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Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.In many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like workers who were commuting, while the share of the U.S. labor force working from home went from 5.7% in 2019 to 17.9% in 2021, as restrictions were implemented to help slow the spread of the virus, according to a report released last week based on American Community Survey data.“The increase in homebased workers corresponded with a decline in drivers, carpoolers, transit riders, and most other types of commuters,” the report said.The share of people working from home between ages 25 and 34 jumped from 16% to 23% from 2019 to 2021. The share of home-based workers who are Black went from 7.8% to 9.5%, and it went from 5.7% to 9.6% for Asian workers. It remained flat for Hispanic workers, th...

78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri heist.Bonnie Gooch is jailed on $25,000 bond after she was charged with one count of stealing or attempting to steal from a financial institution in the holdup Wednesday in Pleasant Hill, The Kansas City Star reports. No attorney is listed for her in online court records. She also was convicted of robbing a California bank in 1977 and one in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit in 2020. Her probation in the second heist ended in November 2021. Court documents filed in Cass County in the latest case said the robbery note demanded “13,000 small bills,” adding “thank you sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” Surveillance video also captured her banging on the counter, asking the teller to hurry, Cass County prosecutors said. She smelled strongly of alcohol when officers s...

Sinead Farrelly back in soccer in time for shot at World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas. (AP) — Sinead Farrelly says she wouldn’t have been able to play soccer again if she hadn’t told her story. In 2021, Farrelly and fellow player Mana Shim accused former National Women’s Soccer League coach Paul Riley of misconduct and sexual coercion in an article published by The Athletic. The allegations, which he denied, rocked the women’s game, sparking a pair of investigations by U.S. Soccer and the NWSL that concluded there was widespread player mistreatment. Farrelly retired more than six years ago but returned over the weekend to the game she loves, starting for Ireland on Saturday in an exhibition match against the U.S. national team. She also signed this season with NJ/NY Gotham after joining the NWSL team in the preseason as a non-roster invitee. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it unless I was able to get that off my chest and get that story out because that healing, and the liberation from that had to occur before I could ever...

Brewers acquire LHP Sousa from Reds, send him to Triple-A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired left-handed pitcher Bennett Sousa from the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday and sent him to their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee.Cincinnati received cash and international bonus money in exchange for Sousa. The Reds had designated him for assignment last week.Sousa, 28, went 3-0 with an 8.41 ERA in 25 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox last season. He struck out 12 and walked 10 in 20 1/3 innings.In another move, the Brewers transferred left-handed pitcher Aaron Ashby to the 60-day injured list. The Brewers announced Wednesday that Ashby was undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery and would miss most of the season. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Koepka holds on for 2-shot lead over Rahm at Masters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Brooks Koepka held steady in the cold air and was potentially spared a big number by the rain-softened grass at Augusta National, finishing the third round at the Masters on Sunday morning with a 1-over 73 to keep a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm.But it’s no longer a two-man race. The final round will not have Tiger Woods in his Sunday red shirt, either.Woods never made it back to the course after enduring a miserable mix of cold and rain on Saturday. He withdrew with what he said was a recurrence of plantar fasciitis, the second time in his last three majors that he made the cut without making it to the finishing line.Koepka has been atop the leaderboard after all three rounds, yet his work is far from over. Rahm had his chances to catch him until three-putt bogeys on both par 5s on the back nine, settling for a 73 that puts him in the final group.Viktor Hovland was only three shots behind after a wild 70 that illustrated how quickly it can change at Augusta ...

El covid-19 puede haberse originado en humanos, afirma un científico chino

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

(CNN) — El virus del covid-19 puede haberse originado en humanos, afirmó un científico chino.Las secuencias genéticas de las muestras virales tomadas del mercado de mariscos de Huanan en Wuhan – que se cree que es el sitio de la zona cero de la pandemia – eran “casi idénticas” a las de los pacientes infectados con el coronavirus, lo que sugiere que el covid-19 puede haberse originado en humanos, dijo Tong Yigang de la Universidad de Tecnología Química de Beijing.Los científicos analizan otra pista sobre los posibles orígenes del covid-19, ya que la OMS dice que todas las posibilidades “permanecen sobre la mesa”Tong, quien habló en una conferencia de prensa realizada por el Consejo de Estado chino sobre la investigación del origen del virus, dijo que se tomaron más de 1.300 muestras ambientales y de animales congelados en el mercado entre enero de 2020 y marzo de 2020, y que los investigadores aislaron tres cepas de virus de las muestras ambientales.También dijo que...

Irán instala cámaras para identificar a las mujeres que infringen el código de vestimenta

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

(CNN) — Las autoridades iraníes utilizarán cámaras en lugares públicos para identificar a las mujeres que violen la ley del hiyab en el país, informaron los medios estatales.Las mujeres en Irán corren el riesgo de ser arrestadas por no cubrirse el pelo. Muchas han desafiado el código de vestimenta obligatorio como parte de las protestas generalizadas que siguieron a la muerte de una joven bajo custodia por presuntamente violar las reglas del hiyab.Las autoridades, sin embargo, no muestran signos de dar marcha atrás en el tema.Irán dice que la ley del hiyab está bajo revisión mientras los medios estatales descartan las afirmaciones de que se ha abolido la temida policía moral“En una medida innovadora y para evitar tensiones y conflictos en la implementación de la ley del hiyab, la policía iraní utilizará cámaras inteligentes en lugares públicos para identificar a las personas que infringen las normas”, dijo la policía citada por la agencia de noticias alineada con el Estado, Ta...

Lyon beats Rennes 3-1; Marseille visits Lorient

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lyon followed up its away win at Paris Saint-Germain with a 3-1 home win against Rennes in the French league on Sunday.All of the scorers came through the club’s famed youth academy — with former Lyon forward Amine Gouiri opening the scoring for Rennes in the 11th minute.Midfielder Corentin Tolisso equalized in the 60th with a fine 20-meter strike, and striker Alexandre Lacazette volleyed home in the 68th with his 18th league goal of the season — moving him one behind top scorers Kylian Mbappé (PSG) and Jonathan David (Lille). Promising forward Bradley Barcola, who netted the winner last Sunday against PSG, made it 3-1 in the 79th. Seventh-place Lyon moved three points behind Rennes in sixth spot.Later Sunday, third-place Marseille looked to equal its own league record with a ninth straight away win when it visited Lorient and fourth-place Monaco hosted Nantes.OTHER MATCHESStriker Folarin Balogun scored an injury-time penalty for his 18th league goal to earn eight...

MBTA announces Marathon Monday travel details

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

The MBTA released transit restrictions for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, including closures, detours and discounted passes.The MBTA is offering a $15 Marathon Pass valid for all-day unlimited travel on all Commuter Rail lines. It’s available to purchase starting April 10 until the marathon.Downtown, the Copley Station station will be completely closed, but the nearby Hynes Convention Center, Back Bay and Arlington Stations will be open. Also affecting the Green Line, the South Street stop on the B branch as well as Kent Street and St. Mary’s Street on the C branch will be closed 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The Red, Orange, Blue and Silver lives will all run on a regular weekday schedule. The buses lines and the commuter rail will also be on a regular schedule on Monday. The MBTA recommends anticipating delays and bus detours around the marathon.

Yankees Notebook: Deivi Garcia could impact team as multi-inning reliever

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:42 GMT

BALTIMORE — With the Yankees’ bullpen sustaining a few injuries, the team could eventually turn to a former starter for assistance.Deivi Garcia, once a consensus top-100 starting pitching prospect, has been throwing out of the bullpen at Triple-A. The 23-year-old has made three multi-inning appearances this season, all two or three frames, while allowing two earned runs with six strikeouts and three walks over 7.2 innings.The Yankees’ hope is that the right-hander can find more consistency in relief. If Garcia were to return to the majors, he would likely do so via the pen.“He’s a young man, so he’s still developing. What we’ve seen of Deivi a little bit over the last few years is that influx of stuff,” Aaron Boone said Sunday. “The stuff we saw in spring training is really good. Maybe that’s something that we can get in smaller bursts.”Garcia pitched well in relief during the spring, when he recorded a 1.93 ERA and 1...