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Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain.The strike involves hundreds of journalists at newspapers in at least seven states, including the Arizona Republic, the Austin American-Statesman, the Bergen Record, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, and the Palm Beach Post, according to the NewsGuild, which represents workers at more than 50 Gannett newsrooms. Gannett has said there would be no disruption to its news coverage during the strike, which will last for two days at two of the newspapers and one day for the rest.The walkouts coincided with Gannett’s annual shareholder meeting, during which the company’s board was duly elected despite the NewsGuild-CWA union urging shareholders to withhold their votes from CEO and board chairman Mike Reed as an expression of no confidence in his leadershi...

Denver metro housing prices rising towards last year's peak

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver metro housing market's expense is nosing back up to record levels after a year of cooling off, driven in large part by a consistent lack of inventory. The Denver Metro Association of Realtors released the May 2023 report on the 11-county region of the Front Range that makes up the Denver metro area. According to the release, the metro is still struggling to put as many homes on the market as it used to. Fort Collins flooding strands hotel guests, damages cars "While new listings rose 8.87 percent month-over-month to 5,180, the market is still down 23.94 percent from last year when it had 6,810 new listings," the report reads. "For perspective, throughout the previous 10 years, inventory this time of year tends to be in the mid-7,000s, with the height in May of 2019 of 8,796."DMAR reports buyers are moving more slowly due to the tight inventory and high interest rates, and sellers are making more concessions on prices. The Denver metro has the nation's ...

These are the highest-rated campgrounds near Denver, according to Yelp

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

(STACKER) -- Camping is a growing leisure activity with no signs of slowing down. According to KOA's 2022 North American Camping report, close to 57 million households in the U.S. and Canada took at least one camping trip in the last year, with tent camping being the most popular way to sleep outdoors.There are many factors to consider when planning a camping trip, including the amenities. Car camping usually means driving up to your campsite, which allows campers to haul a few more amenities to the campgrounds. These sites may offer electrical outlets, public restrooms (including showers), and a grill or fire pit for cooking. RV camping and cabin rentals may also have these amenities within their unit.On the other side, backcountry or primitive camping usually involves hiking into a campsite with few to no amenities. For example, at primitive sites, campers may need equipment light enough to carry to their campgrounds. They may also need to hang toiletries to keep wildlife away and...

Dolphins’ Terron Armstead surprises student who walked over 6 miles to graduation with electric bike

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

CAHOKIA, ILL. (WSVN) — A Miami Dolphins offensive tackle is making headlines off the field for his generosity. Terron Armstead recently hosted his first celebrity basketball game in his hometown of Cahokia, Illinois. While the event was a “huge” success, the true highlight came in the form of a surprise for 14-year-old Xavier Jones, an eighth grader who walked six miles to attend his graduation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Terron Armstead (@t_armstead72)Armstead, in partnership with Pritchard & Co EV, presented Xavier with an electric bike to ease his commute. However, the surprises did not end there. Armstead and his sponsors, Bommarito Automotive Group and John Bommarito, also surprised Xavier’s family with a brand-new van.https://twitter.com/BommaritoAuto/status/1665765553942810624?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetThe dedication shown by Xavier, who walked for two and a half hours to attend hi...

First responders say crash of unresponsive plane that killed 4 left ‘crater’ and few recognizable pieces of wreckage

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

(CNN) — The private plane that crashed in Virginia on Sunday, after US fighter jets tried unsuccessfully to make contact with it, left a “crater” in the ground, no survivors and few clues as to why it went down, officials said Monday.The four people on board – one pilot and three passengers – were all killed in the crash, according to a Federal Aviation Administration report.Four first responders, who spoke on the condition they were not identified, described a grisly scene at the crash site.There were perhaps four recognizable pieces of wreckage from the plane, which they believe impacted the ground at a very steep angle, they said. “There was nothing really bigger than your arm,” said one.They also found signs of human remains.Federal officials are investigating the crash of the unresponsive plane that flew near the US Capitol region on Sunday, prompting military fighter jets to rush to intercept the aircraft before it went down in Virginia, leaving no survivors, au...

Key takeaways from Apple’s biggest product event in years

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

(CNN) — Apple on Monday unveiled its most ambitious – and riskiest – new hardware product in years: a mixed reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro.Apple CEO Tim Cook touted the Vision Pro, which combines virtual reality and augmented reality, as a “revolutionary product,” with the potential to change how users interact with technology, each other and the world around them.The highly anticipated announcement came at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, where it also teased a long list of new features and updates to some of its most widely used products.Here’s what you should know from the event:Apple makes a risky bet on a headsetThe new Apple Vision Pro looks like a pair of ski goggles and lets people overlay virtual images on live videos of the real world.Cook, who has been talking up the potential of augmented reality for years, touted the headset as “the first product you look through, not at.”According to Apple, once a user puts on the device, they’re able to see a...

NH state police request public’s help in identifying female found dead on I-89 in Hopkinton

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

State police in New Hampshire are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a female found dead on a highway overnight.New Hampshire State Police said troopers were called to I-89 North around 12:13 a.m. on Monday, June 5, for a report of a person lying in a breakdown lane near mile marker 7.2 in Hopkinton, NH.Troopers then arrived to find a deceased female, according to a news release.Officials are now asking the public for help as they work to identify the deceased and determine the circumstances leading up to their death.State police described the female as having white skin with a fair complexion, strawberry blonde-red hair, blue eyes and neon green-colored finger and toenails.The person was also said to have a height of 5’1″ and weight of 111 pounds, and was believed to have an age between 18-30.Authorities are also looking for any information involving suspicious behavior “of an individual or any motor vehicle stopped on the northbound side of I...

Ukraine trying to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

By SUSIE BLANN (Associated Press)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces were making a major effort to end a battlefield stalemate and punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day Monday, in what may herald the start of a long-anticipated counteroffensive after 15 months of war.Russian officials seemed to be trying to portray the Ukrainian attacks as the start of the counteroffensive, saying that Moscow’s forces foiled at least one assault. While not explicitly confirming such a large-scale effort, Kyiv authorities said their forces were indeed increasing offensive operations and making gains, but suggested some of the Russian announcements were misinformation. Vladimir Rogov, an official in the Russia-backed administration of Ukraine’s partly occupied Zaporizhzhia province, said fighting resumed on its border with the eastern Donetsk province on Monday after Russian defenses beat back a Ukrainian advance the previous day.“The ene...

Apple unveils sleek, $3,500 ‘Vision Pro’ goggles. Will they be what VR has been looking for?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Technology Writer)CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination.After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles — dubbed “Vision Pro” — at the the company’s annual developers conference held on a park-like campus in Cupertino, California, that Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs helped design. “This marks the beginning of a journey that will bring a new dimension to powerful personal technology,” Cook told the crowd. Although Apple executives provided an extensive preview of the headset’s capabilities during the final half hour of Monday’s event, consumers will have to wait before they can get their hands on the dev...

Stock market today: Wall Street slips after tepid report on economy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:58:19 GMT

By STAN CHOE (AP Business Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging lower Monday to begin what could be a quiet stretch following their best week since March.The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 179 points, or 0.5%, at 33,583, as of 3:10 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.The majority of stocks fell on Wall Street after a report showed growth fell short of economists’ forecasts for businesses in the construction, accommodation and other U.S. services industries last month. It was still a fifth straight month of expansion, though. It’s the latest mixed reading for a U.S. economy that has defied forecasts for a recession but has begun to slow under the weight of higher interest rates.“There’s this muddle-through environment that the market is starting to work through,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial.Monday’s dip comes a...