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Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly rise in subdued trading on US jobs worries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in cautious trading Friday after Wall Street drifted to a quiet close on worries about a too-hot U.S. job market.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 31,129.06. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% to 6,906.96. South Korea’s Kospi edged up 0.3% to 2,411.74. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.1% to 17,418.95. Markets in China were closed Friday for a holiday and will reopen on Monday. Shares in Hong Kong jumped on strong buying of property and technology stocks that have seen sharp losses in recent trading sessions. However, troubled property developer China Evergrande’s shares were down 6.3%. A comprehensive report on the overall U.S. job market is due Friday, and economists expect it to show hiring slowed to a pace of 163,000 jobs added in September from 187,000 in August. Investors worry that too strong a U.S. job market could add to upward pressure on inflation. That’s why the Fed has raised its main interest r...

Fire sweeps through a 6-story residential building in Mumbai, killing 6 and injuring dozens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire swept through a six-story residential building Friday, leaving at least six dead and another 38 injured in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, a fire official said.Eight fire engines took three hours to extinguish the fire in the Goregaon West district, fire officer Ashok Tarapade said. The rescue work is over and the injured have been taken to two hospitals, he added.Media reports said the fire started in some shops on the ground floor and the smoke engulfed some floors. The cause of the fire is being investigated.The building was constructed in 2006 to house people who were shifted from a slum in Mumbai and it didn’t have proper fire fighting equipment, the Hindustan Times newspaper cited Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar as saying.The smoke spread in the building through a lift duct, he said.Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents.In 2022, a massive fire in a four-sto...

Tony! Toni! Toné! say reuniting after 25 years ‘Feels Good’ – and they’re working on something new

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — D’Wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley didn’t realize that Raphael Saadiq was planting the seeds for a Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion when he arranged a photoshoot earlier this year.“He said a few times before, so we never paid that much attention to it until this fool put up a big-ass billboard in Oakland, and I had to see it through social media,” said vocalist and bass guitarist Wiggins, who wondered if the image was Photoshopped. “I thought someone was playing tricks, morphing our picture.”Saadiq, the lead singer and guitarist of the beloved R&B group, gathered the trio together, free of any outside influence.“I didn’t tell any of the managers or team or anybody because I just wanted it to be us. … I wanted to be in a room where the only power structure was one, two and three,” said Saadiq of his bandmates who are also family: Wiggins is his brother and Riley is their cousin. “We have to be us first before we could talk to anybody because that’s what happened...

Chicago Bears roll to 40-20 victory over Washington Commanders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. — It was the Justin Fields and D.J. Moore show Thursday night in Washington D.C. as the Chicago Bears demolished the Washington Commanders, 40-20, for their first win of the season.Justin Fields completed 15 of 29 passes for 282 yards and four touchdowns, most of which went to DJ Moore, who had 8 catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns himself.The defense also showed out for Chicago, as they more than tripled their season sack total going into Thursday night (2), collecting five against a Washington Commanders offensive line that had allowed the most sacks in the NFL this season heading into the game (23).Yannick Ngakoue, Rasheem Green, DeMarcus Walker, Greg Stroman Jr. and T.J. Edwards all registered a sack for the Bears defense. Dick Butkus: Reactions to the death of a Chicago Bears legend Chicago also notched two turnovers on defense, with Stroman Jr. intercepting Sam Howell at the 2:19 mark in the second quarter, and rookie Terrell Smith recovering a Logan T...

In Good Spirits offers sober space in West Town

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

CHICAGO — A Latino-owned bar is shaking things up, by not serving alcohol on the menu.In Good Spirits, located near Chestnut Street and Ashland Avenue, is the latest space to cater to the sober and sober-curious community. They offer a curated selection of non-alcoholic beverages like beers, spirits, and ready-to-drink mocktails. Meet the DJ Dentist making people smile "Being able to introduce a new lifestyle to consumers who've never thought about this. really makes me feel we're doing something positive," co-founder Hector Diaz said.Co-founders and life partners Hector Diaz and Adriana Gaspar opened their brick-and-mortar shop in July to give Chicagoans another space to be in the community without drinking."It's so ingrained in our society, it's everywhere. It's at events, parties, work events, golfing everywhere there's alcohol," Adriana said. "It's amazing to see people choose this counterculture."Adriana has been sober for almost three years. She made this decision after her ...

Two Liberty Hill students get perfect ACT scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — Two students in Liberty Hill ISD are celebrating after getting perfect scores on the ACT.Conrad Gerten and Abbie Parsons are both seniors at Liberty Hill High school, both students told KXAN they thought they would do well on the test, but were surprised when they saw a perfect "36" on their test results."I wasn't expecting a perfect score," said Conrad Gerten. "I was expecting somewhere in the 30's because of my SAT score, but it was definitely very unexpected and I was very happy to have that score." Georgetown student earns perfect ACT score Abigail Parsons said she credits her teachers with helping her score so well."The teachers at the school helped me because I didn't get a lot of algebra and geometry teaching because of the pandemic, but some of my teachers that taught pre-cal and calculus have helped me learn the fundamentals better," Parsons said.Last spring students from Georgetown and Round Rock also earned a perfect ACT score.

After trailing early, No. 4 Westlake roars back for 67-14 win over upset-minded Anderson

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Eyebrows had to have been raised by statewide scoreboard watchers and fans at Nelson Field after Anderson took a 14-13 lead over Westlake with 3:14 left in the first quarter Thursday.Then, the Chaps came alive.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 websiteWestlake used a pair of defensive touchdowns to help jumpstart their scoring and the Chaps rolled up 54 unanswered points to turn a competitive ballgame into a 67-14 blowout victory in 6A-District 26 play."We've had our battles in the first half with these guys throughout the years," Westlake head coach Tony Salazar said. "Coach (Donald) Hatcher has those guys playing really good with a talented offense, and I'm glad we settled down, got rid of the penalties and then we played Westlake football." Westlake had five penalties for 55 yards in the first quarter.Anderson scored twice on ...

Liberty Hill ISD will soon have multiple high schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — Liberty Hill has seen significant growth over the years with the population tripling from 2010 to 2020.The school district currently has plans for up to four high schools, with the second high school opening in 2026."We are up over 1,000 kids this year," said Liberty Hill ISD Superintendent Steve Snell.Snell showed KXAN a map of the district where he highlighted new developments and possible locations for future schools."1,600 homes here," Snell said as he pointed out a development. "High school three, a middle school and an elementary could possibly go in right here."Currently there are more than 8,800 students in the district and Liberty Hill High School is busting at the seams."Now we are in the process where we have outgrown that school," said Snell. "We are actually going to open high school two in a brand new middle school building." Nearly one-third of Liberty Hill ISD’s growth coming from California, 24K students projected by 2030 With so many ...

High school football: Eastview gets big plays on both sides of ball in homecoming win over Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

The Eastview Lightning cruised to a 42-14 homecoming victory over the Park Wolfpack on Thursday night.There wasn’t much that went wrong for Eastview all night long. The running game served the Lightning well, with the team rushing for over 150 yards in the game between the trio of Damon Green, Drew Bartosh and Cooper DeSutter.Eastview’s defense had its share of big plays as well, winning the turnover battle 4-1. The Lightning scored on two of those turnovers, with two of their interceptions being returned for touchdowns. It seemed whenever Park’s offense was gaining a little traction, the Eastview defense came up with a big play.Wolfpack junior quarterback Miskir Esayas had 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.Green rushed for three touchdowns, all in the first half. He compared the team’s success this season to last year’s 1-8 campaign.“It feels good,” Green said. “Last year, we only won one game, and to start this year with four wins, it feels great.”Wolfpack head coach Rick ...

Police helicopter pilots survive duck strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Two police helicopter pilots survive a scare in midair.The St. Louis Metro Air Support officers spoke with FOX 2 after a duck strike last week.It left the officers bloodied and took out much of their windshield. The duck was killed.It had been a routine night. The officer/pilots were on patrol. It was around 7:30 p.m. It had just gotten dark. They didn’t even see the danger coming.“We train for emergency procedures. We don’t necessarily train for a bird to come through the front windshield,” said St. Louis police pilot Bob Simons. “I kind of saw a flash out of my eye, the right side of my eye.”Then he felt a rush of incoming air. The helicopter was traveling at about 100 knots at the time of the collision, he said. Broken plexiglass was swirling through the cockpit. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal “We need to return to the police pad. We just had a bird strike,” they said in an emergency radio call to the Spirit Airport c...