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New affordable housing in San Diego opens for families, homeless youths and veterans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Army veteran Mathew Barge is thankful to finally have a place to call home."I’m just overwhelmed with just being able to have my own place," Barge said. "I was homeless for 10 years on the streets.”He lived out of a suitcase and shelters with his dog Bojangles. They moved home in a unit at Amanecer Apartments when the building first opened in January."I have my own toilet and shower, and to me that is all part of living that’s health a person cannot be healthy without shelter," Barge said.Amanecer Apartments in Linda Vista have 96 affordable units, including 10 for young adults and another 10 for veterans facing homelessness.The apartments were built by nonprofit developer Community HousingWorks.“We have people that are working hard, but can't quite earn enough to pay for quality housing," said Anna Slaby at VP of Development, with Community HousingWorks. Slaby says they also provide wrap around services to residents. "We offer financial literacy programs, after school ...

Poland prohibits food imports from Ukraine to soothe farmers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government said Saturday that it has decided to temporarily prohibit grain and other food imports from Ukraine as it seeks to soothe the rising anger of Polish farmers, who say they are losing huge amounts of money to a glut of Ukrainian grain on the market.Ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński said at a party convention in eastern Poland that the Polish countryside is facing a “moment of crisis,” and that while Poland supports Ukraine, it was forced to act to protect its farmers.“Today, the government has decided on a regulation that prohibits the importation of grain, but also dozens of other types of food, to Poland,” Kaczyński said.The government announced that the ban on imports would last until June 30. The regulation also includes a prohibition on imports of sugar, eggs, meat, milk and other dairy products and fruits and vegetables.Farmers in neighboring countries have also complained about Ukrainian grain flooding their countries and cre...

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition’s opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire.Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports said the incident Friday night in Yerevan showed that “when such an atmosphere of hatred reigns in Armenia, security is not ensured, the normal participation of Azerbaijani athletes in competitions is impossible due to psychological pressure.”The ministry said the athletes and those accompanying them have left Armenia.Armenian officials said the man who seized the flag was an employee of Armenian public television who was invited to the opening ceremony. He was taken to a police station after the incident but freed without charges.Animosity between Armenia and Azerbaijan has risen in recent months with the blockade of the only road leading from Armenia to the ethnically Armenian region...

All-Male Pas De Deux comes to Chicago, shines light on LGBTQ love

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

CHICAGO — WGN sits down with Christopher Rud, choreographer of the American Ballet Theater to welcome the show back in Chicago and shine light on their all-male Pas De Deux.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Weekend Break: Expo Chicago

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

CHICAGO — Check out Marcella with Weekend Break where she visits Expo Chicago, an international contemporary and modern art exhibition held each year in the city.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

The U.S. housing market explained in 5 charts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

(Stacker) - The once white-hot housing market may finally be starting to cool, but it's not a buyers' market just yet.As mortgage rates and home prices remain high, potential homebuyers are deciding not to take the plunge, mostly due to a lack of affordability. But with the U.S. short about 6.5 million homes, according to one analysis, economists project that lack of supply will keep things mostly in sellers' favor until next year at least."Homebuyers should prepare for a buying environment that is more relaxed than years past but with different complications," said Nikolas Scoolis, manager of housing economics at Zonda, a real estate data firm. "Highly desirable properties, like those in good school districts or offering good value propositions, will still face stiff competition."Stacker cited data from Redfin and the U.S. Census Bureau to visualize and explain the shortage of U.S. homes for sale and what that means ahead of peak homebuying season.See ...

How much does a wedding cost in your state?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Getting hitched this year? Wedding site The Knot recently released its 2022 Real Weddings Study to determine the average cost of a wedding in each U.S. state. The results show wedding expenses are adjusting back to pre-pandemic prices, as the average wedding now costs around $30,000. That's a $2,000 year-over-year increase, likely attributable to overall inflation, the Knot says. Outdoor weddings: The best, worst cities to have them, rankings show The most expensive wedding state for yet another year? New Jersey, where a wedding will cost an average of $51,000. The least expensive weddings, on average, can be thrown in Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah — average wedding costs in these states are well below the national average at $16,000.Take a look at this interactive map to see the average wedding cost in your state.Curious how wedding costs break down?The Knot also breaks down the average wedding budget — not including honeymoons. The five biggest expenses are ven...

Timberwolves take on Nuggets in first round of NBA playoffs: Keys to the series, and a prediction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

Less than 46 hours after clinching their hard-earned playoff berth, the Timberwolves will take the floor in Denver for Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference first-round series against the top-seeded Nuggets.Game 1 of the best-of-seven-games series is Sunday night in Denver.That doesn’t leave much time for preparation and scouting. The good news, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch noted, is Minnesota’s staff started working on a Denver scout prior to beating the Thunder, just in case. The plan was to start imparting some of that knowledge to the team Saturday, hitting players with the highlights.But there will be no deep dives prior to the start of the series.“I don’t think we can overcomplicate things right now. We just have to be ready to go, get back physically,” Finch said. “One advantage of playing in these games, I think, is that you’re pretty battle-ready. So I think our competitive edge will be there, for sure.”Wolves guard Mike Conley noted h...

Esperance man arrested following domestic incident

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

CHARLESTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, an Esperance man was arrested on Tuesday following a domestic incident. Richard Knaupp, 63, faces a slew of charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, deputies from the Montgomery COPunty Sheriff's Office responded to a home in Charleston for a reported physical domestic incident. Deputies say they found Knaupp violated a stay-away order of protection and had taken a cell phone away from a victim, preventing her from calling 911. Knaupp also allegedly damaged property during the incident that he didn't own.Charges:Second-degree burglaryFirst-degree criminal contemptThird-degree criminal mischiefSecond-degree aggravated harassmentThird-degree coercionFourth-degree criminal mischiefCriminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation Gloversville duo arrested after drug sale investigation Knaupp was processed and arraigned in Pala...

Nuggets Journal: Michael Malone’s message to Michael Porter Jr. this postseason? “Let it fly”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:34 GMT

Michael Porter Jr. generally doesn’t need goading.The 6-foot-10 sniper has shot well over 40% from 3-point range every season he’s been healthy. This season, he set a career-high with 7.3 looks from outside per game. With 188 3-pointers made, Porter finished five shy of the franchise record.All of which made Wednesday’s scene, as the No. 1 seed Nuggets prepared for their first-round opponent, so odd.The Nuggets were finishing up practice, concluding with 3-point shooting contests, free-throw challenges and the like. Nuggets coach Michael Malone pulled Porter aside on the near side of the gym closest to reporters and rehashed a scene from practice.The team had designed a play for Porter, but when he came off a screen and had a window to shoot, Denver’s most reliable and dangerous deep threat hesitated.“Let it fly,” Malone told Porter multiple times, emphasizing the need to seize the looks generated out of Denver’s offense. The 293 passes the Nuggets make per game (the sixth-most in t...