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Stephen L. Carter: Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy: She listened

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

I’d never heard of Sandra Day O’Connor when the news broke that she was President Ronald Reagan’s likely nominee for the new vacancy on the Supreme Court. This was in 1981, toward the end of my term as a law clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall, and a bunch of us crowded around the one Lexis terminal in the court library — yes, one, and yes, a terminal — in hope of tracking down some of her opinions.We didn’t find much. Certainly we found nothing to indicate that she would become one of the most honored and beloved justices in the court’s history.O’Connor, who died on Friday at the age of 93, has been lauded as a role model (true), a writer of crisp and clear opinions (also true), and a warm and decent human being (true a third time). She’s also been applauded as the swing vote of Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s court — and there, I think, the praise misses a larger point about both O’Connor herself and the nat...

Crazy about pickleball? Now you can check out padel in Mendota Heights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

Pickleball is popular, but padel is next.That’s according to founders of The Heights Racquet and Social Club in Mendota Heights, which officially opened its doors last week. It’s a racquet sport speakeasy of sorts, with year-round, indoor play spread across four pickleball courts, four squash courts – and what’s believed to be the first padel court in the state of Minnesota.Padel is a game that marries parts of tennis, pickleball and squash to create a unique racquet sport where players use a stringless paddle to strike a ball similar to a tennis ball. The court is smaller than a tennis court – roughly three padel courts fit inside one tennis court – but larger than a squash court. It is surrounded by glass walls on the baselines, and has a steel cage near the middle. The glass walls are in play.“I love everything about (padel),” said Jeff Mulligan, a retired professional squash player who serves as a consultant for The Heights Racquet and Social Club. “When you get out there,...

Crash on NY 7 in Pittstown cleared

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, the crash on NY 7 eastbound between Tate Road in Pittstown and Odd Fellows Lane that closed all lanes has been cleared. Drivers in the area can expect a normal commute at this time.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Stick with NEWS10 as more information on the crash becomes available.

St. Louis City SC's 'City Wishlist Weekend' starting this Saturday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Christmas is less than three weeks away and this weekend you have the perfect opportunity to buy some St. Louis City SC swag for the people on your list. There are all kinds of holiday gift ideas at the city pavilion, which is the City SC team store, and this weekend it's the 'City Wishlist Weekend.' Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis FOX 2's Chris Regnier spoke with Matt Sebek, the chief experience officer for St. Louis City SC, about what kind of merchandise City SC fans can grab. For more information, click here.

Domo owner asks guests to be patient as he reopens restaurant

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

Gaku Homma requires one thing from customers when they walk through Domo Japanese Country Restaurant’s recently reopened doors: patience.At 73 years old, the chef is still constantly on his feet, cooking, cleaning dishes and greeting guests. “I am happy to be back here, but I am busy,” he said.Homma reopened Domo, at 1365 Osage St., last month after a year hiatus, but with a smaller menu, limited hours and only four people on staff, two up front and two in the kitchen; that’s compared to the nearly 30 he had before the closure.“My hands can only hold so much,” Homma said.Domo closed temporarily in 2021 after a 40-second TikTok video of the restaurant’s beautiful outdoor gardens went viral and led to hundreds of people forming lines around the restaurant, overwhelming Homma and his staff. In September 2022, Homma appeared to have permanently closed up shop, saying he was ready to retire after running the restaurant since 1996.“I wanted to slow down, and I needed a break a...

Mom pushing her children in a wagon disappears in Fontana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

Police are asking the public for help Thursday in their search for a mother who disappeared with her two children in Fontana Wednesday night. Elizabeth Castrejon, 33, was last seen pushing her children, aged 9 and 2, in a wagon after leaving her home near Wabash and Palmetto avenues without her phone or wallet at about 11 p.m."Elizabeth, who recently relocated to Fontana and has no local family or friends, may be dealing with an undiagnosed mental health condition," the Police Department posted on Instagram.Castrejon was wearing a black sweater and black yoga pants at the time of her disappearance. Nine-year-old Athena Mendoza was wearing a gray sweater along with pink and purple pants. Two-year-old Avery Martinez was dressed in a gray shirt and red, white and blue American flag shorts. Nine-year-old Athena Mendoza (L) and 2-year-old Avery Martinez are seen in images provided by the Fontana Police Department.Anyone with information about their disappearance was asked to call 911 or ...

Poll: Most Californians don't want the U.S. to play favorites in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, with one exception

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

A new poll shows the majority of adults in California believe the United States should not take a side when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The poll, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, found that 61% of Californians, with variations across age groups and party lines, don’t want the nation to back either side."Twenty-eight percent of adults and 37 percent of likely voters say the US should take Israel’s side, while 9 percent of adults and 11 percent of likely voters say the US should take Palestine’s side," the PPIC website stated. PPIC Poll shows sentiment in California involving the Israel-Hamas war. December 2023. (PPIC)Divides become clear, however, when you look at political affiliations and age. The PPIC poll shows 59% of Republicans believe the U.S. should back Israel versus just 4% who say the U.S. should take the Palestinians' side, leaving 39% in the middle. Among Democrats, 19% favor Israel, 16% favor the Palestinians and 63% don't b...

Flammable materials removed from under 10 Freeway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

Efforts were underway overnight to make a portion of the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles safer. Caltrans crews worked into the early morning hours Thursday to remove flammable materials from an area under the freeway on 17th Street between Naomi Avenue and Hooper Avenue. Video showed crews using a loader to fill up a dump truck with large amounts of wood and debris. Pallets, abandoned vehicles and other items were also found at the location. A massive pallet fire closed the 10 Freeway through the downtown area for eight days last month. Man arrested for punching stroller-pushing grandfather in Calabasas The blaze, which broke out Nov. 11, is believed to have been intentionally set. “The fire was determined to be incendiary and on State of California property,” CalFire said in a release last month. “The subject then [left] the immediate area and is unable to be located.” Authorities have released a description of the suspect believed to have set the fire that destroyed par...

Delta-8 For Nausea Control — Can Delta-8 Decrease The Odds Of Vomiting?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

Nausea is a common symptom that people use medical marijuana to control. Even the FDA admits that delta-9 THC may have some potential in managing chemotherapy-related nausea symptoms. Today, patients in the USA can use the FDA-approved drug Marinol for nausea management. For those who aren’t aware, Marinol is a synthetic version of delta-9 THC.While delta-9 THC shows potential as a natural antiemetic, does that mean these effects transfer over to delta-8 THC? Some customers get interested in delta-8 because it promises to manage nausea symptoms without the intensity of delta-9. While there is preliminary research into delta-8’s use for nausea, patients should remember we still don’t have all the answers on this cannabinoid’s effectiveness.Is It Good To Take Delta-8 For Nausea?The most high-profile study on delta-8’s use for nausea patients took place in Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital. In this trial, researchers examined how well delta-8 THC sup...

The Awakenings of Baby Tate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:58 GMT

The Awakenings of Baby Tate: L.A.-based rapper experiences Sexplorations with new EPIt’s been eight years since Baby Tate released her debut EP, ROYGBIV. Back then, she was going by Yung Baby Tate, and she spent the next few years releasing a string of EPs and singles, building up to the Girls album in 2019.But this feels like a fresh era for Tate, and not just because she dropped the “Yung.” She just released the EP Baby Tate Presents – Sexploration: The Musical, and has been dropping videos of each of the tracks, week by week. There’s a new album coming later, but for now, this is more than enough. It’s a wonderfully open, vulnerable body of work, detailing recent awakenings. It’s not subtle – the meanings aren’t hidden. Tate has laid it all out on the table.“I feel like as I’ve grown as an artist and as a person, the evolution is really just refining and tightening and honing in on the skills that I started off with,” Tate says. “I’m really proud of this project because it feels ...