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Israel hammers Gaza as offensive leaves it, US more isolated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated PressRAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza on Tuesday, crushing Palestinians in homes, as the military pressed ahead with an offensive that officials say could go on for weeks or months, even while global calls for a cease-fire leave Israel and its main ally, the United States, increasingly isolated.The war ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel has already brought unprecedented death and destruction to the impoverished coastal enclave, with much of northern Gaza obliterated, more than 18,000 Palestinians killed and over 80% of the population of 2.3 million pushed from their homes.The health care system and humanitarian aid operations have collapsed in large parts of Gaza, and aid workers have warned of starvation and the spread of disease among displaced people in overcrowded shelters and tent camps.STRIKES AND RAIDS ACROSS GAZAStrikes overnight and into Tuesday in south...

Single family residence in Los Gatos sells for $2.3 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

16761 Leroy Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,636-square-foot house built in 1910 has changed hands. The historic property located in the 16700 block of Leroy Avenue in Los Gatos was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $2,285,000 purchase price works out to $1,397 per square foot. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,667-square-foot home on the 15700 block of Izorah Way in Los Gatos sold in October 2022, for $2,565,000, a price per square foot of $1,539. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 2,068-square-foot home on Lilac Way in Los Gatos sold for $3,400,000, a price per square foot of $1,644. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Oleander Avenue, Los Gatos, in May 2023, a 2,537-square-foot home was sold for $3,925,000, a price per square foot of $1,547. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.&n...

Why investors have targeted Macy’s for a takeover

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNMacy’s has struggled for years against rising competition and shoppers migrating away from department stores. Now, a group of investors reportedly wants to take Macy’s private at a vulnerable moment for the famed company.Arkhouse Management, a real estate investment firm, and Brigade Capital Management, a global asset manager, submitted a bid to buy Macy’s for $21 a share, valuing Macy’s at $5.8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal would pay shareholders a 32% premium above Macy’s closing price Friday.The takeover bid is a sign that investors believe Macy’s is undervalued on the public market. Retail analysts say Macy’s valuable real estate, including its flagship store in New York City, is a coveted asset to the investors.“Years of chronic underperformance has put downward pressure on Macy’s share price and means that the iconic department store chain is now a relatively attractive prospect,” Neil Saunders, an analyst at GlobalData Retail,...

Zelenskyy appears to change few minds on more Ukraine aid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

By Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves | Associated PressWASHINGTON — His country’s future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told senators Tuesday that with U.S. aid his fighters can beat back the Russian invasion. But with funding in doubt, his grim trip to Capitol Hill was far from the hero’s welcome he received last winter.Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington came as President Joe Biden’s request for an additional $110 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs is at serious risk of collapse in Congress. Republicans are insisting on linking it to strict U.S.-Mexico border security changes that Democrats decry.Flanked by Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Zelenskyy entered a private meeting with senators with a public bipartisan show of support and to some applause. But more than an hour later few senators minds appeared changed.Schumer called it a “very p...

Fired San Francisco banking engineer gets two years for cloud hack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

By Robert Burnson | BloombergA former First Republic Bank cloud engineer in San Francisco was sentenced to two years in prison for vandalizing the company’s computer network after he was fired in 2020.Miklos Daniel Brody logged into the bank’s network without authorization, using his company-issued laptop, which he had failed to return, on the evening he was fired after the company accused him of having pornography on his computer, according to court records.Later that day and into the next, “Brody deleted the bank’s code repositories, ran a malicious script to delete logs, left taunts within the bank’s code for former colleagues, and impersonated other bank employees by opening sessions in their names,” in addition to downloading proprietary bank code, according to a statement Monday by the US attorney’s office in San Francisco.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay hit-and-run victim from January dies; police seeking harsher charge against suspect Crime...

Space Force missile launch visible across Bay Area: video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

(KRON) -- Is it a bird? A plane? An unidentified flying object? Not exactly.A streaking object moving through the sky early Monday morning that was visible from a park in Livermore turned out to be a United States Space Force missile launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara. Workers at Oakland coffee shop at center of antisemitic graffiti incident slam owners The missile, an FTG-12 ground-based interceptor, launched shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday. The missile was launched by Space Launch Delta 30 Guardians, Airmen and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, according to a news release from Space Force.In video sent to KRON4 from a viewer in Livermore (watch in the player above) the launch could be seen from the sidewalk adjacent to a local park.Missile launch as seen from Foster City. (Photo: Crystal Spike)Another viewer photo sent to KRON4 showed that the launch could also be seen from the North Bay."The test demonstrated the ability of the GMD's capability to engage t...

Arrest warrant issued for Chinese exchange student who trespassed at Steph Curry's house

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

(KRON) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for an international exchange student from China who allegedly trespassed at Stephen Curry's Atherton home, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. According to the DA, the student, identified as Sheng Gao, an 18-year-old resident of Cupertino, took a bus to Atherton on Oct. 15.The student, the DA said, was looking for the home of the Golden State Warriors star in order to get an autograph. A middle-aged woman pointed out to the student which house was the Curry home.At around 5:50 p.m., Gao walked up to the property gate and pushed both the "call" and the "ring" button. The gate opened and Gao walked in and up to the front door. Space Force missile launch visible from Livermore: video Steph Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry were not home at the time, the DA said. However, the couple's children and a nanny were. The front door of the home was unlocked, according to the DA, and Gao went inside.It was then that the nann...

Congress Is Pushing Revolutionary Research on Psychedelic Treatments for the Military

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

Congress is on track to approve legislation that would mark a significant advance in U.S. policy toward psychedelics. Tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 is a provision to fund clinical trials using psychedelic substances to treat active duty members of the military.Section 723 of the NDAA directs the secretary of defense to partner with a federal or state government agency, or an academic institution, to carry out the research. The bill would fund the treatment of members of the military with post-traumatic stress or a traumatic brain injury with a number of psychedelic substances, including MDMA, psilocybin, ibogaine, DMT, and other plant-based alternative therapies (such as ayahuasca).Research surrounding psychedelics as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder have slowly grown, and recent studies have shown promising results, with patients benefiting from even just a few treatments including MDMA and psilocybin. Already, the Food and D...

DC installs car emissions test site in Kenilworth Park, National Park Service says it’s not allowed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

The District recently installed a self-service car emissions testing site in Kenilworth Park in Northeast. But the facility will never open. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) The District recently installed a self-service car emissions testing site in Kenilworth Park in Northeast. But the facility will never open. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) The District recently installed a self-service car emissions testing site in Kenilworth Park in Northeast. But the facility will never open.The U.S. Park Service said the District didn’t have the authority or permission to build the site on federal park property.Built just off Anacostia Avenue near 42nd Street in Ward 7, the emissions site remains closed, and will never perform a biannu...

Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:19 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament used a fire extinguisher on Tuesday and put out the burning candles on a menorah that were lit for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.All major political forces quickly denounced the unprecedented incident carried out by Grzegorz Braun, one of the most controversial lawmakers in the current parliament, and said there would be no tolerance for antisemitic and xenophobic behavior in the parliament.Braun, a pro-Russian member of the Confederation party, has in the past falsely claimed that there is a plot to turn Poland into a “Jewish state” and has called for homosexuality to be criminalized.The speaker of the parliament, Szymon Holownia, called the act “absolutely scandalous” and excluded Braun from the day’s parliamentary session, expressing hopes that “he will not return soon.” He said he was reporting him to prosecutors. The parliament also slapped the highest possible financial penalty on Braun, forcing h...