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Light showers in the Bay Area signal start to rainy season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

The first rainy weather that most Bay Area residents have seen in months marked yet another sign that autumn is in full swing, beyond the cluttered leaves on sidewalks and distinctly darker evening hours.By noon, the scattered morning showers had delivered just five-hundredths of an inch to Oakland, twelve-hundredths of an inch to San Francisco, a tenth of an inch to Concord and little to none in San Jose, according to National Weather Service officials.A moderate chance of thunderstorms up north in Butte, Mendocino and Shasta counties persisted into Sunday afternoon, but there’s nothing close to that on the Bay Area’s forecast.“We’re expecting the rain to basically taper off as the evening progresses, and by tomorrow morning it should be relatively past us,” said Dial Hoang, an NWS meteorologist in the Bay Area, who added that more precipitation might come down the Peninsula before next weekend.The light dose of rain served as a reminder of the colder months...

Armed robbery reported in Walnut Creek after prearranged sale goes wrong: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

(KRON) -- An armed robbery was reported in Walnut Creek after a prearranged transaction went wrong Saturday afternoon, the Walnut Creek Police Department said in a Facebook post. Around 3 p.m., two individuals met up for a sale on the 2900 block of N. Main Street. VIDEO: Mob vandalizes 7-Eleven in Sacramento County, suspects wanted Then things went south. The victim was selling an undisclosed kind of property and made arrangements to meet the buyer at that location, according to police. However, the buyer then brandished a gun, stole the property and fled northbound on N. Main Street in a maroon sedan. The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, according to WCPD. He is about 6 feet tall and was wearing a dark shirt and blue jeans. KRON4 has reported a couple more crimes that happened in Walnut Creek in the last few days. Victims were robbed at gunpoint downtown after leaving dinner, and four people were arrested in connection to a theft at the Lululemon store at Broad...

MATCHDAY: Unbeaten Tottenham plays Fulham in a London derby. Valencia hosts Cadiz in Spanish league

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday:ENGLANDTottenham looks to maintain its unbeaten start to the Premier League and return to the top of the standings by beating Fulham in a London derby that wraps up the ninth round of fixtures. Spurs have won six of their first eight games, drawing the other two. They are a point behind Manchester City and Arsenal, who played their games on Saturday. Fulham is in 13th place on 11 points. Yves Bissouma is suspended for host Tottenham so that should see fellow central midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg earn a first Premier League start this season.SPAINValencia hosts Cadiz with both teams looking to end winless streaks in the Spanish league. Valencia hasn’t won in four straight matches, with two losses in three games. It hasn’t gone five consecutive league games without a victory since coach Rubén Baraja took over in February. Valencia entered the weekend’s round in ninth place. Cadiz is winless in five straight games, with t...

The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’ turns 50; How US fans embraced a rock opera on British youth culture

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

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Gomez responds to 2-year doping ban, says his lawyers are looking into the matter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Monza forward Alejandro “Papu” Gomez announced Sunday that he has asked his lawyers to look into his doping suspension and insisted that the banned substance came from his son’s cough medicine.Gomez was banned for two years on Friday in a doping case stemming from his time at Spanish club Sevilla. He tested positive last October, shortly before joining the Argentina squad that went on to win the World Cup.The ban could potentially end the 35-year-old player’s career and Gomez spoke out on the matter for the first time on Sunday, with a lengthy statement on Instagram.“Not only have I always rigorously respected all the rules, but I have also stood up as a strong defender of clean sport and sportsmanship, condemning categorically any forms of doping … I have never intended to, and I will never, resort to a banned practice,” Gomez wrote.“The alleged offense originates from the presence of Terbutaline in my system, after I accidentally ingested it in a spoonful of my...

Nick Saban enjoying his resilient Alabama team even if the ride has been bumpy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s season may have aged coach Nick Saban a bit, but he’s not complaining.Nothing has come easy so far for the ninth-ranked Crimson Tide.Alabama eked out a win over Arkansas, sputtered at South Florida, survived the Mississippi game and needed a huge second-half surge to defeat Tennessee on Saturday and jump back into the top 10.All that’s mostly OK with Saban. Or at least it was in the afterglow of that 34-20 victory over the Volunteers, the team’s sixth straight win.“I love it. It’s been great,” Saban said after the game. “The challenges are great. I enjoy coaching this team. That’s not to say that they’re not taking years off my life, but I’m OK with that.”Alabama (7-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) went into its bye week as the only SEC Western Division team without a league loss. Next up: hosting No. 15 LSU, the biggest remaining division challenger, in two weeks.The Tide hadn’t really looked like a national contender from start to...

Elecciones primarias de la oposición de Venezuela en vivo: votaciones y noticias de candidatos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

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Pedro Pascal aparece en “SNL” para ayudar a Bad Bunny en su monólogo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

(CNN) — Acudir en ayuda de tus amigos es el camino a seguir, según Pedro Pascal.En un cameo sorpresa en el nuevo episodio de “Saturday Night Live”, Pascal hizo precisamente eso por su “amigo” Bad Bunny, quien le pidió consejo sobre cómo sacar adelante su monólogo en su debut como presentador en el longevo programa de comedia.El actor de “Last of Us” le dijo a Bad Bunny, quien se presentó como “Benito” (su nombre completo es Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio), que puede ganarse al público compartiendo una foto suya “embarazosa”.Siguiendo el consejo de Pascal, Bad Bunny mostró una foto en la que aparecía posando con una toalla puesta.“Está claro que no hay nada de ti de lo que burlarse”, bromeó Pascal tras ver la sexy foto.Bad Bunny anuncia su nuevo tour “Most Wanted” al estilo vaquero fugitivoPosteriormente, Pascal apareció en un segmento con los miembros del reparto Marcello Hernández y la recién ...

Sunday’s Transactions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES — Assigned forward Matt Savoie to the Rochester Americans (AHL) on a conditioning loan. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned C Callahan Burke to Colorado (AHL).MINNESOTA WILD — Reassigned C Samuel Walker to Iowa (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS — Reassigned D Donovan Sebrango to Belleville (AHL) from Allen (ECHL).Minor League HockeyAmerican Hockey LeagueSAN JOSE BARRACUDA — Returned F Connor MacEachern to Wichita (ECHL) from loan.East Coast Hockey LeagueECHL PLAYER SAFETY DEPARTMENT — Announced that Maine’s LW Austin Albrecht has been fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #17, Trois-Rivières at Maine, on Oct. 21.JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN — Reactivated F Dominick Mersch from the bereavement/family leave list. Placed F Carson MacKinnon on reserve. Placed F Nick Isaacson on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 18. NEWFOUNDLAND GROWLERS — Suspended F Blake Christensen.TULSA OILERS — Reactivated F Jimmy Lodge from reserve. Placed F Eddie ...

After a summer of Barbenheimer and Beyoncé, can US consumers still afford the holiday season?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:10 GMT

Minneapolis (CNN) — Ballpark attendance boomed this summer, Barbenheimer revived the box office and a Renaissance of live performances brought concerts into new Eras.In mid-2023, Americans’ enduring efforts to satisfy post-pandemic cravings for experiences hit a fever pitch.“Everybody went out on tour,” said Keith Gentili, a 55-year-old New Hampshire resident who saw 13 shows this summer, a total that surpassed what he’d see in an entire year pre-pandemic. “It was like a buffet. The buffet was open.”Consumer spending this year remained strong despite high inflation and rising interest rates.But after the summer of splurge, some economists and consumer analysts anticipate that those and other pressures could cause that resilience to buckle — perhaps meaningfully so — during the critical holiday season.However, it also could mean that holiday spending just might look a little different and skewed more toward experiences than it has done in past years.“I think that, rationally, you wou...