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Pettersen seeks to ban 'deadly' water beads marketed to children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and two other lawmakers are introducing a bill that would ban the sale of water beads marketed to kids, citing the toy's danger.These toys are colorful, water-absorbing balls made of super-absorbent polymer, designed to grow in size when introduced to liquid. They can often appear like candy and can also be deadly if swallowed. Colorado workers can now apply for paid family and medical leave They also go under many names. Gel beads, Orbeez, polymer beads, water orbs, jelly beads and other titles are all associated with the same type of toy.According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the beads are a danger to young children. Pettersen and the other sponsors — Frank Pallone, Jr., D-New Jersey, and Robin Kelly, D-Illinois — are seeking to use the legislation to compel the Consumer Product Safety Commission to enforce a ban on all water beads marketed for children's use.Water beads lead to 7,800 ER visitsAccording to the comm...

7 Investigates: Displaced residents still unable to return home nearly three years after fire in Cambridge condo complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

Nineteen families lost their homes when a fire tore through a Cambridge condo complex in 2021. Nearly three years later, the families still cannot return home even though they’re still paying monthly condo fees. 7 Investigates recently looked into the situation, speaking to 80-year-old Julia Dubnoff, who is frustrated by the boarded-up windows and damage. “They said ‘Well, those three apartments, you would be displaced for eight months.’” Eight months has turned into nearly three years.In total, 19 units at the Continental Gardens were gutted on Jan. 13, 2021, with their residents forced to find other places to stay. Some live with families. Others are renting while still paying condo fees. “I also have to pay for the condo plus I have to pay for temporary housing,” Dubnoff said. “So, I’ve been living off of savings for almost three years and I’m going broke.” FirstService Residential, which oversees the building, told 7 Investigates that “supply chain ...

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

By JOSH FUNK (AP Business Writer)OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99.Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a month before his 100th birthday.“Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation,” Buffett said in a statement. The famous investor also devoted part of his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders earlier this year to a tribute to Munger.Munger served as Buffett’s sounding board on investments and business decisions and helped lead Berkshire for more than five decades and served as its longtime vice chairman.Munger had been using a wheelchair to get around for several years but he had remained mentally sharp. That was on display while he fielded hours...

Arrest made after Mater Dei High School receives shooting threat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — A 15-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after Mater Dei High School received an anonymous school shooting threat, according to Chula Vista police.Entry to or exit from the school was briefly suspended with the implementation of the "secure campus" protocol shortly before 12:30 p.m. The pause was initiated after CVPD was notified by a staff member that a caller threatened to commit a shooting at the school, authorities said.Police were on scene and had support from a DFR drone to search for any active threats, CVPD said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. At about 1:35 p.m., officers determined the campus was safe and lifted the closure.Preliminary investigation findings identified the possible individual that called in the threat as a 15-year-old juvenile in Chula Vista, who was not a student at the school. According to CVPD, he was arrested at about 3:05 p.m."At this point in the investigation, it appears the call was a hoax and the students and staff at Mater De...

Australia apologizes for thalidomide tragedy as some survivors listen in the Parliament gallery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery Wednesday when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology to them on the 62nd anniversary of the drug being withdrawn from sale in the country.Thalidomide, also sold under the brand names Contergan and Distaval, was available in 46 countries and caused birth defects, stillbirths and miscarriages.Survivors with limb deformities and one with no limbs were in the House of Representatives gallery to hear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s apology.“Today, on behalf of the people of Australia, our government and this Parliament offers a full unreserved and overdue apology to all thalidomide survivors, their families, loved ones, and carers,” Albanese said.“This apology takes in one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s medical history,” he added.Doctors had assured pregnant women that the drug was safe.“There was no system for properly evaluating the safety of medicines, an...

Opinion: The Bears won, but Luke Getsy's time as offensive coordinator may be up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears squandered a lead and Justin Fields bucked his fourth quarter woes to lead them to a comeback victory over the Minnesota Vikings Monday, but Luke Getsy's play-calling continued to be the bane of the Bears' offensive existence, and change needs to happen fast if he wants to keep his job. Last Week: The Chicago Bears lack vision – literally and metaphorically Before I go on this tangent, I am not going to sit here and advocate for Getsy to be ousted outright. At the end of the day, this is a man who's built his life around working as a coach for one of America's most recognizable football teams — and if he get's the boot — I don't want to be counted toward the crowd who metaphorically danced on his grave as his life was thrown into chaos.I am sure Bears fans, Getsy and I would all prefer things to be sunshine and daffodils when it comes to the football team who plays their home games at Soldier Field. Unfortunately, that is not our reality.I am just here ...

Dolly Parton reveals why she won't send text messages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – If country megastar Dolly Parton doesn't respond to a text message, don't take it personally.While chatting with Drew Barrymore on the actress' self-titled show Monday, the 77-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed why she'd rather send a fax than a text message."I'm a low-tech girl in a high-tech world," Parton said. "I surround myself with all these people that are into that high-tech world, but I don't want to talk to everybody that wants to talk to me."The decision to keep texting out of her "9 to 5" is a conscious one."I don't text because I don't want to have to answer," Parton continued. "If somebody calls me I'll answer if I want to talk to them, or I'll call them back when I can. Otherwise I've got too much to think about than to clutter my mind up with everything else." Dolly Parton has a ‘secret’ song locked in a time capsule, but she’s upset no one will hear it until 2045 The "Jolene" singer made it clear that she could text ... if she wanted to."I...

California man accused of allowing teen daughter to sell nude photos online

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A California man accused of allowing his 16-year-old daughter to sell nude photos online has been arrested, according to authorities.In August, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said detectives began investigating a 16-year-old girl who they learned had a very well-known online presence on a variety of social media platforms. During their investigation, officials said the teen was allegedly selling illegal content online and made about $40,000. Homeless woman living in vehicle with six dogs arrested for animal abuse Detectives said the girl's father was aware of her online activity and the profits made from selling the photos. On Nov. 15, the sheriff's office said detectives served a search warrant on the father's home and he was arrested for a variety of charges including sex trafficking, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child abuse. The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the investigation was ongoing and anyone who has informa...

Georgia's Fran Brown becomes the new SU Football head coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) -- The Syracuse University Football Team officially has a new coach. There were numerous names floating around Monday night into Tuesday Evening, but Syracuse University has officially revealed that Fran Brown, Georgia Defensive Backs coach, is the new head coach for the Orange. LOCAL SPORTS SU Head Coach could be named in next 24-36 hours Fran Brown is actually ranked as the number one recruiter in the country right now for the class of 2024 by 247 Sports.And that's not just because he's at Georgia. He was known for landing top talent during his time at Baylor and Temple as well. Brown also has northeast ties which John Wildhack, SU's director of athletics, said was going to be important.He's a New Jersey native who actually spent a couple of years on the same staff as SU's interim head coach, Nunzio Campanile, at Rutgers.Coach Brown joined the Georgia coaching staff in February of 2022 and prior to that was Rutgers' secondary coach from 2020 to 2021. Durin...

Keeler: CU Buffs, Sean Lewis should’ve been perfect football marriage. So why did Deion Sanders speed up the divorce?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

Winning at Kent State is two holy rungs down from turning water into wine. If Deion Sanders was the splash, Sean Lewis was the coup.And don’t be the schmuck on social media who tries to argue that because Lewis went 24-31 as the head coach of the Golden Flashes, his reported departure from the CU Buffs is no big loss.KSU averaged 2.8 wins in the five years before Lewis took over. They were 1-11 this past fall in the Flashes’ first season after he left. For all the grief CU gets as a “coaching graveyard,” Boulder’s Club Med compared to Kent. The man grew daisies in the desert. He made a shambling, zombified MAC program watchable.He also made the Buffs fun as heck, if only for seven or eight weeks. Which is why Aztec fans are giving each other virtual high-fives after multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Big Sean is expected to replace Brady Hoke as San Diego State’s football coach.Whether it’s Byron Leftwich, Hue Jackson or Hue knows, Lewis...