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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Dermatologist says skin damage from the sun can only take 10 to 60 minutes
HONOLULU (KHON2) – Many families are enjoying their Summer break by spending time outdoors and going to the beach. But with the temperatures expected to rise this Summer, many parents are asking how do I keep my kids safe and protected? BBB: New graduates become targets for scammers during end of school season Dr. Aaron Fong, a Dermatologist at The Queen's Health Systems tells us it only takes 10-60 minutes in the sun to burn and suffer skin damage that could possibly lead to skin cancer, depending on time of day, UV index, and skin type. The most dangerous time frame is usually between 10 a.m. to 4 are some tips to stay safe, according to Dr. Fong: Avoid peak hours, wear sun protective clothing, sunscreen, and sunglasses. Reapply sunscreen approximately every two hours, or after swimming or sweating, according to the directions on the bottle. Select broad-spectrum sunscreen that says 'tinted' on the label and has an SPF of 30 or higher. Has broad-spectrum to block against wide spectrum of UV rays, and tinted to help block visible light. Wear water resistant if going swimming or sweating. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news And Dr. Fong says if you're worried, see your dermatologist for skin cancer screening. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Business Insider
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
UBS Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on PDD Holdings (PDD)
UBS analyst Kenneth Fong maintained a Buy rating on PDD Holdings (PDD – Research Report) today and set a price target of $165.00. The company's shares closed today at $102.98. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Fong is ranked #5901 out of 9536 analysts. PDD Holdings has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $141.74, which is a 37.64% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Citi also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $152.00 price target. PDD market cap is currently $169.3B and has a P/E ratio of 11.29.
Vancouver Sun
4 days ago
- Vancouver Sun
Homicide investigators identify 15-year-old Abbotsford stabbing victim
Police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing in an Abbotsford park over the weekend as 15-year-old Billy Ledoux. The stabbing happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Larch Park in the 2600-block of Beck Road. Despite efforts by bystanders and first responders, Ledoux died. Two teenagers who were arrested near the scene have been cleared of suspicion. 'They were not responsible for the stabbing,' said Sgt. Freda Fong of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Fong said early indications are that the stabbing 'was not random.' Ledoux's identity was revealed on Tuesday to advance the investigation,' said Fong. 'Our thoughts are with his family, friends and classmates. As the community mourns the loss of Billy, his family asks that all come together to remember and celebrate his life,' said Fong. 'They are encouraging the community to seek peace, not revenge.' Ledoux's older sister, Kaitlin Bates, said on social media that there will be a vigil for Billy at the park where he was killed on Tuesday evening. Bates has also started a fundraising page to help Billy's family. 'We tragically lost our boy last night in a way nobody should leave this world. We are lost for words,' wrote Bates on 'All I can think to do is help our parents with the upcoming costs. Investigators think there are people who know what happened and are imploring them 'to do the right thing by contacting IHIT.' Anyone who was in the area of Larch Park between 6:30 and 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, or has dashcam footage from around the park is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@ . jruttle@
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
In closely watched vote, Fong and Valadao vote for 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'
Following an overnight session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a massive piece of legislation containing several priorities for Republicans and the Trump administration. The bill — which only passed the House by one vote — would extend tax cuts enacted by the Trump administration in 2017; enact work requirements for certain federal aid programs; and increase defense spending among a host of other provisions included in the more than 1,000-page bill. The bill's passage was met with praise by Republican leadership, including President Donald Trump, who said the legislation was fulfilling the administration's promises to the American people. "Thank you to every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill! Now, it's time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work," President Donald Trump posted on social media. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, spent the past week in tense negotiations with several Republican caucuses with opposition to various provisions in the bill, according to the Associated Press. President Trump met with House Republicans in the days before the vote, urging them to pass the legislation. In the end, only two Republicans voted against the bill, though another cast no vote and two lawmakers were absent. "To put it simply, this bill gets Americans back to winning again," Johnson said. Kern County's representatives Both of Kern County's House members, Vince Fong of Bakersfield and David Valadao of Hanford, both Republicans, voted for the bill. "After four years of skyrocketing prices and crippling national debt under the Biden administration, Americans gave Washington a mandate to take our country in a new direction. That is exactly what this bill does," Fong said in a news release. "With the passage of this bill here in the House, we are one step closer to rebuilding the American Dream for hardworking families in the Central Valley and across the country," Fong said. Some of the bill's provisions highlighted by Fong include making permanent the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; $144 billion in defense spending; and $60 billion in support for farmers and ranchers. Fong's vote for the bill had widely been taken for granted, as California's 20th Congressional District is solidly Republican and the representative has been a vocal supporter of the president. But Valadao's 22nd District seat is considered one of the most vulnerable in the state, if not the nation, and his office has been the target of several well-funded pressure campaigns by Democrats and aligned groups urging a vote against the bill. Those groups have largely focused on the potential threats to Medicaid, known in California as Medi-Cal, and for weeks a series of demonstrations has focused on Valadao. Since Monday, protesters have demonstrated daily outside his Bakersfield office, on Tuesday holding a mock funeral for the health care program. Valadao — whose district has the highest number of Medicaid enrollees in the state — had long said he would not vote for a bill that doesn't strengthen Medicaid and other critical programs such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP. In his statement, Valadao said he had fulfilled that promise. "After months of meetings with my constituents, Central Valley healthcare providers, and my congressional colleagues, I successfully preserved the integrity of the program and prevented proposals that would disproportionately impact California," Valadao said in a statement. "This bill honors my commitment to protect Medicaid for our most vulnerable populations, while implementing commonsense reforms to strengthen the program," he said. Valadao also praised the bill's tax measures, which he said would help working families. "More than 90 percent of my constituents rely on the standard deduction, and this legislation preserves the provisions that doubled it," Valadao said. "It also expands the Child Tax Credit, eliminates taxes on tips and on overtime, and enhances deductions for seniors. These are real wins that will put more money back in the pockets of hardworking Central Valley families." Democrats' reaction Across the aisle, Democrats and their allies were swift in their condemnation of the bill and the Republicans who voted for it. Assemblywoman Dr. Jasmeet Bains, D-Delano, a practicing physician, went so far as to introduce a resolution at the state level to formally censure all nine members of California's Republican Congressional Delegation for voting for the bill. "We send representatives to Washington, D.C. to fight for California,' Bains said in a news release. "Instead of standing up for us, our Republican delegation sold us out. No state in the nation is harmed more by Trump's Big Ugly Lie. The Negligent Nine betrayed California, putting loyalty to Trump and their political party above the 40 million residents of the greatest state in the union." In Bakersfield, local activists said they're weren't surprised by the vote. "The fact that Valadao feels as if he needs to vote and follow his party tells me that he was probably threatened by Trump and by (Elon) Musk," said Neel Sannappa, an organizer with the progressive Working Families Party. "That they would highly fund a challenger on the right to him, and that he felt as if he needed to do this in order to stay in power," Sannappa said. For the past week, Sannappa and other activists have been protesting daily outside Valadao's Bakersfield office and on Monday he and a few other demonstrators began fasting as a form of protest. On Thursday, Alicia Huerta, an employee with the Dolores Huerta Foundation, said she was on hour 60 of her fast, which she and others planned to break at midday Friday. "It was just very disheartening and I don't think Valadao cares about the working community at all," Huerta said. "He just cares about that seat and having it and making sure that he's protecting those with money in the valley." Democrats have claimed for months that Republicans were trying to slash Medicaid and other social safety net programs in order to pay for tax cuts that would disproportionately benefit wealthier earners. "Medi-Cal and SNAP, those were meant to help people at their most dire need," Huerta said. "These are working people that lose their jobs or people that are with disabilities. And those programs are meant exactly for that; when you're not working and when you're in dire need that this is to help you get through until you find your next job." Program changes According to AP, the bill would reduce spending on SNAP by about $267 billion over 10 years. The bill also increases work requirements for aid recipients, raising the work requirement for able-bodied adults without children from 54 to 65, and lowering the work requirement for parents with children under 18 to children under 7. The bill would also reduce Medicaid spending by $700 billion by adding additional work requirements. Starting Dec. 31, 2026, there would be new 'community engagement requirements' of at least 80 hours per month of work, education or service for able-bodied adults without dependents. People would also have to verify their eligibility for the program twice a year, rather than just once. A preliminary estimate of the impacts of the bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimate the changes could result in 8.6 million people losing their health care through 2034. In a news release, Fong's office said the revision "restores integrity to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential safety net programs by rooting out waste and strengthening them for those they are intended to serve — our nation's most vulnerable." To the Senate The bill now heads to a similarly narrowly divided Senate, where several Republican lawmakers have already expressed skepticism, if not outright opposition, to the bill. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Raul told reporters he was "a hard 'no'" on the bill as written. In addition to the universal opposition to the bill from Democrats, several Republicans have been critical of the bill for adding to the country's budget deficit. According to a CBO analysis, the bill would increase the federal deficit by $3.8 trillion. One of only two Republicans to vote against the bill, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, called the bill a "debt bomb ticking." "I'd love to stand here and tell the American people, we can cut your taxes and we can increase spending and everything's going to be just fine. But I can't do that because I'm here to deliver a dose of reality," Massie said on the House floor. Looking to 2026 Outside Valadao's Bakersfield office, Sannappa said the bill would have a harder time in the Senate, but said the president and his allies have been willing to pressure reluctant lawmakers. "They could do anything at this point, especially because they have the billionaires 100% on their side like Musk, who's ready to put millions to billions of dollars into political campaigns, into (political action committees)." Democrats have their own cadre of reliable donors, including billionaires, and in the past two elections in California's 22nd District, millions of dollars have poured into both candidates' coffers, largely from donors outside the district. According to the Federal Elections Commission, in the 2024 election Valadao's campaign raised $4.9 million while Democratic challenger Rudy Salas raised $6.5 million. The Sacramento Bee reported last month nearly $1 million worth of donations to Valadao's campaign came from Musk's America PAC, though there was no evidence of meetings between the two. Valadao has held his Congressional seat since 2012 with the exception of one term from 2019-2021 when the Hanford Republican was ousted by Fresno Democrat T.J. Cox. Many observers have attributed that loss to Valadao's 2017 vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. So far, only one candidate has officially challenged Valadao for his seat: Visalia school board member and progressive Democrat Randy Villegas. Salas, a former state lawmaker who lost to Valadao in 2022 and 2024, has filed paperwork with the FEC to run again but has not committed to doing so.
Time Out
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
‘The Impossible Trial' musical is coming back to the Hong Kong stage
The award-winning musical The Impossible Trial is returning to Hong Kong audiences for its third run following a tour of mainland China. After gaining incredible momentum since its premiere in 2022, it's great to see the first original Cantonese musical commissioned by WestK being appreciated by a wider audience. The slightly Scrooge-like plot follows Fong Tong-geng, a greedy corrupt barrister in Guangdong, who is dealt a huge blow when he suddenly loses all his wealth and reputation. Haunted by a resentful ghost, Fong tries to redeem himself by beginning to champion the common man in the magistracy. Its intricate storyline is underscored by a fantastic blend of musical styles, including Cantonese opera, 1920s Broadway tunes, ballads, classical, folk-pop, rock, and even nursery rhymes and Buddhist music. Main cast members of The Impossible Trial include Hong Kong stars Lau Shau-ching, Jordan Cheng (last seen in the leading role of Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Tunes Ting, Clinton Zhang, and more. A total of 19 new faces have also been added to the roster for the upcoming performances in mainland China and Hong Kong. Shanghai will be the musical's first port of call, followed by Beijing, after which the show will return to the Xiqu Centre in mid-August. Its third Hong Kong run will feature more than 10 performances, and ticketing details – including early-bird discount prices – will be announced soon. We'll update this space when we learn more, or you can keep an eye out for news on the WestK website.
