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Imagining a Disneyland-style monorail for the Santa Cruz Mountains: Roadshow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

Q: I still envision a Disneyland-like elevated monorail through the Santa Cruz Mountains from wherever the most parking is available, or a light rail station, like in Los Gatos or Campbell, right off 17, to Santa Cruz Boardwalk parking lots. Great for commuters and day trippers. Stations at Scotts Valley and maybe near the summit, too. What a beautiful ride among the trees.M. LahannA: I can imagine taking a beautiful ride such as you describe through the Santa Cruz Mountains. And it’s fun to dream. When various light rail ideas have been looked at before, though not this route, and not monorail, there were not enough projected riders in off-peak hours to warrant the cost of the projects.Q: I see signs on Interstate 680 about lanes being closed soon. What are they doing?AnonymousA: Caltrans will close southbound Interstate 680 in Pleasanton between Sunol Boulevard and Koopman Road from 10 p.m, Friday, June 9 until 4 a.m., Monday, June 12.The closure is being done so that a port...

Air India passengers welcomed home at SFO after flight diverted to Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Bay Area families were reunited overnight at San Francisco International Airport after an Air India flight was diverted to Russia due to mechanical problems.More than 200 passengers were stranded in Magadan, Russia for nearly two days. A replacement Air India plane flew to Magadan to bring all passengers back to the United States. It took them about three hours once their replacement plane landed in Russia to board the plane. San Jose rampage suspect worked for Google, had meth problem: court documents There was potential for an international crisis because of the United States' strained relationship with Russia amidst the battle in Ukraine. Some American citizens were unable to use their credit cards because of the sanctions against Russia. The plane touched down at SFO around midnight and there were hugs and kisses all around once passengers reunited with their families."While taking off, we were all cheering. While lining up, we were all cheering. Now, we are all ch...

4 very young children critically wounded in knife attack in French Alpine town

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The prosecutor leading an investigation into a horrific knife attack in a French Alpine town says four children aged between 22 months and 3 years suffered life-threatening wounds and that two adults also were injured.The prosecutor said the attacker’s motives remain unknown but do not appear to be terrorism-related.The suspect, a 31-year-old Syrian, was detained following the Thursday morning attack in Annecy. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the man has refugee status in Sweden.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.PARIS (AP) — As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed several very young children, including at least one in a stroller, and also assaulted adults at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday. The savagery left at least two children and one adult with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. A suspect, identified by police as a 31-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker, was detained.Video appearing to ...

Ryan Hunter-Reay to return to IndyCar as Conor Daly replacement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

Ryan Hunter-Reay will return to the IndyCar Series as Conor Daly’s replacement at Ed Carpenter Racing, the team announced Thursday. Daly was let go a day earlier in what team owner Carpenter called one of the most difficult decisions of his tenure running the organization. He cited performance issues for the split with Daly, who was ranked 20th in the standings with a season-best finish of eighth in the Indianapolis 500. Hunter-Reay was out of IndyCar last season but returned this year for the Indy 500 and finished 11th. He will make his debut in the No. 20 Chevrolet next weekend at Road America.“I was surprised when I got the call from Ed. He described how frustrated he was that his team has not been able to realize its potential despite their efforts, investments, as well as technical and personnel changes over the past few years and asked for my help,” Hunter-Reay said. “Ed and I are very close friends and have been for a long time. I’ve worked with the team in the pa...

Budweiser renueva con la FIFA hasta la Copa Mundial del 2026

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

GINEBRA — Budweiser seguirá siendo la cerveza oficial de la Copa del Mundo hasta el torneo de 2026 en Estados Unidos, luego de que la cervecera AB InBev renovó con la FIFA este jueves a pesar de un momento difícil con el anfitrión de la Copa del Mundo masculina de 2022, en Catar.Dos días antes de que comenzara el torneo en Catar, los organizadores de la Copa del Mundo retiraron una antigua promesa de permitir que los fanáticos en los estadios compraran cerveza con alcohol.El movimiento sorprendió al cervecero cuya marca Budweiser ha sido la cerveza de la Copa Mundial desde el torneo de 1986. ¿Cuánto dinero ganan las jugadoras en la Copa Mundial Femenina 2023? Mira aquí La FIFA presenta el logo oficial de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol 2026 La FIFA parecía incapaz de proteger a AB InBev bajo la presión de Catar en una disputa que parecía un posible problema de incumplimiento de contrato para el organismo mundial del fútbol. La nación mu...

France’s prime minister says suspected knife attacker in Annecy had refugee status in Sweden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister says suspected knife attacker in Annecy had refugee status in Sweden.Source

French prosecutor says 4 children aged between 22 months and 3 years suffered life threatening wounds in knife attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutor says 4 children aged between 22 months and 3 years suffered life threatening wounds in knife attack.Source

“No-E3 2023”: días, horarios y cómo ver el Summer Game Fest y el resto de conferencias de videojuegos en junio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — Los meses de junio y julio acostumbran a ser una época del año cargado de eventos y conferencias de videojuegos en las que las compañías que desarrollan y publican videojuegos anuncian las novedades que tienen para los próximos meses y años. La feria del E3, celebrada en Los Ángeles, ha sido históricamente el gran evento al que acudían la mayoría de empresas y estudios y al que fans de todo el mundo prestaban atención.Sin embargo, la pandemia del covid-19 llevó a la cancelación de varias ediciones de la feria entre 2019 y 2022 y la del 2023 fue finalmente cancelada por los organizadores. Ya durante la pandemia, por la posibilidad de emitir en streaming sus propios anuncios, muchas empresas comenzaron a celebrar sus propios eventos o se agruparon en torno a diferentes celebraciones. Algo que se repetirá en este 2023, en el que hay alternativas al E3 como el Summer Game Fest, cada vez más potente, y otros eventos que históricamente han tenido lugar en estos meses...

German soccer league finds 2 more men to replace 2 men who replaced female CEO

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer league will appoint two more men to take over as chief executive officers from the two men who took over from a woman last year.Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel are to assume duties as co-CEOs on July 1, taking over from Axel Hellmann and Oliver Leki, the league, known as the DFL, said in a statement on Thursday.Hellmann and Leki took over on an interim basis from Donata Hopfen last December when she stepped down from the role as head of Germany’s top two soccer divisions after less than a year in charge.Hopfen became the DFL’s first female CEO when she took over from Christian Seifert on a three-year contract from January 2022, but she struggled to impose her vision to resolve longstanding questions on issues such as the league’s 50-plus-1 rule limiting the role of outside investors, marketing at home and abroad, and the sale of media rights.She suggested in a social media post she did not receive the support she needed from league members to make requir...

ANÁLISIS | Por qué Mike Pence ya tiene problemas en la carrera presidencial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

(CNN) — La vicepresidencia puede ser un trampolín hacia la presidencia. Si no que se lo pregunten a Joe Biden, que descubrió que servir como número dos de Barack Obama era el billete para ganar la nominación de su partido a la presidencia después de dos intentos fallidos.El exvicepresidente Mike Pence, que participó este miércoles por la noche en un debate público en CNN tras declarar su candidatura para 2024, ya se encuentra con un camino a la Casa Blanca mucho más pedregoso que el de Biden. Apenas llega al 4% en las encuestas nacionales, mientras que Biden entró en la carrera de 2020 como favorito.Esto refleja la historia, que muestra que aunque ser vicepresidente a menudo se correlaciona con el éxito en futuras ambiciones presidenciales, está lejos de ser una garantía.Piense en los últimos vicepresidentes que intentaron ascender en sus cargos. Biden llegó a presidente, pero el republicano Dick Cheney nunca se presentó. El demócrata Al Gore se aseguró fácilmente el apoyo del...