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5 things to know this Wednesday, June 28

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It is Wednesday, my dudes. According to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we're seeing this unsettled and humid pattern come to an end, soon. However, we can expect one more go-around with storms. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute filed a $1M suit this month against a cleaning firm after one of its janitors allegedly turned off a laboratory freezer, ruining years of research that "had the potential to be groundbreaking." According to the suit, the janitor was annoyed by an alarm from the freezer. Meanwhile, Michael Douglas was spotted in the Berkshires filming scenes for his new movie "Blood Knot." These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. RPI files $1M lawsuit after janitor turns off research freezer over ‘annoying’ alarmThe Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute filed a $1 million suit this month against a cleaning firm after one ...

Golden retrievers to gather in Vermont for inaugural Golden Getaway Weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

MANCHESTER, Vt. (NEWS10) - Hosted by the Equinox Golf Resort & Spa, the inaugural Golden Getaway Weekend June 30-July 2 will feature pet-friendly activities and events centered around golden retrievers. The event is planned by Chief Happiness Officer Cooper. Take a golden hike with Cooper, a golden retriever The schedule of events are as follows: Digital Exclusive: The Equinox marks 250 years of history Friday, June 30Cooper's cookiesFreshly made treats by their Chef, upon check-inYappy Hour with Jay & Cooper | 4 - 5 p.m.Join Cooper for treats and General Manager Jay Sheldon for drinks. Reserved for hotel guests only.Golden Hour | 6 - 7 p.m.Head to the Taconic Lawn for a puppy play date! Open to the public.  Off the Beaten Path: Robert Frost Stone House Museum Saturday, July 1Golden Hike | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.Meet at The Equinox Spa for a hike into the tall pines with the pups. Open to the public. Pond Swim | 12 - 1 p.m.Meet at Equinox Pond Pavilion for a pond ...

Amber Alert: 2 children abducted from Berkeley home found

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

BERKELEY, Mo. - A happy ending to the search for two children missing from Berkeley Tuesday night.They've been found safe, and the Amber Alert is canceled. Police said 5-year-old King Rhodes and 11-year-old TerryJae Rhodes were taken from their foster home on Tyndall Drive. Expired tags ‘nightmare’: Woman gets car back as neighbor’s truck gets towed away Officials have not said if they've made an arrest. The investigation is still active.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Soccer fans kick off Concacaf Gold Cup Series at CITYPARK today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Soccer fans around the world will be watching the games at CITYPARK Wednesday night. These are the first games of the Concacaf Gold Cup Series.The first soccer match features Jamaica vs. Nicaragua at 6:30 a.m., then the U.S. men's national team takes St. Kitts and Nevis at 9:00 a.m. Expired tags ‘nightmare’: Woman gets car back as neighbor’s truck gets towed away The American team took to the pitch Tuesday for practice. Downtown businesses said they're ready for all the soccer fans, and thatCITYPARK has been a big business boomer.

Driver crashes into St. Louis County home Tuesday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The driver of a car crashed into a house late Tuesday night in unincorporated west county.That crash happened around 11:00 p.m. on Schuetz Road near Willow Brook Drive. The man driving the car was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. See the Springfield Cardinals and Silver Dollar City with Free Trip Tuesday in Springfield, MO! Everyone inside the home at the time got out safely. No word yet from police on what led to the crash.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

General Motors' Wentzville assembly plant leaders holding roundtable discussion today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - Leaders from General Motors' Wentzville assembly plant will hold a roundtable discussion Wednesday.It's on how to improve the St. Louis metro's manufacturing sector. Expired tags ‘nightmare’: Woman gets car back as neighbor’s truck gets towed away Business leaders from St. Charles County and the state of Missouri will also join.

Missouri Works Initiative and Construction Trades Council host union leaders meeting today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Works Initiative and Construction Trades Council are hosting North America's building trades unions Wednesday.It's part of the national union's multi-city road tour to bring union workers, business leaders, and government officials together. The event will include a training center tour and speaking program. See the Springfield Cardinals and Silver Dollar City with Free Trip Tuesday in Springfield, MO! Speakers will focus on critical projects and economic growth in the region. They will also talk about how Missouri's 'Building Union Diversity' program creates good jobs that can support families in underrepresented communities.

Fate of pandemic caregiver payments worries families

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

Nathan Hill started receiving $12.75 an hour from a state Medicaid program to help care for his severely disabled son during the pandemic, money he said allowed his family to stop using food stamps.The program was designed to provide a continuation of care and ease a home health worker shortage that grew worse after COVID-19 hit.Nathan Hill cleans the gastrostomy tube on his son Brady, 14, at their home in Meridian, Idaho, June 19, 2023. Brady survived a rare brain cancer as a baby, but requires round the clock care. Each morning Nate and his wife spend about 3 hours with Brady performing his medical cares and getting him ready for the day. Families of severely disabled children across the country are worried about the future of crucial Medicaid payments they started receiving to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)But now, with the COVID-19 public health emergency over, he worries that the extra income will disappear. Some states hav...

Gonorrhea vaccine gets FDA fast track as resistant cases multiply

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

By Matthew Griffin | BloombergGSK Plc’s experimental gonorrhea vaccine got fast-track designation from US regulators, putting the shot in position to become the first preventive for a common, often-undetected infection that’s gaining resistance to treatment.The Food and Drug Administration status makes the drug eligible for a sped-up approval process, if an ongoing mid-stage trial shows it’s effective, the company said Tuesday. GSK learned of its status in April and plans to move the vaccine to final-stage testing in 2026, said Giulia Giordano, vaccine development leader for the project.In 2020, some 82 million people worldwide caught gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that can lead to complications including infertility. While some patients show early symptoms, such as pain or urethral discharge in men or vaginal discharge in women, many cases may be missed even as the disease does long-term damage.The situation has been exacerbated by gonorrhea’s growing resistance to mos...

Skelton: Why California is having a harder time building things

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset. He’s frustrated because California isn’t building nonstop as it did in the mid-20th century.“People are losing trust and confidence in our ability to build big things,” the governor told columnist Ezra Klein of the New York Times in a recent interview.“People look at me all the time and ask, ‘What the hell happened to the California of the ‘50s and ‘60s?’ ”Lots of Californians ask one another that question.Newsom didn’t provide a clear answer in the interview. The Democrat seemed to blame the “rigidity and ideological purity” of environmental organizations and asserted that it’s “really going to hurt progress.”“You can’t be serious about climate and the environment without reforming permitting and procurement in this state.”That’s why the Democratic governor has been trying to push 11 bills through the Legislature that would make it easier to build transportation, clean energy and water projects by cutting corners on environmental review. Environmental gr...