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Just how Irish is Colorado?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — St. Patrick's Day is this Friday, and Denverites and Coloradans will no doubt join the festivities despite only middling levels of Irish ancestry. St. Patrick's Day is impressively festive - it is the nation's third-most popular drinking day with 4.2 drinks consumed per person and over 13 million pints of Guinness downed. One in 10 Americans claim to have some Irish ancestry. That's roughly six times as many people claiming to have Irish ancestry than those who actually live in Ireland. Best ways to enjoy whiskey this St. Patrick’s Day Colorado isn't the most Irish state, however, and the Denver metro isn't the most Irish area. Both the state and its major population center are about average in terms of their concentration of Irish ancestry. According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 10.84% of Coloradans claim some Irish ancestry, ranking 22nd in the nation. The U.S. has its greatest concentration of Irish ancestry in New England. New Hampshire ...

Labrador Retrievers are no longer the most popular dog breed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- For the first time ever, the French Bulldog has been named the most popular dog, the American Kennel Club announced Wednesday.That means the 31-year reign is over for the Labrador Retriever. FOX31 viewers help Bailey the service dog However, there is a different dog on top in Denver and that is the Golden Retriever, according to the AKC.“The Golden Retriever is the number one breed for a reason,” said AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo. “They’re eager to please, highly trainable, and loyal to their families.”What are the top dog breeds in Denver?The AKC said these are the top five dog breeds in Denver for 2022:Golden RetrieverFrench BulldogLabrador RetrieverGerman Shepherd DogBulldog 43% of Colorado dog owners would spend over $4,000 to save their dog The Golden Retriever was also the most popular dog breed in Pittsburgh and Seattle, according to the AKC.How committed are Coloradans to their dogs?Colorado has the most devoted dog lovers in the entire country, ...

World Essential Workers Day recognizes unsung heroes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

If you know any nurses, firefighters, or police officers, or if you happen to cross paths with any essential workers, it might be a good time to show appreciation. Wednesday marks World Essential Workers Day and it expresses gratitude to all essential workers whose contributions often go unrecognized.It started in 2021 when nine-year-old Ja’Nay Ratcliff from central Texas, founded it after she saw people risking their health to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.She convinced a local mayor to help her highlight workers in critical roles.To honor an essential worker simply thank them, but if you’re feeling generous you can also offer to pay for their coffee or meal.

Roads reopened following deadly crash in NW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

Roads in Northwest Miami-Dade that were closed after a deadly crash on US 441 and County Line Road have been reopened. The crash, which occurred early Wednesday, resulted in the death of the driver of a rolled-over vehicle.The car was traveling at a high speed when it rolled onto a sidewalk and landed in the parking lot of a Lehman Hyundai car dealership. The impact of the crash caused damage to several cars on the lot. 7SkyForce footage captured the scene where stunned employees of the dealership looked on as the damaged vehicle was towed away.The crash forced the closure of both the northbound and southbound lanes of US 441, causing significant traffic delays in the area. Despite the roads being reopened, southbound delays remain evident in the area. Drivers are being advised to avoid the road and use alternate routes to bypass delays during their morning commute.

UK to swerve recession this year as Hunt vows ‘budget for growth’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

LONDON — Britain will duck a technical recession this year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said, as he delivered the U.K.’s budget Wednesday with a pitch to ease the cost-of-living and turn around the country’s sluggish economic growth prospects.Introducing the “budget for growth” — the first full-fat fiscal event under prime minister Rishi Sunak — in the House of Commons, Hunt said the U.K. economy had “proved the doubters wrong” as he pointed to a smaller economic contraction this year than originally forecast. And he unveiled a plan to try and ease the eye-watering costs of childcare in the U.K., some of the highest in the world. The opposition Labour Party said the budget fell far short of the “major surgery” needed.In key measures unveiled by the U.K. chancellor Wednesday:— On childcare, shaping up to be one of the key battlegrounds of the next election, Hunt promised working parents with children under the age of 4 would be offered 30 ho...

Healey Lifting Remnants Of COVID Emergency On May 11

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

The Healey administration will lift the state’s modified COVID-19 public health emergency effective May 11, and Gov. Maura Healey on that day also plans to walk back a vaccine mandate for tens of thousands of executive branch workers. Healey’s office announced Wednesday morning it plans to end the state-level public health emergency in alignment with the May 11 end of the federal public health emergency. Former Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in March 2020, then issued a modified public health emergency in May 2021 and lifted the original state of emergency in June 2021. As part of the transition to the next phase of life with the virus, Healey said she plans to rescind a Baker executive order that required executive branch workers to undergo a primary vaccination series against COVID-19 or secure a medical or religious exemption. That policy proved controversial, prompting a legal fight with the State Police Association of Massachusetts. Baker’s o...

Key inflation measure shows wholesale prices fell last month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

(CNN) — A key measure of inflation fell dramatically in February, according to the latest Producer Price Index, which tracks what America’s producers get paid for their goods and services.Producer price increases slowed to an annual pace of 4.6% last month, significantly down from 6% in January, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. February prices fell by 0.1% after rising 0.7% in January.Economists surveyed by Refinitiv had been expecting the 12-month rise in wholesale prices to slow to a 5.4% increase.Taking out the often volatile food and energy components, core PPI also notched some stark declines: annual price increases dropped to 4.4%, and the index was unchanged from the month before (0% growth). Those are down from January’s downwardly revised 5% annual price gain and 0.1% monthly increase.Contributing to the headline PPI decline was a 0.2% drop in final demand goods, which had spiked 1.2% in January, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The fi...

In Audit Push, DiZoglio Getting No Response From Legislature

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

One week since she formally notified them of her plan to launch the first audit of the Legislature in a century, Auditor Diana DiZoglio said Tuesday that her office still has not received any response from the House or Senate. Legislative leaders, with whom DiZoglio publicly clashed as a member of both the House and Senate, last week either ignored or mostly brushed aside the auditor’s announcement that her office intends to scrutinize the operations of the Legislature, which she said historically “has been a closed-door operation.” She said Tuesday that her office is still working to make contact. “The Legislature has yet to respond to our engagement letter. We will soon be following up to our initial engagement letter in accordance with Government Auditing Standards. Our team is still proceeding in their outreach to both chambers to schedule an entrance conference — kicking off the engagement,” DiZoglio said Tuesday in a statement to the News Se...

Mass. Banks Plan To Merge By Year’s End

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

The parent companies of Dedham Institution for Savings and Weymouth-based South Shore Bank have agreed to merge, they announced Tuesday, with both institutions planning to continue operating independently.Each bank has about $2 billion in assets and plans approved by the boards of both banks forecast a combined mutual holding company that will continue to offer traditional and digital banking services to consumers, small business and commercial customers. Dedham Savings was incorporated in 1831 and is one of the oldest banks in Massachusetts still doing business under its original charter. It has locations in Dedham, Dedham Square, East Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, South Boston, Walpole, and Westwood. Peter Brown will remain CEO and president of Dedham Savings, pending regulatory approvals expected later this year, and will become chairman and CEO of the combined mutual holding company. He noted that South Shore Bank has been serving its market for 190 years, only two fewer tha...

Connor Norby and Joey Ortiz needed to change to reach Orioles camp. The next step is the majors.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:08 GMT

Connor Norby was never out to make a statement at the Orioles’ major league camp.“I need to just handle my business and get better, and that’s all I need to do,” he said earlier this spring. “I don’t need to prove anything to anyone. I just want to get better.”Norby’s time as a member of the Orioles’ spring training roster ended Tuesday evening, when he, fellow infield prospects Jackson Holliday and Joey Ortiz and right-hander Kyle Dowdy were sent to minor league camp. That his exit came alongside Ortiz is somewhat fitting; both made midseason adjustments that led their 2022 performance to skyrocket about the same time, and each is ranked among Baltimore’s top 10 prospects and baseball’s top 100 while positioned to arrive in the majors at some point in 2023.It was unlikely either would do so straight out of camp, with the Orioles’ major league infield mostly set and neither having a full month of experience at T...