — and won over many Democrats.Trump spews hate — hate of immigrants and of Democrats. He demonizes his critics. He incites riots and insurrection.Reagan truly liked people. Trump merely uses them.But there’s a large hardcore of Republican voters who worship the guy, even if GOP leaders fear he’ll again drag the party down to defeat next year. He’s polling far ahead of his closest rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.As Times Washington reporter David Lauter recentl...

Opinion: Why undergrounding power wires is the best option for PG&E

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

In a recent editorial, this newspaper urged the California Public Utilities Commission to “prioritize protecting Northern Californians over utility profits” as it considers our four-year plan to maintain and improve the energy system.We couldn’t agree more that the CPUC must make the safety of our customers its top priority.Unfortunately, neither of the CPUC’s counterproposals to our plan would do enough to keep our customers and communities safe. In fact, they gut our long-term undergrounding program that would permanently reduce wildfire risk and cut funding for some critical gas-safety programs.We have proposed moving 2,100 miles of powerlines underground over the next three years at an additional cost to the typical customer of about $3.40 a month.Undergrounding reduces the risk of ignitions in areas at the highest risk of wildfire by nearly 98%. There is no more effective solution to reducing the risk of wildfire ignition from electrical equipment. However, the CPUC...

Expired COVID-19 test? How to check if it’s still good

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

Summer is almost over and has brought with its end a rise in COVID-19 cases as students return to school and adults return to the workplace. At-home COVID testing has also seen an uptick as we try to determine whether our symptoms are related to the common cold or COVID. Many of us still have an existing stockpile of at-home tests with expiration dates that have already come and gone, but don’t throw them away without first checking to see whether their expiration date has been extended by the Food and Drug Administration.Related ArticlesHealth | Big Mountain View office building at choice site faces loan default Health | Kaiser says new COVID-19 booster shots coming as early as this week Health | Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says Health | Beach bounce back? California’s largest volunteer event seeks to restore former glory after COVID downturn Health | ...

Man fatally struck by vehicle in San Jose

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department is at the scene of a deadly collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle early Tuesday morning.Police responded to the fatal collision at 3:23 a.m. in the 40 block of S. Jackson Avenue near Interstate 680 and Highway 130. The pedestrian, an adult male, was pronounced deceased at the scene.The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to San Jose PD.Traffic in the area may be impacted, and authorities are advising drivers to avoid the area during the investigation into the crash.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Theratechnologies: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — MONTREAL (AP) — Theratechnologies Inc. (THTX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $746,000 in its fiscal third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Montreal-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents.The metabolic disorder drug company posted revenue of $20.9 million in the period.Theratechnologies expects full-year revenue in the range of $82 million to $85 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on THTX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/THTXSource

Ireland wins the toss and decides to bowl against England in 3rd ODI

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

BRISTOL, England (AP) — Ireland won the toss Tuesday and chose to bowl against England at the County Ground in the third and final match of their one-day international cricket series.England leads the series 1-0 after winning the second ODI by 48 runs. The first match was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of wet weather.Both teams made one change. England left-arm seamer Luke Wood replaces George Scrimshaw and Ireland’s Theo van Woerkom comes in for Andy McBrine.England is without all of its Cricket World Cup-bound players. Zak Crawley is captain of the second-string team.Ireland failed to qualify for next month’s World Cup in India.___Teams:England: Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Zak Crawley (captain), Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood, Matt Potts.Ireland: Paul Stirling (captain), Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Theo van Woerkom, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young,...

Two-time world champion sprinter Dafne Schippers says she is retiring from the sport

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two-time world champion sprinter Dafne Schippers is retiring from track and field at the age of 31.Schippers, a Dutchwoman who won back-to-back world titles in the 200 meters, transformed herself from a heptathlete who won a bronze medal in the event at the 2013 world championships in Moscow to a powerful sprinter. She won the 200 at the 2015 worlds in Beijing and repeated the victory two years later in London. She also won silver in the 100 meters at the worlds in Beijing.“The race stops here,” Schippers said in a post on Instagram. “As an athlete, you always know this day will come, that at one point, your career will be a moment in time — a collection of memories and hopefully medals.”In between her two world titles, Schippers won an Olympic silver medal after finishing second behind Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson in the 200-meter race at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.The Dutchwoman’s career was hampered by injuries after her two world title...

Greenbelt man sentenced to life in prison for gang-related racketeering, murder

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

A Greenbelt, Maryland, man has been sentenced to life in prison Monday after being convicted of racketeering and taking part in the 2019 fatal stabbing of a Virginia teenager.According to court documents, 30-year-old Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, a member of the MS-13 gang’s Maryland-based Los Ghettos Criminales Salvatruchas clique, took part in the murder of 16-year-old Jacson Pineda-Chicas of Falls Church, Virginia.In 2019, Ortega-Ayala and other members met and discussed Pineda-Chicas’ alleged cooperation with law enforcement. He and another member then assaulted the teen.The group’s leader, Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa of Landover Hills, then ordered Ortega-Ayala and another gang member to kill the teenager, stabbing him over 100 times. Ordonez-Zometa was also sentenced to life in prison in March after being convicted of murder, racketeering and conspiracy in attempting to cover up Pineda-Chicas’ death.After the murder, Ordonez-Zometa ordered Ortega-Ayala and ...

El famoso desfile de moda de Victoria’s Secret está de regreso, pero no como lo conoces

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

(CNN) — El desfile de modas de Victoria’s Secret está de regreso, pero la fórmula que conoces ya no existe.Durante más de 20 años, el fenómeno cultural anual vio quién es quién en el mundo de las supermodelos luciendo lencería exagerada y alas de ángel pavoneándose por una pasarela ante actuaciones de artistas como Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z y Kanye West, ahora ha sido reemplazado por un largometraje documental llamado “The Tour ’23”, que se estrenó este martes en Prime Video.El documental llega tras un paréntesis de cinco años en el desfile de moda, aparentemente debido a la caída en picado de la audiencia y a innumerables polémicas, desde los comentarios de un exejecutivo sobre las modelos trans, pasando por las crecientes críticas a la estrecha visión de la marca sobre el atractivo sexual, hasta un explosivo documental que detalla los vínculos históricos de la empresa con Jeffrey Epstein, el millonario acusado de operar una vasta red de tráfico sexual d...

United Natural: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:44 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $68 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Providence, Rhode Island-based company said it had a loss of $1.15 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 25 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 47 cents per share.The organic and specialty foods distributor posted revenue of $7.42 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.43 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $24 million, or 40 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $30.27 billion.United Natural expects full-year results to range from a loss of 88 cents per share to earnings of 38 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $30.9 million to $31.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://auto...