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Kurtenbach: The SF Giants organization is treading water. We’ll find out if they swim or drown this season.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

Who needs a big-time free agent signing Aaron Judge or Carlos Correa?The 2023 San Francisco Giants have Michael Conforto and Joc Pederson.Who needs a clear-cut, mow-’em-down ace to pair with Logan Webb?The ’23 Giants have seven solid starting pitchers.Who needs to compete for the National League West title this season?After all, 84 wins and a wild card berth entitles you to the same number of playoff games.The San Francisco Giants brass wants you to believe all these alternatives are superior.In fact, they’re surprised they have to convince you of it.“I think we’re finding that some of it takes some explaining,” Giants CEO Larry Baer told this news organization earlier this month. “It’s not in the headlines… When [fans] start seeing [Ross] Stripling pitching and Sean Manaea pitching and Conforto, Taylor Rogers, it’s like, ‘OK, I get it, you did a lot of moves that added up.’”But heading into the season, these Giants project to be a mediocre team with a ...

Suspect in Oakland fatal crash, who was later injured in police shooting, takes 12-year prison term

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

OAKLAND — The driver in a 2020 crash that killed a woman in Oakland has agreed to a 12-year prison term in a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, according to court records.David Garibay-Vargas, 29, agreed to plead no contest in February to vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, and joyriding, court records show. He is scheduled to be sentenced in April.Garibay-Vargas was arrested in 2021 on suspicion of killing 42-year-old Brooke Elizabeth Smith, whose Subaru was struck around 1 a.m. on Jan. 19, 2020, as she drove through the intersection of Grand Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, near Lake Merritt. Witnesses later reported seeing three men fleeing from the other vehicle, an Audi, which was also damaged in the crash, court records show.Shortly after his arrest, Garibay-Vargas bailed out of jail, but quickly became a wanted man once again after missing a June 2021 court appearance. Then, in August 2021, Garibay-Vargas was arrested by Oakland police officers who fired at him ...

Trixie Mattel: Drag bans are the real threat, not drag shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

By Trudy Ring for CNNTENNESSEE (Advocate Channel) — RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel speaks out against drag bans in a new YouTube video.In the video, released Monday, Mattel (out of drag, Brian Michael Firkus), gets into drag and denounces the restrictions recently adopted in Tennessee and proposed elsewhere.“None of this should be about whether or not drag is something everyone should like,” Mattel says. “It shouldn’t be about whether or not drag is something everyone even accepts. It should be about whether or not something is really about protecting anyone. Not just children. Anyone.”“Right now in Tennessee, I can get a gun and carry it around in public, but I can’t put on a fu—ing wig,” the queen continues. “On my second offense of doing drag in Tennessee, I could become a felon. A felon! As a white, rich drag queen, that scares me. How do you think that people of color and trans women, and trans women and people of color who do drag feel? They migh...

Pope to remain hospitalized for days with respiratory infection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

By NICOLE WINFIELDVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in a Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn’t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday.The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed.It immediately raised questions about Francis’ overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.Pope FrancisPope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of womenPope Francis ‘saddened’ by Monterey Park mass shooting‘Being homosexual isn’t a crime,’ says Pope FrancisPope Francis grateful for ‘noble’ Benedict and his prayersPope warns Vatican staff an ‘elegant demon’ l...

Alameda County commission formed to look at reparations for Black people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the formation of a commission that will create an action plan to address inequities caused by slavery and discrimination against Black residents. The commission will be appointed by the board and have up to 15 members from a variety of backgrounds. Members may include someone who was displaced by gentrification and a person who was incarcerated. Board president Nate Miley said the board is not proposing putting checks in the pockets of African Americans, though that could happen. Other forms of reparations may occur, too. Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion "Today, we as Black people live under the shadow of slavery," Supervisor Keith Carson said. "It wasn't 150 years ago, it wasn't 250 years ago, it continues to persist today." Black people comprise the largest number of homeless individuals in the country, Carson said, and thousands of Black people were experimented on. Earlier in his commen...

Franklin Covey: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Franklin Covey Co. (FC) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $1.7 million.The Salt Lake City-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 13 cents per share.The corporate training and consultanting company posted revenue of $61.8 million in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $62.4 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FCSource

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 3/29/2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

Stocks rallied as Wall Street shook off more of the fear that dominated it earlier this month. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite also rose. They followed similar gains in other markets around the world. A measure of nervousness among stock investors on Wall Street is back near its lowest levels since early this month, before Silicon Valley Bank became the second-largest U.S. bank failure in history. The S&P 500 is on track to close a tumultuous month with a modest gain.On Wednesday:The S&P 500 rose 56.54 points, or 1.4%, to 4,027.81.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 323.35 points, or 1%, to 32,717.60.The Nasdaq composite rose 210.16 points, or 1.8% to 11,926.24.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 18.97 points, or 1.1%, to 1,771.60.For the week:The S&P 500 is up 56.82 points, or less than 1.4%.The Dow is up 480.07 points, or 1.5%.The Nasdaq is up 102.28 points, or 0.9%.The Russell 2000 is up 36....

Reeds: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Reeds Inc. (REED) on Wednesday reported a loss of $5.9 million in its fourth quarter.The Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of $2.49 per share.The beverage and candy company posted revenue of $15 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $19.2 million, or $9.52 per share. Revenue was reported as $53 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on REED at https://www.zacks.com/ap/REEDSource

MLB opening day offers clocks, shift bans, Ohtani and Judge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

A major shift in how Major League Baseball is played. About time, too.Aaron Judge aiming at his own home run record, Shohei Ohtani trending with every pitch and swing, Dusty Baker trying to win another World Series ring.All-Stars in different spots, a new scheduling concept featuring each team facing all 29 opponents.If it sounds like these plot lines are from a movie — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes to mind — it’s true.Opening day is Thursday and the full slate includes games at Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium. And good news for fans — there’s no snow in the forecast at any of them.TICK-TOCKManny Machado drew the first pitch clock violation in spring training and it was nuisance. A game between the Braves and Red Sox ended on a clock call and it was a novelty.Chances are, if Max Scherzer or Nolan Arenado or some other intense star gets timed out in a key spot, it could go nuclear.But MLB realized it had to do something to c...

Accelerate Diagnostics: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:51 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Accelerate Diagnostics Inc. (AXDX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $14.8 million in its fourth quarter.The Tucson, Arizona-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share.The maker of systems that diagnose drug-resistant infections posted revenue of $3 million in the period.For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $62.5 million, or 76 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $12.8 million.In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company’s shares hit 50 cents. A year ago, they were trading at $1.48._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AXDX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AXDXSource