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Big-screen ‘Barbie’ movie night coming to Oracle Park

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

Maybe you’ve already seen “Barbie,” but you haven’t seen it like this: Under the stars and on the biggest screen in San Francisco.Oracle Park is welcoming “Barbie” fans to a special movie night on Oct. 27, the Friday before Halloween, where they can view the blockbuster comedy on a screen that is said to be 45% bigger than the biggest screen in the city.The timing means that guests could preview their Halloween Barbie, Ken, Weird Barbie or Allan costumes before they go trick-or-treating a few nights later. The ballpark setting will allow them to watch the movie from seats in the stadium stands or on the field — and it wouldn’t be rude if they wanted to sing or dance along to “Dance the Night,” “Pink” or the “I’m Just Ken” dream ballet.Oracle Park has hosted public movie nights in the past, including a  5,000-person sing-along for the 2019 Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody.”“...

Daly City store owner charged with shooting teen robber

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

(KRON) -- A Daly City store owner is facing attempted murder charges filed by prosecutors who say he shot a robber in the neck while the robber was trying to make a getaway from the store.Rocky David Eid, 51, of Daly City, appeared in a San Mateo County courtroom on Wednesday for the first day of his preliminary hearing. Eid is the owner of Sun Valley Dairy Market on Schwerin Street.The incident happened on June 20 at 12:30 p.m. while Eid was working behind the market's front counter. "Two young men walked in with fanny packs and ski masks," the District Attorney's Office wrote. One of the robbers told Eid, don't move or "I'll smoke you." A robber ripped a Rolex watch from Eid's wrist before the duo ran out of the store. The store owner then grabbed a semi-automatic handgun from under the counter, walked out of the store, and fired eight shots at the "two fleeing robbers," the DA's Office wrote. One of the robbers, a 19-year-old San Francisco man, was struck by bullets in the neck a...

Ways to keep safe from sneaker waves

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

(KRON) – For the next few days, we will see record heat. For many people that means finding ways to cool down. Beaches are always a great option, but it's dangerous due to high tides and strong waves.The string tides can be sneaker waves, which are deadly swells that can suddenly surge dozens of feet higher up the ocean without warning. Beachgoers encountering sneaker waves can be knocked down and dragged into the cold, turbulent ocean. Smaller sneaker waves can still be dangerous. 4.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California Here are tips for beachgoers to be safe around sneaker waves.Never turn your back on the oceanStand back from waves Don't swim in if you see someone in trouble, call 911 If caught in a rip tide, float or tread water, swim parallel to shore to get out of the riptideObserve wave activity from a distance The National Weather Service Bay Area said waves will break between 17-22 feet. The largest waves will pound Bay Area beaches that face west an...

Georgia sheriff to release body camera video of traffic stop in which deputy killed exonerated man

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff planned to release video Wednesday of a traffic stop in which a deputy fatally shot a Black man who had previously been wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years.Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor’s office said in a statement that it planned to post body camera and dash camera video online at 4 p.m. showing the stop that left 53-year-old Leonard Cure dead.Cure’s mother and siblings arrived at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s local office with their attorney, civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump, to view the video before its public release. The family deserves answers, Crump told reporters earlier at a news conference outside the Camden County courthouse.“I don’t feel, no matter what happened, that he should have been killed,” Mary Cure said as she grasped a large, framed portrait of her slain son. “That’s the bottom line. His life should not have been taken.”Cure was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 2004 and spe...

See inside the $50m penthouse that will crown the Waldorf Astoria Miami

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

(CNN) — The developers behind Miami’s glittering Waldorf Astoria supertall have unveiled the first look at the 1,049-foot tower’s $50 million penthouse, one of the most expensive units to come to market in the city.The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom property — which spans some 13,000 square feet — will sit at the top of the nine stacked cubes that make up the vertiginous building, situated on a waterfront stretch in downtown Miami. It’s currently slated to be completed in 2027 by architect Carlos Ott and the firm Sieger Suarez.Renderings of the penthouse’s interior — designed by the firm BAMO — showcase a modern, airy unit with wraparound windows, enclosed balconies, recessed lighting and luxe marble finishes. Rooms include a private gym, spa, library and theater.Courtesy ARX CreativeCourtesy ARX CreativeCourtesy ARX CreativeAnd, when it’s completed, the penthouse will stand out in Miami’s (currently) unobstructed sky. Though a number of skyscrapers are being built or have bee...

An AI firm harvested billions of photos without consent. Britain is powerless to act

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

LONDON — Britain’s top privacy regulator has no power to sanction an American-based AI firm which harvested vast numbers of personal photos for its facial recognition software without users’ consent, a judge has ruled.The New York Times reported in 2020 that Clearview AI had harvested billions of social media images without users’ consent. After the privacy scandal engulfed the company, it withdrew from the U.K. and several other European markets.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) took action against Clearview last year, alleging it had unlawfully collected the data of British subjects for behavior-monitoring purposes. The firm was slapped with a £7.5 million fine and also ordered to delete the data of U.K. residents from its trove of more than 20 billion facial images.But it’s unclear whether Clearview ever deleted the data. Lawyers have pointed out that the company was under no obligation to purge Brits’ pictures from its database until the appeal was determined — a...

Woman allegedly involved in series of carjackings extradited from Massachusetts to face charges in New Hampshire

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

Authorities say a woman alleged to have taken part in multiple carjackings in New Hampshire earlier this month has been extradited to the Granite State to face charges there.The Salem, NH Police Department announced that 40-year-old Jessica Tirone of Newburyport, Mass., was brought to Rockingham County Jail to face charges related to a series of car thefts that took place in October.Tirone was the alleged accomplice of Nathan Saben, 35, who has been accused of using a rifle to steal several vehicles over the span of a week after allegedly fleeing a drug bust in Seabrook, NH, on Sept. 29.The two were taken into custody in Dracut, Mass. on Thursday, Oct. 5, following a pursuit that ended with police tackling Saben on Route 110.According to Salem PD, Tirone was to be arraigned at Rockingham Superior Court on Wednesday on charges that include:Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery with a FirearmReceiving Stolen Property over $1,500Possession of a Controlled Drug Schedule 1-4; SubsequentAllo...

Norton police investigating after suspects wielding ‘large knives’ rob convenience store

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

Authorities in Norton are investigating after two men armed with knives robbed a convenience store Tuesday night.The Norton Police Department said it was around 8:40 p.m. when officers were called to Michelle’s Corner Store on West Main Street for a reported armed robbery.Speaking with the store clerk, police learned that two suspects described as white males “wielding large knives” entered the store and demanded cash from the employee.According to authorities, no injuries were reported, but the two suspects were able to flee the store on foot with a small amount of cash and cigarettes.Norton PD shared two images of the suspects on their Facebook page and described one as a male wearing black sweatpants, black sneakers with white soles, and a blue hooded sweatshirt.The other suspect was described as wearing camo-style pants with a gray hooded sweatshirt and black backpack.Both men were said to have been wearing “half-face masks” at the time of the robbery.Any...

Fantasy Fixer: Week 7

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

7’s Morey Hershgordon has the inside scoop on who to start and sit this week in Fantasy Fixer. Go set your lineups!

Boston city councilor’s description of Hamas attack as ‘massive military operation’ sparks outrage

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:12:05 GMT

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s resolution calling on Boston to declare the Hamas terrorist organization a “militant group” that launched a “massive military operation” in Israel has infuriated some of her council colleagues.Her call for de-escalation and a cease-fire in Israel and “occupied Palestine” was introduced at a Wednesday City Council meeting in response to one filed earlier in the week by Councilor Michael Flaherty, who wanted to condemn “Hamas and their brutal terrorist acts against Israel.”“To call them a militant group that launched a massive military operation is completely absurd and disgusting,” Flaherty told the Herald. “That wasn’t a military operation. That was a terrorist attack — and it was the worst barbaric aggression towards innocent Jews and innocent Jewish people since the Holocaust.”Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union.The City Council briefly discussed, but chose not to vote ...