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California women get paid 88% of men, and that’s 6th-best in US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

In a summer celebrating women, entertainment-wise at least, the pay gap by gender still simmers.While we flock to theaters to see “Barbie,” pack stadiums for Taylor Swift’s music tour and stay up all hours cheering the U.S. women’s national team, this bright cultural spotlight doesn’t truly reflect progress at the workplace.Despite a milestone agreement for equal pay last year for the U.S. women’s soccer team, my trusty spreadsheet tells me the typical female worker clearly gets paid less than their male counterparts.A peek inside the government’s annual report on the women’s wage gap compared coronavirus-chilled 2021 to 2016. The good news for California’s female workforce is that the state’s job market has the sixth-smallest wage gap among the states.Margot Robbie in a scene from “Barbie” shows off her flat feet to other barbies. (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures) The good news for California’s female...

NASCAR suspends driver Noah Gragson for his activity on social media

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to undisclosed activity on social media.“I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention and actions on social media,” Gragson posted Saturday. “I understand the severity of this situation. I love and appreciate everyone. I try to treat everyone equally no matter who they are. I messed up plain and simple.”Grant Enfinger will be in the No. 42 Chevrolet, making his Cup debut in Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway to replace Gragson.NASCAR said Gragson violated the member conduct of its rule book without providing details.“His actions do not represent the values of our team,” Legacy Motor Club said in a statement.The 25-year-old Gragson, who is from Las Vegas, is in his first full season in the Cup series and is No. 33 in points.___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racingSource

Semifinal washout at Prague Open with both matches rescheduled for Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — Rain has washed out the entire Saturday schedule of the Prague Open.Both semifinals were rescheduled to take place on Sunday, along with the final.In the semifinals, fourth-seeded Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic will play qualifier Tamara Korpatsch of Germany, and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania faces Nao Hibino of Japan.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Seattle visits Phoenix following Taurasi’s 42-point outing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

Seattle Storm (6-20, 4-8 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (7-19, 2-11 Western Conference)Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK WNBA LINE: Mercury -3.5; over/under is 159.5BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hosts the Seattle Storm after Diana Taurasi scored 42 points in the Phoenix Mercury’s 91-71 win against the Atlanta Dream.The Mercury have gone 2-11 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix is sixth in the WNBA with 19.3 assists per game led by Sug Sutton averaging 4.5.The Storm are 4-8 in Western Conference play. Seattle ranks sixth in the WNBA with 26.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Ezi Magbegor averaging 6.6.The teams square off for the third time this season. In the last matchup on June 25 the Storm won 97-74 led by 24 points from Jewell Loyd, while Moriah Jefferson scored 18 points for the Mercury.TOP PERFORMERS: Taurasi is averaging 17.4 points and 4.9 assists for the Mercury. Brittney Griner is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Phoenix.Loyd is ...

Sports on TV for Sunday, August 6

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

Sunday, August 6AUTO RACING11 a.m.USA — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The IMSA SportsCar Weekend, Road America, Plymouth, Wis.12:30 p.m.NBC — NTT IndyCar Series: The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tenn.2:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Cup Series: The FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.3 p.m.NBC — FIM MotoGP: Round 9, Towcester, England (Taped)BEACH VOLLEYBALL12 p.m.ESPN2 — AVP Gold Series: The Atlanta Open – Women’s and Men’s Championships, AtlantaCFL FOOTBALL7 p.m.CBSSN — Ottawa at SaskatchewanGOLF8 a.m.GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, Final Round, Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland1 p.m.CW — LIV Golf League: Final Round, The Old White at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.GOLF — PGA Tour: The Wyndham Championship, Final Round, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.3 p.m.CBS — PGA Tour: The Wyndham Championship, Final Round, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C...

Profits at Warren Buffett’s firm reach $36B as stocks surge and its insurance holdings perform well

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Profits rebounded at Warren Buffett’s conglomerate along with the value of its $353 billion stock portfolio in the second quarter to hit $35.9 billion, and many of Berkshire Hathaway’s assorted businesses also performed well, led by strong results in its core insurance businesses, particularly Geico.Berkshire Hathaway said Saturday that its profits surged to hit $24,755 per Class A share. A year ago, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company recorded a loss of $43.6 billion, or $29,633 per Class A share, when the value of its biggest investments fell.But Buffett has long said that those bottom-line figures can be misleading because of the big swings in the paper value of its investments from quarter to quarter when few of Berkshire’s investments are actually bought or sold. Instead, Buffett recommends that investors focus on operating earnings to see how the more than 90 companies Berkshire owns are actually performing.By that measure, Berkshire’s ...

Air pollution may increase risk for prostate, colorectal, breast, endometrial cancers: Harvard study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

Outdoor air pollution may raise the risk for non-lung cancer in older adults, with even low levels of air pollution exposure increasing the chances for prostate, colorectal, breast, and endometrial cancers.That’s according to a new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study of millions of Medicare beneficiaries. The researchers found that chronic exposures to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) over a 10-year period increased the risk of developing cancer.PM2.5 has been in the news during the last couple of months because that’s the concerning air pollutant from the Canadian wildfire smoke, which has wreaked havoc across the U.S.While air pollution in the past has been established as a risk factor for lung cancer — and a link to breast cancer risk has been emerging — few studies have looked at its effects on prostate, colorectal, and endometrial cancer risk.“Our findings uncover the biological plausibility of air pollution as a c...

BC quarterback Emmett Morehead ready to take on the ACC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

Emmett Morehead possesses the demeanor, physique and athleticism of a starting quarterback in the Atlantic Coast Conference.The only thing missing is the resume.Morehead’s Power-5 experience consists of four starts at the end of a difficult 2022 season that ended 3-9. But the 6-foot-5, 235-pound redshirt sophomore from Woodside, Calif., begins his third training camp at the Heights as custodian of the Boston College offense.Morehead is the incumbent quarterback in a competitive environment where the old adage suggests the starting job is his to lose. The little matter of fact that debunks that concept is Morehead will simply not let it happen. Morehead expects to be under center when BC opens the 2023 season against Northern Illinois on Sept. 2 at Alumni Stadium.“This is so much fun and there’s a lot to be excited about,” said Morehead. “It is a lot of fun and there is a totally different feel right now and I think we have so much positivity to what we can do.“My approach hasn’t cha...

Contractors that built MBTA’s Green Line Extension sue design firm for $35M

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

Four construction companies that collectively built the MBTA’s Green Line Extension filed a lawsuit against their engineering firm, claiming its faulty designs led to more than $35 million in cost overruns.The entity, GLX Constructors, is suing for professional negligence, breach of contract and contractual indemnity against STV Incorporated, saying in a Suffolk Superior Court filing that the engineering firm failed to reimburse GLX for these unexpected costs, as stipulated in the terms of their agreement.“GLX Constructors seeks damages in excess of $35 million for losses suffered as a result of STV’s failure to comply with the requisite standard of care and its contractual obligations when performing services in connection with the Green Line Extension project,” the lawsuit states.The roughly $2.3 billion Green Line Extension project was completed last December, with a new branch that starts in Medford at the Tufts/College Avenue station and adds four stops in Somerville. A smaller...

Howie Carr: Elites started killing newspapers long before the internet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:37 GMT

Newspapers ain’t what they used to be, but it wasn’t only the Internet, wokeness and the Red Chinese virus that ruined them beyond repair.The Beautiful People started destroying newspapers long before any of the above catastrophes. And finally, one of the pampered pukes involved in the decimation of the industry has admitted it.David Brooks is a typical product of the “elite” media — foreign born, fabulously wealthy, a guy who not only wasn’t in the military and doesn’t go to church, but someone who’s never even met anybody who did either.In addition to the Times, David Brooks is a talking head on National Panhandler Radio. Do I have to draw you a diagram?Yet last week, Brooks let the cat out of the bag about his ilk:“Over the last decades, we’ve taken over whole professions and locked everybody else out. When I began my journalism career in Chicago in the 1980s, there were will some old crusty working-class guys around the newsroom. Now we’re not only a college-dominated profession...