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Colorado to become 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado is set to become the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own machines with the governor’s expected signing of a “right to repair” law Tuesday, which forces manufacturers to provide their customers with the necessary manuals, tools, parts and software.Colorado, a state partly blanketed in ranches and farmland, took the lead on the issue following a nationwide outcry from farmers that manufacturers prevent them from fixing their own machines — from behemoth combines to thin tractors — when they break down. Farmers say it forces them to wait precious days for a servicer to arrive, a delay that could mean a hail storm decimates a crop or a farmer misses the ideal planting window. 11 states consider ‘right to repair’ for farming equipment Lawmakers in at least 10 other states have introduced similar legislation, including in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont.Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, is expected to sign the ...

When are the 2023 Yoga on the Rocks dates?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

MORRISON, Colo. (KDVR) — Time to get your zen on and start your day with a workout in an iconic venue. Yoga on the Rocks returns to Red Rocks this summer. The 11th season of Yoga on the Rocks is back and will run from June through August on Saturday mornings at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. “It’s not officially summer in Colorado until yogis are doing downward dog at sunrise, and sunset brings up a film favorite,” said Red Rocks spokesman Brian Kitts. Red Rocks releases 2023 Film on the Rocks lineup Yoga on the Rocks gives yogis of all experiences an exhilarating workout to start off their Saturday. ScheduleYoga on the Rocks with The River YogaSaturday, June 3 with instructor Marisa KowalskiSaturday, June 10 with instructor Meghann VolzSaturday, June 17 with instructor Susanna BogardusSaturday, June 24 with instructor Carolyn BryanYoga on the Rocks with Buffalo + SparrowSaturday, July 8 with instructor Elaine Pages. Class is bilingual and taught in Spanish and EnglishSaturday, ...

2 dead, 1 critical after furniture warehouse evacuated due to hazardous material leak; Investigation underway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

Two people have died and one person is in critical condition after an unknown chemical leak at a furniture warehouse caused an evacuation. The Broward Sheriff’s Office and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue arrived at the scene of the Baer’s Furniture outlet, at 1589 NW 12th Ave., Tuesday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene as people were rushed out of the warehouse by fire rescue. People are now being kept blocks away from the area.A HAZMAT team arrived at the scene to find the source of the leak. According to BSO, a small number of people who have been in the building started to feel sick in the last few days. The three victims went to the hospital on their own accord after feeling sick. Authorities are reassuring the public that this incident is not a threat to the area or the community. An investigation is underway. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Sudan conflict: UK evacuating nationals amid shaky cease-fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

LONDON — Rishi Sunak ordered the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan amid a shaky cease-fire between warring sides in the northeast African nation.“We have started contacting nationals directly and providing routes for departure out of the country,” Foreign Secretary James Cleverly tweeted early Tuesday.The U.K. government has faced some criticism for the speed of its help to British nationals, but has insisted it cannot safely escort people out of the country without a pause in hostilities.A power struggle between Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemeti,” has plunged Sudan into fierce fighting. Around 500 people have died so far, with fighting across the African nation.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced overnight that the two groups had agreed to a 72-hour nationwide cease-fire, beginning at midnight. On Tuesday the RSF claimed that the S...

Maine governor signs bill making to-go alcohol permanent

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s pandemic rule allowing to-go cocktails is going to be sticking around.Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill Monday evening to make booze-to-go from restaurants and bars permanent, joining more then a dozen states that allow carry-out mixed drinks.To-go cocktails gained popularity nationwide during the pandemic when restaurants and bars were shut down. Maine’s new law requires those drinks to be labeled and placed in the trunk or non-passenger compartments of a vehicle.An executive order issued by Mills in 2020 permitted restaurants to sell and deliver beverages if accompanied by a food order, while distilleries could sell liquor without food. Last year, a law extended to-go drinks, including delivery and take-out. The law is now permanent.All told, 19 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to permanently allow cocktails to-go and 14 others have enacted temporary laws since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder starts nonprofit cannabis company

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s has gone from ice cream to cannabis with a social mission.Ben Cohen has started Ben’s Best Blnz, a nonprofit cannabis line with a stated mission of helping to right the wrongs of the war on drugs. The company says on its website that 80% of its profits will go to grants for Black cannabis entrepreneurs while the rest will be equally divided between the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and the national Last Prisoner Project, which is working to free people incarcerated for cannabis offenses.“The War on Drugs (first so named by President Richard Nixon) has targeted lower income Black and Brown people thru over policing, discriminatory prosecution, and discriminatory sentencing,” the website states. “That’s why despite using pot at the same rate, Black people are 4 times more likely to be arrested than Whites.”Ben’s Best Blnz, or B3, says it licenses its formulas, packaging, trademarks, and marketing mat...

Bruins notebook: Patrice Bergeron trending toward a Game 5 return

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

Never one to get too far ahead of himself, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said that Patrice Bergeron still needed to “check some boxes” before he could declare that his captain is a go for Wednesday’s Game 5. But all indications from Tuesday’s practice say that Bergeron will enter the playoff fray as the B’s try to close out the Florida Panthers at the Garden.Bergeron, who has not played a game or even practiced with the team since leaving Game 82 with an upper body injury, hit the sheet at Warrior Ice Arena in a regular jersey and was a full participant, manning the bumper on the first power play unit and then leading the post-practice stretch.Bergeron himself gave a tentative thumbs-up after his first team practice in almost two weeks.“Today’s a good day and we’ll see (Wednesday) how I feel,” said Bergeron. “I’m not anticipating any setbacks. So far, so good.”Asked if he felt like he has put this injury behind him or it’s something that he...

The 12-word financial plan for people who hate financial planning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.If you hate reading how-to articles about money, read this article anyway.I’m with you. I get it. Some people can’t stand talking about, reading or even thinking about money, researchers find. “Make a budget,” the experts say. “Get out of here with that crazy talk. I’m busy living a life, not a bean counter,” you might say.Spreadsheets? “I’m feeling a little queasy right now. Can’t stand them.”But you don’t want to be broke, miserable about money and without all the good stuff money can bring. You just want to be an expert in something else. Cooking maybe. Fishing. Running. Traveling. Sleeping. Anything but managing money.This article has one central idea about managin...

Aaron Judge: Yankees’ struggling offense needs to ‘jump’ teams early in games

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

With the Yankees’ offense struggling, Aaron Judge doesn’t just want to see his team score more. He wants the Bombers to score sooner.The Yankees have plated just six runs over four games since Friday, April 21, a stretch that includes three losses. Five of those runs came in the eighth inning or later, and three came in the ninth.“We tried getting a little rally there going late,” Judge said after the Yankees scored once in the final frame of Monday’s loss to the Twins. “But we couldn’t really get it firing. We got to try to just jump out early on teams, score early and kind of put the pressure on them. Right now, we’re kind of taking a while getting into the game, feeling it, and just not doing the job. So we gotta jump on ‘em early.”The Yankees have been playing catch-up in recent days, but the lineup’s woes date further back.The team has scored less than four runs in nine of the last 11 games, and the Yankees are m...

Don’t miss the final three national park free days in 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:23 GMT

With National Park Week underway, you may be thinking about planning your next visit to explore the beauty of America’s public lands. Even if you missed this past Saturday’s free entrance day to kick off the celebration (April 22-30), there are still several occasions when national park gates are open free-of-entry to all.The U.S. National Park Service offers “free entrance” days each year to celebrate holidays and milestones in the history of natural preservation, such as the anniversary of the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act. These freebies are valid for all national-park sites in the country — and there are more than 400 of them, including historic and recreation areas.The Grand Teton mountain range in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, on June 13, 2019. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)The next free day arrives Aug. 4, so mark your calendars and plan accordingly. Note that while entrance fees are waived on these occasions, some fees might still be in plac...