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Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Is No Bomb

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

The primary visual stroke in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer isn’t, as you might expect, a wow 8K CGI rendering of atomic-fission heat-death but super close-ups of Cillian Murphy’s bony, glassy-eyed visage in the throes of one neurotic seizure or another. From his postgrad days at Cambridge to his last, persecuted post–Los Alamos guilt trips, Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb,” seems in a more or less constant state of tremulous dysphoria. Nolan means to get under this enigmatic figure’s sweaty skin, and to do it in peripheral IMAX and tympanic-cavity-sundering Dolby 5.1. So he gets close, often. It might be the longest and most expensive Hollywood movie dedicated to a real man’s neurotic anxiety.If only monster close-ups were by nature revelatory. Well, at least Nolan’s not out concocting yet another scientifically preposterous and incomprehensible “mind-bender,” but, rather, returning to the WWII era, where he so fabulously upended the brain-free summe...

West Oakland community leaders rally against renewed threat from proposed coal terminal

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

OAKLAND — At the West Side Missionary Baptist Church, a few dozen community members gathered Saturday to renew a decade-long fight to prevent the city from becoming the coal shipping capital of the East Bay.Surrounded by banners picturing coal carts emblazoned with a skull and crossbones, speakers outlined their case against a terminal that would ship coal overseas. Residents have expressed concern over coal dust adding to pollution in the area, which already copes with environmental issues brought by heavy truck and ship traffic around the Port of Oakland.“No longer can communities be used as toxic waste dumps so people can make a whole lot of money and not care about our health,” said Reverend Ken Chambers, the founder and president of the Interfaith Council of Alameda County, which hosted the event.Oakland councilwoman for District 3, Carroll Fife, center, and members of the community attend the No Coal in Oakland rally at West Side Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., o...

Erik Karlsson discusses ongoing Sharks trade situation and names some teams he’s talked with: report

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

There hasn’t been any news on the trade front for Erik Karlsson and the San Jose Sharks.But the reigning Norris Trophy winner’s return to his home country of Sweden has shed some light on where the defenseman could end up.Karlsson was in Gothenburg, Sweden to receive the Golden Puck, a prize given to the best hockey player from the country that year, and spoke to Swedish outlet Expressen in an expansive interview that touched on several topics.But the most informative to his current situation with the Sharks was that Karlsson has spoken to several teams in the NHL about a potential trade, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Seattle Kraken, Toronto Maple Leafs. Karlsson said there have been other teams, as well.“I am open in this process. I don’t have a chosen destination,” Karlsson said. “I just want the best chance to get to the best team.”Karlsson, 33, said he has a good relationship with Sharks general manager Mike Grier, and their discussions since free...

Caltrain strikes and kills pedestrian in Santa Clara on Saturday morning

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A Caltrain hit and killed a pedestrian Saturday morning just north of the Santa Clara station, officials said.The collision involving southbound train No. 630 occurred around 11 a.m., according to Caltrain spokesperson Tasha Bartholomew.Train service was temporarily stopped as emergency responders arrived near the station, located at 1001 Railroad Ave.. Transit police reopened the northbound track for slow-moving trains shortly after 11:30 a.m.The southbound track was expected to remain closed through most of Saturday afternoon, but Bartholomew said the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was providing mutual aid and honoring tickets of Caltrain passengers headed towards the San Jose Diridon station.Saturday’s fatality was Caltrain’s sixth so far in 2023, Bartholomew said in an email. No injuries were reported for the 12 passengers aboard the train.Transit police were investigating the fatal collision. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office wi...

How much do you need to be a 'one-percenter' in California

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Data shows the wealthiest 1% of Americans control over a third of nation’s total wealth. But what it takes to be a “one-percenter” can vary based on where you live, and the nubmers in California are staggeringly high, a new analysis has found. Though California did not take the top spot, it did come in third, with workers in the Golden State needing to earn $844,266 in order to be considered in the top 1% of of American wealth holders. Personal finance website SmartAsset reviewed data from the IRS and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate how much income it takes to be among the top earners in each state. Nationally, households earning just over $652,650 are considered the wealthiest. When it comes to individual states, SmartAsset found the requirement to be among the top 1% ranging from $368,000 to nearly $1 million.  Here’s the richest person in your state, according to Forbes States with the highest floor to be a one-percenter were primarily alo...

Teen identified as suspect in Gilroy homicide

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A gunshot victim in Gilroy died at a local hospital on Thursday, and a teenage suspect was arrested on suspicion of homicide after the shooting, the Gilroy Police Department said. I-580 fires near Altamont were arson related, CHP says The victim was brought to Saint Louise Hospital just before 9 p.m. for medical assistance. After the staff attempted life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced dead, police said. Police believe the shooting happened on the 2100 block of Columbine Court. Police do not believe there is a threat to the public. An 18-year-old Gilroy resident named Edwin Sanchez was identified as a suspect in the homicide. Sanchez was taken into custody by GPD around 7:20 p.m. in the 900 block of First Street. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; wid...

Harman steadies himself at British Open to keep a 5-shot lead over Young

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The fascination with Brian Harman at the British Open has little to do with his golf so far. It’s rare in Britain to hear tales of hunting turkey, learning to skin a deer at age 8 and packing wild game in the freezer for his family to eat.One tabloid called him “Brian the Butcher.” Another headline screamed, “I Shoot to Thrill.”Harman’s only concern is bagging the biggest trophy of his career, and he stayed on target Saturday by overcoming an early wobble with a remarkably steady hand.His 8-foot par putt on the last hole at Royal Liverpool gave him a 2-under 69 and allowed him to keep his five-shot lead, leaving him 18 holes away from becoming a major champion.“I’ve thought about winning majors for my whole entire life,” Harman said. “It’s the whole reason I work as hard as I do and why I practice as much as I do and why I sacrifice as much as I do. Tomorrow if that’s going to come to fruition for me, it has to be all about the golf. It has to be ...

4 missing after record-breaking downpours along Canada’s Atlantic coast cause flooding

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Four people are missing after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia over the past two days, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.The floods submerged multiple vehicles, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman Cindy Bayers said two such incidents in West Hants north of Halifax have left two adults and two children unaccounted for as of Saturday morning.The two children went missing after the vehicle they were travelling in got stuck underwater, Bayers said, noting the three other occupants were able to escape safely.Two other individuals, who Bayers described as a youth and a man, remain unaccounted for following a separate vehicle submersion. Two other people in that vehicle were rescued, she said, adding police are actively searching for all four missing people.Torrential downpours started on Friday afternoon across the Halifax region, dumping mo...

British Open Tee Times

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

At Royal Liverpool Golf ClubHoylake, EnglandPurse: $16.5 millionYardage: 7,383 yards; Par: 71All Times EDT(a-amateur)SundayFinal Round2:45 a.m. — a-Christo Lamprecht, Danny Willett2:55 a.m. — Scott Stallings, Zack Fischer3:05 a.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Andrew Putnam3:15 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Robert MacIntyre3:25 a.m. — Adrian Otaegui, Adrian Meronk3:35 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Brandon Robinson Thompson3:45 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler3:55 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Marcel Siem4:10 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Richie Ramsay4:20 a.m. — Victor Perez, Adam Scott4:30 a.m. — Matthew Southgate, Christiaan Bezuidenhout4:40 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Hurly Long4:50 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, David Lingmerth5 a.m. — Laurie Canter, Alex Noren5:10 a.m. — Abraham Ancer, Oliver Wilson5:20 a.m. — Thomas Pieters, Joost Luiten5:35 a.m. — Jordan Smith, Rikuya Hoshino5:45 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Ryan Fox5:55 a.m. — Brendon Todd, J.T. Poston6:05 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Michael Stewart6:15 a.m. — Stewart Cink...

Rangers put All-Star SS Corey Seager on IL with sprained right thumb

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:56:16 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager went on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right thumb.Seager said an MRI showed no structural issues with the thumb that he hurt in the series opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, his former team. X-rays after he exited the game were negative.“They said probably a week or so with just inflammation in general,” Seager said. “And then kind of pain tolerance from there. So I’m not overly worried about it.”The AL West-leading Rangers announced the IL move just minutes before Saturday’s game. It is the second time this season Seager has gone on the injured list.Seager got hurt when his hand jammed awkwardly into the base when reaching on a head-first slide to beat out a double in the eighth inning of the series opener against the NL West-leading Dodgers.He said his thumb was sore and swollen, as would be expected. That is his bottom hand as a left-handed hitter, and his throwing han...