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Australian prime minister says he’s confident Indigenous people back having their Parliament ‘Voice’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday he was confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks came as Tiwi Islanders cast their votes on making such a constitutional change. They were among the first in early polling that began this week in remote Outback communities, many with significant Indigenous populations. The Oct. 14 referendum is to decide on having the so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament enshrined in the constitution.“I’m certainly confident that Indigenous Australians will overwhelming be voting ‘yes’ in this referendum,” Albanese told reporters in the city of Adelaide. He said his confidence was based on opinion polling and his interactions with Indigenous people in remote Outback locations.He blamed disinformation and misinformation campaigns for polls showing that...

Powerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after no one beats the odds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (NEXSTAR) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $835 million after no one beat the immense odds Monday night and won the top prize.The winning numbers were: 10, 12, 22, 36, 50 and 4.Three people in Florida and one person in Oregon matched five numbers to win $1 million.With the latest bit of lottery losing, there now have been 29 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, dating back to July 19 when a player in California won $1.08 billion.That winless streak is due to the miserable odds of winning the Powerball jackpot, at 1 in 292.2 million. It’s those long, long odds that result in such large top prizes, as they cause the jackpot to roll over week after week.The jackpot is the eighth-largest ever, and would need to surpass $1 billion to climb any higher in the record books. The biggest jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in November 2022 in California.$2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California$...

UAlbany women upholding a winner's mentality in 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The UAlbany women's basketball team held their first practice of the 2023-2024 season today. While the regular season doesn't tip off until November, it hasn't stopped the Great Danes from trying to get a jump on the competition. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! There's a mix of old and new faces on the team as the Great Danes who made an America East championship game appearance last season but lost to Vermont.Fast forward to today, and the Danes have acquired three new players from the transfer portal and returned three players from last season. The Great Danes will have some youth this season, but head coach Colleen Mullen believes that with solid veteran leadership, this year's team will uphold the winning tradition thats been set forth."With a small group of returners, but that just understands our coaching staff level of expectation and what we expect in terms of intensity and communication in prac...

Sold production of high-tech at 355 billion in 2022

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

In 2022, the sold production of high-tech products in the EU reached 355 billion, showing a 10.2% growth compared with the previous year (322 billion in 2021). Over the last decade, there has been an average annual increase of 2.6% (275 billion in 2012).Source dataset: DS-056120, PRODCOM extractionThree categories together constituted nearly three-quarters of the total sales of high-tech products. The largest share was in electronics-telecommunications (26.2%), followed by pharmacy (22.2%) and scientific instruments (20.6%). Aerospace made up 11.5% and non-electrical machinery contributed with 6.1%. The remaining categories, including computers and office machines, chemistry, electrical machinery and armament, each comprised less than 5%.Source dataset: DS-056120,  PRODCOM extractionArmament, despite having the smallest share in total sales of high-tech products, experienced the highest growth over the past decade, averaging 7.0% annually. Scientific instruments and pharmacy grew at...

Bridge: Sept. 26, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

I found Cy the Cynic in the club lounge, writing an alimony check — feeding hay to a dead horse, he says.Diamonds is Cy’s least favorite suit. He says it’s no coincidence that diamonds, the hardest substance in nature, is a symbol of marriage, which he tried once and found hard to endure.When Cy was declarer at today’s 3NT, he won the first heart with the king, pondered, led a diamond to the ace, returned the ten … and let it ride! West took his jack and led another heart. Cy then claimed nine tricks.OVERTRICK“You’ve lost your mind,” North said. “You were cold for an overtrick.”“I don’t trust diamonds,” the Cynic growled.Cy can go down only if he loses a diamond and four clubs. That can happen only if East gets in and leads a club from A-x-x. Cy can never lose four clubs if the first lead comes from West. So Cy executed an unlikely avoidance play to make sure East couldn’t win a diamond trick. Cy wou...

Word Game: Sept. 26, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — HOMILIES (HOMILIES: HOM-ih-lees: Short sermons or lectures.)Average mark 21 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 27 or more words in HOMILIES? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — PICAYUNE pace pain pane panic pecan pica pine piney puce puna puny cane cape cyan acne yuan uncap nape neap nice epicTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Horoscopes Sept. 26, 2023: Serena Williams, get the ball rolling

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Manny Montana, 40; Christina Milian, 42; Serena Williams, 42; Jim Caviezel, 55.Happy Birthday: Don’t hesitate; get the ball rolling and finish what you start. Keep life simple and doable. Refuse to be led by those pushing lies. It’s up to you to think for yourself and make decisions you can live with moving forward. Put your energy where it counts. Personal growth will be gratifying and point you in a positive direction. Your numbers are 6, 19, 22, 25, 34, 39, 48.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pay attention and act fast. Monitor what’s happening and refuse to let situations get blown out of proportion. It’s up to you to change what isn’t working for you and to gravitate toward what soothes your soul. Take a deep breath and do what’s necessary. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t skirt issues. Be honest with yourself and others, do what’s best for you and have no regrets. Discipline will pay off, and intelli...

Ask Amy: Momzilla threatens to stomp on the wedding because of the groom’s request

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

Dear Amy: My daughter is engaged to a great guy. She is finishing college and heading to grad school, so the wedding is likely 18 months away.I like the groom, but he has some strong opinions about the wedding!He wants a small wedding with only clergy, the couple and parents present.He says he organized his brother’s wedding by himself, and it was fine (why was the bride’s family not involved?).Also, he wants to have the wedding in his home state, in the Midwest. (We live in the West.)When my daughter has noted that the bride and her family “traditionally” organize the wedding, his response is: “But it’s my wedding, too!”When I mention hiring a wedding planner, he disagrees (wait, who is paying for this?).I could plan the wedding myself, but I dread the hours online, phoning, or how many plane trips this will take! (However, I am willing to sample the champagne locally.)My compromise is a wedding out West, with a second reception in his hometown with his family or him in charge.He i...

Sale closed in San Jose: $2.4 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

1428 Sandringham Way – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 1400 block of Sandringham Way in San Jose has new owners. The 2,310-square-foot property, built in 1996, was sold on Aug. 18, 2023, for $2,350,000, or $1,017 per square foot. This two-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Additionally, the house features a two-car garage.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Rosecrest Terrace, San Jose, in July 2023, a 2,636-square-foot home was sold for $2,585,000, a price per square foot of $981. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,223-square-foot home on the 1400 block of Rosecrest Terrace in San Jose sold in August 2022, for $2,775,000, a price per square foot of $861. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 2,538-square-foot home on Chapman Street in San Jose sold for $2,350,000, a price per square foot of $926. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

AP PHOTOS: Bavarian hammersmith forges wrought-iron pans at a mill more than 500 years old

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:55 GMT

BAD OBERDORF, Germany (AP) — Andreas Rohrmoser has been forging thousands of wrought-iron pans the old-fashioned way in his centuries-old hammer mill in the Bavarian village of Bad Oberdorf near the Austria border.The 53-year-old German hammersmith took over the mill from his predecessor two years ago but had been working there for 15 years already.The red-roofed mill itself, nestled in a valley in the foothills of the Alps, is more than 500 years old, he said in an interview on Monday. It sits on a canal of the Ostrach river that was built centuries ago specifically to power the mill.The canal’s water power, channeled through a mill wheel, drives a gigantic hammer inside the building punching down on the anvil. There, in his blacksmith shop, Rohrmoser flattens and shapes his famous skillets.“The secret of my pans is that they don’t have any kind of coating and therefore you can heat them to a much higher temperature than most other industrially made pans,” Rohrmoser said.Rohrmoser ...