Winter break is coming quickly for Fort Worth students. Most students in traditional public schools and charter schools in Fort Worth start their holiday breaks after Dec. 19. Many schools resume shortly after New Year’s Day. Here’s when students are scheduled to be off: Dec. 19-Jan. 7: Rocketship Public Schools White Settlement ISD Dec. 20-Jan. 6: Texas Can Academies Lake Worth ISD Richard Milburn Academy Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. Dec. 20-Jan. 7: Aledo ISD Fort Worth ISD Northwest ISD Dec. 23-Jan. 3: Basis Benbrook Dec. 23-Jan. 6: Burleson ISD Castleberry ISD Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Harmony Public Schools HEB ISD Ignite Community School International Leadership of Texas Keller ISD Uplift Education Dec. 23-Jan. 7: Crowley ISD Everman ISD Great Hearts Academies IDEA Public Schools Newman International Academy Texas Center for Arts and Academics (Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and Texas School of the Arts) Trinity Basin Preparatory Jacob Sanchez is a senior education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or @_jacob_sanchez . At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here . Your support makes TWICE the impact today. As November draws to a close , time is running out to double your impact. Thanks to the generosity of the Nicholas Martin Jr. Family Foundation, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $15,000. Will you give today to help trusted, local reporting thrive in Fort Worth and Tarrant County? Related Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative for adhering to standards for ethical journalism . Republish This Story Republishing is free for noncommercial entities. Commercial entities are prohibited without a licensing agreement. Contact us for details. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License . Look for the "Republish This Story" button underneath each story. To republish online, simply click the button, copy the html code and paste into your Content Management System (CMS). Do not copy stories straight from the front-end of our web-site. You are required to follow the guidelines and use the republication tool when you share our content. The republication tool generates the appropriate html code. You can’t edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. You can’t sell or syndicate our stories. Any web site our stories appear on must include a contact for your organization. If you use our stories in any other medium — for example, newsletters or other email campaigns — you must make it clear that the stories are from the Fort Worth Report. In all emails, link directly to the story at fortworthreport.org and not to your website. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using @FortWorthReport on Facebook and @FortWorthReport on Twitter. You have to credit Fort Worth Report. Please use “Author Name, Fort Worth Report” in the byline. If you’re not able to add the byline, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: “This story was originally published by Fort Worth Report” and include our website, fortworthreport.org . You can’t edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. You can’t sell or syndicate our stories. You can only publish select stories individually — not as a collection. Any web site our stories appear on must include a contact for your organization. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using @FortWorthReport on Facebook and @FortWorthReport on Twitter. by Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report November 25, 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored a season-high 27 points and collected nine rebounds to lead No. 8 Duke to an 81-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored a season-high 27 points and collected nine rebounds to lead No. 8 Duke to an 81-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored a season-high 27 points and collected nine rebounds to lead No. 8 Duke to an 81-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Fournier, a freshman forward, shot 12 of 17 from the floor in an off-the-bench effort to power the Blue Devils (9-2, 1-0 ACC). Oluchi Okananwa added 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Delaney Thomas chipped in 14 points. Reigan Richardson finished with just five points but dished out a career-high-tying seven assists. Carleigh Wenzel paced the Hokies (7-3, 0-1) with 19 points, while Carys Baker had 11 points and six rebounds. Takeaways Duke: The Blue Devils bounced back from their loss at No. 3 South Carolina with a decisive victory and improved to 24-4 when opening ACC play at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Virginia Tech: Duke’s stingy defense kept the Hokies from getting to their offensive actions consistently, leading them to turn the ball over 18 times while shooting a season-worst 14.3% from 3-point range. Key moment After trailing by three points early, Duke outscored Virginia Tech 32-10 on a run that bled into the second quarter. Fournier kickstarted the spurt for the Blue Devils with a layup in traffic, totaling 10 points and five rebounds over the 12-minute stretch. Key stat Duke entered this game ranking 15th nationally in 3-point shooting with a 38.8% clip and 18th nationally in assists per game with an average of 18.5. The Blue Devils had a positive assist-turnover ratio for the eighth time this season, and they improved to 5-0 when shooting north of 40% from behind the arc. Up next Duke hosts Wofford on Dec. 18. Virginia Tech hosts Radford on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball Advertisement
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen got their Champions League campaign back on track with a 5-0 home win over RB Salzburg on Tuesday, with Florian Wirtz scoring twice and the visitors having goalkeeper Alexander Schlager to thank for avoiding an even bigger defeat. Leverkusen's return to winning ways, after they were beaten 4-0 at Liverpool and drew 1-1 with Brest, moves them on to 10 points while Salzburg remain on three points after suffering their fourth defeat in five matches. The home side raced into an early lead with Wirtz scoring from the penalty spot in the eighth minute and Alejandro Grimaldo netting from a free kick three minutes later. Wirtz scored again on the half-hour as Leverkusen threatened to run riot and Patrik Schick added a fourth goal 16 minutes after the break before Aleix Garcia rounded off the win 18 minutes from time. Xabi Alonso's side could easily have been further out of sight at halftime as the Germans found it far too easy to find their way into the Salzburg area. The game was two minutes old when Wirtz signalled the danger, twisting and turning in the area before getting a shot away which the keeper got a hand to. It took a penalty to open the scoring, with Salzburg's Samson Baidoo punished for a handball, and Wirtz sending keeper Schlager the wrong way. They doubled their lead when a foul on Wirtz just outside the area led to the free kick and Schlager could only stand and watch as Grimaldo's strike sailed into the opposite corner. Wirtz then scored his fifth goal in five games in the competition when he collected Grimaldo's pass on the edge of the area before dribbling past two defenders and sending his low shot into the far corner. Schlager pulled off saves from Grimaldo, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios and Granit Xhaka and Salzburg manager Pep Lijnders probably felt relieved when he took a glance at the scoreboard before walking off at the break. Leverkusen's intensity dropped a little after the restart but it was still all too simple to create chances and when Frimpong sent a perfect ball into the area Schick had the simplest of tap-ins. Alonso began to make changes, and it was one of the substitutes Aleix Garcia who got on the end of a Wirtz cross to send a powerful shot into the net to finish off the scoring. Up next for Leverkusen is another home game when they face Inter Milan while Salzburg host Paris St Germain. Sign up here. Reporting by Trevor Stynes; editing by Toby Davis Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tabFormer NFL star and Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski has landed a hefty financial win, pocketing an eye-popping $600,000 profit from an Apple stock investment he made back in 2014 and then forgot about. The ex- New England Patriots tight end originally invested $70,000 on the advice of a contractor working at his Massachusetts home. Despite already boasting an estimated net worth of around $45million, according to Celebrity Net Worth , this tech windfall adds a nice cherry on top. Gronkowski's storied career includes three Super Bowl wins and setting records, including the most touchdown receptions by a tight end. Even after signing a six-year, $54m contract extension with the Patriots, Gronk admitted he was a novice in the stock market. "I'd never been involved in stocks. I really didn't know how stocks worked. So I was like, 'Alright, let me do this," he shared with Fortune. Erin Andrews responds to troll who criticized NFL reporter for her appearance Tom Brady makes telling remark about FOX future as he settles into $375m role His gamble on Apple shares has clearly paid off, now yielding a sum well over $600k. The star confessed that he had lost track of his investment while focusing on accumulating a dazzling array of football honors, including Pro Bowl selections and Super Bowl victories. As he was establishing his legendary status on the field, his Apple shares were quietly soaring in value. The sports icon was surprised when he recently reviewed his financial portfolio, revealing: "To this date, I have over $600,000 of Apple stock. Having no idea what I was doing but just listening to the man who built my house here in New England," he said. Back in 2014, when Gronk invested in Apple, the shares were only $24.58 each. Now, nearly a decade later, those same shares are worth a staggering $243.07 each. Throughout his NFL career, Gronk has earned approximately $60m in salary. In his 2015 memoir "It's Good To Be Gronk," the football legend bragged that he hadn't spent a penny of his NFL earnings, instead living off the proceeds from his extensive endorsement deals. Gronkowski's impressive deals include endorsements with well-known brands like Nike, Dunkin' Donuts, Visa, T-Mobile, Lyft, and Cheerios. His personal brand thrived with unique products such as Gronk Flakes by PLB Sports in 2012 and his own hot sauce that hit the shelves in 2015, while Monster Energy introduced a "Gronk" flavor to their line-up in 2016, further enhancing the NFL star's financial portfolio. Don't miss: Georgia QB Carson Beck makes 'crazy' admission before facing Texas Michigan tipped to appoint new offensive coordinator after flipping Bryce Underwood Terry Bradshaw and Rob Gronkowski disagree as FOX NFL Sunday panel torn Apple's valuation also experienced a remarkable surge. From a substantial $578.29bn at the close of 2014, it soared to an impressive $3.551tn, solidifying its status as an industry giant by becoming the first company to surpass the $1trillion mark in 2018. Since launching the iPhone in 2007, the tech behemoth's stock has ballooned by an almost unbelievable 972 percent. While an investment growth wouldn't be life-changing for someone like Gronkowski, it certainly underscores the advantages of steady investing, coupled with a sprinkle of Gronk's unique charisma and luck. Even after selling off some of his Apple investments, Gronkowski still holds a significant portion of his profitable shares. According to CB Insights, the former tight-end's investment acumen spans five ventures, including a stake in Casa Azul Spirits expected for summer 2024.
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You’ve probably been discouraged to see the interest rate on your high-yield savings account fall during the past couple of months. But your money is still earning much more than it would in a traditional savings account — and more than inflation. Rates paid on cash in savings accounts have been dropping since the Federal Reserve began cutting its key interest rate in September as inflation cooled. The central bank cut rates again, by a quarter point, at its meeting this month, and another cut in December is seen as likely, though not certain because of a recent uptick in inflation. Banks are following the Fed’s lead in gradually reducing interest rates. Even so, the rates paid on federally insured high-yield savings accounts, many offered by banks that operate solely or mostly online, are still beating inflation, which was 2.6 percent on an annual basis in October. “High-yield savings accounts are still attractive relative to traditional savings accounts,” particularly for emergency or “rainy day” funds that savers want to be able to tap into quickly, said Alan Bazaar, CEO and co-chief investment officer at Hollow Brook Wealth Management in Katonah, New York. Online banks were offering rates of 4 percent or higher this week, compared with a national average rate of just 0.56 percent for all types of savings accounts, according to the financial site Bankrate. If you put $5,000 in a savings account for a year at the average rate, you’d earn just $28, compared with about $200 with a high-yield account. (At some of the biggest national banks, which are offering just 0.01 percent, you’d end up with a measly 50 cents.) Just a few years ago, savers were getting 1 percent on their deposits at best, so 4 percent is nothing to scoff at, said Ted Rossman, a senior industry analyst at Bankrate. High-yield accounts can also be attractive for funds needed in the not-so-distant future — say, for a child heading to college or for retirees looking to set aside cash for living expenses. The accounts can generally be set up quickly online and funded by electronically depositing funds from your checking account. Withdrawals can typically be transferred out within one or two business days. Rossman advised pairing an online high-yield savings account with a traditional checking account at a brick-and-mortar bank so you can visit a branch if needed. A few banks and credit unions continue to offer rates of 5 percent or higher on savings accounts — but generally, they are less familiar institutions or have special requirements, like making a large initial deposit or minimum monthly deposits. LendingClub Bank offers 5 percent but may pay a reduced rate unless you deposit at least $250 a month. Pibank, an online brand of Miami-based Intercredit Bank, is advertising 5.5 percent nationally. Openbank, the new digital arm of Santander Bank, is advertising 5 percent with a minimum deposit of $500. (The rate isn’t available, however, in many states in the Northeast.) Savers shouldn’t be put off simply because a bank isn’t a household name, as long as their money is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Rossman said. Look for the logo on the bank’s website or check the agency’s BankFind tool. (Deposits are generally protected against a bank failure for up to $250,000 per depositor per bank. To check your coverage, use the FDIC’s calculator.) It’s true that more Fed rate cuts are anticipated, Rossman said, but the pace is expected to slow. Even as rates fall, banks are operating in a competitive environment, and some may still offer higher rates to attract customers. Openbank’s rates will change, “but we expect to remain very competitive,” said Swati Bhatia, head of retail banking and transformation at Santander. Despite the availability of higher rates, many people stick with low-interest accounts, perhaps because they don’t realize what they are missing, according to a recent survey of American adults from Openbank. The survey found that 40 percent of those with only a traditional savings account didn’t know what interest rate their account paid. Plus, more than half of those with traditional accounts said they thought they would have to leave their main bank to open a high-yield account at another bank. (The online survey of 2,206 adults was conducted for Santander by Morning Consult.) Here are some questions and answers about saving options: What other options are available for federally insured savings accounts? Savers can consider certificates of deposit, or CDs, which tend to offer higher rates than savings accounts but typically charge a penalty if you withdraw your funds before the term of the certificate is up. Penalties are typically a couple of months of interest but can be more for longer-term certificates. CDs commonly come in terms of three months to five years. Even brick-and-mortar banks are offering rates at 4 percent or higher for CDs, depending on the term. In some cases, banks may require larger minimum deposits to get those rates. To avoid locking up your cash, Bazaar said, you might consider “no-penalty” CDs, which pay a lower rate but don’t reduce your interest if you withdraw funds early. What is a CD ladder? You can lock in current rates but have periodic access to your money by opening CDs with different terms. If you have $15,000, for instance, you might open three $5,000 CDs at terms of six months, nine months and 12 months. When the six-month certificate matures, you roll the money into a new 12-month CD and so on. What other low-risk options are available for my cash? Money market funds, which you can open through a brokerage, invest in low-risk securities, like Treasury bonds, and are considered relatively safe investments. But they are not FDIC insured, and it’s possible — although rare — to lose money on them. (They are different from the similarly named money market accounts, which are bank deposit accounts that also offer checking account features and typically are federally insured.) Yields on money market funds have also been declining, but a group of large funds tracked by Crane Data still averaged 4.46 percent as of Thursday. Getting higher yields than those offered by money market funds means taking on more risk, Bazaar said. Options that are riskier than money market funds but less risky than investments like stocks include “short-duration” mutual funds, which typically invest in corporate bonds that mature in one year or less, Bazaar said. Currently, he said, yields of around 7 percent are available. This article originally appeared in The New York Times.Inside Conor McGregor’s 15-year relationship with Dee Devlin, from sharing four kids to UFC star’s civil rape case
Man City crisis continues as Feyenoord come from three down to drawHow Much Did US Airfares Cost In The 1970s?Washington, Dec 9 (AP) President Joe Biden said on Sunday the US government believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago near the Syrian capital, is alive and that Washington is committed to bringing him home after Bashar Assad's ouster from power in Damascus. “We think we can get him back," Biden told reporters at the White House, while acknowledging that “we have no direct evidence” of his status. "Assad should be held accountable.” Biden said officials must still identify exactly where Tice is after his disappearance in August 2012 at a checkpoint in a contested area west of Damascus. “We've remained committed to returning him to his family,” he said. Tice, who is from Houston and whose work had been published by The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers and other outlets. A video released weeks after Tice went missing showed him blindfolded and held by armed men and saying, “Oh, Jesus”. He has not been heard from since. Syria has publicly denied that it was holding him. The United States has no new evidence that Tice is alive, but continues to operate under the assumption he is alive, according to a US official. The official, who was not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US will continue to work to identify where he is and to try to bring him home. His mother, Debra, said at a news conference Friday in Washington that the family had information from a “significant source”, whom she did not identify, establishing that her son was alive. “He is being cared for and he is well — we do know that,” she said. The Tice family met this past week with officials at the State Department and the White House. “To everyone in Syria that hears this, please remind people that we're waiting for Austin,” Debra Tice said in comments that hostage advocacy groups spread on social media Sunday. “We know that when he comes out, he's going to be fairly dazed and he's going to need lots of care & direction. Direct him to his family please!” (AP) PY PY (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)
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