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Daylight saving time: Why are we still changing the clocks?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — While we’re just starting to enjoy the leaves changing, we’ll soon be going through a less desirable change: the bi-annual changing of our clocks. Maybe you won’t manually be changing the clocks in your home, but they will be falling back an hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. As you grimace at the thought of the extra darkness we’ll soon experience when the clocks change, you may be wondering, "Why do we even still observe daylight saving time?" It’s a fairly simple question with a slightly more complex answer. That’s not to say efforts haven’t been made to try to end our observance of daylight saving time altogether.  How soon until daylight saving time ends? We've had a back-and-forth relationship with daylight saving time since the early 1900s. At first, it was a wartime measure and was repealed in 1919, according to the University of Colorado Boulder. It was reinstated in 1942 during World War II before Congress passed the Unifor...

What is the difference between apple juice and apple cider?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

(WHTM) -- Do you prefer apple juice or apple cider? Before answering that question, let's dive into the differences between them.The most obvious difference is the color, as apple juice is lighter in color while apple cider is darker.But other than apple juice and cider tasting and looking different, it's how they are made that differentiates them. Pumpkin patches in Central Pennsylvania Apple juice and apple cider are both pressed fresh apples, but that is where the similarities stop.The Kitchn states that apple juice is filtered and has added preservatives such as sugar. This makes apple juice sweeter and allows for a longer shelf life.According to the food website Does It Go Bad, the shelf life of unopened, chilled apple juice should be between three to six months. The site also states that once opened, the juice will last up to three weeks. If you buy store-refrigerated apple juice, the website says, you should go by the labeled "use-by" date.Southern Living says that apple c...

Powerball jackpot now 4th-largest: When is your next chance to win?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Of the millions of Powerball tickets sold, none were able to match the winning numbers drawn Saturday, catapulting the jackpot to one of the largest ever in the game's history. The winning numbers drawn Saturday, September 23 were 1, 12, 20, 33, 66, and red Powerball 21. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.There were more than 1.5 million tickets that did win a prize, according to Powerball officials. That includes three tickets — one each in California, Florida, and New York — that matched all five white balls drawn for $1 million prizes each. A ticket in Michigan matched the same numbers, but with the Power Play, the prize grew to $2 million. Not sure how to play Powerball? Here’s what you need to know Ahead of the next drawing on Monday night, Powerball officials say the jackpot now stands at an estimated $785 million, with a cash value of $367 million.At that size, it ranks as the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot prize, coming in behind a $2.04 billion jackpot hit la...

Why do they look like that? The story behind how Texas counties got their shapes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — With a unique shape crafted over five centuries, Texas spans more than 268,500 square miles, encompassing everything from briny, picturesque coastlands to vast expansive mesas. However, the curious qualities about the regions and areas of the Lone Star State don't stop with its biomes and general shape but go further into the look of its counties. They're kind of funny-looking, aren't they? Both born Texans and new visitors seem to think so. At a glance, many have noted that the shapes of Texas counties appear strikingly inconsistent. In the eastern and central portions of the state, they're stacked in a downward curve in all manner of different shapes. Moving westward the counties shift to be slightly more consistent, and create a straightforward grid pattern around the Panhandle-Plains region, only to spread out again into large and lopsided swathes of land around Big Bend. A map of counties, county seats and major rivers in Texas, published by the Te...

Real World Economics: How foreign policy choices can shape our economy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

Edward LottermanUkrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy has presented his earnest pleas to Congress and President Joe Biden and is off to Canada. A recent poll reflects our nation’s political dividedness as at no other time since 1861. Some 71% percent of Democrats support more aid to Ukraine while 62% of Republicans oppose it. In a rapid about-face, Donald Trump turned the GOP into the pro-Russia party.Yet there is much cross-party consensus on support for Taiwan against Chinese threats to take it by force. What to make of all this? And how does it affect the economy? Or, how does economics affect such foreign policy issues?Two centuries ago, Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz argued that “war is the continuation of politics by other means.” A century ago, just four months after the armistice ending World War I hostilities, Halford Mackinder, the British geographer who coined the term “geopolitics,” added economics to Clausewitz’s definition.  A recent U.S. Army Wa...

Broncos vs. Dolphins: Live updates and highlights from the NFL Week 3 game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

Can the Broncos break their slow 0-2 start and win their first game in the Sean Payton era? Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.Live updatesPre-game updatesScouting report (9 a.m.): Check out how the Broncos match up with the Dolphins in Ryan McFadden’s scouting report.Game predictionsParker Gabriel, beat writer: Dolphins 30, Broncos 21Denver’s got faith that its season is going to turn for the better. But this weekend? Against this offense? In South Florida? Mike McDaniel’s joking this week about how Miami in September made for a home-field advantage even “pre-global warming.” Now, the Broncos will have to try not to melt down before getting back to autumn at 0-3.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Broncos Journal: OLBs must show they can stop run consistently, or they’ll keep getting picked on Denver Broncos | Kickin’ It with Kiz: Where can the crazy-rich Waltons get...

1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside home in Wilmington 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

A late-night shooting claimed the life of one man and sent two other people to the hospital. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to the 1000 block of Sanford Avenue in Wilmington around 11:45 p.m. Saturday night. Upon arrival, they found three victims – who were reportedly standing outside of a residence drinking when gunfire erupted – suffering from gunshot wounds. All three were transported to the local medical centers. One of the victims, a 50-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the hospital after paramedics attempted CPR multiple times, police said.  Video shows SoCal deputy slamming girl on ground in violent brawl The two other victims, only identified as a 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were taken to hospitals in critical and stable condition, respectively. The gunman, described only as a Hispanic man, fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction, authorities said.Neighbors told KTLA 5’s Annie Rose Ramo...

Video shows SoCal deputy slamming girl to the ground during chaotic brawl

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

A teen girl is hospitalized after being thrown to the ground by a sheriff’s deputy during a violent brawl in San Bernardino County Friday night.Authorities responded to a large fight that erupted during a football game at Victor Valley High School around 6:28 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.Cell phone video captured the violent confrontation as a deputy body slams the teen girl to the ground before another teen boy gets into a scuffle with deputies.It all started when the first deputy to arrive discovered multiple fights were taking place at the time. Pepper balls were shot into the crowd in an effort to disperse the group. The move, however, was not effective and the crowds began heading toward the deputy, officials said.As additional deputies arrived, another pepper ball round was launched at the group. That’s when 16-year-old Faith Jeffers grabbed the pepper ball launcher from the deputy. A teen girl is hospitalized after being thrown to the...

San Jose Jazz opens its Break Room for fall concert series

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

After kicking off its new fall music series earlier this month, San Jose Jazz is again opening its SJZ Break Room on Sept. 29 for the next intimate performance.The series opened Sept. 1 with a show curated by Needle to the Groove, a local DJ-run record store, and headlined by Bay Area producer Teeko.For the series, San Jose Jazz is bringing national touring artists and emerging jazz, soul and hip-hop artists to the SJZ Break Room, a popup located inside San Jose Jazz’s downtown San Jose offices. A group work space by day, the office can be transformed into a 100-seat venue in just two hours and boasts cabaret and lounge seating, a bar and state-of the-art video that is both livestreamed and projected on a 35-foot bank of windows to allow passersby to experience the music. Unless otherwise noted, doors open at 7 p.m. and shows start at 8 p.m.Visitors to the SoFA District on Sept. 29 may see and hear bassist Michael Feinberg’s release party set for his 10th album. Feinberg has been he...

Sunnyvale names new assistant city manager

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:24:52 GMT

Sarah Johnson-Rios has been named Sunnyvale’s new assistant city manager, effective Oct. 23.“Sarah impressed everyone on our interview panels with her range of experience and personable nature,” said city manager Kent Steffens in a statement. “I know she’ll be a great fit for our organization.”Johnson-Rios has more over 15 years’ experience in municipal government management in the areas of financial management, affordable housing and economic development, public works and city administration. She most recently served as assistant city manager for the cities of Morro Bay and Paso Robles.Prior to that job, she served as a housing administrator for the City of Raleigh, NC, and as public works administrative services officer for the City of Santa Monica.As Sunnyvale’s assistant city manager, Johnson-Rios will oversee operational issues and provide guidance on projects such as replacing the city’s enterprise resource planning software. Her starting salary will be $359,000. She will be t...