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Singer Pink will give away 2,000 banned books at Florida shows

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

By Nicole Chavez | CNNPink will give away 2,000 banned books at her South Florida shows this week in partnership with the literary and free expression advocacy group PEN America.Fans who attend the Miami and Sunrise, Florida, stops of the singer-songwriter’s “Trustfall Tour” Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a copy of some of the books that have appeared on PEN America’s Index of Banned Books.“I’m a voracious reader, and I’m a mom of two kids who are also voracious readers,” Pink said during a livestream on Instagram on Sunday.  “And I can’t imagine my own parents telling me what my kids can and cannot read, let alone someone else’s parents, let alone someone else that doesn’t even have children that are deciding what my children can read.”Fans will receive copies of “The Family Book” by Todd Parr, “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman, “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, or one of the books from the “Girls Who Code” series by the nonprofit that shares the same name.The singer said she deci...

Campbell: New $22.3 million library breaks ground

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

CAMPBELL — One of the oldest county libraries is getting a complete overhaul more than a decade after city officials first identified the need for a drastic upgrade.The 24,000 square foot-library, which has been out of commission since 2021 when operations moved into the Campbell Community Center, will be torn down to its steel frames and rebuilt on the same footprint into a new, modernized space that is estimated to cost $22.3 million.In September, the Campbell City Council awarded the project to Benicia-based company, Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc., and last week, city and library officials held a ground breaking ceremony. The new facility is expected to open summer 2025.City Manager Brian Loventhal said the need for a new library was identified in 2013 as city officials examined what facilities needed a facelift. Those costs ballooned to upward of $180 million, but the library, he said is the “focus of our community.”“It is a place of education, it’...

Paul Pelosi takes stand in David DePape trial

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- David DePape searched terms like "Nancy Pelosi Family," "Pelosi pig blood," and "Nancy Pelosi's home" in the days before he broke into the speaker's home and hit her husband with a hammer, according to court testimony Monday. At a federal court in San Francisco, a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation who searched DePape's home testified.DePape, at the time of the attack, lived in a garage attached to a house on Shasta Street in Richmond. The FBI agent searched the home on Oct. 29, one day after DePape broke into the Pelosi home and attacked then-Speaker Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi. Video: Three people rappel down Transamerica Pyramid In court Monday, a prosecutor showed photographs of DePape's home where he had several electronics, including a TV and a computer. At the time, he lived in the garage alone.The FBI agent testified that she found a bank receipt inside a trash can, showing that on Oct. 25, 2022, DePape made a "cash dispense" of...

Navigator Holdings: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

LONDON (AP) — LONDON (AP) — Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) on Monday reported profit of $19.1 million in its third quarter.The London-based company said it had net income of 26 cents per share.The transportaion company for the natural gas and and chemical industry posted revenue of $137.8 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $117.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NVGS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NVGSSource

Maui Land & Pineapple: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (MLP) on Monday reported a loss of $1.2 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Lahaina, Hawaii-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents.The real estate company posted revenue of $2.1 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MLP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MLPSource

Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce.Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. There’s no safe level of lead exposure, but the CDC uses a marker of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to identify children with higher levels than most. The affected children’s blood lead levels ranged from 4 to 29 micrograms per deciliter.The reported symptoms included headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, a change in activity level and anemia.The illnesses are part of an outbreak tied to recalled pouches of fruit puree marketed to kids from the brands WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and Schnucks and Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches. The products were ...

Arlington Asset Investment: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (AAIC) on Monday reported a third-quarter loss of $6.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The McLean, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 7 cents per share.The investment company posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $4.8 million.In the final minutes of trading on Monday, the company’s shares hit $4.50. A year ago, they were trading at $3.16._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AAIC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AAICSource

Stumbling Falcons head into bye week with 3 straight losses and questions everywhere

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s starting to feel like Arthur Smith is coaching for his job with the Atlanta Falcons.After three straight losses, including a final-play setback to the woeful Arizona Cardinals, the Falcons (4-6) head into their bye week with questions all over the field — and on the sideline. Who is the No. 1 quarterback? What happened to the defense that was supposed to be dramatically improved after an offseason spending spree? Is Smith’s job on the line if things don’t turn around?“You embrace it — the good, the bad, the pressure,” Smith said Monday. “The good news is we’re not dead.”Indeed, the Falcons are hardly out of contention in the mediocre NFC South, trailing the first-place Saints by only a game.But they have failed so far to take advantage of a weak schedule. Atlanta’s first 10 opponents have a combined record of 41-52.Smith said he’ll look into almost everything during the bye week, but there is one area that will not change: his ...

I-10 fire has closed a vital part of a Los Angeles freeway indefinitely, officials warn

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

Los Angeles firefighters mop up damage from a fire that severely damaged a section of Interstate 10 in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway near downtown Los Angeles, forcing the temporary closure of the roadway. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)(AP/Richard Vogel) Los Angeles firefighters mop up damage from a fire that severely damaged a section of Interstate 10 in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway ne...

QB Stroud continues to shine for Texans, leads another game-winning drive

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:23:57 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Another week, another game-winning drive by C.J. Stroud.The rookie quarterback led a six-play, 55-yard drive, capped by a 38-yard field goal to lift the Houston Texans to a 30-27 win over Cincinnati on Sunday.That performance came after he finished a 75-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to give the Texans a 39-37 victory over Tampa Bay last week.The second overall pick is the only rookie quarterback in the past 40 years to lead game-winning drives in the final two minutes in two straight games.“The calmness starts for him in that he’s played in a lot of big games at Ohio State,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “He’s been under the big lights before … and he’s made big plays. He doesn’t get wide-eyed when the moment comes. He understands that: ’I believe in my teammates, I believe in myself, and I believe in the O-line that is protecting me and I know I’m going to make plays.’”He threw for 356 yards and a touchdown and overcame three turnovers to give the Texans (5-4) ...