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Tip math: Montgomery Co. lawmakers hear two sides in the fight over tipped wage credit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

Tension was in the air at a hearing in Rockville, Maryland, on doing away with the tipped wage credit and phasing in a minimum wage that matches the rest of Montgomery County among both sides of the debate.As the Tuesday afternoon hearing started, Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass urged both sides to be “respectful,” adding that “we know there are a lot of emotions, and a lot of concerns” on both sides of the debate.The legislation, Bill 35-23, County Minimum Wage — Tipped Workers, would raise the minimum wage for tipped workers from the current $4 an hour rate with a $2 an hour increase by July 2024. The hourly wage would continue to increase until it matches the county’s own minimum wage, which currently ranges from $14.50 to $16.70 an hour, depending on the number of employees in the workplace.Council members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink have championed the bill, arguing it would raise the floor for workers.Maryland Del. Gabriel Acevero...

Salter passes for 2 TDs, Cooley runs for three TDs, Liberty beats Middle Tennessee 42-35

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kaidon Salter threw two touchdowns passes and added 160 yards rushing, Quinton Cooley scored three rushing touchdown and Liberty beat Middle Tennessee 42-35 Tuesday night. Salter was 12-of-20 passing for 140 yards and Cooley had 123 yards rushing on 22 carries for Liberty (7-0, 5-0 Conference USA). Cooley’s third touchdown, a 10-yard run, made it 35-all late in the third quarter and a few plays later Brylan Green forced a fumble that was recovered by Kobe Singleton and gave Liberty possession at its own 42. Salter ran for a 10-yard gain on a third-and-14 but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty gave the Flames a fresh set of downs and, on the ensuing play, threw a 37-yard TD pass to CJ Daniels that capped the scoring with 14:37 to play. The Middle Tennessee (2-6, 1-3) offense stalled on each of its next two drives before a 12-yard punt gave the Blue Raiders possession at the Liberty 23 with 5:17 to play. One play later, Nicholas Vattiato had pass a pass int...

Sean Couturier scores on penalty shot in Flyers’ 2-0 victory over Canucks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier scored on a penalty shot for his first goal in nearly two years, Carter Hart made 25 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 in their home opener Tuesday night.After being taken down by Elias Pettersson, Couturier beat Thatcher Demko on the penalty shot to make it 2-0 with 2:37 remaining in the first period. Couturier approached the goal from the right with his back to Demko, then spun to his forehand for a snapper that went in off the far post.Couturier scored for the first time since Dec. 10, 2021. He was sidelined for the second half of the 2021-22 season and all of last season because of a back injury.Rookie defenseman Egor Zamula opened the scoring with his first NHL goal, beating Demko to the glove side 1:45 into the game.The Canucks lost for the first time after sweeping an opening home-and-home set with the Edmonton Oilers.Hart had his first shutout of the season and sixth in the NHL.OILERS 6, PREDATORS 1NASHVILLE, ...

Zion Williamson gets off to quick start in Pelicans’ 104-92 preseason win over Magic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 18 points, Zion Williamson scored 16 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Orlando Magic 104-92 on Tuesday night.Williamson finished the first quarter with 10 points, four steals, two assists and a rebound. He shot 6 of 8 in 16 minutes overall. Ingram was 8-of-16 shooting. The Pelicans were 35 of 59 from inside the 3-point line but just 7 of 28 outside it.Franz Wagner scored 19 points and Moritz Wagner had 16 for Orlando. The brothers combined to shoot 15 of 21 while the rest of the Magic shot 20 of 63.CELTICS 123, KNICKS 110Jason Tatum scored 28 points, Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 and host Boston beat New York with the help of 23 3-pointers.The Celtics put it up from deep 52 times, shooting 44.2%. Jaylen Brown added 17 points for the Celtics, playing alongside Tatum for the first time this preseason.Quentin Grimes scored 22 points for the Knicks, who rested their starters.THUNDER 124, BUCKS 101Josh Giddey scored 19 points, Chet Holmgren s...

130 fires linked to Denver homeless encampments so far this year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Fire Department reports 130 fires so far in 2023 happened in areas or tents inhabited by those coping with homelessness.Many living on the streets resort to using various fuel sources for heat, but firefighters say burning anything in a small enclosed space is dangerous. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox “It can be really deadly,” Denver Assistant Fire Chief Carly Helwick told FOX31.Firefighters routinely find propane and butane tanks, oxygen cylinders and other forms of compressed gas in or near encampments. Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, a fire ignited downtown at a sidewalk tent on 22nd Street.“I heard a really loud boom and it took me a second to realize what was going on, and then I saw huge plumes of black smoke and the flames,” said Alex Pacheco, who works near the area.Video shows a tent fire on a sidewalk in downtown Denver. (Credit: Mike Johnson)Denver Fire did not release an official cause, but the man living in the te...

US family leaves Tel Aviv home after deadly Hamas attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A family with ties to Denver is back in the U.S. after leaving their home in Tel Aviv following the deadly Hamas attack.Jonathan Alden and his wife moved to the city three years ago. “We live on the Mediterranean, we eat good food, and we have a nice community,” Alden said. “It’s a very fun city."But their world was turned upside down after Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets into Israel on Oct. 7."It’s just an endless scroll of dead people. You can just scroll, and it's just people that are missing, people that are killed,” Alden said. “It’s really horrible.” Denver twins fighting in Israel don’t have bulletproof vests Despite the horror and the pain, his community sprang into action. “Every grocery store was getting sold out, not necessarily because people were hoarding stuff, but because they’re buying to put into boxes to send to people in need,” Alden said. After being in and out of bomb shelters for several days, Alden said they decided ...

Photo gear with wedding pictures disappears at Denver International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A wedding photographer is hoping the power of local news and story shares can help her get back the photos she took of a couple's wedding, which disappeared with her gear at Denver International Airport.Amber Smith's career is built on helping couples preserve their big moment. Photos: Cirque Du Soleil on ice is coming to Denver She was capturing a wedding earlier this month and flew home on Southwest Airlines on Oct. 8.“She’d planned her wedding for, like, two years, was so excited, is the sweetest person and then just has this happen,” Smith told FOX31.Have you seen this wedding photo gear?After leaving the plane on a layover in Denver, Smith realized her camera bag was still under her seat. However, after the de-planing finished, she learned it was gone.“It’s the worst feeling,” Smith said. “I’m like, oh, there's someone's wedding that just disappeared, and it's my fault. The bag was nowhere to be seen. They said no one had turned it in. It wasn't in lost and fo...

Editorial: Hamas attack should be recognized as act of terrorism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

There should be no debate over the language we use to describe Hamas and its depraved Oct. 7 attack on Israel.Hamas is a terrorist organization, and the acts of its agents on Oct. 7, when they crossed the border into Israel with the express intent of killing and kidnapping civilians, were terrorism.That makes them terrorists.While some have suggested Hamas’ political role in Gaza means it is not a terrorist organization, it is clearly targeting civilians for political ends, which is the very definition of terrorism..The danger in using euphemisms such as “militants” to describe terrorists is that it normalizes heinous acts of terrorism and implies that the deliberate targeting of civilians is a military act and that Hamas at large has some other, less despicable objective.But let’s be clear: Hamas’ stated goal in its founding charter calls for the obliteration of the state of Israel. The United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada have all formally designated Ha...

Graham: UAW chief’s radical ties raise concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

An “Eat the Rich” T-shirt is the sort of symbolism most often found at progressive campus protests or rallies of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). So why was it worn at a recent public appearance by Shawn Fain, the head of the United Auto Workers union, and what does that choice tell us about the inner circle of the man leading the most aggressive UAW strike in generations?Those are some of the questions critics are asking as they see continued economic fallout from a strike with no end in sight, seemingly powered by the radicalization of the UAW’s leadership led by Fain and his closest advisers, which contains self-avowed Marxists and ideologues so extreme they are defending Hamas terrorists.Fain has made no secret of his “social justice” politics. Rather than focusing on benefits and pay for his union’s members, he’s pushing his union to enter the broader political fray.“The UAW is back in the fight and we are ready to stand united to win economic and social justice,” Fa...

Real Simple’s luscious Chocolate Fudge Pie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

Everybody knows that Halloween dishes up sweets galore. Trick-or-treaters come home with bounties of chocolate bars, candy, gum, licorice, and much more inside of their bags and buckets. Even though trick-or-treat treasures are the stars of the show, when hosting Halloween parties, desserts also can be top notch, and guests often look forward to chocolate treats on the dessert table.This year, Halloween hosts can serve up a slice of “Chocolate Fudge Pie” from “Real Simple: Dinner Tonight Done!” (Time Home Entertainment) from the editors of Real Simple.TAG GOES HEREChocolate Fudge PieINGREDIENTS1 pie crust (store-bought or homemade), fitted into a 9-inch pie plate6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped, plus more shaved, for topping1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter3 large eggs1/8 teaspoon kosher salt1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar1 1/2 cups heavy creamDIRECTIONSHeat oven to 375 F. Place the pie plate on a baking sheet. Prick the crust with a fork and...