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Walters: New study finds California’s competitive edge is declining

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

This question, framed in various ways in media and political venues, has hung over the state in recent years as its population declined after more than 150 years of growth, as some major corporations (and their workers) decamped for other states, and as poverty, homelessness, urban street crime and other social maladies festered.While California’s critics and defenders, both internal and external, cite isolated anecdotes and data points to bolster their arguments, there have been very few comprehensive and objective examinations of California’s strengths and weaknesses vis-à-vis its rivals.Until now.On Monday, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce released a deeply sourced and fair-minded study of California’s past, current and perhaps future economic standing, indirectly warning the state’s politicians that they should not take the state’s prosperity for granted because its rivals are gaining ground.“We argue that California has been, and continues to be, the perennial winner in...

Human remains found in 45 bags are missing call center staff, Mexico confirms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

By Bertha Ramos | CNNHuman remains found in 45 bags discovered in a suburb of Guadalajara belong to call center workers who went missing in May, Mexican authorities have confirmed.The Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences (IJCF) said Tuesday its tests had confirmed the remains belonged to the missing workers and said the next of kin had been informed. However, it did not specify whether remains from all seven of the missing workers were in the bags.The seven workers disappeared from the metropolitan area of Guadalajara sometime after May 20. The search for them took a grisly turn last week when bags containing human body parts were found in a ravine in the municipality of Zapopan.Mexico’s Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez Velazquez said last Tuesday that initial investigations suggested the workers might have been involved in “some type of real estate fraud” and “telephone extortion.”CNN cannot independently verify the Secretary of Security’s claims.Mexico has been trouble...

Opinion: Biden, Feinstein, Trump: How old is too old for our leaders?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

In politics, as in life, it’s all too easy to write off old people, especially when they are frail or disabled. President Joe Biden’s fall on stage during the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on Thursday immediately raised questions of fitness. Even I, a geriatrician and anti-ageism advocate, looked at Dianne Feinstein’s recent return to the Senate after a prolonged absence due to shingles without fully seeing her. The voter in me felt appalled by her condition; the doctor in me wanted to get her home and comfortable.These are normal, natural and necessary reactions. They also risk forfeiting opportunities to improve work in later life for the good of all Americans.On the national political stage, age has increasing relevance. The 2024 presidential election currently has 76- and 80-year-old front-runners. In Congress, people are questioning the tenure of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., given his recent long absence after a geriatric fall. And we marvel at Rep. Na...

Air India flight bound for San Francisco diverted to Russia over technical issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

By Chris Liakos, Tara John, Michael Conte and Uliana Pavlova | CNNAn Air India flight from India to San Francisco was diverted due to a technical issue with one of the plane’s engines and has landed safely in Russia’s Magadan airport, in the country’s far east, according to a statement from the carrier.Flight AI173 was carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew. The airline will operate an alternate flight carrying everyone from Magadan to San Francisco on Wednesday.In a statement Wednesday, Air India said a “ferry flight” is scheduled to take off from Mumbai airport at 3.30 a.m. eastern time and will travel to Magadan to take the passengers to San Francisco subject to “necessary clearances.”It added: “All of us at Air India are concerned about the passengers and staff and are making every effort possible to operate the ferry flight as soon as possible, and to ensure the health, safety and security of all while they wait.”There are no Air India staff in the remote town of Magadan, the airl...

Move to electric vehicles could save nearly 90,000 lives in US by 2050, study says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

By Jen Christensen | CNNIf gas guzzlers disappeared from US car lots by 2035 and were replaced by zero-emissions vehicles – essentially, electric cars, trucks and SUVs – the nation would see 89,300 fewer premature deaths by 2050, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. But the country would also have to move more toward clean noncombustion electricity – like wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and nuclear – to see the full health benefit.The report, published Wednesday, says that people in the US would have 2.2 million fewer asthma attacks and 10.7 million fewer lost workdays, and the country would net $978 billion in public health benefits with the move to cleaner vehicles and a cleaner power supply.“There are very clear benefits of zero-emission technologies,” said report author William Barrett, national senior director for clean air advocacy for the American Lung Association.RELATED: All Tesla Model 3s now eligible for full $7,500 tax creditThe “Driving to Clean ...

Marcus Stroman’s $20,000 Pride month donations show the Chicago Cubs pitcher ‘wants to be more than an ally’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

An unexpected call from Roc Nation’s sports division came through to Brave Space Alliance early Thursday.Shortly before Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman’s Pride month posts went live on his social media pages, his agency reached out to the Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ nonprofit based in Chicago. Stroman, the organization was told, was donating $20,000 to Brave Space Alliance to aid its work on the South and West sides.“I’m going to be very frank: It saves lives — $20,000 saves lives,” Brave Space Alliance deputy CEO Jae Rice told the Tribune. “We save lives. We perpetuate in dignity. Dignity is our biggest resource that we give out to folks. It’s an LGBTQ center that wants to make sure that folks aren’t just thriving, they are dignified in the way that they thrive and live their lives.”Among Brave Space Alliance’s largest initiatives is a Hyde Park food pantry. It spends nearly $10,000 a month to run it, including network sites to provide food around the city. The nonprofit also f...

NASA moon commander likes doing ‘the impossible’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "95b1338b-785d-4db8-b37a-c1d57b017c20"}).render("9c3f9141af354a4fb99a6ea0a978aef5"); });NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman likes going fast — always has.“When I was a kid, I wanted to drive trains,” the Baltimore, Maryland, native said.After getting into the Navy, Wiseman wanted to fly.“Then, when I was a pilot, I thought about being an astronaut,” the now Commander of the Artemis II mission to the moon said.Trains and planes clock out at 300 mph and 2,200 mph respectively. Next year, Wiseman and his crew are set to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull at a blistering 22,600 mph on an Orion spacecraft powered by NASA’s most powerful rocket system.“Did I ever think I would climb aboard a NASA rocket headed to the mo...

Lovesac: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Lovesac Company (LOVE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4.2 million in its fiscal first quarter.The Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents per share.The company posted revenue of $141.2 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in July, Lovesac said it expects revenue in the range of $149 million to $151 million.The company expects full-year earnings to be $1.83 to $2.24 per share, with revenue ranging from $700 million to $740 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LOVE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LOVESource

United Natural: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $7 million.On a per-share basis, the Providence, Rhode Island-based company said it had profit of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 54 cents per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 63 cents per share.The organic and specialty foods distributor posted revenue of $7.51 billion in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.52 billion.United Natural expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.80 to $2.30 per share, with revenue in the range of $30.1 billion to $30.5 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on UNFI at https://www.z...

Martha Stewart dice que Estados Unidos “se irá por el desagüe” si la gente no vuelve a las oficinas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:12 GMT

(CNN) — Martha Stewart entró de lleno en el controvertido debate sobre el trabajo a distancia y presencial.En una entrevista concedida a la revista Footwear News, la escritora, presentadora de televisión y empresaria arremetió contra la cultura del trabajo híbrido, afirmando que es “imposible que la gente lo haga todo trabajando tres días a la semana en la oficina y dos días a distancia”.Los comentarios de Stewart se producen a medida que más directivos presionan para que se ponga fin a la tendencia de trabajar desde casa, que se impuso hace más de tres años, al comienzo de la pandemia del covid-19.La mayoría de los trabajadores en EE.UU. no quieren regresar a la oficina, dice encuestaMartha StewartStewart comparó el estado del trabajo en persona en Estados Unidos con Francia, un país al que calificó de “no muy próspero”.“Mira el éxito de Francia con su estúpido… ya sabes, descanso en agosto, bla bla bla. No es un país muy próspero. ¿Debería...