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This Alienware gaming laptop is a beast — and it’s $700 off right nowTrump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. They want to push through long-sought changes such as voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. They say the measures are needed to restore public confidence in elections. That's after an erosion of trust that Democrats note has been fueled by false claims from Donald Trump and his allies of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Democrats say they are willing to work with the GOP but want any changes to make it easier, not harder, to vote. Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out NEW YORK (AP) — A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news. That's evident in cable television news ratings and a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they've found the need recently to cut down on their consumption of political and government news. That's particularly true among Democrats following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, although a significant number of Republicans and independents feel the same way. Cable networks MSNBC and CNN are really seeing a slump. That's also happened in years past for networks that particularly appeal to supporters of one candidate. Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment on Thursday took place just “meters away” as he was about to board a flight in Sanaa. He says a crew member was hurt. The strikes followed several days of Houthi attacks and launches setting off sirens in Israel. Israel's military says it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa, power stations and ports. The Israeli military didn't immediate respond to questions about the WHO chief's statement. Israel's plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights (AP) — Earlier this month, Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Within hours, Israeli tanks rolled into the Golan Heights' demilitarized buffer zone in Syria created as part of a 1974 ceasefire between the countries. Days later, the Israeli government approved a plan to double the population of settlers in the Golan Heights. Israel seized the mountainous region from Syria in 1967, and most of the world considers it occupied Syrian territory. In the towns and kibbutzim of Israeli-controlled Golan, the news has been met with a mixture of skepticism, excitement and shock. Previous attempts to encourage more settlement in the Golan have received a lukewarm response. India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies aged 92 NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. The hospital said Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due to “sudden loss of consciousness at home.". He was “being treated for age-related medical conditions,” the statement added. A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh became one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers for 10 years and earned a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. But his sterling image was tainted by allegations of corruption against his ministers. How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The benchmark index posted its first back-to-back annual gains of more than 20% since 1998. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it wasn’t just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin and gold surged and “Roaring Kitty” reappeared to briefly reignite the meme stock craze. Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices New data shows holiday sales rose this year even as Americans wrestled with still high prices in many grocery necessities and other financial worries. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, a faster pace than the 3.1% increase from a year earlier. The measure tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards. This year, retailers were even more under the gun to get shoppers in to buy early and in bulk since there were five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mastercard SpendingPulse says the last five days of the season accounted for 10% of the spending. Sales of clothing, electronics and Jewelry rose. Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a 'cathedral of pain and hope' ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison Thursday on a frigid morning. He knocked on the door to the chapel and walked across the threshold. It was reenacting the gesture he performed at St. Peter’s Basilica two nights earlier on Christmas Eve. The opening of the Basilica's Holy Door officially kicked off the Jubilee year. It's a church tradition dating to 1300 that nowadays occurs every 25 years and involves the faithful coming to Rome on pilgrimages. About 32 million people are expected in Rome in 2025. Why this Mexican American woman played a vital role in the US sacramental peyote trade MIRANDO CITY, Texas (AP) — Amada Cardenas, a Mexican American woman who lived in the tiny border town of Mirando City in South Texas, played an important role in the history of the peyote trade. She and her husband were the first federally licensed peyote dealers who harvested and sold the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church in the 1930s. After her husband's death in 1967, Cardenas continued to welcome generations of Native American Church members to her home until her death in 2005, just before her 101st birthday. What is known about a plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 of 67 people on board The crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan has killed 38 of 67 people on board. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons that aren’t fully clear yet. It crashed while making an attempt to land in Aktau in Kazakhstan after flying east across the Caspian Sea. Officials in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia haven't commented on a possible cause of the crash pending an official investigation. Some commentators pointed out holes in the plane's tail section pictured after the crash as a sign that it could have been fired upon by air defense systems.
Carol Klocek, CEO of Center for Transforming Lives, walked through an old concrete building in southeast Fort Worth as a group of more than 10 guests followed behind her. The sounds of construction workers operating trucks and installing structural components filled the 68,000-square-foot building. Floor-to-ceiling windows filled the infrastructure with natural light — dust particles became noticeable. Klocek stopped for a second to examine the renovations happening around her. She described the feeling that rushed through her body as joy. After all, the building she was walking through is in the final months of construction before it becomes the new Center for Transforming Lives campus . “There’s nothing more exciting than seeing a vision come to life and to know that something you dreamt of will impact so many lives in the community,” she said. Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. Center for Transforming Lives serves over 3,000 women and children annually and provides housing support, early childhood education, economic mobility services and counseling to help Tarrant County parents and children establish financial security. One in every three single mothers with a child under the age of 5 is living in poverty in Tarrant County, according to the organization. The organization, a Fort Worth staple founded in 1907, has been headquartered downtown, at 512 W. 4th St., since 1955. The five-story building, built in the late 1920s, first served as the headquarters for the Fort Worth Elks Lodge fraternity, according to Historic Fort Worth Inc. archives. The Center for Transforming Lives, then known as the Young Women’s Christian Association of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, later acquired it. In recent years, Center for Transforming Lives has faced challenges in providing services due to a lack of space. The organization outgrew the building more than five years ago, Klocek said. The building “was such a source of happiness and transformation for so many decades, but it hasn’t really served our purposes as we’ve grown to meet the need in the community,” she told the Report. In early 2022, Center for Transforming Lives began formal talks to expand its capacity and looked toward adapting an old concrete building — formerly a Montgomery Ward building — at the corner of East Berry and South Riverside streets. The organization acquired the property and its 14-acre site before beginning a $40 million renovation project in 2023. In August, Fort Worth City Council voted to purchase the organization’s historic building for $6.5 million with the intent to renovate it for a new downtown library branch in the future. The primarily concrete building chosen for the center’s relocation lacked access to natural light. That made one of the first tasks of the renovation to demolish a rectangular portion in the middle of the structure in order to accommodate a design centered on an open air courtyard. The Riverside campus will be home to early childhood education classrooms, therapy spaces for mothers and children, housing support services, commercial kitchens, a large playground and a child care center that will expand from its current 72 slots to 106. The campus’s Economic Mobility Center will also offer small-business education, incubation and acceleration services for entrepreneurs to grow their companies. Those parents who use the center will have access to free drop-in child care, Klocek said. The building will be able to support a 30% increase in the number of families served during the first year, according to a spokesperson with Center for Transforming Lives. The center will move 119 permanent full-time jobs from its current building to the new space, with plans to add 52 positions in the first year. One of the most important elements of the new campus, Klocek said, is its direct access to a Trinity Metro bus stop and a four-line bus transfer station. This will improve community access in an underserved area in southeast Fort Worth, she added. Center for Transforming Lives’ new campus was designed by architecture firm Bennett Partners with an emphasis on trauma-informed care and a welcoming environment. Walls will be painted with soft colors, with interior design focused on integrating nature into the space. Tausha Reid, director of Early Childhood Center Services at Center for Transforming Lives, is amazed at what the Riverside campus will offer families. “It’s going to be accessible to single mothers and their children in such a way that they will be provided with everything they need under one roof ... it’s awesome,” she said. The new campus is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2025, with families set to begin receiving services immediately after. David Moreno is the health reporter for the Fort Worth Report. His position is supported by a grant from Texas Health Resources. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or @davidmreports . Disclosure: Bennett Partners has been a financial supporter of the Fort Worth Report. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here . Your support makes TWICE the impact today. As November draws to a close , time is running out to double your impact. Thanks to the generosity of the Nicholas Martin Jr. Family Foundation, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $15,000. Will you give today to help trusted, local reporting thrive in Fort Worth and Tarrant County? 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