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Amazon says it will lay off another 9,000 workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

(The Hill) -- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced Monday that the company will be laying off another 9,000 employees, marking the second round of significant layoffs this year. These cuts are in addition to the 18,000 layoffs Jassy announced in January, which had started in November. Jassy said in a memo to employees on Monday that most of the cuts will affect Amazon Web Services, People Experience and Technology Solutions, advertising and Twitch, which is a video livestreaming service."For several years leading up to this one, most of our businesses added a significant amount of headcount," Jassy wrote in a memo to employees. "This made sense given what was happening in our businesses and the economy as a whole.""However, given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount," he added. Silicon Valley Bank collapse hits tech world Jassy said the company did not announce t...

Woman without arms and legs doesn't want empathy – she wants a job

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Eight hours a day and six days a week, 48-year-old Lisa Olson searches for a job from her home in Virginia Beach. She has a master's degree in journalism from Regent University where she worked for 19 years. Ten years ago, the scene was dramatically different when she was interviewed by Nexstar's WAVY. "Hello, my name is Lisa Olson. I'm the Career Services and Quality Manager at Regent Univesity's Robertson School of Management and I am Hampton Roads," said Olson for the closing line in her segment. Last year, Olson joined the ranks of the unemployed when her position at Regent, a job she loved, was eliminated. Olson was hopeful the pandemic-inspired work-from-home trend would bode well for her since her daily routine requires a few extra steps. She has applied for about 400 jobs and has sat for some seventy interviews. Not one job has been offered. How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage "I have experienced quite significant rejec...

Man whose remains were found in West Virginia was professional rugby player from England

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The man whose remains were found in a wooded area near West Virginia's Cheat Lake late last month has been identified, the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office said Monday.The remains were identified as Bryn Hargreaves, a professional rugby player who went missing in January of 2022. He was 36 at the time that he was reported missing. Hargreaves played rugby for the Bradford Bulls before he retired in 2012. He then moved to Pittsburgh after finding love with a girl in Mexico who was from the U.S. When they broke up, Hargreaves moved to north central West Virginia in 2017. Hargreaves' last known location was his apartment at the Whisper Creek Apartment Complex, off of South Pierpont Road in Monongalia County. “Where he lives, it’s amazing. But unfortunately, it’s so isolated. And that’s what’s happened, he became a recluse,” said Maria Andrews, Hargreaves' mother, who spoke to Nexstar's WBOY last year about the search for her son.She said she believ...

2 killed in Colorado avalanches just days apart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

ASPEN, Colo. (KDVR) - A skier was killed in an avalanche outside Aspen Highlands, Colorado, on Sunday afternoon a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim, authorities said.According to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office, three skiers were caught in Sunday's avalanche, which occurred in the Maroon Bowl area of Highland Peak, outside the ski boundary of Aspen Highlands. Two others were able to escape, and rescue teams were working to get them out of the area. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said, "Maroon Bowl is a steep northwest-facing slope in the near treeline elevation band. The avalanche broke about 200 feet wide and ran approximately 5,000 vertical feet."No further details about the victim were immediately available. Skier killed in avalanche outside town of MarbleOn Friday, Joel Thomas Shute, 36, was buried in an avalanche southwest of the Colorado town of Marble in Upper Rapid Creek. His body was recovered Saturday.He was with two other m...

This April week is the best time to list your Austin-area home, data says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 17, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wondering when the best time is to list your Austin home? New realtor.com data states it's coming up soon. The study shows the week of April 16-22 is the best time to list a home in the Austin-Round Rock metro area. This week is forecast to have above-average prices, above-average buyer demand, a fast market pace and lower competition from other sellers. READ MORE: Austin housing market ‘trending in the right direction,’ board of realtors says This week is also the best week for most other metros in the country, the report said, including the Houston metro. San Antonio's best week is the following week, April 23. The report said the week of March 26 is the best time to list Dallas-Fort Worth homes — bucking the national trend. "The week of April 16-22 is expected to have the ideal balance of housing market conditions that favor home sellers, more so than any other week in the y...

Advocates, celebrities rally to support LGBTQ rights at Texas Capitol

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds are expected to attend a rally Monday afternoon at the Texas Capitol, where they'll push for bills protecting the LGBTQ community and criticize the dozens of proposed restrictions now under consideration. The event, which begins at 12 p.m. on the south steps of the statehouse, is billed as the "All in for Equality Advocacy Day." Organizers include Equality Texas, the Transgender Education Network of Texas, the Texas Freedom Network, the ACLU of Texas, Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign. LGBTQ+ advocates rally against Texas bills affecting trans people According to a news release, some of the speakers will include Jonathan Van Ness, the star of Netflix's "Queer Eye" series, as well as Cynthia Lee Fontaine, an Austin-based drag entertainer who competed on "RuPaul's Drag Race." Since the Texas legislative session began in January, Equality Texas kept a running tally of the "good bills" that it contends would provide more protections for LGBTQ Texans ...

How an 8-year-old helped turn Wild winger Ryan Reaves into a scoring machine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

Ryan Reaves was watching his son playing youth hockey last month when the chirps started to roll in.At that point, Reaves had played in exactly 40 games for the Wild, and still hadn’t found the back of the net despite some pretty good looks.That production from the 36-year-old — or lack thereof — was more than enough ammunition for an 8-year-old at the local rink.“A bunch of kids were there watching,” Reaves said with a laugh as he recalled the moment. “They were just giving it to me saying they had more goals than me.”Fittingly, the next day Reaves scored his first goal in a Wild sweater.It was an impressive play from the 6-foot-2, 225-pound winger, to say the least, as he skillfully batted a fluttering puck out of midair. Asked about the highlight after the Feb. 28 shootout win over the New York Islanders, Reaves breathed a sigh of relief, then kindly told the 8-year-old to eat his words.Looking back on it now, maybe Reaves should’ve...

Bennington Community Café: A gathering place to help those in need

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- The Bennington Community Café is a gathering place, serving everyone, especially those most in need in the community. All café items are pay-what-you-wish, which includes paying nothing at all, said volunteer organizer Jack Rossiter-Munley. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The café started at the beginning of 2023, with the first session being held on January 14. Since then, the café has been held every Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Greater Bennington Community Services at 121 Depot Street.The café started because of a conversation that began in the Justice Reading Group, said Rossiter-Munley. The group, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington, meets each month to discuss different books about social justice issues. New gift shop with boba tea opens in Berkshire County During one of the discussions, group members found out that the Community Coffee Pot program ru...

Troy man sentenced to 20 years for killing brother

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Troy man was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for killing his brother. Jatae Gourrier-Lewis pleaded not guilty to the charges in March 2022. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Gourrier-Lewis was arrested in February 2022 following reports of a domestic disturbance. Police said that when they arrived to assess the scene, Gourrier-Lewis fled on foot. Police caught up to him shortly after and arrested him.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, law enforcement warn against new drug being mixed with fentanyl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:56 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and law enforcement are warning about a new drug that’s contributing to rising overdoses across New York State. Xylazine, also called “Tranq,” is a sedative commonly used as a tranquilizer for large animals. The drug is resistant to naloxone and increases the risk of an overdose when combined with other drugs like fentanyl and heroin. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Xylazine use is associated with increased skin ulcers, abscesses and other health complications," Kevin Brown, Schenectady County Director of Public Health, said. The substance has already been detected in Albany and Schenectady Counties and Central New York. “We’ve been tracing this now since about 2020, we’ve had a number of cases," Craig Apple, Albany County Sheriff, said. "Because it’s so cheap and because it still has the harmful effects of fentanyl and heroin, people are dying out there.” ...