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CIF Norcal Basketball Playoffs: Tuesday figures, updated schedule

chandankumarsoft — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:26:31 +0000

Norcal Basketball Regional

guys

Open department

Wednesday games

No. 5 Modesto Christian (24-8) against No. 4 Salesian (26-3) in Albany, 7 p.m.

Half -final on Saturday

No. 5 Modesto Christian or No. 4 Salesians at No. 1 Archbishop Riordan (27-1), 7 p.m.

No. 3 Folsom (28-3) in No. 2 by La Salle (27-4), 7 p.m.

Division I.

Tuesday games

No. 1 Indderkum 69, No. 16 California 43

No. 8 Oakland Tech 71, No. 9 Redwood 57

No. 5 San Ramon Valley 61, No. 12 San Joaquin Memorial 56

No. 13 Liberty 71, No. 4 Clovis North 67

No. 3 Lincoln-Stockton 57, No. 14 Clovis West 46

No. 11 Moreau Catholic 84, No. 6 Dougherty Valley 76, OT

No. 10 St. Ignatius 65, No. 7 Dublin 62

No. 2 Buchanan-Clovis 59, No. 15 Monterey Trail-Elk Grove 46

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Oakland Tech (24-5) at No. 1 Indderkum (29-2), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Liberty (26-3) in San Ramon Valley No. 5 (22-9), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Moreau Catholic (26-5) at No. 3 Lincoln-Stockton (28-4), 7 p.m.

No. 10 St. Ignatius (21-8) at No. 2 Buchanan-Clovis (27-5), 7 p.m.

Division II

Tuesday games

No. 1 Rocklin 70, No. 16 Bullard 61

No. 8 Clayton Valley 59, No. 9 Serra 38

No. 5 Destiny Christian 58, No. 12 Menlo Atheron 38

No. 13 Oakland 59, No. 4 Valley Christian 45

No. 3 Jesuit-Carmichael 64, No. 14 Bellarmine 50

No. 6 Archbishop Mitty 59, No. 11 Branson 55

No. 7 Clovis East 67, No. 10 Cardinal Newman 61

No. 2 Millpites 68, No. 15 Woodcreek 67, OT

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Clayton Valley (22-12) in No. 1 Rocklin (25-8), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Oakland (22-8) at No. 5 Destiny Christian (20-12), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Archbishop Mitty (15-13) at No. 3 Jesuit-Carmichael (23-9), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Clovis East (20-10) at No. 2 Milpitas (24-4), 7 p.m.

Division III

Tuesday games

No. 1 The King's Academy 68, No. 16 Pleasant Valley 47

No. 9 Aptos 67, No. 8 San Domenico 54

No. 5 Carlmont 58, No. 12 of the Capitan-Merced 49

No. 4 Universityan Francisco 76, No. 13 Half Moon Bay 66

No. 14 Enterprise-Redding 46, No. 3 Christopher 40

No. 6 Palo Alto 61, No. 11 FOHILL-PALO CEDRO 51

No. 7 Carmel 58, No. 10 Central-Fresno 49

No. 2 Christian Brothers Sacramento 61, No. 15 Sacred Heart Prep 44

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 9 Aptos (25-6) on the King's Academy (24-4), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Carlmont (18-10) at No. 4 University-San Francisco (22-11), 7 p.m.

No. 14 Enterprise-Redding (16-13) at No. 6 Palo Alto (23-5), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Carmel (20-7) at No. 2 Christian Brothers Sacramento (26-7), 7 p.m.

Division IV

Tuesday games

No. 1 Priorat 64, No. 16 Washington-San Francisco 53

No. 8 NATOMAS 84, No. 9 Piedmont 71

No. 5 Berkeley 64, No. 12 Ripon Christian 61

No. 4 Palma 52, No. 13 San Mateo 47

No. 3 Santa Cruz 68, No. 14 Venture Academy 56

No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 78, No. 11 Burbank 57

No. 7 House Roble 49, No. 10 Twelve Bridges 43

No. 15 Lincoln-San Francisco 77, No. 2 Westmont 66

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 NATOMAS (25-8) on Priorat No. 1 (22-6), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Berkeley (16-15) at No. 4 Palma (21-7), 7 p.m.

No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (16-13) at No. 3 Santa Cruz (20-11), 7 p.m.

No. 15 Lincoln-San Francisco (22-9) at No. 7 Casa Rauble (29-4), 7 p.m.

Division V

Tuesday games

No. 1 Prep-Redding 51 of the University, No. 16 Durham 49

No. 8 Girdley 41, No. 9 Bret Harte 40

No. 12 Unraut 70, No. 5 Middletown 63

No. 4 Fortune Early College 80, No. 13 Portola 57

No. 3 Argonaut 72, No. 14 Chowchilla 49

No. 6 Alhambra 51, No. 11 West Valley 39

No. 7 International-San Francisco 58, No. 10 Orland 46

No. 15 Sonoma Valley 73, No. 2 Woodland Christian 61

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Girdley (25-5) at No. 1 University Prep-Redding (25-8), 7 p.m.

No. 12 weeds (25-6) at Fortune Early College No. 4 (22-8), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Alhambra (17-14) at No. 3 Argonaut (26-7), 7 p.m.

No. 15 SONOMA Valley (18-15) at No. 7 International-San Francisco (21-12), 7 p.m.

Division VI

Wednesday games

No. 8 Mendocino (18-8) at No. 1 Redding Christian (27-3), 7 p.m.

No. 5 St. Vincent de Paul (19-11) in No. 4 Sacramento Waldorf (27-3), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Biggs (18-9) in No. 3 St. Bernard's-Eureka (22-5), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Point Arena (21-4) at No. 2 Stone Ridge Christian (23-8), 7 p.m.

Girl

Open department

Wednesday games

No. 5 McClatchy (24-6) at No. 4 Acalanes (27-2), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Pinewood (23-4) in San Ramon Valley No. 3 (27-3), 7 p.m.

Half -final on Saturday

No. 5 McClatchy or No. 4 Acalanes at No. 1 Archbishop Mitty (25-3), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Pinewood or No. 3 San Ramon Valley in No. 2 Clovis West (32-0), 7 p.m.

Division I.

Tuesday games

No. 16 San Joaquin Memorial 84, No. 1 Folsom 74

No. 9 Piedmont 60, No. 8 Oakland Tech 29

No. 5 Priory 50, No. 12 Central-Fresno 45

No. 4 St. Mary's-Stockton 67, No. 13 Pleasant Valley-Chico 43

NO. 3 Carondelet 62, No. 14 St. Francis 57

No. 11 Bishop O'Dowd 45, No. 6 Archbishop Riordan 39

No. 7 Cardinal Newman 68, No. 10 St. Ignatius 47

No. 2 Clovis 63, No. 15 OAK Ridge 52

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 16 San Joaquin Memorial (23-6) in No. 9 Piedmont (24-5), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Priorat (23-5) at No. 4 St. Mary's-Stockton (18-13), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Bishop O'Dowd (20-8) at No. 3 Carondelet (26-6), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Cardinal Newman (26-5) at No. 2 Clovis (25-5), 7 p.m.

Division II

Tuesday games

No. 1 Caruthers (22-6), bye

No. 8 Sacred Heart Cathedral 44, No. 9 Christian Brothers 40

No. 5 California 58, No. 12 cats 40

No. 13 Redwood 66, No. 4 Lincoln-Stockton 52

No. 3 Colfax 64, No. 14 Clovis East 37

No. 6 Salesian 48, No. 11 Whitney-Rocklin 41

No. 7 Atwater 58, No. 10 Valley Christian 39

No. 2 Sierra Pacific-Hanford 66, No. 15 Grant-Sacramento 61

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Sacred Heart Cathedral (15-13) at No. 1 Caruthers (23-6), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Redwood (24-9) at No. 5 California (22-11), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Salesian (21-10) at No. 3 Colfax (27-6), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Atwater (28-5) at No. 2 Sierra Pacific-Hanford (24-8), 7 p.m.

Division III

Tuesday games

No. 1 Immanuel-Reedley 66, No. 16 East Union-Manca 48

No. 8 Chico 50, No. 9 Dougherty Valley 47

No. 12 Menlo-Atherton 53, No. 5 Ponderosa-Shingle Springs 49

No. 4 Justin-Siena 73, No. 13 Evergreen Valley 39

No. 3 Marin Catholic 61, No. 14 Christopher 44

No. 6 Menlo School 45, No. 11 St. Bernard's-Eureka 41

No. 7 Moreau Catholic 45, No. 10 University Prep-Redding 39

No. 2 Shasta-Redding 58, No. 15 Harker 48

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Chico (17-13) at No. 1 Immanuel-Reedley (28-5), 7 p.m.

No. 12 Menlo-Atherton (20-8) at No. 4 Justin-Siena (28-3), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Menlo School (19-8) at Marin Catholic (22-11) No. 3, 7 p.m., 7 p.m.

No. 7 Moreau Catholic (23-8) at No. 2 Shasta-Redding (21-5), 7 p.m.

Division IV

Tuesday games

No. 1 Liberty Ranch-Galt 41, No. 16 Colusa 37

No. 9 Lowell-SF 47, No. 8 Notre Dame Belmont 37

No. 5 Mills 49, No. 12 Bret hard 30

No. 13 Castilleja 44, No. 4 Riverbank 43

No. 3 Rio Linda 47, No. 14 Fortuna 38

No. 6 Marysville 55, No. 11 Prospect 40

No. 7 West Campus-Sacramento 36, No. 10 Notre Dame San Jose 27

No. 2 Half Moon Bay 52, No. 15 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 45

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 9 Lowell-SF (19-7) at No. 1 Liberty Ranch-Galt (30-2), 7 p.m.

NO. 13 Castilleja (22-3) at No. 5 million (18-10), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Marysville (24-8) at No. 3 Rio Linda (28-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 West Campus-Sacramento (25-5) in No. 2 Half Moon Bay (8-7), 7 p.m.

Division V

Tuesday games

No. 1 summit Shasta 64, No. 16 Skyline 55

No. 9 Washington-San Francisco 51, No. 8 Modoc 45

No. 5 Orland 65, No. 12 Cloverdale 61

No. 4 Encinal 67, No. 13 Argonaut 36

No. 3 Head-Royce 59, No. 14 Fortune Early College 39

No. 11 Durham 59, No. 6 West Valley-Cottonwood 42

No. 7 Trinity-Weaverville 50, No. 10 Sonoma Valley 41

No. 2 Woodland Christian 54, No. 15 Fort Bragg 40

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 9 Washington-San Francisco (12-6) on No. 1 summit Shasta (18-6), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Orland (23-8) at No. 4 Encinal (20-9), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Durham (20-8) at No. 3 Head-Royce (8-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Trinity-Weaverville (24-7) at No. 2 Woodland Christian (27-6), 7 p.m.

Division VI

Wednesday games

No. 8 Fall River-McArthur (13-13) in No. 1 Ferndale (5-9), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Cornerstone Christian (20-10) at No. 4 Sacramento Adventist (21-7), 7 p.m.

No. 6 St. Vincent de Paul (17-12) at No. 3 Weed (25-6), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Round Valley (17-5) at No. 2 Faith Christian-Yuba City (26-2), 7 p.m.

Originally published: March 4, 2025 at 9:40 p.m. PST

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Trump -Zölle on Canada and Mexico might be effective on Tuesday

chandankumarsoft — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:52:25 +0000

President Donald Trump said that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Tuesday and scrap the hopes to a last-minute deal that might avoid deleting a trade war with the perfect trading partners of America.

Trump speaks on the White house On Monday afternoon, there was “no place for Mexico or for Canada” to barter the brand new import duties.

“They are all set. They will come into force tomorrow,” he said.

Shares that were already traded in red continued to fall after Trump's comments.

On February 1, Trump signed an executive regulation through which 25% tariffs for imports from Mexico and Canada were imposed. The oil from Canada is 10%. But on February 3, he postponed these plans for a month after each US neighbors had signed steps to resolve problems at their respective US limits.

Trump confirmed last week that the break would come back into force on Tuesday, and complains that illegal drugs are still “flowing to our country from Mexico and Canada”. He also announced that an extra 10% tariff would come into force on Chinese imports on the identical day.

On Monday, Minister of Commerce Howard Lutnick proposed on Monday that Trump would take executives on Tuesday, but could soften his tariff requirements.

“He knows that you did a good job at the border. You haven't done enough fentanyl. Let's see how the president weighs it today,” said Lutnick on CNN. “We will talk about it all day today, and then he will let the plans know all the morning.”

Mexico had initially managed to pledge Trump's tariffs for a month by promising to send 10,000 soldiers to the southern border of the United States to combat drug trafficking.

With this era, Mexico brought out 29 anti -cartel members to the USA at the top of February

But apparently Trump couldn’t appease these actions.

“Just to understand you have large quantities of fentanyl from Mexico poured into our country, and as you know, also from China, where it goes to Mexico and goes to Canada,” he said on Monday afternoon.

Customs are essentially tax on foreign goods which might be paid by the importers. Critics warn that the tariffs will ultimately result in higher prices for US consumers, but they’re Trump's preferred way of bending America's muscles against his opponents and allies alike.

Since Trump began in office for a second term Steel and aluminum. He also presented a plan to issue “mutual tariffs” in other countries which have their very own tariffs within the USA

Trump's comments on Monday got here during an event that addressed an investment of $ 100 billion within the USA Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingOr TSMC.

Trump said that TSMC isn’t hit along with her own tariffs by planning the development of recent chip manufacturing facilities in Arizona.

He warned Canada and Mexico to do the identical.

“To be honest and other things in the United States, what you have to do is to build your car systems. In this case you have no tariffs,” said Trump.

These are a contribution. Please check for updates.

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The semi -final results on Tuesday, updated matchups

chandankumarsoft — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:52:06 +0000

NCS boys football

Division I.

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 4 Berkeley (19-3-1) in Dougherty Valley No. 1 (17-3-2), 7 p.m.

No. 3 Clayton Valley Charter (17-2-1) in No. 2 de la Salle (16-3-3), 5 p.m.

Division II

The semi -finals on Tuesday

No. 4 Archie Williams 2, No. 1 Cardinal Newman 1

No. 3 Pittsburg (13-2-3) at No. 2 Granada (14-7-1), 7 p.m.

Friday or Saturday final

No. 3 Pittsburg or No. 2 Granada against No. 4 Archie Williams (12-4-5), TBD

Division III

The semi -finals on Tuesday

No. 4 Tamalpais 1, No. 9 Napa 0

No. 6 Linda Land 2, No. 7 Big House 1

The final on Saturday

No. 6 Terra Linda (10-7-2) at No. 4 Tamalpais (11-6-5), 2 p.m.

Division IV

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 4 San Rafael (11th of September-4) in No. 1 Piedmont (9-8-4), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Newark Memorial (13-10-3) against No. 2 Roseland University Prep (11-4-2) at Elsie Allen High School-Santa Rosa, 7 p.m.

NCS Girls Soccer

Division I.

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 9 Acalanes (10-3-6) in Amador Valley No. 4 (12-3), 7 p.m.

No. 10 Monte Vista (8-5-3) at No. 3 Bishop O'Dowd (18-0-2), 7 p.m.

Division II

The semi -finals on Tuesday

No. 1 Marin Academy 0, No. 4 Urban 0 (Marin Academy wins 5-4 on PKS)

No. 15 Cardinal Newman 2, No. 3 SONOMA Academy 0

Friday or Saturday final

No. 15 Cardinal Newman (10-10-1) against No. 1 Marin Academy (20-2-1), TBD

Division III

The semi -finals on Tuesday

No. 1 Maria Carrillo 2, No. 12 Heritage 1

No. 7 Petaluma 0, No. 6 Castro Valley 0 (Petaluma wins 4-3 on PKS)

Friday or Saturday final

No. 7 Petaluma (13-6-3) against No. 1 Maria Carrillo (9-8-3), TBD

Division IV

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 8 Pinole Valley (12-9-1) in Sonoma Valley No. 4 (8-8-5), 7 p.m.

No. 6 San Rafael (14-8) in No. 2 St. Mary's-Berkeley (14-4-1), 7 p.m.

CCS boys football

Division I.

The semi -finals on Tuesday

No. 3 Everett Alvarez 1, No. 2 Mountain View 1 (Alvarez wins 5-4 on PKS)

No. 1 Bellarmine 2, No. 5 Westmont 0

Friday final

No. 3 Everett Alvarez (20-0-2) against No. 1 Bellarmine (17-2-3) at Santa Clara University, TBD

Division II

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 7 Carlmont (11-7-1) at No. 3 Menlo (15-3-3), 3 p.m.

No. 5 Hollister (11-7-3) in No. 1 Hillsdale (17-1-2), 6 p.m.

Division III

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep (14-2-5) at No. 2 Aragon (12-5-2), 5 p.m.

No. 8 cats (9-8-2) at No. 4 Santa Clara (11-8-2), 5 p.m.

Division IV

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 3 Monterey (12-6-3) against No. 2 Gonzales (16-3-2) within the Rabobank Stadium, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Pioneer (10-8-2) at No. 4 Greenfield (10-5-6), 7 p.m.

Division V

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 6 Crystal (15-2-4) at No. 2 Saratoga (11-6-3), 7 p.m.

No. 4 Milpitas (9-3-7) on No. 1 Siver Creek (13-4-4), 5 p.m.

CCS Girls Soccer

Division I.

The semi -finals on Tuesday

No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 1, No. 6 St. Ignatius 0

No. 1 St. Francis 4, No. 5 Leland 1

Friday final

No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (17-1-3) against No. 1 St. Francis (17-2-1) at Santa Clara University, TBD

Division II

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 6 Sacred Heart Cathedral (10-5-5) in No. 2 Salinas (17-1-2), 6 p.m.

No. 8 Homestead (9-7-4) at No. 5 Branham (13-4-4), 5 p.m.

Division III

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 3 Mountain View (11-7-2) at No. 2 Palo Alto (7-6-3), 5 p.m.

No. 4 Menlo (14-4-3) at No. 1 Menlo-Aterton (10-6-3), 5 p.m.

Division IV

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 3 Nueva (19-2-0) at No. 2 Christopher (13-5-3), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Soquel (13-4-2) at No. 1 Fremont-Sunnyvale (17-3-1), 6 p.m.

Division V

The semi -finals on Wednesday

No. 3 Rancho San Juan (10-8-2) in North Monterey County (14-4-3), 5 p.m.

No. 4 Notre Dame San Jose (8-10-3) at No. 1 Sacred Heart Prep (9-7-3), 3 p.m.

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5 things you must know before the stock market opens on Tuesday

chandankumarsoft — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:54:18 +0000

1. Day one

Stock futures rose Tuesday on the primary trading day of Donald Trump's second term as president. Markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. US stocks have had a robust week. The S&P 500 climbed 2.9% Dow rose by 3.7% and the Nasdaq Composite ticked 2.5% higher. Investors might be keeping track of Trump's trade policies and other key items on his agenda this week, in addition to some key earnings reports. Follow live market updates.

2. Trump takes office

Trump was sworn in on Monday because the forty seventh^Th US President and only the second to serve two non-consecutive terms. Speaking on the US Capitol after freezing temperatures forced the ceremony to happen indoors, Trump said he would usher in a “golden age” for the US. He signed a series of executive orders, declaring a national energy emergency, ordering the US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and pardoning roughly 1,500 people charged in reference to the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Market watchers were keeping a detailed eye on Trump's trade comments.

3. Tariffs ahead?

Trump suggested he could impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico as early as February 1. He didn’t say when he would impose the threatened blanket tariffs on all trading partners or the upper tariffs on China that he proposed as a candidate. He said he would think about using tariffs as leverage to draw a U.S. investor in TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China — the U.S.'s three largest trading partners — would have a large impact on the U.S. economy and will drive up prices for a spread of consumer goods and agricultural products.

4. Still ticking

Due to a US law that banned the app unless it was sold to a US owner, TikTok was briefly unavailable over the weekend – only to return back online. The change got here as Trump, who once pushed for a ban on the app on national security grounds, pushed to maintain it energetic within the US. On Monday, he signed an executive order that effectively halted enforcement of the law for 75 days.

5. A flight from earnings

A handful of massive firms will report earnings this week, most notably airlines and Netflix. Here are the highest reports to observe:

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Trump apparently plans to attend the launch of the SpaceX “Starship,” scheduled for Tuesday in Texas

chandankumarsoft — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:46:17 +0000

By ZEKE MILLER

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning on attending one SpaceX “Starship” rocket launches on Tuesday, based on the newest information from the founder Elon Musk Influence within the Republican sphere of influence.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions over Brownsville and Boca Chica, Texas, for a VIP visit coinciding with SpaceX's launch window for a test of its giant Starship rocket from its launch facility within the Gulf of Mexico. Flight restrictions imposed over Trump's home in Palm Beach, Florida, when he’s there can be briefly lifted while Texas security measures are in place.

Trump's visit comes at a time when billionaire Musk has been at Trump's side almost continuously as he builds his government. He attended meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, accompanied him to meetings with Capitol Hill Republicans in Washington last week and to a UFC fight on Saturday in New York.

Trump often regaled audiences in the course of the campaign with a dramatic account of the newest Starship test, which included this Conquering the Booster at its launch pad by a pair of mechanical arms.

Musk pumped an estimated $200 million through his political motion committee to assist elect Trump and was named together with the previous Republican Party presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamyto steer one Advisory Board Tasked by Trump with dramatically reducing the price of presidency and reshaping the way in which Washington works, it has created a spark ethical concerns about Musk's diverse interests before the federal government.

The Trump transition team didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment on the president-elect's plans.

Originally published: November 18, 2024 at 2:19 pm PST

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How to optimize your holiday travel budget on “Travel Tuesday”

chandankumarsoft — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:19:56 +0000

If you haven't booked your holiday travel plans yet, take into account: Prices are inclined to increase as you catch up with to your required travel dates.

To afford vacations, about 50% of respondents cut other expenses, while 49% took advantage of discounts and offers. after to the 2024 Holiday Travel Outlook from Hopper, a travel site.

Some last-minute vacation travelers are choosing so-called “Travel Tuesday” — or the Tuesday after Cyber Monday and Black Friday — which falls on December third this 12 months.

Search interest for Travel Tuesday increased greater than 500% from 2021 to 2023. after to a current report from McKinsey and Company.

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There's a reason buyers seek for the term.

Last 12 months, Travel Tuesday saw 83% more deals than Cyber Monday and 92% greater than Black Friday, in line with Hopper data.

However, in line with experts, there could also be some restrictions on the offers available.

“The challenge for a lot of people is, 'Do I have to wait?'” said Sally French, travel expert at NerdWallet.

For travelers who’ve set specific visit days and locations, the reply could also be no.

“While airlines and online travel agencies are offering flight deals on Travel Tuesday, there is no reason to wait,” said Phil Dengler, co-founder of The Vacationer, a travel platform.

How much you profit from possible discounts on Travel Tuesday is determined by your flexibility, experts say.

“If you don’t have any flexibility,” said Hayley Berg, an economist at Hopper, “then feel free to book it if you see a good deal before Travel Deal Tuesday.”

This is how Travel Tuesday works

Similar to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, Travel Tuesday deals sometimes start before the actual day, Dengler said. They could even extend into the following day.

Still, you’ll typically need to book the flight, hotel stay or cruise by the tip of the day to benefit from the advantages, he said.

When shopping, make sure you read the effective print in case discounts only apply to certain routes and days, Dengler explained.

Retailers often have a limited supply of Black Friday and Cyber Monday doorbusters. With Travel Tuesday, there could also be a limited variety of airline or hotel room seats, NerdWallet said in French.

“You won’t be flying two planes on the same route at the same time,” she said.

“Be ready” to book

Travel Tuesday could also be higher for deciding when and where to go in your next vacation in 2025 than a really specific itinerary home for the vacations.

If you're not flexible in regards to the dates and destinations you would like to travel to and discover a flight at a price you're blissful with, “book the trip now,” French said.

“If you wait until Travel Tuesday, this deal could be gone,” she said. “You don’t want to wait until Travel Tuesday for it to sell out.”

In some cases, it doesn't hurt to book upfront and keep a watch out for possible price cuts, experts say.

Typically, you’ve 24 hours from booking to cancellation to receive a full refund, so long as it's seven days before a flight's scheduled departure time, Dengler said. Additionally, some airlines don't charge change fees for non-basic economy fares, he said.

If these terms are in your favor: “If you see a better deal on Travel Tuesday, simply cancel your current bookings and book the Travel Tuesday deal,” Dengler said.

On the opposite hand, should you're less tied to specific dates and locations but have a general sense of where and when you would like to travel, it could be value waiting until discount days.

“We tend to see the deals get better and better as we get closer to the actual Black Friday or the actual Travel Tuesday,” French said.

The biggest profit for travelers is fascinated with what they wish to book, Berg said.

“I really encourage travelers to do this exploration now so they can be ready to actually book on Travel Deal Tuesday,” she said.

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Olympic TV schedule for Tuesday, August 6 – The Mercury News

chandankumarsoft — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:49:02 +0000

Here is the Paris Olympics TV schedule for Tuesday, August 6.

Highlights include the U.S. women's soccer team's semifinal against Germany (9 a.m., E!), the beach volleyball quarterfinal, including Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng (USA) against Switzerland (1 p.m., NBC), and the U.S. men's basketball team's quarterfinal against Brazil (12:30 p.m., USA).

ARTISTIC SWIMMING

11 clock

E! — Team: Free Routine

BADMINTON

midnight

USA – Men’s Singles: Gold Final

BASKETBALL

5:30 within the morning

E! — Men’s quarterfinals

12:15 p.m.

USA – Men’s Quarterfinals – USA vs. Brazil

8:30 p.m.

USA – Men’s Quarterfinals

BASKETBALL 3X3

11:35 p.m.

NBC – NBC Late Night (August 5)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

22 O `clock

23 o'clock

10:30 am

UNIVERSO — Athletics and Beach Volleyball

11:15 am

USA – Beach volleyball, cycling

Midday

13 o'clock

NBC – Quarterfinals: Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng (USA) vs. Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner (Switzerland)

19:30 o'clock

BOXING

19 o'clock

USA – Women’s Lightweight, Men’s Welter Final and more

CANOEING

7:45 o clock

E! — Sprint: Canoe and kayak heats

RIDE A BIKE

11:15 am

USA – Beach volleyball, cycling

DIVE

1 O 'clock

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Democrats had feared that Georgia could be a lost cause with Biden's candidacy. Harris will campaign there on Tuesday – The Mercury News

chandankumarsoft — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:01:36 +0000

By WILL WEISSERT and BILL BARROW, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Just over every week ago, Georgia seemed out of Democrats' reach: President Joe Biden's campaign team promised to focus more on controlling the Midwest. “Blue Wall” is what it known as and indicated that they is likely to be willing to offer up Sun Belt Battlefields.

But now that Biden has withdrawn from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris the likely candidate, Democrats say they’ve latest hope for the state. They bet that a brand new burst of energy and a surge in fundraising have helped Georgia – the state that gave Biden his narrowest victory in 2020 – is again a neck-and-neck race.

Harris plans to stage a political show of force with a rally in Atlanta on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, the most recent example of how much the race against Republican Donald Trump has shifted since Biden abandoned his re-election bid. She will appear in the identical city where Biden's miserable performance in a debate against Trump on June 27 sparked a revolt amongst Democrats that ultimately ended his campaign.

Harris hopes a big rally that can even feature hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion will bolster her campaign's momentum. The campaign argues that Harris' appeal to young people, working-age women and nonwhite voters has thrown off the dynamic in Georgia and other demographically similar states, from North Carolina to Nevada and Arizona.

“The energy is contagious,” said Nikema Williams, Georgia Democratic leader and congresswoman from Atlanta. “My phone has been blowing up. People want to be part of this movement.”

FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Atlanta, Jan. 11, 2022. After President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris, her party suddenly has its sights set on a broader campaign area, betting that a brand new surge of energy and a fundraising boost helped make Georgia, the state that gave Biden his narrowest victory in 2020, a neck-and-neck race again. Harris plans a political show of force in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the most recent example of how much the presidential campaign against Republican former President Donald Trump has modified. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

In a method memo released after the president dropped out of the race, Harris' campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon, who served in the identical capability for Biden, reiterated the importance of winning Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, a trio of industrialized states which have formed the Democrats' traditional blue wall.

However, she also argued that the vice chairman's position at the highest of the ballot box “opens up additional layers of voters who can be persuaded,” describing them as “disproportionately black, Latino and under-30s” in areas like Georgia.

Republicans, who still hold a majority in Georgia, counter that Biden's declining popularity and his concerns about higher consumer prices and immigration within the historically conservative state would rub off on Harris.

However, they admit that the situation suddenly looks much closer to 2020 – when Biden won by about 0.25 percentage points – than to the time when Trump was Republican National Convention and survived a attack.

“Trump could have won Georgia. It was over,” said Republican consultant Brian Robinson. “The Democrats have a chance to start over here.”

Robinson said Harris still has many weaknesses, including the progressive positions she took in her failed 2020 primary campaign and her various rhetorical slip-ups. But he said Harris has been “in charge” up to now on this campaign, and if that continues, “we'll have a new game and she'll be competitive in Georgia.”

Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt didn’t reply to similar arguments, dismissing Harris as “just as weak, failed and incompetent as Joe Biden” and saying the vice chairman must explain her support for Biden administration policies which have “harmed working families in Georgia for the past four years.”

The former president's campaign announced Tuesday, hours before Harris' rally, that he would travel to Atlanta on Saturday to attend a rally at the identical location on the Georgia State University campus where Harris will appear.

The Harris campaign and Georgia Democratic officials maintain 24 offices across the state, including two that opened last weekend in metro Atlanta. Trump and the Republican National Committee only recently opened their first offices in Georgia.

Democrats are betting that a mixture of high turnout in traditional Democratic core constituencies, a robust showing within the suburbs and small gains elsewhere may be enough for Harris to win in Georgia. That approach was evident on the weekend's inaugurations.

On Saturday, the scene was East Point, a majority-black community and Democratic stronghold south of Atlanta. The guest of honor was Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington), who told a crowd of mostly black women that they were the important thing to victory – “the people who are really going to save the country.”

A day later, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one in all several candidates Harris is considering as his running mate, campaigned in Forsyth County. The area is historically very conservative, although Democrats have narrowed the Republican majority in recent election cycles.

“Every county counts,” Beshear said, citing his ability to win two gubernatorial elections in Kentucky despite Trump’s dominance of the state within the presidential election.

Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp said in a recent interview that one of the best Republican campaigns in Georgia can win comfortably, but poor efforts – combined with strong Democratic campaigns – lose. Kemp, for instance: Re-election won by 7.5 percentage points in 2022 over national Democratic star Stacey Abrams. But in the identical election cycle, Georgians re-elected Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock about his Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who was supported by Trump.

In the last election, Democrats had big benefits in downtown Atlanta, where Jayapal spoke. The party also did well in Columbus and Savannah, in addition to in some rural, majority-black counties. But in other rural areas and small towns – where Trump has held several rallies in recent times – Republicans dominated.

It is in Atlanta's rapidly growing and increasingly diverse suburbs and exurbs, like those where Beshear campaigned on Sunday, that the best opportunity for change lies, especially amongst Republican-leaning moderates disillusioned with Trump.

For Harris, which means counting on voters as diverse as Michael Sleister, a white suburbanite, and Allen Smith, a black man who lives not removed from downtown Atlanta.

Sleister, who considers himself an independent, has lived in Forsyth County for 35 years. “I've voted Republican many times in my life,” he said, but not since Republicans shifted to the fitting during President Barack Obama's administration.

“Now I see the Republican Party as a direct threat to my grandchildren,” he said, adding that he sees Trump as “just a terrible human being.”

Smith is a 41-year-old Atlanta native who’s volunteering on the campaign trail for the primary time since Harris was considered a possible candidate.

“I was driving when I heard the news that President Biden was endorsing her and I started banging my fist on the table – I decided then and there to do whatever I could to help her get elected,” Smith said.

Weissert reported from Washington.

Originally published: July 30, 2024 at 9:55 am

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“Marathon” heat wave begins Tuesday within the Bay Area

chandankumarsoft — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:18:42 +0000

After a gloriously warm Sunday across the Bay Area, temperatures will slowly rise on Monday, reaching a 10-degree jump by Tuesday morning, bringing sweltering heat to much of the region on Independence Day and thru the remaining of the week.

The National Weather Service has issued an “Extreme Heat Warning” for much of the Bay Area from Tuesday morning through 11 p.m. Friday, with the warning focused on hills and inland areas.

“It will stay hot for a very long time,” said weather service meteorologist Nicole Sarment. “The most important thing is that it will not just be a one-day event. We are talking about six, seven days.”

PG&E also issued a notice that safety-related power outages are “likely” to occur in certain parts of Solano and Napa counties on Tuesday as a consequence of heat, dry conditions and high winds. Other counties facing power outages include Glenn, Colusa and Lake. The weather service also issued a fireplace warning for parts of the northwest Sacramento Valley and adjoining foothills between Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening, as gusty winds and low humidity might be expected.

So far, the forecast of excessive heat has not prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue the Spare the Air alert this week. However, air quality is anticipated to be within the moderate range between 50 and 100 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) through Thursday. That means people who find themselves unusually sensitive to air quality should consider limiting their time outdoors.

Highs of 110, 108, 107 and 106 degrees are expected in Concord, Brentwood, Livermore and Walnut Creek on Tuesday, with daytime highs in those cities more likely to remain above 100 degrees at the least through July 4. Daytime temperatures in San Jose could reach 100 degrees this week, with highs of 102 degrees expected in Morgan Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The extreme heat poses a fireplace risk. Weather Service meteorologist Rachel Kennedy also said authorities are warning people to not set off fireworks on July 4.

Cities along the coast and the San Francisco Bay area won't be quite as hot, and are under a “heat warning” relatively than an “excessive heat warning.” Berkeley and Oakland are expected to see temperatures of a comparatively mild 80 degrees this week, but San Mateo, Palo Alto and San Leandro are expected to be hotter, with daytime highs within the 80s.

The heat should ease somewhat in coastal areas, with temperatures above 25 degrees expected in Half Moon Bay this week. However, temperatures in Santa Cruz could rise to above 28 degrees starting Tuesday and on July 4. Kennedy said if there’s a cooling marine layer along the coast this week, it must be “pretty shallow.”

For people in cities under an extreme heat warning, the NWS has raised concerns concerning the “life-threatening effects” of heat-related illnesses that may occur when individuals are exposed to extreme heat for several days.

The weather service said in its forecast that individuals should view this “ongoing heat wave” as “a marathon, not a sprint” with regards to taking steps to attenuate its impacts.

“This affects not only heat-sensitive individuals, but the entire population,” the NWS said. “Heat over such a long period of time and at these temperatures can be dangerous for anyone.”

What makes this heat wave particularly intense is that individuals shouldn't expect overnight temperatures to offer them much relief, Kennedy said. Starting Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures within the mountains and inland could possibly be within the low 70s and high 80s overnight, she said. The effects of the warmth might be magnified if it doesn't cool down overnight, which might result in rising baseline temperatures the subsequent morning, Sarment also said.

When an extreme heat warning or alert is in place, the weather service advises people not to have interaction in outdoor activities between 10 a.m. and seven p.m. They should definitely activate the air-con in the event that they have it. If they don't have it, they need to spend a while in air-conditioned environments, similar to stores, movie theaters, libraries, restaurants or cold storage.

The weather service also advises people to drink loads of fluids and to contact relatives and neighbors who’re in danger. Children and pets shouldn’t be left unattended in cars, as temperatures there can quickly turn into fatal.

Kennedy said the recent weather is affecting much of California. Death Valley was already sweltering with temperatures reaching 48 degrees on Sunday night. Death Valley, often considered the most popular place on earth, is anticipated to see temperatures as high as 49 degrees on Tuesday and as high as 59 degrees on July 4. The record in Death Valley is alleged to be 56 degrees and was recorded in 1913, although that record is disputed. In 2020 and 2021, temperatures of 54 degrees were recorded within the national park.

It could possibly be cooler on Saturday, but temperatures are expected to stay above normal next weekend, Kennedy said. The weather service will review its forecast throughout the week to find out whether the warmth warning must be prolonged, she said.

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Elizabeth Holmes' appeal is scheduled to be heard in federal court on Tuesday.

chandankumarsoft — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:17:25 +0000

The appeal of imprisoned Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to be heard in federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday.

The notorious founding father of the now-defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup is serving a lengthy sentence in a minimum-security Texas prison. Theranos, once valued at $9 billion, claimed its devices could run greater than a thousand tests — for the whole lot from cancer and diabetes to pregnancy and HIV infection — using just just a few drops of blood from a finger prick.

Holmes' legal team and prosecutors will argue the case at 9 a.m. within the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She filed an appeal in late 2022, 11 months after a jury found her guilty on 4 counts of defrauding Theranos investors. She desires to have her conviction and 11-year prison sentence overturned, which might trigger a brand new trial.

Attorneys for Holmes, 40, said in a December 2022 court filing that the criminal case, which was heard in U.S. District Court in San Jose and led to guilty verdicts, was “replete with grounds for appeal.”

Those points, her legal team claimed, included alleged errors by Judge Edward Davila, who oversaw her case and trial. Holmes claimed Davila improperly allowed the jury to listen to about regulatory actions against Theranos and her company's reversal of all test results of its troubled “Edison” machines. Those events occurred after Holmes had made all “relevant” statements to investors, and the jury mustn’t have heard about them, Holmes's lawyers argued.

Holmes, a Stanford University dropout, founded Theranos in 2003 and built it right into a high-profile company backed by a few of America's richest people: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Walmart's Walton family. Theranos faced poor oversight from a board full of luminaries akin to former U.S. Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz and former U.S. Secretaries of Defense James Mattis and William Perry.

A series of revelations within the Wall Street Journal starting in 2015 led to an investigation by U.S. federal authorities and a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through which Holmes was fined $500,000 and barred from serving as an officer or director of a publicly traded company for 10 years. In 2018, federal prosecutors charged her with fraud.

Ten months after her conviction, Davila sentenced Holmes, who has two young children with hotel heir Billy Evans, to 11 years and three months in prison. She surrendered to Camp Bryan federal prison, about 100 miles from Houston, on May 30, 2023, as U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmate number 24965-111.

Updates from the Bureau of Prisons show her sentence has been reduced by about two years and she or he is anticipated to be released in August 2032. Federal prisoners can reduce their sentence by 54 days for every year they’re incarcerated in the event that they meet behavioral standards, and so they can further reduce their sentence by completing programs to cut back recidivism and take part in “productive activities,” the bureau said.

Holmes won’t appear on the hearing in person or by video since the three-judge panel that hears oral arguments in federal court appeals is often attended only by lawyers and the court doesn’t allow for the presence of incarcerated people, a court spokesman said Tuesday.

Federal criminal complaints Success at very low pricesThat's the federal court system. If Holmes loses, she could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but its justices hear only about 100 to 150 appeals a yr out of the greater than 7,000 it normally has to review. accordingly the court system.

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