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Dow up over 300 points as investors snap up beaten down stocks, S&P 500 nears all-time high
Stocks rose Tuesday, with shares of cyclical companies continuing to outpace previously highflying tech stocks, while the S&P 500 approached its all-time closing high from February, nearly completing a round trip from its pandemic-induced plunge earlier this year. What are major indexes doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.59% rose 305 points, or 1.1%, …
Stockbridge High School’s InvenTeam making strides in business and technology
STOCKBRIDGE, Mich. (WILX) – Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams are comprised of high school students, educators, and mentors that receive up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems of their own choosing. Stockbridge High School is the proud host of one, and they have recently made some important strides. Stockbridge High School’s InvenTeam is in …
LPS high schools to reopen at 50 percent capacity
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Lincoln Public Schools announced Tuesday that LPS high schools will reopen at 50 percent capacity. LPS said two predetermined groups alternate between in-person instruction at school and Zoom instruction from home. Around 50% of students would be at school on any given day. Students with last name A-K will go to …
Gold prices touch record high amid coronavirus worries, U.S.-China tensions
Ktsdesign | Science Photo Library Gold touched record prices as worries over issues such as the coronavirus pandemic as well as U.S.-China tensions weighed on investor sentiment. In the morning of Asian trading hours on Monday, spot gold traded at about $1,931.11 per ounce after earlier trading as high as $1,943.9275 per ounce. Those levels …
Child removal ‘breaking parents’, mother says, as report reveals high levels of dissatisfaction
Skye* was 16 when her first child was taken from her and placed in care. She now has five children. All are in care. Key points: A new report by Anglicare has found a high level of dissatisfaction among parents and lawyers about Tasmania’s child safety system Report authors said the system needed to focus …
High coronavirus positive case rate reveals flaws in Florida Department of Health report
ORLANDO, Fla. – For at least the past 11 days, the Florida Department of Health coronavirus report shows hundreds of laboratories are reporting 98 to 100% of COVID-19 tests are coming back positive and according to the DOH those statistics are because some private labs aren’t reporting their negative results at all. The daily coronavirus …
School of Mines and Technology high job placement rate
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Finding a job right now is difficult for many people, especially for college graduates. But new statistics from the School of Mines and Technology says the future is looking kind of bright. 96 percent of last year’s graduating class ended up getting a job or going to graduate school. Despite …
A welcome break from heat, high humidity to finish the weekend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – After Saturday’s rocky weather, we are being treated to an exceedingly pleasant summer day. Expect ample sunshine with, at times, partly cloudy skies through much of the day. Northerly breezes will help keep the humidity levels lower with dew points in the low to mid 60s. They will also keep …
Lakes Michigan-Huron break June high water levels; seasonal decline expected to begin soon | Local News
TRAVERSE CITY — Federal and local experts said Lakes Michigan and Huron may be at or near peak levels before the seasonal drop is expected to begin later this month. That comes after June set yet another high-water-level record on the two Great Lakes — breaking by nearly 5 inches the high mark previously set …
Health officials change Lancaster County risk dial to ‘High’ category
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department has changed the COVID-19 risk dial from the moderate to the high range following a recent increase in cases. The risk dial was in the moderate range for 4 weeks. Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said this is the first time the risk dial has been …
