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DeSantis reportedly to announce presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

By Jessica Dean, Clare Duffy and David Wright | CNNFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday night in a conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson for his political team tells CNN.The announcement, which was first reported by NBC News, will take place at 6 p.m. ET on Twitter Spaces, where the platform’s users can participate in audio conversations, and will be moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sacks.CNN has reached out to Musk for comment. The tech titan publicly confirmed the conversation at a Wall Street Journal event Tuesday.“I will be interviewing Ron DeSantis, and he has quite an announcement to make. And it will be the first time that something like this is happening on social media and with real-time questions and answers, unscripted,” Musk said, adding that he was not planning to endorse a candidate “at this time.”Sacks is a major political donor and DeSantis booster. In 2021, he contributed ju...

Raiders part-owner Tom Brady? Courting ex-foe further distances franchise from East Bay

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

All that’s left is the laundry.You knew the Raiders would change once they left Oakland. Considering they were one of the NFL’s bottom feeders during their 25-year second act at the Coliseum, change was merited other than tinkering with the classic silver-and-black uniforms and the Raiders shield.With Tom Brady reportedly having agreed to a minority ownership stake Monday, the news will be greeted with mixed emotions among the fan base. Some will harken back to the ‘Tuck Rule’ and hate it — the further Patriotization of a franchise that owner Mark Davis is running as if his late father were Robert Kraft and not Al Davis.“We’re excited for Tom to join the Raiders,” Davis told ESPN, “and it’s exciting because he will be just the third player in the history of the National Football League to become an owner.”One wonders if Brady drops his briefcase on Day 1 if Greg Biekert will be there to jump on it.Some will love it. I...

1 killed, 4 injured after carjacked vehicle plows into SF bus stop

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was killed and four were injured Tuesday morning at 16th Street and Potrero Avenue after a suspect vehicle involved in a pursuit crashed into bystanders, according to police. Emergency crews are on the scene, according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Services. Some of the injured were bystanders and others may have been involved in the pursuit, officials said. Child attacked and robbed at San Francisco park Officers with the San Francisco Police Department Southern Station responded at approximately 10 a.m. to the area of Folsom and Mabini streets on a report of a carjacking, SFPD said. A suspect vehicle matching the description was located near Kansas and 25th streets. The vehicle led police on a pursuit.Video from the scene showed a totaled vehicle that had apparently hit a bus stop. The bus stop also appeared heavily damaged. Several people could be seen being taken on stretchers and loaded into ambulances. A nearby Boston Market ...

SF supervisor calls pilot program to address open-air drug use 'cruel'

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A pilot program being developed by the City and County of San Francisco to address open-air drug use has been called counterproductive by a San Francisco supervisor. In a tweet, SF District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston claimed the plan would involve SF Mayor London Breed's administration arresting people for public drug use."We have been informed that the Mayor's Administration is preparing to start arresting people for public drug use," Preston tweeted. "Arresting people for drug addiction is not 'moderate' nor 'commonsense.' It's reactionary, cruel, and counterproductive." Child attacked and robbed at San Francisco park KRON4 reached out to the city for clarification on the plan, which has not yet been publicly rolled out. A statement from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said that the pilot program being developed is "to address situations when someone is so far under the influence of drugs that they may pose a danger to themselves or ot...

That Time Joe Biden Was Banned From Negotiating With Republicans

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

From the moment Joe Biden announced his candidacy, the biggest risk the country faced from a potential Biden presidency was that he would wind up in high-stakes negotiations with Republican congressional leaders and those Republicans would fleece him blind.For months, Biden insisted that he wouldn’t ever be in that room, because he simply wasn’t going to negotiate with Republicans over lifting the debt ceiling. But he also poured cold water on invoking the 14th Amendment or minting a trillion-dollar platinum coin, which handed Republicans all the leverage. Biden also had the chance to lift the debt ceiling at any point from January 2021 until last December when Democrats still controlled both houses of Congress. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., recently told Politico not doing so is one of his biggest regrets. Instead, Biden went into negotiations with congressional Republicans without a serious offer of his own. He made a few half-hearted suggestions that a better way to cut the deficit...

What’s the best car to get your new teen driver?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

Is your teenager ready for their first car? Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are out with their 2023 list for best cars for young drivers.Unfortunately, crashes sometimes happen. “And we think that parents should want their kids to be well protected in that eventuality,” said David Zuby, the chief research officer for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.Overall, traffic deaths rose over the last few years after decades of declines. Teen road deaths have followed the same pattern, increasing 11% in 2021. Over 3,000 teens died that year.The list of best cars for teens focuses on used cars at different price points with above-average reliability, better than average stopping distance and better than average handling.For 2023 models, they focus on top safety picks.Most vehicles range from small cars to mid-size SUVs. One truck also makes the list. But you’ll find no micro cars on this list.“We think it’s important that people not put the...

Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for what they say are anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and gay travelers.The Human Rights Campaign joined the NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and Equality Florida in issuing travel or relocation warnings for the Sunshine State, one of the most popular states for tourists to visit in the U.S.While the LGBTQ+ advocacy group said it wasn’t calling for a boycott or making a blanket recommendation against visiting Florida, it said it wanted to highlight new laws passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature that they said are hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, restrict abortion access and allow Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit.“Those who visit must join us in their vocal opposition to these dangerous policies,&#...

Quebec police identify killer in 1975 cold case murder of teen

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

LONGUEUIL, Quebec (AP) — Canadian police said Tuesday they have solved one of the highest-profile cold cases in Quebec history.Police in Longueuil, Quebec, said that DNA evidence allows them to be 100% certain that Franklin Maywood Romine murdered 16-year-old Sharron Prior in 1975.The body of Romine, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was exhumed from a West Virginia cemetery in early May for DNA testing intended to confirm his link to the crime.Longueuil police say the DNA of Romine — who had a long criminal history — matches a sample found at the murder scene. He also matched a witness’ physical description of the suspect.The rape and killing of Prior had gone unsolved since she disappeared on March 29, 1975, after setting out to meet friends at a pizza parlor near her home in Montreal’s Pointe-St-Charles neighborhood.Her body was found three days later in a wooded area in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore.Source

Stock market today: Wall Street slides as debt worries worsen

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sliding Tuesday as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt.The S&P 500 was 1% lower after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, “We’re not there yet” on a deal to prevent the U.S. government from running out of cash. That followed a meeting late Monday that he and President Joe Biden called productive but ultimately ended with no agreement.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 189 points, or 0.6%, at 33,097, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 1,1% lower.Until now, the stock market has remained largely resilient even as Washington approached a June 1 deadline. That’s when the U.S. government may no longer be able to pay its bills, unless Congress allows it to borrow more. Economists and investors widely believe a default would send shockwaves through the global economy and financial markets.The assumption on Wall Street was that Congress would reach a deal at the 11th ho...

Social media star and influencer Tinx really wants you to take her advice and life your best life

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:44:33 GMT

“I need you to not wait three weeks for that loser to text you back when he’s not going to,” said Christina Najjar, best-known to her social media followers and podcast listeners as Tinx, in an interview over Zoom.This is classic Tinx. She’ll cut to the chase and believes honesty is the best policy. “I am a Virgo, so therefore I think I know best for everyone,” she said with a smile. “I’m always trying to give people tips. That’s always been a role that’s natural for me.”Tinx is putting her skills to good use with her first book called “The Shift: Change Your Perspective, Not Yourself” (Simon & Schuster), which she describes as “Tinx 101. A baseline, a starter pack for me and my theories and way of thinking.”She says it’s filled with personal anecdotes and life lessons she learned, particularly in her twenties. Topics include self-love, empowerment, mental health, sex and dating. Tinx first started posting videos on TikTok during the pan...