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Colorado Supreme Court upholds controversial Google search warrant in deadly Green Valley Ranch arson case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial search warrant that Denver police used to identify the teenagers accused of killing five people in a house fire three years ago, while also finding that Coloradans have a constitutionally-protected privacy interest in their Google search histories.The justices found in a 5-2 decision that Denver police acted in good faith when they used a “reverse keyword search warrant,” which required Google to turn over the account information for any users who searched particular keywords in a particular time frame. Denver police used that information from Google to identify the teenagers now accused of setting the fatal fire in Green Valley Ranch.The reverse keyword search warrant in this case might be legally flawed, but the evidence will still be allowed in court because police acted in good faith, the majority of justices found.“In reaching these conclusions, we make no broad proclamation about the propriety of rev...

20K square foot dog park, pub coming to Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Call it a pup crawl.The warehouse site that has gradually become more retail-focused is gaining a dog park and taproom. Skiptown, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, will open at 3833 N. Steele St. next year.According to its website, the York Street Yards location will include an indoor and outdoor dog park, an all-day coffee bar, and beer and cocktails in the evening. It won’t serve any food.Skiptown, founded by Meggie Williams in 2016, confirmed the opening but declined to comment. According to its website, Skiptown will open next summer.The space is 21,000 square feet, according to permit filings, 4,000 of which will be the dog park and taproom. The remaining space is for other services like grooming, boarding, dog walking, training and day care.Pet parents need to download the Skiptown app, register their dog and upload vet records to use any of the services. The business also offers tiered memberships. A bar membership, which includes unlimited access to the dog park and taproo...

The Human Cost of Classroom Incitement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

On October 7, the Jewish Shabbat and annual festival of Simchat Torah, thousands of Hamas terrorists breached the Gaza strip border with Israel, and perpetrated the greatest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. - writes Marcus Sheff ,CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education .Hamas terrorists employed ISIS-like tactics, going house-to-house, taking babies from the arms of mothers and executing them, kidnapping old and young and taking them to fates we cannot even imagine. Youngsters at a music festival were mown down, raped, and their bodies mutilated and paraded in Gaza.  A reported 150 civilians have been taken hostage in the Gaza Strip, including American and European citizens.Israeli intelligence appears to have been similarly surprised, not expecting the attack, despite warnings reportedly having been received in advance. We, at The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), were far from ...

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' movie sparks heated debate over movie etiquette

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Fans shaking it off while watching the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film in theaters are prompting conversations about movie etiquette. A video inside one theater went viral after it showed Swifties dancing and singing out loud with their phones out during the screening. All of this is a general faux pas when watching a movie. The post has been viewed more than 20 million times on TikTok but has received much criticism. Many say they feel the behavior is disrespectful to those who came to enjoy the film. Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" on Oct. 11, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)"Plz this isn’t a real concert I wanna actually hear Taylor and watch the movie," wrote one fan in the comment section of the video. "Suddenly I don’t wanna go," another wrote. "I wanna hear Taylor sing not ya'll puhleaseeee I just wanna be comfy and watch the cinematography," wrote another. Meanwhile, a ...

Phelan man assaulted landlord when she told him he was being evicted, SBSD says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

A Phelan man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly attacked his landlord after she told him she was evicting him.Kevin Figueroa, 40, "physically assaulted" his landlord at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. When deputies arrived to the scene in the 9200 block of Aragon Road, they found that the landlord had been injured by the assault, while Figueroa had "barricaded himself inside his trailer on the property and refused to exit," officials said.After a four-hour standoff, Figueroa was taken into custody and booked into the High Desert Detention Center on a charge of battery causing bodily injury. He is being held in lieu of $40,000 bail.Jail records indicate he faces an additional charge of false imprisonment.He is due to appear in Victorville Superior Court on Tuesday.The landlord was taken to a local hospital to be treated for her wounds. Her condition has not been released.Anyone with information is asked to contact...

The cheap streaming era is over. Here’s why your bills are going up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Wendy Lee and Thomas Suh Lauder | Los Angeles Times (TNS)When a flood of streaming services entered the market four years ago, the free trials were plentiful and the prices were extremely low — with Apple TV+ selling for just $4.99 a month and Disney+ charging a mere $6.99 a month.But now, as those services become more established, subscription costs have ballooned. In 2022, prices for the 10 largest streamers have increased an average of 10% and increased 10% on average in 2023 thus far, according to the Convergence Research Group, a market research company. Fees are expected to increase even more next year, the firm said.Media companies are charging more as they struggle to transition from profitable but declining business models — like traditional television channels — to on-demand streaming services, many of which are still losing money. The surges in pricing come as consumers are grappling with inflation and broader economic uncertainty. People who abandoned expensive cable bun...

Pac-12 power ratings: Washington’s title odds drop as the stretch run begins; USC’s number soars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Washington’s epic victory over Oregon enhanced the program’s profile, elevated quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s Heisman Trophy campaign and strengthen coach Kalen DeBoer’s negotiating leverage for a contract extension.But it had a contracting effect on the Huskies in one regard: Their national championship odds.UW’s odds of winning the College Football Playoff have dropped significantly in the past 48 hours.The Huskies were 13-to-1 to win the title prior to kickoff on Saturday afternoon. Today, they are 9-to-1 and on the same tier as Florida State and Ohio State, according to the latest odds from BetMGM.Here are the 10 betting favorites:Georgia: 11-to-4Michigan: 3-to-1Florida State: 9-to-1Ohio State: 9-to-1Washington: 9-to-1Penn State: 13-to-1Oklahoma: 14-to-1Alabama: 18-to-1Texas: 18-to-1Oregon: 25-to-1Those numbers track with other major sports books.The Huskies are 9.5-to-1 to win the title at FanDuel and 8-to-1 at DraftKings.Bovada is more optimistic...

Crystal, a cruise line that went under during the pandemic, sails again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Twinkies, Toys R Us and Gymboree share the distinction of being beloved consumer brands that were euthanized by their parent companies, but resurrected under new ownership to the delight of distraught devotees.A cruise line being added to the list of brand favorites brought back from the dead is nothing short of a maritime miracle on the heels of a pandemic. But when the gorgeous Crystal Serenity pulled into Lisbon the other week, completing a 12-night maiden voyage in the Mediterranean, so returned industry darling Crystal Cruises (crystalcruises.com).For its ardent and affluent following, the 1 1/2 years spent lamenting over their loss must have been rough — not unlike being without one’s favorite cellophane-wrapped snack cake or pair of children’s retailers. The hardship could be felt all the way in South America. Several months ago, off the coast of French Guiana on another ultra-luxury cruise line, a senior-aged woman from California felt the need to tell a travel writer that s...

LinkedIn announces layoffs of over 660 roles 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

(KRON) – LinkedIn announced Monday the company will be laying off approximately 668 roles across their engineering, product, talent, and finance teams. The layoffs are around 3 percent of LinkedIn's global workforce.LinkedIn released a statement about the layoffs Monday:"While we are adapting our organizational structures and streamlining our decision making, we are continuing to invest in strategic priorities for our future and to ensure we continue to deliver value for our members and customers. We are committed to providing our full support to all impacted employees during this transition and ensuring that they are treated with care and respect.”LinkedIn Bay Area tech layoffs: LinkedIn cuts nearly 200 jobs This is not the first employee reduction for Sunnyvale-based LinkedIn this year. In July, the company announced that it would be cutting nearly 200 jobs from three Bay Area locations -- Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and San Francisco.

Santa Rosa traffic stop leads to arrest for loaded, unregistered gun

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

(KRON) -- A Redwood Valley man was arrested Sunday in Santa Rosa after police officers located an unregistered, loaded firearm during a traffic stop, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.Police pulled over a silver Dodge pickup at 1:59 a.m. on Oct. 15 in the area of Sonoma Avenue and D Street after it was seen speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, SRPD said.During the traffic enforcement stop investigation, authorities said officers located two AR-15 rifle magazines and a loaded, unregistered 9mm polymer 80 handgun. Viral TikTok shows Vallejo police officer punching a woman The driver was identified as Frank Pomilia, 21, of Redwood Valley. Pomilia was arrested and booked into Sonoma County jail for “possession of a loaded firearm in a public place and possession of a loaded and concealed firearm in a vehicle,” SRPD said.