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At trial, Minnesota says e-cigarette maker Juul targets kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children on nicotine as the first of thousands of cases against the company reached trial.Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in damages, accusing Washington, D.C.-based Juul of unlawfully targeting young people to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. “They baited, deceived, and addicted a whole new generation of kids after Minnesotans slashed youth smoking rates down to the lowest level in a generation,” Ellison said. “Now, big tobacco is back with a new name but the same game. Juul wiped out the work of our state with their slick products, clever ads, and attractive flavors.”Juul has faced thousands of lawsuits nationwide but most have settled, including 39 with other states and U.S. territories. Not Minnesota, which won a landmark $7.1 bil...

Skeletal remains from Lake Mead are from person who died nearly 49 years ago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada county officials have identified skeletal remains found at Lake Mead as a person who died there nearly 49 years ago.According to officials from Clark County, the skeletal remains found in the area of Callville Bay on Oct. 17, 2022, belong to Donald Smith, of North Las Vegas. Officials said Smith drowned in April 1974. He was 39 years old at the time. Here’s what we know about all of the remains found at Lake Mead The identification comes after DNA analysis, and officials have ruled Smith's death accidental.The discovery of Smith's remains in October was the fourth such find at Lake Mead. The initial set, reported first by Nexstar's KLAS, was found on May 1 when a body was discovered in a barrel near Hemenway Harbor. Additional human remains were found at Callville Bay less than a week later. The third set of remains was found on July 25, when a person at Swim Beach near Boulder Beach reported human remains to the National Park Service.

Capital Craft Beverage season kicks off with 'Drink Schenectady' on April 1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 2023 Capital Craft Beverage season is kicking off on April 1 with "Drink Schenectady." The event is set to take place at the MiSci Museum of Science and Innovation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The new Capital Craft Beverage Trail Passport will be released on the same day. The passport is free and is a guide to craft beverage producers in the eight-county region around Albany that also offers rewards to trying the local establishments."To celebrate this year’s craft beverage season opening, we will offer attendees of Drink Schenectady both a new passport and a special, free ‘Drink Schenectady’ passport stamp to get them started on completing their first page,” said Capital Craft Beverage Trail (CCBT) President Mike DiCrescenzo of Altamont Vineyard & Winery. New Walloomsac tavern features mini-museum Producers providing samples at "Drink Schenectady" include:Adi...

Lawmakers press for answers on northern border security

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Lawmakers say there should be a priority on keeping northern border communities safe from any dangers that could cross the border between Canada and the U.S."The northern border is wide open," Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Penn.) said. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Some lawmakers are concerned about what they say is happening along the more than 5000 miles long border."It's really a crisis and it's tragic on a human level as well," Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) said.Tenney says illegal crossings and drug trafficking along the northern border are rising."There has been nearly an 850% increase in border crossings," Tenney said. Agents added to US Northern border amid crossing spike Kelly says part of the problem is there aren't enough agents to do the job."There's just not enough men up there to do it. They're just worn out," Kelly said.Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) blames the administration."Do we have operatio...

Mohonasen Board of Education approves Capital Project proposal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Mohonasen Board of Education approved its Capital Project proposal. The project is expected to cost $48 million. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! It includes infrastructure improvements at its four main buildings, including new roofing, sidewalks and lighting. Taxes would increase by less than $10 per year over a six-year period. District leaders said making upgrades now will prevent more costly repairs in the future. A public vote on the project is scheduled for May 16.

Rockies spring training report: Concern over Daniel Bard, excitement about Ezequiel Tovar and Elehuris Montero as team breaks camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

The Rockies wrapped up spring training Tuesday with an 8-1 loss to the Brewers at Salt River Fields, leaving the Rockies with a 13-19 Cactus League record.The record is inconsequential but trends, flashes of talent and signs of trouble can often carry into the regular season.When Colorado opens the regular season against the Padres on Thursday in San Diego, here are some themes worth paying attention to:• Daniel Bard’s spring funk. It’s not just that the Rockies’ closer battled wildness during the World Baseball Classic, conjuring up memories of the yips that nearly ended his career. What’s also concerning is that his fastball velocity is down to 93-96 mph when last year he regularly hit 98-99 mph. Bard posted a 5.40 ERA in five Cactus League games.• The left side of the infield features rookies Ezequiel Tovar at shortstop and Elehuris Montero at third base. There are bound to be growing pains in the field, especially for Montero, but the Rockies feel good ab...

Los Angeles "mansion tax" has sellers throwing in free sports cars to entice buyers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

Sellers of luxury homes in Los Angeles scrambling to offload their properties before a new “mansion tax” takes effect on April 1.Agents are trying their best to entice buyers with free perks before the ULA tax takes effect. The measure will impose a 4% transfer tax on property sales over $5 million and a 5.5% tax on properties over $10 million.The tax must be paid by the seller which means those with properties on the market are doing everything they can to incentivize quick closes, including throwing in a free McLaren or a Bentley along with a purchase.Some sellers are dropping prices dramatically while others are finding clever ways to entice buyers to snatch up these pricey estates.“We were trying to think outside of the box and we offered a $1 million bonus to any agent who brought the buyer to one of our listings if we closed before April 1,” said Josh Altman, CEO of Altman Brothers Real Estate and star of “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.”Altman explains the extravagant inc...

Burglars target antique, collectibles business in Riverside

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

An antique and collectibles business in Riverside is pleading for help, hoping someone can identify burglars that have broken into the store twice over the last month.  Surveillance footage shows thieves smash through glass doors in February and then, again, last Friday. They stole high-end valuables and some rare movie props that were on display inside the shop. “Glass everywhere. My building was ransacked, everything I worked hard to put in here was just thrown everywhere,” said Sharonne Leibscher, owner of Annie Rooster’s Sally Anne’s Antiques, Collectibles & More. The business owner said she still gets emotional about the burglaries and estimates that she’s out more than $40,000 because of stolen merchandise and costly repairs to her store.  “The first one happened February 22. I received a phone call from property management stating that my building had been broken into,” Leibscher said.  She arrived that day to find shattered glass and items, like ...

Heritage star Amanda Muse shines among nation’s best at McDonald’s All-American Game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

Heritage star and UCLA commit Amanda Muse shined among some of the nation’s elite high school basketball players during the McDonald’s All-American girls basketball game on Tuesday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.Muse scored 18 points for the West team on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor. The West triumphed 110-102 in a fast-paced game.The post player came off the bench but was arguably the best player on the court in the first half. Muse scored 12 points, two off a nifty step-through layup that left her defender flat-footed, and grabbed four rebounds in that time. The West led 52-46 at halftime.Amanda Muse has 12 points and 4reb at halftime. She has been arguably the best player in the #McDonaldsAllAmerican game so far. @HeritagePats @coachnatesmith @DarrenSabedra @GReeves23 @leftwich @thepress_sports #Bruins #ucla @Jesus_Cano88 pic.twitter.com/zE0ggnYjZz— Joseph Dycus (@joseph_dycus) March 28, 2023Muse closed out the game for the winning team, and had a hand in the...

Contra Costa DA charges suspect in fatal Hercules chase, collision that killed a mother and her 6-year-old son

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:25 GMT

MARTINEZ — A 20-year-old Vallejo man was charged Tuesday with two counts of murder and other crimes in connection with a police pursuit in West County that ended in a car crash that killed a mother and her 6-year-old son, authorities said.The two counts of murder filed against Ralph White III come with enhancements for “committing the offenses while on bail,” the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday, without elaborating.Hercules police said an officer attempted to pull White over, but he drove off and led police on a chase before crashing into a Nissan driven by 31-year-old Ryniqueka Dowell. She died as a result of the crash and her twin 6-year-old sons, Jamani and Jamari Humble, who were in the Nissan, were taken to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where Jamari was pronounced dead Monday. Jamani suffered a broken leg and other injuries, authorities said.The crash happened after Hercules police responded to a Contra...