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Beach hazards statement issued Friday due to threat of sneaker waves at the coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

(BCN) -- The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazards Statement on Friday, saying that dangerous beach conditions along the Bay Area coast will linger as a northwest swell continues to send sneaker waves onto the region's shores.Friday's Beach Hazard Statement replaced the High Surf Advisory that was put up Thursday to account for lingering dangerous conditions at Bay Area beaches, weather service officials said.Sneaker waves -- large, unexpected waves that sweep across a beach without warning -- are expected through late Friday night, the agency added.Affected areas include San Francisco, the coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, the San Francisco Peninsula coast, northern and southern Monterey Bay, and the Big Sur coast. October heat broke records in several Bay Area cities The weather service said that the northwest swell, while diminishing, remains energetic into Friday. Breaking waves of 10 to 15 feet are still possible throughout the day.Forecaste...

Highway 87 in San Jose closes for the weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

(KRON) -- The southbound lanes of Highway 87 in San Jose will close for the weekend for  Caltrans’ repaving project. This closure will begin on Friday, Oct. 20 at 9 p.m. and is expected to reopen on Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 a.m.  October heat broke records in several Bay Area cities Here are the northbound detours.Take southbound SR-85 to northbound US-101 to northbound I-280Take northbound SR-85 to northbound SR-17 to southbound I-280Here are the southbound detoursTake southbound I-280 to southbound US-101 to northbound SR-85Take northbound I-280 to southbound SR-17 to southbound SR-85This closure will primarily impact southbound traffic from Blossom Hill Road to East Julian Street. The repaving project will not impact downtown San Jose. Residents who are traveling to the airport will not have an issue getting to their destination. 

Are Californians still taking over Texas? New Census data reveals where people are moving most

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – The California exodus continues, new Census data released Thursday shows. In 2022, more than 817,000 people left the Golden State for somewhere else in the U.S. About 475,000 people decided to move to California last year, meaning California suffered a net loss of around 342,000 to other U.S. states. As in years prior, Texas was the No. 1 target for people fleeing California. About 102,000 ex-Californians sought greener – or more likely, cheaper – pastures in Texas last year. That's a modest drop from 2021. Other popular destinations for Californians to move were Arizona (74,157 people), Florida (50,701), Washington (49,968), Nevada (48,836) and Oregon (36,429). Young and wealthy Californians leaving the region for other states, study says “We are losing younger folks, and I think we will see people continuing to migrate where housing costs are lower,” Manuel Pastor, a professor of sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California...

A history of South Africa vs England at the Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A brief history of Rugby World Cup matches between South Africa and England before they meet again on Saturday in the semifinals at Stade de France.1999 quarterfinal: South Africa 44, England 21 in ParisHenry Honiball was injured so backup Jannie de Beer played flyhalf for the defending champion Springboks and gave a kicking display that has passed into World Cup legend.A world record five drop goals — all in the second half — five penalties and two conversions added up to a sublime 12-from-12 shots at the posts by de Beer.A stop-start game turned into a kicking duel between de Beer and Paul Grayson until, at 22-18 in the second half, Grayson hit the crossbar and was replaced by Jonny Wilkinson. Wilkinson missed his first penalty shot but hit the second to trail 25-21.De Beer’s fourth drop then a fifth drop from 40 meters put South Africa beyond reach. Two more penalties sent de Beer past Percy Montgomery’s South Africa single game points record. One more go...

Israel says it doesn’t plan to control life in the Gaza Strip after its war with Hamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

Palestinian children displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip walk in a UNDP-provided tent camp in Khan Younis on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) Palestinian children displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip walk in a UNDP-provided tent camp in Khan Younis on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Friday it does not plan to take long-term control over the Gaza Strip after an expected ground offensive to root out Hamas militants that rule the territory. The Israeli military punished Gaza with airstrikes, and authorities inched closer to bringing aid to desperate families and hospit...

Raptors promise more activity, teamwork on offense under new coach Darko Rajakovic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

TORONTO RAPTORS Last season: 41-41, lost to Chicago in play-in tournamentCoach: Darko Rajakovic (first season)What to expect: Rajakovic was hired to reinvigorate a Raptors team that went stale last season, going 41-41 in the final year of Nick Nurse’s Toronto tenure. The second Serbian head coach in league history, Rajakovic has promised a more active offensive approach with “interchangeable pieces, multiple players contributing.” While All-Star guard Fred VanVleet is no longer one of Toronto’s contributors after signing with Houston, Rajakovic and the Raptors have plenty of options remaining in All-Star Pascal Siakam, former Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes, defensive stalwart O.G. Anunoby, guard Gary Trent and center Jakob Poeltl. Also new in Toronto this season is Dennis Schroder. The German guard signed with the Raptors shortly before leading his nation on an undefeated World Cup run, beating Serbia in the gold-medal game and taking home tournament ...

Stock market today: Wall Street slumps again as it closes its worst week in a month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is closing out its worst week in a month with more losses on Friday.The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in morning trading and on track to break a two-week winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 191 points, or 0.6%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower.The stock market has been struggling under the weight of the bond market, where the yield on the 10-year Treasury has shot to the edge of 5% for the first time since 2007. High yields make borrowing more expensive for everyone, and they slow the economy while dragging on prices for stocks and other investments.The yield on the 10-year Treasury was sitting at 4.93%, down from 4.99% late Thursday. But it was again just a hair below 5% earlier in the morning, according to Tradeweb. It’s been catching up to the Federal Reserve’s main interest rate, which is already above 5.25% at its highest level since 2001.Yields swung a day earlier after investors took comments f...

A stampede in Kenya leaves 6 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least six people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said.The stampede happened when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn, police said. The stadium was the venue for this year’s Mashujaa Day, which means Heroes’ Day in Swahili.Health officials said they fear the death toll could rise. A local media cameraman at the scene told The Associated Press that “it was like a scene from hell.”“People were trying to run away but because it had rained, they kept being stuck in the mud and bodies kept piling on bodies,” said Festus Kirui. “Their shoes were stuck in the mud. And you can see that these people struggled a lot to try to get out.”President William Ruto, who addressed thousands of people at the stadium about four hours later, didn’t mention the stampede. He instead dedicated his speech to his plans fo...

Protesters in several countries demonstrate over Israeli airstrikes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by fighters from the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza.Demonstrators gathered in Iraq at the country’s border crossing with Jordan; in locations across Egypt; in Turkey’s capital Ankara and its most populous city of Istanbul; and in Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea. A Tuesday night explosion at a Gaza City hospital tending to wounded Palestinians and residents seeking shelter was a prominent theme in some of the demonstrations. The cause of the blast at al-Ahli Hospital has not been determined.U.S. assessments said the explosion was not caused by an Israeli airstrike, as the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza initially reported. Israel has presented video, audio and other evidence it says proves the blast was caused by a rock...

SAG-AFTRA asks striking actors to avoid certain costumes this Halloween

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:06 GMT

Watch Video: SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood studios suspend negotiationsSAG-AFTRA is asking members to stick to the basics this Halloween as the actor’s strike nears its 100th day.On Thursday, the guild asked that actors not dress up as popular characters from struck content —such as “Barbie,” Marvel superheroes or “Wednesday Addams”— to not break strike rules.Instead, the Screen Actors Guild told members to choose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures like ghosts, skeletons or spiders.Other costume options included characters from non-struck animated television shows, according to the guild.“Let’s use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our struck employers that we will not promote their content without a fair contract,” the guild said.If members decide to dress up in costumes inspired by struck content, the guild asks that they don’t post it to social media.The guidance comes as the Screen Actors G...