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Acclaimed Bay Area arts organizations performs two Juneteenth concerts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir has two upcoming Juneteenth concerts on the calendar.First up, the acclaimed arts organization, which is led by artistic director Terrance Kelly, performs June 23 at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore.Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $22-$30.Then, on June 25, the award-winning Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir performs at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.Showtime is 7 p.m. and tickets are $24.Related ArticlesMusic | 7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend Music | Two iconic rock acts to make first Bay Area appearances in over 15 years Music | Stanford Jazz Festival 2023: Here’s who to catch in star-studded lineup Music | Hendrix tribute band kicks off Milpitas’ Summer Concert Series Music | Review: Country star shows once again why he’s one of the best of all time For more information on these shows, visit oigc.org. 

San Francisco announces initiative to convert office buildings for other use

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a new initiative Thursday to encourage and support converting underutilized office buildings for other purposes. The initiative is part of San Francisco's "vision for the future of Downtown," according to a press release from the mayor's office. San Francisco’s hiring practices to blame for vacant job crisis, jury finds As part of the initiative, a Request for Interest (RFI) has been announced by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development in partnership with the city Planning Department. Potential responses to the RFI can be for conversion projects that include:Converting office space into housingReactivating vacant ground floor spaces with neighborhood-serving retail, entertainment and cultural usesEnhancing the public realmActivating underutilized upper floorsSupport education, art, research, and manufacturing“We are implementing strategic policies to strengthen San Francisco’s economic vibrancy andsupport ...

NHL teams won’t wear theme-night jerseys after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

NHL teams won’t have special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to wear rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions.The league’s Board of Governors agreed Thursday with Commissioner Gary Bettman’s view that the refusals overshadowed teams’ efforts in hosting Pride nights that in some cases included auctioning off the warmup jerseys. All 32 teams held Pride or Hockey is for Everyone night.Teams will still celebrate Pride and other theme nights, including military appreciation and Hockey Fights Cancer. They’re also expected to still design and produce jerseys to be autographed and sold to raise money, even though players won’t skate around with them on during warmups.Seven players, citing various reasons, decided not to take part in pregame warmups when their teams donned Pride jerseys before games. A few teams also decided not to have players wear them after planning to ...

Republicans vote to cut University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32M in diversity programs spat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted to cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million on Thursday despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested.The cut comes in reaction to Republican anger over diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs on the system’s 13 universities. Republican leaders have said the $32 million is what they estimated would be spent on those programs over the next two years.“They need to refocus their priorities on being partners on developing our workforce and the future of the state, and we’re hopeful that they’re going to be ready to do that as we move forward,” Republican state Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee, said at a news conference.The university system could get the $32 million back at a later date if it shows how it would be spent on workforce development efforts, an...

US Navy detected ‘anomaly’ in underwater acoustics that was likely Titan implosion on Sunday, official tells AP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — US Navy detected ‘anomaly’ in underwater acoustics that was likely Titan implosion on Sunday, official tells AP.Source

Aseguran que hay nuevas pistas en el mayor misterio que rodea al Vaticano

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

ROMA — Exactamente 40 años después de la desaparición de la hija adolescente de un empleado del Vaticano, la institución dijo el jueves que habían surgido nuevas pistas “dignas de investigar” con la esperanza de llegar finalmente al fondo de uno de los mayores misterios de la Santa Sede.Emanuela Orlandi desapareció el 22 de junio de 1983 tras salir del apartamento en el que vivía con su familia en la Ciudad del Vaticano para ir a una clase de música en Roma. Su padre era un empleado laico de la Santa Sede.A lo largo de los años, su desaparición se ha ligado a todo tipo de asuntos, desde el complot para asesinar a san Juan Pablo II, al escándalo financiero que implicó al banco vaticano y a los bajos fondos de la capital italiana. El misterio del Vaticano: reabren investigación por la desaparición de una joven La increíble historia del cura que no le tuvo miedo a Satanás: hizo más de 70,000 exorcismos El fiscal penal del Vaticano, A...

Queen’s unions call for renegotiation after Bill 124 decision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

Hundreds of Queen’s employees joined a rally on Tuesday calling on their employer to reopen negotiation of collective bargaining agreements that were settled with Bill 124’s raise restriction in place.Along with an open letter published last week, members of CUPE 229, CUPE 254, CUPE 1302, ONA 067, OPSEU 542, PSAC 901, QUFA, USW 2010, and USW 2010-01 are collectively raising their voices and asking their employer to make fair increases to their pay that were suppressed under Bill 124.Bill 124, which limited public sector wage increases to 1% yearly, was deemed unconstitutional in December – however the Doug Ford government has launched an appeal against the decision that ran over the last three days. QUFA, the faculty union who were in the midst of negotiations with the university when the court decision was announced, were able to secure a new deal that saw wage increases of 3%, 3.5% and 3%Now the remaining unions at Queen’s want to see their wage increases e...

Photos: Damage caused by severe storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Severe thunderstorms passed through the Denver metro Thursday afternoon bringing heavy rain, hail, thunder, damaging wind and a tornado. Photos show the extent of the damage, size of the hail and other conditions that rolled through mid to late afternoon. The heaviest of the storm hit south of Denver. Hail larger than a quarter in Littleton, Bowles and Pierce on June 22, 2023Hail in Littleton, Bowles and Pierce on June 22, 2023A storm cloud in Lone Tree, Colo. on June 22, 2023 around 3:45 p.m. (Photo: KDVR)Douglas County Sheriff's Office shared this photo of storm damage on June 22, 2023. (Photo: @dcsheriff)Douglas County Sheriff's Office tweeted photos of downed trees from the storms on June 22, 2023 (Photo credit: DougCo Sheriff's Office)This tree was uprooted by the storm in Douglas County (Photo credit; Douglas County Sheriff's Office) City of Littleton tweeted this photo of flooding and warned residents to use caution if venturing out (Photo credit: City of Lit...

Tornado in Highlands Ranch damages buildings, downs trees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A tornado touched down in Highlands Ranch Thursday afternoon, during the second consecutive day of severe storms south and west of Denver.Wednesday night, dozens of fans at Red Rocks Amphitheatre were injured by hail after 9 p.m. as they waited for a performance from Louis Tomlinson that was ultimately postponed.Thursday's severe storms came through much earlier, with warnings beginning around 2 p.m. and largely being east of the Denver metro area by 5 p.m.Highlands Ranch tornado timelineThe most damaging portion of Thursday's storm was near South Colorado Boulevard and South University Boulevard around 3:31 p.m. Tracking severe storms, tornado damage in Denver area: Live updates Video from cameras in the area showed what Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser described as a rain-wrapped tornado at the same time the National Weather Service reported that a tornado had been observed.Fraser said the radar signature for this storm was not something seen ver...

Wyoming's first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it takes effect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:39 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state’s first-in-the-nation law to ban them won’t take effect July 1 as planned while a lawsuit proceeds.Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that allowing the ban to take effect on schedule wouldn’t harm the lawsuit’s plaintiffs before their case is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides. Red Rocks hailstorm: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt Meanwhile, those plaintiffs “have clearly showed probable success on the merits,” Owens said in granting their request to temporarily block the pill ban.While other states have instituted de facto bans on the medication by broadly prohibiting abortion, Wyoming in March became the first U.S. state to specifically ban abortion pills.Two nonprofit organizations, including an abortion clinic that opened in Casper in April; and four women, including two obstetricians, have sued to challenge ...