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Alameda’s Left Field Dogs knocking classic fave out of the ballpark

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

Baseball and hot dogs go together about as well as a ball and glove. Seemingly meant for each other, usually the hot dog involved in this pairing is a pretty pedestrian affair, except on Alameda’s West End.For the past eight months, residents of the Island city have feasted on more substantial hot dogs, all with a baseball theme, at Left Field Dogs on Webster Street.“Alameda’s known for its baseball culture,” says the hot doggery’s co-owner, Abraham Kinfu, 38. “We wanted to pay homage to our baseball athletes.”Describing himself and partner John Ngu, also 38, as baseball fans, Kinfu, who holds an MBA from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, says the pair, who first met while attending Alameda’s Encinal High School, wanted to incorporate baseball culture, love for their hometown and hot dogs into the venture. To that end, most of the menu’s hot dogs are named after players with an Alameda or East Bay connection.Hot dog establishments that heavily influenced the pair inclu...

Alameda County: 1 dead after struggle between law enforcement and alleged car thieves

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

ALAMEDA COUNTY — One man died and two others were injured early Monday morning after a struggle in which an alleged car thief attempted to disarm a law enforcement officer in unincorporated Alameda County, according to the county’s sheriff’s office.In a news conference Monday morning, a spokesperson with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said a CHP officer was responding to a report of a stolen car out of Hayward that was found speeding on eastbound Interstate 580.The officer was following the car when it exited on 164th Avenue and later crashed. Three suspects, all wearing ski masks, then left the vehicle on foot, according to the sheriff’s office.An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who responded to the call saw the CHP officer on their back, fighting two of the suspects. One of the suspects appeared to be attempting to disarm the officer, the sheriff’s office said.“Shots were fired,” Lt. Tya Modeste said in the early morning news co...

Sube el premio mayor del Powerball a $552 millones para sorteo durante feriado del 4 de Julio

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

Por segunda vez este año, el premio mayor de Powerball ha pasado la marca de los $500 millones, al haber subido el premio mayor a $522 millones para el sorteo del lunes 3 de julio.Si tienes la suerte de ganar, la cantidad que realmente te lleves a casa probablemente sea mucho menor. Depende de dos factores: el tipo de pago que elijas y el estado en el que vives.Para el pago, tienes dos opciones: una suma global pagada de inmediato o una anualidad repartida en 30 años. En el caso del premio actual de $522 millones, el pago único en efectivo sería de $269.6 millones. Ganador del Powerball se conformará con $3.2 millones después de perder el premio mayor por un número Reclaman un premio millonario del Powerball horas antes de vencer el plazo El premio mayor subió después de que ningún boleto acertara los seis números sorteados el sábado por la noche: 4, 17, 35, 49, 61 y el 8 en el Powerball.Pero aunque ningún boleto tenía los 6 núme...

Hallan el fósil de un pájaro carpintero de más de 200,000 años

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Un equipo de paleontólogos argentinos halló un fósil de pájaro carpintero prehistórico, el más completo de Sudamérica, cuya antigüedad es superior a los 200,000 años y que será exhibido en los próximos días en el Museo Fray Manuel de Torres, de San Pedro, en la provincia de Buenos Aires.Según informó este lunes la institución, el ejemplar es un poco más grande que los pájaros carpinteros actuales y fue hallado en una cantera de extracción de piedra tosca bajo estratos que datan de hace un millón de años.Los descubridores de este hallazgo fueron José Luis Aguilar, director del museo, y Silvina Carro, que se toparon con piezas pequeñas del ave envueltas en una saliente rocosa de color pardo durante una salida de rutina.Tras recortar una parte de los sedimentos y efectuar las primeras tareas de limpieza, el equipo del museo encontró dentro de la roca un ave fosilizada prácticamente completa, ya que cuenta con el lateral izquierdo, cráneo y mandíbulas ent...

Accuser describes Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey as ‘slippery, snaky difficult person’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A man who described Kevin Spacey as a “slippery, snaky, difficult person” said Monday that the actor’s escalating sexual assaults caused him shame, anxiety and depression.The man, who worked with the American actor when he came to the Old Vic Theatre in London in the early 2000s, said that two decades later he cannot bring himself to view the Oscar-winner’s films or TV shows. “I can’t stand watching the man. It makes me feel sick,” the man, who cannot be identified under British law, said in a video of his police interview played for jurors in the Oscar-winner’s sexual assault trial. “It does make me feel a bit sick talking about it.”He said Spacey made him uncomfortable querying him about his sexuality, then became “touchy feely” and moved on to aggressive groping when they were alone together.“He was right from the get-go grooming me,” the man said in his police interview last year.Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges involving four men for events th...

What’s ‘Bidenomics’? The president hopes a dubious nation embraces his ideas condensed into the term

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long struggled to neatly summarize his sprawling economic vision. It’s been hard for voters to digest the mix of roads-and-bridges spending, tax hikes on big companies, tax credits for parents, tax breaks for renewable energy, grants to build computer chip factories, insulin price caps and slogans like “Build Back Better.” And that barely covers the full breadth of what the administration is doing and trying to do.Last week, the president gave a speech on “Bidenomics” in hopes that the term will lodge in voters’ minds ahead of the 2024 elections. But what is Bidenomics? Let’s just say the White House definition is different from the Republican one — evidence that catchphrases can be double-edged.Biden says his economic philosophy is the opposite of a Republican approach that favors broad tax cuts to spur growth. He sees the government as using the tax code in a more targeted fashion and fashioning other programs to foster investment in new t...

Police officer and man are killed as Indiana hospital confrontation leads to gunfire

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — Police confronted a man at a hospital in southern Indiana early Monday, leading to gunfire that killed an officer and the man, authorities said.The shooting at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, across the Ohio River from Kentucky, killed Tell City Sgt. Heather Glenn and local man Sean Hubert, 34, state police said.Officers were involved in an “altercation” with Hubert when shots were fired, Indiana State Police Sgt. John Davis said at a news conference. He offered few details and declined to take questions from reporters, citing the ongoing investigation. Glenn had spent nearly 20 years with the Tell City Police Department and the Perry County Sheriff’s Office. “Our police department suffered a tremendous loss,” Police Chief Derrick Lawalin said. “We lost a dear colleague, a dear friend. Sgt. Glenn — she’s a cornerstone of our department.”Lawalin also offered “thoughts and prayers” for Hubert’s family.Tell City, population 7,500, is 150 miles ...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as momentum slows from a huge rally to start the year

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Monday as momentum slows on Wall Street following its powerful rally to start the year.The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading, hanging close to its highest level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 9 points, or less than 0.1%, at 34,416, as of 11:10 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was basically flat.Tesla was one of the stronger stocks in the market, rising 7.4%. The company said over the weekend that the number of vehicles it delivered during the spring surged by 83% from a year earlier. That was more than analysts expected, though cuts to prices may have driven some of the gains. Investors will see how much the discounts hit profits when Tesla reports its earnings on July 19.Rivian, another electric-vehicle company, jumped 14.3% after it also said its deliveries for the spring topped analysts’ expectations. On the losing end of Wall Street was Apple, which slipped 1% after becoming the...

Police confirm additional Wichita club shooting victim, bringing total to 10 hurt

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

An eighth gunshot victim from a weekend shooting at a Kansas nightclub has been confirmed, police confirmed Monday, bringing the total number of people hurt to 10. Wichita police had originally reported seven people with gunshot wounds and another two people who were trampled in the rush to escape the club being hospitalized following the early Sunday morning shooting. An eighth shooting victim walked into a Wichita hospital later Sunday with a gunshot wound from the club shooting, Wichita Officer Juan Rebolledo confirmed. The man’s injury is not believed to be life-threatening. Rebolledo did not give the man’s name or age.Police investigators believe several shooters opened fire inside the City Nightz club just before 1 a.m. Sunday. One suspect, believed to be one of the shooters, was arrested Sunday morning, police said. That person’s name had not been released and no other arrests had been reported by Monday morning.Shots were fired from at least four guns insid...

Airlines seeing relief after weather, 4th of July travel causes weekend delays at MIA, FLL

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:20 GMT

As the 4th of July holiday approaches, so does relief at Miami International Airport (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) in South Florida after travel troubles due to weather conditions caused nationwide delays. According to FlightAware, a prominent flight tracking website, more than 5,000 flights experienced delays nationwide on Sunday, with an additional 600 flights canceled.On Monday, despite the long queues that were observed at MIA as early as 5 a.m. as travelers made their way back home, the situation appeared to improve. As the day progressed, MIA reported over 69 flight delays and two cancellations, while FLL experienced 57 delays but no cancellations.Amidst the holiday travel rush, airports are anticipating the arrival and departure of thousands of passengers. Travelers are advised to stay updated on their flight status and to arrive at the airports well in advance, allowing ample time for security checks and potential delays caused by ongoing weather conditio...