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Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather

May. 18, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat. The National Weather Service in Houston warned that with temperatures hitting...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

May. 16, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

Dalton Daily Citizen. May 15, 2024. Editorial: Law protects free speech, whistleblowing No one should be made to feel afraid of their own government, even when they are speaking out against it — at least not in the U.S. Government should always be...

1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support

May. 09, 2024 19:25 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues. ...

Pennsylvania will make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance

May. 08, 2024 19:04 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will sign legislation to criminalize the misuse of a powerful animal tranquilizer called xylazine that is showing up in supplies of illicit drugs and contributing to a growing number of human overdose deaths, his office said Wednesday. ...

PetIQ: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 08, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — PetIQ Inc. (PETQ) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $14.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Eagle, Idaho-based company said it had profit of 48 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came...

Central Garden: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

May. 08, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $62 million. On a per-share basis, the Walnut Creek, California-based company said it had net income of 93 cents. Earnings,...

Freshpet: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 06, 2024 06:44 AM EDT

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Freshpet Inc. (FRPT) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $18.6 million. The Secaucus, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 21 cents per share. ...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Apr. 29, 2024 07:29 AM EDT

Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 28, 2024. Editorial: The point is this: State must honor its contracts It’s called sleight of hand – and it’s epitomized by the submitted opinion elsewhere on this page about auto no-fault reform. The claim is that these reforms...

Four decades in, the Pet Shop Boys know the secret to staying cool

Apr. 26, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Chicken Kiev, AI-generated press releases and the annoyance of fan selfies while performing — there was a lot on the minds of the Pet Shop Boys as the iconic British duo prepared to release a new album. Their 15th studio album, “Nonetheless,” comes Friday — 40...

Music Review: Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet 'Nonetheless'

Apr. 24, 2024 11:37 AM EDT

Once upon a time, on Pet Shop Boys ' first single, “West End Girls,” vocalist Neil Tennant sang the lines, “We’ve got no future / We’ve got no past / Here today, built to last." Fifteen studio records later, there possibly isn't a better verse that captures the timelessness...