MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash virtually 2 kilometers (greater than a mile) into the sky, closing an airport and peppering close by villages with particles.

The alert degree of the volcano on Sulawesi Island was once more raised to the best degree by the Indonesian geological service, after sensors picked up growing volcanic exercise. The company urged residents and climbers to remain not less than 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the volcano’s crater.

The 725-meter (2,378-foot) volcano in North Sulawesi province is about 95 kilometers (59 miles) northeast of Sam Ratulangi Worldwide Airport in Manado, the provincial capital.

The airport was closed Tuesday morning attributable to lowered visibility and the hazards posed to plane engines by ash, mentioned Ambar Suryoko, head of the regional airport authority.

Ash, grit and rock fell from the sky in cities and cities throughout the area, together with Manado, a metropolis with greater than 430,000 folks the place motorists needed to change on their headlights throughout daytime.

“It was darkish with rocks raining on the publish from the eruption,” mentioned Yulius Ramopolii, the pinnacle of Mount Ruang monitoring publish. “The vibrations have been intense and knocked out energy, and volcanic earthquakes shook the glass home windows and every part round us.”

He mentioned the eruption blocked out the solar and peppered a number of villages with falling particles. No casualties have been reported, Ramopolii mentioned.

Greater than 11,000 folks had evacuated after the April 17 eruption when authorities warned {that a} main eruption may collapse a part of the volcano into the ocean and trigger a tsunami that would endanger close by villages.

Lower than 3,000 remained at non permanent shelters after the federal government lowered its alert degree to the second highest from 4 ranges and reopened the airport after 4 days.

Indonesia’s geological company on Tuesday warned folks on Tagulandang Island, particularly those that reside close to the coast, of the potential of sizzling volcanic clouds and a tsunami attributable to eruptions of fabric coming into the ocean or collapse of volcanic dome into the ocean.

Ruang is amongst about 130 energetic volcanoes in Indonesia. The archipelagic nation is liable to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Hearth” — a sequence of fault strains stretching from the western coasts of the Americas by Japan and Southeast Asia.

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Related Press writers Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan in Jakarta contributed to this report.

Marc-André ter Stegen continues to set new milestones at FC Barcelona. Following his look within the recreation in opposition to Valencia, the goalkeeper is now second on the all time record of overseas gamers with most appearances at FC Barcelona, equalling the overall of Dani Alves with 408 video games.

Now, the one participant forward of the German goalkeeper is none aside from Leo Messi with 778 appearances. In fourth place comes Javier Mascherano with 338 video games after which in fifth Ivan Rakitic with 310. 

Moreover, Ter Stegen is simply two video games away from matching the overall variety of appearances of Andoni Zubizarreta who’s the goalkeeper with second most appearances for FC Barcelona behind chief Victor Valdés who made 535 appearances. It was Zubizarreta in his function as sporting director who signed Ter Stegen from Borussia Mönchengladbach again in 2014. 

Ter Stegen made his debut for the blaugranes in a Champions League group stage recreation in opposition to Apoel Nicosia again in September 2014. 

Battling for the Zamora Trophy 

The Barça goalkeeper continues to be very a lot within the hunt for the Zamora Trophy this season, retaining the award which he received final season. Ter Stegen has conceded 22 targets in 23 matches within the league this season with a coefficient of 0.96, behind chief Unai Simón of Athletic Membership who has conceded 31 targets in 32 matches, a coefficient of 0.97. 

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will return to public duties on Tuesday when he visits a most cancers therapy charity, starting his rigorously managed comeback after the monarch’s personal most cancers prognosis sidelined him for 3 months.

The occasion marks the king’s first formal public engagement since Feb. 6, when Buckingham Palace introduced that he could be taking a break from public duties to give attention to his therapy for an undisclosed sort of most cancers.

Will probably be the primary of a number of public appearances Charles will make within the coming weeks as he prepares to host a state go to by the emperor and empress of Japan in June.

It’s unclear how lots of the summer season’s conventional royal occasions, together with the king’s formal birthday parade and the horse racing at Royal Ascot, Charles will attend as his therapy continues. The palace mentioned final week that docs had been “very inspired” by the king’s progress, however his schedule could be adjusted as wanted to guard his restoration.

For now, Tuesday’s look offers Charles one other alternative to lift consciousness of the advantages of early prognosis and therapy of most cancers and different well being issues as he has finished all through his sickness.

Not like most royals earlier than him, Charles selected to publicly disclose particulars about his well being when he first underwent therapy for an enlarged prostate and later when he was recognized with most cancers. The choice raised consciousness of those points.

The Nationwide Well being Service in England mentioned the variety of individuals looking for recommendation about prostate issues elevated 11-fold within the weeks after Charles’ introduced he was present process therapy.

An uptown lady was seen in her uptown world.

Nicely, technically it was midtown.

Billy Joel’s ex-wife Christie Brinkley was noticed at Madison Sq. Backyard throughout the Piano Man’s live performance on Friday, dancing to the tune that was primarily based on her.

The 70-year-old mannequin was proven on the video board throughout the tune as she danced and smiled whereas within the crowd. A fan captured the second on video and posted it to TikTok with the caption, “40 years later and your ex man remains to be grinning at you want that whereas he sings the tune he wrote about how wealthy and scorching you might be?”

Brinkley posted a montage of movies from the live performance, together with a clip of her and her daughter Sailor Brinkley Prepare dinner singing “Uptown Lady.”

The hit tune was launched in 1983, with the unique supply of inspiration of the tune being debated at occasions. When Joel first wrote the tune, he was relationship mannequin Elle MacPherson and titled the tune “Uptown Ladies” in any case fashions in Manhattan. Joel mentioned on “The Howard Stern Present” in 2010 that when he started relationship Brinkley, he made the tune singular.

“I contacted Christie in a while down the highway after Elle and I had stopped relationship,” Joel advised Stern. “Then I began relationship Christie, and fairly than it being about all these completely different ladies, she grew to become the uptown lady. I began writing it about one particular person.”

Brinkley starred within the “Uptown Lady” music video alongside Joel. The 2 married in 1985 and divorced in 1994.

Their daughter, 38-year-old Alexa Ray Joel, was additionally in attendance on the live performance. She appeared on stage together with her father for a duet, singing “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” and “To Sir With Love.”

Joel, 74, was performing the one hundred and first present of his month-to-month residency at Madison Sq. Backyard, the place he has carried out sold-out live shows as soon as a month since 2014. The ultimate present of his enviornment run is ready for July 26.

Many stars have made cameo appearances throughout the residency, with Jerry Seinfeld and Sting showing on stage on the a centesimal present in March.

This time, an uptown lady got here to see a downtown man.

Brinkley mentioned being generally known as the tune’s title character with Yahoo in 2019.

“Being the ‘Uptown Lady’ was actually enjoyable and it stays actually enjoyable to have a theme tune,” Brinkley advised Yahoo. “You realize, you go into tennis and so they play it. You go right here or on a chat present and so they play it as you stroll out. It is actually enjoyable to have a theme tune, you understand? What number of (folks) get to have that?”

Billy Joel is “Movin’ Out” of MSG! The legendary musician introduced the top of his 10-year residency in Manhattan — this is when he’ll play his closing present. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff stories.

NEW YORK (AP) — A number of the world’s wildest motion in monetary markets is roiling across the Japanese yen.

The worth of Japan’s forex has tumbled a lot that for a second on Monday it took 160 yen to equal $1. A couple of years in the past, it took nearer to 100 yen to make a U.S. greenback. The yen has been so weak that it’s again to the place it was in 1990, shortly after Japan’s well-known “bubble economic system” burst.

After it briefly touched the 160 yen stage in in a single day hours for merchants in New York, the worth of a greenback rapidly shifted again to 156 yen by noon Monday on the East Coast. Such sudden strikes can occur within the foreign-exchange market, which might be notoriously risky. Buying and selling can also have been jumpy due to a vacation in Japan that stored its inventory market closed. However the velocity and diploma of the yen’s swings raised hypothesis about whether or not Japanese officers have been making strikes to prop up the worth of their forex.

The yen has lengthy been underneath strain because the Financial institution of Japan stored rates of interest remarkably low to encourage extra inflation in its economic system. Solely final month did it finish its coverage to maintain its benchmark rate of interest under zero.

The Financial institution of Japan’s newest determination on charges got here on Friday, when it held rates of interest regular. That helped spur this newest leg of weak point for the yen. The market could have been reacting to an absence of dedication by the Financial institution of Japan for extra charge hikes within the close to time period, and the yen could stay underneath strain into the third quarter of this yr, strategists at Financial institution of America stated in a BofA World Analysis report.

That’s partially due to how strong the U.S. economic system has remained. With inflation and the economic system nonetheless increased than forecast, expectations are rising for the Federal Reserve to maintain its predominant rate of interest excessive for some time. That’s stored U.S. Treasury yields excessive and put upward strain on the U.S. greenback’s worth.

A weak yen is nice for U.S. vacationers heading to Japan, which means every $1 of theirs buys extra yen. It will also be a boon for Japan’s exporters as a result of it boosts the worth of their gross sales made in U.S. {dollars} when translated again into yen.

However holding the yen weak carries dangers. A central one is that it may trigger inflation in Japan in the end to overshoot targets and damage the world’s third-largest economic system. Japan imports virtually all its vitality, for instance, and barrels of oil get traded in {dollars}, not yen.

By Katelyn Washington, Kiplinger Shopper Information Service (TNS)

Investing may also help you enhance your internet price, however capital good points taxes might sluggish your progress. And the federal capital good points tax isn’t the one factor to fret about. 

Most states additionally impose taxes on long-term capital good points (usually, good points held for a couple of yr), some at the next price than others. So, it’s possible you’ll need to familiarize your self with these worst states for traders earlier than buying that funding property or these high-growth shares.

Worst capital good points tax states for traders  

To find out the worst states for traders, we thought of every state’s prime long-term capital good points tax price. We didn’t examine state tax charges for traders with decrease incomes. For that purpose, the states on this listing won’t apply to these with nominal funding earnings. All traders ought to rigorously think about doable tax implications when shopping for and promoting belongings.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 13.3%

It’s most likely no shock to see California make this listing. The Golden State is well-known for imposing excessive tax burdens on its wealthiest residents (and traders). 

California is the most costly state for rich traders, with a capital good points tax price of 13.3% on earnings exceeding $1 million. And high-earning workers ought to take observe: A newly expanded payroll tax means California’s highest earners to pay a further 1.1%.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 10.90%

New York is available in on this listing because the second-worst state for traders. The excessive New York 10.90% tax price applies to capital good points and earned earnings. 

Whereas this tax price solely applies in case your earnings reaches $25 million, even decrease earnings are sometimes taxed at excessive charges. For instance, within the Empire State, earnings that exceeds simply $21,400 ($43,000 for joint filers) is topic to a tax price of a minimum of 6.21%.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 10.85%

For essentially the most half, Minnesota taxes long-term capital good points the identical because it does short-term good points and atypical earnings. 

Nevertheless, high-earning traders in Minnesota are topic to a further 1% tax on internet funding earnings that exceeds $1 million. That makes the highest tax bracket for capital good points within the North Star State 10.85%.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 10.75%

New Jersey ranks just under Minnesota, with a excessive tax price of 10.75%. The ten.75% price applies to all taxable earnings of $1 million or extra for single filers. The speed drops to eight.95% in case your earnings don’t exceed half one million. 

Nevertheless, traders with as little as $75,000 in good points will nonetheless pay greater than 6% to the Backyard State.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 10.75%

The District of Columbia ties with New Jersey because the fourth-worst state for traders with regards to long-term capital good points tax charges. The excessive 10.75% tax price in Washington, D.C. applies to taxable earnings that exceeds $1 million. 

Nevertheless, lower-earning traders may expertise excessive tax burdens. For instance, the tax price doesn’t fall beneath 9% except you’ve lower than $250,000 in good points, and even then, earnings that exceeds $60,000 is taxed at greater than 8%.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 9.9%

Lengthy-term capital good points tax charges fall beneath 10% in Oregon. Nevertheless, the funding earnings brackets are far much less beneficiant than in lots of states on this listing. 

Single filers with taxable earnings of $125,000 or extra ($250,000 or extra for joint filers) are topic to the 9.9% tax price. And taxable earnings within the Beaver State that exceeds $3,750 ($8,100 for joint filers) is taxed at a minimal of 6.75%.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 9.0%

Whereas the Massachusetts earnings tax price is 5% for most individuals, millionaires pays considerably extra. That’s as a result of a Massachusetts millionaire tax enacted final yr requires traders and—different earners with taxable earnings—to pay a 4% surtax on earnings over $1 million. 

In Massachusetts, traders with short-term good points (i.e., investments held for lower than one yr) can face even increased tax burdens, with charges that climb to 12.5%.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 8.75%

Lengthy-term capital good points are taxed as common earnings in Vermont. The charges vary from 3.35% (on as much as $42,150 for single filers and $70,450 for joint filers) to eight.75% (on greater than $213,150 for joint filers and $259,500 for joint filers). 

Nevertheless, Vermont affords a long-term capital good points tax exclusion of as much as $5,000.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 7.25%

Whereas the long-term capital good points tax is increased in Hawaii than in most states, the Aloha state locations decrease tax burdens on traders than staff. 

All capital good points in Hawaii are taxed at a flat 7.25%, however the tax price on earned earnings can attain as excessive as 11%. Even single filers with earned earnings of simply $25,000 pay the next tax price than traders with the identical earnings.

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 7.15%

Maine taxes long-term good points the identical as earned earnings, which implies traders with good points that exceed $58,050 ($116,100 for joint filers) are topic to the excessive 7.15% earnings tax price. 

The Pine Tree State doesn’t favor taxpayers with decrease funding earnings. The bottom tax price in Maine remains to be a excessive 5.8% and applies to earnings as much as $24,500 (as much as $49,050 for joint filers).

Excessive long-term capital good points tax price: 7.0%

Washington didn’t fairly make the listing of the highest 10 worst states for traders. Nevertheless, the Evergreen State deserves an honorable point out because it taxes sure long-term capital good points however not earned earnings. 

The excellent news is that the controversial Washington capital good points tax solely applies to sure long-term good points that exceed $250,000, and there’s no capital good points tax on actual property.

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Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou introduced the loss of life of his 15-month-old son Kobe on Monday.

Ngannou made the announcement on social media, confirming earlier studies.

The circumstances of Kobe’s loss of life are unclear.

Ngannou made the announcement after making a social media submit earlier Monday alluding to his son’s loss of life. His coach Eric Nicksick responded to that submit asking his followers to maintain Ngannou and his household “in your coronary heart.”

Ngannou, 37, spent six years as a UFC fighter from 2015-2021, compiling a 17-3 document. He knocked out Stipe Miocic for a surprising UFC 260 victory in 2021 to assert the UFC heavyweight championship. He efficiently defended his belt with a unanimous determination over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January of 2022. Ngannou did not signal a brand new contract with UFC after defeating Gane and has not fought within the Octagon since.

Ngannou has since fought as a boxer and made waves in a loss to WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in October. Ngannou misplaced that battle by break up determination, however knocked Fury down and challenged the champion as an inexperienced boxer and 14-1 underdog making his professional debut. He misplaced by way of knockout to former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in March.

A local of Cameroon, Ngannou lifted himself from childhood poverty to the height of blended martial arts and success within the boxing world. He hasn’t competed since dealing with Joshua in March.