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Swifties swarm the Grove for Eras Tour concert film premiere

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

Call it a Swiftie Swarm! Diehard Taylor Swift fans flooded the Grove in Los Angeles’s Fairfax District for the Eras Tour concert film premiere. About 2,200 fans were invited to the private screening for the world premiere of the much anticipated film, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” held at the Grove’s 14-screen movie theater at 7 p.m. Video from Sky5 showed a massive red carpet and backdrops showing the Eras Tour poster that had been set up.“This is for the fans, said Taylor Swift fan Rae Patton, “I can’t even talk about it, I’m sorry. She loves her fans! She rented out the whole Grove for her fans.”The pop star’s premiere event was supposed to be kept a secret, until word quickly spread this morning that the mall abruptly closed, nearby roads were blocked off, and security was tight. "People were like it’s too secret you can’t tell anybody anything,” said Birdie Stabeno, another Taylor Swift fan. "It was all over TikTok and everything."Other fans at a nearby farmers ...

Powerball jackpot soars to $1.73 billion ahead of Wednesday night drawing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

BAY AREA – The Powerball jackpot hit $1.73 billion Wednesday, making it the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history, lottery officials said.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion, second largest prize in the lottery’s history California News | Powerball ticket worth $1.3 million sold in San Francisco California News | Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday’s drawing California News | San Jose Powerball player so close to $800 million, will have to settle for $800K California News | Powerball jackpot swells to $925 million after no winner snagged the prize Wednesday night The bonanza has an estimated cash value of $756.6 million.The $2.04 billion jackpot won last November in California still ranks as the largest jackpot on record.Wednesday’s drawing, which will take place at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, is the 36th in the current jackpot ...

San Francisco teachers voting on whether to strike or not

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In San Francisco, voting is underway to decide if teachers will go on strike. The teacher’s union has been going back and forth with the San Francisco Unified School District since March.On Wednesday, teachers were venting their frustrations.It’s not just teachers the possible strike effects. There are also school counselors, nurses and paraeducators, or those who work one on one with special needs students who could walk off the job. Over $17K of merchandise from Lululemon, Victoria’s Secret recovered in suspected SF fencing operation The last time a teachers' strike happened in San Francisco was 1979.Around 6,000 educators will make their way through the voting line Wednesday at Balboa High School. A possible strike against the San Francisco Unified School District would impact around 50,000 students at more than 110 schools.Megan Dukes teaches Kindergarten at Alvarado Elementary School and says the current pay for teachers in the city doesn’t cut it.“It...

Matthews scores 2 late goals for hat trick, Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 6-5 in shootout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored two late goals to complete a hat trick and Mitch Marner had the lone shootout goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night in their season opener.After the Maple Leafs fought back from 2-0 and 5-3 deficits, Marner moved in on Jake Allen and fired upstairs on Toronto’s third attempt. Ilya Samsonov then stopped Kirby Dach at the other end to seal it.Matthews scored the 300th, 301st and 302nd goals of his career for his eighth hat trick, William Nylander, with a goal and an assist, and Noah Gregor also scored in regulation for Toronto. Samsonov made 19 saves.John Tavares had three assists for Toronto, while John Klingberg — in his first game with the Maple Leafs — chipped in with two.Alex Newhook scored twice for Montreal. Cole Caufield, Jake Evans and Jesse Ylonen also scored, Allen stopped 37 shots, and Dach had two assists.Matthews scored his second of the night with 4:32 left with Samsonov on the b...

Skjei, Slavin score third-period goals to help the Hurricanes beat the Senators 5-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defensemen Brady Skjei and Jaccob Slavin scored third-period goals that helped the Carolina Hurricanes push past the Ottawa Senators 5-3 in Wednesday night’s season opener for both teams.Skjei scored shortly after a turnover by Ottawa in its own end, one-timing a pass from Jesper Fast to beat Joonas Korpisalo for the go-ahead score at the 7:51 mark of the third. Slavin followed minutes later with a short-handed goal, this one set up by Jesperi Kotkaniemi taking a chance to push into Ottawa’s end before feeding Slavin.Slavin slipped the puck over Korpisalo’s right shoulder on the short side at the 11:05 mark to push the lead to 5-3.That quick burst was the decisive stretch in a third period that turned suddenly wild, first with Carolina scoring 20 seconds into the period — also off an Ottawa turnover in its own end. Then the Senators scored twice in a 35-second span to tie it before Carolina retook control to successfully open a season as one of...

Kids from diverse backgrounds come together to make art in Arlington

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

A quilt of many colors and textures, carefully selected and meticulously stitched together by kids in collaboration with Newport News-based artist Asa Jackson, earned a spot earlier this year at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington.The quilt was put on permanent display Wednesday in the children’s home — Columbia Hills Apartments — which is home to many diverse families served by Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). Other pieces of colorful contemporary art grace the bright hallways of the eight-floor building, which has more than 200 units of affordable housing.“At many of APAH’s properties, we have taken it upon ourselves to provide public art as part of what beautifies the space, what makes the space alive. It’s something that our residents see on a day-to-day basis and it brings a sense of light, encouragement, peace and joy into the spaces,” said Garrett Jackson, the director of resource development and communications for APAH.U...

Auston Matthews has hat trick, Maple Leafs rally to beat Canadiens 6-5 in shootout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored two late goals to complete a hat trick and Mitch Marner had the lone shootout goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night in their season opener. After the Maple Leafs fought back from 2-0 and 5-3 deficits, Marner moved in on Jake Allen and fired upstairs on Toronto’s third attempt. Ilya Samsonov then stopped Kirby Dach at the other end to seal it.Matthews scored the 300th, 301st and 302nd goals of his career for his eighth hat trick, William Nylander, with a goal and an assist, and Noah Gregor also scored in regulation for Toronto. Samsonov made 19 saves.John Tavares had three assists for Toronto, while John Klingberg — in his first game with the Maple Leafs — chipped in with two.Alex Newhook scored twice for Montreal. Cole Caufield, Jake Evans and Jesse Ylonen also scored, Allen stopped 37 shots, and Dach had two assists.Trailing 3-2 early in the third period after conceding that two-goal e...

Denver Broncos transfer controlling owner designation from Rob Walton to CEO Greg Penner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos say nothing in the club’s day-to-day operations or organizational structure will change after the transfer of the franchise’s controlling owner designation from Rob Walton to his son-in-law, CEO Greg Penner.Penner and Carrie Walton Penner, Walton’s daughter, have run the team since the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group bought the franchise from the Pat Bowlen Trust in August 2022 for a then-record $4.65 billion.“The NFL has approved changes to the ownership structure of the Walton-Penner group aligned with the family’s long-term vision for the Denver Broncos,” the club said in a statement Wednesday evening. “These adjustments, which include designating CEO Greg Penner as controlling owner and transferring a portion of Rob Walton’s ownership stake to the Penners’ children, will not impact the ongoing involvement of Greg, Carrie Walton Penner or Rob,” the team added.According to NFL ownership bylaw...

ANÁLISIS | 75 años de apoyo de EE.UU. a Israel, explicados brevemente

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

(CNN) — La promesa del presidente Joe Biden de que Estados Unidos “estará junto a Israel” da continuidad a una relación especial que se remonta a 1948, cuando el presidente Harry Truman se convirtió en el primer líder mundial en reconocer al Estado judío, momentos después de su creación.En la actualidad hay un kibbutz en Israel que lleva el nombre de Truman, y Estados Unidos proporciona miles de millones de dólares al año en ayuda militar a Israel.Guerra entre Israel y Hamas, en vivo: muertes, última hora, noticias de Gaza y másQué ayuda militar enviará EE.UU. a Israel: defensa aérea, municiones, inteligencia, vigilancia y reconocimientoIsrael juega un papel destacado en la política estadounidense, y no sólo porque los últimos presidentes intentaron desempeñar el papel de pacificadores entre los israelíes y los palestinos y avanzar hacia una solución de dos estados.Conversé con tres historiadores sobre Estados Unidos y su relación con Israel. Douglas Brinkley es hi...

The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs through the offering of voluntary buyouts, the newspaper announced Tuesday.In an email sent to staff, interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said that The Post had been “overly optimistic” about growth projections for the past two years and into 2024. “We are working to find ways to return our business to a healthier place in the coming year,” she wrote.Stonesifer said that the buyouts would be offered to certain jobs and departments, but didn’t specify which ones. Eligible employees will be notified after an all-staff meeting Wednesday morning, she said, and can later choose to decline or accept the separation package in the coming weeks.“A much larger group of employees will receive the offer, but acceptances will be capped at approximately 240 people,” Stonesifer wrote. She added that the company was taking the voluntary buyout route in efforts to avert “more difficult actions like layoffs – a situation we are unit...