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Analysis: Musk is the best thing to happen to Zuckerberg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

By Clare Duffy | CNNAt the start of last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in the hot seat.Revelations from hundreds of internal company documents, known as the Facebook Papers, had drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers, users and civil society groups in late 2021 and forced company executives to appear before Congress. Zuckerberg’s plan to rebrand Facebook as Meta and pivot to the so-called metaverse was met with broad skepticism. And the company’s core ad business was under significant pressure from privacy changes made by Apple.But then, the attention of lawmakers, media and the tech world writ large abruptly shifted to another tech billionaire: Elon Musk.Musk early last year criticized Twitter, then nearly joined its board, then agreed to buy the company before launching a monthslong and ultimately unsuccessful fight to get out of the deal. The saga, which only continued after Musk completed the deal and pushed through numerous controversial changes, often dominated news cycles....

Man dies of apparent overdose on BART train Monday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(BCN) -- A man died of an apparent drug overdose on an Antioch-bound BART train Monday morning, according to transit agency officials. At about 11:15 a.m., someone called to report the apparent overdose victim while the Yellow Line train was at or near the Concord Station. Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise Attempts were made to resuscitate the man, according to BART spokesperson Chris Filippi. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Dog kills beloved cat in San Jose, owner demands accountability

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(KRON) — A San Jose man is grieving the death of his cat after it was fatally mauled by an aggressive dog outside his home over the weekend.Chris Fowler said his 9-year-old cat, named Tootie Pootie, "was my everything. She was all I had. It’s traumatizing." The dog appeared to be a pit bull, he said. On Saturday afternoon, Fowler returned home from work and let his cat out of his apartment to get some fresh air. Tootie Pootie was sitting outside the apartment on Magliocco Drive when a man, girl, and large dog approached. The girl was walking the dog on a long leash, but the dog easily overpowered the girl as it lunged toward the cat. Tootie Pootie  (Image courtesy Chris Fowler)Surveillance cameras recorded the dog charging, dragging the girl by the leash, and attacking the cat. Neither dog owner was able to free Tootie Pootie from their dog's jaws, surveillance video shows. It wasn't until Fowler stepped in that the cat finally broke free. "The dog overpowered the daughter and ...

Victims in deadly San Rafael plane crash identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(KRON) -- The victims in a deadly plane crash in San Rafael on Saturday have been identified by the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Just after 10 p.m. Saturday, the San Rafael Police Department received a call regarding a bright flash of light in the sky and a power outage near San Rafael Airport.Additional reports came in that a plane had struck power lines near the airport. An initial investigation revealed that one person was deceased while another was in critical condition. Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise The investigation also determined that the plane's tailfin had struck power lines prior to touching down on the ground. Power lines were wrapped around the plane and across the crash site, which was a wetlands area, making it difficult to access the plane.Once PG&E had deactivated the lines, San Rafael Fire Department responders extricated the pilot, who was later identified as Kirk Harford of San Rafael. He was transported to John Muir Medical Center ...

Arrestan a popular entrenador de fútbol tras encontrar videos en su celular en los que supuestamente viola a niños inconscientes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — La Policía arrestó a Camilo Hurtado Campos, un “popular” entrenador de fútbol de Tennessee, después de que según las autoridades se encontraran múltiples videos en su teléfono celular en los que aparecen niños inconscientes siendo víctimas de violación.Hurtado Campos se encuentra detenido en Franklin, Tennessee, por violación de un menor y explotación sexual de un menor, y se espera que se presenten cargos adicionales, de acuerdo a un comunicado de prensa de la Policía de la ciudad publicado este domingo.Las autoridades explicaron que fueron alertadas sobre los videos luego de que Campos dejara su teléfono en un restaurante, y los empleados revisaran el dispositivo para encontrar información sobre el propietario y poder devolverlo.“Lo que encontraron, sin embargo, fueron decenas de videos e imágenes inconcebibles de niños, por lo que llamaron a la Policía”, se lee en el comunicado.Fiscalía de Uruguay pide el desafuero del senador Gustavo Penadés...

Woman dies after being struck during brawl of soccer fans in Brazil

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — A 23-year-old Brazilian woman died on Monday, two days after she was hit on the neck by a bottle of beer during a brawl between Palmeiras and Flamengo supporters.Police said a 26-year-old suspect was arrested in connection with the death of Gabriela Anelli, a Palmeiras supporter.Anelli was wounded as she tried to get into Allianz Parque Stadium in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian championship match on Saturday. Palmeiras and Flamengo drew 1-1.Palmeiras said in its social media channels that Brazilians “cannot accept that a 23-year-old woman be a victim of barbarism in a place that should be for entertainment.” The club urged authorities to investigate the case because it “hurts the image of Brazilian soccer.”A separate incident took place in another area of the same stadium shortly before Anelli was wounded, and forced the referee to stop play twice so the tear gas used by police could be dissipated.Ednaldo Rodrigues, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation...

Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state’s second acting attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes, the governor’s office announced Monday.Angela Colmenero will step in as the state’s top lawyer on an interim basis starting Friday while Paxton awaits a trial in the state Senate that could result in his permanent removal, the office said. The trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 5.Colmenero, a lawyer and Abbott’s deputy chief of staff, will take over the role from John Scott, a former Texas secretary of state who the governor named as a “short-term interim” following Paxton’s impeachment in May by the Republican-led House of Representatives. In a statement, Abbott touted Colmenero’s “experience in state government and expertise in litigation.” She previously worked in the state attorney general’s office for nearly a decade.Paxton is temporarily suspended f...

Longtime AP Pentagon reporter Fred Hoffman, who was lauded for his Vietnam coverage, dies at 100

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred S. Hoffman, a longtime Associated Press reporter who covered the Defense Department for more than two decades and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for an investigation into the black market in Vietnam has died. Hoffman was 100.Well known within the Pentagon, Hoffman was recalled as a tough, enterprising, ethical and tireless reporter who spent nearly 40 years in the news business, including 36 with the AP. After retiring from the AP, he served as the chief spokesman and policy adviser to Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger.According to his daughter Lisa Hoffman, he died of melanoma at at his home in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 24. She said he “always marveled at his lifelong good luck and left at peace, with no regrets.”Hoffman began his career as a radio reporter in Boston covering boxing matches from the front row, dodging flying droplets of blood. After moving on to the AP, he covered seven administrations, including extensive time in Vietnam covering the wa...

Bill Shipp, longtime chronicler of Georgia politics, dead at 89

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — William “Bill” Shipp, a journalist whose passion for scoops and sometimes-scorching criticism of politicians fueled his coverage of Georgia for more than 50 years, died Saturday at age 89.No cause of death was released.Shipp, born in Marietta in 1933, first gained public notice in 1953 as an editor of the University of Georgia’s student newspaper, The Red and Black, writing articles criticizing then-Gov. Herman Talmadge and the university system regents, including Augusta political kingpin Roy Harris, for blocking the admission of Black applicant Horace Ward to the university’s law school.Politicians and administrators sought to cut the paper’s funding, censor its stories and fire Shipp and fellow editor Walker Lundy. Both resigned, with Shipp entering the U.S. Army.“They suggested I probably needed to quit The Red and Black,” Shipp said in a videotaped interview with the Atlanta Press Club, which he helped found.Ward later became a state legislator and the first Blac...

6.6 magnitude quake strikes in the Atlantic Ocean near the northern Caribbean; no damage is reported

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Monday in the Atlantic Ocean near the northern Caribbean, causing some buildings to lightly sway in the region..The quake struck at a shallow depth of six miles (10 kilometers), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was located about 170 miles (270 kilometers) north-northeast of Antigua and Barbuda.The earthquake was felt on several islands, including Puerto Rico. No damage was immediately reported.Source