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Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a strike by Las Vegas hotel workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Over seven months of tense negotiations, mandatory daily room cleanings underscored the big issues that Las Vegas union hotel workers were fighting to address in their first contracts since the pandemic: job security, better working conditions and safety while on the job.From the onset of bargaining, Ted Pappageorge, the chief contract negotiator for the Culinary Workers Union, had said tens of thousands of workers whose contracts expired earlier this year would be willing to go on strike to make daily room cleanings mandatory.“Las Vegas needs to be full service,” he said last month.It was a message that Pappageorge and the workers would repeat for months as negotiations ramped up and the union threatened to go on strike if they didn’t have contracts by first light on Friday with MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts.But by dawn Friday, the union had secured tentative labor deals with MGM Resorts, Caesars and Wynn Resorts, nar...

China Automotive Systems: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

JINGZHOU, China (AP) — JINGZHOU, China (AP) — China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $9.5 million.The Jingzhou, China-based company said it had net income of 31 cents per share.The auto parts supplier posted revenue of $137.5 million in the period.China Automotive Systems expects full-year revenue of $560 million.The company’s shares closed at $3.43. A year ago, they were trading at $4.02._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CAAS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CAASSource

Receiver CeeDee Lamb goes off for Cowboys after sounding off about getting the ball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb says he doesn’t think the best stretch of his career happens without the Dallas receiver sounding off about his limited role in the blowout loss to San Francisco that preceded it.Dak Prescott doesn’t want to downplay the conversations that grew out of that humbling day in California, but says the way that 42-10 loss played out was “just different.”Coach Mike McCarthy tends to agree with his quarterback on whether Lamb’s current run of three consecutive 100-yard games was sparked by the visible frustration from Lamb against the Niners.“It’s a great story, but I think he played this way last year, in my opinion,” McCarthy said. “Everybody is frustrated, and I appreciate those conversations. I don’t know if I’d say it’s a catalyst. I’d say it’s a reminder of what he can do with the ball.”To McCarthy’s point, it’s not the first time Lamb has caught at least 100 yards in passes in three straight games. But it’s the firs...

Analysis: Bill Belichick should get another opportunity if he wants to keep coaching after Patriots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.___Bill Belichick has won six Super Bowls as a head coach and more games than everyone except Don Shula.That won’t save his job in New England if the Patriots keep losing.Belichick’s future is a hot topic as the Patriots (2-7) prepare to play the Indianapolis Colts (4-5) in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday. There even was speculation this week that Belichick could be fired if New England loses to Indianapolis.Belichick presided over an unprecedented, two-decade run of excellence, but the Patriots have steadily declined since Tom Brady departed after the 2019 season. New England’s dismal start this year is the franchise’s worst since Belichick’s first season with the team in 2000.Since Brady left, the Patriots are 27-33, including a playoff loss. In 24 seasons as a head coach with New England and five previously with Cleveland, Belichick is 82-97 in games Brady hasn’t started.B...

Dozens of principals have left Fairfax Co. schools since 2020, data show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

Dozens of Fairfax County Public School principals have left the district in the last few years, according to data obtained by WTOP.Since the 2020-21 school year, 53 principals have retired or resigned from Virginia’s largest school system, according to data obtained by WTOP through a Freedom of Information Act request. However, some of those who retired only retired from Fairfax County.Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland’s second-largest school system, reported 43 principal retirements and resignations in the last three school years. Loudoun County Public Schools reported nine over that same span.In addition to pandemic-related burnout, which prompted educators to leave the profession across the country, three former Fairfax Co. principals said their decisions were fueled by growing pressures to overcome learning loss, a disconnect with central school system offices about what they think is happening in schools compared to what’s actually happenin...

Denver to sweep 3rd encampment for mayor's House1000 initiative

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver is preparing to sweep another homeless encampment, this time at 24th and Arapahoe streets, near Triangle Park.The encampment cleanup is part of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's House1000 initiative, which established a goal for the city to house 1,000 people by the end of 2023. The city told FOX31 that indoor units have been identified to offer anyone at the encampment as part of the process. ‘Bursting at the seams’: Influx of migrant students squeezing DPS resources Outreach teams will also be present for the sweep to provide support and offer wraparound services to eligible individuals. Trash service and portable toilets also will be on hand.The sweep is scheduled for Nov. 16-17. The city has announced it will remove "all items encumbering or obstructing" the area, which will include both sides of Arapahoe Street, along with 24th Street to the northeast and Broadway to the southwest.The city of Denver is preparing to sweep another homeless encampme...

First responders conduct realistic drill for potential train emergency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

Multiple fire rescue agencies participated in a training exercise on Thursday morning at the Tri-Rail train tracks. The simulation, designed to prepare crews for a worst-case scenario.During the exercise, responders faced a challenging scenario: a train versus vehicle collision, leading to a trapped patient and a simulated fire on the train. “This was a train versus vehicle, and what we simulated was there was a trapped patient in the vehicle and also we had the train simulated that it caught fire, creating smoke and hazardous situation for the passengers on board,” explained Fire Rescue Training Chief Don Desmond. “Therefore, we had to extinguish the fire, extricate the victim from the vehicle, and also set crews for interior passengers that had smoke inside the rail cars.”The drill included extinguishing the fire, extricating the victim, and dealing with smoke-filled rail cars where actors played the roles of passengers. The realistic simulation aimed to en...

Australian surfer Laura Enever officially breaks world record after taming giant wave

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

(CNN) — Australian surfer Laura Enever can finally celebrate officially breaking a world record for the largest wave ever paddled into by a woman.Guinness World Records and the World Surf League (WSL) have now verified the size of the 13.3-meter (about 43.6-foot) wave that she successfully surfed in Hawaii on January 22.“I knew it was big when I paddled into it and then when I took off I looked down and I knew it was definitely the biggest wave I’ve ever caught,” Enever said, per the WSL.“I knew it was the wave of my life, the whole way it all came together and the way I committed, backed myself, told myself to go and trusted I could do it. The ride was such a breakthrough for me and a moment that will be really special and monumental in my surf career.“To get awarded this months later is really cool, I can’t believe it.”Paddling-in requires surfers to enter waves unassisted, compared to being towed-in by a jet-ski in order to access the biggest breaks.The previous record was set ei...

In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers make it somewhat official

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon.Now, state lawmakers are making it somewhat official.A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail won approval Thursday in the state Assembly.It’s a resolution, not a bill, so even if passed by the Senate the brandy old fashioned won’t make it onto the list of other official state symbols that include milk as the official beverage, kringle as the official pastry and corn as the official grain. Getting that level of recognition, enshrined in the state’s “Blue Book,” requires introduction of a bill, a public hearing and then the signature of the governor.Only two states have gone that far: both Alabama and Virginia have whiskey as their official state spirit.Some efforts to declare official state symbols in Wisconsin, like Colby as the official cheese, have run into opposition. The Colby proposal, around since 2019, has b...

EU-China summit penciled in for December 7-8

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:10 GMT

BRUSSELS — The first EU-China summit in four years has been tentatively scheduled for December 7-8, an EU official said on Friday, as Thierry Breton became the latest senior commissioner to visit China to lay the ground for the meeting.Those are the dates that both sides are working toward but they still need to be formally announced, the official said. A senior EU diplomat said that the dates of the get-together hosted by China were not yet fully final. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to go on the record.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in a speech to EU ambassadors earlier this week, called for a “clear-eyed” approach to Beijing’s hardening global posture as she looked ahead to the summit. Her European Council counterpart, Charles Michel, will also attend, while Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to chair. Chinese President Xi Jinping will also meet the pair, according to an EU official with knowledge of the plan...