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60 displaced after fire burns North Austin apartment complex; no one hurt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Sixty people, including children, were displaced after a fire at a complex in North Austin Thursday morning. According to an Austin Fire Department social media post at 4:49 a.m., three units of an apartment building on Sam Rayburn Drive suffered fire damage. Five units had smoke and water damage. All 16 units in the building could not be occupied, AFD said. The apartment complex is just north of Powell Lane, which is northeast of U.S. 183 and northwest of Interstate 35.Austin Fire Division Chief Eddie Martinez earlier said, "We are shutting off electricity. We are having electrical issues with the actual building. Austin Energy is on scene to disconnect power to the actual unit." KXAN asked AFD why crews had to shut off electricity to the building and will update this story when a response is received. AFD said no one was hurt, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

TXST plans to open new dormitory halls next 2 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- Texas State University welcomed its biggest freshman class in school history this year with almost 8,000 students arriving to San Marcos for their first semester. The growth is expected to continue in the future, and the university is making moves to ensure there is enough on-campus housing for first-year students. University officials said on-campus housing is currently at 107% capacity with a total of 7,244 students checked into their spaces. The school faced a similar issue last year and had to make last-minute changes to the dorms, turning single rooms into doubles and double rooms into triples. This year, the school made that change earlier so there were no surprises for students arriving to school expecting a single room. Almost 2,000 new beds coming to campusThe heart of campus is busy with construction as crews continue building the newest dormitory hall, Hilltop Halls. It is on schedule to open in the fall of 2024 and will have 1,006 beds strictl...

Michelle Goldberg: The right-winger calling for social democracy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

NEW YORK — For the New York City launch of his new book last Friday, Sohrab Ahmari, best known as a pugilistic voice of the Trumpist new right, held a dialogue with Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of the socialist journal Jacobin and president of the left-wing magazine The Nation. The talk took place at a packed, sweltering event space on the Lower East Side, before an audience heavy on Twitter (now X) personalities and writers for small magazines. Introducing the discussion, Sunkara said that when Ahmari invited him to participate, he was skeptical. But then he read Ahmari’s book, “Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty — and What to Do About It,” and found, as he explained, “surprisingly very little to criticize.”Sohrab Ahmari in New York on Friday, March 18, 2022. (Victor Llorente/The New York Times)The book surprised me as well. It was only a few years ago that Ahmari, in an attack on my Times colleague David French, called on conservatives to “fight the culture war ...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Is driving barefoot in the summer okay?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's social dilemma came from Shannon. I've done this before, but don't like it. What about you? This is her email:  Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I have a dilemma I'd love if you could use it. I have two daughters, 19 and 21. They are both living here at home right now before they head back to college. It's been great having them home, and we love it. But there's one thing they do that drives me crazy. They both drive barefoot in the summer. I think it's dangerous and that you should always wear shoes...not even flip flops because they can get stuck under the pedal. I think it might even be against the law. They say no one knows if they have shoes on or not and I'm being too much of a "mom," and I need to relax. I just don't think it's safe in anyway. What do you think? I hope you'll use my question. Thanks so much.ShannonWell, I would never do it now, but I did do it when I was younger,...

Ask Amy: A mom ponders her quiet daughter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

Dear Amy: We have a 15-year-old daughter who is very introverted. She is happiest being home alone.She has a group of friends she has known for about nine years, and the eight of them often do things together.As they have grown up the other girls have branched out into sports and other time-intensive hobbies, while my daughter prefers to spend time drawing and painting.She will go in on group activities, but usually only if her one best friend is there with her.Otherwise, she prefers to stay home.My husband has a similar introverted and loner personality.I, on the other hand, like to see friends and family a few times a week.I can’t help but feel anxious about her not having friends because it reminds me of feeling left out in my teen and young adult years.She truly seems not to seek others out.How can I relax and be sure that she isn’t me and that she is content with being more alone?— Concerned MomRelated ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: How do I avoid my creepy uncle? ...

Commission clears creation of a joint venture by Samskip Holding, Duisburg Hafen and TX Logistik

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Samskip Holding B.V. (‘Samskip') of the Netherlands, Duisburg Hafen AG (‘Duisport') and TX Logistik AG (‘TX LogistiK'), both of Germany.The joint venture will operate the bi-modal rail/road terminal located in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Duisburg (‘Ziel Terminal'). Samskip is a global logistics company offering transport and related services by land, sea, rail and air. Duisport is the owner of the Ziel Terminal and it currently manages the port of Duisburg and other terminals located within a radius of 200 km of Ziel Terminal. TX Logistik is a rail logistics company operating in Europe.The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because of its limited impact on the market. The transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.More information is available on the Commission's competition website, in the public case registe...

Bridge: Aug. 24, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

If he dances well to whom fortune pipes, the player we call Harlow the Halo must be descended from Fred Astaire. Harlow’s good luck is unending. Meanwhile, we think Unlucky Louie once collided with a truck hauling mirrors.In a team match, both Louie and Harlow played at five clubs; they ruffed the spade opening lead in dummy. Harlow cashed the ace of diamonds, drew trumps and led the jack of diamonds. When the queen appeared from West, Harlow claimed an overtrick.“If East has the queen,” Louie grumbled to me, “Harlow goes down two.”BETTER PLAYLouie’s play was better: At Trick Two he led the ten of diamonds from dummy. West took his queen and led a trump, but Louie drew trumps and ran the diamonds, winning six trumps, four diamonds and a ruff in dummy. If West had led a second spade, Louie would ruff in dummy and could come to his jack of diamonds to draw trumps.Harlow’s play wins a little more than 50 percent of the time. Louie needed a 3-2 ...

Horoscopes Aug. 24, 2023: Rupert Grint, ease your stress instead of adding to it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rupert Grint, 35; John Green, 46; Dave Chappelle, 50; Cal Ripken Jr., 63.Happy Birthday: Take control of your life and set boundaries that help you distance yourself from anyone who takes advantage of your generosity. Surround yourself with straight shooters who aren’t extravagant or tempt you with pie-in-the-sky ideas and lavish entertainment. Choose the path that puts your mind at ease and money in the bank. Ease your stress instead of adding to it, and you’ll make better decisions. Your numbers are 3, 14, 22, 27, 35, 41, 44.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Soothe your soul, rid yourself of stress and do whatever it takes to achieve inner peace. Refuse to let others interfere or cause you to second-guess yourself. Trust your judgment and protect yourself from those who want to limit or control you. 5 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Situations will not be transparent. Use your intelligence, intuition and experience to help decide who you can trust...

Dollar Tree: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $200.4 million.On a per-share basis, the Chesapeake, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 91 cents.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 88 cents per share.The discount retailer posted revenue of $7.33 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.22 billion.For the current quarter ending in October, Dollar Tree said it expects revenue in the range of $7.3 billion to $7.5 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $6.77 billion.The company expects full-year earnings to be $5.78 to $6.08 per share, with revenue ranging from $30.6 billion to $30.9 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research...

Una familia japonesa dice que un joven médico se quitó la vida tras trabajar 200 horas extra en un solo mes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

(CNN) — La familia de un médico japonés de 26 años que se suicidó el año pasado tras trabajar más de 200 horas extraordinarias en un solo mes pidió un cambio en un país que lleva mucho tiempo plagado de una cultura del exceso de trabajo.Takashima Shingo trabajaba como médico residente en un hospital de la ciudad de Kobe cuando se quitó la vida el pasado mes de mayo, según la cadena pública NHK.Según los abogados de la familia, Takashima había trabajado más de 207 horas extraordinarias en el mes anterior a su muerte, y no se había tomado ni un día libre en tres meses, informó la NHK.El hospital, el Centro Médico Konan, negó esas acusaciones en una rueda de prensa la semana pasada. Pero en junio, el organismo gubernamental de inspección laboral dictaminó que su muerte había sido un incidente laboral debido a sus largas jornadas de trabajo, según la NHK, lo que pone de manifiesto la inmensa presión a la que están sometidos los trabajadores sanitarios.Según el Ministerio de Sanida...