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Wood burning ban for Southern California extended another day

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has announced that wood-burning restrictions originally issued for Monday in Southern California will now be extended through Tuesday.AQMD managers announced the Christmas Day No-Burn Alert due to an anticipated spike in particulate air pollution, which includes smoke, car exhaust, dust, soot and pollen, the district said.As of midday Monday, smog measurements were generally in the “good” to “moderate” range, according to the AQMD’s map on KTLA.com.The burning ban covers everyone living in the South Coast Air Basin, including Orange County, non-desert areas of Los Angeles County, Riverside and San Bernadino counties, through Dec. 26. It prohibits burning wood as well as manufactured fire logs unless your home relies solely on wood for heat, the district said.A map showing the areas of Southern California covered by a No-Burn Alert for Christmas Day and Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (South Coast AQMD)Mountain communities above 3,000 feet in e...

Air district asks Bay Area residents not to burn wood over Christmas

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

(BCN) -- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District asks Bay Area residents to refrain from burning wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves over the Christmas holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy. The district said Sunday that gathering around a fireplace may be a Christmas tradition for many, but there are serious health impacts associated with wood burning. Salvation Army holds its Christmas meal program Without additional wood burning activity, air quality is expected to be in the moderate range throughout the Bay Area on Monday. However, wood burning during the Christmas holiday can significantly impact localized areas and neighborhoods. Wood burning can also significantly impact indoor air quality. A Spare the Air Alert is not in effect and wood burning is not illegal. However, wood burning is strongly discouraged at this time. The district said decorative wrapping paper is manufactured using synthetic inks, plastic film, metallic finishes and other chemica...

Man arrested for possession of unregistered firearm after traffic stop

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

(BCN) -- A 24-year-old man was arrested in Santa Rosa on Saturday night after a traffic stop revealed an unregistered firearm in his possession, police said.Around 10 p.m., officers pulled over a BMW sedan for a suspended registration in the area of Todd Road and Moorland Avenue, according to Santa Rosa police.A probable cause search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a handgun in a red satchel bag.The gun did not have a serial number and was not registered as required by law, so the 24-year-old Santa Rosa resident was arrested on suspicion of possession of a loaded and unregistered firearm as well as carrying a loaded and concealed firearm while in a vehicle, police said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Hawks will be without De’Andre Hunter for at least 2 weeks because of right knee inflammation

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks will be without starting small forward De’Andre Hunter for at least two weeks as he deals with inflammation in his right knee, the team said Monday.Hunter, who has missed the last two games, will have a nonsurgical procedure on Tuesday. The team said Hunter, who on Saturday had an MRI that showed the inflammation, will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.Hunter is fourth on the team with his average of 14.9 points per game. He averages 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists and is one of the team’s top defensive players.The injury update means Hunter will miss at least six more games and is unlikely to return before a Jan. 10 home game against Philadelphia.The Hawks, who play at Chicago on Tuesday, have lost two straight games to fall to 12-17.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBASource

El rey Carlos III llama a la compasión en su mensaje de Navidad

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

Londres (CNN) — El rey Carlos III de Reino Unido utilizó la transmisión de su segundo mensaje navideño como monarca para llamar a la compasión de cara el conflicto mundial, mientras la guerra entre Israel y Hamas arrasa Gaza y la invasión rusa de Ucrania continúa.El mensaje de Navidad –una tradición real que se remonta a más de 90 años– se grabó en la Sala Central del Palacio de Buckingham, que da al famoso balcón con vistas al monumento a la reina Victoria y a la explanada.Mientras el rey, de 75 años, reflexionaba sobre los últimos 12 meses, se apoyó en el elemento central de la fe cristiana de tratar a los demás como te gustaría que te trataran a ti.Tras un año de la muerte de Isabel II, ¿cómo le ha ido al rey Carlos III y a la familia real?“En un momento de conflictos cada vez más trágicos en todo el mundo, rezo para que también podamos hacer todo lo que esté a nuestro alcance para protegernos unos a otros”, dijo Carlos. “Las palabras de Jesús parecen más ...

El opositor ruso, Alexei Navalny, es localizado tres semanas después de perder contacto

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

MOSCÚ — El encarcelado líder opositor ruso Alexei Navalny ha sido localizado en una colonia penal más arriba del Círculo Ártico, dijeron allegados este lunes, tres semanas después de haber perdido contacto con él.Navalny, el más prominente crítico del presidente ruso Vladímir Putin, está cumpliendo una sentencia de 19 años de cárcel por acusaciones de extremismo. Había estado preso en la región Vladimir del centro de Rusia, a unas140 millas al este de Moscú, pero sus abogados dicen que desde el 6 de diciembre no podían entablar contacto con él.Su vocera, Kira Yarmysh, dijo en X, antes Twitter, que Navalny fue localizado en una colonia penal en Kharp, un pueblo de la región Yamalo-Nenets a unas 1,200 millas al noreste de Moscú.Navalny “está bien, al menos lo mejor posible después de tanto tiempo” y un abogado le visitó, dijo Yarmysh a The Associated Press. ¿Dónde está Navalny? Líder opositor desaparece de una cárcel en Rusia Sentencian a líder...

Este lunes es el último día que Biden tiene para mantener algunos modelos de Apple Watch a la venta en EE.UU.

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

(CNN) — Se agota el tiempo para una acción de emergencia de último minuto que mantenga los modelos más recientes de Apple Watch en las tiendas de Estados Unidos.El presidente Joe Biden tiene hasta este lunes 25 de diciembre para revocar un fallo de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional de Estados Unidos que le impedirá a Apple vender el Apple Watch Series 9 y el Apple Watch Ultra 2, entre otros modelos más nuevos, porque infringen patentes registradas a nombre de otra empresa. Pero parece poco probable que el mandatario intervenga.¿Por qué prohíben algunos Apple Watch en EE.UU. y qué modelos son?Apple ya retiró los modelos de Watch en cuestión de su tienda en línea, y se espera que las tiendas físicas de Apple Store abran este martes sin ninguno de los últimos relojes. El Apple Watch SE, que más económico y que no está incluido en el fallo, sigue a la venta. Sin embargo, la prohibición afectaría al Apple Watch Series 6 y posteriores, y a todos los modelos de Apple Watch Ultra....

Acusan a X, de Elon Musk, de retener bonos prometidos a su personal, y ahora enfrentará una batalla judicial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — Un juez federal dictaminó que X, anteriormente Twitter, debe hacer frente a una demanda después de que el personal acusara a la empresa de no pagar las bonificaciones que se les habían prometido. El juez denegó el viernes la moción de X para desestimar el caso.Según una demanda presentada en junio de 2023 en nombre de los empleados, X fue acusada de no pagar los bonos anuales al personal tras su adquisición en octubre de 2022 por el multimillonario Elon Musk, a pesar de las repetidas garantías de los ejecutivos en el período previo y posterior a la operación de que la empresa lo haría.Elon Musk le pide a la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. más libertad para publicar en XLa demanda fue presentada en un tribunal federal de San Francisco por Mark Schobinger, que fue director de compensación de X hasta que dejó la empresa en mayo. La demanda busca el estatus de acción colectiva para los antiguos y actuales empleados de X que no recibieron su bonificación de 2022.A finale...

Safety Kareem Jackson not listed on Broncos roster

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Safety Kareem Jackson was not listed on the Denver Broncos roster as of Monday, Dec. 25.According to the Associated Press, the team had declined to activate Jackson for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots following his return from his second suspension.The AP said the team's roster exemption on Jackson also expired Monday, meaning the team would have had to cut another player or release Jackson.Jackson was first drafted to the Houston Texans in the 2010 NFL Draft. He moved to the Broncos in 2019.He had just returned to practice after a four-game suspension The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NBA MVP Embiid won’t play in 76ers-Heat Christmas game because of ankle issue. Jimmy Butler also out

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:43 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid will not play in Philadelphia’s Christmas night game against the Miami Heat, with the 76ers ruling him out because of a sprained right ankle.And his former 76ers teammate Jimmy Butler won’t play either, out again for the Heat with a strained calf.Embiid did not fly with the Sixers on Sunday to Miami. He got hurt during Friday’s win over Toronto.It’ll be the fourth game Embiid has missed this season for the 76ers, who are third in the Eastern Conference and fourth overall in the NBA, entering Monday with a 20-8 record. He has been on a tear in December, averaging 40.2 points and 12.6 rebounds on 61% shooting in nine appearances so far this month.For the season, Embiid is averaging a league-best 35 points per game — on pace right now to win his third consecutive scoring title. He’s had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in each of his last 13 games, the NBA’s longest such streak since 1972 when Kareem Abdul-...