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☆ Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Northern Lights could be seen in rare locations across the US over the weekend. Lubbock, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah experienced the light shows. Stunning auroras this far south are rare but could become more common in the next year, or so. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Northern Lights lit up the skies with brilliant reds, purples, and greens in a rare appearance this weekend in the southern half of the US. However, the sun is becoming more active and will soon reach solar maximum, a time of peak activity when solar eruptions are more common.

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SEATTLE (AP) — An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago — the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more about their ancestry. He charged $100 cash for each of several treatments, saying the money was for the college or medical students who were donating the sperm, the lawsuit said. But the newspaper reported that Claypool claimed he had no knowledge of the allegations and didn't know Sharon Hayes. “But this is the first I’ve heard of anything in 40 years.”A number of cases of “fertility fraud” have arisen as online DNA services have proliferated. A Colorado jury awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate mothers who requested anonymous donors.

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☆ New Mexico man claims self-defense for protest shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The statue, located just north of Espanola, New Mexico, was removed in 2020 during nationwide anti-racism protests. Prior to the shooting Martinez told a police officer and protesters to “fuck off” when they approached him, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Dennis testified. Protest organizer Mateo Peixinho said he asked Martinez prior to the shooting why he had come to the event. Some descendants of Spanish colonial settlers, known as Hispanos, say Onate should be celebrated as part of New Mexico's Hispanic heritage. Reporting by Andrew Hay in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jonathan Corum | Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar EclipseOn Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse will sweep across much of the Western Hemisphere. Viewers outside the path of annularity will see the crescent sun of a partial solar eclipse. The map below shows the path of the eclipse, and the approximate local time when the ring of fire will be visible. NEV. CALIF. Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO. Corpus Christi MEXICO 12:00 p.m. MISS.

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☆ American kids are facing an epidemic of loneliness. Overhauling youth sports could help fix that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA Hooptown Youth League game. While Americans of all ages are vulnerable to loneliness, young people are particularly at risk. Data on grade-school-aged children is limited in the US, but research in other countries has found that young children aren't immune to these problems. One of the few studies to explore sports participation's connection to youth loneliness was conducted by European researchers in 2019. A Hooptown Youth League game.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Spokane Tribe of Indians signed the deal with federal officials on Thursday, The Seattle Times reported. Salmon runs in the Upper Columbia had been abundant for thousands of years and were a mainstay of tribal cultures and trade. Political Cartoons View All 1173 ImagesThe Upper Columbia United Tribes, which includes tribes in Washington and Idaho, have been working on the reintroduction plan. “Taking this next step in studying salmon reintroduction above these blocked areas is the right thing to do and lays the foundation for the possibility of sustainable salmon runs in the upper Columbia River Basin,” executive director Kurt Miller said in a statement.

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☆ 5 'undervalued' US real-estate markets where home prices could surge more than 10% over the next year as people continue to move to smaller cities, according to a brokerage CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Anthony Hitt, the CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, thinks this trend will continue. He said Indianapolis, Kansas City, Portland (ME), Phoenix, and Spokane are next to see 10%+ growth. When it comes to home-price appreciation, small and mid-size cities are having their moment. According to data from the National Association of Realtors, the 10 US cities that have seen the highest appreciation rates over the last year are all relatively small markets. Here they are, along with how much they've appreciated year-over-year:All of them posted double-digit appreciation from the end of Q2 2022 to the end of Q2 2023.

Persons: Anthony Hitt Organizations: Engel & Völkers, National Association of Realtors Locations: Indianapolis , Kansas City , Portland, Phoenix, Spokane

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department, a nomination subject to the approval of the City Council. Kirkpatrick, if approved, would be the permanent replacement for Shaun Ferguson, who retired from the job last year. The post has been held on an interim basis by Michelle Woodfork, a longtime veteran of the New Orleans department, who had also applied for the job. She was tapped to help with police reform efforts in Chicago under then-Mayor Rahm Emmanuel in 2017. Voters approved a measure last year granting the council the right to approve or reject a nominee for police chief.

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☆ Conservative activist sues major law firms for providing diversity fellowships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington, DC CNN —The conservative activist behind the Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action in college admissions this year is suing two international law firms for providing diversity fellowships. Corporate diversity programs have come under fire lately from conservative politicians and activists. The group has also sued Target for allegedly destroying shareholder value through its Pride-themed clothing, and it has sued Kellogg for diversity programs. Yet studies have shown that DEI programs and initiatives have demonstrated cultural and economic benefits. Affirmative action and diversity program advocates fear that conservative action against those programs could block career opportunities for people of color.

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☆ Washington state firefighters continue to battle deadly wildfires near Spokane
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Delon Thornton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWashington state firefighters continue to battle deadly wildfires near SpokaneFirefighters in Washington state are battling two major blazes outside the city of Spokane. The Gray Fire and the Oregon Road Fire combined have blackened more than 20,000 acres of forest and destroyed more than 200 structures.

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☆ TikTok influencers want to rent you a very cool home. Just don't call them landlords.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

While live-in landlords are far from a novel concept, the pandemic-era fever around passive income and real-estate investing has sparked a rise in the popularity of house hacking. While Turner's initial strategy emphasized small multifamily buildings, some house hackers applied the concept to single-family homes. In 2019, he published a book called "The House Hacking Strategy: How to Use Your Home to Achieve Financial Freedom." And I think house hacking is one obvious way to eliminate, or at least drastically reduce, what likely is your largest expense." "Yeah, it's called 'house hacking," the owner and roommate, also played by Jarman, who has 4 million followers, replies.

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REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoCompanies Starbucks Corp FollowAug 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed a conservative activist investor's lawsuit against Starbucks' (SBUX.O) board, opposing the company's diversity, equity and inclusion policies and calling it frivolous. The nonprofit, which holds around $6,000 in Starbucks stock, said those policies require the company to make race-baced decisions that violate federal and state civil rights laws. The lawsuit is similar to those recently by conservative activist groups opposing corporate diversity and inclusion efforts in the wake of a June Supreme Court ruling. The ruling declared unlawful the race-conscious student admissions policies used by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. On Friday, Daniel Morenoff of The American Civil Rights Project argued that Starbucks policies seeking to increase racial diversity among its suppliers, vendors, and employees were discriminatory and that NCPPR's cause was in the corporate interest.

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☆ An American Airlines pilot launched a $23.5 million lawsuit, claiming airport staff racially profiled him after he failed to wear a mask
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He says he was racially profiled by security officers at Spokane International Airport. An American Airlines pilot is suing Spokane International Airport in Washington state, as well as three security officers over a 2021 incident which saw him indefinitely suspended without pay. Bahig Saliba filed the lawsuit in a Washington district court on August 1, seeking over $23.5 million in damages. The pilot says that one of the security officers stood "in a threatening posture," and the defendants berated him while not listening to his attempts to explain the exemption. American Airlines and Spokane International Airport did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.

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☆ York Fire in Nevada and California spawns 'fire whirls'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A massive, out-of-control fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said. Firefighters battling the blaze have seen fire whirls – “a vortex of flames and smoke that forms when intense heat and turbulent winds combine, creating a spinning column of fire,” the Mojave National Preserve said Sunday. Crews battlling the York Fire faced "fire whirls" Sunday in the Mojave National Preserve, California. Ty O'Neil/AP“These fire whirls are similar to dust devils but are specifically associated with the heat and energy released by a wildfire,” the Mojave National Preserve said. The struggle to control the York Fire has allowed smoke to reach into Nevada and southern Utah, the fire incident overview noted.

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☆ Pennsylvania town wants Trump to pay in advance of rally after his campaign stiffed them in 2018
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania, wants the Trump campaign to pay the city for service before his rally on Saturday. Trump's campaign has more than enough cash on hand — $22.5 million — to remedy the request. According to a recent report from the Erie Times-News, Erie Mayor Joe Schember wants to be reimbursed for any fees related to the upcoming rally ahead of time, after Trump's campaign failed to repay the city more than $35,000 following a campaign event in 2018. "We're going to see whether we can get some payment from them in advance this time," he told the Erie Times-News. Erie isn't the only city Trump's campaigns have failed to reimburse.

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☆ What a ‘Human-Centered’ Approach Can Do for Workers With Disabilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Wendy Lu | More About Wendy Lu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the summer of 2015, Katherine Macfarlane was preparing to teach at the University of Idaho’s law school. It was her first teaching job on a tenure track, and she wanted to make sure she had everything she needed. So she submitted a request for a keyboard tray and a few other office items. It wasn’t enough: Her request was denied because the documents were deemed outdated, she recalled. “So I pleaded with a rheumatologist I’d seen in the past and desperately asked for a letter.”

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☆ A first-class passenger told crew he would detonate a bomb unless the plane was diverted, later claiming that he thought cartel enforcers were waiting for him, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An FBI affidavit says he handed a flight attendant a note threatening to "kill everyone on board." The flight was diverted from Seattle, where the man told authorities cartel enforcers were waiting. A first-class passenger accused of threatening to "kill everyone" aboard his flight later told authorities he'd wanted the flight diverted because he thought waiting cartel members would torture and kill him, the FBI says. The affidavit quotes the note as saying: "There is a bomb on the plane. Scott was said to have told authorities after his arrest that he had considered other ways to get the flight diverted, including assaulting a flight attendant or opening the cabin door.

Persons: he'd, Brandon L, Scott Organizations: Alaska Airlines, FBI, Brandon, Spokane International Airport, Sinaloa Cartel Locations: Seattle, Atlanta, Spokane, Sinaloa

☆ These cities in Ohio have more affordable homes available for sale than any other US metro, but they're still few and far between
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US housing shortage makes it especially hard for middle-income buyers to purchase homes. But there's some good news, at least in the data: There are still a few US metros where affordable homes remain available to middle-income buyers. According to the NAR and Realtor.com analysis, among the 100 largest US metros, three areas from Ohio: Youngstown, Akron, and Toledo have the most affordable homes available for middle-income buyers. Overall, the US housing market is short 6.5 million homes. In general, homes in the low- to mid-priced range should be more plentiful in "relatively more affordable areas," than in the expensive areas, the economists wrote in the report.

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☆ The Student Loan Borrowers Who Will Continue to Struggle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ron Lieber | Tara Siegel Bernard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Now, imagine that you have three children, are separated from your spouse and are earning just $11.50 an hour after spending years raising them. That was the predicament that Joanna Leiserson found herself in when she was living in Spokane, Wash., in 2000 and her oldest child was about to start college. PLUS loans were the only way to afford the schools that best fit her children’s needs. And then there is the matter of any higher power that might have an opinion on the matter. “Which is a community in which all persons can live sustainable lives of dignity and respect.”

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Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Not everyone with debt would have been covered under the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. The Supreme Court has barred the Biden administration from carrying out its plan to extinguish up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt, and millions of borrowers will continue to struggle under the weight of their loans. Ms. Schmidt owes $64,000 in student debt, more than half of which is for her graduate work in nursing. But she’s already contemplating how she’ll finance her dream of becoming a civil rights lawyer, which typically requires an additional six figures in student debt. Yet her mother is still paying down student debt of her own.

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☆ Remote workers flocked to 'Zoom towns' during Covid—now they're competing to stay work-from-home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fully remote jobs are getting harder to come by, but the competition for work-from-home jobs is especially fierce in some parts of the country. Just two years ago, remote jobs in Bend attracted about 42% of applications. Nationally, just 11% of open jobs on LinkedIn offer remote work, but they attract close to 50% of total job applications as of May. Bend, in particular, became popular among newly mobile tech workers from Silicon Valley and Seattle. Check out: How return-to-office battles and remote work are making America's burnout problem worse

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☆ Starter homes have become a 'fairy tale,' so Americans are finding other ways to own: 'My house has a license plate'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Schneider and her roommates aren't alone in finding creative ways to finance their first home amid surging prices. To afford the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home, homebuyers need to earn more than $100,000, well above the U.S. median household income of $70,784, according to Census Bureau data. This brought monthly mortgage payments — which included property taxes and insurance — down from $1,329 to $1,217. Despite the income, there were downsides to renting out part of the property, Yuryev found. In 2021, Gressett, moved into a custom-made tiny house that runs her $725 per month.

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☆ The shortage of houses is hitting some people and areas harder than others
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The shortage is hitting some buyers more than others. The lack of affordable homes heated up competition in the market this spring, which reversed the cooldown in home prices that started last summer. At the higher price ranges, too many homes are for sale for the number of Americans who can afford them. Areas in the Midwest continue to have the highest number of affordable homes. The four cities with the largest supply of affordable homes are all in Ohio.

Persons: Noah Herrera, Danielle Hale Organizations: National Association of Realtors Locations: Realtor.com, Las Vegas, El Paso , Texas, Boise , Idaho, Spokane , Washington, Florida, Riverside, Los Angeles , California, Ohio, Syracuse , New York, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Louis , Missouri

☆ Middle-income buyers face the most severe housing shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

These would-be buyers face the most severe housing shortage of any other income bracket, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com that found the market is short more than 300,000 affordable homes for these buyers. Given that income, these buyers can purchase homes valued up to $256,000 without being overburdened with housing costs. Middle-income buyers can afford to buy less than a quarter — only 23% — of listings that are currently on the market. In a balanced market, buyers earning $75,000 can afford to purchase 66% of the listings in the Youngstown metro area. However, these buyers would be able to afford to buy more than 50% of the listings in a balanced market.

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