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How Texas compares to the cost of living in Europe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Everything is bigger in Texas, including the cost of living, at least when compared to Europe, according to a recent data study.“While the Euro has long been more valuable than the American dollar, the cost of living in the United States is significantly higher than across Europe on average,” the study said.SmartAsset, a financial technology company, looked at the cost of living in each U.S. state and compared the numbers to the 38 countries in Europe.The study said each state was compared to the most similar European country. The cost of living was based on data for basic monthly costs for a single adult in 2023, according to SmartAsset.Here is how Texas compared.According to the study, Finland and Texas shared a similar cost of living.“The median cost of living in Texas is $2,555 per month, which is most comparable to the basic costs of Finland ($2,527),” the study said.Like the Lone Star State, Utah, Delaware and Minnesota also were closely similar to Finland’s co...

Project Connect seeks applicants to guide anti-displacement, equity efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the first investment light rail route for Project Connect approved, the Austin Transit Partnership is seeking volunteers to help guide anti-displacement and equity matters as part of the transit entity's community advisory committee.ATP is accepting applications through Nov. 17 to serve on the board. The committee is responsible for helping shape and oversee displacement prevention efforts, design principles to support people of all abilities, relay and aid in any community questions on design and construction efforts along with community involvement opportunities.Courtney Chavez, the senior vice president of equity and community partnerships at ATP, told KXAN the 11 community members who have sat on the inaugural committee helped focus on equity concepts like land use and housing development along the project corridor."[The CAC was] directly involved in the conversations around the changes to the initial light rail implementation plan and provided their own adv...

Chicago Bears vs. Las Vegas Raiders: Everything you need to know about the Week 7 game before kickoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

The 1-5 Chicago Bears will play the 3-3 Las Vegas Raiders at Soldier Field in a Week 7 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff (noon, FOX).‘I’ve pretty much beat every odd that there was for me’Five years ago, Tyson Bagent was beginning his collegiate career at Division II Shepherd, in Shepherdstown, W.Va., his local university and the alma mater of his parents. He had received just two Division I FCS offers — and no FBS offers — despite leading his high school team to two state championships.Less than six months ago, he went unselected in the NFL draft despite a record-breaking collegiate career and solid performance at the Senior Bowl.Seven weeks ago, after a strong training camp and preseason, he beat out veteran PJ Walker to make the Bears roster despite entering camp as the fourth quarterback.Now, on Sunday when he takes the field against the Raiders, Bagent will become just the fourth undrafted rookie quarterback since 1990 to s...

Business People: Target Corp. announces two key executive retirements

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

OF NOTEJohn MulliganTarget Corp., Minneapolis, announced the retirements of John Mulligan, executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective February 2024, and Laysha Ward, executive vice president and chief external engagement officer. The company also announced that Matt Zabel has been named chief corporate affairs officer and Kiera Fernandez has been promoted to executive vice president and chief community impact and equity officer. In 2014, Mulligan served as interim president and CEO of Target.AGRICULTURESyngenta, a Switzerland-based global provider of agricultural products and services with operations in Minnesota, announced the appointment of Jeff Rowe as chief executive officer effective Jan.1, and Hengde Qin as chief financial officer, effective Dec 1. Rowe currently is president, Syngenta Crop Protection, the company’s largest business unit. Its Minnesota operations stem from its acquisitions of seed producers Golden Harvest and Northrup-King. … T...

Motorcyclist and good Samaritan killed in Newfield crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

NEWFIELD, N.Y. (WETM) -- Two men were hit and killed by a vehicle in Newfield on Friday night after one of them crashed his motorcycle and the other man stopped to help him. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the New York State Police Department, Patrick Robinson, 42, of Ithaca, and Mathew J. Poplawski, 34, of Schenectady, were hit by a vehicle on the 2500 block of Elmira Road (state Route 13) at about 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 20. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.Police say Robinson lost control of his motorcycle on the wet roads, and his motorcycle was lying down when Poplawski stopped to help him. While Poplawski was assisting Robinson, the men were hit by a vehicle that was being driven by a 57-year-old Illinois man. Schenectady Police investigating State Street homicide The driver of the vehicle is cooperating with the New York State Police Department, and alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash....

Ranch above Golden corrals $15M price tag

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

Three parcels of a former ski area turned luxury ranch in unincorporated Jefferson County sold for $14.7 million this month after the property was first listed more than three years ago.In the 1990s, John and Debi Medved, former owners of the car dealerships that bore their name, created Bear Mountain Ranch on the former Arapahoe East Ski Area to raise their six children.The centerpiece — a nearly 17,000-square-foot mansion inspired by an English estate — includes nine bedrooms and a seven-car garage.The Medveds listed the property’s 160 acres and the mansion on the 1300 block South Grapevine Road for $37 million with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty in 2020.Hall and Hall listed it again for $25.8 million a year later, with 167 more acres.In January 2020, Hall and Hall with Compass-Denver and Re/Max listed the property again at the same price and divided it into six separate parcels.In May 2022, parcel 2, which includes 10 acres and a 2,500-square-foot ranch home, sold for $...

Pac-12 rewind: Washington and Utah escape while Oregon and UCLA roll

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

Recapping the best and worst of the Pac-12 in Week 8 …Theme of the week I: CFP scenariosNo two-loss team has ever made the College Football Playoff, so the Pac-12 was guaranteed to lose a contender with the USC-Utah duel matching one-loss teams. The result? It’s Oct. 22, and the Trojans (6-2) are out of the playoff race, but the Pac-12 is not: Four teams have fewer than two defeats. How does that compare? The SEC also has four, while the Big Ten and ACC have three and the Big 12 has two.Theme of the week II: Quiet quartetFour teams were idle in Week 8, creating a relatively light lineup of four games. But we can say bye-bye to the byes: Every team is in action for the next four weeks. The only remaining week off belongs to USC on Thanksgiving weekend.News of the week: UtahAfter the victory at USC, coach Kyle Whittingham went public with the worst-kept secret in the conference: Quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe have been shut down for the rest of the seaso...

16-year-old killed, 3 injured at Oakley house party shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

OAKLEY, Calif. (KRON) -- A 16-year-old teen died after a shooting late Saturday night during a house party in Oakley, the Oakley Police Department said. The shooting happened around 11:12 p.m. on the 400 block of Shannon Way where three others were also shot. The three other victims were taken to John Muir in Walnut Creek. Their injuries are non-life-threatening, police said. Stolen vehicle flips over, crashes into San Bruno cemetery Officers were already at the residence approximately 30 minutes before the shooting happened because of complaints they received regarding a loud house party. Police advised the 18-year-old female resident of the home about the noise complaint. She was trying to shut the party down but was unsuccessful, police said. The resident also declined help from police in shutting the party down. Officers then left the residence. However, a witness said a group of 20-30 kids showed up at the front door trying to get inside, according to police. The group enter...

CNBC: cómo afectará El Niño al clima este invierno

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

Las temperaturas en el norte y el extremo oeste de Estados Unidos serán más cálidas de lo normal, pronostica NOAA.Partes del norte de Alaska, algunas partes del oeste, la costa del Golfo, la región de las llanuras del sur, la parte baja del Atlántico medio y el sureste de Estados Unidos serán más húmedas de lo normal, predice NOAA.El patrón climático de El Niño todavía está activo de cara al invierno de este año y significará que las partes norte y oeste de EEUU tendrán un invierno más cálido de lo habitual. Además, algunas zonas del oeste y sureste de Estados Unidos tendrán un invierno más húmedo de lo habitual, según una predicción publicada el jueves por la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica.El Niño y La Niña, son patrones climáticos opuestos impulsados por un cambio en los vientos alisios en el Océano Pacífico. Cuando están activos, pueden afectar las condiciones climáticas en todo el mundo.Esta es la primera vez en cuatro años que El Niño ha estado activo cuando com...

European cities see vigils to oppose antisemitism and rallies seeking relief for Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:40 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people joined vigils in Berlin and London on Sunday to oppose antisemitism and support Israel, while in Paris and other cities, thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators demanded a cease-fire and relief for people in the besieged Gaza Strip.Some of those who gathered in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate carried Israeli flags or posters with photos of some of the more than 200 people seized by Hamas as hostages during the militants’ deadly Oct. 7 incursion into Israel.“It is unbearable that Jews are living in fear again today — in our country of all places,” President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the crowd, estimated at 20,000 by organizers and 10,000 by police. “Every single attack on Jews, on Jewish institutions is a disgrace for Germany. Every single attack fills me with shame and anger.”Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inaugurated a new synagogue in the eastern city of Dessau and said he was “outraged” by the upsurge in antisemitism since ...