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Ask the Pediatrician: Top safety tips for preventing heat, sun-related illnesses in children this summer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

As summer beckons and children head outdoors to play, it’s important to protect them from too much sun and heat as well as air pollution, especially on days when the air quality is poor.Families are encouraged to check the local daily Air Quality Index to identify when air pollution, wildfires and heat raise the risks of asthma and other health concerns.It’s great to see children enjoying nature and reaping the benefits of outdoor activities. But as we encounter more intense weather events, including severe heat, families can use some layers of protection that families to help their kids stay healthy.Sunburn and UV rays are one concern. Sun and heat can also worsen local air pollution by contributing to ozone and smog.Here are some tips to ensure a safe and fun summer for everyone:— Babies under 6 months of age should be kept out of direct sunlight. Move your baby to the shade under a tree, umbrella or stroller canopy. Dress babies in lightweight clothing that covers the arms and le...

Marriage and money: 5 truths to tell before you tie the knot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

Wedding bells are ringing, and if you’re heading off to get hitched, it’s time to talk money with your spouse-to-be.A new NerdWallet survey on financial infidelity found that more than 2 in 5 Americans who have a significant other (43%) say they have withheld or lied about financial information in discussions with their partner. Start your marriage off on the right foot with these five financial conversations before saying “I do.”1. Money lessons you grew up withNo one wants to feel judgmental of their significant other, but if you’re side-eyeing the way your partner spends money, it’s worth sitting down and talking about the financial lessons you each learned growing up. Even if you come from a family that never discussed money, you may have witnessed money habits that helped define your financial worldview.Ask your partner how their parents spent money, what the narrative about debt was in their home, and whether money was treated as abundant or scarce. If your partner comes from ...

New Bedford man shot and killed, Massachusetts State Police investigating the homicide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

A New Bedford man was shot and killed early Monday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police who are investigating the homicide.Lorenzo Gomes, 20, tried to drive to the hospital after he was shot, but he lost consciousness in his vehicle.Police officers then found Gomes inside his vehicle on Belleville Avenue. EMS rushed him to Saint Luke’s Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Crime Briefs: Worcester book club slayer faces life in prison “Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office, New Bedford Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred early this morning in the City of New Bedford,” the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.Police at around 12:11 a.m. on Monday received a 911 call for shots fired in the area of Tallman and North Front streets.Responding officers were appr...

Expect a longer Big Bay Boom this year, pyro expert says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Just one day away from the Big Bay Boom on FOX 5, Heather Lake was live at the Embarcadero Monday showing off the final preparations underway for the biggest fireworks show on the West Coast.The 20-minute show begins at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4th. "It's a little bit longer. I think the quality of the product will be very easy to tell there's a change," Sam Bruggema with Pyro Spectaculars said to FOX 5 on Monday. "We have a new provider that I'm super excited to see what they've got." Big Bay Boom: How to watch the fireworks show On July 4th, starting at 9 p.m., fireworks will launch from four barges across the San Diego Bay. Up to half a million people are expected to take in the show, gathering at popular vantage points like Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the Embarcadero, Seaport Village and the Coronado Ferry Landing. The show will be choreographed to music broadcast on 101.5 KGB.For those at home, FOX 5 will have cameras around the bay — on the ground and in the s...

Glencore moves to take full control of PolyMet, developer of Minnesota copper-nickel mine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Swiss commodities giant Glencore moved Monday to take full ownership of PolyMet Mining, a company that’s developing a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota with one of Canada’s largest miners, Teck Resources.Glencore already owns 82% of PolyMet Mining and has long been the project’s main financial backer. It offered Monday to pay around $71 million to raise that stake to 100%, which would take St. Paul-headquartered PolyMet private. Glencore’s proposal represents around a 167% premium over PolyMet’s closing stock price on Friday, and shares surged on the news in Monday’s trading.PolyMet Mining said in a statement that it “welcomes the engagement with Glencore” and that its directors are reviewing the proposal but have made no decisions yet.The proposed mining project, a 50-50 joint venture with Teck, was renamed NewRange Copper Nickel in February but is still widely known as PolyMet. It seeks to be Minnesota’s first coppe...

Police officer killed in confrontation with domestic violence suspect in Indiana hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — A man suspected of domestic violence fatally shot a police officer in a southern Indiana hospital early Monday and was then killed by other officers, authorities said.The confrontation occurred at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. Police were called when a victim of domestic violence told hospital staff that Sean Hubert was on his way.Tell City Sgt. Heather Glenn tried to subdue Hubert, 34, at the hospital with an electronic device and arrest him, but it was ineffective, Indiana State Police said.“During a brief struggle, Hubert produced a firearm and Sgt. Glenn was shot,” state police said. “Officers with the Tell City Police Department and Cannelton Police Department returned fire and shot Hubert.”The shooting occurred inside the hospital, near the emergency room, Sgt. John Davis told The Associated Press.“They did not know he was armed,” Davis said.Glenn had spent nearly 20 years with the Tell City Police Depa...

Stock market today: Wall Street tacks a bit more to its big run for the first half of the year

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in a shortened trading day Monday as momentum slowed on Wall Street following its powerful rally through the first half of the year.The S&P 500 rose 5.21 points, or 0.1%, to 4,455.59 and reached its highest level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10.87, or less than 0.1%, to 34,418.47, and the Nasdaq composite added 28.85, or 0.2%, to 13,816.77.Tesla was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500 upward after the market heavyweight climbed 6.9%. The company said over the weekend that the number of vehicles it delivered during the spring surged by 83% from a year earlier. That was more than analysts expected, though cuts to prices may have driven some of the gains. Investors will see how much the discounts hit profits when Tesla reports its earnings on July 19.Rivian Automotive, another electric-vehicle company, jumped 17.4% after it also reported deliveries for the spring that topped analysts’ expectations. On th...

The UK had the hottest June since records began in 1884, with climate change a factor

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. sweltered through its hottest June since records began in 1884, the country’s weather agency said Monday, adding that human-induced climate change means such unusual heat will become more frequent in the next few decades. The average temperature for June in the U.K. hit 15.8 degrees Celsius (60.4 Fahrenheit) — 0.9C hotter than the joint previous record of 14.9 C in 1940 and 1976, according to the Met Office’s provisional figures. Meteorologists say that thanks to climate change, the chance of beating the previous joint record has at least doubled since the 1940s.“Alongside natural variability, the background warming of the Earth’s atmosphere due to human-induced climate change has driven up the possibility of reaching record high temperatures,” said Paul Davies at the Met Office. “By the 2050s, the chance of surpassing the previous record of 14.9 C could be as high as around 50%, or every other year.”Large areas of the country, from the Orkney Islands in...

Price of a US stamp rises to 66 cents, the second hike this year and the 5th increase since 2019

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stamps prices are on the rise, again — one of several changes the U.S. Postal Service is rolling out this month.Starting Sunday, the cost of the first-class “forever” stamps will jump from 63 to 66 cents. The latest price comes just months after forever stamps climbed from 60 to 63 cents in January, following a series of similar increases in recent years.When announcing its intention to raise forever stamp prices to 66 cents earlier this year, the USPS cited rising “operating expenses fueled by inflation” and the impacts of “a previously defective pricing model” — noting that changes to mail service costs “are needed to provide the Postal Service with much needed revenue.”Beyond forever stamps, a handful of other mail services will also see price increases starting Sunday. The cost of sending a first-class one-ounce metered letter, for example, will rise to 63 cents and domestic postcards will jump to 51 cents. International postcards and one-ounce letters are both s...

US ambassador visits Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia on charges of espionage

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:10 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — US Ambassador Lynne Tracy on Monday was allowed to visit Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage.Tracy last visited Gerhkovich in April. The US Embassy confirmed Monday’s visit but did not immediately provide more information. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip to Russia. A Moscow court last week upheld a ruling to keep him in custody until Aug. 30.Gershkovich and his employer denied the allegations, and the U.S. government declared him to be wrongfully detained. His arrest rattled journalists in Russia where authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage charges.Gershkovich is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, notorious for its harsh conditions.He is the first American reporter to face espionage charges in Russia since September 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and...