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E-scooter batteries blamed for recent SF fires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The San Francisco Fire Department has seen an increase in fires caused by Lithium-ion batteries. These batteries that are used to power E-bikes and E-scooters are catching fire during charging. It happened Tuesday at an apartment complex on Locksley Avenue. Man in custody after slashing BART rider with ‘cleaver-style knife’: police KRON4 reached out to SFFD on March 5 when the battery of an e-scooter caught fire at an apartment building on Polk Street. Two months later, it’s still happening.“We are seeing a rise in responses for battery-related fires throughout San Francisco,” said SFFD Captain Jonathan Baxter, Baxter says it’s a growing problem nationwide. The batteries used to power e-scooters and e-bikes overheat during charging and catch fire.Oftentimes the batteries catch fire at night while residents are asleep. That’s what happened early Tuesday morning at a high-rise on Locksley Ave.“I hear fire alarms go off and start smelling like a plast...

SF bar named one of 50 best in North America, new ranking says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Francisco bar was named one of the 50 best in North America by a ranking released last week. The list named Pacific Cocktail Haven in San Francisco the 28th-best bar on the continent.Pacific Cocktail Haven is the only Bay Area bar to crack the list. Founded in 2016, the bar is located at 550 Sutter St. in Union Square. Yelp: San Mateo bakery ranked second best for Asian-owned bakeries in US The cocktails are "inspired by Asian-Pacific ingredients," according to the business' website. Pacific Cocktail Haven was named "Best American Cocktail Bar" in 2020 by the Spirited Awards®.Last year, the same ranking by "North America's 50 Best Bars" had two Bay Area establishments on its list: Friends and Family in Oakland at No. 33 and ABV in SF at No. 39. Three other California bars made the 2023 list. In Los Angeles, Thunderbolt ranked No. 10 and Death & Co. at No. 30. Youngblood in San Diego ranked No. 49.Double Chicken Please in New York City topped the list at numbe...

Turkey’s closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan’s rule or set country on new course

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, taking place on Sunday, could stretch President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade — or they could set the country on a new course.Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the secular, center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, is the main challenger trying to dislodge Erdogan after 20 years in office. The 74-year-old is the joint candidate of a six-party alliance that has vowed to dismantle an executive presidential system that Erdogan installed and return the country to a parliamentary democracy with checks and balances. As well as the opposition alliance, Kilicdaroglu has clinched the support of the country’s pro-Kurdish party, which garners around 10% of the votes. And polls have g...

Why Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg, other celebrities want to buy the Ottawa Senators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — While some hockey fans may be surprised by multiple celebrities facing off for a minority ownership stake in the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, experts who study the business of sport say the prospect stands to lift the team’s profile to new heights. It is also seen as a safe way for stars to park their money.Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds and rapper Snoop Dogg have both confirmed their interest, while Toronto recording artist The Weeknd has reportedly also thrown his hat into the ring.For film or music stars interested in owning a professional sports team, the opportunity simply doesn’t come around often, said Michael Naraine, associate professor of sport management at Brock University.“When you think about professional sport, it is a cartel-like system. There are only 32 teams, only 32 seats,” he told The Canadian Press. “Teams like the Ottawa Senators, even though they’ve never won the Stanley Cup and they are not doing so hot momentum-wise on the ice, they’re ...

Takeaways from town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was ‘fake,’ calls Jan. 6 ‘a beautiful day’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate doubling down on his false claims as he faced tough questions in an interview for the first time in years after largely sticking to friendly conservative media outlets. Wednesday’s town hall marked Trump’s first appearance on CNN since 2016. He had branded the network “fake news” and never granted any of its journalists an interview while president. Trump’s campaign said he was appearing on the network to step outside of a GOP comfort zone as he already starts to turn his focus to a potential 2024 general election rematch with Democrat Joe Biden.Trump’s appearance on CNN comes at a time of jarring dualities for the former president: The Republican is facing a crescendo of legal problems yet seems in a stronger position than ever to become his party’s presidential nominee, and he’s attempting to reach mainstream media viewers despite having de...

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party challenged in only southern state where it holds power

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka voted Wednesday in an election where pre-poll surveys showed the opposition Congress party favored over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist party.The votes for 224 state legislature seats will be counted May 13 and the outcome is likely to be an indicator of voter sentiment ahead of national elections expected by May next year.Bengaluru, the state capital, is India’s information technology hub and the area is a sought-after workplace for young professionals. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is battling to retain the only southern state where it has ever won power. BJP strongholds are in northern, central and western India, while opposition parties rule the other southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The BJP is battling to limit its losses due to anti-incumbency, inflation, allegations of corruption and poor infrastructure development in the state.A. Narayana, a politi...

‘Affront to democracy’: Concern about appointing Mississippi judges where most are elected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three residents of Mississippi’s capital city testified Wednesday that their rights as citizens are undermined by a new state law that would create a court inside Jackson with judges who are appointed because the state constitution requires most judges to be elected.“It is an affront to democracy,” Ann Saunders said.She and the other two residents — Sabreen Sharrief and Dorothy Triplett — are the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Mississippi Center for Justice, the ACLU of Mississippi and the MacArthur Justice Center.The lawsuit is one of two that challenge laws Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed April 21. The laws will expand state policing in the capital city of Jackson, establish a court with an appointed judge and authorize four appointed judges to work alongside the four elected circuit court judges in Hinds County, which is home to Jackson.Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas conducted a hearing Wednesday to co...

Coroner says blunt force injury killed worker at Amazon warehouse in Indiana

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A worker who died after being hurt at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne suffered a blunt force injury, a coroner said Wednesday.The death of Caes David Gruesbeck, 20, of Fort Wayne, has been ruled an accident, Allen County Coroner Dr. Jon Brandenberger said.Emergency medical crews were called around noon Monday to the Amazon Fulfillment Center, Allen County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Cpl. Adam Griffith said. Gruesbeck was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.The death is under investigation, the sheriff’s department has said. Additional details about the death or what Gruesbeck was doing at the time have not been released.The warehouse remains closed and employees continue to be paid, Amazon spokesperson Maureen Lynch Vogel said. She did not say when it would reopen.Source

Trump participa en un foro de CNN en Nueva Hampshire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

(CNN) —  El expresidente Donald Trump participa en un foro presidencial de CNN en Nueva Hampshire.Durante el evento, que conduce la presentadora de “CNN This Morning” Kaitlan Collins, Trump responde preguntas de los republicanos de Nueva Hampshire y los electores indecisos que planean votar en las primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano de 2024.Esta es la primera aparición de Trump en CNN desde la campaña presidencial de 2016.Jurado determina que Trump agredió sexualmente a E. Jean Carroll, en decisión sobre juicio civilEl foro de CNN ocurre mientras Trump se ha posicionado rápidamente como el principal favorito en la carrera por la candidatura republicana. Un puñado de republicanos se han sumado a la contienda de 2024 hasta ahora, aunque el mayor rival potencial de Trump, el gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis, todavía está evaluando una posible campaña. La campaña de Trump y sus aliados políticos han seguido intensificando sus ataques contra DeSantis, a medida que el...

All-NBA Teams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:20 GMT

(Voting on a 5-3-1 basis by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters)First Team1st2nd3rdTotalF Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil100––500F Jayson Tatum, Bos928–484C Joel Embiid, Phi8713–474G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC63295407G Luka Doncic, Dal60334403Second TeamC Nikola Jokic, Den3268–364G Donovan Mitchell, Cle453616349G Stephen Curry, GS172043188F Jimmy Butler, Mia15221182F Jaylen Brown, Bos14529169Third TeamC Domantas Sabonis, Sac–2669147G De’Aaron Fox, Sac13340144G Damian Lillard, Por–3629137F Julius Randle NY–3035125F LeBron James, LAL–163381Others receiving votesGuards: Ja Morant, Memphis 44; Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee 39; Jalen Brunson, New York 23; Devin Booker, Phoenix 10; James Harden, Philadelphia 6; Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana 1; Trae Young, Atlanta 1.Forwards: Lauri Markkanen, Utah 49; Kevin Durant, Phoenix 35; Pascal Siakam, Toronto 15; Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers 15; Anthony Edwards, Minnesota 14; Jaren Jacks...