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Health insurer Anthem plans to add 250 new St. Louis jobs

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Health insurer Anthem plans to add 250 new jobs at its offices in downtown St. Louis. The company will hire for a variety of positions, including pharmacists, nurses, and benefits agents, by mid-2024. The new jobs will add to 1,700 already based at Anthem's Chestnut Street offices.

30 inches of snow forecast for some Colorado ski resorts this weekend

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

A significant, much-needed multi-day storm is forecast to bring lots of snow to most of the state’s ski resorts this weekend with eight to 30 inches likely in some places, favoring the northern and central mountains.OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel Gratz predicts 12-30 inches in the northern and central mountains by Monday morning, with the most intense snowfall coming Saturday night through Sunday night. The southern mountains are likely to receive eight to 16 inches, Gratz wrote in his Friday morning forecast.“Snowfall rates should be intense, the winds will be gusty, it’ll be wonderful to watch the snow, and driving could be difficult during this time as well,” Gratz wrote. “Sunday could be the deepest day for snowfall, but based on winds and limited terrain, Monday could be the better pick for powder as more terrain opens and the winds slow down.”Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain and the Aspen resorts received  3-5 inches o...

Broncos’ Quinn Meinerz just bought a telescope, collects “chill synth” vinyl and is on a quest to become the NFL’s most dominant guard

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

Quinn Meinerz is a believer in the endless pursuit.He has the record collection to prove it.When he was a Wisconsin high schooler, Meinerz liked electronic dance music.One day he stumbled on an unfamiliar genre, related but fresh: chill synth. “Resonance” by an artist called Home, to be exact.The song became a key that unlocked an entire universe for Meinerz.He dug in. Made friends. Went down the rabbit hole and into years of exploration.Years later, after he got drafted, his then-fiancé bought him a record by his favorite artist, A.L.I.S.O.N. Then he found another. Bought a turntable for his apartment.He outfitted his living room with a “Now Playing” display so he could put the sheath above the spinning vinyl for an added visual element.Meinerz started seeking out brightly colored records that pop as they play.“I like the physical-ness of it,” he told The Denver Post, ever an offensive lineman. “I kind of fell into it. It unveiled this entire, just, different genr...

Carrie Olson elected to second stint as president of Denver school board

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

Former teacher Carrie Olson was elected Friday to a second stint as president of Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education.Related ArticlesEducation | DPS parent lawsuit demands right to ask teachers to display “straight pride” flags in Denver schools Education | Denver schools swell with more than 2,000 new migrant students as district scrambles to meet kids’ needs Education | Denver school board votes to raise incoming members’ pay to as much as $33,000 a year Education | Denver Public Schools bars administrator amid McAuliffe seclusion room investigation Education | Denver City Council resurrects joint city-school committee with blessing from DPS leaders Her election, by secret ballot, puts an experienced leader at the helm of a school board that had a reputation for dysfunction and infighting.New board members Marlene De La Rosa, John Youngquist and Kimberlee Sia were sw...

NFL picks: A showdown of perhaps the league’s top two teams in Philadelphia, plus can anybody in the AFC separate from the pack?

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

Around the AFCTight race so far. The four teams atop the AFC each have three losses, making for a tight race for the top seed six weeks from the end of the season. Baltimore is 9-3 and has this week off. Kansas City, Jacksonville and Miami are all 8-3 and playing this weekend. Rev up the engines. It’s going to be a terrific battle for the No. 1 seed, which comes with a bye through the Wild Card round to the Divisional round.Jags in control. Obviously the Jags are one of those top four teams, thanks to a narrow win over Houston last weekend that gave them a two-game lead in the AFC South. Since a 1-2 start – including a blowout loss to the Texans – the Jags have won seven of their past eight. They’re getting quality play from a bunch of players, but not many better than edge Josh Allen, who’s up to 12 sacks on the season now. If he gets to 17, he’ll match his total from the past three years combined. Not bad for the 2019 first-rounder in a contract year.Rodgers’ World. The Jets opene...

Review: ‘Renaissance’ concert film is a love letter from Beyonce to Beyonce

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

“Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce” isn’t so much a concert film as it as a concert tour documentary, one that takes viewers behind the scenes to see what it’s like for one of the biggest stars in the world to be in the center of such a massive road show.“You see the show and it’s beautiful,” Beyonce says early in the film. “But I am more interested in people seeing the process.”Not coincidentally, the actual performance scenes, as impressive as they often are, come across as secondary to the glimpses of Beyonce hanging out with her family, rehearsing with the dancers and sharing her thoughts on a variety of subjects, all of which revolve around the megastar herself.The end result is a love letter from Beyonce to Beyonce, who — as the writer, director and producer of the film — meticulously controlled every little detail that went into “Renaissance.” She uses the platform to underscore, again and again, that ...

Mailbag: Which Pac-12 teams are set for success in the Big Ten and Big 12, Trent Bray’s bar, Pac-12 refs and more

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

The Hotline mailbag publishes each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.Which departing Pac-12 schools will have success in their new conference and which will struggle? — @CamKodeGreat question, and let’s start with this: The Hotline will dive deep into the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC states-of-play once following the 2023 postseason.We’ll project the conference races, examine the schedules, the quarterback depth and more — everything Hotline readers want to know about those conferences in 2024.But first, the transfer portal, NFL Draft decisions and coaching changes need to play themselves out.There’s no way to project the trajectory of next season, in any conference, before knowing the depth charts and coaching staffs.The month-long window for transfers officially opens Monday, although the r...

Leaning Italian tower – no, not that one – in danger of collapse

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

By Julia Buckley | CNNIt’s the ‘leaning tower’ that has stood tipsily – but steadily – for nearly 1,000 years. But now, the days of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the “sudden and unexpected collapse of the tower,” which has dominated the Bologna skyline since the 12th century.A protective metal cordon will be erected to “contain debris resulting from a possible collapse, to reduce the vulnerability of surrounding buildings and the exposure to the population, as well as blocking access to the off-limits area,” the city council said in a statement.The cordon will be fixed into the ground, and will include specially designed rockfall protection nets, also made of metal and also anchored to the ground.The warning of a possible collapse was issued in a 27-page report, shared with CNN, by the scientific committee which has monitored the site since 2019.It puts the site on “h...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Los Gatos the week of Nov. 20

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

A house that sold for $5.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Los Gatos in the past two weeks.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $2.3 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $1,098.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of November 13 to the week of Nov. 26 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $525K, condominium in the 400 block of Alberto WayThe sale of the condominium in the 400 block of Alberto Way, Los Gatos, has been finalized. The price was $525,000, and the condominium changed hands in November. The condominium was built in 1978 and has a living area of 768 square feet. The price per square foot was $684. The condominium features one bedrooms and one bathrooms.9. $650K, single-family residence in the 17500 block of Comanche TrailThe 1,008 square-foot detached hou...

Unpredictable Bay Area weather now likely to stay mostly dry through weekend

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:13:12 GMT

In their initial analysis, weather forecasters anticipated a decent amount of rain might fall upon the Bay Area as the weekend beckoned.Related ArticlesWeather | Brief break from rain expected Thursday, but the Bay Area could escape most of the weekend storm system Weather | Tracking map: Where it’s raining in the Bay Area Weather | Bay Area rain showers could last into Wednesday morning Weather | UC Santa Cruz researchers build AI to prevent drownings Weather | Post-Thanksgiving weekend could see dropping temperatures, harsh waves on the Bay Area coast Now, they anticipate barely a blip of the wet stuff, if any does fall at all.Call it a slump as far as forecasts go. In mid-November, a forecast that several systems would bring significant rain wound up bringing considerably less.“Yeah, things have not been going as predicted,” National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Mehle said Frid...