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Geraldine Brooks’ ‘Horse’ and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation.The awards were announced Tuesday by the Dayton foundation, which honors a book of fiction and of nonfiction for using “the power of literature to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for her novel “March,” while “His Name Is George Floyd” was a Pulitzer winner earlier this year.On Tuesday, Lily Brooks-Dalton’s “The Light Pirate” was the runner-up for the Dayton fiction prize, and Adam Hochschild’s World War I-era history “The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis” was runner-up for nonfiction.Previous winners Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “The Sympathizer,” Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “We Were Eight Years in Power...

Stock market today: Wall Street points higher on hints that interest rate hikes may abate

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

BANGKOK — Wall Street is following global markets higher before Tuesday’s opening bell on some potentially encouraging news about interest rates, which have been dragging markets lower since the summer. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher.On Monday, the S&P 500 flipped from losses to gains after two Federal Reserve officials suggested interest rates might be held steady at the next policy meeting. That’s because a jump in longer-term bond yields may be helping to cool inflation without further market-rattling hikes by the Fed. The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the world economy is losing momentum in the face of higher interest rates, the war in Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts.Global economic growth is forecast to slow to 2.9% in 2024 from an expected 3% this year, the IMF said. The forecast for next year is down a notch from the 3% it predicted back in July.PepsiCo rose 1.1% in premarket trading...

In Manitoba, police killings require inquests. So where are they?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

In today’s Big Story Podcast, every use of deadly force by police in Manitoba requires an inquest to determine how and why it happened. In theory, this prevents fear or favour from influencing the decision whether or not to hold one, ensures that a police-led investigation will not simply shut down a case, and offers every family suffering through a loss the chance to ask their questions, and get their answers.Marsha McLeod is an investigative journalist with the Winnipeg Free Press. She recently looked into police killing inquests in Manitoba, and found that the system may not be adequately serving the interests of the families of those killed by police, or the public.“You have 14 inquests into fatal shootings by police, out of these 29 deaths since 2003 … and we found that in two-thirds of them, no recommendations were made, and even when recommendations were made, that’s not led to meaningful change,” says McLeod. So what’s gone wrong within Manitoba’s inquest system? And h...

Woman killed, 17-year-old boy injured in shooting on South Side

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman was killed and a 17-year-old boy is injured after a shooting on the city's South Side.The shooting happened around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday on the 9300 block of South Halsted in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Police said the teen boy and a 46-year-old woman were on the sidewalk when they were shot.The woman was shot in the hip and transported in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.The 17-year-old boy was shot in the left arm and transported to the same hospital in good condition. CPD deem River North restaurant ‘danger to public’ after 8 shot outside A homicide investigation is underway.

Dean's A-List Interview: Chicago's own Mandy Patinkin

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

CHICAGO — One of Chicago's very own is going to be returning to the area for a pair of shows this week. Actor and singer Mandy Patinkin is performing at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on Thursday and Saturday, taking to the stage with performer Adam Ben-David.Before he does so, he joined Dean Richards for a conversation on the WGN Morning News, talking on "Dean's A-List Interview" on Tuesday morning.Patinkin discussed the upcoming performance along with his career with roots in Chicago. You can listen to Mandy's discussion with Dean Richards on the October 10 show in the video above.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Poll shows Texans split on what education legislation lawmakers should focus on

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the third special session gets underway at the state Capitol, Texans are split on what educational priorities lawmakers should focus on.Proposals for major new public school funding are competing with the Governor's priority for private school subsidies as legislative leaders trade attacks more hostile than ever.A poll of 1,200 registered voters, conducted in August by the Texas Politics Project, is shedding light on which 'priorities' are most important to the public.The poll asked voters whether several issues should be an "extremely important" priority for the legislature to address.Sixty percent of poll respondents said school safety should be a top priority, more than any other issue asked about. There was also strong support for improving school safety among both Republicans and Democrats.Other issues were more polarizing. Sixty percent of Republicans, for example, said school curriculums — what students are taught in the classroom — should be an extremely i...

Come on down! To 'The Price is Right Live' at Proctors

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Come on down! The Price is Right Live is coming to Proctors Theatre in Schenectady on April 4, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. on Proctor's website. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Randomly selected contestants will be able to join the celebrity host in the interactive stage show game. Whether you're a new fan or a longtime viewer, come get the chance to play the show's favorites like Plinko, and Cliffhangers, spin the Big Wheel, and potentially compete in the showcase!Get the chance to win from several fantastic prices, such as appliances, electronics, dream vacations, and maybe even a brand-new car! Some lucky audience members will have the chance to win prizes right from their seats.

Missouri Goodwill hosting career fair at headquarters Wednesday, Oct. 11

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Missouri Goodwill is hosting a free career fair Wednesday.There are job opportunities in accounting, education, childcare, IT, marketing, retail, transportation, and more. The career fair is from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Goodwill headquarters on Locust Street in downtown St. Louis. Dead tree is a big problem for elderly St. Louis homeowner FOX 2's Ty Hawkins spoke with the MERS Goodwill President about those job opportunities and how you can prepare for them.

The Bank of Denver, owned by local family for 70 years, will be sold

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

After 70 years of local ownership, the Bank of Denver will be sold to an Iowa company.MidWestOne is spending $32.6 million to acquire Denver Bankshares, the bank’s holding company, according to a Sept. 27 presentation to MidWestOne investors. The all-cash deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, according to that presentation.“We are continuing to build the necessary critical mass in our Denver market, a large and core metropolitan market,” MidWestOne CEO Chip Reeves said in a press release.“This acquisition accelerates our growth in the region by three to four years,” he said.For its part, the Bank of Denver said that it “will be joining a growing company that has a shared value of excellent customer service.” It refers to the sale as a merger.Related ArticlesBusiness | Retired home builder Larry Larsen lists Wash Park home for $3 million Business | CenturyLink customers with “Price for Life” deal see bills increase Busines...

Retired home builder Larry Larsen lists Wash Park home for $3 million

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:43 GMT

After building luxury custom homes for over 20 years, Larry Larsen knew what he wanted to do when he renovated his Wash Park home on the 600 block of South Downing Street.First, he wanted to revamp the exterior to change its appearance from a Cape Cod style to a modern farmhouse look.On the inside, he and his wife Hillary Reed, an artist and former Larsen designer, wanted to add a main floor primary suite and expand the kitchen, dining area and great room. The primary suite includes a five-piece bath with heated floors, a soaking tub and steam shower.“We loaded the house with all the top features, including built-in electric shades and a sound system throughout,” Larsen said.The couple also added a patio in the front to take advantage of the view of Smith Lake across the street.“We have a lake room on the main floor with big windows that could easily be converted to a study,” Larsen said.The couple bought the now-4,300-square-foot home in 2004 for $478,000 and fully renovated it in ...