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Oakland’s striking teachers and school district reach agreement on four ‘common good’ demands

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

After seven days of strikes, the Oakland Unified School District announced it had reached an agreement with the teachers’ union on four “common good” demands — which, until this point, had placed the two sides in a gridlock since the strikes began.For over a week, the district had argued that these demands — which seek to address racial equity, homelessness, and environmental justice for students — fell outside the scope of a union bargaining agreement. But on Saturday night, four of those demands had been agreed upon, relating to: housing and transportation, the community schools grant, the Black thriving community schools initiative, and school closures.“We are still on strike, but momentum is on our side,” tweeted the teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association, that evening.Related ArticlesEducation | Former Cupertino mayor appointed to high school board Education | Sunnyvale nonprofit awards $3.2 million in clean energy grants Education | ...

Early results in Turkey’s election show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with lead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY (Associated Press)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Early results from Turkey’s national election Sunday showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a solid lead after nearly 20% of ballot boxes were counted, the Turkish state-run news agency says. Erdogan had 55% of the vote, compared to 39% garnered by main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Anadolu Agency reported.Opinion surveys indicated the increasingly authoritarian Erdogan entered his bid for reelection trailing a challenger for the first time.Faik Oztrak, a spokesman for Kilicdaroglu’s center-left party, cautioned the early returns were preliminary and said the “picture is extremely positive” for the opposition.Erdogan has ruled Turkey as prime minister or president since 2003. Pre-election polling suggested he faced the toughest reelection battle of his two decades leading the NATO member country, which has grappled with economic turmoil and the erosion of democratic...

San Jose: Pedestrian reportedly killed by semi-trailer on Highway 101 in hit-and-run

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

A pedestrian was reportedly killed by a semi-trailer on Highway 101 in San Jose late Saturday night in a collision being investigated as a hit and run.The California Highway Patrol received reports of a big rig colliding with a pedestrian near Tully Road at 11:37 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 36-year-old man lying dead in the Highway 101 northbound slow lane. The man has not been publicly identified.Ross Lee, a public information officer with the CHP, said the vehicle that killed the pedestrian did not remain at the scene. So far, it’s unclear how the collision occurred.“The crash will be treated as a hit and run,” Lee said.The San Jose Fire Department also responded to the collision, and the Highway 101 on-ramp was closed shortly after midnight at Tully Road.Officers are asking witnesses to contact the San Jose area CHP if they have any information about the collision.There have already been at least 12 pedestrian deaths in San Jose this year.Related Article...

Fatal shooting marks Vallejo's sixth homicide of the year

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- The Vallejo Police Department is investigating the city's sixth homicide of the year following a fatal shooting Saturday night.Just before 9 p.m., officer responded to a report of the shooting in the 200 block of Maine Street. Officers located an adult male suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The man was transported to a local hospital where he pronounced deceased, police said. CHP investigating two fatal overnight crashes The victim's identity is being withheld until next of kin is notified. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brian Murphy at (707) 648-5430 or Detective Ken Jackson at (707) 648-4280.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This death marks the City of Vallejo's sixth homici...

2 days before Taylor Swift concert, Rockville mother says StubHub tickets suddenly ‘evaporated’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

A Rockville mother and daughter, Katie and Lyla Mahoney, say StubHub is to blame after being snubbed of their Taylor Swift concert tickets in Philadelphia.Lyla Mahoney said she never thought she’d be able to attend a show because tickets are so expensive, but her parents made her dream come true, buying the tickets for Sunday night’s show as a Hanukkah and birthday gift.“I wanted Taylor Swift to be my first concert,” said Lyla.” I was actually watching the Reputation Tour when I heard what happened. I was so excited. I had everything packed.”The duo’s excitement soon turned into anxiety. They were supposed to receive the tickets via email on Friday, but they were never delivered. Lyla’s dad then started calling StubHub for answers.Layla was excited to attend the Taylor Swift concert but was told by StubHub that the seller wouldn’t be sending the tickets. (Courtesy Katie Mahoney)The family says they were told not to worry and the tickets would be delivered by midnight. In...

Evenepoel wins time trial by a second to move back into overall lead of the Giro

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

CESENA, Italy (AP) — Pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel won another time trial to move back into the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday.In contrast to the opening time trial, however, Evenepoel won by the slightest of margins on stage nine — the longest of the race’s three individual time trials.The Belgian, who rides for Soudal Quick-Step, beat Geraint Thomas by just one second on the almost entirely flat 35-kilometer (22-mile) route from Savignano Sul Rubicone to Cesena near the Adriatic coast.That was enough for Evenepoel to win the stage and take back the leader’s pink jersey. The world champion was 45 seconds ahead of Thomas, who rides for Ineos Grenadiers. Primož Roglič, who is considered Evenepoel’s strongest challenger, was two seconds further back.“I don’t think I paced it very well,” Evenepoel said. “I started too fast and my second part wasn’t that great. I found some better legs in the technical part because I could recover a bit. “I wasn’t feeling to...

Turkey’s state-run news agency puts incumbent President Erdogan solidly ahead with nearly 20% of ballot boxes counted

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency puts incumbent President Erdogan solidly ahead with nearly 20% of ballot boxes counted.Source

Lionel Messi fue abucheado por algunos seguidores del Paris Saint-Germain en su regreso de la suspensión

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

(CNN) — Lionel Messi soportó un difícil regreso a la alineación titular del Paris Saint-Germain cuando algunos de los seguidores de su propio equipo abuchearon al argentino antes y durante la contundente victoria del PSG sobre el Ajaccio en el Parque de los Príncipes.Messi apareció por primera vez con el PSG desde que recibió una suspensión impuesta por el club a principios de este mes por realizar un viaje no autorizado a Arabia Saudita, lo que resultó en una sesión de entrenamiento perdida.Desde entonces, el delantero campeón de la Copa del Mundo se disculpó con el PSG y sus compañeros de equipo, diciendo que “sinceramente pensó” que tenía un día libre.Los probables destinos de Messi ante el muy posible adiós del París Saint-GermainNo obstante, algunos hinchas del PSG dieron a conocer sus sentimientos durante la victoria por 5-0 el sábado, que acercó al club a un undécimo título récord de la Ligue 1.No es la primera vez que Messi es abucheado por algunos seguidor...

Israeli army says Palestinian militants fire rocket from Gaza into Israel, testing cease-fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a cease-fire was declared ending a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.The cease-fire had appeared to be holding before Sunday’s launch, which the army said landed in an open area of southern Israel. There was no claim of responsibility, and no immediate Israeli response.But the launch presented an early test for the Egyptian-brokered truce.The latest round of Gaza fighting was sparked Tuesday when Israeli jets killed three top commanders from the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to earlier rocket launches from Gaza. Those killings set off a barrage of militant fire and the conflagration threatened to drag the region into another all-out war until Egypt mediated a cease-fire that took hold late Saturday.While the calm appeared to bring a sense of relief to Gaza’s 2 million people and hundreds of thousands of Is...

Djokovic overcomes mid-match lapse to beat Dimitrov at Italian Open; Swiatek wins

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s clay-court game is still a work in progress.The 22-time Grand Slam champion had to overcome a mid-match lapse before beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 on Sunday to reach the fourth round of the Italian Open.Struggling with his footwork, complaining about the conditions of the clay on Campo Centrale and protesting line calls, Djokovic lost four consecutive games to hand the second set to Dimitrov, who won 12 straight points at one point during that stretch.But Djokovic raised his game when it counted most, broke Dimitrov in the opening game of the third, and improved to 11-1 in his career against the Bulgarian.“The crowd got into it and kind of got behind him and of course with the energy of the place, the (entire) match changed,” Djokovic said. “I dropped my level a bit. But luckily I managed to find it right away in the first game, make that crucial break and kind of shape the momentum to my side. So I’m really pleased with the way I closed out the ...