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¡¡¡¡WASHINGTON (AP) ¡ª Zookeepers at Washington¡¯s National Zoo are on furry black-and-white baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week. It¡¯s a welcome bit of good news amid a pandemic that kept the zoo shuttered for months. The announcement of the pregnancy has already touched off a fresh round of panda-mania for one of the zoo¡¯s feature attractions. ¡°We need this! We totally need this joy,¡± said zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson. ¡°We are all in desperate need of these feel-goods.¡±Although so-called ¡°phantom pregnancies¡± are common with pandas and other large bears, Baker-Masson said an ultrasound scan revealed a ¡°really strong-looking, fantastic fetus¡± that could be delivered this week.Mei, at 22, would be the oldest giant panda to successfully give birth in the United States. The oldest in the world gave birth in China at age 23.Viewership on the zoo¡¯s panda-cam has increased 800 percent. 984
¡¡¡¡WASHINGTON, D.C. ¨C It¡¯s been a strange time everywhere, with COVID-19 upending how people normally live.That includes college students, many of whom are now in a hybrid form of learning, with some on campus and some on a computer at home, like Gregory Carnesi.¡°Something that I've been experiencing myself, something that I've heard my peers experiencing, is just this feeling of being overwhelmed because everything is online now,¡± Carnesi said.Carnesi goes to Arizona State University, just one of the campuses in the U.S. where the nonprofit and mental health organization ¡°Active Minds¡± recently surveyed several thousand college students, to see how they are faring in the time of COVID-19.Here¡¯s what they found:- 1 in 4 students said their depression had ¡°significantly increased¡± since the start of the pandemic- 89% of the students surveyed said they¡¯re experiencing stress or anxiety- 56% said their daily activity had decreased or significantly decreased.¡°We have to remind people, ¡®you know, you used to walk three miles a day to and from class, or you used to be out on the field running around for soccer practice and you're not doing that right now.¡¯ So how else can you fill that gap and that void for yourself?¡± said Alison Malmon, founder and executive director of Active Minds.Malmon said it¡¯s also important for colleges and universities to tailor student access to mental health services, since so many are no longer on campus as much.¡°We are still needing to promote access and we are still needing to give people the supports that they need in the way that they are able to reach them,¡± Malmon said.Yet, there were some positive findings in the survey.- Nearly two-thirds of students, 66%, said they have been helping support others with their mental health- 77% of those surveyed said they feel optimistic about the futureGregory Carnesi said he is just taking it one day at a time.¡°I really kind of think the best thing that's worked for me is just having grace and mercy with myself,¡± he said, ¡°and just doing your best day to day. Even if that best is just getting out of bed and like making yourself breakfast, just like these basic things, that's enough.¡±If you are in need of mental health resources during the pandemic, click here. 2270
¡¡¡¡WASHINGTON, D.C. ¨C President-elect Joe Biden introduced his picks for several of his most senior economic advisers at a press event on Tuesday afternoon.The group includes liberal economists and policy specialists who established their credentials during the previous two Democratic administrations. Biden is placing a premium on diversity in his selection of Cabinet nominees and key advisers.For treasury secretary, Biden has nominated former Fed chair Janet Yellen. She would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231 years of existence. She would also be the first person to serve as treasury secretary, chair of the Federal Reserve, and chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.In introducing Yellen, Biden called her the most qualified person for the job,citing her work at the Fed following the economic recession of the late '00s.In referencing the hit Broadway play "Hamilton," which centers around the life of the first Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, Biden joked that Lin Manual-Miranda would eventually need to write a musical based on Yellen's life.Biden has also tapped Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget. Tanden would be the first woman of color and the first South Asian woman to lead the agency that oversees the federal budget. She currently serves as President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, an organization dedicated to advancing policies that increase opportunity for Americans.Additionally, Biden has chosen Wally Adeyemo as his deputy treasury secretary. He previously served the in the Obama-Biden administration as deputy director of the National Economic Council and deputy national security advisor. He currently serves as president of the Obama Foundation.Adeyemo would be the first African-American to serve in the role.Biden has picked Ceclica Rouse as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. She¡¯s a former member of the Obama-Biden council and currently serves as Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. If confirmed, she will become just the first African American and just the fourth woman to lead the CEA in the 74 years of its existence.Jared Bernstein has been chosen as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. He previously served as Biden¡¯s chief economist in the first years of the Obama-Biden administration.And Heather Boushey will also become a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. She¡¯s a longtime economic counselor to Biden and currently serves as President and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a nonprofit research and grantmaking organization she cofounded in 2013.Biden released this statement about his economic picks: 2704
¡¡¡¡WATCH FULL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, TONIGHT ON 10NEWS at 6PMSAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A North County couple said they paid a company thousands of dollars to put in a new kitchen, but that company never finished the job.Months after signing the contract, they learned the guy in charge was the subject of multiple Team 10 investigations and had his license revoked by the Contractors State License Board.¡°Maybe I was just naive, but it was an eye-opener,¡± said homeowner Mark.Mark asked 10News not to use his last name.He said while he and his wife were out of town a leak under the sink flooded their kitchen.The couple hired a mitigation company to take care of the damage but needed a restoration company to build it back up.They came across Mark Morningstar, who came highly recommended by a user on the website Nextdoor."One of the recommendations we got was through Maria, and Maria posed as a satisfied client,¡± Mark said. ¡°She said, 'Hey, I know this person Marc Morningstar, he can do cabinet work, and he can do granite work. He can do basically everything.'"Maria Meeuwisse was the listed author of Mark's recommendation, she is also the license holder for Quality Painting SoCal.According to customers who spoke with Team 10, this is the same company where Morningstar works.State records show the license was issued in August 2018 for a painting and decorating contractor.Team 10 found postings on NextDoor from someone with the same name as Meeuwisse - talking up Morningstar and the company.Thinking the reviews were real, Mark and Diana said they hired Quality Painting SoCal to fix their kitchen."He (Morningstar) said ya I can do all this quote-unquote,¡± Mark said. ¡°I can act as your quarterback and take care of everything for you.¡±Mark said Morningstar promised it would take about two weeks for the new kitchen and cost around ,000.So that's what Mark and Diana authorized on their credit card.Mark said Morningstar brought in contractors to do the work, but things quickly went south.They said the granite was installed incorrectly, cabinets weren't lining up, and eventually, crews stopped showing up, leaving Morningstar to do it himself."There would be a week, two weeks where he wouldn't show up, and the weeks he did show up, he would show up for a day, and during that day he would show up for a few hours, and it was clear he didn't know what he was doing,¡± Mark said.Mark said months after Morningstar started the job, the kitchen wasn't done and Morningstar stopped showing up."We googled Marc (Morningstar), and the investigative news came up immediately -- hit number one,¡± he said. ¡°We watched the video and were like, "Oh my god, that's that guy.'¡±A 2017 Team 10 investigation exposed Morningstar's criminal business practices. Several former customers complained he took their money but never finished installing the fake grass. Team 10 also learned Morningstar had done some of the work after his contractor's license was suspended. According to a spokesman for the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB), when a license is suspended, no contracts can be signed, no money can be paid, and no work can be done.Morningstar was also accused of using another contractor's license number.The CSLB eventually revoked Morningstar¡¯s license.Court records show in September 2018, Morningstar pleaded guilty to diversion of construction funds, grand theft of personal property and improper home improvement contract procedure.Team 10 went to the listed address for Quality Painting SoCal to ask Morningstar about Mark and Diana's complaints.A woman who identified herself as Maria Meeuwisse, the company¡¯s license holder, answered the door and said Morningstar wasn¡¯t there.Team 10 investigator Adam Racusin told Meeuwisse customers are saying Morningstar is doing work without a contractor's license.¡°Which is not true and we¡¯ve been talking with the CSLB about that,¡± she said.While asking Meeuwisse questions, a man who looked like Morningstar came in through a back entrance.Team 10 investigator Adam Racusin tried to talk to the man, but Meeuwisse closed the door.On Tuesday, the Contractors State License Board added disclosures to Quality Painting SoCal¡¯s license. A disclosure means the CSLB has an open investigation against the company and has disclosed on its website that it believes there is evidence of a probable violation that would lead to either a suspension of revocation of the company¡¯s contracting license and/or criminal prosecution. CSLB¡¯s investigation is open. There are no criminal charges at this time.The two violations CSLB is investigating are a departure from trade standards or specs and willful or fraudulent act.On Wednesday a spokesperson for the CSLB told Team 10 the company notified state officials it plans to shut down and cancel Quality Painting SoCal's license.Mark and Diana said since they paid Morningstar on their credit card, they were able to dispute the charges with the credit card company.While they were able to get their money back, they said they had to pay someone else to re-do most of the work. 5092
¡¡¡¡WASHINGTON, D.C. ¡ª The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September.The rise in jobless claims serves as evidence that some companies are cutting more jobs as new coronavirus cases spiral higher.The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of applications increased by 137,000, from 716,000 the previous week.The four-week moving average was 776,000, an increase of 35,500 from the previous week¡¯s revised average, according to department.Before the coronavirus paralyzed the economy in March, weekly jobless claims typically numbered only about 225,000.The current rise in unemployment comes as the U.S. continues to break records for single-day coronavirus cases and deaths. Wednesday marked the first time more 3,000 people died from COVID-19 in a day in the U.S. since the pandemic began, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. 912