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Opinion: Book bans indicate we really don’t want discussion in schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

Do you believe in discussion in our schools? Or do you want the schools to discuss just what you believe?That’s the big question that all Americans need to ask themselves right now. And everything — really, everything — hinges on the answer.Witness two recent news stories, both involving book censorship. In Florida, state officials worked with the publisher of a middle school social studies textbook to remove a passage about Black Lives Matter. A second publisher asked the author of a children’s book on the Japanese American internment to revise her author’s note about racism.We don’t know why Florida objected to the BLM passage, which noted that “many Americans sympathized with the Black Lives Matter movement” while other people criticized looting and violence and denounced BLM as anti-police. But here’s what we do know: The book provided multiple perspectives on BLM, which is exactly what our students need in order to make sense of it themselves.To Gov. Ron DeSantis and his suppor...

California man charged with stealing U.S. trade secrets to do business in China

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

A Rancho Cucamonga man has been charged with stealing sensitive software from two Southern California companies and using it to market his competitive company to work with Chinese businesses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday, May 16. The technology can be used in sensitive manufacturing and military applications.64-year-old Liming Li, who was arrested at Ontario International Airport on May 6 upon returning from a trip to Taiwan, could face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted. Li had been attempting to meet with Chinese contacts on the Taiwan trip, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court May 5.Between 1996 and 2019, Li had been working at the two U.S. technology companies working on software development and engineering, according to the affidavit. In 2019, the second company tipped off the FBI after it discovered Li had been downloading software into a folder called “China Government” on his personal hard drive, the affidavit said.The “China Government”...

3 arrested in California jewelry store smash-and-grab after police pursuit ends in crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

A 20-year-old Los Angeles man and two juveniles were arrested on suspicion of robbing a Tustin jewelry store Tuesday, May 16, before leading police on a chase that ended with a crash in Westminster, police said.Authorities received calls of a smash-and-grab robbery at The District at Tustin Legacy store around 2:30 p.m. Suspects fled in a white SUV when police arrived, according to the Tustin Police Department.Kristen Tytrell Woods and the two other suspects, also male, eventually crashed in Westminster in the area of Westminster and Bolsa Chica boulevards, but fled on foot before they were finally apprehended, police said. No injuries were reported. #policeactivity UPDATE:We assisted Tustin PD with an area search for robbery suspects who crashed in Westminster after a pursuit. WPD and the other agencies located 3 suspects, who were taken into custody without incident. The traffic impact should be gone within an hour. pic.twitter.com/VGLevsRruY— Westminster Police Departmen...

Lakers’ fourth-quarter rally falls short as Nuggets win Game 1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

DENVER — Forget the mile-high altitude, the strength-sapping lack of oxygen found here at the base of the Rocky Mountains, the Lakers looked as if they were running through waist-deep mud in the early minutes of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.Blame the Denver Nuggets, too. They ran circles around the Lakers while taking a 132-126 victory at Ball Arena, avoiding losing home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series, as the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors did in the first two rounds of the playoffs.The Lakers just couldn’t match the Nuggets’ early energy.“It took us a half to get into the game,” LeBron James said. “That was pretty much the ballgame right there. We’ve got to understand we’ve got to start from the tipoff. They punched us in the mouth to start. They had (as many) offensive rebounds (13) as we had total rebounds (13) in the first half.”But then a funny thing happened in the second half.The Lakers rallied, narrowing what had been a 2...

Spurs win NBA draft lottery, right to select Victor Wembanyama

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

By ANDREW SELIGMAN | AP Sports WriterCHICAGO — Victor Wembanyama is set to follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to welcome the French phenom.It sure seems like an ideal pairing.The Spurs hit the lottery jackpot on Tuesday, landing the No. 1 pick and the right to draft one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history.Not since LeBron James made the jump from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, to the NBA two decades ago has a player come with this much fanfare. At 7-foot-3 and with the ability to shoot like a wing player and pass like a point guard, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is expected to make an immediate impact.And he had a message for San Antonio.“I’m trying to win a ring ASAP,” Wembanyama told ESPN after the lottery results. “So be ready.”It’s the third time the Spurs have won the lottery, and on both previous occasions they made picks that paid off for decades. They chose Robinson in 19...

Oakland A’s reliever Trevor May nearly retired due to anxiety, says MLB’s new pitch clock made it worse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

OAKLAND — There was Trevor May, the Oakland A’s highest-paid player, standing on the mound at the Coliseum on a Sunday in early April and wondering if this was the end of his decade-long baseball career.Four walks in a single inning. He couldn’t believe it.“For the first time since my debut (in 2014),” he said. “And my debut was bad. I don’t want to live like that anymore.”May, 33, had long before developed a strategy for handling his anxiety on the mound. He knew when to slow the game down, take a few breaths, harness the overwhelming nerves and get back to work. But not in 2023, the first Major League Baseball season with a clock that requires pitchers to throw  the ball every 15 seconds with the bases empty and every 20 seconds with a runner aboard.Now there’s not much time to determine the best pitch and generate the confidence to throw it. There’s barely enough time for a single cycle of deep breaths. And certainly not enough time for the internal monologue that can...

Target wrestles with pullback in spending and theft that could cost the retailer $500M this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported another quarterly profit decline and issued a cautious sales and profit outlook for the current period.The Minneapolis company is dealing with rising costs, which includes rising theft as a big factor, and consumers who have become more cautious about spending.The company still topped Wall Street expectations and stuck to annual profit guidance above industry analyst projections. Shares rose 1.4% before the opening bell. Target is among the first major U.S. retailers to report quarterly results, and a lot of attention will be paid to the impact that stubbornly high inflation and tightening credit are having on customers. Walmart reports earnings Thursday. Macy’s, Kohl’s and Nordstrom post quarterly results later this month.Home Depot, the nation’s largest home improvement retailer, said Tuesday that sales for the first quarter fell 4.2%, and it expects its first annual revenue decline since 2009. Also on Tuesday, U.S. data sho...

Acusan a un niño de 12 años de homicidio por matar a un empleado de Sonic Drive-In en Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

(CNN) — Un niño de 12 años está acusado de disparar y matar a un empleado en un restaurante Sonic Drive-In en Keene, Texas, después de una discusión en el estacionamiento, dijeron las autoridades.Matthew Davis, de 32 años, estaba trabajando en el Sonic Drive-In el sábado por la noche y se enfrentó a Ángel Gómez, de 20 años, porque estaba “perturbando el orden en el estacionamiento”, dijo la Policía de Keene.“La discusión pronto se volvió física. Durante el altercado, un menor… un pasajero en el vehículo del sospechoso, recuperó un arma de fuego y disparó varias veces, hiriendo a la víctima”, dijo la policía de Keene en un comunicado en Facebook.El jefe de la Policía de Keene, James Kidd, le dijo a CNN que al menos seis disparos fueron hechos desde un “rifle 22 estilo AR” que impactó a Davis.Familia del niño de 6 años señalado de dispararle a su maestra en Virginia emite su primera declaraciónLos agentes recibieron una llamada al 911 alrededor de las 9:40 p.m. y cuando ll...

WalkMe: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — WalkMe Ltd. (WKME) on Wednesday reported a loss of $26.1 million in its first quarter.The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 30 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 8 cents per share.The operator of cloud-based digital adoption platform posted revenue of $65.9 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in June, WalkMe said it expects revenue in the range of $65 million to $66 million.The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $269 million to $276 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WKME at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WKMESource

Golden Police Department to be part of 4-day workweek trial program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:54:08 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — The City of Golden is doing a trial run of a four-day workweek with its police force. Their hope is to improve officer retention and recruitment efforts.All police department employees will move from a 40-hour workweek to a 32-hour workweek without a change in pay. City service levels and days open will not change, nor will patrol staffing and coverage, according to the city. “We are calling this trial program 'The Best for Golden' because we believe that the four-day workweek will raise the bar on our service to the City of Golden by improving employee retention and engagement, increasing employee wellbeing, and elevating efficiency in our operations. Organizations around the world, including governments, have seen important benefits from adopting a four-day workweek, and we are excited for Golden to be the first city in our region to experiment with this innovative program,” said Scott Vargo, City of Golden city manager. Biden to honor 9 with Medal of Val...