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L.A. wildlife district ordinance bill sparks debate amongst council members, homeowners 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

A new wildlife district ordinance that would regulate residential development in parts of Los Angeles passed in committee on Tuesday, but some homeowners are wary of the ordinance’s limitations and fear that the bill could adversely affect their property values. The bill impacts hillside communities in between Griffith Park and the 405 Freeway, including Sherman Oaks, Hollywood Hills and Bel Air. Included in the ordinance are limits on how much of a homeowner’s property can be covered with a home and how much fencing, if any, could be put up around the property’s perimeter. Proponents of the bill say that it will help curb the expansion of mega-mansions, whose construction projects can have drastic effects on the surrounding wildlife and their habitat. “With those huge projects comes a lot of grading, a lot of impacts to the neighborhood and a lot of impacts to the wildlife,” said 5th District Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky. “What this ordinance does is say ...

Is Warriors' Kuminga now 7-foot-2? ESPN analyst falls for viral Twitter joke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is officially listed as 6-foot-7 by the NBA. However, within the last few days, a false Twitter rumor has been circulating that Kuminga has grown to be at least 7 feet tall.ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins fell for the viral joke. "From reports, I'm hearing that Jonathan Kuminga is now 7-(foot)-2. The kid has gotten better every single season," the former Boston Celtics center said during a Tuesday segment on SportsCenter. A’s situation similar to when Giants almost left SF, ex-MLB team president says Perkins tweeted a response to one tweet poking fun at the former NBA player for falling for the false rumor Kuminga grew seven inches since the Warriors' season ended last month. "I hate this damn app (laugh emojis)," Perkins wrote on Twitter. Even longtime Warrior Andre Iguodala joined in on the fun, joking on Twitter that he can confirm the 20-year-old's massive and sudden growth spurt. "I just saw JK. He 7'2,...

Brito solid in return to majors and Yankees homer three times to beat Mariners 4-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jhonny Brito pitched a career-high 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a successful return to the major leagues and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night.Fill-ins Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney homered off Luis Castillo (4-6) as the Yankees won a series for the first time since placing Aaron Judge on the injured list. New York is 6-8 with Judge out of the lineup and had not won a series since taking two of three from the Dodgers in Los Angeles 2 1/2 weeks ago.Rookie Anthony Volpe added his 10th homer in the seventh after nearly missing a homer in the third.Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre for his 10th career start and first since May 20, Brito resembled the pitcher who allowed one run in his first two starts after making the team out of spring training. Brito (4-3) allowed two hits, struck out three, walked one and reached the sixth inning for the first time as a starter. The only time Brito had pitched in the sixth occurred May 15 ...

Montreal ends Nashville’s 10-game unbeaten streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Bryce Duke scored in the 27th minute, rookie goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois collected his seventh clean sheet and CF Montreal ended Nashville 10-match unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night.Montreal (8-9-1) won its sixth straight home match by a clean sheet to join the 2000 Kansas City Wizards as the only clubs to do so in a single season. Montreal also snapped a three-game losing streak in the series with its first win over Nashville.Nashville (10-4-5) had won seven games during its club-record unbeaten streak.Duke scored his second goal of the season. Sunusi Ibrahim got into the 6-yard box and sent a pass to the top of the 18 for Duke’s one-touch finish through traffic. It was just the 14th goal allowed all season by Nashville.Nashville had a good scoring opportunity early in the second half after Sirois turned it over, but Jacob Shaffelburg’s shot went over the net.Montreal travels to play Charlotte on Saturday. Nashville travels to play the...

Robert Downey Jr: Ir a la cárcel es “lo peor que me ha pasado”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

(CNN) — Robert Downey Jr. no siempre ha sido “Iron Man”.Hubo una época en la década de 1990 en la que el actor batalló contra las adicciones y tenía muchos problemas legales.Durante una reciente conversación para el podcast “Armchair Expert” de Dax Shepard, Downey habló de cuando estuvo en prisión en 1999, algo que comparó con “ser enviado a un planeta lejano donde no hay manera de volver a casa hasta que los planetas se alinean”.“Podías sentir el mal en el aire, y eso no representaba ningún problema porque era como estar en un barrio muy malo”, dijo. “Allí no había oportunidades. Solo amenazas”.Los problemas de Downey Jr. con la ley están bien documentados.California le perdona a Robert Downey Jr. cargos relacionados con drogaEn 1996 fue detenido por posesión de heroína, cocaína y una Magnum calibre 357 descargada. Le impusieron tres años de libertad condicional y la obligación de someterse a pruebas de detección de ...

Bryce Harper’s power dip has the Phillies’ slugger off his average homer pace

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper had good reason his home run drought extended one more day.Rain wiped out the Phillies game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.So, Harper will wait until at least Thursday, when the Phillies try again against the Braves, to try and go deep for the first time in 21 games (May 25) and 97 plate appearances. That was back when the Phillies played nothing like a team about to go on a 13-3 run that again brought a run toward a playoff spot into view for the National League champions. Back when having Harper in the lineup still seemed like a medical marvel.Oh, Harper has contributed plenty to the Phillies’ torrid pace. That’s what two-time NL MVPs do.Harper is still hitting .301. He’s slashing .309/.402/.434 with 27 runs and 13 extra-base hits in his last 40 games. And his modest four-game hitting streak comes on a robust 7-for-18 effort.But, about that home run drought.“Harp hasn’t gotten on a streak yet,” manager Rob Thomson mused Wednesday, th...

OceanGate Expeditions enfrentó problemas para realizar sus excursiones al Titanic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

(CNN) — OceanGate Expeditions, la empresa que opera el submarino que desapareció durante una exploración al Titanic, enfrentó a una serie de problemas mecánicos e inclemencias meteorológicas que obligaron a cancelar o retrasar viajes en años recientes, según revelan expedientes judiciales.Las expediciones frustradas resultaron en un par de demandas con las que algunos clientes que pagaron grandes cantidades intentaron recuperar el costo de los viajes que dijeron no haber realizado. Las demandas afirmaron que la empresa exageraba su capacidad para llegar a los restos del Titanic.¿Quién es Stockton Rush, piloto del submarino desaparecido y CEO de OceanGate?Henry Cookson Adventures Ltd, una empresa de viajes con sede en Londres, acusó a OceanGate de no tener un “buque en condiciones de navegar” cuando firmó un acuerdo en 2016 para llevar hasta nueve pasajeros al Titanic en 2018. La compañía de viajes trató de recuperar aproximadamente US$ 850.000 que pagó a OceanGate,...

Aaron Rodgers talks about mental health at a psychedelics conference

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

DENVER (AP) — An eclectic crowd of thousands — podcasters, vendors, startups, seekers — swarmed a psychedelics conference in Denver this week to experience everything from a dimly lit hall packed with kaleidoscope art and a wide-ranging lineup of speakers from a former Republican governor to NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers.The conference, put on by a psychedelic advocacy group, took place months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms. While it’s a sign of growing cultural acceptance for substances that proponents say may offer benefits for things like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism, medical experts caution that more research is needed on the drugs’ efficacy and the extent of the risks of psychedelics, which can cause hallucinations.Rodgers, who’ll soon debut with the New York Jets after years with the Green Bay Packers, spoke Wednesday night with podcaster Aubrey Marcus. Rodgers described taking ayahuasca with his te...

Braves, Phillies are rained out and the game is rescheduled as part of a day-night DH in September

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves were rained out Wednesday night, and the game will be made up as part of a September doubleheader.Atlanta won the opener of the three-game series 4-2 on Tuesday, and the finale was set for Thursday afternoon. Atlanta makes its next trip to Philadelphia from Sept. 11-13. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader on Sept. 11.Wednesday’s game, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m., never started and was called shortly after 9 p.m. The Phillies will bump Wednesday’s scheduled starter Aaron Nola (6-5, 4.66 ERA) one day, while the Braves did not immediately name a starter. AJ Smith-Shawver (1-0, 2.03) was scheduled to pitch Wednesday for Atlanta, and Bryce Elder (5-1, 2.60) was the planned starter for Thursday.The Phillies trail the Braves by nine games in the NL East.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

DC students get ready for summer as Thursday marks last school day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:02 GMT

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