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Israel’s Mossad spy agency says its agents in Iran busted an alleged plot against Israelis in Cyprus

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Mossad spy service announced on Thursday that its agents inside Iran seized the head of an alleged Iranian hit squad that planned to kill Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus.The Mossad, which rarely speaks to the media, said the man had given investigators a detailed “confession.” It said the information was relayed to authorities in Cyprus, where security services dismantled the cell.The Israeli claim could not be immediately verified, and there was no immediate comment from Cyprus or Iran.“We will reach whoever foments terrorism against Jews and Israelis around the world, including on Iranian soil,” said the Mossad statement, quoting an unnamed senior agency official.Israel considers Iran its greatest enemy, citing the Iranian government’s calls for Israel’s destruction and support for hostile militant groups. It also accuses Iran of trying to develop a nuclear bomb — a claim that Iran denies.Israel routi...

Snoop Dogg inspired Jack in the Box restaurant opens in Inglewood for a limited time

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

Welcome to Dogg in tha Box; may Snoop Dogg take your order?In celebration of their recent partnership, Jack in the Box announced that a Snoop Dogg inspired pop-up restaurant will be open in Inglewood until July 2.  A look inside the internal seating for Dogg in tha Box. (Jack in the Box) “Dogg in tha Box is the mash-up fans never knew they needed but will never forget, transporting them to what Jack in the Box would look like in the Snoopiverse,” a news release said.“Fans of the two California legends can order from a totally Snoopified menu: Snizzacks and Sidez from Curleez to Jalepenizzle Poppers, to Bizurgers like the D-O-Double-Jack and Tasy Mothercluckers (Jack’s famous chicken sandwiches).”The pop-up experience is located at 1220 Centinela Ave in Inglewood and is open all day long. Two peach-flavored drinks returning to Chick-fil-A in June Guests who visit the limited-time pop-up experience can sit and take photos on Snoop Dogg’s throne, see the Snoop Dogg and Jack Box mural...

California's Black reparations task force concludes its historic 2 years of work

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Members of California's Black reparations task force were set to present their historic two-year report to state lawmakers Thursday, challenging critics to read the hefty tome and reconsider redress for the descendants of slavery. “This book of truth will be a legacy, will be a testament to the full story,” said Lisa Holder, a civil rights attorney and task force member. “Anyone who says that we are colorblind, that we have solved the problem of anti-Black ... racism, I challenge you to read this document.”The first-in-the-nation state slavery reparations panel met one last time Thursday ahead of handing off the 1,200-page report to the lawmakers responsible for turning the findings into legislation. Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom must agree for any money to be paid or for any policy changes to be adopted.The report details California's role in perpetuating discrimination against Black residents and suggests more than 100 ways to repair the harm. Ideas ran...

Paul A Antonio Killed in DUI Crash on East 29th Street [Tucson, AZ]

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

54-Year-Old Cyclist Struck and Killed by Impaired DriverTUCSON, AZ (June 29, 2023) – Sunday afternoon, a DUI crash on East 29th Street claimed the life of Paul A Antonio.The incident happened on May 21st, at around 2:45 p.m., in the 4200 block of East 29th Street.According to the Tucson Police Department, Antonio was riding a bicycle in the area when he was struck by a white 2010 Chevrolet Colorado. The collision caused the bicyclist to sustain serious injuries.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced 54-year-old Paul A Antonio dead at the scene.Meanwhile, police arrested the driver of the Chevrolet, 40-year-old James Lee Sorg, for driving under the influence. Officials booked him into Pima County Jail and he faces one count of manslaughter.At this time, no further details regarding the collision are available. However, an active investigation is currently underway.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. The team at Sweet...

Transform Your Failing Business Into A Soaring Success With Industry Magnate Dr. Bharat Sangani

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

Despite trying everything, do you need help achieving optimal business success? Look no further than Dallas’ leading cardiologist, serial entrepreneur, devoted family man, and life and business mentor, Dr. Bharat Sangani. Nicknamed ‘Doc,’ the Mumbai-born expert is changing lives with his three-pronged principles and rule of thumb: health, wealth, and wisdom. By implementing a lifetime of knowledge and integrity into any company’s backbone, his newly released Business Mentorship Program will guide owners and CEOs in the right direction – a potential worth fighting for.  Let’s be honest; your business is not where you want it to be. It could be that you’re not seeing sufficient results in the workplace, or perhaps the team has lost faith in the company’s overall mission. You have tried everything not to prevail, yet still, the weight of your business continuously looms overhead.With so much potential bubbling in the heart of its foundation, the feeling that sho...

Author Lucien Mars issues urgent warning in “The Last Harvest,” outlining a sinister plan for global depopulation set to commence in 2025

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

Researcher and archivist Lucien Mars, with collaborator and publisher Damien Dumar, has released a shocking collection of evidence culminating in a worldwide genocidal depopulation plan in “The Last Harvest: A Secret History of Lucifera, Aliens, The Illuminati & the Fate of Humanity.” Tackling a broad range of sources from ancient history to the modern political and economic elite, the book exposes the grand, interconnected plan to depopulate the globe as prescribed by the Georgia Guidestones.This provocative volume spans quotes from world leaders, hidden historical fragments, mythological connections to present-day problems, long-held secrets about the involvement of extraterrestrials in human development, the heightening frequency of global disasters, and the three-way war among the Majians, Anunnaki, and Reptilians, among other elements of a centuries-long timeline of hidden truths.After decoding a ME (pronounced “may”) crystal containing ancient galactic history predat...

No shushing here: Librarians get defiantly loud on book bans at annual conference in Chicago

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

Christopher Borrelli | Chicago TribuneThe American Library Association conference that ended Tuesday at McCormick Place tends to be a predictably tame six days. The annual gathering of librarians, publishers and information professionals has been happening since the 19th century. The Chicago-based ALA greets librarians from rural towns, big cities, colleges, high schools, libraries in other countries. They eat a hot dog and take a boat tour and, for a week, dig into the latest archiving techniques, discuss methods of bolstering diversity and forecast digital trends.That was before the book banners.“We need to fight now!” shouted a librarian from Tennessee during a panel.“The crazies are tough but we’re tougher!” yelled a librarian from California.You have never heard a quiet profession clap so hard.The book banners had always been there, of course.According to Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, when the group started tracking book challenge...

VTA pressures downtown San Jose merchants to exit sites: court papers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

SAN JOSE — Some downtown San Jose business people claim a transit agency seeks to shove them out of their locations with insufficient compensation ahead of BART station construction, court papers show.The dispute centers on a three-story retail and residential building in downtown San Jose property, according to documents that are part of a lawsuit filed by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA, which seeks to seize the property through an eminent domain proceeding.The property owner claims that VTA failed to properly appraise the property’s value — the VTA estimator thought the building was two stories high when in fact it is three stories — and is attempting to force out the site’s tenants before they have secured new locations to operate, court documents assert.29 through 31 E. Santa Clara St. in downtown San Jose, aerial view, is showing the property within the outline. Boundaries are approximate. (Google Maps)The building in ...

Christine King Farris, last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

Associated PressATLANTA — Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died.Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved aunt” died Thursday. She was 95.I love you and will miss you, Aunt Christine. pic.twitter.com/NXHsqaTVET— Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 29, 2023For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy. But unlike her high-profile sister-in-law, Farris’ activism — and grief — was often behind the scenes.“She may not have always been on the line of the march, but that was true with a lot of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement,” said Marcellus Barksdale, a history professor at Morehouse College, of Farris in a 2009 interview with The Associated Press. “Because of the luminescence of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, Christine kind of got dimmed by that, but she was no less ...

Police: Man throws firework into crowd at SoCal Pride event

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

By Josh Haskell | CNNHERMOSA BEACH, California (KABC) — Hermosa Beach police are looking for a man who threw a lit firework into a crowd at a silent disco event marking Pride Month, injuring multiple people.The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. on June 17.Video shows the man standing off to the side of the event, lighting up a firework and tossing it into the crowd, then quickly getting onto a motorized beach cruiser and pedaling off. He appears to be accompanied by two additional people on their own bike.“We are investigating this as a possible hate crime,” said Hermosa Beach PD Capt. Landon Phillips. “We cannot rule that out. This was advertised as a Pride event. It appears the subject stopped there specifically, waited for a few minutes and then threw the explosive into the crowd.”The silent-disco festival was being held at Vista, at the Hermosa Beach pier as part of a series of activities to mark Pride Month supporting the LGBTQ community.Adam Molv...