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How companies are helping employees stuck between work and caring for aging parents

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News (TNS)Ellen Kessler was visiting her mother in Florida last year when things took a bad turn.“She called me at 3 a.m. and was just hysterical, frightened that someone was in the house,” Kessler, who was staying at a hotel nearby, said. “I got there, and it was like she was not the same person. I didn’t know what to do.”Concerned about leaving her then 91-year-old mother on her own, Kessler decided to bring her back with her to Maryland, which she said was “the worst mistake I ever made.” Being away from home exacerbated her mother’s anxiety and added a demanding burden to daily life for Kessler, a 60-year-old senior director at hotel chain Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Kessler’s bind has become increasingly common. More than half the U.S. labor force has caregiving responsibilities outside of work, and some 37 million Americans can spend an average of nearly four hours a day looking after an elder, according to U.S. government data. Workers who tend to ...

Patriots down 2 players at practice Thursday, return DL Keion White

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots defensive lineman Keion White appeared at his first practice Thursday since suffering a concussion almost two weeks ago in a loss at Las Vegas.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots’ first-round pick being helped by ‘mirror check’ and practice reps New England Patriots | Source: Patriots signing former 1st-round WR to active roster New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots can’t take Demario Douglas off the field anymore New England Patriots | Patriots-Dolphins injury report: Tyreek Hill sits out Wednesday, Bill Belichick lists 12 injured New England Patriots | Source: Patriots re-signing Malik Cunningham to practice squad The rookie defensive lineman missed four straight practices and last weekend’s upset of the Bills due to injury. White was the only player missing at Wednesday’s practice.While White returned, the Patriots were d...

Report: Quran-burning protester is ordered to leave Sweden but deportation on hold for now

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden reportedly withdrew the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this year but put his deportation on hold, saying his life would be in danger if he were returned to Iraq.Sweden’s Migration Agency made the decision this week after determining that Salwan Momika had provided false information in his application for asylum, Swedish broadcaster TV4 reported Thursday. An order of deportation was issued but placed on hold for security reasons, a Migration Agency official told the television station Thursday. Swedish media say Momika was granted a residence permit in 2021. “The decision was made yesterday and means that this person’s status and residence permit will be revoked and that he will be deported,” agency spokesman Jesper Tengroth was quoted as saying. However, Tengroth added that “this person risks being subjected to torture and inhuman treatment if he returns to his home country. We have therefore dec...

Son of federal judge in Puerto Rico pleads guilty to killing wife after winning new trial

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The son of a federal judge who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his wife more than a decade ago pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday in a deal reached with Puerto Rican prosecutors during a retrial.Pablo Casellas had won a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that criminal cases require unanimous verdicts. At the time, suspects in Puerto Rico could be convicted by a minimum of nine jurors, and Casellas had been found guilty in an 11-1 verdict.Casellas was convicted in 2014 on first-degree murder and other charges and was sentenced to 109 years in prison for the fatal shooting of his wife in one of Puerto Rico’s most high-profile cases. Carmen Paredes, 46, was shot several times, including in the forehead and chest, in July 2012 at the couple’s upscale home where they lived with their two children.Casellas’ father is U.S. District Court Judge Salvador Casellas, a former Puerto Rico treasury secretary ap...

So Biden’s a no-show on the New Hampshire primary ballot. What happens next?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wasn’t successful in unseating New Hampshire from the first-in-the-nation primary slot it has held for more than a century, but his campaign’s announcement this week that he won’t appear on the state’s 2024 primary ballot has nonetheless added a new wrinkle to the contest and created complications for his campaign, state election officials, and voters.Although several key details about next year’s New Hampshire primary have yet to be determined, the event has begun to take shape.When is the 2024 New Hampshire primary?State law gives New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan exclusive authority to set the date for the 2024 primary, but he has yet to do so. For 40 years, it has been held the Tuesday following the Iowa caucuses, which are scheduled for Jan. 15. State law also says the primary must be held at least seven days before any similar contest. The South Carolina Democratic primary on Feb. 3 is the earliest contest on the Democra...

With map redrawn favoring GOP, North Carolina Democratic US Rep. Jackson to run for attorney general

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina announced a 2024 bid for state attorney general on Thursday, one day after the Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map for the state that would now situate him in a heavily GOP district. Jackson, a former local prosecutor, ex-state senator, Afghan war veteran and National Guard soldier, had in 2022 won an open U.S. House seat in a district in and around Charlotte that favored a Democrat. It was clear since he took office in January that Republicans could attempt to create new lines to push him out after only one term.“A group of politicians in North Carolina just redrew my congressional district to take me out. They’re going to replace me with one of their political allies,” Jackson said in a video announcing his decision. “That’s political corruption. And I’ve got news for them. I’m running for attorney general and I’m going to use that job to go after political corruptio...

1 stabbed, critically injured at west-end Toronto high school

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

Toronto police are on the scene at a west-end high school after one person was critically injured in a stabbing.Officers say the stabbing happened inside Oakwood Collegiate Institute in Regal Heights just before 1 p.m. Related: Teen charged in thwarted Oakwood Collegiate attack back in court next year The high school, located at St. Clair Avenue West near Dufferin Street, has been locked down. Police describe the victim as a youth, but Toronto Paramedics say they’re transporting an adult male with potentially life-threatening injuries to hospital.There is no suspect description at this time.

Newcastle player Tonali banned from soccer for 10 months in betting probe. He will miss Euro 2024

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

ROME (AP) — Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali was banned for 10 months by the Italian soccer federation on Thursday for betting on teams he played for — ruling him out of the rest of the Premier League season as well as competing for Italy at next year’s European Championship.The 23-year-old Tonali, who became the second player suspended in the widening case, agreed to a plea bargain with the federation that included therapy for a gambling addiction.Tonali’s agent, Giuseppe Riso, recently acknowledged that his client has a gambling problem and that Tonali told prosecutors he bet on AC Milan and Brescia when he played for those clubs.The federation acted following an investigation by Turin prosecutors into soccer players using illegal websites to bet on games.Tonali’s ban means he will not be able to return in time for Euro 2024, which runs from June 14-July 14. Defending champion Italy has not yet qualified.Tonali’s cooperation with authorities allowed the minimum ban of thre...

Doug Ford, François Legault call for swift end to St. Lawrence Seaway strike

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

The premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on both sides in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to reach a deal right away, saying the shutdown of the vital trade artery risks significant harm to the region’s economy.In a joint statement Thursday, Doug Ford and François Legault said they were pleased the two parties were set to return to the negotiating table alongside federal mediators Friday, but urged Ottawa to use whatever tools it has on hand to bring about a resolution should an agreement fail to emerge immediately.The job action by 361 Unifor members at 13 of the 15 locks along the waterway kicked off Sunday, shutting it down immediately. Wages are the key sticking point in the dispute.Ford and Legault say they cannot have a repeat of the B.C. port workers strike, which halted the flow of goods for 13 days in July.They warn that businesses and people across the country will soon feel the ripple effects of the current disruption, with tens of millions of dollars in econom...

‘A sculpture garden’: acclaimed artist to design Calgary museum terrace

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:40 GMT

CALGARY — A globally recognized artist is to design the rooftop terrace for the Glenbow Museum in Calgary.The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be housed at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture.The museum says Maya Lin, best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, is to take on the Glenbow project.Lin was 21 when she designed the Washington memorial and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and a lifetime achievement award from the World Economic Forum this year.A 1994 documentary about her work, “Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision,” received an Academy Award. The terrace is to include an all-season pavilion, event spaces, sculptures and gardens, along with a skylight and oculus to filter natural light into the museum. “I was absolutely intrigued and when I saw the designs … I had to come up here to see the site,” said Lin.“This is a sculpture garden. I want the space to be neutral enough so that artists can come in a...