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Editorial: Newsom should pave the way for Feinstein resignation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom should pave the way so Dianne Feinstein can make a graceful exit from the U.S. Senate.For the good of the country, for the good of the state’s representation in Congress, for peace within the Democratic Party, Newsom should promise to appoint a caretaker — someone who will not seek election next year — if Feinstein steps down now. And the senator should resign.The stakes are too great for this stalemate to continue. With Democrats barely having the numbers to control the Senate, with President Biden’s judicial nominees stalled because of Feinstein’s absence from the deadlocked Judiciary Committee, and with a partisan fight over raising the debt-ceiling fast approaching, California needs full representation in the upper chamber of Congress.First elected in 1992, Feinstein, 89, is California’s longest-serving U.S. senator. For years there have been mounting questions about her declining mental acuity. But she had shown up for votes. Until this year....

NBA analysts surprised by Draymond Green suspension

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

Draymond Green is suspended for the biggest game of the Warriors’ title defense so far, Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Kings.The NBA handed down the suspension late Tuesday night, about 24 hours after Green stepped on the chest of Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis, who had grabbed Green’s foot after falling during box-out.“I’m disgusted with the NBA this morning,” Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday on First Take. “I’m sick and tired of everybody acting like this is just another game. It’s not just another game, it’s a playoff game. You got to do something far more flagrant than this to get suspended.”The league, in its statement announcing the suspension, cited Green’s “history of unsportsmanlike acts”. NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski Wednesday morning: “Here’s what it came down to: excessive and over-the-top actions, condu...

Athletics trade former Bay Area prep star to SF Giants for cash considerations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

OAKLAND — It appears Cal Stevenson’s next shot at the big leagues will be with a Bay Area team, but it won’t be the Athletics.Stevenson, the former Kennedy-Fremont star who was designated for assignment this week by the A’s, was sent to the Giants Wednesday in exchange for cash considerations.Playing with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, Stevenson was hitting .348 (7-for-23) at the time of his DFA with two doubles. Had Stevenson not been sent to the Giants, he would have been free to sign with the A’s or any other team after clearing waivers.Last season, Stevenson got a brief shot with the A’s, hitting .167 in 23 games with three doubles and one RBI. After playing at Kennedy, Stevenson played at Chabot College and Nevada-Reno before being a 10th-round draft pick in 2018 by Toronto.The A’s acquired Stevenson last season from the Rays in exchange for catcher Christian Bethancourt.Trevor May to IL with ‘anxiety issues’Right-handed r...

Why Livermore lab physicist now ranks among A-list celebs, world leaders and royals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Andrea "Annie" Kritcher has been named to Time magazine's TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kritcher, a design physicist, was recognized for being the principal designer for the December 2022 National Ignition Facility experiment that produced nuclear fusion ignition in a laboratory for the first time. Scientists fired 192 lasers at a target the size of a pencil eraser in the NIF experiment, achieving "energy breakeven," which means it produced more energy than was used in the effort. The first-of-its-kind breakthrough is considered a major step toward a net-zero carbon economy. Meta layoffs begin, impacted employee confirms: ‘More to come’ The laboratory said in a statement the breakthrough "paves the way for advancements in national defense and the future of inertial fusion energy." Kritcher leads the integrated modeling team within LLNL's Inertial Confinement Fusion program and oversees the integ...

Police: Maine man recently released from prison confessed to killing parents, parents’ friends and firing on motorists

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Police: Maine man recently released from prison confessed to killing parents, parents’ friends and firing on motorists.Source

George Mason names Marvin Lewis as athletic director

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — George Mason has named Marvin Lewis as its new, full-time athletic director, beginning July 1.School President Gregory Washington announced Lewis’ hire Wednesday after a monthslong search for Bradford Edwards’ replacement. Edwards left last fall to become chief operating officer at NFL Alumni. Nena Rogers has since served in an interim role and oversaw the hiring of former star Tony Skinn as men’s basketball coach when Kim English went to Providence. She will continue working in the job through June 30.Lewis joins George Mason after serving as chief operating officer and assistant vice president of athletics at Brown. The Germantown, Maryland, native previously held senior leadership positions at Georgia Tech, Maryland and Georgia State.Washington said Lewis’ strong Division I background makes him the right choice to take George Mason sports to the next level.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25S...

Marlins LHP Rogers exits game with left forearm tightness

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins left-hander Trevor Rogers left his start against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning Wednesday because of left forearm tightness.Rogers allowed an RBI double to Darin Ruff that drew the immediate attention of Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings. Manager Skip Schumaker and a team trainer then joined Rogers and Stallings on the mound. The pitcher left the game after that. The 25-year-old Rogers had completed a season-high six innings and got the win in his previous start against Arizona on April 14.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos extiende temporalmente acceso a la píldora para abortar

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

(CNN) –– El juez de la Corte Suprema Samuel Alito volvió a extender este miércoles el acceso a la píldora para abortar en Estados Unidos, mientras el alto tribunal evalúa el caso, al suspender temporalmente el fallo de un tribunal inferior que ordenó restricciones en el acceso al medicamento.¿Cuán segura es la píldora abortiva en comparación con otros medicamentos comunes?La medida busca dar a los jueces más tiempo para considerar el tema, aunque no anticipa cómo será su fallo en el caso.El juez Samuel Alito extiende temporalmente el acceso al medicamento abortivo mientras la Corte Suprema considera el casoEn una orden similar la semana pasada, Alito había dicho que la Corte Suprema tendría un fallo a las 11:59 p.m., hora de Miami, este miércoles. La nueva orden, llamada “suspensión administrativa”, traslada esa fecha límite al viernes 21 de abril.Una paciente se prepara para tomar mifepristona, la primera píldora administrada en un aborto con medicamentos, en la Clínica Reproductiv...

Warriors program gives minority-owned businesses a lift

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a red hooded sweatshirt, hard hat and a pair of well-loved work boots, LaSonia Mansfield heads out alongside her daughter and forewoman, Deja Stocks, to survey the expansive construction site she is responsible for keeping safe and clean.For the next hour, they methodically check various spots as workers go about their days. There’s action everywhere around them, including a crane in the distance bringing down loads of heavy materials. When Mansfield lost her mother more than 10 years ago, she realized it was time to make a choice that would build her future — and, now, she thanks the Golden State Warriors for supporting her through a major career change.“I knew I was going to be an entrepreneur, I’ve had dreams of a two-piece suit and a briefcase for years,” said Mansfield, who typically oversees the operation from her office. “I was just looking at all the construction going up, and we clean well, but I never knew the business of con...

Bengals’ Joe Mixon pleads not guilty to menacing charge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:49 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati earlier this year.Mixon made his initial court appearance in Hamilton County Municipal Court, where bond was set at $10,000. He was ordered to have no contact with the woman.A warrant for Mixon was initially issued in February but was dismissed the next day. On April 7, Cincinnati police announced they had refiled the charge “following the discovery of new evidence during the investigative process,” but did not provide further details. When the warrant was issued Feb. 2, a police officer’s accompanying affidavit alleged that the 26-year-old pointed a firearm and told the victim: “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you, the police (can’t) get me.” The warrant then also said the altercation happened a few blocks from the Bengals’ stadium on Jan. 21 — the day b...