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Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.State shouldn’t forcebidirectional EVsRe: “State should require EVs to power homes, businesses” (Page A6, June 14).Now that state Sen. Nancy Skinner and the politicians in Sacramento have given us about the highest prices in the country for inadequate and unreliable electricity, she wants to jack up the price of EVs to make up for the state’s crummy electric system.She fails to mention the huge cost to modify building wiring to do this, and that an EV can’t power a whole house without draining the EV. This will only make sense for a tiny handful of relatively wealthy people.Rather than politicians dictating how to build EVs, let EV manufacturers decide if there is enough demand to warrant bidirectional charging on every vehicle and if not, then those who want it can pay for the option.And the answer to Skinner’s flimsy excuses for our unreliable grid is to fix the grid, not force people...

Mets fall season-high 8 games under .500 as Wiemer’s 2-run homer gives Brewers 2-1 win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Buck Showalter’s solution for his struggling New York Mets seems simple enough.“Win,” the manager said. “It’s not complicated.”So far, not much has worked out. The Mets fell a season-worst eight games under .500 after Joey Wiemer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to straightaway centerfield in the sixth inning that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory on Monday night.New York, which won 101 games and shared the NL East title last year in Showalter’s first season, is 35-43 despite entering the season with a major league record $355 million payroll. The Mets have lost seven of nine and are 6-15 since completing a three-game sweep of Philadelphia on June 1 — their most recent series win.“It’s always about now and the heck with what happened last year or or last week or tonight,” Showalter said. “You’ve got to get it fixed.”Francisco Lindor hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth for the Mets, who trail NL East-leading Atlanta by 16 games and are 8 1/2 games back of...

You don’t need to go to space to see Earth the way NASA sees it

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, center, cuts the ribbon to open NASA’s Earth Information Center alongside agency leadership and leadership from NOAA, USGS, USDA, USAID, EPA, and FEMA, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Earth Information Center is new immersive experience that combines live data sets with cutting-edge data visualization and storytelling to allow visitors to see how our planet is changing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)(Courtesy NASA/Joel Kowsky) NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, center, cuts the ribbon to open NASA’s Earth Information Center alongside agency leadership and leadership from NOAA, USGS, USDA, USAID, EPA, and FEMA, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headqua...

Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers added a two-run shot with two outs in the sixth to chase Texas starter Andrew Heaney (5-5).Rookie Mason Englert (3-2), the third of six Detroit pitchers who combined for 16 strikeouts, allowed one run over 2 1/3 innings. The right-hander from Forney, Texas, about 40 miles from Globe Life Field, was a fourth-round draft pick by the Rangers in 2018, and acquired by the Tigers in the Rule 5 draft last offseason.The Tigers already have nine pitchers on the injured list, though right-hander Matt Manning (right foot fracture) is expected to be activated to start Tuesday n...

Tom Holland dice que sus habilidades de reparación impresionaron a Zendaya: “Ahora estamos enamorados”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

(CNN) — Como si interpretar a un superhéroe no fuera suficiente para que Tom Holland consiguiera una cita, resulta que todo lo que tuvo que hacer fue reparar la puerta de Zendaya… y el resto es historia.Así lo relató el actor a UNILAD durante una entrevista emitida el viernes. Según dijo, su pasión por la carpintería le ayudó a impresionar a la estrella de “Euphoria” cuando su romance estaba apenas empezando.“Una vez le arreglé la puerta a mi novia”, dijo Holland. Y añadió: “Al principio de nuestra relación, un día estábamos en su casa en su casa y su puerta estaba dañada y yo le dije: ‘¡Voy a arreglarte esa puerta!”.Holland lo logró, explicó, “y ahora estamos enamorados”.Tom Holland se tomará un descanso de la actuación después de una experiencia “difícil” filmando ‘The Crowded Room’Conocidos por mantener los detalles de su relación en privado, a Holland y Zendaya los relacionaron románticamente por...

Acusan a un empleado de las escuelas públicas de Arlington de secuestro y agresión sexual

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

La policía arrestó a un empleado de las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington por presuntamente secuestrar y agredir sexualmente a una mujer en Clarendon. La mujer le dijo a las autoridades que después de salir de un bar el 21 de mayo, un hombre en un auto negro se le acercó en la cuadra 3100 de Clarendon Boulevard, según la policía del condado Arlington. La mujer se subió al vehículo y fue agredida antes de poder escapar. El sospechoso no era un conductor de viajes compartidos, y la víctima no había pedido transporte, de acuerdo a las autoridades. “Durante esa investigación, pudimos identificar a un sospechoso y obtener órdenes judiciales para su arresto, y él fue arrestado a finales de la semana pasada”, dijo Ashley Savage, de la policía del condado. Julio Basurto, de 42 años, enfrenta cargos de secuestro y sodomía forzada. El sistema escolar confirmó que Basurto es un empleado del distrito. El sospechoso fue entrevistado por nuestra cadena hermana News4 en ...

Dangerous intersection crash changed motorcyclist's life

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Problem Solvers have received several tips about signal issues at 30th Avenue and Peoria Street in Aurora due to an RTD network communication failure. RTD said those problems have been fixed, but not before a serious crash that landed a motorcyclist in the hospital. On June 2, David Spivack said he was on his motorcycle crossing the streets when a car pulled out into the intersection and hit him.   Colorado renters make half what it would take to afford a starter home “I was heading north. I continued in normal traffic and someone decided that they were going to ignore the left turn red signal,” Spivack said. “They just pulled right into the intersection." Spivack said he sustained several injuries including a broken sternum, a collapsed lung, a broken pelvis and a broken wrist. “I was a very active guy and this upsets my entire life,” Spivack said. He’s recovering at the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and hopes sharing his story wil...

Denver weather: A shot at 90 degrees before rain returns for cooldown

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The dry and sunny conditions along with breezy southwest winds will give Denver weather its first chance to reach 90 degrees this season. The forecast calls for rain chances to increase later in the week which will cool the metro back down. The best day for rain will be Friday according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Rain chances for Denver from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Breezy and comfortableSkies will remain clear across most of Colorado Monday night. There may be some clouds sliding across the southeast portion of the state. It'll be breezy at times with a wind from the southwest up to 15-20 mph. Temperatures will cool into the 40s and 50s along with low humidity making for a comfortable night across the state.Weather tomorrow: 1st 90-degree day possibleMainly sunny skies across Denver and the Front Range are forecast for Tuesday. It will be breezy to windy at times with a dry southwest wind up to 20-25 mph. The wind combin...

Dear Abby: MIL’s antics make dining out a nightmare

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

Dear Abby: I would like your help on how to deal with a problem I am having with my mother-in-law. The in-laws call at least once a week wanting us to go out to dinner with them. It’s embarrassing because my mother-in-law is always horrible to the waiter. She complains about everything and usually causes some sort of a scene.My husband and I are at a loss about how to tell her this is why we no longer want to go out with them. We have tried making excuses and inviting them to our house instead, but she refuses to take no for an answer and demands we join them at a restaurant. If we don’t, she gets mad and has hurt feelings. Help! — Eating Me Up in AlabamaDear Eating Me Up: Your mother-in-law’s behavior is indeed an embarrassment, and your feelings are justified. Your husband should talk frankly with both his parents about why neither of you are comfortable eating out with them. If it isn’t addressed, it won’t be fixed.Dear Abby: My ex-husband̵...

China’s premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:22 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s No. 2 leader said Tuesday that economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year.Premier Li Qiang, speaking at a conference in the eastern city of Tianjin, gave no figure for the three months ending in June but said it was faster than the previous quarter’s 4.5%.The world’s second-largest economy rebounded from 2022’s unusually weak 3% growth following the end of anti-virus controls on travel and business activity. But that faded faster than expected. Consumer and factory activity weakened in May and record-setting youth unemployment spiked up.“It is expected that the second quarter will be faster than the first quarter,” Li said at the World Economic Forum. “We expect to achieve the economic growth rate of about 5% determined at the start of the year.”Private sector forecasters expect China’s economic output to grow by at least 5% ...