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California snowmelt forecast highlights flood risk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

This winter's massive Sierra Nevada snowpack could lead to devastating floods, particularly in the San Joaquin Valley and Tulare Lake Basin, as spring and summer snowmelt volumes pick up speed with the arrival of warm weather and sunshine, according to state water prognosticators. In its April to July snowmelt forecast, the California Department of Water Resources is predicting river systems up and down the state will receive volumes of water well above average, sometimes dramatically so. ‘Death of Downtown’ study: San Francisco ranks last The large amount of water isn't unexpected given the incredibly wet winter conditions and dam operators, water system managers, flood control districts and emergency response officials are working to coordinate how much water to move through the state's storage and delivery systems at specific times to capture as much as possible for urban, agricultural and environmental uses while also trying to reduce flood risks. "The main thing we...

McLean frozen food startup 8 Myles lands big investment to get its mac and cheese in more stores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

McLean frozen food brand 8 Myles Inc. is closing a $1.05 million seed round this week to expand its operations and hire its first-ever full time employee.  Co-founded by Myles Powell in 2015, 8 Myles makes frozen homestyle macaroni and cheese dinners that use no preservatives or artificial ingredients. It was in the process of raising money for the seed round that Powell began to hone his pitch to investors, emphasizing an ingredient label in which “you can pronounce all the words.”“It’s not a science project, just real food,” said Powell, its CEO. “I think once that started to click, our strategy changed with fundraising and that’s what got the interest from investors.”Powell didn’t start out making mac and cheese. When he founded the company, he planned to produce and sell eight different barbecue sauces — hence the name 8 Myles — before realizing that mac and cheese was his true specialty.It marked the second major pivot for Powell ...

Moore firma ley que elimina el límite de tiempo para demandar por abuso sexual infantil

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — El gobernador Wes Moore firmó una ley el martes para poner fin al estatuto de limitaciones de Maryland sobre cuándo se pueden presentar demandas civiles por abuso sexual infantil contra instituciones.La firma del proyecto de ley se produce menos de una semana después de que el fiscal general del estado publicara un informe que documentaba el alcance del abuso durante 80 años y acusaba a los líderes de la iglesia de décadas de encubrimiento.Según la ley actual, las personas en Maryland que dicen haber sido abusadas sexualmente cuando eran niños no pueden demandar después de cumplir los 38 años.“No existe un estatuto de limitaciones sobre el daño que perdura durante décadas después de que alguien es agredido”, subrayó Moore. “No existe un estatuto de limitaciones sobre el trauma que daña a tantos hasta el día de hoy, y esta ley refleja exactamente esa verdad”.La Asamblea General de Maryland aprobó la medida la semana pasada, horas después de que el Fiscal General...

Cómo declarar la renta en Colombia en la DIAN: link, requisitos, documentos, montos y más

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

(CNN) — Cada año debes presentar ante la Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) la declaración de renta con la información sobre tus ingresos, deducciones y gastos del año anterior, para pagar los impuestos que te corresponden si vives en Colombia. Te damos una guía sobre cómo hacerlo y las fechas clave a tener en cuenta.¿Cómo presentar la declaración de impuestos ante la DIAN?Aquí el paso a paso para presentar la declaración de renta de forma efectiva para evitar sanciones o multas:Reúne todos los documentos necesarios para tu declaración de renta, como comprobantes de ingresos, egresos, retenciones en la fuente y otros documentos que justifiquen tus entradas y salidas de dinero durante el año fiscal.Ingresa al sitio web de la DIAN  y busca la opción para presentar la declaración de renta. Para acceder a la plataforma usa tu usuario y contraseña.Selecciona el formulario que corresponde a tu situación tributaria.Completa el formulario con la información solicitada,...

Big flames, raining embers in New Jersey pine barrens fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

MANCHESTER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey wildfire tore through 3,800 acres in the state’s pine barrens, raining down embers and confronting firefighters with 200-foot high flames, but leaving no one injured and property intact, officials said Wednesday.The blaze in Manchester, near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, forced the evacuation of dozens of homes late Tuesday, with police going door-to-door to ask people to go to a temporary shelter at a nearby high school.The fire started Tuesday afternoon amid gusty winds, warm temperatures, low humidity and dried-out fuel, according to Trevor Raynor, a warden with state’s forest fire service. It’s about 50% contained as of Wednesday morning, but officials said they didn’t expect its perimeter to grow further.“This fire exhibited extreme fire behavior,” said John Cecil, an assistant commissioner in the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. “I don’t mean to be dramatic, but this was a severe situation th...

Colorado AG settles lawsuit against Juul, state to receive $31.7M

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nearly three years after filing a lawsuit against Juul for marketing toward children and teens, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that his office has agreed to a settlement with the e-cigarette manufacturer.According to a release from Weiser's office, the multistate settlement is worth a total of $462 million, of which Colorado will get $31.7 million. 5 Colorado traffic laws you might not know The money will be used to cover costs and attorneys' fees, as well as "other consumer-welfare purposes." The AG's release said this includes efforts to prevent tobacco use among kids and teens. "While no amount of money or new restrictions on Juul’s business practices can undo the harms caused by the teen vaping epidemic, this settlement will make great strides towards reducing it and can support young people who are hurting now more than ever," Weiser said in the release. Hybrid Jeep’s battery explodes during fire response Juul was accused of marketing to te...

Biden touts dividends of peace in Belfast, even as tensions persist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

(CNN) — When President Joe Biden spoke here Wednesday to mark a quarter-century of the Good Friday Agreement, it wasn’t from the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly — currently suspended over a Brexit trade dispute — but from a new university campus downtown.The choice of venue for Biden’s sole public event in Belfast was a symbolic one. While decades of violence between Nationalists and Unionists has been mostly left to another era, the peace is fragile and the politics are broken — making Biden’s speech to students as much about the future of this region as its bloody past.Biden’s optimistic speech did not paper over tensions that persist 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed. He made a direct call for the parties in Northern Ireland to return to the power-sharing government — between those who want to remain part of the United Kingdom and those who favor a united Ireland — that was a centra...

Feds bust major catalytic converter theft operation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

Seven men were arrested this morning in western Massachusetts and charged with being members of a crew responsible for stealing catalytic converters from more than 470 vehicles, causing $2,000,000 in losses for vehicle owners.“Today, ‘Operation Cut and Run’ culminated with the arrests of seven individuals from western Massachusetts who are accused of conspiring with each other to steal, sell and transport hundreds of catalytic converters across state lines that once belonged to unsuspecting drivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire,” said Joe Bonavolonta, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston field office, at a press conference in the federal court in Boston Wednesday morning.Those arrested this morning include Rafael “Robbin Hood” Davila, 35, of Feeding Hills, who authorities at the press conference identified as the leader of the operation; Zachary Marshall, 26, of Holyoke; and Springfield residents Jose “Goldy” Torres, who also goes by “Goldy Tech,” 37; Nicolas Davila,...

House $56B budget would make lottery mobile, fund free school lunches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

The House spending plan for next year is not terribly different from the one offered by the governor at the end of February, coming in about $160,000 higher and including plans to move the state’s lottery online and provide free school lunches permanently.“The $56 billion budget that will be released from the House Ways and Means Committee today and laid before the House later this month will allow the Commonwealth’s economy to grow and remain competitive,” House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz said.Coming in at $56.2 billion, the House’s version of the budget will go before the lower chamber in the next couple of weeks before moving on to the Senate and eventually the governor.The bill includes provisions which would see every student in the state fed at school for free, provide unlimited free phone calls to state prisoners, and make lottery purchases available via mobile platforms.“In the world now, with mobile sports betting being so popular, we feel it’s time for our...

Earn a bank bonus or interest last year? Don’t forget to pay taxes on it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:10 GMT

With tax season in full swing, you may be consolidating the various charitable donation receipts, deductions and W-2 forms that you’ll submit to the Internal Revenue Service. But if you received any bank sign-up bonuses or earned interest on your bank balance, you may owe additional taxes you might not have planned for.Interest rates on bank accounts, such as high-yield savings accounts, were high in 2022 due to ongoing rate increases made by the Federal Reserve. Bank sign-up bonuses and promotions have also been high, often $100 or more. The IRS sees bonuses and interest as additional income, which means the government has to take its cut.What’s the Tax Rate for Bank Interest and Bonuses?Interest from savings accounts is taxed at the same rate as your income, which is in the range of 10%-37% in the United States in 2023. If you’ve earned interest, your bank may send you a 1099-INT tax form. These forms are issued by businesses that offer interest, such as banks, and they let ...