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New analysis reveals California's favorite Christmas movie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

It's the season for cozy socks and holiday movies, which begs the question: Which is your favorite Christmas flick?For many of us, it's an impossible question to answer. Sometimes, we're in the mood for a festive comedy like "Elf" or "Christmas Vacation," but other times, we're partial to more romantic fare, à la "Love Actually" or "The Holiday." And then, there are nights when we feel like watching "The Nightmare Before Christmas," which is basically an animated movie musical with overt elements of horror, for children. 2 Southern California cities among ‘Grinchiest’ in U.S. To get a sense of which films are actually the most popular among Americans, a group or researchers with CenturyLinkQuote, a residential home internet service provider, did some data-digging to figure out which Christmas movies each state was Googling the most in 2023.In conducting their analysis, CenturyLinkQuote's research team made a list of the 50 "best" Christmas movies based on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes ...

At least 70 are killed in central Gaza, in one of the war’s deadliest strikes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 70 people were killed in Gaza in one of the deadliest strikes of the war, health officials said Sunday, while Israel’s leaders acknowledged the “very heavy price” after 15 soldiers were killed in combat over the weekend.Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead and wounded, including children, following the deadly strike on the Maghazi refugee camp, east of Deir al-Balah. One bloodied young girl looked stunned while her body was checked for broken bones.Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said the toll was likely to rise.“We were all targeted,” said Ahmad Turokmani, who lost several family members including his daughter and grandson. “There is no safe place in Gaza anyway.”As Christmas Eve fell, smoke rose over the besieged territory, while in the West Bank Bethlehem was hushed, its holiday celebrations called off. In neighboring Egypt,...

Menlo Park apartment fire kills two people, two dogs Sunday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

(BCN) -- One person was killed, one was injured, and two dogs were killed by an apartment fire in Menlo Park early Sunday morning. The Menlo Park Fire District said it responded to a reported structure fire with possible occupants inside at 3:17 a.m. at 1017 Madera Ave. SFFD: 3 food truck workers in Union Square injured after stove ruptured Responding units found a light haze of smoke coming from two broken living room windows from the two-bedroom unit. Local residents had used extinguishers and a garden hose to try extinguishing the fire from outside. Firefighting crews forced entry through the front door and extinguished a small smoldering fire in the living room while two other crews performed search and rescue operations. Through heavy smoke, firefighters found two victims on the floor in the back bedroom. One victim died from burns and smoke inhalation. Another victim was transported to Stanford university Medical Center in critical condition. Two pet dogs also died in ...

Two people killed, one wounded in separate weekend shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

(BCN) -- Two people were killed and one was injured in two separate weekend shootings in Oakland. Just after midnight Sunday, Oakland police responded to a ShotSpot activation in the 400 block of 28th Street. Man arrested for possession of stolen vehicle Arriving officers found a victim with a gunshot wound. Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the victim dead. The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. Medical Personnel arrived on scene and pronounced the victim deceased. Just after 4:15 p.m. Saturday, police received a report of two people shot in the 7100 block of International Boulevard.Officers found two people with gunshot wounds, one inside a business and one outside.Medical personnel pronounced one of the victims dead. The second victim was transported to an area hospital and was listed in stable condition. The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification to next of kin. Anyone with information about either shooting...

Manchester United vende el 25% de sus acciones a Jim Ratcliffe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

(CNN) — El Manchester United anunció el domingo que el multimillonario petroquímico británico Sir Jim Ratcliffe compró una participación del 25% en el famoso club de fútbol de la Premier League inglesa.La venta fue confirmada por INEOS, un conglomerado multinacional con sede en Londres, controlado por el Manchester United y Ratcliffe.INEOS dijo en un comunicado que Ratcliffe adquirirá el 25% de las acciones Clase B del club y hasta el 25% de sus acciones Clase A disponibles públicamente “y proporcionará 300 millones de dólares adicionales destinados a permitir futuras inversiones en Old Trafford”, el estadio histórico del club. La familia Glazer, propietaria de la mayoría del club, y los accionistas Clase A recibirán el mismo precio de 33 dólares por acción, dijo el club. El viernes, las acciones del Manchester United (MANU) cerraron a 19,81 dólares.En mayo, Forbes valoró al Manchester United en US$ 6.000 millones, justo detrás del Real Madrid como el club de fútbo...

Report: Jets owner decides that coach Saleh and GM Douglas will return next season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas will continue to lead the team next season, as expected.Owner Woody Johnson told the New York Post on Sunday that he will stand pat with the team’s football leadership, even after a dismal season that resulted in a 13th straight year for the franchise without a playoff appearance — the longest active drought in major North American professional sports.“My decision is to keep them,” Johnson told the newspaper before the Jets’ game against the Washington Commanders. “I think we’ve had some very positive moves. The culture of the team is a lot better. The defense is better. The offense needs a few pieces.”Johnson acknowledged the return next season of quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a factor in his decision. The 40-year-old Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with the Jets, who were eliminated from playoff contention with a 30-0 loss at Miami last Sunday.Ea...

Biden critica las disposiciones que le impiden cerrar Guantánamo y trasladar a los reos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

El presidente Joe Biden promulgó el presupuesto en Defensa aprobado por el Congreso para el año fiscal 2024, pero criticó las disposiciones que le impiden cerrar la prisión de Guantánamo y trasladar a sus reos.El mandatario informó en un comunicado que firmó la ley con el nuevo presupuesto porque le permite al Pentágono contar con un ejército capaz de “disuadir conflictos futuros”.Sin embargo, Biden criticó que el texto “continúa prohibiendo el uso de fondos para transferir a los detenidos de la bahía de Guantánamo” a Estados Unidos o a otros países.El presidente remarcó que estas disposiciones “menoscaban indebidamente” la capacidad del Gobierno para determinar cuándo y dónde procesar a los detenidos en Guantánamo y adónde enviarlos una vez liberados.Incluso, remarcó que podría impedir el cumplimiento de una sentencia de un tribunal que ha ordenado la excarcelación de uno de los detenidos mediante un recurso de ‘habeas corpus’. “...

Eagles fans have long turned the page on snowball fiasco. ‘No one was trying to hurt Santa Claus’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. You know what that means in Philadelphia: Santa and snowballs and a time of month that cursed Philly fans for almost six decades with a reputation that they are the most belligerent, boorish ones in all of sports.You’ve surely heard the annual Christmas tale before, of how fans near the end of one of the worst seasons in Eagles history dipped their fingers into snow at Franklin Field on a frigid December afternoon, cupped their hands and pelted poor ol’ Santa Claus with snowballs — long before anyone was beaten at Dodgers Stadium, or a Kansas City Royals coach was assaulted on the infield, or the “Malice at the Palace” occurred, or any of the other countless incidents of abominable behavior that surely would stain any other team’s fanbase — except they weren’t from Philly.The Eagles, only six years removed from an NFL championship, started 0-8 in 1968 under coach Joe Kuharich and seem poised to finish with the worst re...

Serbia police fire tear gas to keep demonstrators from entering Belgrade’s city council building during election protest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia police fire tear gas to keep demonstrators from entering Belgrade’s city council building during election protest.Source

Search underway for 15-year-old girl reported missing from Miami Gardens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:18 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing from Miami Gardens.According to Miami Gardens Police, Harmonie Z. Soto was last seen in the area of Northwest 151st Terrace and 32nd Avenue, at around 6 p.m., Dec. 15.Soto stands 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs around 98 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black clothes and black and white Nike Dunks.Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call Miami Gardens Police at 305-474-6473 or Miami Gardens Police Detective E. Rhymer at 305-474-1614.