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Krugman: Speed of America’s recovery from the pandemic is incredible

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

Americans, they said, just don’t want to work. Socialism has made them lazy. They’d rather play video games. They don’t have the skills required by a 21st-century economy. High unemployment is “structural” and can’t be solved with monetary and fiscal stimulus.All of these stories received wide circulation during the long employment slump that followed the 2008 financial crisis and again in the aftermath of the pandemic recession. They were pushed by billionaires, captains of industry and prominent economists.And none of them were true.It may be hard for normal human beings — I’m sorry, I mean non-economists — to appreciate the awesomeness, the historic nature of last Friday’s employment report. But the speed and extent of America’s recovery from the pandemic shock have been incredible.After the 2008 financial crisis, it took 12 years for employment rates to get back to precrisis levels. But only three years after COVID struck, employment is fully back for almost every age and demogr...

Connor Bedard sweepstakes: Gaming out the Sharks’ various scenarios with three days left

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

The San Jose Sharks will not have the best odds of winning next month’s NHL Draft Lottery and selecting superstar-in-waiting Connor Bedard.The Anaheim Ducks lost to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in regulation time Tuesday night and with only one game left, will not be able to catch the Sharks in the NHL’s overall standings.Anaheim can now reach a maximum of 60 points and 14 regulation-time wins, the NHL’s first tie-breaker. The Sharks already have 60 points with 16 regulation-time wins.The team that finishes last in the NHL’s overall standings will have a 25.5 percent chance of winning the May 8 draft lottery and picking No. 1 overall on the first day of the NHL Draft on June 28 in Nashville.The Sharks entered Wednesday 29th in the league’s overall standings, but there remains a possibility – however remote – for them to fall to 30th or 31st behind both or one or both of the Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets.The Sharks close the regular season with games in Calgary and ...

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin launches run for 3rd term

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who spearheaded legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages last year, announced on Wednesday that she is seeking a third term in battleground Wisconsin.Baldwin, 60, said in a statement that she intends to continue fighting for the working class and families struggling with inflation, as well as opposing Wisconsin’s abortion ban.No Republicans have announced they are running for Baldwin’s seat, which will be critical for Democrats to hold if they want to maintain control of the Senate.Baldwin won her first local race at age 24 and in 1998 won a seat in the U.S. House to became the first woman whom Wisconsin voters sent to Congress. She was elected to the Senate in 2012, handing former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson his first defeat in a statewide race, in a year when Barack Obama was also on the ballot. Baldwin will be seeking a third term in a presidential election year when turnout on both sides is ...

Russia: Bill to allow electronic conscription notices passes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would allow authorities to issue electronic summons to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine.The Federation Council’s vote was the last step needed before the bill goes to President Vladimir Putin, who is now expected to sign it into law. Lawmakers in Russia’s lower house, the State Duma, passed the measure on Tuesday. The legislation was put on fast track as the Russian military is preparing for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, which Ukraine and its Western allies say could start within weeks.Russia’s current military service rules require the in-person delivery of notices to conscripts and reservists who are called up for duty. In the past, many Russians avoided the draft in the past by staying away from their address of record and the proposed bill would close that loophole. Under the new bill, the notices issued by local military conscription offices will continu...

A bill to allow Russian authorities to summon draftees and reservists electronically has cleared parliament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — A bill to allow Russian authorities to summon draftees and reservists electronically has cleared parliament.Source

Instead of a triple, Tuchel’s Bayern facing UCL exit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — When Bayern Munich hired Thomas Tuchel less than three weeks ago, he said he was focused on the chance to win three trophies — the Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League.Now the cup is gone and Bayern will need an improbable comeback to salvage its Champions League campaign after losing 3-0 to Manchester City on Tuesday.Tuchel was adamant the score wasn’t a true reflection of the game and that Bayern had the momentum just before an error from defender Dayot Upamecano allowed City to score its second goal in the 70th minute.“(The Bayern players) felt that this does not feel like a 3-0, but it is a 3-0 and of course it’s a huge, huge task now to turn this around. We will not give up. We are realistic but we will not give up. Football is football and a home match in Germany is a home match in Germany,” Tuchel said.Speaking in German with broadcaster Amazon Prime, Tuchel lavished praise on his team for their commitment and effort and sa...

EEUU nombra un tranquilizante veterinario como “amenaza emergente” al mezclarse con fentanilo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – Estados Unidos ha calificado un tranquilizante veterinario como una “amenaza emergente” cuando se mezcla con el potente opioide fentanilo, allanando el camino a más medidas para frenar la propagación de la xilacina.La Oficina de Política Nacional para el Control de Drogas anunció la designación este miércoles, la primera vez que recurre a esta denominación desde que se creó la categoría para drogas de rápido crecimiento en 2019.Según el doctor Rahul Gupta, director de la oficina de la Casa Blanca, la xilacina es cada vez más común en todas las regiones del país. Crisis de opioides en EEUU: el gobierno sancionará a los traficantes de fentanilo La FDA aprueba Narcan de venta libre, para qué sirve este medicamento En 2020 fue detectada en casi 800 decesos causados por drogas en todo el país, la mayoría de ellos en el noreste. Un año más tarde, estuvo presente en más de 3.000 muertes, mayoritariamente en el sur,...

Un condado de Texas al que se le ordenó devolver libros prohibidos a sus estantes considera cerrar su sistema de bibliotecas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

(CNN) — Un condado rural de Texas al que un juez federal le ordenó devolver los libros prohibidos a los estantes de sus bibliotecas públicas ahora está considerando cerrar sus bibliotecas por completo.Una reunión del Tribunal de Comisionados del Condado de Llano que se realizará este jueves incluirá una discusión sobre si “continuar o cesar las operaciones del actual sistema de bibliotecas físicas del Condado de Llano en espera de más orientación de los Tribunales Federales”, según la agenda de la reunión.La reunión se produce después de que el juez federal Robert Pitman ordenara el 30 de marzo al Sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Llano, que incluye tres sucursales, que devuelva 12 libros para niños que habían sido retirados de sus estantes, muchos de ellos debido a su contenido LGBTQ y racial.Gobernador de Texas califica como “pornografía” libros de temática LGBTQ y pide que sean retirados de bibliotecas escolares¿Por qué Florida retira cientos de libros de su...

Ordenan evacuaciones de cientos de familias tras voraz incendio en Indiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

Las autoridades instaron a los residentes a evacuar la zona cercana a un gran incendio industrial que se desató este martes en una ciudad de Indiana cerca de la frontera con Ohio que envió enormes nubes de humo negro al cielo.El incendio ocurrió en una antigua fábrica en Richmond, 70 millas al este de Indianápolis, que últimamente se había utilizado para almacenar plásticos y otros materiales para reciclar o revender, dijo el alcalde Dave Snow.“Estaban bajo una orden de la ciudad para limpiar ese sitio”, dijo Snow a The Associated Press. “Sabíamos que había riesgo de incendio por la forma en que estaban almacenando los materiales”. Incendio en la plaza de mercado más grande de Ciudad de México consume una bodega Incendio en centro de migrantes: los guardias no tenían llaves de la celda, según AMLO Snow lo describió como un “incendio grave a gran escala” que aparentemente comenzó en un camión con remolque estacionado en el lugar y ...

Florida Senate’s ban on minors at drag shows draws criticism from Democrats, LGBTQ activists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:20 GMT

Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and other members of the community are set to speak out around 10 a.m. on Wednesday in opposition to the Florida Senate-passed bill preventing children from attending drag shows.They argue that the language of the bill is too ambiguous, raising concerns that it could lead to a chilling effect on businesses hosting drag shows and even prompt cities in Florida to deny permits for Pride parades.The Republican-controlled Florida Senate passed a controversial bill on Tuesday that would prohibit minors from attending drag shows, even if their parents consent. Under the proposed legislation, organizers and performers could be fined and possibly face criminal charges, including imprisonment, if the performance is deemed “lewd” by authorities.Opponents of the bill argue that it is an infringement on the freedom of expression and would harm the state’s LGBTQ community. The bill will now move to the House for a fi...