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ERCOT cancels program aiming to increase power reserves ahead of winter

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) –  ERCOT canceled a program, which sought additional power from energy companies ahead of winter, due to limited responses from those companies. ERCOT announced the program in October to increase operating reserves and maintain grid reliability during the upcoming peak season. Still, without the additional resources, ERCOT said it does not expect any issues for the upcoming 2023-2024 winter.  MORE: ERCOT trying to increase operating reserves ahead of winter “The request for additional capacity was an extra layer of precaution to mitigate higher risk during extreme weather this winter,” said ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas. “ERCOT is not projecting emergency conditions this winter and expects to have adequate resources to meet demand.”ERCOT said it has made many improvements to the grid since the deadly 2021 winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of Texans without power days. Some of those improvements include weatherization inspections of ele...

Other voices: Big Sister? Speech, even anonymous speech, must be protected, not banned

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

In the name of national security, former South Carolina governor and current Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she wanted to use government authority to ban anonymous speech on social media platforms. “Every person on social media should be verified by their name,” she told Fox News.No matter how many nefarious images of Russian or Chinese disinformation agents one conjures up, this is a no-good, very bad idea.Anonymous speech is a hallowed American tradition. It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that if it had never been permitted, the United States as we know it may never have existed. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, secretly penned by John Dickinson, were instrumental in uniting colonists against British misrule. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison published their stirring Federalist essays defending the proposed U.S. Constitution under the pseudonym “Publius.” Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson regular...

Local pancreatic cancer survivor raising awareness with hockey

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Steve McCarthy, a pancreatic cancer survivor, plays on a local hockey team at the Bethlehem YMCA. The team is bringing awareness to pancreatic cancer by wearing special purple jerseys to mark the month. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program estimates that 64,050 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S. in 2023.McCarthy sat down with Giuliana Bruno to discuss his experience with pancreatic cancer and how that's inspired him to take the cause onto the ice. You can watch the full interview in the player above.

NYSP search Vermont woods for evidence in 30-year-old homicide investigation

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

POWNAL, VT (WSYR-TV) -- New York State Police began a search on Nov. 11 in the woods in Pownal, Vermont, for evidence in the killing of Sara Anne Wood. Sara disappeared when she was 12 years old back in 1993 while riding her bike in Frankfort. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Lewis Lent Jr. then pled guilty in 1996 to abducting and killing Sara but never revealed the whereabouts of her body. State Police and their K9s searched through 29 acres of woods, along with the Vermont State Police and New York Forest Rangers. The search came to an end on Nov. 16, but no new evidence was found, NYSP said. They continue to search for Sara's remains.

Under the weather: Coach Prime’s CU Buffs hit low point at Wazzu

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. – Deion Sanders barely got through a game on Friday night because of flu-like symptoms that had impacted him all day.“I’m a little under the weather so this is gonna be a little foggy for me,” the Colorado head coach said as he sat down for a postgame press conference.The illness was hardly the worst thing he dealt with, though.Sanders’ struggling Buffaloes hit their low point at Gesa Field, thumped by host Washington State 56-14 in a game that was every bit as disastrous as that score would indicate.“Great win by our opponents,” Sanders said. “They played a heck of a game, coached a heck of a game. They came to play handily from the start to the finish. Obviously it don’t look like we did.”CU (4-7, 1-7 Pac-12) is now in sole possession of last place in the conference after its fifth straight loss. The first four games in this current losing streak came by a combined 25 points, but this one was never really close, despite Washington State coming in riding a six-game l...

Cryptic banner hints at Rolling Stones return to Denver in 2024

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

When a red and black banner featuring the Rolling Stones’ iconic logo mysteriously appeared on the side of Mile High stadium (then called Invesco Field, now called Empower) in November 2018, rock-and-roll fans around Colorado began feeling some nervous satisfaction.Were the Stones returning to Denver to play a show? With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts all being in their 70s at the time, it seemed like any chance to see the band — which has been rocking since 1962 —  was a gift worth accepting.The band did play, in August 2019 (the original May date was postponed after Jagged had heart surgery), to a sold-out crowd, and they absolutely crushed it. But that would be the last time Watts, the drummer, would be in town; he died two years later at the age of 80.Related: Rolling Stones conjure moments of awe in return to DenverLate last week, another banner was unfurled at the stadium — and Tweeted about by music promoter AEG Presents Roc...

Quick Cannabidiol — What’s The Fastest Way To Feel CBD’s Effects?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

Nowadays, you don’t need to live in NYC to demand relief in a “New York minute.” Due to the fast pace of our tech-savvy society, more people crave quick results. Since CBD oil is often portrayed as a miraculous supplement, it’s understandable customers have high expectations the first time they take hemp.Although CBD oil has many notable features, that doesn’t mean it will immediately hit every user’s senses. However, there are ways people could increase the odds CBD will have a noticeable effect within minutes. Interestingly, how you take CBD oil could change how fast your body absorbs this cannabinoid. Knowing the different styles of CBD ingestion could help new customers determine the right product for their preferences.What’s The Quickest Way To Get CBD Into Your System?If you can’t wait to feel the full power of CBD’s properties, you may want to concentrate on CBD vape pens or CBD-rich hemp flowers. When people vape or smoke CBD hemp, the cannabinoids go directly into their lun...

Michael E. Fox, Sr. made helping the community his mission

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

To see the crowd that packed Mission Santa Clara on Friday to celebrate the life of Michael E. Fox Sr. was to understand a lot about who he was. The Saratoga resident, who died Nov. 3 at age 87, was a businessman, a husband, a political influencer, a dad, a philanthropist, a man of faith and — he would want said — a recovering alcoholic who shared his story to help others.The Rev. Peter Pabst — who celebrated the Mass along with several other clergy including Bishop Oscar Cantú — said Fox’s priorities were four “Fs”: faith, family, friend and philanthropy. “He supported causes that would lift others up,” Pabst said. “Generosity was an understatement.”Attendees stand as the casket of Michael E. Fox Sr. enters Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Fox was born in 1936 in Chicago and earned a degree in brewing science before he discovered he...

Sunnyvale teen wins international award for her music video

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

A Sunnyvale teen has won international acclaim for her song “Echoes of War,” inspired by the people she met while living in Normandy, France.Kedaton Campbell’s video for her song was set to be showcased in a virtual awards ceremony at the 19th annual My Hero International Film Festival on Nov. 18. The festival is dedicated to showcasing short films by student and professional filmmakers that celebrate the power of the human spirit. Kedaton’s music video won in the high school category for the 2023 Sing for Hope Music Video Award, which came with a cash prize.In addition to the people of Normandy, Kedaton said she got inspiration for her song during walks with her father on the beaches where the Allied Forces’ D-Day operation took place during World War II.“Every morning and evening, my dad and I took walks up and down the sands of Normandy–the historical site of the D-Day landings–and talked about how bravely our troops fought right where we stood decades ago,” she added. “This song...

Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both cheers and jeers

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:47 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Both cheers and jeers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate resounded with acoustic perfection inside the country’s legendary Colón Theater, laying bare the country’s polarization on the eve of Sunday’s runoff.The audience had gathered Friday evening in Latin America’s premiere opera house that is world-renowned for its acoustics to watch a performance of “Madama Butterfly” — but Javier Milei soon became the main event. A group began insulting him as he sat in the front row of a box alongside his girlfriend.“Milei, trash, you are the dictatorship!” some attendees chanted at the candidate. He has downplayed Argentina’s bloody 1976-1983 military rule, saying the number of its victims is far below what human rights organizations have long claimed, among other controversial positions.Some videos on social media also showed a few orchestra musicians playing the “Peronist March,” an anthem of the political party of Economy Minister Sergio M...