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Watts Water: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Watts Water Technologies Inc. (WTS) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $65.8 million.On a per-share basis, the North Andover, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.96. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and restructuring costs, were $2.04 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.83 per share.The maker of valves for plumbing, heating and water needs posted revenue of $504.3 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $503.4 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WTS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WTSSource

Jury selected after almost 10 months for rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang, racketeering charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 10 months after jury selection began, a panel of Georgia citizens was selected Wednesday for the trial of rapper Young Thug and several other people accused of participating in a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes.The Atlanta-based artist, who’s given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, and six others are now set to stand trial beginning Nov. 27 after prosecutors and defense attorneys chose 12 jurors and six alternates, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The trial is expected to last months.The sprawling indictment returned in May included more than two dozen defendants. But eight — including rapper Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens — took plea deals and 12 others will be tried separately, the newspaper reported.Jury selection for the trial began in January and faced numerous challenges that caused delays: getting defendants housed in different jails to court each day, contraband brought to court, and the arrests of a defense ...

Kaman: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) — BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Kaman Corp. (KAMN) on Wednesday reported profit of $1.5 million in its third quarter.The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 5 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, came to 10 cents per share.The industrial distribution aircraft components company posted revenue of $183 million in the period.Kaman expects full-year earnings in the range of 40 cents to 60 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $765 million to $775 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on KAMN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/KAMNSource

Denver's mayor, 4 others, want to meet with Biden on migrants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration.The Democratic leaders say in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday that while they appreciate Biden's efforts so far, much more needs to be done to ease the burden on their cities. Trump ballot trial in Colorado turns to history of ‘insurrection’ clause Migrants are sleeping in police station foyers in Chicago. In New York, a cruise ship terminal was turned into a shelter. In Denver, the number of migrants arriving has increased tenfold and available space to shelter them has withered. With fewer available work authorizations, these migrants cannot find work that would allow them to get into proper housing. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who is leading the coalition,...

Home sellers win $1.8B case against real estate industry over inflated fees

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A series of court challenges seek to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that determine the commissions agents receive on the sale of a home — and who foots the bill. A federal jury in one of those cases on Tuesday ordered the National Association of Realtors along with some of the nation's biggest real estate brokerages to pay almost $1.8 billion in damages, after finding they artificially inflated commissions paid to real estate agents. How much do houses cost in Colorado? See the list by county The verdict in the 2019 case in Missouri stated that the defendants “conspired to require home sellers to pay the broker representing the buyer of their homes in violation of federal antitrust law.”If treble damages — which allows plaintiffs to potentially receive up to three times actual or compensatory damages — are awarded, then the defendants may have to pay more than $5 billion.“This matter is not close to being final as we will appeal the jury’s ver...

Trump ballot trial in Colorado turns to history of 'insurrection' clause

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The effort to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the Constitution's “insurrection clause” turned to distant history on Wednesday, when a law professor testified about how the post-Civil War provision was indeed intended to apply to presidential candidates.Gerard Magliocca, of Indiana University, said there was scant scholarship on Section Three of the 14th Amendment when he began researching it in late 2020, but said he uncovered evidence in 150-year-old court rulings, congressional testimony and presidential executive orders that it applied to presidents and to those who simply encouraged an insurrection rather than physically participated in one. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Magliocca didn't mention Trump by name, but the plaintiffs in the case have argued that Colorado must ban him from the ballot because his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, which was intended to halt Congress' certif...

New guidelines expand who should get a lung cancer screening

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The American Cancer Society is expanding the list of people who they recommend should get annual lung cancer screenings with a low-dose CT scan.In Colorado, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women. New infant RSV vaccine in short supply as respiratory illness season picks up The ACS previously recommended yearly screening for people aged 55-74 who smoked the equivalent of a pack a day for 30 years. The new recommendation is for people aged 50 to 80 who smoke the equivalent of a pack a day for 20 years."What this really allows us to do is to catch younger patients, and even patients who haven't smoked as much, and we can potentially catch more lung cancers earlier," said Dr. Andy Labelle, a pulmonary critical care physician. Labelle said many people with lung cancer don't have symptoms until the cancer has progressed to a late stage, so screening is important."If we can catch their cancer at a stage one, it is very a cur...

Broncos' Justin Simmons named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week Wednesday following the team's 24-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.This was the first time Simmons has received the award during his 8-year career. He is also only the sixth safety to be awarded it in Broncos history. The last Broncos player to be given the distinction was Kareem Jackson in 2019. Football crossover: Broncos QB dresses like CU Buffaloes coach for Halloween Simmons was also the first Broncos player to be named a player of the week since wide receiver Jerry Jeudy in Week 18 of the 2022-23 season.During the game against the Chiefs, Simmons recorded two solo tackles, an interception, a pass defense and a fumble recovery, according to the Broncos.Simmons was selected by the Broncos in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the 98th overall pick. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies and more sports news Since then, he has been named to the Associated Pre...

Officer Nathan Woodyard takes the stand during trial in Elijah McClain's death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nathan Woodyard, an Aurora Police officer on trial for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, is taking the stand Wednesday afternoon.Woodyard, who was suspended from the force, is charged with reckless manslaughter of the 23-year-old McClain. The trial began Oct. 17. McClain died in 2019 after he was stopped by police while walking home from a convenience store. He was thrown to the ground and held down before being injected by paramedics with ketamine, a sedative.The prosecution argued that McClain's death was put in motion by Woodyard's carotid neck hold, as well as physical force used by him and other officers to hold him still. 7 years later, man faces charges in death of woman on train A forensic pathologist called by the prosecution argued that the manner of McClain's death was homicide and that the officer's actions contributed to his death.However, the defense has argued that the paramedics were to blame for McClain's death. A separate forensic pathologist ca...

Decoding AI: Rishi Sunak’s call for action

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast Amazon Music Over 100 leading figures from the biggest tech companies and governments across the globe have assembled for Britain’s two-day AI Safety summit. The UK hopes the event will galvanize power players into agreeing common aims to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence.In th...