| 02.10.2023 19:35
Pickleball is wreaking havoc across the US - and it's only going to get worse
There's a sour side to pickleball. The game's rapid rise - between 2020 and 2022, it saw a 113% increase in participation, according to a 2023 Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) report - has made for ugly turf wars, furious noise complaints, violence, lawsuits and even potential criminal...
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| 02.10.2023 14:08
Horace Ove, Pioneering Black Filmmaker in Britain, Dies at 86
Horace Ove, a prolific and groundbreaking Trinidad-born filmmaker and photographer whose 1975 film, "Pressure," explored the fraught experience of Black Britons and is considered the first feature film by a Black British director, died on Sept. 16 in London. He was 86. The cause was Alzheimer's dis...
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| 02.10.2023 13:09
Trump calls for shoplifters to be shot to ‘stop all of the pillaging and theft' during fiery speech
Former President Donald Trump promised to "immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft" if he is returned to the White House - by calling on police to open fire on shoplifters. The 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner targeted criminals during a fiery speech Friday night at the California Republic...
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| 02.10.2023 13:08
Russ Francis, former New England Patriots tight end, killed in Lake Placid plane crash
FOXBORO - The New England Patriots are mourning the death of former tight end Russ Francis, who was killed in a plane crash in upstate New York. He was 70 years old. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise , Francis and Richard McSpadden died Sunday in a crash at the end of a runway at Lake Pl...
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| 02.10.2023 12:52
More than half of US adults won't get updated COVID booster vaccine: survey
A new poll has revealed how many people are planning on getting - or not getting - the latest COVID-19 vaccine . Results from the survey conducted by KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor showed that 23% of US adults will "definitely get" the updated vaccine and 23% will "probably...
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| 02.10.2023 08:15
Store clerk's head is set on fire with stolen lighter fluid as he confronts serial shoplifter
Disturbing surveillance footage out of the Bay Area in California shows a serial shoplifter setting a store clerk's head on fire with stolen lighter fluid after he tried to stop the alleged thief from stealing. Suraj - the store clerk who declined to reveal his last name out of fear of being target...
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| 02.10.2023 08:00
This major US city rethinks its liberal homeless policy
Data and compassion should drive homeless policy, not ideology and political expedience. Crushed by the weight of human nature and the harsh light of reality, San Francisco - a city in a state that astonishingly contains nearly 50% of the entire U.S.'s street homeless population , while only making...
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| 02.10.2023 05:00
How a Pricing Change Led to a Revolt by Unity's Video Game Developers
John Riccitiello probably should have seen the outrage coming. A video game industry veteran, Mr. Riccitiello is the chief executive of Unity Technologies, a company that isn't a household name but is a fixture for more than two million game developers who use its software to power their games. For...
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| 02.10.2023 03:13
Laphonza Butler chosen as Feinstein's successor by California Governor Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of Emily's List and a former labor leader, to fill the Senate vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein. This decision, confirmed by an official familiar with the matter, is expected to be announced on Monday. Butler, wh...
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| 02.10.2023 01:26
Laphonza Butler, Newsom's Feinstein replacement, to make LGBT history
SAN FRANCISCO - The woman chosen by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress in history and the first openly LGBT senator from California, his office said Sunday night. Laphonza Butler has been selected to complete Feinstein's term...
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| 01.10.2023 22:55
Newsom to Name Emily's List President as Feinstein Successor
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is expected on Monday to name Laphonza Butler, the president of Emily's List and a former labor leader, to fill the vacancy left in the Senate by the death of Dianne Feinstein, an official familiar with the decision confirmed on Sunday night. Ms. Butler, a fixture in...
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| 01.10.2023 20:54
Cowboys dominate Patriots, force Mac Jones to the bench
The Cowboys capitalized on Patriots' mistakes. DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New England Patriots 38-3 on Sunday. Mac Jones was responsible for all three turnovers and was pulle...
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| 01.10.2023 20:01
97% of kids use their cell phone during school hours and beyond, says study
Mobile phones just might be young people's best friend, whether their parents like it or not. A new study from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group in San Francisco, California, researched phone usage among a diverse group of 203 kids aged 11 to 17 - and the results were startling, experts say. Th...
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| 01.10.2023 18:00
California leaders face backlash over pushback against homeless encampments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized a court ruling invalidating the ability to remove homeless encampments from public areas. Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., and San Francisco Mayor London Breed drew rare ire from progressive organizations over their stance on homeless encampments in the city. A r...
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| 01.10.2023 15:39
San Francisco officials push to keep paying eye-popping sum for homeless camper RV spots
Locals are sounding off that RV lot for homeless individuals is ineffective. San Francisco leaders are pushing to extend a lease for an RV parking lot for the homeless, despite the program becoming the "most expensive homeless response intervention" initiative in the city, according to a report. Th...
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| 01.10.2023 15:00
Longtime Union Leader Steps Fully Into Hollywood's Spotlight
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the executive director and chief negotiator for the actors' union, has spent the past two decades toiling behind the scenes during contract talks. The spotlight, he knows, is for the SAG-AFTRA president, usually a well-known performer like the current office holder, Fran Dr...
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| 01.10.2023 13:41
COVID vaccine poll finds more than half of adults are likely to say 'no thanks' to the vax
Meanwhile, 70% of Democrats say they'll get the new vaccine, the survey found. Among U.S. adults, 52% say they will "probably" or "definitely" not get the new COVID-19 vaccine , according to the latest KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll. Conversely, 23% of adults "definite...
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| 01.10.2023 10:00
NFL Week 4 predictions: Picks against spread for every game
Joe Namath held his tongue about the Jets' failures and disappointments for many, many decades. That's why it was so stunning this week when the 80-year-old living legend and all-time No. 1 Jets fan let it all out about how he really feels about Zach Wilson, Robert Saleh, Joe Douglas and the state...
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| 01.10.2023 10:00
How to watch today's Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers game: Kickoff time, livestream options, more
The Las Vegas Raiders are headed to California for an AFC West showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers. Both teams are 1-2 coming into Week 4. Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, currently undergoing concussion protocols following the Raiders Week 3 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been...
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| 01.10.2023 05:01
Trailblazer, Role Model, Mentor: Feinstein's Impact on Women in Office
Dianne Feinstein had several lifetimes' worth of accomplishments by the time she died on Thursday at 90. She was pivotal in crafting a decade-long bipartisan assault weapons ban. She helped lead the congressional response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and questioned the Central Intelligence Age...
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| 01.10.2023 05:00
Steelers great Jerome Bettis sees room for growth, believes Pittsburgh has 'really good chance' at playoff run
'This is a really good football team and the defense is sensational,' Bettis said. Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis was pleased with the improvements he saw from the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, but he believes his former team has room to g...
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| 30.09.2023 23:55
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Body Returns to San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned Saturday to her hometown for the final time when a military jet carrying the late Democratic senator's body landed at San Francisco International Airport. The long-serving senator and political trailblazer died Thursday at her home in Washington,...
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| 30.09.2023 23:23
California official who opposed #MeToo movement accused of killing fiancee
Maga darling Joseph C Roberts arrested after Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner"s remains found on San Francisco Bay shoreline. A former San Francisco Republican official who claimed to be a victim of the #MeToo movement has been accused of dismembering his fiancee. On 6 September, Alameda, California...
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| 30.09.2023 17:53
Inside fentanyl epidemic in California as deadly opioid abuse by young people hits crisis point
New addiction treatment bill set to tackle abuse affecting everywhere from downtown San Francisco to one of richest US counties. Rizzy Spoer began using drugs aged 12. Growing up in San Francisco's Bay Area, she enjoyed experimenting with as many illicit substances as she could. It got to a point,...
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| 30.09.2023 16:20
Running San Francisco Made Dianne Feinstein
When I was interviewing Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2011 for a book about San Francisco's tumultuous history from the 1960s to the '80s, she suddenly began to tear off her microphone and terminate the exchange. My offense? I asked about her decision as mayor of the city to veto a 1982 ordinance tha...
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| 30.09.2023 14:54
Giants hopeful for Andrew Thomas' return, Azeez Ojulari set to come back
Injury Woes for the Giants: Andrew Thomas Out, Saquon Barkley and Azeez Ojulari Questionable The New York Giants are facing a series of challenges as they prepare for their upcoming game against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. Left tackle Andrew Thomas will not be able to play after suffering...
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| 30.09.2023 14:42
The five (including Oprah) who could replace Dianne Feinstein
The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein means California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be forced to appoint an interim replacement ahead of the 2024 elections when voters will get a say. Feinstein held the seat since 1992, holding back a generation of aspiring Golden State politicians now eager for a chance to...
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| 30.09.2023 14:00
Memories of Vietnam from a military physician who treated all
"I had no illusions about my military role in the Special Forces," writes Captain Lanny Hunter in "Exit Wounds: A Vietnam Elegy" (Blackstone). "I was not a two-fisted, grenade-heaving, knife-fighting, tunnel-blasting, cliff-rappelling, bush-busting, snake-eating, steely-eyed warrior. "I was suppose...
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| 30.09.2023 11:01
Shohei Ohtani's Impossible, Unrivaled, Bittersweet Season
In late August, a few days after the remnants of Hurricane Hilary hit the Southern California coast as only the second tropical storm there in recorded history, the Los Angeles Angels played a doubleheader at home against the Cincinnati Reds - a regularly scheduled game and a game that had previous...
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| 30.09.2023 10:30
California is at a tipping point-and liberal pols are left to scramble
California has spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 billion to address the crisis of people living in tents and ramshackle structures on sidewalks, streets, freeway embankments, public plazas, pedestrian bridges, bicycle paths, parks, parking lots and beaches. The problem is worse than ever,...
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| 30.09.2023 09:36
Why one baseball team brought a master sommelier on board
Evan Goldstein holds a unique role with the San Francisco Giants: He's the very first master sommelier in professional sports, working to make sure the wines for sale at the team's Oracle Park stadium pair perfectly with the hot dogs and other snacks for sale. Goldstein, 62, started this role last...
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| 30.09.2023 09:07
Duchess Sarah Ferguson's former personal assistant murdered: 'I'm shocked and saddened'
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, paid tribute to her former assistant Jenean Chapman, who was murdered in Texas this week. Sarah Ferguson expressed her shock and grief as she mourned the death of her former personal assistant, Jenean Chapman, who was murdered in Texas this week. The 63-year-old...
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| 30.09.2023 07:00
DiFi, Breaking Into the Boys' Club
WASHINGTON - I've always said that the Washington Monument is an apt symbol, a Freudian obelisk redolent of all the male egos that have shaped our capital. To appreciate what Dianne Feinstein accomplished, you need to know how male this city was in 1992, when she was swept into Congress in the "Yea...
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| 30.09.2023 05:02
San Francisco Mourns Its Homegrown Senator and the End of the Feinstein Era
Even as a senator, Dianne Feinstein didn't hesitate to share her gripes about San Francisco's uneven sidewalks and dirty streets with the mayors who succeeded her. She was traveling in a car several years ago past the Sutter-Stockton Garage, a downtown parking structure, and was frustrated to see a...
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| 30.09.2023 05:02
Conducting Lessons: How Bradley Cooper Became Leonard Bernstein
On a late-spring day in 2018, when the New York Philharmonic was deep in rehearsals of a Strauss symphony, an unexpected visitor showed up at the stage door of David Geffen Hall, the Philharmonic's home. The visitor, Bradley Cooper , the actor and director, had come on a mission. He was preparing t...
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| 30.09.2023 04:00
Ron DeSantis in California says his war of words with Gavin Newsom 'is all business'
GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, campaigning in California, says that his verbal feud with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't personal but 'all business'. LONG BEACH, Calif. - EXCLUSIVE - As he runs for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis likes to target one of his fa...
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| 30.09.2023 00:03
How Dianne Feinstein's ‘hardest moment' spurred her to political heights
Dianne Feinstein woke up on the morning of Nov. 27, 1978, a relative unknown. The president of San Francisco's board of supervisors, the then-45-year-old was a prominent local figure, but far from the positions of power and influence she would later hold for decades . Then shots rang out in San Fra...
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| 29.09.2023 23:12
What happens when the federal government shuts down?
Washington, DC is on the brink of a shutdown after 21 House Republicans helped vote down a measure to fund the government past 11:59 p.m. Saturday. If he is unable to strike a quick deal with Democrats, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will preside over the first federal shutdown since Decem...
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| 29.09.2023 22:21
Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing 2023 season
Gabe Kapler's time with the Giants has come to an unceremonious end. After taking over the helm in San Francisco in 2020, Kapler has been let go as manager of the club, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi announced in a statement Friday afternoon. "After making this recommendation to owne...
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| 29.09.2023 22:13
Dianne Feinstein leaves stunning properties to her and billionaire husband's feuding daughters
Dianne Feinstein was one of the Senate's richest members throughout her trailblazing career - thanks to her billionaire husband. While others in Congress struggled to make ends meet, sleeping in their offices to save on rent, Feinstein commuted from San Francisco aboard a Gulfstream G650 jet (pre-o...
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| 29.09.2023 20:54
San Francisco unveils jaw-dropping $900 monthly rent for tiny 4-foot pods amid housing crisis
San Francisco, known for its breathtaking views and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, has become a symbol of extremes. As California's housing crisis has reached epic proportions, some San Francisco residents have resorted to extreme measures to save money and survive the city's skyrocketing rents. Me...
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| 29.09.2023 18:25
Uber, Lyft ripped for surging NYC prices during storm, flooding: ‘Slime balls'
Furious New Yorkers ripped Uber and Lyft on Friday, accusing the "slime ball" ride-share companies of surging prices as heavy rain and flooding pummeled the Big Apple. As the potent rush-hour rainstorm swamped New York City and shut down large swathes of the subway system, some customers raged on s...
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| 29.09.2023 18:22
Trump suggests shooting shoplifters during California GOP speech
'There must be retribution for theft,' Trump said. Former President Trump said he would use "federal law enforcement assets" to prevent shoplifting and theft during a California GOP speech on Friday. Trump addressed the California GOP during a Friday luncheon where he discussed ideas to restore law...
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| 29.09.2023 18:02
For Martha's Vineyard Locals, Weddings Help Pay the Bills
On a typical weekend in the spring, summer and early fall, Martha's Vineyard transforms into a wedding haven, with tall white tents dotting green lawns and rolling farm fields that often overlook the scenic shoreline. Situated off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts, the Vineyard has become a p...
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| 29.09.2023 17:45
NFL legend Joe Montana mourns death of Dianne Feinstein
Feinstein was 90. NFL legend Joe Montana was among those who sent condolences to the family of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., after she died at the age of 90. Montana wrote a statement after the longtime politician's death was announced. "Jennifer and I are saddened to hear of Senator Dianne Fein...
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| 29.09.2023 17:39
Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler as season nears end
The Giants missed the playoffs for the second straight season. The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday as the team is set to miss the playoffs. The Giants finished with 107 wins in Kapler's second season at the helm. The team won the National League West, ending the Los Angeles...
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| 29.09.2023 17:37
Feinstein Leaves Behind Feminist Legacy, Colleagues Say
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein died on Thursday night at 90, her family confirmed. She was the oldest member of Congress. Feinstein's peers in the Senate say she will be remembered as a trailblazer and an exemplar of perseverance whose many firsts paved the way for generations of women to take charg...
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| 29.09.2023 16:40
Dianne Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics
Read the latest updates about Senator Dianne Feinstein's death and her possible replacement here . Dianne Feinstein, the grande dame of California Democrats who became the mayor of San Francisco after a horrific double assassination at City Hall in 1978 and then gained national stature as an influe...
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| 29.09.2023 16:04
John Mayer is currently on his ‘Solo Tour.' How much are tickets?
John Mayer has had an awfully busy 2023. First, the seven-time Grammy winner toured with Dead and Company as part of their sprawling farewell tour. Then, he headlined at a number of major festivals like Eric Clapton's Crossroads, Maryland's Ocean's Calling and Connecticut's Sound On Sound - the lat...
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| 29.09.2023 15:49
As Mayor, Feinstein Made San Francisco 'Vibrant,' City Leaders Say
San Francisco would look very different if Dianne Feinstein had not been its mayor: No more cable cars. No colorful street cars rumbling down Market Street. Perhaps no Pier 39, the kitschy spot on the northern waterfront that draws more tourists each year than any attraction in the city besides the...
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