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ST. PAUL — A former lawmaker who is the longest-serving woman in the history of the Minnesota House has suffered a stroke. Former Rep. Mary Murphy, DFL-Hermantown, experienced a stroke last week and is in comfort care following complications, House Speaker Melissa Hortman said in a Facebook post late Monday. Hortman said Murphy remains hospitalized until she can be transferred to a hospice care facility. ADVERTISEMENT “Mary has had some visitors. Her family hopes that Mary could feel and appreciate their presence,” Hortman said. “While heart-wrenching, the family has determined that hospice is the best solution. Mary will receive comfort care at the hospital until she can be placed in a hospice care facility, which they expect to happen soon.” Murphy, 85, is the second-longest-serving member of the Minnesota House and the longest-serving female legislator. She was first elected in 1976 and was defeated in her bid to represent the Duluth-area seat in 2022 by 33 votes. She’s also a former history and social studies teacher. Murphy was supposed to participate in last week’s Electoral College voting last week at the Capitol, an honor bestowed by party officials. She didn’t attend and an alternate was elevated. Hortman said Murphy’s family is grateful for the love and support shown by her friends, colleagues and community. This story was originally published on MPRNews.org ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .WSU Vancouver students create interactive app to learn about Woodland art inspired by Cowlitz Tribe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Like a last-minute holiday shopper, the Philadelphia Phillies scrambled this week to hone their roster for the 2025 season. There’s a risk to late-minute shopping. Many of the big-ticket, in-demand items are off the shelves. The positive, however, is that some overlooked bargains can be found, which is exactly what the Phillies did. They traded for starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo on Sunday and signed starter/reliever Joe Ross on Monday. They signed outfielder Max Kepler last week and relief pitcher Jordan Romano earlier this month. Ross, Kepler and Romano each inked one-year deals. Luzardo is under club control through 2026. How did the Phillies do? On a scale of one to five — and this being the holiday season — let’s give the Phillies four candy canes. 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BPU begins process to consider 8% increase in Atlantic City Electric rates Luzardo seems slotted for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation. Remember how big a problem the No. 5 starter was in the last two months of this past season? Luzardo should solve that. “First of all, we like Jesús Luzardo a great deal,” Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said on a Zoom call with reporters Monday night. “We think he’s a quality big league pitcher, and we’ve liked him for a few years. “I've always felt that the best way to win is to try to throw a quality starting pitcher out there every single day if you can,” Dombrowski said. “It gives you the odds to win. We just felt that by acquiring Luzardo, it gives us that capability.” Ross can swing back and forth between the bullpen and rotation. Romano could be the closer. Kepler will start in left field and solidify the bottom of the batting order. The moves are low-risk, high-reward because of the short contracts. Luzardo, Ross, Kepler and Romano have track records of success. But all four are coming off injuries that led to down seasons in 2024. Those fans saying “bah-humbug” to what the Phillies did probably entered the offseason with unrealistic expectations. The Phillies couldn’t afford to sign a marquee free agent this winter. They will already have the No. 3 payroll in baseball next season, topped only by the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. The Phillies have plenty of stars. “We like our everyday lineup,” Dombrowski said. “We think it’s a good everyday lineup. Three of those guys on the infield (Alec Bohm, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper) started on the All-Star team. We like (Bryson) Stott a lot. We’ve good depth with (Edmundo) Sosa and whoever else it is. “J.T. (Realmuto) behind the plate. (Nick) Castellanos, now with (Brandon) Marsh and (Max) Kepler. We know (Johan) Rojas can play defense. Can it get better? Yes. But if that’s the positional player club we go into in spring training, we feel very good about it.” And then there’s pitcher Andrew Painter. One of the organization’s top prospects, he was slated to join the 2023 rotation but underwent Tommy John surgery that summer and missed all of last season. He and his fastball in the high 90s are on the way back. Painter was 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA over 15 2/3 innings in the Arizona Fall League. The Phillies plan to bring Painter along slowly in 2025 and have him make his big-league debut sometime in the summer. “We think it’s a good plan,” Dombrowski said. “He’ll build up at some point through the minors, but we’re going to save a lot of his innings until we get to July-ish for the big-league level. It might be June, it might be August, but you can’t use too many of them at the minor league level.” So picture this, Phillies fans: Philadelphia is in contention. It needs a pitching boost around the trade deadline. 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The Dow rocketed to a fresh record Friday, extending a post-election US equity rally while the euro retreated against the dollar following weak eurozone data. The blue-chip index piled on one percent to end the day at 44,296.51, narrowly overtaking a record set earlier this month. Major American indices have been at or near record territory since the US election, with investors betting that President-elect Donald Trump's program of tax cuts and regulatory scale-back would more than offset the drag from expected tariff increases. "The trading most of this week has been influenced by the growth agenda," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Cresset Capital Management. Market watchers have been cheered this week by a broadening of the rally beyond the tech names that dominated earlier in the year. The dollar also continued to strengthen, reflecting less certainty about additional Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and the US currency's status as a haven asset amid escalating tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war. The euro was also battered by a closely watched survey showing contractions in November business activity in the eurozone. The HCOB Flash Eurozone purchasing managers' index (PMI) published by S&P Global dropped to 48.1 compared to 50.0 in October, the most marked rate of contraction in 10 months. Any reading above 50 indicates growth, while a figure below 50 shows contraction. "Things could hardly have turned out much worse," said Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank. "The eurozone's manufacturing sector is sinking deeper into recession, and now the services sector is starting to struggle after two months of marginal growth." But as the euro fell both Paris and Frankfurt stocks managed to recover their losses and advance. "The eurozone data has increased the chance of more rate cuts from the ECB next year," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, as well a cut of 50 basis points next month. "Investors have been jolted into recalibrating interest rate expectations on the back of this bleak economic news," she added. London managed to gain 1.4 percent despite data showing that retail sales figures for October undershot forecasts, as the pound fell against the dollar. In Asia, Tokyo climbed as the government prepared to announce a $140 billion stimulus package to kickstart the country's stuttering economy. However, Hong Kong and Shanghai sank on a sell-off in tech firms caused by weak earnings from firms including Temu-owner PDD Holdings and internet giant Baidu. Bitcoin set a new record high above $99,500 Friday, before easing back slightly. The leading digital currency is expected to soon burst through $100,000 as investors grow increasingly hopeful that Trump will pass measures to deregulate the crypto sector. Bitcoin has soared more than 40 percent since the Republican's election victory this month and has more than doubled since the turn of the year. The recent surge has also been "driven by news that Trump could set up an official crypto department that would sit in the heart of US government," said XTB's Brooks. New York - Dow: UP 1.0 percent at 44,296.51 (close) New York - S&P 500: UP 0.4 percent at 5,969.34 (close) New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 0.2 percent at 19,003.65 (close) London - FTSE 100: UP 1.4 percent at 8,262.08 (close) Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.6 percent at 7,255.01 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.9 percent at 19,322.59 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.7 percent at 38,283.85 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.9 percent at 19,229.97 (close) Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 3.1 percent at 3,267.19 (close) Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0418 from $1.0474 on Thursday Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2530 from $1.2589 Dollar/yen: UP at 154.83 yen from 154.54 yen Euro/pound: DOWN at 83.11 pence from 83.20 pence West Texas Intermediate: UP 1.6 percent at $71.24 per barrel Brent North Sea Crude: UP 1.3 percent at $75.17 per barrel burs-jmb/mlm
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LACONIA — Bidders who want to be sure they get the item they want — at the price they want — may place a max bid on items over a $300 value in this year’s Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction. The auction will be held from Tuesday, Dec. 10 through Friday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Belknap Marketplace in the former CVS location. Early bidding, and the placement of max bids, will begin on Black Friday, Nov. 29, at 9 a.m. and extend through Friday, Dec. 13. Anyone can register as an auction bidder online at ChildrensAuction.org . Registered bidders can then bid early and place a max bid on high-value items over $300. Bids will automatically go up in increments to keep the bidder in the lead, up to the max limit set. “We'll let you know if someone outbids you, and you can decide if you want to increase your max limit,” said Executive Director Jennifer Kelley. Want to donate an item? Visit childrensauction.org/post/collection-box-locations to see all the drop-off locations in the region. “The organization is still seeking items of any value for this year’s auction,” Kelley said. “While many items have been received at this time, there is a need for thousands of items to raise enough money to meet the needs of the community.” Auction leaders will collect new, unused, unwrapped items right up to the week of the auction. Gift cards, electronics, tools, toys, sporting goods and household items all bring the highest bids. For more information, visit ChildrenAuction.org .The ‘Queen Never Cry’ meme has all the babes locked in
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Basic Stock Investment Training Course 001/2025 Online Class will be opened between 18 January and 15 February 2025 every Saturday with Microsoft Teams Application. This course is to share know-how of the stock market which plays a key role in the development of developing countries through online platforms, listed companies on the exchange, roles of security companies and investment knowledge before buying stocks of listed companies. This course is tailored to those studying economics and finance, interested in stock investment, working for public companies, aiming to work for banking and financial companies and willing to make long-term investments. Daw Kyi Kyi Khin Swe, director of Myanmar Security Exchange Commission, U Saw Mya Aye, deputy director of Myanmar Security Exchange Commission, U Min Thu, Executive Senior Manager of YSX, Daw Phyu Pyar Lin, Deputy Senior Manager, U Thet Tun Oo, Deputy Managing Director of CB Securities Limited, Ma Hnin Wai Zin, Vice President, AYA Trust Securities Co Ltd, U Aung Thein Tun, (Chartered MCSI) Managing Director, Institute of Business & Investment Management (IBIM), U Min Han Tun, (CFA) Co-Founder and Academic Director, Matrix Institute of Professionals (MIP)/ CFA Steering Committee and Dr Sithu Phyo, (CFA) Director, Trust Venture Partners/Myanmar Institute of Business (MIB) will be trainers of the courses. They are also trainers serving the exchange and experts with profound experience in the finance and investment industry. The modules are Legal Structure of Securities Market, Listing on YSX: Criteria and Listing Process on 18 January, Basic Principles of Stock Trading and Overview of Capital Markets on 25 January, Role of Securities Companies and Pre IPO and IPO Process on 1 February, Understanding AML/CFT in Securities Market and Trading Stocks Technically on 8 February and Introduction to Corporate Finance and Introduction to Fundamental Analysis / International Stock Market on 15 February respectively. A virtual link will be sent to the email of the trainees. Presentation PPT, Lecturer Videos, and analysis questions will be uploaded on the YSX Online Basic Stock Investment Training Course 001/2025 Telegram Channel. Trainees can visit and study at any time and save the videos. The trainees must submit answers to analysis questions every week. They can receive a completion certificate with an over 80 per cent grade. Those enthusiastic can register through the YSX Online Booking system https://ysx-mm.com/events/001-2025-online-class/ before 4 pm on 17 January 2025. The course fee is K35,000 which can be transferred to the i-Banking account of KBZ Bank (Kanna Branch) with the Account Name: Yangon Stock Exchange Joint-Venture Company Limited. YSX JV Co Ltd and Account No 21910321900111301, Wave Pay Account (Daw Ei Thinzar Thet, 09 692862428) and KBZ Pay Account (Daw Myint Kay Khine, 09 254 326 388). Individuals can enquire about the course details through 01 371274 during office hours and the YSX Facebook messenger. — NN/KKInside the search for the ‘WoW killer’ that never came
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Cameron Huefner scored 20 points as Sam Houston beat Dallas 111-65 on Saturday. Huefner added eight rebounds for the Bearkats (7-6). Lamar Wilkerson went 7 of 13 from the field (3 for 8 from 3-point range) to add 17 points. Dorian Finister shot 5 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week