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How Screenwriter and Top Indie Author Reenita Is Reinventing Indian Humor and Culture In America  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

These days there’s no lack of good books to read. The trick is finding a way to sort through them for the best ones!Here at IndieReader, our job is to recommend the best self-published, hybrid, and small press books. Those that receive a rating of 4-5 stars (the top being 5 stars) are deemed IndieReader Approved.Find out more about an author who meets that criteria.Reenita’s story begins with a childhood dream in India, where she harbored ambitions of becoming a writer. “If you asked my ten-year-old self what I wanted to be when I grow up, my answer was always, I will be a writer of books,” she recalls. Growing up in a business-centric, conservative family and a society that didn’t highly regard professions in storytelling, her aspirations seemed like a distant reality. Despite these cultural and familial constraints, Reenita’s passion for writing and storytelling never waned.Her professional journey saw her delving into various roles–from marketing to ...

1 Killed in Semi-Truck Collision on Wheeler Ridge Road [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

One Occupant Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Crash near Herring RoadBAKERSFIELD, CA (November 17, 2023) – On Monday afternoon, a fatal collision occurred on Wheeler Ridge Road, resulting in the loss of one individual’s life. The incident unfolded around 3:18 p.m. near Herring Road on November 13th, when officers responded to the scene.According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the driver of a northbound Ford truck attempted to pass a Chevrolet ahead by crossing the double yellow lines. This maneuver led to a collision with a southbound 2015 Freightliner, which was hauling two empty flatbed trailers. The impact caused the Ford to lose control and collide with the left side of the Chevrolet. Subsequently, the Chevy veered off the road and came to a stop on a nearby dirt shoulder. Emergency personnel who arrived at the scene pronounced the Ford driver dead. As of now, the identity of the deceased remains undisclosed to the public. Simultaneously, paramedics trans...

The Don’t Wait for Green Wednesday List

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

A lot of the heat will be gone by the time Green Wednesday arrives, that’s a promise.At its core, Green Wednesday is appealing particularly to those aiming to treat their grandmothers to THC-infused gummies on Thanksgiving. Look out for my upcoming Green Wednesday list; I’ll have it ready next week.But let’s refocus on our community—the enthusiasts on the quest for the most exceptional quality. We’re not about to risk approaching Turkey Day without securing a few of the most potent strains Angelinos can get their hands on. It’s part of our daily routine, no matter the distractions of dealing with Uncle Bob’s possibly anticapitalist behavior while asking him to pass the cranberry sauce.And the idea of waiting until Wednesday? Absolutely not. The real premium stuff will likely have vanished by then, snatched up by early birds that knew they would need some real hitters to deal with the family. Even worse about waiting? Around 80% of the deals on Gre...

Letters: Cost of inaction | Freeway fire | Administration’s failure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Freeway fire willforce changes in L.A.The I-10 fire and shutdown in Los Angeles reminds me of the I-80/880/580 maze fire on April 29, 2007, when a gas tanker fire collapsed two bridges. Emeryville Fire was first-in at 3:46 a.m. All fires look larger at night; from the Peninsula, the maze looked to have been nuked. Gov. Schwarzenegger declared an emergency and repairs were completed in under three weeks. Shows what happens when the government gets moving and opens the checkbook — wide.Now about the I-10 fire. No one wants to be politically incorrect to call it plainly: arson started in the homeless camp below the freeway. If the fire hasn’t already moved the campers, the repair contractor surely will. With all deliberate speed.I get the feeling the advocates for the “unhoused” won’t be standing in the way this time. Nor will any judge. That, too, would be most politically incorrect.Stephen CutrightEmeryvi...

Alameda County D.A. Pamela Price delivers fiery rebuke to critics as she launches anti-recall campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

OAKLAND — In an evening marked by supporters’ well wishes and largely jovial vibes, there were certain moments during Pamela Price’s anti-recall campaign launch when the embattled district attorney channeled frustration that has built up over the past year.“Those who are trying to overturn the results of the election — they’re trying to destroy public trust,” Price, the first Black woman and progressive reformer to serve as Alameda County’s top prosecutor, told the assembled crowd. “Which means they are a threat to public safety.”Her speech, delivered privately to supporters at Thursday’s campaign launch, marked the beginning of what promises to be a broader public push to keep her job.Opponents are actively gathering petition signatures to force a recall election of Price, having raised $212,000 since July from donors that include prominent tech executives, retirees and former prosecutors.The first-time D.A.’s ...

OpenAI CEO fired, company president quits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been fired from his position, the AI company announced Friday. Altman will depart as CEO and leave the company's board of directors.Altman's ouster follows a review by the board, which concluded that he "was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities." Tesla crashes into kitchen of San Mateo home Friday morning "The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI," the company announced in a statement.Altman's removal comes one day after he spoke at an APEC forum on artificial intelligence."I loved my time at OpenAI," Altman wrote Friday in a post to his X, formerly Twitter, account. "It was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. Most of all I loved working with such talented people.""Will have more to say about what's next later," he added.OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati will replace Altma...

How APEC affected BART ridership numbers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- BART ridership numbers remained relatively low this week, despite the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which was expected to draw 20,000 visitors to San Francisco. In statistics published by Bay Area Rapid Transit, ridership throughout most of the week remained at less than 50% of pre-pandemic numbers.Monday had the lowest ridership with just over 150,000 exits recorded in the system -- just 37% of pre-pandemic levels. Ridership Tuesday saw a bit of an increase at 44% of pre-pandemic ridership before dipping back down on Wednesday to 43% of pre-pandemic ridership. Bay Bridge protest: Dramatic photos capture hours-long shutdown Even Thursday, when pro-Palestinian protesters shut down the Bay Bridge for several hours during the morning commute, ridership remained relatively low at 180,654 exits, or 44% of pre-pandemic numbers.With widespread reporting on street closures, transit disruptions and even two lanes of the Bay Bridge being shut down, it app...

F1 tries to recover from embarrassing first day of Las Vegas Grand Prix

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula One is hoping to turn its luck around on the Strip, like so many other Vegas visitors who blow a big bankroll soon after they arrive.The elite global motorsports series placed a $500 million gamble on a new event in Sin City promoted for the first time by F1 and owner Liberty Media. But it now must recover after an opening-night debacle in which the first practice was ruined just nine minutes in when Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a water valve cover on the temporary street course.It caused extensive damage to his Ferrari — Sainz said it even damaged his seat — and caused F1 to close the course to inspect the entire 3.85-mile (6.2 kilometer) temporary street circuit. Nine minutes. Those who spent who-knows-how-much got exactly nine minutes of practice Thursday night.By the time the next practice started, 2 1/2 hours late at 2:30 a.m., those in attendance had been ordered to leave fan viewing areas. F1 ran a 90-minute session until 4 a.m. — when the streets had to...

Disney y Warner Bros. Discovery suspenden su publicidad en X, antes Twitter, mientras aumenta la crisis por antisemitismo en la empresa de Elon Musk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

(CNN) –– Una lista cada vez más larga de empresas ha suspendido su publicidad en X, plataforma anteriormente conocida como Twitter.Este viernes, Disney y Warner Bros. Discovery, propietaria de CNN, confirmaron que detuvieron la inversión publicitaria en la plataforma.La decisión de dos de las compañías de cine y televisión más importantes del mundo sugiere un rechazo cada vez más intenso de parte de los anunciantes hacia X, después de que el propietario de la plataforma, Elon Musk, respaldara una teoría de conspiración antisemita popular entre los supremacistas blancos.ANÁLISIS | Con un mensaje antisemita en X, Elon Musk revela su “auténtica verdad”La medida de Disney y Warner Bros. sigue acciones similares tomadas por Lionsgate e IBM recientemente.Un portavoz de Lionsgate, quien confirmó la decisión de la compañía a CNN, no reveló una razón específica para la medida y no especificó cuánto dinero planeaba gastar la compañía en publicidad en X. La decisión de Lionsgate la...

The last teams standing: India takes on Australia in the Cricket World Cup final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:14 GMT

AHMEDEBAD, India (AP) — India, a country of 1.4 billion people, will come to a virtual standstill on Sunday when its cricket team led by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli takes on five-time champion Australia in the Cricket World Cup final.It will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket venue with a seating capacity of 132,000. It was commissioned in 2015 and built with the purpose of hosting the tournament final eight years later. In the process it will likely set a world cricket attendance record.From Chennai to Dharamsala and Mumbai to Kolkata, India has played in front of partisan crowds during the six-week tournament. The home side has channeled that weight of expectations and pressure to win nine consecutive games — the only unbeaten team.Kohli, not surprisingly, has been the focal point for this Indian performance. Now the foremost one-day international batter in history with 50 centuries, he has scored 711 runs in 10 innings at average of 101.57. It is an ...