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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state to get half its energy from renewable sources, with climate change bearing down. Yet when Jordan Harris and Robin Raj went knocking on doors with an idea that addresses both water loss and climate pollution — installing solar panels over irrigation canals — they couldn’t get anyone to commit.Fast forward eight years. With devastating heat, record-breaking wildfire, looming crisis on the Colorado River, a growing commitment to fighting climate change, and a little bit of movement-building, their company Solar AquaGrid and partners are preparing to break ground on the first solar-covered canal project in the United States.“All of these coming together at this moment,” Harris said. “Is th...

Live updates | South African Lamprecht goes from lead to nearly missing the cut at British Open

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

LAMPRECHT GOES FROM LEAD TO NEARLY MISSING CUTHOYLAKE, England (AP) — Christo Lamprecht didn’t last long at the top of the British Open leaderboard.The South African amateur went from a tie for the lead on the first day to being on the verge of missing the cut on the next.Lamprecht made five bogeys on his first seven holes on Friday, then added three more on the back nine to finish with an 8-over-par round of 79. He finished at 5 under on Thursday to take the lead alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Emiliano Grillo.The second-round collapse left Lamprecht at 3 over for the tournament, on the current cut line.The big-hitting 22-year-old Lamprecht qualified for the Open by winning the British Amateur at Hillside this month. He has been considered among the top college players in the U.S. for the last two years.___WHAT TO KNOW— A day of surprises at British Open.— South African amateur Christo Lamprecht is a big man with a big game— Rasmus and Nicolai first set of twins playing the British O...

Md. woman dies after East-West Highway crash

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

Montgomery County, Maryland, police said a 54-year-old woman has died following a crash on East-West Highway this weekend.Delois Freeman, a resident of Olney, Maryland, was a passenger inside a Toyota Sienna minivan when the crash happened about 4:10 p.m. Sunday, according to police.Officials said the van Freeman was in was going eastbound in the area of East-West Highway and Blair Mill Road when a pickup truck traveling westbound turned left, hitting the minivan. Officials said she Freeman was injured in the crash and taken to the hospital. She died on Monday.Police ask anyone with information to contact the county’s crash reconstruction unit by calling 240-773-6620.Source

Are Coloradans more excited about 'Barbie' or 'Oppenheimer?'

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After what feels like months of anticipation, July 21 has arrived which means "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" are showing in theaters across the country. But which movie are Coloradans more excited about?Colorado has a unique connection to Barbie as the creator of the doll itself grew up in Denver. Ruth Handler and her husband, Elliot Handler, met while at East High School. The couple formed the Mattel company with business partner Harold Matson in 1945 after moving to California. The Barbie x Crocs collab has arrived just in time However, many Coloradans were also excited to see "Oppenheimer" and the several different formats it was being shown in.So, what does the data say about which movie people are more interested in?One way to measure the popularity of each movie is to look at Google search data. According to Google, more people in Colorado searched "Barbie" in the last month than "Oppenheimer." trends.embed.renderExploreWidget("TIMESERIES", {"comparisonItem...

Nationalist and convicted killer Igor Girkin who dared criticize Putin under arrest

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

Igor Girkin, a former soldier-spy and critic of President Vladimir Putin’s conduct of the war against Ukraine, was detained on Friday on charges of inciting extremism after the latest in a series of diatribes against the Kremlin chief appeared to go too far.Girkin, who goes by the nom de guerre Strelkov (“Shooter”), gained notoriety in 2014 when he led a band of irregular troops into Eastern Ukraine and briefly became the breakaway region’s defense minister. He was convicted in absentia of murder by a Dutch court over his role in shooting down a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet, a tragedy that cost 298 lives.The 52-year-old has since reinvented himself as an ultra-nationalist military commentator and has delivered a series of withering critiques of Russia’s war aims and strategy in Ukraine.In a statement posted to Girkin’s Telegram channel, his wife Miroslava Reginskaya said that representatives of Russia’s Investigative Committee — an anti-corruption and crime-fight...

Biden chooses Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the first woman in US history to be top officer in the Navy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

(CNN) — President Joe Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the Navy’s top officer. If confirmed, she would be the first woman in the Navy’s history to hold the job, and the first woman in the joint chiefs of staff.Franchetti, who is currently serving as the vice chief of naval operations, commissioned in 1985 and has served as the commander of US Naval Forces Korea, deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, and director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff, according to her official biography. She has also commanded two carrier strike groups, and became the Vice CNO in September 2022.Franchetti will likely join a growing contingent of senior general and flag officers, however, who are not confirmed for their next position quickly, as Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville has continued his hold of senior military nominations.Tuberville has vowed to maintain his hold in protest of Pentagon reproductive health policies that were announced e...

Inflation, interest rates and whales: Why offshore wind projects are on the rocks

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

(CNN) — For as much as offshore wind energy has become a hot-button issue, the United States only has seven turbines spinning over its oceans: five off the coast of Rhode Island and two near Virginia.Those numbers could soon rise, with two larger farms expected to be completed this year off the Massachusetts and New York coasts, and more in the approval pipeline. Yet it’s still a fraction of the clean wind energy capacity that has been constructed in Europe and China — and it’s nowhere near what President Joe Biden would like to see off US coasts.Touring a Philadelphia shipyard that’s building a massive vessel to support offshore wind projects, Biden on Thursday reiterated his common refrain: “When I think climate, I think jobs.” Upon taking office, Biden set an ambitious goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 – enough to power 10 million homes.But years of delays have prevented the fledgling US offshore wind industry from taking ...

Patrick Mendoza arraigned, held without bail after last week’s North End shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

Patrick Mendoza, the restaurant manager accused of stopping on his bike and shooting at a man in front of a popular North End bakery last week, has been located and appeared in court to face some serious charges.Police arrested Mendoza, 54, Friday, more than a week after the July 12 North End shooting, the department confirmed in a statement. A source with knowledge of the case said that Mendoza was apprehended in Falmouth down on Cape Cod.Mendoza was allowed to remain behind the door of the court’s detention area as his attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, spoke on his behalf in Boston Municipal Court at a 2 p.m. hearing, mere hours after his arrest was announced, before Judge James W. Coffey.Mendoza faces charges including assault to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, intimidating a witness, and three charges related to unlawful possession of a gun. Coffey ordered him detained until a detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday.Assistant District Attorney Daniel Nucci said tha...

Yankees believe they’re capable of much more as they host Royals after 1-5 road trip

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

A golden opportunity presented itself to the Yankees coming out of the All-Star break.Then 49-42 and a game out of the final American League wild card spot, the Yankees opened the second half with a chance to make up significant ground with four consecutive series against teams with losing records.They’ve failed to capitalize so far, dropping two of three to the National League-worst Rockies before being swept by an Angels team missing one superstar in the injured Mike Trout and rumored to be considering trading another in Shohei Ohtani.The Yankees, who fell to last place in the loaded AL East, rank toward the bottom of the league in runs, team batting average and OPS this season, but their players maintain hope they can still meet their high expectations.“It’s obviously frustrating because we have a great team, great players, a great pitching staff that backs us up and keeps us in it,” rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe said after the third straight loss to the ...

Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:11 GMT

By Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkHeart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger.Dr. Rekha Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it’s crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later.Can a steady diet of chips, pizza, burgers and fries in your younger years affect you later?“The choices you make in your teens and 20s are going to affect you years down the road,” says Dr. Mankad.Heart disease progresses slowly, says Dr. Mankad. If you are unhealthy in your teens and 20s, you have a greater likelihood of developing risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity, elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure. This risk won’t show up right away and can be silent for years. But you can make changes.“Healthy choices — such as exercising regularly, maintaining an ideal body weight, eating heal...