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San Jose Sharks’ struggles: What are owner Plattner’s thoughts on the rebuild?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks owner Hasso Plattner keeps close tabs on the organization and was no doubt aware of how badly his team was outclassed last week in losses to the Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins.“Obviously, to lose the way we have lost,” Sharks general manager Mike Grier said Monday, “I’m sure it’s been alarming to him.”Grier, though, said he’s been in regular contact with Plattner and has his support as the Sharks go through an extended rebuild for one of the few times in their history. San Jose, which has a 0-10-1 record going into Tuesday’s game with the Philadelphia Flyers, has multiple needs to address and is all but assured of missing the playoffs for a fifth straight season.Plattner, a titan of the tech industry who was worth $16.2 billion, per Bloomberg, as of Monday, keeps a low profile when it comes to the Sharks and in recent years has opted to issue statements about the team through press releases rather than speak publicly. Although he finalized...

Samurai sword beheading trial begins today in San Mateo County

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- The trial for Jose Landaeta, accused of beheading his ex-girlfriend Karina Castro with a sword in San Carlos in Sept. 2022, begins Tuesday.According to police, Landaeta went to Castro’s apartment in San Carlos and got into an argument with her. Landaeta slashed Castro with a samurai sword that he owns and then killed her, police said. Arrested former SJ Sharks youth coach identified, accused of sexual assault of a minor Landaeta, 34, pleaded not guilty to the gruesome murder. Landaeta’s lawyers claimed he was not mentally fit for trial, however, the judge disagreed. Castro, 27, was also the mother to Landaeta's daughter.

Oakland burglars use backhoe to break into gas station ATM

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

(BCN) -- An unknown number of individuals were caught on video breaking into an ATM using a backhoe at an Oakland gasoline station early Monday morning.Security footage, which has gone viral on social media, showed a gasoline station employee sitting near an ATM machine near a window. Seconds later, the bucket of a backhoe smashed through the window, startling the employee, who was forced to move back. Disturbing details released after San Jose baby dies from fentanyl overdose The bucket then smashed the ATM, repeatedly hitting the machine until it was wrecked. A man wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, blue pants and white shoes jumped through the destroyed window and tied a chain around the machine.Another man can be seen outside the window in the video, tying the other end of the chain to a white pickup truck.According to the Oakland Police Department, the burglary occurred at a gasoline station in the 800 block of West Grand Avenue around 2:15 a.m. Monday.Officers upon arrival f...

Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case testifying before lawmakers in ‘unprecedented step’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is testifying Tuesday, marking the first time a special counsel will appear before Congress in the middle of a probe. It comes as House Republicans are aiming to ramp up their impeachment inquiry into the president and his family after weeks of stalemate. David Weiss is appearing for a transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee as the U.S. attorney battles Republican allegations that he did not have full authority in the yearslong case into the president’s son. “Mr. Weiss is prepared to take this unprecedented step of testifying before the conclusion of his investigation to make clear that he’s had and continues to have full authority over his investigation and to bring charges in any jurisdiction,” Wyn Hornbuckle, a spokesperson for Weiss, said in a statement Monday.The rare move by the Justice Department to allow a special counsel or any federal prosecutor to face questionin...

Italia y Albania firman un acuerdo para construir centros de detención de inmigrantes en Albania para personas que lleguen en barco a Italia

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

(CNN) — Un memorando de entendimiento firmado por la primera ministra de Italia, Giorgia Meloni, y el primer ministro de Albania, Edi Rama, allana el camino para que Italia construya centros de detención de inmigrantes en Albania en la primavera de 2024, según la conferencia de prensa conjunta que ambos ofrecieron el lunes en Roma.Los centros, que se construirán en los puertos albaneses de Shengjin y Gjader, “cumplen plenamente la Unión Europea y el derecho internacional”, afirmó Meloni durante la rueda de prensa.Un centro será para el desembarco y procesamiento de inmigrantes rescatados por barcos en el mar, y el segundo albergará a inmigrantes que cumplan los requisitos para solicitar asilo en la UE. Se desconoce qué sucederá con quienes no califican, pero el gobierno de Meloni se ha centrado en la deportación inmediata como medida disuasoria. La deportación inmediata no está permitida dentro de la UE debido a los estatutos de derechos humanos que permiten a todo...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts, and oil prices tumble back to where they were in August

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting again Tuesday as Wall Street continues to absorb the big swings that have shaken financial markets recently.The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower and on track for a second quiet day after months of heavy losses swiveled sharply to a rally last week, its best of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 38 points, or 0.1%, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher.TripAdvisor jumped 4.6% after reporting better results for the summer than analysts expected, while Emerson Electric sank 8.5% after falling short of expectations.The majority of big companies has been topping estimates so far this earnings reporting season, but another factor has been much more influential in driving the stock market’s big swings since the summer: the bond market.Treasury yields there were mixed Tuesday, with the 10-year yield edging back to 4.60% from 4.66% late Monday.Earlier in the summer, a swift rise in Treasury yields sent the s...

PGA Tour goes to Bermuda, LPGA returns home to America

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

PGA TOURBUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIPSite: Southampton, Bermuda.Course: Port Royal GC. Yardage: 6,828. Par: 71.Prize money: $6.5 million. Winner’s share: $1.17 million.Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel).Defending champion: Seamus Power.FedEx Cup champion: Viktor Hovland.Last week: Erik van Rooyen won the World Wide Technology Championship.Notes: With two weeks left in the season, Beau Hossler, Matt Kuchar and Mackenzie Hughes hold the leading three of 10 spots that would get into two $20 million signature events next year at Pebble Beach and Riviera. … Van Rooyen was No. 125 in the FedEx Cup when he won in Mexico, giving him a two-year exemption and a trip to the Masters. It was his first win since the Barracuda Championship in 2021, when he was No. 139 in the FedEx Cup and used that as a springboard to get to the Tour Championship. … Adam Scott is in the Bermuda field. This is his third tourna...

Today in Sports – Colts become 4th team in NFL history with 17 consecutive regular-season wins

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

Nov. 81942 — Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions against the Green Bay Packers.1952 — Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the NHL’s leading career goal scorer with his 325th in a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks.1959 — Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 64 points against the Boston Celtics.1970 — Tom Dempsey of New Orleans kicks an NFL-record 63-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Saints a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions.1980 — Dave Wilson of Illinois sets an NCAA record with 621 yards passing in a 49-42 victory over Ohio State.1981 — Don Shula records his 200th NFL victory when the Miami Dolphins edge the New England Patriots 30-27 in overtime.1986 — Tulsa’s Steve Gage is the first quarterback to rush and pass for 200 yards in a game. Gage rushes for 212 and passes for 209 in a 34-27 triumph over New Mexico.1987 — The St. Louis Cardinals score 28 points — three TD passes by Neil Lomax and a fumble ...

Movie Review: In David Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ an assassin hides in plain sight

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

It’s a noir staple to open with a bit of narration, but once the nameless hit-man protagonist of David Fincher’s “The Killer” starts gabbing, he doesn’t stop.As Fincher’s assassin (Michael Fassbender) awaits his target from a high, unfinished floor in a Paris building that looks out on the home of his mark, his inner monologue runs with a smooth, affectless monotone. His musings are a mix of professional tips (“Anticipate, don’t improvise”), nihilistic existential observations (“Most people refuse to believe that the great beyond is anything more than a cold, infinite void”) and sincere self-reflections (“I’m not exceptional, I’m just apart”).That last line is the most telling one. “The Killer” is a terse, minimalist thriller in the cool, cold-hearted tradition of Jean Pierre Melville’s “Le Samouraï.” But while its methodical and solitary assassin acts and moves like cunning killers we’ve seen before, he blends into a modern background. He doesn’t wear a trench coat or fedora; he dr...

Everything you need to know about Election Day 2023 in Colorado

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:29:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Tuesday is Election Day for the 2023 coordinated election, and a lot of big issues are on the ballot.These issues include two state ballot questions, Proposition HH to reduce property taxes and voter-approved revenue change, and Proposition II, a Proposition EE funding retention rate reduction. There is also a city council-referred ballot measure, Referred Question 2P, which could extend preschool tax. Where to drop off ballots in Denver City of Denver voters are also deciding the races for Denver Public Schools Board of Education Director At-Large, Director District 1 and Director District 5.“These are important questions that are going to be on the ballot and also if you're in Denver, the school board election. It's important, the future of our education for our children, public education, these are important matters. Students face a lot as students nowadays,” said Paul López, the clerk and recorder of Denver.According to the Colorado Secretary of States Office, ...