6A SUN-STAR WEDNESDAY MAY 1 2024 SUN MOON ALMANAC TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION YOUR 3-DAY FORECAST AROUND THE REGION City Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Hi Lo AROUND THE NATION Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow sn-snow, i-ice Gilroy Salinas Atwater Madera Chowchilla Newman Merced Fresno Reedley Selma Yosemite Valley Los Banos Sonora Fremont Modesto Stockton Oakhurst Oakland San Francisco San Jose UV Index: 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; Extreme. Shown is the highest value of the day. 101 101 395 5 5 5 580 POLLEN INDEX AS OF Source for Air Quality: airnow.gov Pollen: NAB AIR QUALITY INDEX LAKE LEVELS Elevation Storage Storage last year UV Index: 10 UV Index: 9 UV Index: 10 Sunrise today 6:07 a.m. Moonrise today 2:34 a.m. Sunset tonight 7:52 p.m.
Moonset today 12:36 p.m. Monday 0.00” Month to date (normal) 1.70” (0.92”) Oct 1. to date (normal) 14.76” (11.57”) Last season to date 20.07” Normal Last year Record high (1970) Today Windy with plenty of sunshine Thursday Mostly sunny; breezy in the p.m. Friday Sunshine Albuquerque 82 50 75 48 Anchorage 49 38 pc 50 38 pc Atlanta 86 62 86 65 pc Boston 51 45 pc 63 48 Charleston, SC 82 64 pc 85 63 pc Chicago 78 54 pc 79 61 Dallas 79 68 79 65 Denver 69 36 61 41 pc Detroit 78 52 pc 72 55 pc Honolulu 84 73 pc 84 73 pc Houston 82 74 84 72 Las Vegas 86 61 86 65 Miami 84 73 pc 86 73 Minneapolis 67 49 pc 55 47 Nashville 88 61 89 66 pc New Orleans 86 70 86 72 pc New York City 70 52 pc 78 53 pc Orlando 88 67 89 68 sh Philadelphia 79 53 pc 84 57 pc Phoenix 92 68 92 69 Portland, OR 60 47 65 46 sh Salt Lake City 55 38 pc 62 42 Seattle 60 43 pc 63 45 Washington, DC 84 61 pc 89 63 Last New First Full May 1 May 7 May 15 May 23 Merced through Monday RealFeel: RealFeel: RealFeel: Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. Atwater 79 46 82 54 Bakersfield 79 53 85 58 Fresno 78 54 83 56 Lake Tahoe 56 30 60 34 Los Angeles 73 55 pc 75 56 Los Banos 80 50 84 53 61 Mammoth Lakes 25 64 30 Mariposa 72 51 75 49 Monterey 64 48 pc 65 49 pc Palm Springs 95 66 98 67 Redding 79 52 78 55 Reno 63 41 73 45 Sacramento 80 53 84 54 San Diego 68 57 pc 69 58 pc San Francisco 71 52 69 52 San Jose 77 54 76 55 Santa Barbara 67 47 68 53 Stockton 81 52 84 56 Yosemite 69 37 68 35 Grass: High Trees: Moderate Weeds: Absent Mold: Low Tuesday: Good Today: Good Shown is weather.
Temperatures are highs and lows. Lake McClure 842.90 863,764 636,475 Tuesday Tuesday MER Today Thursday Today Thursday Obituaries Obituaries Obituaries Merced, California Bar- bara Anne Corl was born on the Fourth of July, 1929 to James Albert and Florence Corl in Los Angeles, CA. Her father died when she was 11 months old, so Florence, along with Barbara, moved back in with her parents, Justie and Harriet Carter. mother remarried in 1941, and in 1945 they moved to Chico, CA. Bar- bara graduated from Chico High in 1947, and went on to complete two years at Chico State College.
One day, after WWII was over, Barbara was working in her soda fountain candy store, when John Wainwright, fresh out of the navy, walked in and noticed the girl who was whistling while she worked. John and Barbara married in June, 1949. Now her life revolved around home and family, church and community. Carol Anne and Janet Lou- ise were born in Chico. In 1955, they moved to Mer- ced, where Barbara had three more children: Joan Marie (1957-1962), Diane Elaine, and David John.
John and Barbara were active members of Central Presbyterian Church, where faith grew into a daily walk with Jesus. For years, she was a small group co-leader in the Woman to Woman Bible Study, and ac- tive in many aspects of life at CPC. Barbara also became involved alongside John at the Salvation Army: ing Hands at and the Thursday morning crew at Operation Share. Barbara was a gracious hostess, working behind the scene to make everyone feel welcome and listened to. She was known for her warm smile, thoughtful conversa- tion, easy laugh, and positive outlook.
John and Barbara loved to travel with family and friends, often to golf cours- es. Family celebrations were also big. Scrapbooking be- came a favorite pastime, a way to record these events. When John passed in 2011, Barbara enjoyed traveling and time with family. Despite failing health and memory in her last years, the high point of her week was worship at CPC.
The family is grateful for the many individuals who lovingly cared for Barbara at home, and more recently at Cogir Memory Care. Her weeks there were joyful ones, and following a stroke, she passed away peacefully on April 15, 2024. Barbara was beloved by her family, as well as many others whose lives she touched. She will be missed. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, her hus- band John, and her daughter, Joan Marie.
She is survived by her children Carol Ander- sen (David) of Seattle, WA; Janet Wainwright of Merced; Diane Craig (Bob) of Mer- ced; and David Moon-Wain- wright (Natalie) of Lakeport, CA; and 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and neph- ews. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 20th and Canal Streets, Merced, CA, followed immediately by a reception at the Hoff- meister Center. In lieu of remem- brances in name may be made to the Central Presbyterian Church, to the Salvation Army or to a chari- ty of your choice. Barbara Corl Wainwright July 4, 1929 April 15, 2024 Gardnerville, Nevada David G.
Harris went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 12, 2024. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a coura- geous battle with pancreat- ic cancer. David was born July 14, 1945, in Merced to Glendon (George) Harris and Patsy Sarver Harris Boyd. He attended Atwater schools and trained for a career as a meat cutter in Toledo, Ohio. On May 6, 1967, David married the love of his life Virginia Tuck Harris and they had 56 wonderful years together.
David was hardworking, honest, and devoted to his family. He built three beau- tiful homes and loved to cre- ate, design, and improve his homes and gardens. He was generous with his time and skills. He loved to sit on his porch in the mornings and enjoy a peaceful sunrise and a cup of coffee. He enjoyed spend- ing time with his grandsons.
Some of their favorite mem- ories are of Papa making waffles for breakfast. He enjoyed watching their ball games and cheering them on. He loved to travel and go camping with friends and family. He and his wife en- joyed years of fun and fellowship with their El Do- rado Hills Games Group. He enjoyed skiing, archery, and woodworking.
David was preceded in death by his parents, broth- er Ed Campbell and his son Stephen Andrew Harris. He is survived by his wife Virginia and their children, Dave Harris, Holly (Doug) Sentell, and Michael Harris. His four amazing grandsons Andrew, Alexander, Tyler, and Ryan Sentell. He is also survived by his siblings Dean (Lupe) Harris, Sue (Harry) Underwood And Danny Har- ris, and numerous nieces and nephews. David will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
A service will be held at the Catheys Valley Cemetery on Hornitos Road, in Catheys Valley on May 4th at 2 pm. Reception to follow at 4817 Schoolhouse Road, Catheys Valley. In lieu of dona- tions can be made to Catheys Valley Cemetery. CVHS, 4896 Schoolhouse Road, Catheys Valley, CA 95306. David Glendon Harris July 14, 1945 March 12, 2024 Harris, David Glendon, 78 Gardnerville Mar 12 Funerals Cremations Wainwright, Barbara Corl, 94 Merced Apr 15 Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home OBITUARY INDEX Bold listings indicate expanded obituaries View and place obituaries at mercedsunstar.com Contact our obituary at 209-385-2403 or NAME, AGE CITY DEATH ARRANGEMENTS WASHINGTON The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to block a Texas law that seeks to limit access to p*rnography on the internet by requiring age verification measures like the submission of government-issued IDs.
As is the custom in rulings on emergency applications, its brief order gave no reasons. There were no noted dissents. A petition seeking review of an appeals ruling upholding the law remains pending. A trade group, compa- nies that produce sexual materials and a performer challenged the law, saying that it violates the First Amendment right of adults. The law does not allow companies to retain in- formation their users sub- mit.
But the challengers said adults would be wary of supplying personal information for fear of identity theft, tracking and extortion. Judge David Alan Ezra, of the U.S. District Court in Austin, blocked the law, saying it would have a chilling effect on speech protected by the First Amendment. verifying informa- tion through government identification, the law will allow the government to peer into the most intim- ate and personal aspects of wrote Ezra, who was appointed by President Ronald Rea- gan. runs the risk that the state can monitor when an adult views sexually expli- cit materials and what kind of websites they he continued.
effect, the law risks forc- ing individuals to divulge specific details of their sexuality to the state gov- ernment to gain access to certain A divided three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals disagreed. age-ver- ification requirement is rationally related to the legitimate interest in preventing access to p*rnog- Judge Jerry Smith, who was appointed by Reagan, wrote for the majority. He was joined by Judge Jennifer Elrod, who was appointed by Presi- dent George W. Bush.
Judge Patrick Higgin- botham, another Reagan appointee, dissented, saying that the law chills free speech rights and could limit access to popular shows and films like of Color and Girl With the Drag- on When the majority de- clined to put its decision on hold while the chal- lengers seek Supreme Court review, Higgin- botham again dissented, saying that the case for resolution by the high because the major- ity opinion with Supreme Court prece- After the 5th ruling, p*rnhub, one of the most-visited sites in the world, suspended its operations in Texas. Supreme Court lets Texas restrict access to p*rn BY ADAM LIPTAK NYT News Service Every major currency in the world has fallen against the U.S. dollar this year, an unusually broad shift with the potential for serious consequences across the global econo- my. Two-thirds of the rough- ly 150 currencies tracked by Bloomberg have weak- ened against the dollar, whose recent strength stems from a shift in ex- pectations about when and by how much the Federal Reserve may cut its benchmark interest rate, which sits around a 20-year high. High Fed rates, a re- sponse to stubborn in- flation, mean that Amer- ican assets offer better returns than much of the world, and investors need dollars to buy them.
In recent months, money has flowed into the United States with a force being felt by policymak- ers, politicians and people from Brussels to Beijing, Toronto to Tokyo. The dollar index, a com- mon way to gauge the general strength of the U.S. currency against a basket of its major trading partners, is hovering at levels last seen in the early 2000s (when U.S. interest rates were also similarly high). The yen is at a 34-year low against the U.S.
dollar. The euro and Canadian dollar are sagging. The Chinese yuan has shown notable signs of weakness, despite stated intent to stabilize it. has never been truer that the Fed is the central said Jesse Rogers, an economist at Analytics. When the dollar strengthens, the effects can be fast and far-reach- ing.
The dollar is on one side of nearly of all for- eign exchange transac- tions. A strengthening U.S. currency intensifies in- flation abroad, as coun- tries need to swap more of their own currencies for the same amount of dol- lar-denominated goods, which includes imports from the United States as well as globally traded commodities, such as oil, often priced in dollars. Countries that have bor- rowed in dollars also face higher interest bills. There can be benefits for some foreign busi- nesses, however.
A strong dollar benefits exporters that sell to the United States, as Americans can afford to buy more foreign goods and services (in- cluding cheaper vaca- tions). That puts American companies that sell abroad at a disadvantage, since their goods appear more expensive, and could widen the U.S. trade def- icit at a time when Presi- dent Joe Biden is promot- ing more domestic indust- ry. Exactly how these posi- tives and negatives shake out depends on why the dollar is stronger, and that depends on the reason U.S. interests rates might remain high.
Earlier in the year, un- expectedly strong U.S. growth, which can lift the global economy, had be- gun to outweigh worries over stubborn inflation. But if U.S. rates remain high because inflation is sticky even as economic growth slows, then the effects could be more said Kamaksh- ya Trivedi, an analyst at Goldman Sachs. In that case, policymak- ers would be stuck be- tween supporting their domestic economies by cutting rates or supporting their currency by keeping them high.
are at the cusp of Trivedi said. The strong ef- fects have been felt partic- ularly sharply in Asia. This month, the finance minis- ters of Japan, South Korea and the U.S. met in Wash- ington, and among other things, they pledged to closely on foreign exchange market devel- Their post- meeting statement also noted the con- cerns of Japan and the Republic of Korea about the recent sharp deprecia- tion of the Japanese yen and the Korean The Korean won is the weakest it has been since 2022, and the central bank governor recently called moves in the currency market The yen has been tum- bling against the dollar and on Monday briefly slipped past 160 yen to the dollar for the first time since 1990. In sharp con- trast to the Fed in the U.S., central bank be- gan raising interest rates only this year after strug- gling for decades with low growth.
For Japanese officials, that means striking a del- icate balance increase rates, but not by too much in a way that could stifle growth. The consequence of that balancing act is a weakened currency, as rates have stayed near zero. The risk is that if the yen continues to weaken, investors and consumers may lose confidence in the Japanese economy, shift- ing more of their money abroad. ZHANG XIAOYU USA An electronic screen shows the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar on April 25 in Tokyo.
The yen is at a 34-year low against the U.S. dollar. Strong US dollar weighs on the global economy BY JOE RENNISON AND KARL RUSSELL NYT News Service.
