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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as it heads for best week since March

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Friday as it heads toward its best week since March, despite a long list of worries hanging over it.The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in midday trading and on pace for a 2% gain for the week. That would break a long, listless stretch where it failed to rise or fall by 1% for six straight weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 72 points, or 0.2%, at 33,608, as of 11:05 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was virtually falt.Rising hopes that the U.S. government can avoid a disastrous default on its debt have been one of the main engines for the market this week. The White House said Friday morning in Japan that negotiators told President Joe Biden, who’s at a Group of Seven summit there, they’re making progress on a deal to raise the credit limit for the federal government. Without the ability to borrow more, the U.S. government could default on its debt for the first time and trigger widespread pain across the economy. The...

How one North Carolina lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mere weeks before North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor’s opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared just one vote shy of an override.But one House Democrat — formerly a strong advocate for women’s reproductive rights — unexpectedly switched to the GOP and then voted to squash Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the bill to limit abortion access. The switch by Charlotte-area Rep. Tricia Cotham also gave Republicans veto-proof margins in both the House and Senate, upending the state’s fragile power balance and perhaps opening the floodgates to a new wave of conservative policies.Republican bill sponsors also could use their newly attained veto-proof majority to propel some GOP-backed education policies and transgender restrictions across the finish line — several of which they introduced the same week she announced her party change.She ran last fall on a platfor...

PGA Championship Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

ThursdayAt Oak Hill – EastRochester, N.Y.Purse: $15 millionYardage: 7,394; Par: 70First RoundBryson DeChambeau, United States32-34—66Corey Conners, Canada33-34—67Scottie Scheffler, United States33-34—67Dustin Johnson, United States34-33—67Eric Cole, United States34-33—67Keegan Bradley, United States34-34—68Ryan Fox, New Zealand33-35—68Viktor Hovland, Norway34-34—68Adam Scott, Australia33-35—68Justin Rose, England33-36—69Keith Mitchell, United States33-36—69Sepp Straka, Austria36-33—69Justin Suh, United States34-35—69Hayden Buckley, United States35-34—69Thomas Pieters, Belgium35-34—69Pablo Larrazabal, Spain35-34—69Taylor Pendrith, Canada36-34—70Michael Block, United States36-34—70Adam Hadwin, Canada36-34—70Kurt Kitayama, United States36-34—70Matthew NeSmith, United States33-37—70Adam Svensson, Canada35-35—70Harold Varner III, United States35-35—70Patrick Rodgers, United States35-35—70Chris Kirk, United States34-36—70Victor Perez, France35-35—70Cameron Davis, Australia34-37—71M...

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reitera que no será candidata y afirma que “lo importante” es que el peronismo entre en el balotaje

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

(CNN Español) — “Lo importante es entrar en el balotaje”, dijo la vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, en una extensa entrevista televisiva realizada en la noche de este jueves en la que ratificó que no será candidata en las elecciones presidenciales de octubre.Con esta y varias definiciones más, Fernández de Kirchner volvió a un estudio de televisión después de casi seis años sin conceder entrevistas. Se presentó en el programa Duro de Domar, que se emite por la señal C5N, de tendencia oficialista. Su última participación en la televisión local había sido antes de las elecciones de 2017, cuando buscaba ser senadora.En esta entrevista, emitida en vivo y que se extendió por poco más de una hora, la exmandataria volvió a criticar a la oposición, a la Justicia y en especial, a la Corte Suprema, a la que acusó de proscribirla. “Estoy en libertad condicional, técnicamente”, afirmó.Aunque fue muy crítica con el Fondo Monetario Internacional y del acuerdo con ...

PGA Championship Tee Times

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) _ Tee times for Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship at the Oak Hill Country Club (all times ET)7 a.m. _ Gabe Reynolds, Sam Ryder, Brandon Wu7:05 a.m. _ Matt Cahill, Cameron Davis, Taylor Montgomery7:11 a.m. _ Sadom Kaewkanjana, Ben Kern, Thorbjorn Olesen7:16 a.m. _ Michael Block, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Pendrith7:22 a.m. _ Webb Simpson, Danny Willett, Y.E. Yang7:27 a.m. _ Alex Beach, Sihwan Kim, Brendon Todd7:33 a.m. _ Harris English, Robert Macintyre, Sepp Straka7:38 a.m. _ Rasmus Hojgaard, Patrick Reed, Nick Taylor7:44 a.m. _ Pablo Larrazabal, Keith Mitchell, Thomas Pieters7:49 a.m. _ Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Chez Reavie, John Somers7:55 a.m. _ Brian Harman, Lucas Herbert, Callum Shinkwin8 a.m. _ Tommy Fleetwood, Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Young8:06 a.m. _ Abraham Ancer, Sam Burns, Tom Kim8:11 a.m. _ Tony Finau, Max Homa, Adam Scott8:17 a.m. _ Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk, Seamus Power8:22 a.m. _ Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele8:28 a....

Grains mostly higher, Livstock mixed.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May rose 6 cents at $6.1925 a bushel; May corn gained 14.50 cents at $5.7175 a bushel; May oats was off 2.25 cents at $3.3825 a bushel; while May soybeans was up 5.50 cents at $13.4450 a bushel.Beef was higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Jun. live cattle rose .95 cent at $1.6450 a pound; May feeder cattle was up .62 cent at $2.0577 a pound; Jun. lean hogs fell 1.03 cents at $.8392 a pound.Source

Steelers sign backup QB Mitch Trubisky to new 3-year deal, fortifying position behind Kenny Pickett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Mitch Trubisky to a three-year contract on Friday, giving the club some long-term stability behind starter Kenny Pickett.Trubisky was about to enter the second season of a two-year deal he signed with Pittsburgh last spring. The signing gives the Steelers a bit of salary cap relief as they try to fortify the roster ahead of the 2023 season.Trubisky j oined the Steelers in March 2022 after a stint backing up Josh Allen in Buffalo. He began 2022 as the starter in Pittsburgh before being replaced by Pickett at halftime of what became a loss to the New York Jets in Week 4.Trubisky, the second overall pick by Chicago in the 2017 draft, passed for 1,252 yards with four touchdowns and five interceptions while appearing in seven games for the Steelers last season.The signing means the depth chart behind Pickett in 2022 will remain intact in 2023. The Steelers signed longtime backup Mason Rudolph to a one-year deal last week. Rudol...

PGA Championship Leaders Cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

ThursdayAt Oak Hill Country ClubRochester, N.Y.Yardage: 7,394; Par: 70First RoundPar out443534444–35Bryson DeChambeau343433444–32Corey Conners453523434–33Scottie Scheffler443524434–33Eric Cole432436444–34Dustin Johnson443534344–34Par in434543444–35–70 Bryson DeChambeau435533353–34__66Corey Conners533532544–34__67Scottie Scheffler434533444–34__67Eric Cole433632444–33__67Dustin Johnson333443445–33__67Source

Denver ranks top 5 for worst air quality in the world

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says moderate to heavy smoke will be possible across much of the state on Friday.According to the air quality rating on Friday morning, Denver ranked in the top five for worst air quality in the world. You can check your air quality level here The CDPHE has issued an air quality health advisory alert for the Front Range and Denver metro area. It will be in effect until 4 p.m. on Friday.What is causing the smoke?The smoke is coming from several large wildfires burning in Canada, which is causing smoky skies across multiple states, including Colorado.Is the smoke dangerous?Will the level of smoke be dangerous for your health? Here's what the CDPHE said you should know."If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and the elderly. Consider limiting outdoor activity wh...

Florida nonprofit uses horses to help those with disabilities gain independence, strength

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:48 GMT

SEMINOLE, Florida (WFTS) — In Seminole, there’s a nonprofit dedicated to changing the lives of those with disabilities.Horses for Handicapped Foundation has been in the community for more than 40 years.“We are a free therapeutic riding program for Special Needs participants in Pinellas County. We provide recreational horseback riding that often culminates for our Special Olympians in Equestrian showing. We also foster civic responsibility, youth development, through our collaboration and symbiotic relationship that we have with 4-H and Girl Scouts,” explained Leah Frohnerath, Board President at Horses for Handicapped Foundation.The nonprofit is 100% run by volunteers. The team uses horseback riding to help students develop self-awareness, build confidence, and improve physical strength. “We have stayed right here serving this population because there’s quite a few special needs individuals and citizens that live in Pinellas County. And those indiv...