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Johannesburg fire death toll rises to 76

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome | Associated PressJOHANNESBURG — Search teams finished checking a derelict Johannesburg apartment building a day after one of South Africa’s deadliest fires broke out there as pathologists faced the grisly task Friday of identifying charred bodies and body parts that were transported in large trucks to mortuaries across the city.The death toll from Thursday’s predawn blaze rose to 76 after two people died in a hospital overnight, Health Minister Joe Phaahla told reporters. At least 12 of the victims were children, authorities said.Homeless South Africans, poor foreign migrants and others who found themselves marginalized in a city often referred to as Africa’s richest but which has deep social problems inhabited the downtown building.The number of injured people hospitalized from the fire also increased to 88, according to a provincial health official.After conducting three searches through each of the building’s five stor...

Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie breaks presales records at AMC Theatres

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

Taylor Swift’s concert film has already broken theater records more than a month ahead of its October 13 release. AMC Theaters said Friday that the singer’s Eras Tour concert movie “shattered records for single-day advance ticket sales revenue,” with $26 million of tickets sold on Thursday.RELATED: The hits keep coming: Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran shows raise big bucks in Bay AreaIt beat the previous record holder, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which sold $16.9 million worth of tickets in one day ahead of its release in 2021, AMC said in a statement.Swift’s movie crushed the daily record less than three hours after tickets became available, prompting the theater chain to say that it will add extra showtimes where possible.Related ArticlesMovies | Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ concert film is coming to movie theaters Oct. 13 Movies | The hits keep coming: Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran shows raise big bucks in Bay Area Movies | ...

‘Parental rights’ group apologizes after using San Jose councilmember’s face on flyer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

A “parental rights” group whose critics say promotes anti-LGBTQ messaging apologized late Thursday night to San Jose councilmember Bien Doan for erroneously using the elected official’s photo on a flyer for an upcoming event hosted by the organization.“Our schools have fallen prey to a dangerous agenda pushed by politically driven educators seeking to indoctrinate our children at the expense of your family’s values and beliefs!” the flyer from Informed Parents of Silicon Valley reads. It also includes three books from LGBTQ authors, warning parents, “Did you know these books are available to children as young as five?”In a statement issued early Friday morning, Doan says he never gave permission to the organization to use his photo and was never informed of the agenda of the meeting, which was to take place at Seven Trees Community Center at 5:30 p.m. A date was not attached to the flyer.“A flyer has been circulating the web inco...

It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here’s why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

By Deidre McPhillips | CNNCovid-19 certainly didn’t take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it’s hard to know exactly how widely it’s spreading.Federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges. But judging by word of mouth among family, friends and coworkers, it can seem like everyone knows someone who’s sick with Covid-19 right now.“We have several folks down with Covid, unfortunately,” one health-focused nonprofit told CNN when seeking comment for this story.Rates of severe disease may be staying at relatively low levels, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can capture.“There is more transmission out there than what the surveillance data indicates,” said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “And we should be paying attention to it, because we are starting to see an ...

The six most expensive reported home sales in Palo Alto the week of Aug. 21

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

A house in Palo Alto that sold for $5.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Palo Alto in the past week.In total, six residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $3.7 million, $2,052 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Aug. 21 even if the property may have been sold earlier.6. $2.4 million, single-family house in the 900 block of Clara DriveThe 1,014 square-foot single-family house in the 900 block of Clara Drive in Palo Alto has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in August and the total purchase price was $2,400,000, $2,367 per square foot. The house was built in 1953. The house features three bedrooms and one bathrooms.5. $2.5 million, single-family residence in the 600 block of Ashton Ave.A sale has been finalized for the single-family house in the 600 block of Ashton Ave. in Palo Alto. ...

Omega European Masters Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

FridayAt Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf ClubCrans-Montana, SwitzerlandPurse: $2.7 millionYardage: 6,808; Par: 70Second RoundMatt Fitzpatrick, England63-65—128-12Alexander Bjork, Sweden65-64—129-11Alex Fitzpatrick, England65-65—130-10Romain Langasque, France65-65—130-10Ludvig Aberg, Sweden64-67—131-9Adrian Meronk, Poland67-64—131-9Renato Paratore, Italy67-64—131-9Gavin Green, Malaysia63-69—132-8Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark65-67—132-8Joost Luiten, Netherlands66-66—132-8Niklas Norgaard Moller, Denmark68-64—132-8Connor Syme, Scotland65-67—132-8Oliver Bekker, South Africa71-62—133-7Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa65-68—133-7Simon Forsstrom, Sweden66-67—133-7Masahiro Kawamura, Japan63-70—133-7Marcus Kinhult, Sweden67-66—133-7Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France67-66—133-7Guido Migliozzi, Italy72-61—133-7Eddie Pepperell, England63-70—133-7JC Ritchie, South Africa68-65—133-7Antoine Rozner, France69-64—133-7Jason Scrivener, Australia68-65—133-7Jordan L. Smith, England67-66—133-7Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden68-65—133-...

Omega European Masters Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

FridayAt Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf ClubCrans-Montana, SwitzerlandPurse: $2.7 millionYardage: 6,808; Par: 70Second RoundMatt Fitzpatrick, England63-65—128Alexander Bjork, Sweden65-64—129Alex Fitzpatrick, England65-65—130Romain Langasque, France65-65—130Ludvig Aberg, Sweden64-67—131Adrian Meronk, Poland67-64—131Renato Paratore, Italy67-64—131Gavin Green, Malaysia63-69—132Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark65-67—132Joost Luiten, Netherlands66-66—132Niklas Norgaard Moller, Denmark68-64—132Connor Syme, Scotland65-67—132Oliver Bekker, South Africa71-62—133Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa65-68—133Simon Forsstrom, Sweden66-67—133Masahiro Kawamura, Japan63-70—133Marcus Kinhult, Sweden67-66—133Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France67-66—133Guido Migliozzi, Italy72-61—133Eddie Pepperell, England63-70—133JC Ritchie, South Africa68-65—133Antoine Rozner, France69-64—133Jason Scrivener, Australia68-65—133Jordan L. Smith, England67-66—133Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden68-65—133Adri Arnaus, Spain65-69—134Jorge Campillo, Spain67-67...

El miembro de “Proud Boys” que rompió la ventana del Capitolio el 6 de enero fue condenado a 10 años de prisión

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

(CNN) — El miembro del grupo Proud Boy que atravesó una ventana del Capitolio de Estados Unidos con un escudo antidisturbios de la Policía el 6 de enero de 2021, permitiendo que la primera oleada de alborotadores irrumpiera en el edificio mientras los miembros del Congreso eran evacuados, fue sentenciado este viernes a 10 años de prisión.Las imágenes de Dominic Pezzola, apodado “Spazzolini”, usando el escudo antidisturbios de la Policía para irrumpir por primera vez en el edificio del Capitolio se convirtieron rápidamente en un símbolo de la violencia de ese día.“La realidad es que usted fue quien lo hizo”, dijo el juez de distrito Timothy Kelly durante la audiencia de este viernes. “Usted fue quien rompió esa ventana y permitió que la gente comenzara a ingresar al edificio del Capitolio y amenazar las vidas de nuestros legisladores. Es algo que jamás hubiera soñado que vería en nuestro país”.“Usted fue realmente, en cierto modo, la pu...

Spain legal panel opens case against suspended soccer chief over World Cup kiss, reports say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, the state news agency Efe said on Friday.Rubiales has come in for a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation for kissing a player on the lips without consent after Spain won the recent Women’s World Cup final in Sydney.FIFA has already suspended Rubiales for 90 days while it studies the case.Spain is looking to remove him independently of the FIFA process. Rubiales is the president of the Spanish Football Federation and a vice president of UEFA.Efe said the legal panel said Rubiales’ behavior would be studied for two possible cases of serious misconduct.The government hoped the panel would recommend very serious misconduct, a category that would allow the state’s sport body to ban him provisionally with a view to eventually declaring him unfit to hold the job. Rubiales can be disqualified for up to two years if found guilty.Spain’s culture and sports min...

The dust is settling on college sports realignment. A look at where schools are going in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:55 GMT

College sports in the U.S. has seen scores of schools change conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened over the past three decades and certainly over the past year. It is no longer a surprise to see storied programs leave their longtime conference home in search of more stability and more revenue in the college athletics arms race.A look at football membership in the Power Five and the Group of Five, largely dating to the launch of the Big 12 in 1996:ACC1996 (9): Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Virginia.2023 (14): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.2024 (17): Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia T...