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California bill could ban the sale of Skittles, Hot Tamales and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

A bill being considered by the California State Assembly would ban the sale of Skittles, Hot Tamales candy, Dubble Bubble Twist Gum, and other food items containing potentially dangerous and toxic chemicals.Introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), AB 418 proposes that California stop allowing the manufacture, sale and distribution of foods that contain Red Dye No. 3, Titanium Dioxide, Potassium Bromate, Brominated Vegetable Oil, or Propyl Paraben.These chemicals have been linked to health problems including increased risk of cancer, damage to the immune system and behavioral issues in children, Gabriel's office said in a news release. California bill would require schools to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender While many Californians won’t recognize these chemicals by name, they can be found in popular food and drink items. According to experts, Titanium Dioxide can be found in cupcakes, trail mix and ice cream. Propylparaben can be found in...

New bill would eliminate limits on reducing old, low-level felonies to misdemeanors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) has introduced a bill that would eliminate the deadline to apply for reducing old low-level, non-violent felony convictions to misdemeanors. The bill would take away the limit that was approved by voters in 2014 under Proposition 47 and would enable Californians with low-level felonies to move past more than 5,000 permanent restrictions on their lives. Proposition 47 changed the penalty for simple drug possession and five petty theft related crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor. There are more than 40,000 different permanent restrictions on people with felony convictions nationwide, including restrictions on available jobs, housing and education. The bill would also ensure that those eligible to reduce an old felony on their record to a misdemeanor will have the opportunity to do so. “An old conviction on a person’s record often does not reflect the reality of who someone is and what they have accomplished,” sai...

CNBC: si tuviste COVID-19 antes de vacunarte, podrías tener menos inmunidad de lo que crees, según estudio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

Las personas que contrajeron COVID-19 antes de ser vacunadas tuvieron una respuesta inmunológica más débil a las inyecciones que aquellas que nunca tuvieron el virus, lo que potencialmente las dejó menos protegidas contra la reinfección, muestra una nueva investigación. Cofinanciado por los Institutos Nacionales de Salud, el estudio publicado el lunes desafía investigaciones anteriores que sugerían que una infección anterior por COVID-19 mejoró la respuesta inmune de un individuo vacunado, un fenómeno conocido como inmunidad híbrida, que algunos científicos creen que brinda la mejor protección contra la reinfección. En el estudio, investigadores de la Universidad de Stanford analizaron cómo las células inmunitarias que se encuentran en la sangre llamadas células T CD4+ y células T CD8+ responden a la infección y vacunación por covid. Esas células trabajan juntas para producir una respuesta inmunitaria que puede ayudar a defenderse del virus, matando a otras células que han sido infe...

Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathroom of their choice, likely first of several states this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathroom of their choice, likely first of several states this year.Source

Deputies say 2 kids in Stafford County missing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

Deputies in Stafford County, Virginia, are looking for a mother they said took her two children from school, despite her having an active protective order.The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Rosa Gregg, 32, and her two children Riley and Regan Crowder, both 6.More Stafford County NewsMore Crime NewsAround 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to Stafford Elementary for a report of a parental abduction. Gregg picked up both children; the school said it had no knowledge of the protective order.The sheriff’s office believes she is currently in Rocky Mount North Carolina. Deputies are working with state police and Rocky Mount Police.Gregg has black hair and glasses. She is known to be driving a 2014 black Chevy Camaro with a Virginia license plate of VCJ 5953.A photo of Riley and Regan is above.If you have any information please call 911 immediately.Source

Arizona State extends Hurley through 2025-26 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has agreed to a contract extension with men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley that runs through the 2025-26 season.The deal announced on Tuesday is subject to approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. Hurley’s previous contract was set to expire after next season.“Coach Hurley has made our program relevant nationally with many significant wins and an exciting style, along with a firm commitment to the academic success of our student-athletes,” Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson said in a statement. “He has made it clear to us that he wants to be here and we have done likewise with him. We share a strong confidence in the present and future state of Sun Devil men’s basketball.”Hurley led the Sun Devils to 23 wins this season and their third trip to the NCAA Tournament the last five times it has been played. Arizona State beat Nevada in the First Four before losing to Texas Christian on a last-second shot last Friday.The Sun Devils...

Mitchell has big slam, 31 points as Cavs beat Nets 115-109

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had five 3-pointers and one sensational slam dunk among his 31 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers opened a big lead in the third quarter and held on for a 115-109 victory over Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.Caris LeVert added 18 points for the Cavaliers in the opener of a two-game series. Cleveland led by only six after a competitive first half, but quickly blew it open in the third en route to its seventh win in nine games. The Cavs opened a 24-point lead and Mitchell’s slam over Yuta Watanabe came with the Nets desperately hoping to get back into it early in the fourth. Darius Garland and Evan Mobley each added 17 points, and Jarrett Allen returned from a four-game absence with a right eye injury with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Day’Ron Sharpe had 20 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Nets, who lost their fourth straight game. Spencer Dinwiddie had 19 points and 11 assists, and Mikal Bridges scored 18 points.The teams play aga...

Teravainen scores late, Hurricanes rally to beat Rangers 3-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night.Jalen Chatfield and Stefan Noesen also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes, who won for the third time in four games.Tyler Motte and Kaapo Kakko scored for the Rangers, who had won four straight were 6-0-1 in their last seven. Igor Shesterkin finished with 36 saves.Teravainen scored his 11th goal with 2:33 left on a pass from defenseman Brent Burns, redirecting the puck past Shesterkin. The Hurricanes, who trailed 1-0 and 2-1, extended their lead over second-place New Jersey to two points and the third-place Rangers to eight points in the division.The Rangers led 1-0 entering the third and were vying for their third-straight shutout before Chatfield tied the score at 9:49 — the first goal the Rangers allowed in more than eight periods. New York was coming off a 6...

Evangelista scores 2 in Predators 7-3 win over Sabres

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Luke Evangelista scored twice in a span of 39 seconds as part of a four-goal second-period surge, and the Nashville Predators became the latest team to rout the reeling Buffalo Sabres in a 7-3 win on Tuesday night.Matt Duchene also scored twice, including an empty-netter, to give him 21 goals on the season. Tommy Novak, Philip Tomasino and defenseman Ryan McDonagh — in his first game after missing four with an upper body injury — had a goal an assist each. Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots and even picked up an assist in beating the Sabres for the first time in seven career starts (1-5-1). Evangelista added two assists to become Nashville’s first rookie to enjoy a four-point game since Dan Hamhuis had a goal and four assists in setting the franchise record in 2004.The win allowed Nashville (35-26-8) to keep pace in the race for the Western Conference’s final two wild-card playoff spots. The Predators opened the day in 10th, five points behind eighth-place Winni...

Milwaukee mass shooting kills teenage boy, injures 5 women

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:44 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy died and five young women were injured in a Milwaukee mass shooting in the latest violence to target the city’s young people, police said.The 15-year-old boy died at the scene following the shooting that occurred about 11:30 p.m. Monday on the city’s north side, Milwaukee police said. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the boy as Davion Patterson.Five women, ages 18, 19, 21, and two 22-year-olds, were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries, police said.Investigators said they were looking for unknown suspects and trying to learn what led up to the shooting.Jacqueline Moore trold WTMJ-TV her 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed in the same area nearly three years ago. “Fifteen or 14 years old, it doesn’t matter it was still a child,” Moore said. “Somebody lost their baby again. Another Black parent has to bury their baby.Source