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Round Rock summer camp working to protect children from heatwave

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

ROUND ROCK (KXAN) — With triple-digit temperatures in the forecast, summer camps in Central Texas are adjusting their outdoor activities this week.Over at the Best Kids Summer Camp in Round Rock, counselors are limiting the amount of time kids spend in the sun.Hannah Chapman is the camp’s co-founder. She says this is one of the hottest Junes she’s ever experienced in Central Texas.With this in mind, her camp recently put in place a new rule: a 15-minute limit on outdoor activities every afternoon. How often does Austin hit 100°? Here’s a breakdown by date, month, year and decade “This summer has definitely been very different from previous summers,” Chapman said. “We really had to quickly make changes to our schedule, to ensure that kids stay cool, safe and hydrated.”She says around 120 kids — ages 5 to 12 — visit her camp each week.One camper is third-grader Harrison Whalen. He said the heatwave could pose problems, such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke.“You could either pass ou...

Why does that cloud look like that? A closer look at some weird clouds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Whether they look like a bunny, dinosaur or a fire truck; clouds can take on some truly unique shapes. Some clouds form under special conditions and really stand out.In this First Warning Weather University lesson, Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans takes a closer look at two clouds: the Mammatus cloud and the Undulatus Asperatus cloud.What you'll learn in this lesson:What is a cloud made of?How do thunderstorms help mammatus clouds form?How recent have scientists discovered a new cloud?

Pilot dies when crop-dusting plane crashes in Minnesota field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — The pilot of a crop-dusting airplane died when it crashed into a field in Minnesota.The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was reported around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in a field near the town of Crookston in the northwestern corner of Minnesota. Emergency crews found the pilot alone inside the plane. He was dead at the scene.An investigation is underway.Related ArticlesNews | MN urges dog owners to pursue vaccination for canine influenza News | Lake Superior drowning victims were car enthusiasts, recent graduates from Inver Grove Heights school News | Canadian wildfire smoke prompts record 23rd MN air quality alert News | bill alkofer, former Pioneer Press photojournalist, dies at 61 News | Weekend fire destroys popular nightclub at Lutsen Mountains resort

Singer Macy Gray to perform at Troy Music Hall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Singer-songwriter Macy Gray is coming to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. She is set to perform on September 29 at 8 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Gray has released 10 studio albums with her most recent project being "The Reset," which came out in February. She is best known for her song "I Try," which was released on her 1999 debut album "On How Life Is."In addition to singing, Gray is an actor who has appeared in shows such as "Dancing with the Stars," "Lip Sync Battle," and "American Song Contest." She's also starred in a variety of movies. Liam Neeson shows support for Hudson Valley cinemas in video Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m., but Music Hall members can buy tickets now. You can buy tickets on the Troy Music Hall website, by calling (518) 273-0038, or at the box office.

Is it a “richcession”? Or a “rolling recession”? Or maybe no recession at all?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

WASHINGTON — The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year.So is a recession still in sight?The latest signs suggest maybe not. Despite much higher borrowing costs, thanks to the Federal Reserve’s aggressive streak of interest rate hikes, consumers keep spending, and employers keep hiring. Gas prices have dropped, and grocery prices have leveled off, giving Americans more spending power.The economy keeps managing to grow. And so does the belief among some economists that the United States might actually achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which growth slows but households and businesses spend enough to avoid a full-blown recession.“The U.S. economy is genuinely displaying signs of resilience,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY, a tax and consulting firm. “This is leading many to rightly question whether the long-forecast recess...

The hazy future for Medicaid caregiver payments expanded during the pandemic worries families

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

Nathan Hill started receiving $12.75 an hour from a state Medicaid program to help care for his severely disabled son during the pandemic, money he said allowed his family to stop using food stamps.The program was designed to provide a continuation of care and ease a home health worker shortage that grew worse after COVID-19 hit.But now, with the COVID-19 public health emergency over, he worries that the extra income will disappear. Some states have already stopped payments while others have yet to make them permanent.“The success of this during the pandemic was tremendous … for the first time we were able to pay our own way,” said the Meridian, Idaho, resident. “We’re not relying on charities to help us pay our rent and utilities.”A total of 39 states, with the help of the federal government, either started paying family caregivers or expanded the population eligible for payment during the pandemic, according to a survey last summer by KFF, a non-profit that studies health care iss...

Denver weather: Hot and sunny, ahead of afternoon thunderstorms later this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

Metro Denver residents face hot and mostly sunny weather Wednesday under clear blue skies, ahead of a cooling trend bringing afternoon thunderstorms later this week, according to the National Weather Service.The relatively warm, dry weather — following weeks of heavy rain that boosted vegetation statewide — has raised fire risks. The weather service issued “red flag” fire danger warnings around western Colorado.The high temperature in Denver on Wednesday will be 90 degrees, weather service forecasters said. This will decrease to 82 degrees on Thursday and 74 degrees Friday, forecasters said. At night Wednesday, the low temperature is expected to be 60 degrees.The heat is intensifying elsewhere, raising health concerns. Temperatures around southern Colorado were expected to be the hottest of the year, possibly exceeding 100 degrees in the Arkansas River Valley east of  Pueblo. The weather service issued a heat advisory, effective between noon and 7 p.m., warni...

Industrial giant MMK strengthens ESG focus under guidance of Chairman Viktor Rashnikov

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

Despite ongoing challenging market conditions, global industry leaders continue to meet their ESG commitments, with some even increasing environmental and social spending over the past year. A standout example is Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), one of the largest industrial enterprises in the CIS. As part of a long-term sustainability programme launched by the company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Viktor Rashnikov (pictured) MMK has increased its financing of environmental and social activities to record levels.Despite deteriorating economic conditions and Western sanctions imposed on Rashnikov over the conflict in Ukraine, the company kept its social investment plans unaltered. MMK’s spending on social investments and charity exceeded €45 million in 2022, more than €30m of which came from the budget of the parent company. A major portion of MMK’s spending – nearly €14m – was earmarked for charitable purposes through the Metallurg corporate charitable foundation, ...

Man tosses lit firework into silent disco crowd in Hermosa Beach, video shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

The Hermosa Beach Police Department is looking for a man who was caught on camera throwing a firework into a crowd, injuring multiple people.The man, who appears to be between 18 and 25 years old, was near a silent disco event at Vista in Hermosa Beach at about 9:45 p.m. on June 17 when he pulled out a firework, lit it and threw it into the crowd, as shown in video shared to Instagram by the HBPD."Fragments of the firework hit multiple people" in the crowd at the restaurant and bar, located at 11 Pier Ave., police said. Their injuries were not life-threatening.The man fled on a gas-powered beach cruiser bicycle after tossing the explosive. The vehicle has a fuel tank under the handlebars and an American flag near the back of the vehicle.He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with yellow lining, dark pants and a red, white and blue helmet.Anyone with information is asked to call the HBPD at 310-318-0360.

Sick sea lions showing aggression, biting people in SoCal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:18 GMT

Sea lions have been attacking people at the beach in Orange County who get too close and marine wildlife experts believe the mammals may be acting aggressively after being sickened by poisonous algal blooms. At the entrance to Dana Strands Beach in Dana Point is a warning to visitors about an aggressive sea lion in the area, one of at least three beaches where people have been bitten in the last several days.  “We’ve actually seen a number of surfers in the water that have been bit by sea lions and those sea lions are more likely to be sea lions that have had a seizure and are completely unaware of their surroundings, just erratically swimming and then they bump into somebody and bit somebody,” Dr. Alissa Deming of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center told KTLA.  Deming also said the aggression in the sea lions is likely related to the dramatic increase in sick marine mammals needing rescue because of a toxic algal bloom in Southern Californian waters in recent weeks. Through ...