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Advocates call for THC Potency Tax Repeal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--With the budget deadline looming, members of the Cannabis Association of New York are making a final push to have their priorities added in the state budget.At the New York State Capitol on Tuesday, advocates were calling on the legislature to repeal the THC potency tax, something Senator Jeremy Cooney supports."Now, under the current law in New York State, a product that has a higher potency or a higher percentage of THC— could be an edible, could be a smokable product, that would actually be charged at a higher dollar amount than other types of products. What we are trying to do is recognize that we don’t tax based on the type of product it is," explained Cooney.Advocates say the repeal would make the adult-use market more competitive."If we don’t pass this tax reform now, it will probably be too late because it could wait for years potentially and by that point, the prices will be so high that people will continue shopping at the illegal stores and bypassin...

Washington University study shows Paxlovid can reduce or prevent long COVID symptoms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A new study found Paxlovid not only protects you from the immediate effects of COVID0-19, but it also prevents long-term effects on just about every organ in the body.For six months, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine studied 35,000 people who took the antiviral medication Paxlovid right after they got sick, and more than 200,000 others who didn't take it.Doctors found Paxlovid increased your long-term protection from COVID complications by 26%. It reduced the risk of heart problems, stroke, fatigue, brain fog, and more.Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly and his team studied about 80 adverse health outcomes associated with long COVID.

Why recognizing, treating depression should be a staple of pediatric care

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A new way of combating teen depression is working. It focuses on pediatricians and making sure teens have follow-up care. A team of researchers at Washington University here in St. Louis is behind it.The CDC reports teenagers' feelings of sadness and hopelessness are higher than ever among teenagers, especially girls. A mental health crisis compounded by a pandemic and a shortage of psychiatrists and therapists are adding to the problem.Pediatrician Katie Plax knew something had to be done differently. She and her team with the Washington University pediatric and adolescent ambulatory research consortium spent five years collecting date on a solution. They partnered with pediatricians in the community and trained them how to spot anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.Pediatricians are often the first ones to spot a problem. They key to their research was the success doctors experienced when they did follow up care.Doctors asked questions such as, did your p...

Englewood man, 81, suspected of killing wife, daughter with an ax

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

An 81-year-old man in Englewood has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife and daughter with an ax after he called police and reported they had been murdered, police said.Media Release Homicide Investigation pic.twitter.com/lxlu3S4U0x— Englewood Police Department (@PoliceEnglewood) March 28, 2023About 6 p.m. Saturday, Reginald Maclaren called police and said that his wife and daughter had been “murdered,” that he knew the suspect and the suspect had used a hammer, according to an Englewood Police Department news release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Englewood resident suspected of killing spouse, adult child, police say Crime and Public Safety | Teen killed in shooting outside Aurora mall Crime and Public Safety | Juvenile shot in Longmont crashes vehicle, dies at hospital Crime and Public Safety | Opinion: Save guns until 21. Save lives. Crime and Public Safety | Murder ...

Broncos CEO Greg Penner: Under coach Sean Payton, Denver “teed up to be a very different team next year”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

PHOENIX — Sean Payton’s team won’t start playing for more than five months, but the new Broncos head coach has already made a clear impact on the franchise in his boss’ eyes.“He immediately set a different tone coming into the building,” CEO Greg Penner told a small group of reporters at the league’s spring ownership meetings here Tuesday. “As a head coach probably the most important thing that you do is the staff that you hire and right away he came in and he’s built a staff that’s diverse. And I mean diverse across multiple dimensions — it’s age, you’ve got everyone from (75-year-old assistant head coach) Mike Weshtoff to (28-year-old quarterbacks coach) Davis Webb, diverse backgrounds from different coaching trees and perspectives — and that’s probably the most impressive thing.”The first football season under the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group did not go the way anybody expected when they closed on the acquisition of the club in August. It culminated in the firing of first...

Broncos coach Sean Payton pays $4.5M for Belcaro home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton purchased a home in a gated section of the Belcaro neighborhood for $4.55 million on March 6, according to property records.Payton, who signed a five-year contract for $18 million per year with the Broncos, is the NFL’s second-highest-paid coach behind New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.The 6,000-square-foot home within the gated Belcara community has four bedrooms and six baths.The main floor features 11-foot ceilings and a white oak floor in a herringbone pattern. The kitchen includes an oversized island and a glass wine wall holding hundreds of bottles.The two-story home includes an elevator and a primary suite with a fireplace and dual closets.Raymond Development Group developed the home and neighborhood. Dawn Raymond, a Kentwood Real Estate Cherry Creek realtor, was the listing agent and also listed as the owner. The home originally was listed for $4.6 million.Rachel Sartin with Corken + Company Real Estate Group represented...

Storm arrives late Tuesday night; rain continues into Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

After several warm and sunny days, Southern California’s weather is about to shift again as another Pacific storm moves in.The rain arrives late Tuesday night and will linger throughout the day on Wednesday and into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles.The first band of rainfall is expected to hit Ventura County around 10 p.m. and Los Angeles County between midnight and 3 a.m.Rain “will be steady but short-lived and generally on the lighter said,” NWS said. Interactive Storm Radar Rainfall rates will be a tenth of an inch per hour in the coastal areas and valleys and up to a quarter inch per hour in the foothills and mountains.The first band of rain will be followed by a six to eight-hour break with clearing skies before the next band arrives late Wednesday into Thursday morning.Satellite-radar composite. March 28, 2023. (KTLA)“This (second band) will be more showery in nature but with higher rain&nb...

If Disney is over the metaverse ...

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

Walt Disney Co. is beginning several rounds of layoffs this week intended to reduce Team Mickey's head count by 7,000 jobs and cut costs by more than $5 billion.But no less striking than layoffs at the Happiest Place on Earth is news from the Wall Street Journal that, as part of the cuts, Disney will eliminate its entire division focused on developing content for the metaverse."All of the team’s roughly 50 members have lost their jobs," the Journal reported, citing "people familiar with the situation."The metaverse, in case you're late to the party, is a reimagining of the internet with virtual and augmented reality. Which is to say, you have to wear bulky headsets to experience it.And that's something most people so far would rather not do.Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek was bullish on the metaverse. He wanted Disney's metaverse division to find cool new ways to tell stories using the technology.New/returning CEO Bob Iger, on the other hand, has clearly decided otherwise.As the Journa...

Remains of Korean War vet identified 70 years later as Southern California man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

A Santa Barbara County man killed during the Korean War more than 70 years ago has finally been properly identified.Corporal Carmen Carrillo of Lompoc had been reported as a missing soldier since 1951. He was 20 years old when he was reported missing in action.Carrillo was a member of the United States Army and lost his life during a skirmish in South Korea."Corporal Carrillo entered the U.S. Army from California and served in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division," according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).On February 2, 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Carmen Carrillo, missing from the Korean War. (DPAA)The DPAA is U.S. Military agency that is tasked with identifying and recovering military personnel who were taken as prisoners of war or reported missing in action. The agency says Carrillo was holding a defensive position on a hill between two rivers as part of a Unite...

Fontana man gets 10 years in federal prison for scamming romantic partners, businesses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:37 GMT

A San Bernardino County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding eight women, some of whom he developed romantic relationships with, as well as nine businesses.Over the span of six years, Ze’Shawn Stanley Campbell, 35, of Fontana, conned victims into believing that he was a successful business investor, millionaire and former Navy SEAL. He claimed that he would use the victims’ money and property to support his businesses, fund investments on the victims’ behalf, or pay his purported medical bills, according to the United States Department of Justice. “To enhance his purported creditworthiness in [the victims’] eyes, he told them lies, such as falsely saying that he had millions of dollars and operated successful businesses, including McDonald’s franchises, a security company and a chain of gyms in Texas,” the DOJ said in a statement. “Campbell also boosted his stature with the victims by falsely telling them he was a successful investor in real estate and Bitcoin...