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Confusion on Elon Musk’s Twitter as blue checks purged

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

By Matt O’Brien and Kathleen Foody | Associated PressCHICAGO — Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department.But when the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification checkmarks this week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee, it left public agencies and other organizations around the world scrambling to figure out a way to show they’re trustworthy and avoid impersonators.High-profile users who lost their blue checks Thursday included Beyoncé, Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and former President Donald Trump. But checks were also removed from accounts for major transit systems from San Francisco to Paris, national parks like Yosemite, official weather trackers and some elected officials.Twitter had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue-check system. In the past, the checks meant that Twitter had verified that users wer...

Single family residence sells in Los Gatos for $2.6 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

16010 Stephenie Lane – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 16000 block of Stephenie Lane in Los Gatos was sold on April 6, 2023 for $2,575,000, or $905 per square foot. The house, built in 2009, has an interior space of 2,845 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 9,160-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In September 2022, a 2,010-square-foot home on Blossom Hill Road in Los Gatos sold for $2,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,318. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Costances Court, Los Gatos, in April 2023, a 3,001-square-foot home was sold for $3,805,000, a price per square foot of $1,268. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,870-square-foot home on the 100 block of Lansberry Court in Los Gatos sold in August 2022, for $3,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,150. The home has 5 ...

Aspiring assassin snared by joke hitman rental website, federal prosecutors say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

The joke website RentAHitman.com, which has fielded hundreds of apparently serious murder-for-hire requests, has now snared a young National Guardsman who was an aspiring killer, federal prosecutors say.The 21-year-old Tennessee man, a member of that state’s Air National Guard, allegedly sent a query to the website in February about possible employment as a killer, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.In a follow-up email,  he reportedly said: “Im looking for a job, that pays well, related to my military experience (Shooting and Killing the marked target) so I can support my kid on the way. What can I say, I enjoy doing what I do, so if I can find a job that is similar to it, (such as this one) put me in coach!”The site’s creator passed the information on to the FBI, and federal agents took it from there.The man was arrested on April 12 after meeting an undercover agent in a Hendersonville park and accepting a packet that included information about the fictional t...

Firefighters respond to residential fire in San Jose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Firefighters are on the scene of a one-alarm fire at a residential home on Salt Lake Drive, according to a tweet from the San Jose Fire Department. The streets are closed in the immediate area and people are being advised to use caution.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

SFPD deploys more Community Ambassadors in public safety effort

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department will be deploying 25 more Community Ambassadors to complement public safety efforts in various parts of the city, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday. The new ambassadors will be patrolling neighborhoods in the Outer Sunset district, Hayes Valley, Castro, Fillmore, West Portal and Fisherman's Wharf areas."Public safety in our neighborhoods means having both police officers and ambassadors working together to support our residents and merchants,” Mayor Breed said in a news release. “These retired SFPD officers have the knowledge and experience to help recognize challenges and call for help, allowing our police officers to be available for calls that require a police response, and to focus on investigations and disrupting crime.”   San Francisco will pay police officers highest entry-level salary in Bay Area This new deployment comes after Mayor Breed approved a new police budget supplemental for the city ending the hiring ...

Review: ‘The Office’ meets ‘The Joe Schmo Show’ as ‘Jury Duty’ renders verdict on Amazon Prime Video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley reviews 'Jury Duty' on Amazon Prime Video $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); You’ve heard of “12 Angry Men,” but imagine 11 phony jurors duping one sucker like in “The Joe Schmo Show.”That’s the premise of Freevee’s “Jury Duty,” which wraps on Amazon Prime Video after premiering the first four episodes on April 7, the fifth and sixth e...

Dodgers place RHP Grove on 15-day IL with groin injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Michael Grove on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a right groin strain.Los Angeles also brought up right-hander Jake Reed from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Right-hander Ryan Pepiot, who is coming back from a left oblique strain, was transferred to the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man roster.Grove left Thursday night’s 6-2 win at the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning.The Dodgers are considering several options when it comes to filling Grove’s spot in their rotation. Tony Gonsolin is on a rehab stint with Oklahoma City, and touted prospect Gavin Stone is another possibility. There is an off day on Monday, providing additional flexibility.“There’s a lot of different ways we could go with it,” manager Dave Roberts said.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

It’s Met Gala time again — here’s what we know so far

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, the biggest night in fashion and one of the biggest concentrations of star power anywhere.It remains to be seen how the museum’s Great Hall will be decorated come the first Monday in May, but one thing is not in question: those entering it will look spectacular. The theme centers on the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, who made an indelible mark on luxury fashion in his long career at Chanel, Fendi and elsewhere. It is a theme not without controversy — Lagerfeld was known for contentious remarks about everything from #MeToo to curvy bodies.Want to know what to expect as the big day approaches? Not to worry. We’ve dusted off our annual guide for you here, with some key updates.WHAT IS THE MET GALA ANYWAY?It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and wasn’t even at the Met.Fast forward 70-plus years, and the Met Gala is something totally different, one of the most...

Canadian professor convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court convicted a Lebanese-Canadian professor in absentia on terrorism charges Friday and sentenced him to life in prison over a deadly Paris synagogue bombing in 1980 that was for decades one of France’s biggest unsolved crimes.The court issued an arrest warrant for suspect Hassan Diab, who lives and teaches in Ottawa, Canada, and denies wrongdoing. He was convicted of terrorist murder for an attack that killed four and wounded 46.For victims, the ruling means justice at last, more than four decades after a bombing described as the first antisemitic terrorist attack in France since World War II.But for Diab and his supporters, the decision is a shock and a judicial error. His lawyers say he was in Lebanon studying for university exams at the time of the attack and is a victim of mistaken identity, a scapegoat for a justice system determined to find a culprit.French authorities accuse Diab of planting the bomb on a motorbike outside the synagogue on Rue Co...

Noticias Telemundo emitirá una entrevista con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:10 GMT

Noticias Telemundo transmitirá esta noche una entrevista exclusiva con la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris.Partes de la entrevista saldrán al aire durante la emisión del noticiero de Telemundo, que comienza a las 6:30 pm hora del Este.La vicepresidenta hablará con la periodista Vanessa Hauc en el Telemundo Center en Miami, donde está la central de la cadena.La entrevista podrá verse en NoticiasTelemundo.com y en las propiedades digitales de Telemundo como YouTube, Facebook y Twitter.Source