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Elias: California insurance chief mustn’t cave in to industry he regulates

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

You would never know it by watching the almost ubiquitous television commercials advertising State Farm Insurance to viewers on a wide variety of telecasts.Related ArticlesLocal Opinion | Elias: Newsom should appeal decision to free Manson Family member Local Opinion | Opinion: Valley Water project protects Milpitas residents, businesses from flooding Local Opinion | Opinion: Saratoga mayor offers safety tips for summer Local Opinion | Opinion: Expanding RYDE enables senior mobility and empowerment Local Opinion | Elias: Newsom would be wise to stick with his planned transit funding cut State Farm has fired the first shot in what might become a war against California home and apartment owners, though, one with eventual costs amounting to billions of dollars. Allstate Insurance one week later admitted that it has already joined in.The State Farm strike came on May 26, when it announced to little fanfare t...

Putin responde desafiante a rebelión del Grupo Wagner: “Una puñalada por la espalda”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, prometió el sábado que defenderá su país frente a la rebelión armada declarada por el propietario del contratista militar privado Grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, que dirigió a de sus tropas desde Ucrania hasta una ciudad clave al sur de Moscú.El motín, que Putin calificó como “una puñalada por la espalda”, era la mayor amenaza a su liderazgo en más de dos décadas en el poder.El ejército privado de Prigozhin parece controlar el cuartel general militar en Rostov del Don, una ciudad a más de 660 millas de la capital rusa, desde donde se gestionan las operaciones en Ucrania, según un reporte de inteligencia del Ministerio de Defensa de Gran Bretaña.No está claro cómo pudo Prigozhin entrar a la ciudad rusa ni cuántos soldados lo acompañaban. Crisis en Rusia: Moscú impone medidas antiterroristas, mientras Grupo Wagner sigue en rebeldía Rusia investiga al jefe mercenario del Grupo Wagner por supuestas amenaza...

“Podríamos haber sido nosotros”, dicen padre e hijo que se retiraron del viaje en el submarino Titán por preocupaciones de seguridad

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

(CNN )– Un padre y su hijo renunciaron a sus asientos en el submarino Titán por preocupaciones de seguridad solo unas semanas antes de su catastrófica implosión, le dijeron a CNN.El inversionista Jay Bloom y su hijo Sean dijeron que ambos estaban preocupados por el sumergible y su capacidad para viajar a las profundidades del océano antes del viaje planeado.Sus asientos finalmente fueron para Shahzada y Suleman Dawood, el padre y el hijo que estaban a bordo cuando el barco implosionó y estaban entre los cinco pasajeros que perecieron.“Vi muchas banderas rojas. Solo estaba destinado a cinco personas. Simplemente no pensé que pudiera sobrevivir sumergiéndose tan bajo en el océano”, dijo Sean, de 20 años, a Erin Burnett de CNN este viernes por la noche.Recordó haber visto un video de Stockton Rush, director ejecutivo de OceanGate, la compañía que ofrece la expedición en aguas profundas, caminando por el sumergible y sus características.OceanGate promocionó su submarino como segur...

Los últimos minutos del sumergible Titan, y la paloma “mutante”: lo más insólito de la semana

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

Si crees que ya lo viste todo, estás equivocado. Estas son las noticias más insólitas de esta semana. ¿CÓMO HABRÍAN SIDO LOS ÚLTIMOS MINUTOS EN EL SUMERGIBLE TITAN?Tras confirmarse el jueves la muerte de los cinco tripulantes del sumergible Titán, a casi una milla del naufragio más famoso del mundo, el Titanic, la gran pregunta es ¿cómo ocurrieron los hechos y cómo fueron los últimos minutos de los cinco tripulantes que iban a bordo?“Ellos ni se enteraron que la cápsula implosionó y que lamentablemente ellos estaban bajando y mientras estaban bajando la presión aumenta obviamente, toda la estructura pues simplemente colapsó y con ellos adentro lamentablemente, eso fue lo que ocurrió”, dijo Andrés Tremante, profesor universitario y experto en rescates.Un vehículo de Boston hecho por la empresa Pelagic Research Services en Cape Cod fue el encargado de encontrar los restos del sumergible; ahora el reto es ubicar los restos de las 5 víctimas.PARAMÉDICO ADOPTA A BEBÉ ABANDONADAUn bo...

What to expect during the 2024 total solar eclipse

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

(CNN) — Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat in 2024 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada.The highly anticipated celestial event doesn’t occur until April 8, but eclipse fans are already booking hotels within the path of totality, and experts suggest making plans now so as not to miss out.That’s likely because a total solar eclipse won’t be visible across the contiguous US again until August 2044. (It’s been nearly six years since the “Great American Eclipse” of 2017.)Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming eclipse.What is a total solar eclipse?A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the sun’s face.Those within the path of totality, or locations where the moon’s shadow will completely cover the sun, will see a total solar eclipse. People outside the path of totality will still be able to see a partial solar eclipse, where the moon only blocks part of the sun...

EU countries bordering Russia on alert after mutiny against Moscow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

EU countries bordering Russia were on alert Saturday, with some beefing up their border security, after the Wagner paramilitary group seized control of a strategic Russian city and threatened to move on Moscow.The insurrection by the mercenary group came after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin declared war on Moscow’s defense ministry in the early hours of Saturday morning, claiming Kremlin officials had killed thousands of his soldiers. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the move “treason” and vowed to “neutralize” the threat in a televised address.Estonia and Latvia have stepped up their border security in response, according to the countries’ governments, while Latvia suspended visa applications and entry to the country from Russia.“Visa or border entry [for] Russians leaving Russia due to current events won’t be considered,” Latvian Foreign Minister and incoming President Edgars Rinkēvičs wrote on Twitter. He added that there was “no direc...

Police investigating Jamaica Plain shooting with no reported injuries

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

Police are investigating shots fired on Day Street in Jamaica Plain early Saturday morning.Officers responded to the area of 60 Day Street around 2:30 a.m. Friday. No one was hurt, and officials said they are still investigating. Ballistics were recovered at the scene, and no arrests have been made.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Mike Lupica: Leon Rose, Knicks need to take a big swing on Zion Williamson if he becomes available

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, who knows stuff, says that the Pelicans never made Zion Williamson available in the run-up to the NBA Draft, as part of a possible deal for Scoot Henderson or anybody else. But that doesn’t mean that they won’t make Williamson, who sometimes seems to carry more baggage than his actual weight, available at some point this summer.If they do, the Knicks have to think about taking a big swing on Williamson, with all the big risk that goes with a play like that. Leon Rose — he runs the Knicks even if you never see him or hear from him — absolutely has to consider taking a chance here, or start wondering how long the team he has brought back to respectability will remain stuck in the middle.We all know how low the bar was set for Rose at James L. Dolan’s Madison Square Garden. But the object of the game isn’t supposed to be respectability. It’s supposed to be the Knicks winning their first championship in half-a-century...

Girls lacrosse year in review: A time of powerhouses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

Ella Ryan and her Lincoln-Sudbury lacrosse teammates knew they had the chance to accomplish something special as their season dawned.Three months later, the soon-to-be junior is now a champion. Ryan registered a hat trick in the state final, as Lincoln-Sudbury (21-2) knocked off perennial juggernaut Westwood 10-9 on June 18 to claim the Div. 1 title.The Warriors ended a two-year run of championships by Westwood in advancing past the state semifinals at the Div. 1 level for the first time since 2012.In Div. 2, right from the get-go it was evident Notre Dame (Hingham) was going to be a threat, and it didn’t take long for most to realize it was going to be the Cougars’ title to lose. Meredith McGinnis’ group dominated the schedule from start to finish, capturing its second straight championship (a 19-5 win over Wayland June 18) en route to completing a perfect season at 25-0. Boston College commit Alexa Kenney led the program to the pinnacle in consecutive seasons. Now, expect Notre Da...

Fentanyl ruled as the cause of death for Adam Rich, former ‘Eight is Enough’ child star

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:54 GMT

The effects of fentanyl are considered the cause of death for Adam Rich, the child actor known as “America’s little brother” for his role on the hit family dramedy “Eight is Enough.”The former television star’s death this January has been ruled an accident by the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner Coroner’s office, according to an autopsy report. Rich died in his Los Angeles home at age 54.His stardom came at just eight years old as the mop-topped son raised by a widower newspaper columnist in ABC’s “Eight is Enough.” A limited acting career followed the show’s run from 1977 to 1981.Rich had publicly discussed his experiences with depression and substance abuse in the months before he died. He tweeted in October that he had been sober for seven years after arrests, many rehab stints and several overdoses. He urged his followers to never give up.He was arrested in April 1991 for trying to break into a pharmacy and again that October for allegedly ...