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On Saturday, several local FFA high school students and 4-H club members had their hard work pay off when they exhibited and auctioned off animals they had spent months raising. They spend hours each week caring for and selling their animals, which range from small animals like turkeys and rabbits to larger animals like pigs and cows, at the OC Fair’s annual Junior Livestock Auction. Victoria Castellanos is comforted by her mother, Bianca Castellanos, after Yoshi, a goat they raised in the Fullerton High School FFA program, was auctioned off at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Saturday, July…
Saturday was the second day of the World Junior Summer Showcase to determine the national team rosters for the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden that will compete in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, to be held Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Ottawa. PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Zeev Bouium knows returning to the University of Denver will not only benefit his development, but it will also make it harder for the Minnesota Wild to reject him if he decides to turn pro. The 18-year-old defenseman is one of eight returning players from the U.S. team that won gold at the 2024…
Affordable housing is already rare in this cutthroat housing market, and finding a reasonably priced property in a city with promising job prospects can seem impossible.But 16 US cities fit that bill, according to a Business Insider analysis of data from Realtor.com and The Wall Street Journal. The two companies teamed up to release a ranking of the best housing markets for the summer in late July, based on factors including cost of living, the local job market, and various quality of life measures.The frustrating affordability paradoxThe median price of a typical U.S. home in June was $445,000, the same…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Metro is moving forward with plans to make the transit system safer using cutting-edge technology, including sensors that can detect if someone is carrying a weapon.This week, Metro’s board expanded safety measures, expanding its restroom testing program at two transit hubs and piloting weapons detection technology.”As Metro chairman, my top priority is the safety of our riders and employees. With the board’s unanimous approval, we are moving forward with concrete steps to make our system safer, including expanding our successful Tap to Exit pilot program, new strategies to keep our elevators safe and testing technology to…
The uncertainty and fluidity of this period is currently embodied by the Mets and their starting pitching staff. Not long ago, before they were playing as the best team in the National League, the Mets were expected to trade a one-year starting pitcher or three. As their performance improved, the Mets were still considering whether they could use a buy-sell strategy, selling starters like Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana. New York Mets starting pitcher Christian Scott. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters That strategy has become especially clear as Christian Scott’s planned re-promotion nears and Senga Kodai’s promotion to the majors…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited the mouth of the Amazon River on Saturday to promote the idea that fighting climate change will boost economic growth in the region and around the world. Speaking in Belem, Brazil, after meeting finance ministers from the Amazon region, Yellen said the necessary transition to reduce carbon emissions was “the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century”. Yellen said $3 trillion in annual investment would be needed by 2050, which “can be used to support the path to sustainable and inclusive growth, including in countries that have historically underinvested.” The event was organized by…
After a busy Friday before the trade deadline, the Baltimore Orioles are reportedly still looking to make any moves before Tuesday. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Orioles are looking to acquire a left-handed relief pitcher, a right-handed outfielder and a starting pitcher. The report came after Baltimore traded outfielder Austin Hayes to the Philadelphia Phillies for right-handed pitcher Seranty Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache. The Orioles added a starting pitcher on Friday, acquiring Zach Eflin from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for three prospects. Rosenthal said the Orioles are “not opposed” to adding a rental pitcher,…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky showed off a room containing a real Olympic torch on “The Craman Countdown.” Ceremonies for the 2024 Olympic Games opened in Paris on Friday night, giving spectators a taste of French culture and blasphemous art, but they have outraged Christians around the world and led at least one sponsor to pull out. Mississippi-based communications and technology company CSpire posted on X that it was pulling all of its advertising from the Olympics after the Olympic ceremonies mocked a painting created to depict a biblical moment crucial to the Christian faith.”We are shocked that The Last Supper…
A year after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to their highest level in more than two decades, the central bank has succeeded in cooling an overheated U.S. economy, but rising borrowing costs have had some unexpected side effects. High-income households are benefiting from soaring stock prices and rising home prices. Businesses are borrowing rapidly and consumers are continuing to spend. But in other areas, the high interest rates of the past year are finally starting to take their toll: Americans are taking longer to find work, the unemployment rate is inching higher, small businesses are feeling the pain of…
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a week of wildfire-related road closures, people traveling across Oregon should continue to plan their routes carefully. The Oregon Department of Transportation warned that fires are still actively burning near many highways, causing highways to be closed and reopened with little notice. With a long, hot summer set to continue for several more weeks, wildfire disruptions across the state are likely to continue, with some routes likely to remain impassable, the department said in an update on Friday. ODOT urges people who must travel to plan routes away from wildfires. Before you begin your trip,…