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News, Sports, Tech, Politics, Pop-Culture by Zennie Abraham & Zennie62Media, Inc team
Sports digest: 2024 Los Angeles Olympic bid projects surplusSan Jose Mercury NewsAnxiety over taxpayer costs helped cripple Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid, but organizers in potential stand-in Los Angeles projected Tuesday that they could stage events from Santa Monica Beach to the Hollywood Hills and bank a $161 million surplus.and more …read more From:: Los Angeles […]
NBA fines Clippers $250000 for violating anti-circumvention rulesCBSSports.comAccording to the NBA, part of the presentation the Clippers made to Jordan on July 2 involved a third-party endorsement opportunity for the center, which is not something they’re allowed to offer. It was deemed that the potential opportunity did not …Clippers fined $250000 for violating NBA rules […]
Orlando Scandrick Injury: Updates on Cowboys CB’s Knee and ReturnBleacher ReportDallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury during Tuesday’s practice. Continue for updates. Scandrick Carted Off Field. Tuesday, Aug. 25. Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News noted Scandrick went …Source: Dallas Cowboys fear CB Orlando Scandrick sustained […]
How futures helped Dow Jones make triple-digit gainsNew York PostJust after the equity market closed Monday in the US with massive 588-point loss on the Dow, and before Asia opened for trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Dow Jones indexes futures took off with triple-digit gains. The why behind the gains is where …and […]
The Damage of Youth Solitary Confinement in CaliforniaEast Bay ExpressBy age seventeen, he had spent a total of 882 days behind bars in San Francisco for a range of offenses — and subsequently spent roughly two more years in the state Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), which houses youth convicted of serious offenses … …read […]
Don Orsillo, NESN Parting WaysCBS LocalBOSTON (CBS) – The shakeup within the Red Sox organization has extended to the broadcast booth as well. Red Sox play-by-play man Don Orsillo will be leaving NESN at the conclusion of the current season. Orsillo took over the play-by-play job in 2001 …Play-by-play man Don Orsillo has no comment […]
San Francisco Bay Ferry Officials Vote To Expand Service Through OctoberCBS LocalThe service increases approved Monday, which were first introduced in early August as temporary measures, include additional evening trips from San Francisco to Oakland and Alameda and to Vallejo, as well as increased back-up bus service for Vallejo …and more …read more From:: San […]
Steve Ballmer is a clueless NBA owner, says Bill SimmonsCNET(The NBA on Tuesday fined the Clippers for this debacle.) It was rumored that Jordan and guard Chris Paul got along about as well as Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly. This can hardly have been all Ballmer’s doing. Still, Simmons insisted: “Ballmer has …Bill Simmons says […]
‘The View’ Announces Joy Behar is Returning for Season 19Chicago TribuneABC announced Tuesday, original co-host Joy Behar is back on the panel, plus two additional host announcements! Entertainment Tonight. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ndn-video-page,0,3091608.htmlstory?ndn.trackingGroup=90921&ndn.‘The View’ rehires Joy Behar, adds Candace Cameron Bure and Paula Faris as co …Los Angeles Times ‘The View’ Gets New Cast of Co-HostsABC NewsThe View […]
Seattle council candidates share stances on homelessnessKING5.comThe City of Seattle expends roughly $140 million annually in our Human Services Department and approaches $40 million annually to shelter, house, and feed those who are homeless amongst us. That is a great deal of money for our taxpayers to bear alone, …Woman beaten to death under Seattle […]
Oakland: 2 suspects arrested in San Francisco tourist shootingContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — Two San Francisco shooting suspects may face charges of robbery, attempted murder, assault with a firearm and evading police after dozens of officers combed North Oakland on Tuesday afternoon after a high-speed car chase over the Bay …Shooting suspect crashes after police chase […]
Hungry bears are roaming to unusual spots, including DenverThe Denver PostAbove, A female bear sits in a tree with a 2 cubs (one not pictured) near Folsom and Bluff St. in Boulder, Colorado. Photo by Mark Leffingwell Staff Photographer August 25, 2015 Below: A 100-pound bear was tranquilized near the University of Denver on …Young […]
Actress Kristanna Loken Is Selling Cape Cod Home in Burbank for $950KRealtor.com NewsThe quaint home of actress Kristanna Loken offers plenty of Cape Cod vibes for only $950,000. Best known for her roles in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and “BloodRayne,” the actress—who grew up on an apple farm in upstate New York—has also […]
Physicist Hawking says there’s a way out of a black holeCNETIn a speech in Stockholm, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking says black holes “are not the eternal prisons they were once thought.” That’s the easy version of his musings on the topic. Tech Culture. 26 August 20151:08 am BST. Chris Matyszczyk mugshot.Stephen Hawking: There is light […]
Man acquitted in double-slaying in East OaklandSFGateA 39-year-old man has been acquitted of double-murder charges stemming from an East Oakland shooting that prosecutors said erupted over a bad car-stereo installation and prompted him to flee to Mexico. Carlos Alberto Cervantes broke down in tears after …Oakland: Jury acquits man in 2000 double murder caseContra Costa […]
Grammy winner Mike Farris to bring latest tour to Mars TheatreDo SavannahHis latest album, “Shine for All the People,” won the first Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album on Feb. 8. Previously, Farris had won the 2008 Americana Music Award for New and Emerging Artist and the 2010 GMA Dove Award for Traditional Gospel […]
See Carrie Underwood’s Smoldering ‘Smoke Break’ VideoRollingStone.comCarrie Underwood’s upcoming fifth studio album is called Storyteller, and the video for its lead single casts her in the role of one — albeit one who walks through the Mojave Desert in slow-mo, looking sizzling hot in fringed boots and denim shorts …Underwood is a boho beauty on […]
Established defense lawyer takes stand in high-stakes trial: His ownChicago TribuneIn his decadelong legal career, Chicago attorney Beau Brindley has developed a reputation as being a lawyer who likes to roll the dice at trial rather than cut a deal with prosecutors. On Tuesday, the stakes for Brindley couldn’t have been higher. With …Defense attorney […]
Tourist Shot Near SF’s Lombard Street, 2 Suspects Lead Police On Chase Across BayCBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A tourist visiting San Francisco was shot when he chased after two suspects who allegedly stole an electronic device from the man near Lombard Street. The shooting was reported at 12:09 p.m. near the corner of […]
China’s Party-Run Media Is Silent on Market MayhemNew York TimesHONG KONG — After China’s stock markets crumpled, prompting a global sell-off, People’s Daily, the premier newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, had other things on its mind. There was no mention of the market mayhem on the newspaper’s front …and more …read more From:: New […]
Upstate groups want to secede from New YorkUSA TODAYALBANY, N.Y. — More than a dozen groups in support of gun rights and hydraulic fracturing are organizing a rally Sunday to build support for turning upstate New York into a separate state. At the crux of their current frustrations is Democratic Gov …and more …read more […]
Oakland Coliseum developer shows drawings, but not much elseSFGateOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has said she won’t support using public funds to help Kephart close a $400 million cash gap on construction of a $900 million stadium for the Raiders — the remaining $500 million would be divided between the Raiders, the NFL …Kephart: Even odds […]
Biologist Spots Rare Slimy Nautilus for First Time in 30 YearsNBCNews.comIt’s the kind of touching reunion biologists dream about: More than 30 years after finding and identifying a then-new species of nautilus off the coast of Papua New Guinea, Peter Ward finally got a chance to see it once more. Allonautilus scrobiculatus …Guy spots super-rare […]
3 shot in Gresham neighborhood, 1 killed in KenwoodChicago TribuneAbout 6 p.m., a 25-year-old man was killed after being shot while he was driving a vehicle, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a Chicago police spokesman. The man was driving on the 5000 block of South Dorchester Avenue when another vehicle pulled up to … …read more […]
Concert to honor Merced County peace officersMerced Sun-StarHe’s won Christian music awards, and been nominated for three American Music Awards and a Grammy Award. Tickets are available at the box office from $40 to $55 depending on the seats. For more, go to www.mercedtheatre.org or call the box office at …and more …read more From:: […]
August 25, 2015 in Around the world: Donbass residents rally as Kiev regime …Workers WorldThe rightist regime in Kiev, Ukraine, carried out overnight shelling of Donetsk city and threatened an imminent new military offensive by Ukrainian troops. Despite this, thousands of people in Donetsk city rallied Aug. 24 to demand that the Kiev regime … […]
An Taisce objects to Star Wars filming on Skellig MichaelIrish TimesAn Taisce has asked the Minister for Arts, Heather Humphreys, to outline why she is giving consent to another Star Wars film shoot on the Unesco world heritage site at Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast. An Taisce heritage officer Ian Lumley said that …and […]
Santa Clara Co. Supervisors Voice Opposition To Proposed Crude Oil TrainsCBS LocalSAN JOSE (CBS SF) – The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Tuesday a resolution against a project that would bring trains carrying oil through the county. The proposed rail spur extension project in San Luis Obispo County …Trains Carrying (Possibly Explosive) […]
Ex-Vegas Firefighter Cast as Mastermind in Wife Slaying CaseABC NewsTiaffay’s defense lawyer contended that the homeless man, Noel Scott Stevens, can’t be believed and that Tiaffay — a West Point graduate and former Las Vegas firefighter — was being wrongly prosecuted on murder, conspiracy and other charges.Openings set in Las Vegas firefighter murder-for-hire caseStatesville Record […]
Troubled task force sent drug money to ex-prosecutorMiami HeraldRobert Feitel, a veteran lawyer with a long history of prosecutions, charged into court as the Justice Department’s point man to take on a prominent Miami lawyer in a case that came to symbolize the rights of attorneys to accept fees from international … …read more From:: […]
South Florida Boxer Preparing for Las Vegas FightNBC 6 South FloridaAn up and coming heavyweight boxer is spending his days at a Hollywood gym, preparing for his next fight in Las Vegas. (Published Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015). Updated 44 minutes ago. Boxing’s heavyweight division has been dominated by Ukrainian Vladimir … …read more From:: Las […]
Jenna Coleman of ‘Doctor Who’ announced as Salt Lake Comic Con 2015 guestDaily HeraldIf just getting a picture with the TARDIS doesn’t quite fulfill your need for an ultimate “Doctor Who” fan experience at Salt Lake Comic Con, no worries. The convention announced Tuesday yet another guest from the popular BBC sci-fi series: Jenna …Comics […]
Several Sequels Sputter at Stronger Summer Box OfficeVarietyMax Rockatansky, an Austrian-accented cyborg, and a superpowered quartet saw their ambitions to relaunch a once-profitable film series derailed, as reboots like “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Terminator Genisys” and “Fantastic Four” sputtered out or failed to … …read more From:: Movie Box Office News By Google News Zennie […]
UC Merced women’s soccer defeats Oregon Tech 3-0Merced Sun-StarUniversity of California, Merced junior Karen Lepe (8) attempts to get past Oregon Tech senior Bailey Tehan (10) during a game at Lake Field on the campus of UC Merced in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. The Bobcats beat the Owls 3-0. Andrew …and more …read […]
Long Beach Comic Con Announces Full Cosplay Programming, Horror Focus, And …Bleeding Cool NewsBobaFettatLongBeach Here in Southern California, Long Beach Comic Con is a fan favorite: it has a bit of everything you like at the big cons – comics, vendors, media, cosplay, and panels – yet retains a small town, family friendly charm. Held […]