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Silenced Montana lawmaker fights on during 1st day of exile

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

By Amy Beth Hanson, Brittany Peterson and Sam Metz | Associated PressHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Zooey Zephyr spent her first day in legislative exile Thursday on a bench just outside the House chambers from which Republicans voted to banish her a day earlier.Zephyr, a transgender lawmaker from Missoula, defiantly stayed put even after Republicans said she couldn’t be there and a Capitol police officer threatened to move the bench, where she had set up her laptop to vote remotely.As cameras snapped and espresso beans churned in a machine behind a nearby snack bar, Zephyr and Democratic leaders said she would remain in the public eye unless Republicans elected to further restrict where she could go in the Capitol.“There are many more eyes on Montana now,” Zephyr said in an interview with The Associated Press. “But you do the same thing you’ve always done. You stand up in defense of your community and you … stand for the principles that the...

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

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Gap cuts 1,800 corporate jobs in latest round of layoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco-based retail chain Gap Inc. cut 1,800 corporate jobs on Thursday, amid an ongoing sales slump. Earlier this week, it was reported that the company was preparing to eliminate hundreds of corporate jobs from its global workforce in the Wall Street Journal. The job cuts are part of a restructuring aimed at making the company more nimble and "less bureaucratic," the Journal reports. Dropbox laying off 500 employees as tech layoffs continue The last time that Gap made significant cuts to its workforce was back in September when it cut 500 corporate jobs in an effort to reduce expenses amid languishing sales. September's cuts were primarily at its headquarters in San Francisco and in New York. Thursdays cuts are roughly three times that number.The current round of cuts will be larger, according to the WSJ. Layoff notifications began going out on April 18, the Journal said. Employees at the SF headquarters are expected to start being notified this w...

Colma police recover 3 pounds meth, weapons, stolen vehicles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

(KRON) -- An apparent road rage crash in the Colma Police Department's front parking lot Monday led to several arrests and the recovery of about three pounds of methamphetamine, various weapons and several stolen vehicles, Colma police officials said. Police said the crash involved three vehicles: a Dodge Challenger, a BMW 328i and a Chevy Silverado.The Challenger and the BMW appeared to have been chasing the Silverado, police said. Around 5:50 p.m., the three vehicles got into an accident in the front parking lot of the police department. Ex-SF fire commissioner is no-show in court, suspect in attack released Police found that the Challenger was an outstanding stolen vehicle with false license plates and arrested the driver, a 29-year-old man from San Jose. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit and felony.The driver of the BMW, a 43-year-old man from San Jose, was also arrested and charged with possession of nar...

Rep. Matt Gaetz, Progressives Jointly Call for U.S. Military to Leave Somalia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

A measure to withdraw most U.S. troops from Somalia, just months after the Biden administration sent them back there, is expected to garner support from far-right Republicans and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus when it comes up for a scheduled vote on Thursday.The author of the War Powers Resolution, Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, tweeted this week that Somalia, in the horn of Africa, “is not a vital national security concern.” Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. — the chair and deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which is comprised of more than 100 members of Congress — have confirmed they will vote yes on the measure, according to sources familiar with their thinking. “Members of Progressive Caucus leadership will all vote for the Somalia war powers resolution,” said a congressional staffer. “House progressives remain principled in their commitment to upholding the constitutional authority of Congress’s sole powers o...

‘Blood on your hands’: Montana lawmaker’s words not unusual

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The swift punishment brought down on Zooey Zephyr, a transgender lawmaker in Montana, began over words that others in American politics have used without hesitation or consequence: saying opponents have “blood” on their hands. The governor of Texas. A GOP congressman in Florida. A city councilwoman in Denver. Just in the past few years, they are among the elected officials who have chastised colleagues in government with the same pointed rhetoric almost word for word — accusing them of bearing responsibility for deaths — over everything from immigration policy to gun laws. None faced blowback, let alone retribution. But not Zephyr, who on Thursday began legislative exile after Montana Republicans barred her from the state House floor a week after saying those who voted to support a ban on gender-affirming care would have blood on their hands.“I don’t remember until now that there’s been a controversy over that cliche,” said Republican Lou Barletta, a...

Mexico has “unprecedented appetite for baseball” after WBC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Major League Baseball is heading south of the border again to play a regular season series. After previous stops in Monterrey, Mexico City will be the host this time, and the timing seems perfect.The San Diego Padres will play against the San Francisco Giants next weekend at the Alfredo Harp Helu (AHH) Stadium in the country’s capital, where fans are eager to watch more baseball after Mexico’s deep run at the World Baseball Classic.Bolstered by Cuban defector Randy Arozarena and Mexican-born big leaguers like Julio Urías and Jose Urquidy, Mexico made it to the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Japan. The journey included a stunning victory over the United States in Phoenix with tens of thousands of Team Mexico fans on hand.“Those two weeks of the World Baseball Classic are probably the ones where everybody was talking about baseball across the country more than ever before,” said Horacio De la Vega, the president of the Mexican Baseball League. “Clearl...

Nuevo y poderoso fármaco para perder peso podría recibir aprobación de las autoridades de salud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

Mientras que un número creciente de estadounidenses con sobrepeso claman por Ozempic y Wegovy, medicamentos que celebridades aseguran les hacen perder peso, un medicamento aún más poderoso está a punto de alterar el panorama del tratamiento.Tirzepatide, un medicamento de Eli Lilly and Co. aprobado para el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2 bajo la marca Mounjaro, ayudó a personas con sobrepeso u obesas a perder el 16% de su peso, más de 34 libras a lo largo de 17 meses, dijo la empresa este jueves.El estudio de última etapa de la droga para la pérdida de peso se suma a pruebas anteriores de que participantes no diabéticos perdieron hasta el 22% de su peso en ese período con inyecciones semanales del medicamento. Para un paciente típico que recibía la dosis máxima, eso significaba perder más de 50 libras. Investigación: 10,000 soldados del ejército de EEUU enfrentan la obesidad tras la pandemia ¿Se hereda la obesidad? La respuesta no es tan sen...

Andreeva, 15, wins again at Madrid Open; Murray loses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

MADRID (AP) — After another impressive victory at the Madrid Open, Mirra Andreeva patiently took photos with some fans who looked young enough to be her classmates in high school.Moments earlier, the 15-year-old Russian had been raising her arms by the net to celebrate her win over a top-20 opponent.Andreeva, a day after defeating 2021 U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez for her first tour-level win, beat 14th-ranked Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (6), 6-3 to advance to the third round on Thursday.“Yes, I’m a bit surprised but also everyone was telling me they are playing the same level as you, they are just more consistent,” Andreeva said. “Their mental level is different but the game-level is almost the same.”In the men’s draw, two-time Madrid champion Andy Murray lost his first-round match in straight sets to qualifier Andrea Vavassori.With her win over Fernandez, Andreeva became the third-youngest player to win a main-draw match at a WTA 1000 tournament, behind Coco Gauff a...

Zoonomia: Genetic research reveals all we share with animals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:32 GMT

By comparing the genetic blueprints of an array of animals, scientists are gaining new insights into our own species and all we share with other creatures.One of the most striking revelations is that certain passages in the instructions for life have persisted across evolutionary time, representing a through line that binds all mammals – including us. The findings come from the Zoonomia Project, an international effort that offers clues about human traits and diseases, animal abilities like hibernation and even the genetics behind a sled dog named Balto who helped save lives a century ago. Researchers shared some of their discoveries in 11 papers published Thursday in the journal Science.David O’Connor, who studies primate genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the studies tackle deep questions.“It’s just the wonder of biology, how we are so similar and dissimilar to all the things around us,” said O’Connor, who wasn’t involved in the research. “It’s the sort of thing...