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Gasoline prices up from a year ago as drivers head into holiday weekend

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

CALGARY — As crude oil prices hit a twelve-month high on Friday, Canadians planning to hit the road for the last long weekend of summer will pay more for gasoline than they did last Labour Day.The national average gasoline price as of Friday was $1.67 cents per litre, according to fuel price tracking website GasBuddy.com. That compares with $1.37 cents per litre on Sept. 1, 2022.Gasoline prices began to rise in July and August of this year, in part due to crude oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Crude oil prices continued their rise this week, due to dwindling crude inventories in the U.S. as well as projections that Saudi Arabia will extend its supply cuts into October.  On Friday, the benchmark crude price West Texas Intermediate hit a 12-month high, trading above US$85 per barrel compared to about US$75 per barrel one year ago.Vijay Muralidharan, energy analyst and managing director with R Cube Consulting Inc., said driving demand through the summer months has been s...

Chicago Football Classic makes its return this weekend

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

CHICAGO — After four years, a college football tradition in Chicago that also features many events off the field is ready to return.That happens this weekend, and the celebration was underway on Friday.The Chicago Football Classic will be played this Saturday at Soldier Field as Central State University will face Mississippi Valley State University at 3 p.m. You can watch the game on WGN-TV, Channel 9. Organizers are celebrating the 25 anniversary of the contest that features two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) as it returns for the first time since 2019. On Friday, organizers of the event along with a number of local politicians gathered for a kickoff celebration at Soldier Field. What the 2023 Chicago Football Classic means to those who created it Started in 1997 by Larry Huggins, Everett Rand and Tim Rand, it's an game that was created to bring more exposure to HBCUs in Chicago. While the showcase event is the football contest, there are numerous events tha...

State of Texas preview: Outside influence ahead of Paxton impeachment trial

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — People are used to tuning in every Sunday morning to hear in-depth analysis on that week’s biggest political news during the “State of Texas” program, and now they have a chance to find out ahead of time what that award-winning coverage will include.KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree will lead a conversation Friday at 4 p.m. with a member of the KXAN politics team to preview the stories that will serve as the focus on that week’s show. The second edition of this live stream will include Capitol correspondent Ryan Chandler. Watch the live stream in this story and on the station's Facebook page. State of Texas preview: New Paxton impeachment documents, SB 14 lawsuit ruling expected During the show, Will and Ryan will discuss the following headlines:The impeachment trial for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton will begin next week in the Texas Senate. The Republican official is facing 20 articles of impeachment approved by the Texas House of Representatives earlier ...

DKR Stadium adds AI-powered self-checkout concession stands

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Football season is about to kick off once again, and fans will be flooding DKR Stadium to watch the Longhorns play. One thing the stadium has done to prepare for an influx of people is add an AI-powered self-checkout concessions option. Mashgin, the world’s fastest touchless self-checkout system, deployed of 14 self-checkout kiosks by Sodexo, DKR's concessions partner, at the stadium. VIDEO: UT unveils new burnt orange stadium lights The new point-of-sale, touchless self-checkout kiosks have already sped up concession checkouts at six locations across the stadium, according to a release from Mashgin. Sodexo plans to add 22 more of the kiosks for the upcoming 2023 football season.Fans can now buy food, soft drinks, beer and more, check out in 12.5 seconds on average at the kiosks, according to Mashgin. Mashgin kiosks have been deployed at several Texas Athletics venues managed by Sodexo, which include DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Red and Char...

Queensbury man arrested for DWI, drug charges on I-87

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 22-year-old from Queensbury was arrested following a traffic stop on I-87 on August 22. State Police say the driver, Gaven M. Wasson, was driving impaired. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Police located multiple felony-weight controlled substances, an illegal quantity of cannabis, and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. Wasson was charged with:Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the second-degreeTwo counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third-degreeCriminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the fourth-degreeCriminally Using Drug ParaphernaliaDriving While Ability Impaired by DrugsUnlawful Possession of CannabisVehicle and Traffic Law violationsWasson was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert and a sample was taken to determine the drug content of his blood. He was transferred to the Warren County Correctional Facility to await arraignment.

Detection system installed at Glenridge Road Bridge

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Department of Transportation has installed a state-of-the-art vehicle detection system at the Canadian Pacific Railway-owned bridge over Glenridge Road. Although flashing beacons were installed in January 2022, bridge strikes continue to be an issue, as the bridge was struck twice in recent weeks. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The new detection system features two sets of infrared sensors, two electronic message boards, and two new flashing beacons for vehicles heading westbound. There is one set of detectors and message boards for vehicles traveling eastbound. Six new permanent cameras have also been installed.An over-height vehicle passing through the infrared beams will trigger nearby beacons to flash floodlights to shine on the bridge. The electronic message boards will warn the driver that the vehicle is too tall to fit under the bridge.Bridge strikes are 100 percent preventable, and...

New research IDs additional Native American boarding schools in Colorado used to assimilate Indigenous children

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

Nine Colorado institutions largely financed by the federal government between 1880 and 1920 served as Native American boarding and day schools with the goal of stripping Indigenous children of their culture and assimilating them, according to an executive summary of research conducted by History Colorado released Friday.That’s more than the five institutions in Colorado identified last year in a federal report on Native American boarding schools, which existed across the United States as government-sponsored tools of cultural genocide in an attempt to forcefully assimilate the nation’s Indigenous communities.Seven of the Native American schools were managed by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, while the state of Colorado and the Catholic Church each managed a school as well.New research conducted by History Colorado found the following institutions worked toward Indigenous students’ assimilation in Colorado:Ignacio School, 1884-1890. Managed by Bureau of Indian...

CU Buffs vs. TCU football: How to watch, storylines and staff predictions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

Colorado (1-11 in 2022) vs. No. 17 Texas Christian (13-2)When/where: 10 a.m. Saturday/Amon G. Carter StadiumTV/Radio: KDVR-31/850 AMBetMGM Line: TCU -20.5, 63.5 over/underWeather: 87 degrees, sunnyFive storylinesPrime debut: After months of hype, hours of video and more than one million new social media followers, the Coach Prime era finally begins on Big Noon Kickoff — the first of two straight CU games to be broadcast in Fox’s premier college football time slot. Deion Sanders declared “we coming” nine months ago when he was first hired as CU’s head coach. Now, we get to see if the Buffs have arrived.Mystery science theater: One team is coming off a national championship game trip. The other is fresh off maybe the worst season in program history. But anyone who professes to know what TCU or CU will look like Saturday should be taken with several bags of salt. CU has 87 new players (60 transfers), a new coach, and new offensive and defensive schemes. TC...

Telling a whopper? Lawsuits claim Burger King, other fast food chains use misleading ads

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life. But some consumers say those mouthwatering ads can cross the line into deception, and that’s leading to a growing number of lawsuits.Burger King is the latest company in the crosshairs. In August, a federal judge in Florida refused to dismiss a class action lawsuit that claims Burger King’s ads overstate the amount of meat in its Whopper burger and other sandwiches.But Burger King is far from the only one. Perkins Coie, a law firm that tracks class action suits, said 214 were filed against food and beverage companies in 2022 and 101 were filed in the first six months of this year. That’s a huge increase from 2010, when just 45 were filed.Pooja Nair, who represents food and beverage companies as a partner with the Beverly Hills, California-based law firm Ervin Cohen and Jessup, said waves of class action lawsuits started hitting federal courts a few years ago. Regular fast food cons...

Pac-12 becomes Pac-2 after Cal, Stanford departures

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:21:47 GMT

Pac-12 becomes Pac-2 after Cal, Stanford departuresThe Atlantic Coast Conference voted Friday to add Stanford, California and SMU to the league next year, providing a landing spot for two more schools from the disintegrating Pac-12 and creating a fourth super conference in major college sports.The additions make the ACC the latest power conference to expand its membership and footprint westward. Starting in August 2024, the league with Tobacco Road roots in North Carolina will increase its number of football schools to 17 and 18 in most other sports, with Notre Dame remaining a football independent.“We are thrilled to welcome three world-class institutions to the ACC, and we look forward to having them compete as part of our amazing league,” ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said in a statement. Some viewers might miss NCAA football on KTLA Notre Dame is currently the westernmost ACC school in South Bend, Indiana, with Louisville the farthest west among football members.But now, like&...