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After Oprah Winfrey fumed over Maui fund backlash, Dwayne Johnson admits errors: ‘I get it’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

Dwayne Johnson acknowledged on Sunday that he, at least, could have handled things better when he and Oprah Winfrey asked their millions of fans to donate to a fund they started to help people impacted by August’s deadly wildfires in Maui.That’s more than Winfrey has managed to say about the fierce backlash the two faced after they launched the People’s Fund of Maui in late August. “I get it and I completely understand, and I could’ve been better,” Johnson said in an Instagram video Sunday, telling his 392 million Instagram followers that he understands why they were angry. “And next time I will be better.”When Johnson and Winfrey announced the fund, they said they each were donating $5 million. On social media, these sums were seen as negligible, considering that the two very wealthy stars are worth a combined estimated $3.6 billion.Johnson, himself worth around $800 million, acknowledged that “money ain’t falling out of t...

‘Queer-ennial’ art exhibition in San Jose showcases Latinx resilience

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic Vision, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists.At the age of 14, Cynthia Gonzalez was introduced to art through a program at MACLA, or Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, a contemporary Hispanic art gallery.Today, at 37, Gonzalez’s sculptures – along with the works of other queer Latinx artists – are on display in “Queer-ennial: A Story of Armor,” a groundbreaking exhibition at the downtown San Jose gallery. MACLA describes the exposition as a showcase of the queer Latinx community’s resilience in protecting their minds, bodies and spirits when going out into society.“This exhibition was a priority for MACLA because of a lack of representation for queer Latinx artists, whose culture is not truly reflected or appreciated in San Jose,” said Visual Arts Curator Alyssarhaye Graciano. “With this exhibition,...

Four-bedroom home sells in Fremont for $2.5 million

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

42641 Sully Street – Google Street ViewA 2,400-square-foot house built in 1964 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 42600 block of Sully Street in Fremont was sold on Sept. 8, 2023, for $2,500,000, or $1,042 per square foot. This single-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Lerwick Street, Fremont, in November 2022, a 2,036-square-foot home was sold for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,081. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 2,479-square-foot home on Gallegos Avenue in Fremont sold for $2,550,000, a price per square foot of $1,029. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,931-square-foot home on the 42800 block of Palm Avenue in Fremont sold in July 2022, for $2,050,000, a price per square foot of $1,062. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

What is artificial intelligence? Legislators are still looking for a definition

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

Madyson Fitzgerald | (TNS) Stateline.orgBack in March, Hawaii state Sen. Chris Lee introduced legislation urging the U.S. Congress to consider the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence technologies.But he didn’t write it. Artificial intelligence did.Lee instructed ChatGPT, an AI-powered system trained to follow instructions and carry out conversations, to write a piece of legislation that highlights the potential benefits and drawbacks of AI. Within moments, it produced a resolution. Lee copied and pasted the entire text without changing a word.The resolution was adopted in April with bipartisan support.“It was making a statement that using AI to write legislation — a whole law — was perhaps the single biggest thing we could do to demonstrate what the good and the bad of AI could be,” Lee, a Democrat, said in an interview with Stateline.ChatGPT, which has received reams of national coverage this year, is only one example of artificial intelligence. AI can refer to machine le...

Mountain West power ratings: Wyoming is the new No. 1 after toppling Fresno State

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

Last season, the Hotline published weekly ‘Best of the West’ power ratings that considered not only Pac-12 teams but those in the Mountain West and Brigham Young. The exercise was so popular that we’re adding a MW-specific column to our array of offerings this season.(All times Pacific)1. Wyoming (5-1/2-0)Last week: 3Result: beat Fresno State 24-19Next up: at Air Force (4 p.m. on CBS Sports Network)Comment: Perhaps it was Machiavelli, or maybe Nietzsche or Spinoza. But we’re pretty sure someone once scripted the following dictum: “He who deposes the king shall become the king … until encountering the triple option on hostile ground.”2. Fresno State (5-1/1-1)Last week: 1Result: lost at Wyoming 24-19Next up: at Utah State (Friday, 5 p.m. on CBS Sports Network)Comment: Mikey Keene’s fourth-quarter injury wasn’t the reason FSU finally lost. The 24-7 halftime deficit and Mikey Keene’s fourth-quarter injury are the reasons FSU finally lost.3. Air ...

San Ramon implements behavioral health emergency program

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is implementing a new program that will “provide the right care at the right time” in response to behavioral health emergencies in the City of San Ramon, according to a recent statement from the SRVFPD. Officials said San Ramon Valley Fire and EMS resources will be able to respond to these types of incidents within seven minutes.The Fire First Response program announced on Oct. 5 was designed to improve 911 caller experience, improve patient outcomes and improve system-wide efficiency, SRVFPD said. Mental health specialist training was provided to over 200 fire personnel and San Ramon Police Department staff in the first phase of its implementation. This training emphasized de-escalation techniques, which would be provided when a patient is recognized to be experiencing a behavioral health crisis, officials said.In the second phase of implementing the program, the San Ramon Valley 911 center partnered with the Contra Costa Cris...

Bay Area restaurants imposing 'vomit fee' on Sunday brunch-goers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Bottomless mimosas are fun, but drinking them until you hurl is never a good idea, and it could literally cost you $50. That's the fee some Bay Area restaurants are now charging for Sunday brunch diners who drink one too many mimosas and end up tossing their eggs benedict. Bay Area celebrity chef Michael Chiarello dies at 61 A sign posted at popular Oakland brunch spot, Kitchen Story, warns diners who indulge in any of the restaurant's five varieties of bottomless mimosas to "drink responsibly and know your limits." Otherwise, the sign warns, a $50 cleaning fee will be automatically added to the tab of any patron who throws up in a public area of the restaurant.Photo: Chris CulcasiKitchen Story isn't the only Bay Area restaurant cracking down on brunch-time vomiters. As reported in SFGate, Home Plate in San Francisco has implemented a similar policy with signs warning of a $50 "cleaning fee" for incidents resulting from intoxication.Some Bay Area restaurant...

Browns QB Deshaun Watson still dealing with shoulder injury that kept him out of game before bye

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson did not practice Monday as he continues to deal with a right shoulder injury that sidelined him for one game before the bye week.Watson remained inside the team’s facility while his teammates worked outdoors in their first practice following their bye. He unexpectedly missed the Oct. 1 game against Baltimore with a shoulder bruise sustained a week earlier against Tennessee.Browns coach Kevin Stefanski did not provide any new specifics about Watson’s injury on Monday.He also would not speculate if Watson, who has made just nine starts in two seasons with Cleveland, would be available for this week’s game against the San Francisco 49ers (5-0).“I know it’s a broken record, but really just treat it day by day,” Stefanski said. “He’s doing everything that he’s being asked to do and getting better.”The 28-year-old Watson had been expected to play against the Ravens despite being limited and not th...

CNBC: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. se postula a la presidencia como independiente, abandona la contienda demócrata

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dijo que abandonará su candidatura a la nominación presidencial demócrata y, en cambio, se postulará para la Casa Blanca como independiente.La medida de Kennedy, confirmada por NBC, aumenta las posibilidades de que sea un candidato saboteador en las elecciones de 2024.Kennedy anunció su ruptura con el Partido Demócrata nacional en un evento en Filadelfia el lunes.¿POR QUÉ LO ESTÁ HACIENDO?“¿Cómo vamos a ganarle a los intereses establecidos de Washington? No es siguiendo las reglas corruptas que los poderes corruptos y los intereses creados han manipulado para mantenernos esclavizados”, dijo Kennedy en un video publicado el viernes, previo a su “importante anuncio”.En el video, denunció lo que, según él, era “corrupción” en “los dirigentes de ambos partidos políticos”.Su difunto padre, el senador Robert Kennedy de Nueva York, y su difunto tío, el presidente John F. Kennedy, son íconos del Partido Demócrata. Encuesta: una gran mayoría e...

Washington West Film Festival returns to Virginia as the most altruistic film festival in the nation’s capital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:51 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the Washington West Film Fest (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Giving back is the most important thing that one can do in life — and no film festival does it better than the Washington West Film Festival, which returns to The Boro in Tysons, Virginia this weekend from Oct. 12-16.“We’re passionate about gathering together D.C.’s thought leaders, ...