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Austin philanthropist Robert L. Moody dead at 88

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Robert L. Moody, a nationally renowned businessman and philanthropist whose namesake adorns buildings across Austin, has died at the age of 88, according to a University of Texas at Austin release.Serving as chairman of the Moody Foundation's board of trustees, Moody allocated $50 million in 2013 to create the Moody College of Communication, per the release. The Moody Foundation also committed $20 million to help revamp the outdoor spaces of the Blanton Museum of Art.In 2022, the Moody Center opened as UT's new basketball arena and events venue, following a $130 million grant from the Moody Foundation to help support Texas Athletics, the release said.More than $204 million was committed by the Moody Foundation to UT to help support colleges, institutes, programs and venues across campus. Outside of UT, the Moody family's name is found on facilities including the Moody Amphitheater, the Moody Bank — originally named City National Bank and founded by Robert's grandfath...

Is Feals For Real? — Real Tested CBD’s Review Of Feals CBD

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

Since CBD oil has become so trendy, countless new hemp brands are hitting the market. To remain competitive, many of these up-in-coming hemp brands use flashy ads and high-quality marketing to grab customers’ attention. That’s certainly the case with the fresh Denver-based CBD brand Feals.Feals has a slick brand image and a clear emphasis on helping customers achieve optimal mental health. Although Feals site looks professional, how could you tell their CBD products live up to this premium status? Real Tested CBD was curious just how good Feals’ CBD oil is, so we ordered a bottle and scanned it at our facilities. Please keep reading to see whether Feals’ CBD met our high standards for hemp.What Grade Does Real Tested CBD Give Feals’ CBD Oil?In our test, Real Tested CBD examined Feals’ popular 600 mg CBD Extract plus MCT Oil. According to our analysis, this product’s actual CBD count is remarkably similar to the posted claim. We also discovered that Feals’ CBD oil has significant tra...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ path to the Super Bowl is clear — go left

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

SANTA CLARA — When in doubt, go left.That’s been the 49ers’ unofficial offensive motto since Kyle Shanahan took over as the team’s head coach in 2017.It’s never been so true as this season.The 49ers are one of two teams in the NFL that runs more than it passes the ball, and they’re running to left end of the line more than any other team in the NFL this season, according to NFEPO.com.And why wouldn’t you? That’s where Trent Williams — the NFL’s best left tackle — works.Related ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | Kurtenbach: Did we see the ‘real’ 49ers in Jacksonville? I think so San Francisco 49ers | 49ers Studs and Duds: Steve Wilks’ bye week changes bring immediate results in Niners’ blowout win San Francisco 49ers | Chase Young trade shows 49ers are all-in on winning the Super Bowl San Francisco 49ers | 49ers 3 Things: This isn’t the team Brock Purdy ...

Latest line: A good week for San Jose airport, a bad week for Oakland mayor

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

SJCSan Jose Mineta International Airport is ranked America’s best mid-sized airport in a Wall Street Journal survey as passenger numbers, while still not yet back to pre-COVID levels, continue to steadily increase.    Sheng ThaoOakland mayor is unable to save her city’s last major sports franchise, as baseball owners vote 30-0 to approve owner John Fisher’s plan to relocate the A’s to Las Vegas after years of failed attempts to build a new stadium.   San Francisco GiantsThey fired their manager and finished 21 games behind the Dodgers this year. But with the A’s leaving, the Giants will be the only Major League Baseball team left in the Bay Area, a very profitable outcome. 

‘Dangerous by design:’ San Pablo Avenue will soon be reimagined to improve safety, efficiency

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

BERKELEY – San Pablo Avenue is the third most dangerous traffic corridor in Alameda County, where bicyclists and pedestrians are often left unprotected from speeding motorists traveling along the bustling state highway — one of the oldest in the East Bay.While the 22-mile corridor, which runs through two counties and a dozen cities, is home to buzzy eateries, eclectic storefronts and an increasing number of new multi-family housing complexes, the infrastructure cannot safely and efficiently accommodate the tens of thousands of people who traverse this “central spine of travel” each day.On the 2.5-mile stretch inside Berkeley’s borders alone, transit officials say that more than 10 people are killed each year.After roughly seven years of community input and study, Berkeley this week became the last and final city to sign off on the first phase of the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project — part of the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s multi-million dollar plan ...

With door closing on A’s future, Oaklanders ponder how to move on

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

OAKLAND — In a town that gradually lost trust in the Oakland A’s — as residents, elected leaders and even baseball fans became increasingly jaded toward the franchise — nothing seemed to faze former Mayor Libby Schaaf.Through her waning days in office last year, Schaaf campaigned with unending optimism for the team to build a new ballpark and remain in the city they’d called home for five decades. But that dream has mostly evaporated after Major League Baseball owners this week approved the A’s relocation plans to Las Vegas.The outcome of the vote was widely expected, but Schaaf and other fans, business owners and officials around Oakland see it as emblematic of what wealthy baseball owners really think of their communities — they don’t.“They’re going to act in their own self-interest to support one of their own,” an unsurprised Schaaf said of the owners’ vote. “Everyone knows, including [MLB Commissioner] Rob Manfred, that Las V...

They said it: Moving the homeless for the fancy people

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

“They’ve definitely been moving people around from the areas that were going to be inhabited by the fancy people. Dress up for the show, and once it’s over, go back to whatever.”— Zach Wiseman, 28, a homeless San Francisco resident at a bus stop across from the APEC CEO Summit entrance at Mission Street, on the host city’s efforts to clear out many downtown homeless tent encampments near conference venues.

Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on Saturday, July 28, 2017. On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. At least 43 people in 15 states have been infected in the outbreak announced Friday, including 17 people who were hospitalized. Several brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit have been recalled. They include Malichita brand whole cantaloupe, Vinyard brand pre-cut cantaloupe and ALDI whole cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)(AP/J. Scott Applewhite) FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on Saturday...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: No. 1 Georgia vs. the field; season-changing injury for No. 4 Florida State

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

This season college football fans have been told it’s Ohio against the World, Michigan vs. Everybody, Oregon vs. Them, etc. etc.Two weeks before College Football Playoff selection Sunday, it’s really Georgia against the field.The two-time defending national champions have been No. 1 all season, but it has been a methodical ramp up to Death Star mode for the Bulldogs. Georgia appears to be fully operational now.A week after toying with Mississippi at home in what was a top-10 matchup on paper only, the Bulldogs tore up No. 21 Tennessee on the road Saturday for their 28th straight victory.“All we’re trying to do is find the best version of ourselves,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.On the way to trying to become the first team to win three straight national titles in the poll era, Georgia became the first Southeastern Conference team to have three consecutive 8-0 regular seasons in league play.“What (Georgia has) done in the past couple years is special,” Tennessee c...

Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:40 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift. Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head, has frequently been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. He faces Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the Peronist party, which has been a leading force in Argentine politics for decades.On Massa’s watch, inflation has soared to more than 140% and poverty has increased. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, proposes to slash the size of the state and rein in inflation, while Massa has warned people about the negative impacts of such policies. The highly polarizing election is forcing many to decide which of the two they consider to be the least bad option. “Whatever happens in this election will be incredible,” said Lucas Romero, director of local political...