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Thousands without power in Santa Clara after squirrels chew through electric cable

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

(KRON) -- Thousands of customers were without power Monday morning in Santa Clara after squirrels chewed through an electric cable, according to Silicon Valley Power. The outage was first reported shortly before 9 a.m. Monday.The outage, in the western part of the city, impacted some 3,840 customers. "A troubleshooter is responding," the power agency tweeted. Power was soon restored to 1,614 customers, while 2,226 remain without power. Thousands of people attend unauthorized car show in Alameda As the agency's troubleshooter continued to investigate, it was learned that the cause of the outage was squirrels that had chewed through an electric cable."We are awaiting an update from the field on estimated restoration," the agency said.Silicon Valley Power is the City of Santa Clara's municipal electric utility.

Newsom meets with San Francisco political leaders, attends Democratic Party state convention

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

Inside California Politics Capitol Reporter Eytan Wallace joined Inside California Politics co-host Nikki Laurenzo to discuss Governor Newsom's meeting with San Francisco business and community leaders.The Governor also provided an update on the state's climate goals and attended California Democratic Party's convention in Los Angeles.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan discusses homelessness in California

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joined Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss the request made by California mayors for additional funding to fight homelessness. Mahan also describes the needs of cities in the fight against homelessness.

Fortalecer las piernas podría mejorar la evolución tras un infarto, indica un estudio

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

(CNN) — Cada vez hay más pruebas de que aumentar la fuerza muscular puede ser beneficioso para el corazón e incluso mejorar la evolución tras un infarto.Tener un mayor nivel de fuerza muscular en las piernas parece estar “fuertemente asociado” con un menor riesgo de desarrollar insuficiencia cardíaca después de un ataque al corazón, según una nueva investigación presentada este mes en Praga en el congreso científico Heart Failure 2023, de la Sociedad Europea de Cardiología.Los resultados no se han publicado en una revista revisada por expertos, pero ponen de relieve la importancia del ejercicio regular y el mantenimiento de la fuerza muscular en la tercera edad, ya que la masa muscular puede disminuir con la edad, lo que posiblemente afecte a la salud cardiovascular, señalaron Kensuke Ueno y el Dr. Kentaro Kamiya, investigadores del Departamento de Rehabilitación de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Kitasato (Japón) y autores de la nueva inve...

Cruise ship passengers left terrified after ship sails through rough seas on return to Charleston

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise ship that navigated rough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has resumed sailing on its next cruise, Carnival Cruise Lines said Monday.Terrified passengers on the Carnival Sunshine took to social media to post video of water pouring through a flooded hallway on a cabin level and pictures of on-board stores in shambles, with merchandise strewn about on the floor as large waves swelled on the sea.Passenger Daniel Taylor said the crew “left us blind, not reassuring us what was going on, where we were heading to, what the plan was,” WCIV-TV reported.“They could have updated us and let us know something,” he said.The Carnival Sunshine’s return to Charleston, South Carolina, from the Bahamas on Saturday was delayed by prolonged bad weather and rough seas in the area, the Miami-based company said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday. The vessel’s next cruise scheduled to leave Charleston this ...

Spalletti confirms he’s leaving Serie A champion Napoli and taking year off

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Luciano Spalletti has confirmed he is leaving Serie A champion Napoli and will not coach next season.“I need to take a year off. I’m a bit tired and I want to be with my daughter Matilde,” Spalletti said on the sidelines of a transfer market symposium on Monday.Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed on RAI state TV on Sunday that Spalletti requested a sabbatical year.“He’s a free man. After 50 years in the film business, when someone comes to you and says, ‘I’ve given my all, a part of my life is ending, I still have a contract with you but I would prefer to take a sabbatical year,’ what do you do? Do you stand in his way?” De Laurentiis posed. “You’ve got to be generous in life. … He’s given a lot and I thank him for that. Now it’s only fair that he does what he wants to do.”In his second season at Napoli, the 64-year-old Spalletti coached the team to its first Serie A title in 33 years. They won with five rounds to spare.Spalletti still has one more m...

Remains of a World War II airman identified nearly 80 years after his death

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

(CNN) — An Army Air Forces member who was killed 80 years ago during World War II has been identified and accounted for, and will be laid to rest in his Illinois hometown days after Memorial Day.Tech. Sgt. James Howie, who was 24 at the time, was a radio operator on a B-24 Liberator bomber on August 1, 1943, when it was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed north of Bucharest, Romania, during Operation Tidal Wave, the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said.After the war, Howie’s remains were never identified, the agency said. His remains, along with the remains of other unidentified comrades, were buried as “unknowns” in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania, the agency said.It’s estimated that more than 81,500 Americans remain missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars and other conflicts. More than 41,000 of those missing are presumed lost at sea, according ...

Sharon couple celebrates 75th wedding anniversary, share secrets to a successful marriage

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

A couple from Sharon recently celebrated a major milestone, marking their 75th wedding anniversary while surrounded by their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.Sonny and Charlotte Freedman married on May 26, 1948, and on Friday, May 26, 2023, with Sonny just turning 99 and Charlotte now 94, they celebrated their diamond anniversary.They told 7NEWS it’s a love story that started in the 1940’s.“He was reading a comic book, and I said to him ‘Is that all you have to do on a Friday night?’ and he said ‘Can you think of anything better?'” Charlotte recalled. “I said ‘Yes!’ and that was it. And the next week, he called me.”Sonny met Charlotte when he came home from serving overseas during World War II. It was an instant connection, and Sonny knew.“I would like to stay in touch with her,” he said. They vowed early to stay in touch, bonding quickly over their shared love of dancing.“I like jitt...

Pedro Pascal says he got an eye infection from fans recreating his ‘Game of Thrones’ death scene

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

(CNN) — When it comes to weird fan interactions, Pedro Pascal wins.During roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, Pascal had a chat with Jeff Bridges, Kieran Culkin, Damson Idris, Michael Imperioli, and Evan Peters.Talk turned to some interesting encounters with viewers of their shows. Pascal shared that because of how his “Game of Thrones” character Oberyn Martell died, “people were super into taking selfies with their thumbs in my eyes.”“And at first, I was so earnest and happy about the success of the character in the show, I’d let them,” he said. “And then I remember getting a bit of an eye infection.”Yikes!During the fourth season of the hit HBO series, Pascal’s character is killed by Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane (played by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson), who gouges his eyes out before cracking his skull. (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company)Culkin, who stars in “Succession,” upon hearing Pascal’s story quipped, “Wow that’s a lot of trust.”Pascal has gone on to other...

Celtics watched 2004 Red Sox documentary to inspire their own comeback: ‘It was beautiful’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:57:54 GMT

When the Celtics went down in an 0-3 series hole last week in the Eastern Conference Finals, they were in need of some inspiration.They turned to the Red Sox.The C’s looked hopeless. They were in a spot no team in NBA history had overcome in 150 tries. It was the same position the Red Sox found themselves in 2004, when they roared back from an 0-3 deficit to beat the rival Yankees in the ALCS, the first time it had been done in MLB history.So, after their Game 3 loss in Miami, and sometime before Game 4, the Celtics got together and watched ESPN’s “Four Days in October” documentary, which chronicled the Red Sox’ historic comeback.“It was beautiful,” Marcus Smart said Monday morning at Celtics shootaround. “It was definitely special to watch, special to witness and to be able to have an opportunity to go out there and have our own 2004 ride.”The Celtics, of course, reeled off three consecutive victories to give themselves a chance at the same history on Monday night at TD Garden. The...