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Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed out.But on a recent day, Rafferty, the store manager for ShopRite of Elmsford-Greenburgh in New York, was preparing boxes of bread, donuts, fresh produce and dairy products to be picked up by a food bank. It’s part of a statewide program requiring larger businesses to donate edible food and, if they can, recycle remaining food scraps.“Years ago, everything went in the garbage … to the landfills, the compactors or wherever it was,” said Rafferty, who has 40 years in the industry. “Now, over the years, so many programs have developed where we’re able to donate all this food … where we’re helping people with food insecurities.”New York is among a growing number of states targeting food waste over concerns it is taking up diminishing landfill space and contributing to global warming as meat, vegetables and dairy release the greenhouse gas methane a...

Donald Trump will look to upstage Clemson grad Nikki Haley at her alma mater’s football rivalry game

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is using a college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while potentially upstaging his Republican opponent Nikki Haley on her home turf.The former president and current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination will be on hand Saturday as the University of South Carolina Gamecocks host the Tigers of Clemson University, Haley’s alma mater, in the annual Palmetto Bowl. Trump’s campaign has not detailed his itinerary. But if his visit is similar to his trip to Ames, Iowa for the Iowa State-Iowa game, he will visit pregame parties, perhaps stop by a fraternity house and then join 80,000-plus fans for the nationally televised matchup.“We do it bigtime in the South,” said Brandon Beach, a Georgia state senator and top Trump supporter who traveled with him in September for the game in Ames. “President Trump knows he can connect with people, and they are go...

Should the school year be extended to make up for learning loss?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — The COVID-19 pandemic had a lasting impact on education in the United States bringing discussions of extending the traditional school year to the forefront. When schools shut down and went remote, students fell behind. The learning those students lost, as a result, will need to be made up to avoid a ripple effect down the line.Tom Kane, Faculty Director of the Center of Education Policy Research at Harvard University, helped develop the Education Recovery Scorecard, which tracks the amount of learning loss from reporting districts in the United States. According to the scorecard, the average student lost the equivalent of a half-year in subjects like math."It's important to point out that it's not that students forgot knowledge that they had gained, it's that they didn't do the learning that they normally would have been doing. Especially during the 2021 school year," Kane said. "So when I say half-a-year's worth of loss, I'm referring to the typical gains students make ...

Texas high school football regional semifinal playoff scores for Friday, Nov. 24

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Travis rolled to a berth in the 6A Division I Region IV final with a 34-7 with over San Antonio Brennan on Friday.The Cavaliers could face district rival Westlake in the regional final if the Chaparrals can beat Laredo United on Saturday.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteLiberty Hill and Wimberley also notched wins to advance in the playoffs. The Panthers took out Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 49-28 in 5A Division II play and Wimberley turned back Ingleside 63-14 in 4A Division II action.The remaining regional semifinal games will take place Saturday. Scores with teams in the KXAN viewing areaA&M Consolidated 44, Cedar Park 20Blanco 34, Goliad 0Lake Travis 34, SA Northside Brennan 7Liberty Hill 49, CC Flour Bluff 28Poth 26, Lexington 7Regents 34, Houston Second Baptist 7Veritas 77, Hill Country 56Wimberley 63, Ingle...

Nuggets coach Michael Malone vows to make changes to bench rotation: “You’ve gotta bring something to the party”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

HOUSTON — After business hours on Black Friday, Denver Nuggets bench minutes went on sale.The holiday season is here. The second-unit carousel has officially started spinning again. Nuggets coach Michael Malone made that clear to his locker room after a 105-86 loss to the Rockets completed a 1-4 road trip Friday night.“I just told them,” Malone said. “Minutes, I’m gonna start playing different people. You just can’t go out there because you think you’re gonna play, and go out there and do nothing. You’ve gotta bring something to the party.”This was a theme last season as well. The Nuggets struggled to find continuity on their bench throughout the regular season. They were able to shorten the rotation to eight players during their run to the NBA title. But it’s arguably even more important this regular season that they avoid over-working the starters who pushed through expanded minutes in those 20 playoff games then got a sh...

Kurtis MacDermid’s goal lifts Avalanche over Wild 3-2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

By PATRICK DONNELLYST. PAUL, Minn. — Kurtis MacDermid scored the winning goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night.Ross Colton and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six gamesAlexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 21 shots.Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who are 0-4-2 in their last six games.MacDermid took a pass from Andrew Cogliano in the slot, deked Gustavsson and tucked it home on the backhand for his first goal of the season.Nichushkin’s power-play goal, a redirection of Nathan MacKinnon ‘sslap shot, gave Colorado a 2-0 lead at 8:39 of the second period.But just 34 seconds later, Kaprizov’s tip trickled through Georgiev’s pads to put the Wild on the board.Minnesota tied it on Eriksson Ek’s power-play goal five minutes later.The Wild were playing for the first time since returning from a trip to Sweden...

6 detained after shooting at Northridge mall

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

At least 6 people were detained after gunfire erupted at a crowded Northridge shopping mall on Friday night.Officers responded to the Northridge Fashion Center on the 9300 block of Tampa Avenue around 6 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Video from the scene shows the front windows of a restaurant, H2O Sushi & Izakaya, completely shattered, with shards of glass covering the outdoor patio and dining area.Witnessed told KTLA that shoppers were running for cover as the gunshots rang out.Officers responded to the scene and discovered the shooting was reportedly caused by a dispute between a group of juvenile suspects.No injuries were reported so far, LAPD said.Police tape blocked off the immediate outdoor plaza surrounding the Japanese restaurant.  Crowds of Black Friday shoppers continued to stroll the mall as officers placed the juveniles into handcuffs."LAPD officers have been, and will continue to be deployed at this mall and many other shopping centers through...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators target home of Israel lobbyist with smoke bombs, red paint

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

Smoke bombs were apparently set off outside the home of the President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Thursday. Video circulating on social media shows a group of around a dozen protestors holding what appear to be smoke bombs and blaring sirens in the street outside of Michael Tuchin’s Brentwood home on Thanksgiving day. The video, posted by the account StopAntisemitism, was taken by a woman shouting towards her father, who was trying to break up the demonstration, to avoid physical confrontation. At the end of the video, he was seen carrying an American flag towards the group. Another video posted by StopAntisemitism shows what appears to be fake blood and fake dead babies in Tuchin’s driveway. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers were dispatched to the 11900 block of Foxboro Drive around 10:45 a.m. Thursday after protestors "appeared...and caused a disturbance." Israel-Hamas truce begins, and dozens of hos...

Curry scores 35 as Warriors eke out in-season tournament win over San Antonio Spurs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry scored 35 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 118-112 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The win keeps Golden State in in-season tournament contention, advancing them to 2-1 in group play with one game to play against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.After a lackluster first half, Curry scored eight points in three minutes to fuel a Golden State 18-2 run in the third quarter, inspired by Victor Wembanyama giving the Spurs their first lead since the second quarter. When Curry went to the bench, the Spurs closed out the third quarter to make it a five-point game heading into the final frame.The Warriors went on an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter and took a 15-point lead, then committed five of their 24 turnovers in the final two-and-a-half minutes to let the Spurs back in the game, down by only four in the final minute. Curry took his first free throws when the Spurs started hacking to stop the clock.Related ArticlesGolden St...

One stabbed outside Concord BART station

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:23:24 GMT

(KRON) -- One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after they were stabbed outside the Concord BART station Friday night, BART police confirmed to KRON4. The stabbing happened at about 8:24 p.m. in the bus zone at the Concord station. BART service was not impacted.