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Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

Asian shares are mostly higher after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement on a deal to raise the U.S. national debt ceiling. Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai advanced while Hong Kong fell. Markets in Seoul were closed for a holiday. The agreement on the U.S. debt eased what had been a potentially huge threat to markets worldwide. Biden and McCarthy worked over the weekend to ensure enough support in Congress to pass the measure before a June 5 deadline and avert a disruptive federal default.“Markets are so far reacting cautiously. Buoyed, but cautious,” Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities, said in a commentary.“This agreement merely rolls the issue to potentially more politically friendly times post the Presidential election in two years. Nothing is certain in this regard, and it is possible resolution will be even more difficult then, than it has been on this occasion,” Bennett said.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index jumped about 2% i...

At least 41 shot, 9 dead over Memorial Day weekend as Johnson urges City to work together

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

CHICAGO — Memorial Day weekend violence has led to more than three dozen people being shot, including a number of deaths. Mayor Brandon Johnson made an appearance at CPD's 8th District roll call in Wentworth Park Sunday with a message for Chicago."If you point fingers, nothing gets done," Johnson said. "But if you surround yourself with people who have a vested interest in a better, stronger, safer Chicago, there's a lot more we can do if we work together."Johnson's pitch to Chicagoans came as at least 41 people had already been the victim of gun violence over Memorial Day weekend, including nine people who died from their injuries. 3 shot in Lakeview Four people were shot in a South Side drive-by shooting Saturday near the intersection of West 79th Street and Ashland Avenue. A woman later died from that incident. A few hours later, two people were shot in the 300 block of North Dearborn Street.As the violence has happened, pastors and community activists around the City have been...

Former Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst to join Longhorns as special assistant, analyst: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Wisconsin head football coach Paul Chryst will join the Texas Longhorns football staff as a special assistant and offensive analyst, according to multiple reports.Chryst's new job is comparable to one that former TCU head coach Gary Patterson held with Texas last season on the defensive side of the ball. MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe Athletic's Sam Khan Jr. and Jesse Temple reported that along with Chryst, the Longhorns are also hiring Joe DeCamillis, a longtime NFL special teams coordinator, and former Portland State defensive coordinator Payam Saadat as special assistants.Chryst is 86-45 in 11 years as a head coach, spending the past eight with the Badgers before the school fired him in October 2022. Chryst was 67-26 at Wisconsin and won three division titles in the Big 10 from 2015-2022, returning to the school after leaving to become Pi...

Aces run wild over winless Lynx in 94-73 romp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

Entering Sunday’s action, the WNBA standings showed the Minnesota Lynx were looking up at every other team. At the top was the defending league champion.Guess who was Sunday night’s opponent?Napheesa Collier scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds, but the Lynx were beaten 94-73 in Las Vegas, falling to 0-4 for the third straight season. Minnesota is a combined 3-15 in May the past three seasons.Center Jessica Shepard made just 1 of 4 shots, but grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds and matched a season-high with seven assists.Coach Cheryl Reeve wants to see more aggressiveness and attacking from Collier, who had just eight points in Thursday’s loss in Phoenix. She nearly doubled that in the first half with 15 points by making 5 of 6 shots, scoring on jumpers, drives and 3-pointers.Tiffany Mitchell scored 14 of her 16 points, including a pair of treys, in the opening 20 minutes. The rest of the team was a combined 3 for 20 from the field for nine points in that span.Playing their second ...

Halfmoon splash pad flowing since Memorial Day weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Over at the Halfmoon splash park, kids were running in and out of the water while their parents had some much needed down time. Halfmoon Town Supervisor, Kevin Tollisen, shares just how important this holiday time is to his town. “It’s a super weekend. It’s really the unofficial start of summer. But again, it’s a weekend that we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms," explained Tollisen.The splash park becomes alive with water each year from Memorial Day weekend until October 1. Parents say this was a great excuse to enjoy some family time and cool off. "I really enjoy it. It's nice to have the water park available for all the kids and he gets to meet new friends. It's nice," described one mother, Chelsea Mayo.Many of the kids say they look forward to coming to park every year. From playing in the water to meeting new friends, they have a lot to keep them busy. “Because it’s our favorite place to be!” exclaimed two siblings, Savanna...

Nashville dominates second half in 3-1 victory over Crew

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fafà Picault, Teal Bunbury and Hany Mukhtar scored second-half goals and Nashville SC rallied to beat the Columbus Crew 3-1 on Sunday night after falling behind two minutes into the match.Nashville (8-3-4) has won four straight at home for the first time. The club had three previous three-match win streaks but finished in draws the next time out all three times.Yaw Yeboah staked Columbus (5-6-3) to a very early lead when he took a pass from Cucho Hernández and scored for a second time this season. Hernández joined Federico Higuaín (2017) as the only Crew players with assists in four straight matches.Picault scored the equalizer for Nashville, using an assist from Mukhtar in the 56th minute to notch his fourth goal. Bunbury put Nashville on top in 80th minute. Daniel Lovitz picked up an assist on Bunbury’s second goal of the season.Mukhtar put the finishing touches on the comeback with an unassisted goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time. The reigni...

IndyCar 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

SundayAt Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolisLap length: 2.5 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (17) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200 laps, Running.2. (10) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.3. (4) Santino Ferrucci, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.4. (1) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.5. (7) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.6. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.7. (8) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.8. (16) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.9. (21) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.10. (2) Rinus VeeKay, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.11. (18) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.12. (27) Callum Ilott, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.13. (25) Devlin DeFrancesco, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.14. (14) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.15. (20) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.16. (9) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.17. (24) Marco Andretti, Dallar...

Young scores 23, Gray adds 19 points and 10 assists; Aces beat Lynx 94-73

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored 23 points, including four 3-pointers, Chelsea Gray added 19 points and 10 assists and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Minnesota Lynx 94-73 Sunday night. The Aces (4-0) tied the franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season. The organization, which started as the Utah Starzz (1999-2005) before moving to San Antonio (2006-17) and finally relocating to Las Vegas in 2018, also won its first four games of the 2011 season. Minnesota (0-4) has lost its first four games in each of the last three seasons.A’ja Wilson scored 21 points for the Aces. Kelsey Plum and Alysha Clark added 11 points apiece. Wilson made a layup that gave the Aces the lead for good midway through the first quarter, Candace Parker followed with a 3-pointer and Kelsey Plum made a pull-up jumper before Wilson scored inside to cap a 9-0 that made it 18-11 about two minutes later. Alysha Clark made a 3-pointer with 5:23 to go in the third quarter that gave Las Vegas a 60-48 le...

CNBC: gana hasta $167 por hora trabajando como niñera para familias ricas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

Cuando Gloria Richards no está actuando en escenarios fuera de Broadway, viaja con los hijos de multimillonarios, a menudo a quienes nunca conoció, por todo el mundo. Richards pasa la mitad de cada año cuidando a los ultra ricos para complementar sus ingresos entre espectáculos fuera de Broadway y de una sola mujer en la ciudad de Nueva York y Virginia. El concierto le paga hasta $167 por hora, más vuelos y alojamiento cubiertos, dice, lo que significa que cuidar a los hijos del multimillonario representa entre el 80% y el 90% de sus ingresos anuales. “Podría ser niñera durante, como, dos meses en la parte superior del año, y estaría bien el resto del año”, le dice Richards, de 34 años, a CNBC Make It. “Lo que me alimenta es poder trabajar tan de cerca con estos niños”. CNBC: la compañía de implantes cerebrales de Elon Musk, Neuralink, realizará primer estudio clínico en humanos Así es cómo una madre de 42 años gana más de $200,000 sin un ba...

Camping this summer? Now you can eat like a king

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — If your idea of a meal while camping is something quick and bland — maybe a power bar, a can of beans or some instant noodles — food writer and critic Chris Nuttall-Smith suggests something else, just as quick but also tasty.An avid backpacker, hunter, skier and wilderness paddler, Nuttall-Smith has devised ways to bring a gourmet experience to the outdoors. With minimal fuss around a fire, he prepares spice-kissed lamb kebabs, restaurant-quality risotto, fire-baked pecan sticky buns and more.He’s put it all in “Cook It Wild: Sensational Prep-Ahead Meals for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors,” from Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. There are 75 recipes for lunches, dinners, desserts, snacks and, necessarily, cocktails, published just as the summer outdoor season kicks off.“My goal in making this book was to develop, to create, to share recipes that didn’t need to be eaten outside. They’re great enough that you can eat them at home, but ...