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‘Mandalorian’ creator Jon Favreau pitches Star Wars ride for Disneyland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

“Mandalorian” series creator Jon Favreau wants Walt Disney Imagineering to build an immersive theme park ride based on the Razor Crest spaceship in the Disney+ show for the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands in Disneyland and Disney World.Favreau pitched the idea for a new Mandalorian ride during a wide-ranging interview with IMDB about the new third season of the popular Star Wars television show.Favreau would center the attraction on the Razor Crest spacecraft that served as the trusty transport and living quarters for Mandalorian Din Djarin and the Force-sensitive toddler Grogu. The former military craft was destroyed in the second season of “The Mandalorian” by Imperial forces. @imdb That’s a huge yes on rides that make you feel sick. #mandalorian #disneyworld #jonfavreau #kateesackhoff #imdb ♬ original sound – IMDb “I’d probably do something that’s very immersive,” Favreau told IMDB. “I’d probably do something with haptics worked in. I’d probably use assets that we us...

Single-family residence sells for $1.8 million in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

582 Weldon Avenue – Google Street ViewThe historic property located in the 500 block of Weldon Avenue in Oakland was sold on Jan. 30, 2023. The $1,800,000 purchase price works out to $1,023 per square foot. The house built in 1922 has an interior space of 1,759 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and one parking space. It sits on a 3,944-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold close by:A 2,491-square-foot home on the 3700 block of Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland sold in August 2022 for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $642. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In December 2022, a 1,514-square-foot home on York Street in Oakland sold for $1,050,000, a price per square foot of $694. The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.On York Street, Oakland, in August 2022, a 1,501-square-foot home was sold for $1,205,000, a price per square foot of $803. The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms. 

Mother arrested on suspicion of abandoning baby in California gas station trash can

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

A 25-year-old woman was arrested Friday morning, March 10, on suspicion of abandoning her newborn baby boy in a trash can at a Chevron gas station in Fullerton, authorities said.The Fullerton resident was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and felony child abuse after Fullerton police served a search warrant in the 400 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue, about five blocks east of the station on the southeast corner of Orangethorpe and Euclid Street, Sgt. Ryan O’Neil said.Detectives found surveillance footage at the gas station that showed a physical description of the suspected mother and learned of possible vehicle information, which helped then identify the woman, O’Neil said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Infant abandoned in restroom trash can at California gas station Crime and Public Safety | Mother and boyfriend convicted in torture-murder of 10-year-old California boy Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area probation offi...

Bay Area storm updates: Southbound 101 closed in Gilroy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Rain continued in the Bay Area through Friday morning as the first in a series of atmospheric rivers hit the Bay Area. The storm is expected to continue through the weekend with another atmospheric river on deck set to begin next week. More: Here’s what to do if your house floods Stick with KRON4 for the latest updates on the storm. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Daily News SIGN UP NOW Bay Area storm updates:Friday, March 1011 a.m. -- Gilroy 101 closure updateUS 101 in Gilroy in the southbound direction is closed due to flooding from 10th Street to State Route 25, according to the CHP. "With the additional rains forecasted, there is an unknown ETA for reopening," the CHP advised. "Please drive slowly in inclement weather."10:45 a.m. -- Preside...

Conflicting Reports Thicken Nord Stream Bombing Plot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

In the month since veteran journalist Seymour Hersh published his bombshell report alleging that President Joe Biden personally authorized a covert action to bomb the Nord Stream pipelines, we’ve seen a frenzy of speculation, detailed dissection of Hersh’s specific assertions, and the emergence of competing narratives both supporting and denouncing the report.The question of whether Hersh’s story is accurate — either in whole or in part — is of monumental significance, and there are some issues related to this story that have not received as much attention as they deserve. Among these are questions surrounding the legal and constitutional framework the Biden administration would have used if, as Hersh’s source alleges, Biden directly ordered the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines. There is also an emerging counternarrative to Hersh’s reporting from U.S. intelligence that warrants scrutiny, both on its merits and for how it might relate to Hersh’s story.“A Pro-Ukrainian Group...

Longtime Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor dies at age 80

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Otis Taylor, the longtime Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL’s dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80.Taylor’s family, who had been caring for him as he dealt with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, confirmed that he had passed away a mere seven months after Dawson, his close friend and teammate.Taylor spent all 10-plus years of his career in Kansas City, where he was a fourth-round pick out of Prairie View A&M in the 1965 AFL draft. He went on to have two 1,000-yard seasons during an era in which the passing game was still evolving, and he finished his career with 7,306 yards and 57 touchdown catches.“Otis made my job easy,” Dawson once said. “If you got the pass to Otis, you knew he’d catch it.”Taylor is perhaps best remembered for the 46-yard touchdown pass in the 1970 Super Bowl that clinched the Chiefs’ victory over the V...

Jill Biden promotes cancer research in New Orleans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden was traveling to a medical center in New Orleans on Friday to stress the importance of cancer research, a priority in the budget proposal President Joe Biden sent to Congress.The Democratic president’s overall budget plan has been roundly criticized by Republicans and won’t make it through Congress intact. But Biden is hoping the fight against cancer will find bipartisan support.Set to accompany the first lady at the Louisiana Cancer Research Center was Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had joined his fellow Republicans a day earlier in criticizing the overall budget plan. Cassidy and his wife Laura, who was also slated to attend Friday’s events, are physicians. The president made fighting cancer part of the “unity agenda” that he outlined near the beginning of his administration, and he’s asked Congress to approve $2.8 billion to advance the goal.It’s a personal issue for the Bidens. According to the White House, Jill Biden’s ad...

AP Week in Pictures: Global

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

March 4 – 10, 2023War continues in Ukraine, where the battle for the city the Ukrainians have dubbed “fortress Bakhmut” has become emblematic of the way each side has tried to wear down the other.The Jewish community celebrates Purim, a holiday commemorating the Jews’ salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther.Women all around the world gather to celebrate the International Women’s Day.From a funeral in Boryspil, to the Holi festival in India, to the Paris Fashion Week, to protests in Georgia, this gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Eloy Martin in Madrid, and AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York. ___Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com/Source

Survivor of White Rose group that resisted Nazis dies at 103

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of a German group known as the White Rose that actively resisted the Nazis, has died. She was 103.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences to her family Friday, describing Lafrenz as a “wonderful and immeasurably brave woman.”“Your mother was one of the few who, in the face of the crimes of National Socialism, had the courage to listen to her conscience and stand up to dictatorship, fascism and war.”According to an obituary published in The Charleston Post and Courier, Lafrenz died on March 6. She had emigrated to the United States after the war, marrying fellow physician Vernon Page and eventually retiring to South Carolina.Born in Hamburg on May 3, 1919, Lafrenz moved to Munich to study medicine at the age of 22, where she met Hans Scholl. Through him she became acquainted with other students who were opposed to the Nazis and months later took part in the White Rose’s risky efforts to distribute ...

Driver wanted in hit-and-run on shoulder of I-25

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are looking for a driver who was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run that injured one person while they were pushing a van on the shoulder of Interstate 25.According to the Denver Police Department, the hit-and-run occurred on Feb. 12 at 10:55 p.m. on southbound I-25 at 20th Avenue.DPD said two people were pushing a van on the right shoulder of the highway when they were struck by an unknown driver in a silver Porsche. One of the victims was pinned against the van and suffered serious injuries as a result. The current status of the victim's condition is unknown at this point. Driver seriously injured after crashing into apartment, causes natural gas leak The driver fled the scene without checking on the victims.Officers are now looking for a silver Porsche that may have minor to moderate damage to the front bumper.Anyone with information on this hit-and-run is urged to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous an...