(Bloomberg) — The pass rate for the first level of the chartered financial analyst exam fell further below its historic average, another sign that test-takers are still dealing with disruptions that became common after the Covid-19 outbreak. Most Read from Bloomberg In November, 35% of candidates passed the Level I test, down from 37% for […]
Jan. 9—BEMIDJI — Level 3 sex offender Anthony James Wittner will be released to the Cass Lake area on Jan. 17, according to a release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Wittner’s offenses include holding an unknown man and woman against their will. He accessed the victims as they arrived at his home after they […]
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered […]
Holly Bennett’s 5-year-old, MB, isn’t scared of zombies, towering playground structures or giant animals. She also can’t watch the movie Benji without crying out of love for the titular dog, and once attempted to resuscitate a dead mouse the cat killed. Described by Bennett as fiery and radiating “main character energy with a level of […]
Teachers no longer lead parent conferences at Arundel Elementary School. The school, which serves 400 students pre-kindergarten through second grade in Maryland’s Baltimore City Public Schools, is rethinking the way it operates to boost parental involvement, said first-grade teacher Kaylah Crawford. Crawford, who is in charge of family engagement at Arundel, said every student will […]
Jan. 7—New Alaska alcohol regulations are intended to level the playing field for local brewers competing to sell their beer against larger manufacturers and wholesalers. The proposed regulations come from Senate Bill 9, an omnibus alcohol bill the Alaska Legislature passed in 2022. The regulations would restrict how alcohol manufacturers and wholesalers can enter into […]
With winter’s chill firmly ensconced outside your home, the best way to pass an evening is with family movie night — and what better way to take movie night to the next level than with this super-affordable 4K projector? Normally $400, this baby is marked down to just $90. Yes, you read that right — […]
Celsius Holdings (CELH) rose above its 50-day moving average Wednesday, building on the energy drink maker’s strong move Tuesday. X CELH stock jumped 5.2% to 55.72 in Wednesday market trading, back above the 50-day line for the first time since early November. That follows a 5.8% jump Tuesday, rebounding from the 40-week lin. Investors could […]
Dec. 27—BEMIDJI — Level 3 sex offender Darren Joseph Sayers will be released to the 300 block of Spruce Avenue in Cass Lake on Jan. 2, according to a release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Sayers’ offenses include aiding accomplices in the sexual assault of a known woman. He and the accomplices accessed the […]
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Iceland’s national police commissioner on Friday downgraded the threat level from the volcano that erupted earlier this week, the country’s Civil Protection Agency said. The eruption in Southwestern Iceland late on Monday followed weeks of seismic activity that had already led to a complete evacuation of a town with 4,000 inhabitants. “Today, […]
British inflation has slowed sharply to the lowest level in more than two years on falling petrol prices, official data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crisis after aggressive interest-rate hikes. The Consumer Prices Index hit 3.9 percent in November from 4.6 percent in the previous month, attaining the weakest rate since September 2021, the Office […]
Homelessness in the U.S. is at a record high, according to new data released by the federal government this week. And as in previous years, Indigenous people are overrepresented among Americans experiencing homelessness. Members of Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit that serves Indigenous people in Seattle, are especially aware of what the homeless people in their community […]