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Federal court declines to modify SF ban on clearing encampments while appeal pending

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

(BCN) -- A panel of federal appellate judges Tuesday left in place a lower court order that bars San Francisco from using the city's laws against sleeping on the streets to prosecute people who are involuntarily homeless. The short 93-word order resolves, at least for the time being, the city's motion to modify the lower court injunction while the city pursues its appeal of that ruling. The appeals court said its decision was "without prejudice," meaning the city can renew the motion at a later date if circumstances warrant. While both sides characterized the ruling as helpful to their positions, the order appears to kick the most contentious issues down the road for later resolution. Owners of Oakland group homes slapped with lawsuit The case arises from a lawsuit filed against the city in September 2022 by the Coalition on Homelessness, an advocacy group, and a number of individuals, including several who have experienced homelessness. On Dec. 23, 2022, Chief Magistrate Jud...

The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has risen to 13

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

A ferry crosses the Bosphorus in a cloudy morning a day after heavy rains in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. In Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, heavy rain flooded streets and homes in two neighborhoods, leaving at least two dead, according to a statement from the governor's office. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(AP/Francisco Seco) A ferry crosses the Bosphorus in a cloudy morning a day after heavy rains in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. In Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, heavy rain flooded streets and homes in two neighborhoods, leaving at least two dead, according to a statement from the governor's office. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(AP/Francisco Seco) ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from sever...

Prosecutors ask a judge to revoke bond of mother of Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

FILE - Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 25, 2023. The mother a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, seven months after her son used her handgun in the classroom shooting. (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie, File)(AP/Denise Lavoie) FILE - Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 25, 2023. The mother a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, seven months after her son used her handgun in the classroom shooting. (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie, File)(AP/Denise Lavoie) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bon...

Tom Brady will toss passes for Delta Air Lines. The retired quarterback will be a strategic adviser

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “long-term strategic adviser.”Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.“Bringing a leader like Tom onto the Delta team furthers our mission to connect the world while accelerating our drive to continuously improve for our colleagues, customers and communities,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a news release announcing the partnership.Delta did not disclose how much it is paying Brady.Delta said Brady will play a role in marketing and help the Atlanta-based airline develop training and teamwork tools for its more than 90,000 employees. He will also appear on a series of Bastian’s “Gaining Altitude” video interviews to discuss topics including overcoming adversity.Brady said he and NFL teammates flew on Delta many times, “even celebrating Super Bowl wins on the plane,” and has “loved and respected” the airline for years.“Growing up w...

Royal Sonesta, first new hotel on Capitol Hill in 40 years, has opened

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

Royal Sonesta‘s new D.C. location, the first hotel to arrive on Capitol Hill since 1984, opened its doors Sept. 1, with a French bistro from a busy D.C. restaurant group.The 274-room hotel is part of a recently redeveloped 10-story office building at 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, near Union Station.The Royal Sonesta Washington DC Capitol Hill recently opened with some of the largest rooms in the area. (Courtesy Royal Sonesta)The hotel includes Bistro du Jour, the second French bistro for D.C. restaurant developer Knead Restaurants. The original Bistro du Jour is at The Wharf on the Southwest Waterfront. Knead’s other restaurants include Succotash, Mi Vida, Mi Casa, Gatsby and The Grill.The Royal Sonesta Washington, DC Capitol Hill has some of the largest average hotel room sizes in the District, averaging 480 square feet. Room rates are mostly between $200 and $400 a night.The hotel pays homage to the District with art installations, portraits of Supreme Court justices, hi...

Caught on camera: Who dumped this cat without food or water?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver police are looking for a woman who allegedly abandoned a confined cat near a dumpster for several hours without food or water.According to the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers, the "unspeakable act" occurred on Aug. 17 at 10:33 a.m. in an alley near 1390 North Emerson St. in the Cap Hill neighborhood. The bulletin was posted on Sept. 5. Naked man enters 2 Edgewater homes, fights with homeowners The animal cruelty case was all caught on camera. An unidentified woman was seen leaving a cat that was trapped in a canvas carrier near a set of dumpsters. The woman then left the scene.Police are looking to identify this woman who allegedly abandoned a cat near a Denver dumpster. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)Police are looking to identify this woman who allegedly abandoned a cat near a Denver dumpster. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)According to police, the cat was left there for over six hours, still trapped inside the carrier without food or water.Eventually, police sai...

2 Colorado campuses named among most beautiful in US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Out of the top 100 most beautiful colleges in the United States, two local universities made the list. College Rover, a college search website, reviewed the top 10 colleges in each state on Yelp and TripAdvisor, and then looked at the number of reviews using the word “beautiful” and compared it to the total number of campus reviews. Here's what the website found: The University of Colorado Boulder is the 15th most beautiful college campus in the U.S. while the University of Denver is ranked 28th. Can Denver go from 90 degrees to 1st freeze? CU Boulder is ranked above the College of Charleston, a school known for its alluring looks. Meanwhile, DU was above Tulane, a historic university made out of white stone and bricks. Here are the top 30 out of the 100 most beautiful colleges in the United States:Davidson CollegeRhodes CollegeUniversity of Puget SoundSewanee: The University of the SouthWashington and Lee UniversityMount St. Mary's UniversityUniversity of Mississ...

Blinken visits Kyiv as he makes the case the US needs to support Ukraine for the long haul

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

(CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday on what is his third trip to the Ukrainian capital since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, seeking to double down on US support for Kyiv’s counteroffensive and make the political case back home that the US needs to commit billions of dollars more to help defeat Vladmir Putin.Blinken said the US is “determined to continue to walk side-by-side” with Ukraine when he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, as he called the country’s progress in the counteroffensive “very, very encouraging.”Zelensky said it is always a “great message of support” for Ukraine when US officials visit, noting that this is a “tough period” for his country.The visit comes as Ukraine’s counteroffensive moves into its fourth month, with both political and military leaders in Kyiv talking up recent gains, especially in the south of the country, following growing concerns the concerted push on the battlefield has failed to produce resul...

Federal safety regulators push to recall 52 million air bags

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

New York (CNN) — Federal safety regulators are pushing to get 52 million air bags recalled due to the threat that they could explode, severely injuring or even killing a car’s occupants.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a ruptured inflator from these air bags killed at least two people, one in the United States and one in Canada, and caused at least seven serious injuries in US vehicles since 2009, with most occurring since 2016. The air bags were built by ARC and by Delphi between 2000 and 2018. About 11 million of the air bags were manufactured by Delphi under a licensing agreement with ARC.They are included in vehicles built by General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, Tesla, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen. NHTSA did not release exact models containing the air bags, saying that will be determined by the manufacturers. It also did not give an estimate for how many vehicles contain the air bags, since most vehicles have multiple air bags....

Roku is laying off 10% of its workforce

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:02 GMT

New York (CNN) — Roku stock soared higher on Wednesday after the streaming service announced it would lay off 10% of its workforce – about 300 people – in an effort to cut costs.Roku said that in addition to the layoffs, it would slow its pace of hiring, consolidate office space, reduce its outside services and perform “a strategic review of its content portfolio” to save money, in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Shares of Roku (ROKU) surged more than 10% on the news.This is Roku’s third round of layoffs in under a year. The company cut 200 jobs in both March 2023 and in November 2022, respectively. The company expects to incur restructuring charges of $45 million to $65 million.But even as it eliminates the positions of hundreds of workers, Roku said it would bring in more money than it previously expected. The company’s new third quarter forecast anticipates revenues between $835 million and $875 million (excluding the restructur...