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Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
OAKLAND — A 47-year-old man was shot multiple times Thursday evening in East Oakland, authorities said.He was in stable condition at a hospital on Friday.The shooting, which prompted a ShotSpotter alert, happened about 6:54 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of 46th Avenue.Responding officers found the man in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.ShotSpotter recorded more than 10 gunshots and numerous shell casings were recovered in the area, police said.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Two arrested in gunpoint robbery outside East Bay jewelry store California News | Held-to-answer arraignment set for East Bay siblings linked to Carmel woman’s 2021 death California News | Jury can’t decide if man killed exploited East Bay girl, but acquits him of first-degree murder California News | CHP: ‘Erratic’ driver survives 100-foot plunge onto Carquinez Strait shoreline California News | Oakland man c...Tesla staff shared images and recordings from customers’ cars, Reuters says
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
By Craig Trudell | BloombergTesla Inc. workers shared images and videos with one another that customers’ cars recorded during the last several years, Reuters reported, citing interviews with former employees.The screen shots and clips shared in internal chats included crashes, road-rage incidents and footage from inside garages and private properties, according to the report. Reuters said more than a dozen former Tesla employees agreed to answer questions, and that all spoke on the condition they wouldn’t be named.One video in 2021 showed a Tesla hitting a child who was riding a bike, the news agency reported, citing one employee. Another captured the submersible Lotus Esprit featured in the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, parked in a garage. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk bought the vehicle at auction in 2013.The circulation of sensitive and personal content could be construed as a violation of Tesla’s own privacy policy and potentially lead to intervention by ...‘LEED platinum status’: Sunnyvale cuts ribbon on sustainable city hall
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
Sunnyvale’s new city hall is designed to maximize sunlight for illumination, but attendees at Monday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony could have used some for warming purposes as cold winds buffeted the group gathered outside the four-story, 117,107-square-foot building.People gather to celebrate the opening of the new Sunnyvale City Hall in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Monday, April 3, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Weather notwithstanding, the building claims bragging rights as the first net-zero energy, all-electric city hall built to LEED platinum standards in the country. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a certification system created by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council that recognizes sustainability achievement and leadership.The entire building has been designed around the sun to improve visual comfort and reducing energy use. The building’s lighting is 100% LED, and the narrow footprint of the building and large windows...China sanctions Reagan library, others over Taiwanese President Tsai’s California trip
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
By HUIZHONG WU | Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan — China retaliated for the United States House speaker’s meeting with the Taiwanese president by announcing sanctions Friday against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other organizations, adding to strains over the self-governed island democracy Beijing claims as part of its territory.Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held talks Wednesday with President Tsai Ing-wen at the Reagan library in Simi Valley, California, in defiance of Chinese warnings. McCarthy joined a growing series of foreign legislators who have met Tsai in a show of support for Taiwan in the face of Chinese intimidation.U.S.-Chinese relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades due to disputes over the status of Taiwan, which split with China in 1949 after a civil war, as well as security, technology and Beijing’s treatment of Hong Kong and Muslim ethnic minorities.The mainland’s ruling Communist Party says Taiwan is destined to reunite with China...Fire at Oakland homeless camp shuts down freeway on-ramp
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
OAKLAND — Fire crews worked early Friday to put out a fire at a homeless camp that authorities said forced them to close a freeway on-ramp.The fire was in the area of the 27th Street on-ramp to state Highway 24 and eastbound Interstate 80, according to the Oakland Fire Department and California Highway Patrol.Crews responded to it around 6:20 a.m., according to dispatchers.The smoke from the blaze could be seen from the two freeways.It was unclear how big the blaze was or how long it would take to put it out. There was no information on whether anyone had been injured.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Two injured in I-880 collision involving Red Cross vanLanes reopened after crash on Hwy 84 near Dumbarton Bridge
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol reported a crash on westbound Highway 84 at Dumbarton Bridge around 6:13 a.m. in Fremont. The center and left lanes were blocked briefly, according to CHP. They have since reopened as of 7 a.m., according to CHP.Drivers should expect residual delays in the area.Israeli Settlers Move on the Holiest Site in Jerusalem — Setting Off a New Crisis
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
A woman performs the third Friday prayer during the month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem on April 7, 2023.Photo: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesRecent scenes of Israeli security forces beating Palestinians inside Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque have put the Middle East on the brink of a major conflict yet again. In response to Israeli raids on the site, videos of which inflamed the region and generated international condemnation, Palestinian militant factions in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon fired rocket barrages at Israeli territory. The fusillade from Lebanon was the largest since the 2006 Israeli invasion of that country.Following Thursday’s missile attacks, the Israeli government struck back, bombing targets in both Gaza and Lebanon and announcing a new military operation, codenamed “Strong Hand.”The conflict may seem like just another turn in an endless cycle of violence, but its proximate cause reflects a novel crisis, if only for its depth: the incre...Lie Detector Firm Lobbies CIA, DOD on Automated Eye-Scanning Tech
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
A Utah-based outfit overseen by a former CIA consultant has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying intelligence and defense agencies, including the CIA and DHS, to adopt its automated lie detection technology, public lobbying disclosures reviewed by The Intercept show. Converus, Inc., boasts on its website that its technology has already been used for job screenings at American law enforcement agencies, corporate compliance and loss prevention in Latin America, and document verification in Ukraine. The company’s management team includes chief scientist John Kircher, a former consultant for the CIA and Department of Defense; Todd Mickelson, former director of product management at Ancestry.com; and Russ Warner, former CEO of the content moderation firm ContentWatch.Warner told The Intercept that lobbying efforts have focused on changing federal regulations to allow the use of technologies other than the polygraph for lie detection. “The Department of Defense National Center ...Adamari López rompe el silencio y habla sobre su salida de Telemundo luego de 11 años
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
MIAMI, Florida – La presentadora y actriz puertorriqueña Adamari López habló por primera vez sobre su salida de Telemundo luego de 11 años. “Hoy me toca comunicarles que tras una decisión en conjunto ya no los acompañaré en Hoy Día, a través de la que ha sido mi casa por más de 10 años, Telemundo”, dijo en un video transmitido en el programa Hoy Día, el cual condujo hasta el jueves. La conductora dijo que con esta decisión llega a su fin “este hermoso capítulo” que vivió en la última década, en la que compartió sucesos de su vida tan privados como el nacimiento y crecimiento de su hija Alaïa. Así le celebraron Adamari y Toni el cumpleaños número ocho a su querida Alaïa Adamari López entra a La Casa de los Famosos y revela detalles polémicos con sus exparejas “Les confieso que seguiré con las mismas ganas y energías para entretenerle, trabajar y seguir ofreciendo lo mejor de mi siempre. Gracias,...Peatón muere arollado en el condado Fairfax; policía anticipa retrasos en la Ruta 1
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:25:16 GMT
Un peatón fue atropellado cerca de Fort Belvoir, Virginia, el viernes por la mañana, lo que llevó a las autoridades a cerrar partes de la Ruta 1 y Fairfax County Parkway, informó la policía.La persona fue golpeada mientras caminaba cerca de la Ruta 1 (Richmond Highway) y Fairfax County Parkway (VA 286), una intersección concurrida con múltiples carriles en cada dirección.El conductor permaneció en el lugar del accidente, agregaron las autoridades.El hombre fue declarado muerto en el lugar. La policía del condado Fairfax no dio a conocer su nombre de inmediato ni compartió detalles sobre las circunstancias del accidente.Los cierres afectan la autopista Richmond en dirección sur hasta la ruta verde del condado Fairfax en dirección norte, inidcó la policía.Los conductores deben esperar retrasos en el tráfico mientras la policía investiga.SourceLatest news
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