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Being a catalyst of change in the cosmetics world and promoting sustainability is Biokidé Founder Fatimata Kane.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

Biokidé has been breaking barriers in the vast and ever-evolving cosmetics industry as a sustainable luxury cosmetics brand.Having the vision to attain specific goals in life is one thing, but having the courage and the right mental attitude to take risks when required and make bold choices, to stand unconventional yet relevant in one’s chosen industry, is a different game altogether. It takes a lot for people to make it to the latter category, but there has been an influx of female business owners and professionals who have been doing precisely that and stunning people worldwide with their work ethics, their business astuteness and the purpose with which they work on thriving their brands and businesses. We couldn’t help but notice the rise of one such incredible woman, a woman of genuine purpose; we are talking about Fatimata Kane.Fatimata Kane is the one that up-and-comers in the business world are looking up to for the sheer brilliance she has shown in her entreprene...

Feds seize 150 gallons of meth: Two sentenced to federal prison for operating conversion meth lab in San Jose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

SAN JOSE — Two men who operated a clandestine laboratory designed to convert liquidized methamphetamine into a crystalized form have been sentenced to multi-year stints in federal prison, court records show.Mario Orozco was sentenced to five years in federal prison, while Teodoro Ayon-Ramos was given a four-year, three-month prison term. Both sentences were handed down by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, court records show.Both men were indicted in late 2020, and have been out of jail while their cases were pending. Davila gave Ayon-Ramos until June 20 to turn himself into prison, and Orozco has until July 5, according to the sentencing papers.Ayon-Ramos’ lawyer wrote in court papers that his client had hoped to raise money for an ailing father who suffered from cancer, but added, “Mr. Ramos is not contending that his motive makes him less guilty of his crime.” Orozco’s lawyer described him in court papers as “a hardworking family man, who is se...

Funeral funds grow for Antioch 18-year-old shot to death at birthday party

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

ANTIOCH — An online fundraiser seeking $30,000 to cover the funeral and other expenses for an 18-year-old woman killed at a birthday party shooting that also wounded six others went past the halfway mark to its goal Tuesday.Nadia Tirado, of Antioch, was hit in the hail of gunfire that broke out about 1 a.m. Sunday in or near a residence on Sunset Lane near Mountaire Park. According to police, uninvited guests arrived at the party and something sparked a conflict and bullets flew.Tirado died after being rushed to a hospital. The fundraiser reached $15,100 early Tuesday. It said Tirado was hit in the lower abdomen.Her death is the fourth homicide investigated by Antioch police this year.“Like many others, we are extremely heartbroken and devastated,” fundraiser organizers Melina Alvarez and Sandra Rangel wrote in the page’s entry. “With the help of friends and family, we would love to honor her and say our final goodbyes.”Police have not made any ar...

Watch live: Crowds build ahead of Trump arraignment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

Demonstrators are gathering at downtown Miami's federal courthouse ahead of Former President Trump’s arraignment on charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. On Monday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) stated that security would be sufficient to make sure crowds are “peaceful in demonstrating how they feel.” Miami officials have readied their security for a turnout of up to 50,000, officials indicated.The arraignment itself is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET, although the courtroom proceedings will not be streamed or recorded on camera.Coverage of events has been ongoing in Miami and outside Trump's nearby Doral, Fla., golf club, where the former president stayed Monday night.Watch the live video above.

Brazil holds out hope of hiring Ancelotti as national team coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Brazil will make another push to hire Carlo Ancelotti despite the coach’s intention to remain with Real Madrid next season.Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian soccer confederation, said Tuesday he hopes to meet with Ancelotti or his staff in the next few days to discuss the possibility of hiring him.“We see him as one of the best soccer coaches in the world,” Rodrigues said in Madrid at the official launch of a friendly between Brazil and Spain to boost the fight against racism. “He is a winner and every athlete who played for him say that they miss him and that he is the best coach that they ever had.”Ancelotti was thankful for Brazil’s interest but last month said he will finish his Madrid contract, which runs through the 2023-24 season. He said he and the club are in agreement for him to stay.Brazil has been without a coach since Tite left after the World Cup in Qatar.Brazil will play a friendly against Guinea in Spain on Saturday and three day...

Haddad Maia loses in 1st round, title defense over at Nottingham Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Beatriz Haddad Maia’s defense of her grass-court Nottingham Open title is over already.Coming off reaching the semifinals at the French Open last week, the Brazilian player was defeated by lucky loser Daria Snigur 6-4, 6-3 in the first round on Tuesday.Snigur was only playing because fellow Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko pulled out because of injury hours before the match. However, as a junior Wimbledon champion back in 2019, Snigur was a tough opponent for the second-seeded Haddad Maia.Third-seeded Magda Linette advanced to the last 16 by beating Olivia Gadecki 6-4, 6-4 and seventh-seeded Camila Giorgi defeated Madison Brengle 7-6 (5), 6-2.New British No. 1 Katie Boulter beat Emily Appleton 6-1, 6-3.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Tottenham fan gets 3-year ban from attending games for mocking Hillsborough tragedy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A Tottenham fan was banned from attending soccer matches for three years on Tuesday for making gestures mocking the Hillsborough disaster during a Premier League game against Liverpool.Kieron Darlow, a 25-year-old man from Welwyn, north of London, made the gestures at a game between the teams at Anfield on April 30, British prosecutors said.“Darlow was laughing and those who challenged him said he caused real alarm and distress,” the Crown Prosecution Service said.Darlow’s ban also prevents him from being in the vicinity of stadiums.“Darlow admitted making a gesture towards the Liverpool fans and that this was a reference to the Hillsborough disaster,” prosecutor Andrew Page said. “He admitted that this was to suggest that fans without tickets had pushed forward in the tragedy and had been partly to blame for the crush that led to so many deaths.“He accepted at court that it was his intention that Liverpool fans should see this and that it would...

Abrirán atracción de Lego en Virginia; aquí lo que debes saber

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

Prepárate para construir algunos recuerdos.El LEGO Discovery Center de Washington DC anunció que abrirá su nueva atracción familiar en Springfield, Virginia, en agosto.Después de un corte de cinta el 9 de agosto, el centro LEGO se abrirá completamente al público el lunes 14 de agosto.Los fanáticos de Big LEGO pueden ver boletos para la gran semana de inauguración, llamada “First to Play Days”. Los boletos cuestan $ 28.99 por persona y saldrán a la venta el jueves 15 de junio (LEGO dice que puede obtener un código de preventa si se suscribe a su boletín informativo).Se recomienda recoger los boletos antes de cada visita.El centro más nuevo de LEGO en el Springfield Town Center está juntando las piezas para un patio de juegos de 32,000 pies cuadrados para locales y visitantes con niños de 2 a 12 años.“¡Realmente estamos dando vida a las experiencias LEGO en nuestro nuevo Centro! Los niños podrán dejar volar su imaginación y creatividad en cada una de nuestras zonas únicas ...

Accenture pouring $3 billion into AI, joining long list of tech companies prepping to meet demand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

Technology services provider Accenture is the latest company to ramp up its artificial intelligence business, announcing Tuesday that it will invest $3 billion over the next three years and double its AI-related staff to accommodate scorching hot demand.Dublin, Ireland-based Accenture said it aims to have 80,000 AI-related staff to help create “industry-specific solutions that will help our clients harness AI’s full potential to reshape their strategy, technology, and ways of working, driving innovation and value responsibly and faster than ever before.”Accenture joins a growing list of technology companies racing to take advantage of a broader interest from businesses looking for new AI tools that can analyze data, help make decisions and potentially replace some tasks currently performed by human workers. Much of the interest is on “generative AI” tools such as ChatGPT that can produce works of writing on command, as well as images, computer code and other media.Late in May,...

Denver police suspect a drug deal led to shooting that wounded 10, including 1 suspect, during Nuggets’ NBA celebration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Denver police suspect a drug deal led to shooting that wounded 10, including 1 suspect, during Nuggets’ NBA celebration.Source