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Heat takes toll as Iditarod mushers trek across Alaska

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in the Alaska wilderness. An unexpected one this year has been heat that is taking a toll in a sport better suited for temperatures well below zero. Jason Mackey said a thermometer hanging from the back of his sled hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.67 degree C) at one point this week as he camped alongside the trail while mushers neared the halfway mark of the race. Other racers threw their game plans for the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race across Alaska out the window to deal with the heat and messy trail conditions. Although it’s warm, it wasn’t 80 degrees in interior Alaska, which would probably be a record high in July, said Brian Brettschneider, a climate scientist with the National Weather Service’s Alaska Region. Instead, when you leave a thermometer in the sun, it absorbs the solar energy, which is the reason official measurement thermometers are kept in the shade.But i...

NN: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NN Inc. (NNBR) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $12 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of 33 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 12 cents per share.The industrial parts maker posted revenue of $118 million in the period.For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $26.1 million, or 83 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $498.7 million.NN expects full-year revenue in the range of $525 million to $555 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NNBR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NNBRSource

United beats Betis 4-1 in rousing response to Liverpool rout

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chants of “Bruno! Bruno!” reverberated around Old Trafford as the healing process began for Manchester United.The wounds from Sunday’s humiliating 7-0 rout by Liverpool remain fresh. But a 4-1 win against Real Betis in the Europa League was an encouraging response from Erik ten Hag’s players.None more so than Bruno Fernandes, who scored one and had a role in two more in the round-of-16 first leg on Thursday.“I think he was the best player on the pitch, it showed his personality,” United manager Erik ten Hag said.The Dutchman had given his team the chance to begin making amends for Anfield by naming an unchanged lineup. It had the desired effect.Marcus Rashford scored his 26th goal of the season.Antony swept a shot into the top corner from distance. And Wout Weghorst, who had faced a backlash on social media for touching the famous “This is Anfield” sign, let his emotion show when firing in United’s fourth.But perhaps no one needed redemption more than Fern...

Patrick Ewing fired by Georgetown; went 13-50 last 2 seasons

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Ewing was fired as men’s basketball coach at Georgetown on Thursday after the latest in a series of rough seasons at the school he led to a national championship as a player in the 1980s.“We will immediately launch a national search for our next coach,” athletic director Lee Reed said.Ewing was never a head coach at any level of the sport until getting the job with the Hoyas in 2017, and he leaves after a half-dozen years with a record of 75-109. His last game was an 80-48 loss to Villanova on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, the arena where Ewing was a star for the NBA’s New York Knicks for so many years.Georgetown went 7-25 this season, including 2-18 in regular-season conference play, a schedule capped by a 40-point loss to Creighton. Ewing presided over a 29-game Big East losing streak that began in March 2021 and ended this January, the most consecutive defeats in league history.The past two season...

DocuSign: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DocuSign Inc. (DOCU) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $4.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 2 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 65 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 53 cents per share.The provider of electronic signature technology posted revenue of $659.6 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $639.4 million.For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $97.5 million, or 49 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $2.52 billion.For the current quarter ending in April, DocuSign said it expects revenue in the range of $639 million to $643 million.The company expects full-year revenue in the rang...

Bowman Consulting: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

RESTON, Va. (AP) — RESTON, Va. (AP) — Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $403,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Reston, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and non-recurring costs, were 10 cents per share.The professional services firm posted revenue of $75.6 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $4.2 million, or 37 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $261.7 million.Bowman Consulting shares have climbed 38% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $30.25, a rise of 86% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BWMN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BWMNSource

Pothole blamed in I-70 trailer crash had been an issue for weeks

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Interstate 70 pothole that allegedly caused a camper trailer to crash was nothing new.After FOX31 aired a story about the crash on Wednesday, viewers contacted the Problem Solvers, saying potholes along that stretch of road have been an issue for a while.Complaints filed about I-70 potholesA complaint, FOX31 was told, was filed with the Colorado Department of Transportation on Feb. 9, saying there were issues. That was three weeks before the camper trailer crash made headlines.Mandy Sevier, who uses I-70, said she told CDOT it was dangerous.  "We hit a very large pothole and almost lost control of our vehicle," Sevier said. ‘Broiling wet’ summer on the way for Colorado, Farmer’s Almanac says Another driver told the Problem Solvers he too has now filed a complaint about the pothole."It just about flipped my truck. It took me a great deal of strength to regain control. By the time I did, I had gone from the right lane into the left (lane)," Ross, who asked to only...

New abortion access bills introduced at the Capitol

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Lawmakers at the state Capitol introduced another package of bills Thursday. This time, the group of mostly women Democrats brought forward three bills, all related to expanding abortion care.This group of lawmakers is pushing to make sure everyone has access to abortions in Colorado. They said they want access to be protected no matter what the Supreme Court does."The rage that so many of us experienced in our bodies and in our bones that the Supreme Court of this nation would so wholly undermine our ability to make decisions about our own bodies," Senator Julie Gonzales of Denver said. "So I spent a little bit of time this summer being mad but then, the people who you see standing alongside me, we stopped being mad and got to work. What a joy to now be able to present before you a package of three policies that we'll be hearing about today."Gonzales and the group of state lawmakers introduced three bills Thursday, all involving abortion care in Colorado. DPS Bo...

Local club races cars on frozen Georgetown Lake

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Colo. (KDVR) — You may have seen them at Georgetown Lake off Interstate 70, vehicles racing on the frozen water. It looks crazy and it is crazy, crazy fun that is. His name is Kevin "The Boogie Man" Boog. He is one of 50 members of the Our Gang Racing Club where they do all their driving on, you guessed it, frozen H2O.This "Boogie Man" is a Jeepster to the bone. Colorado mountains once hosted the famous 10th Mountain Division "I've got a 1960 Jeep CJ-3B. This 3B was found in a junkyard, I pulled 50 pounds of mud out of it, and it's a Frankenstein," said Boog.The idea is simple, you take a vehicle, any vehicle. The club has seen Subarus, Teslas, and even a Bentley. If it has four wheels and is a four-wheel drive, then it qualifies to hit the ice.Boog is proud of his ice-chewing modified Jeep. "I am running a few more horsepower than what it did from the factory. But the engine I have in it is lighter than the engine that came out of it, and it is a V-8," said...

New Woody Harrelson movie ‘Champions’ features Best Buddies actors

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:49:11 GMT

More than 30 years after “White Men Can’t Jump,” Woody Harrelson is back in another basketball comedyThe new movie “Champions,” Harrelson is courting disaster after he’s ejected from the NBA coaching game.And things just get worse from there until he gets a shot at reedeming himself.Director Bobby Farrelly recruited basketball players from the Special Olympics and other groups like Best Buddies.Bobby Farrelly: “I just tried to get them really to play a version of themselves, and they know how to play themselves. So that, that was the main thing.”Best Buddies founder Anthony Shriver loved the idea of using folks with special needs.Anthony Shriver: “I’m glad to have them on the big screen and showcase all their ability … it’s great for best buddies. It’s great for special need athletes. It’s great for people with special needs. To celebrate them.”Woody’s happy with the way the movie turned out to...