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In the lead-up to the Black by-election, South Australian Liberal elder Trish Worth didn't feel her party would win. "If you've got political experience you can pick the vibes up," Ms Worth said. "I guess not too many Liberals were expecting that we would win because things had been so messy beforehand." Black by-election a 'vote of confidence' Photo shows Peter Malinauskas on the hustings on polling day during the Black by-election. Labor has described the Black by-election boilover as a "vote of confidence" — but the result is equally, if not more, telling for the South Australian Liberal Party, which has been whittled down to just 13 lower house MPs. Messy is one way to describe it. Sitting MP and former Liberal leader David Speirs had just had his first court appearance, charged with drug offences. Also of concern to Ms Worth was a failed bid by a conservative Liberal MP in SA Parliament's upper house to change abortion laws. The former Howard government parliamentary secretary saw it as a mistake that didn't have the party's best interests at heart. "Once upon a time in the Howard government, people in marginal seats would talk about selfish people who were senators or had a safe seat and went off on some frolic," she said. "In the party room if there were others acting selfishly, any number of people would stand up and shame them really, pointing out that they were acting selfishly and working against the team and costing people their seats." It's a long time since Ms Worth sat in parliament, but she's still actively involved in the party, and sits on its state council. Ms Worth is a moderate, and said over time the make up of the council had changed, with a push from the party's hard right, led by Senator Alex Antic, to recruit like-minded members. "What's happened is there has been some branch stacking which has been all about just getting delegates onto state council," she said. "The traditional conservatives and moderates I think that I've... ABC NewsEagles look to clinch NFC East title while Cowboys hope to play spoilerLook back on 2024: Stories with a big impact in Denton this year
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Pjay Smith Jr. scored 23 points as Furman beat Princeton 69-63 on Saturday. Smith also added eight rebounds and four steals for the Paladins (9-1). Garrett Hien scored 10 points while going 5 of 10 and 0 of 4 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Nick Anderson shot 3 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points. The Tigers (7-4) were led by Xaivian Lee, who posted 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Princeton also got 13 points and four assists from Dalen Davis. Caden Pierce also had 11 points and four steals. NEXT UP Up next for Furman is a Saturday matchup with South Carolina State at home, and Princeton hosts Monmouth on Tuesday. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by and data from . The Associated PressAnalysis: Gophers indeed had their chance vs. Penn State, but they just couldn’t deliver
ROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages WM Technology, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel ...The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% after spending the day wavering between small gains and losses. The tiny loss ended the benchmark index’s three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Trading volume was lighter than usual as US markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, slipped 0.2%. Meta Platforms fell 0.7%, and Amazon and Netflix each fell 0.9%. Tesla was among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500, finishing 1.8% lower. Some tech companies fared better. Chip company Broadcom rose 2.4%, Micron Technology added 0.6% and Adobe gained 0.5%. Health care stocks were a bright spot. CVS Health rose 1.5% and Walgreens Boots Alliance added 5.3% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 stocks. Several retailers also gained ground. Target rose 3%, Ross Stores added 2.3%, Best Buy rose 2.9% and Dollar Tree gained 3.8%. Traders are watching to see whether retailers have a strong holiday season. The day after Christmas traditionally ranks among the top 10 biggest shopping days of the year, as consumers go online or rush to stores to cash in gift cards and raid bargain bins. US-listed shares in Honda and Nissan rose 4.1% and 16.4% respectively. The Japanese car makers announced earlier this week that the two companies are in talks to combine. All told, the S&P 500 fell 2.45 points to 6,037.59. The Dow added 28.77 points to 43,325.80. The Nasdaq fell 10.77 points to close at 20,020.36. Wall Street also got a labour market update. US applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years, the Labour Department reported. Treasury yields mostly fell in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 4.58% from 4.59% late on Tuesday. Major European markets were closed, as well as Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Trading was expected to be subdued this week with a thin slate of economic data on the calendar.
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Housing support to help first home buyers to purchase a property will be sent to a vote this week without a deal, meaning it will be shot down unless the Greens or Coalition change their stance. The latest offer by the Greens to strike a deal has been rejected, though the government had consulted to see whether it could be agreed to as time runs out for legislation to be passed. The federal government will now call the bluff of the parties, who if they reject the bill will face campaigning at the federal election that they refused housing support. As the final sitting week of the year closes in — potentially the last before the election — the government is applying pressure to clear its backlog. "It's time for this silly charade to end. Australians are in real housing distress here, and the Greens need to stop working with Peter Dutton to delay action," Housing Minister Clare O'Neil told the ABC. "The Greens have been playing politics on this for two years now, almost everything the Labor government has tried to do on housing the Greens have either blocked or delayed, or played politics with. The time for that is over. "You get the distinct impression the Greens want Australians to continue to be in housing distress, so Adam Bandt can try to harvest those grievances into votes. It's the crassest form of politics there is, straight out of the Peter Dutton playbook. "I hope that they change their behaviour this week." Clare O'Neil accused Max Chandler-Mather and Adam Bandt of playing politics on housing. (ABC News: Chris Gillette) There are two bills before the Senate intended to add more supports for homebuyers and renters: the Help to Buy program, where the government would cover up to 40 per cent of a home's purchase price and take equity in the property that could be bought out later; and Build to Rent, which provides tax incentives for developers to build and maintain apartments with units that are rented out below market rate. The government says... Jake Evans
An artist’s impression of Continuum Hotel Ltd’s proposed Thompson St worker accommodation development. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Continuum Hotel Ltd’s seeking non-notified consent to redevelop 90, 92 and 94 Thompson St to create two buildings housing a total of 58 units, with capacity for 116 hotel workers. The Indonesian-based company got Overseas Investment Office approval a year ago to buy the sections, which total 2125 square metres, for $4million — the decision states consent was granted because the applicant met the investor test criterion, and the investment was likely to result in the "incidental residential use outcome". Continuum owns and operates Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, while its related company, Coherent Hotel Ltd, owns and operates Fernhill’s Kamana Lakehouse. According to the resource consent application, which is being vetted by Queenstown’s council, one two-storey building’s proposed at 94 Thompson St, zoned medium-density. Its maximum height would be 7m and each level would comprise eight rooms, all with a bed, kitchenette and bathroom. It’s intended each floor will operate as a "single household unit", so each will have communal lounge, kitchen and laundry facilities. The second building, at 90 and 92 Thompson St, is in the high-density zone, and is proposed to be three storeys high, with a maximum building height of 7.2m. The ground and first floor would each contain 17 rooms, including one accessible room, and the second floor would house another eight, including one accessible room. It, too, will have communal facilities on each floor. Also proposed is a shared basement for 20 carparks, including one mobility park, about 26 bike parks and storage. A shuttle service is proposed to service the development. Under positive effects, the application says providing shared residential digs for up to 116 visitor and tourism industry staff "eases general demand on existing rental stock and ensures that the employer can attract and retain staff". "This will enable the employer to continue to operate essential local businesses that serve the visitor industry." According to the design report, the proposal’s not anticipated to result in adverse visual dominance or shading effects on neighbouring properties.Taylor Swift fans warned of fake ticket scams as Vancouver prepares for concerts
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Stock Funds Rallied 7.5% in NovemberElon Musk's Tesla is providing appealing remote employment opportunities and opening doors for talented people all over the world Tesla is now accepting applications for a number of fascinating positions, including well-paying ones like Senior Engineer and some involving artificial intelligence These new positions, which serve professionals from a variety of fields, demonstrate Tesla's dedication to flexibility and competitive perks PAY ATTENTION: Follow our WhatsApp channel to never miss out on the news that matters to you! Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has 5-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market. Tesla has posted job openings with competitive pay levels. Elon Musk's company pays teleworkers between $79,000 and $270,000, depending on their skills and position according to Tododisca. The job offering is opened to high-paying positions such as Senior Engineer and AI-related opportunities. PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app! For anyone who is looking for work and has a passion for technology , these job opportunities offer flexibility and convenience, regardless of where they live. By offering attractive benefits, Report stated that Tesla hopes to draw in a diverse range of professional profiles to join one of the world's most inventive firms. Read also Nvidia crushes earnings expectations on AI chip demand Working at Tesla For a number of reasons, working at Tesla offers a special professional opportunity. It provides a creative workplace where staff members work together on cutting-edge technological and renewable energy projects. Furthermore, Tesla encourages adaptability by offering worldwide remote work options with sporadic travel contingent on project requirements. Another notable aspect of Tesla is its competitive pay, which includes generous benefits like health insurance and stock options in addition to high salary. In order to promote professional development, Tesla gives employees access to cutting-edge instruction and demanding assignments. Similarly, joining Tesla entails supporting a global mission: quickening the global switch to sustainable energy. Interested parties can view open positions and submit an application directly on Tesla's official careers page. Elon Musk’s wealth hits all-time high Legit.ng reported that the world’s wealthiest person, Elon Musk, has seen his wealth skyrocket to an all-time high after Donald Trump emerged as the US President-elect. Read also Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65 bn for AI, chips On Friday, November 8, 2024, Musk gained $17.4 billion, taking his wealth to $314 billion as the billionaire continues his giveaway to voters after the US presidential election. Data from the Bloomberg Billionaire Index shows that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gained over $80 billion this year, surpassing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! Source: Legit.ngEagles seek 7th straight win while Rams try to keep pace in crowded NFC West race
How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 12/2/2024NoneIncredibly, the Premier League managed to get 16 of its 20 members playing on the same day. Sure, all the action was staggered across four different kick-off times, but as long as television companies continue to hand over those lovely big cheques, the wish for every game to begin at 3pm will remain pie in the sky. It would have taken a trouper to sit through all of it overnight in this part of the world, then, especially after the Christmas excess, so let us guide you through everything that unfolded while you were sleeping. Did Manchester United appoint the wrong Portuguese manager? Ruben Amorim suffered a fourth defeat in seven Premier League matches since joining United from Sporting Lisbon, as his side were sunk 2-0 at Wolves. For new Wolves boss Vitor Pereira, the victory at Molineux was his second in two matches after replacing the sacked Gary O’Neil. Wolves were given a helping hand by Bruno Fernandes, who received his third red card of the season shortly after half-time. Matheus Cunha duly scored directly from a corner, the second player to beat United keeper Andre Onana in that fashion in a week, after Son Heung-min for Tottenham Hotspur, and Hwang Hee-chan added a second deep into stoppage time. Poor old Amorim was the outlier among the Premier League’s contingent of Portuguese bosses. In addition to success for Pereira, Marco Silva led Fulham to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Chelsea, and Nottingham Forest’s remarkable season under Nuno Espirito Santo continued with a 1-0 win over Spurs to climb to third. As a footnote, Amorim’s successor at Sporting, Joao Pereira, has been fired after eight games in charge and replaced by Rui Borges.
The Pan Niger Delta Forum has commended President Bola Tinubu for ensuring the release of Rivers State’s statutory allocation. Speaking to journalists at the Uyo Airport, Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday, new PANDEF National Chairman, Godknows Igali, expressed delight over the decision, describing it as “a statesmanly action that brings relief not only to the people of Rivers State but to all Nigerians.” In a statement on Sunday by PANDEF spokesperson, Obiuwevbi Ominimini, Igali emphasised that the decision would prevent the innocent citizens of Rivers State from bearing the brunt of political disagreements among their leaders. The statement read, “This decision will ensure that the innocent citizens of Rivers State will not suffer vicariously from the family feud between some of the political leaders of the state. Related News Obasanjo confirms Nigeria’s leadership perfidy Govs must align with Tinubu’s reform – Experts When the president needs an army of town criers “He further expressed the hope that this decision will also aid the efforts by Obong Victor Attah led High level Peace and Reconciliation Committee recently constituted by PANDEF.” PANDEF also expressed optimism that the president’s action would bolster ongoing reconciliation efforts led by the High-Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee chaired by Obong Victor Attah. The forum called on all political actors, youth groups, and women’s organizations in Rivers State to take a cue from the federal government by de-escalating tensions and embracing dialogue. It also reiterated its call for unity among stakeholders in Rivers State, urging them to support the peace initiatives spearheaded by regional elders.Dallas (7-8) at Philadelphia (12-3) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 7 1/2 Against the spread: Dallas 6-9; Philadelphia 9-6 Series record: Cowboys lead 74-58. Last meeting: Jalen Hurts threw two touchdowns and ran for two more in the Eagles’ 34-6 rout of the Cowboys at Dallas on Nov. 10. Last week: Cowboys defeated the Buccaneers 26-24; Eagles lost 36-33 at Washington. Cowboys offense: overall (16), rush (28), pass (10), scoring (20) Cowboys defense: overall (27), rush (27), pass (21), scoring (30) Eagles offense: overall (6), rush (1), pass (31), scoring (8) Eagles defense: overall (1), rush (9), pass (2), scoring (5) Turnover differential: Cowboys minus-3; Eagles plus-6 RB Saquon Barkley is 162 yards shy of becoming the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season and needs 268 yards to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984. In his past five games, QB Cooper Rush has passed for nine touchdowns and one interception, looking more comfortable of late after taking over for Dak Prescott in November. Rush is 9-2 as a starter against teams that are not the Eagles. Dallas’s rushing defense vs. Barkley. Can anyone stop him? The Cowboys will be the latest to try to corral Barkley, who has 1,838 rushing yards and 2,114 scrimmage yards, both of which lead the NFL. Dallas ranks 28th in the NFL in rushing defense, allowing an average of 135.9 yards a game. Philadelphia, behind Barkley’s stellar play, tops the league at 187.9 yards a game on the ground. Cowboys: WR CeeDee Lamb will miss the final two games after getting shut down over the sprained right shoulder he's been dealing with the second half of the season. ... LB Eric Kendricks (calf) warmed up but wasn’t able to play against Tampa Bay last week. Eagles: Hurts is in concussion protocol after leaving the game following a 13-yard scramble with 9:52 left in the first quarter last week. ... DE Josh Sweat (ankle) and Jordan Davis also left the game at Washington early. ... QB Ian Book was signed to the practice squad Thursday. The Cowboys made the playoffs in each of the previous three seasons, but were eliminated prior to their game against Tampa Bay last week when the Commanders came back from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Philadelphia. ... Dallas is 5-2 on the road. ... The Eagles can clinch the NFC East and one of the conference's top two seeds with a victory. ... On Jan. 11, 1981, the Eagles defeated the Cowboys 20-7 at their former home, Veterans Stadium. Wilbert Montgomery rushed for a 42-yard touchdown to give Philadelphia an early lead that propelled the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance. LB Micah Parsons needs half a sack to reach double digits in sacks for the fourth straight season to begin his career and would become just the fifth player to accomplish the feat in NFL history. ... K Brandon Aubrey made a 53-yard and two 58-yard field goals against the Buccaneers, upping his league-leading total to 14 made of 50-plus yards. ... Kenny Pickett went 14 of 24 for 143 yards and a TD in relief of Hurts last week. If he can’t go because of the rib injury and Hurts remains unavailable, Philadelphia could turn to third-stringer Tanner McKee, a 2023 sixth-round pick. Pickett, a 2022 first-round pick, is no stranger to starting, going 14-10 as Pittsburgh’s QB earlier in his career. ... Defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected against Washington for committing two unsportsmanlike penalties. ... The Eagles already set a team record for rushing yards in a season with 2,818, and they are within four rushing touchdowns of tying the club’s best single-season mark of 32, set in 2022. ... Barkley needs just 33 yards from scrimmage to break McCoy’s mark of 2,146 scrimmage yards, set in 2013. ... WR A.J. Brown leads the NFL with 16.3 yards a catch and ranks ninth in the league with 1,043 receiving yards, joining Mike Quick (1983–85) as the only Philadelphia players to have three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Philadelphia’s defense is tied for ninth in the NFL with a plus-6 turnover margin. With Hurts possibly sidelined, Philadelphia giving up an uncharacteristic 36 points last week and the chance to clinch the division, the Eagles defense likely will be extra motivated to have a good performance against a Dallas offense that ranks 21st in the league in points. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLArsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich all advanced to the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals with with two games to spare on Thursday. Late substitute Lina Hurtig scored the winner in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Juventus in London. Khadija Shaw scored twice for City in a 2-1 win at Swedish club Hammarby. City stayed perfect in Group D with four victories and reached the last eight for the first time since 2021. Bayern Munich was held 1-1 at Vålerenga in Norway and still earned a quarterfinal berth after Juventus' loss. Arsenal, Bayern and City join Chelsea, Lyon and Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. Two-time defending champion Barcelona routed Austrian champion St. Pölten 4-1. The Catalan club trails City by three points in their group and is in a strong position to advance. Bayern tops Group C with 10 points, Arsenal has nine followed by Juventus (3) and Vålerenga (1). Man City responded to its first loss of the season, 2-0 at Chelsea in the Women's Super League on Saturday. Still without injured star Vivianne Miedema , Shaw took charge, proving her scoring instincts after half an hour. The forward scored from inside the penalty area with a deflected shot that flew over goalkeeper Anna Tamminen to frustrate more than 20,000 noisy fans at the Stockholm Arena in the Swedish capital. Ellen Wangerheim equalized soon after the interval from close range to rejuvenate the crowd but Shaw struck again to restore the lead just minutes later. This time, she delivered a powerful right-footed finish from the edge of the area. Bayern dominated possession but could not translate it into goals until the 75th minute. It had to rely on substitute Jovana Damnjanović, who gave the visitors a late lead after connecting on a pass from Giulia Gwinn. The Norwegians, who have retained their domestic title, equalized in the 88th on Elise Thorsnes' header following a corner. Pernille Harder, who found the back of the net five times for Bayern in the previous three games, could not do it again on Thursday and was substituted. Hurtig came on with 10 minutes remaining and made her presence immediately felt with several headers. She finally made the breakthrough with a minute remaining in regulation, tapping in from close range after Juventus’ poor clearance of a low cross by Stina Blackstenius. Hurtig won the Italian title with Juventus in 2021 and 2022 before joining the Gunners. Juventus seemed to learn a lesson from its 4-0 loss to Arsenal last week as its defense held firm till Hurtig’s arrival. In an 11-minute span in the first half, Francisca Nazareth netted twice and 18-year-old Vicky Lopez scored once to put Barcelona in control. Nazareth's double was followed by Lopez hitting the third with a shot high into the net for her first Champions League goal. Alexia Putellas made it 4-0 in the second half, finishing a fast attack that tore apart the defense in Vienna. It was her 200th goal for Barcelona and the 100th the club scored in the Champions League’s group stage. Valentina Mädl, an 18-year-old forward, netted a consolation goal for the hosts. Barcelona has scored 20 goals in its past three games and can still become the first club to win its group in all four years since the introduction of the format. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
NoneST. PAUL — Kris Bolle is living the “van life” these days with Annie, his mini Australian shepherd. Bolle, 46, bought a 2020 Dodge Ram ProMaster cargo van this past fall. The Hayfield resident planned, essentially, a studio apartment inside. The van with a high roof has room for a full bed, a small kitchen area and a writing desk. ADVERTISEMENT He saves money by forgoing rent, but there is a cost — isolation. It’s a lifestyle he’s grown accustomed to since he had to hide his sexuality over the years, including in the Navy under the now-defunct “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which allowed gay and lesbian service members to stay in the military as long as they weren’t out, he said. “I had to be very, very tight-lipped about me ... so I’m used to it,” Bolle said. “But yes, it wears on you. It wears you down, and you feel isolated and you feel left out.” About 48% of Minnesotans feel left out some of the time or often, according to the “Minds of Minnesotans” survey conducted by APM Research Lab. The poll also finds that about half of Minnesotans feel lonely, at least some of the time. More specifically, 13% say they “often” lack companionship and another 35% lack companionship “some of the time.” Results were similar when Minnesotans were asked how often they feel left out and isolated from others. Bolle was one of 3,399 participants surveyed by the firm Lumaris. He said he often feels a lack of companionship as well. He hasn’t been in a relationship since 2009. He often feels left out and sometimes feels isolated. “I’m isolated in the sense where I really can’t find a suitable partner,” he said. His social connections are at his nursing assistant job, which he looks forward to, Bolle said. He’s never thoroughly enjoyed a job as much as his role at a skilled nursing facility, he said. ADVERTISEMENT “Work is great. I get to see people, I get to interact with people. I get to chat and talk and all the things that you know, that people do,” Bolle said. “That’s really hard to find.” The APM Research Lab included these questions in the survey, conducted this year between July 20 and Nov. 22, to better understand what the U.S. Surgeon General has called “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” The three questions used in the APM Research Lab survey were replicated from the widely used UCLA Loneliness Scale to help assess Minnesotans’ state of mind in the post-pandemic era, and possibly to help identify groups of Minnesotans that are faring better or worse with feelings of loneliness and isolation. In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a report calling loneliness an epidemic, posing significant health risks akin to tobacco usage, obesity and addiction. Loneliness intersects with various aspects of people’s lives, said Carrie Henning-Smith, an associate professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. “Social isolation and loneliness have profound impacts on health, on mortality risks, on all of the ways that our lives play out within health, within that sphere, but in so many other ways, too,” said Henning-Smith, who conducts research on rural populations as the co-director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the Rural Health Program. According to the U.S. Surgeon General report, “the physical health consequences of poor or insufficient connection include a 29 percent increased risk of heart disease, a 32 percent increased risk of stroke, and a 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia for older adults.” ADVERTISEMENT A lack of social connections increases the risk of premature death by more than 60%, the report added. Mary Jo Kreitzer, the founder and director of the Earl Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota, said the report is significant. “Just by him [Murthy] touching that subject, everybody remembers that he did,” she said. “People remembered that. Because I’m sure that everybody has somebody like that in their life, or they themselves are feeling lonely.” There’s also a stigma surrounding the idea of loneliness. “People are reluctant to admit that they feel lonely. It somehow means like that you’re unlikable or unlovable or there’s something wrong with you,” Henning-Smith said. “It’s important to have these conversations, because the truth is, just about everyone will feel lonely at some point in their life.” she added. “It's a universal part of being human.” Kreitzer said the data reported by APM Lab is comparable to other global and U.S. data on the subject. ADVERTISEMENT “Other studies, like this one found that loneliness peaks in younger age groups,” she said, calling it “a very interesting finding.” The survey found that the Gen Z cohort of 18 to 27, were the most lonely. “That surprises a lot of people, but I think it’s consistent with other data,” Kreitzer said. She said people assume that older people suffer from loneliness because they lack the social connections they once had earlier in their lives. The survey data, instead, showed that baby boomers, currently aged 60-78, are the least lonely of adult-age generations in Minnesota: 63% score as “rarely lonely” and only 7% indicated frequent loneliness. “Sometimes, like in the boomer generation, when people have retired, they actually have more time to build and strengthen connections,” Kreitzer said. “Boomers can be great at joining groups, pursuing interests, be that hobbies or fitness activities or book clubs or volunteering, and all of those are ways that can really help us build social connections.” She said her local YMCA in Grand Rapids is a hub of activity with engaged older folks. She sees them playing cards, working out, swimming and more. Gen Zers, however, are experiencing numerous life transitions. “During that age, they’re expected to separate from their family, to find a partner, to launch a career,” Kreitzer said. “So there’s been a lot of disruption in social connections that they probably have had in their life for a long, long time.” ADVERTISEMENT Henning-Smith called the loneliness rates among young adults “concerning.” Social media and technology may explain part of the higher rates. “People who live their lives online, people who are digital natives and were born into a world where they’re living their lives online, have fundamentally different ways of connecting with other people,” Henning-Smith said. “I worry that some of those skills and some of the infrastructure for connecting with people in meaningful ways and in-person connections might be lacking for some folks in younger generations.” Kreitzer suggests to those who may have frequent bouts of loneliness to acknowledge the feelings. Don’t ignore them. She advises them to reach out to family and friends to try to build or rebuild social connections. She also encourages people to join groups based on their interests. Kreitzer highly recommends volunteering because of the health benefits associated with it. “There’s actually research on that that, like, volunteering helps improve our own well-being,” she said. “It can actually improve our overall positive outlook, our mental health and well-being.” ADVERTISEMENT Back in Hayfield, Bolle said he tries to find community to fend off his loneliness. His location is a challenge because he finds groups in the Twin Cities some 90 miles away. He belongs to a spiritual group that meets once a week in Rochester, but that’s a 52-mile round trip, so he only goes from time to time. Bolle also prepares himself to encounter situations that bring on feelings of loneliness when he goes to Rochester on his weekends to run errands. “When I see families out having fun together, or groups of people, groups of young people, you know, out together and having fun, that can trigger pangs of loneliness,” he said. “I just feel like I’m missing out on human connection.” He said when he was younger, he bought into society’s emphasis on rugged individualism. “But it just doesn’t work, because you will almost ultimately, always end up feeling lonely,” he said. When he traveled the world with the Navy, Bolle said he saw community and family as top priorities in other countries as well as in the Mexican and Latino communities of Southern California where he grew up. “You really do need that connection with other people,” he said. “It’s almost as important as food and shelter, you know?” The data and the heart appear to agree. 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