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Oscars race: Clock ticks for buffs to binge nominated films

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A film buff from Oklahoma City, Elyssa Mann has scant time to waste, needing to cross just four more movies off her Oscars list before Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast: Two animated films, one for cinematography and another for costume design.In the San Francisco Bay Area, Steve Tornello has just one left — the latest “Avatar” — before he can fairly judge all 10 of the best picture nominees.In the perfect multiverse, time would bend to allow movie fans to watch anything anywhere, all at once. But in the real world, not the googly eyed one, time keeps ticking and that makes things difficult for diehard film enthusiasts hoping to fill every bracket in their personal Oscars scoresheets.“I have four Oscars movies left in my quest to watch all the ones nominated for picture/acting/craft etc,” Mann wrote in a tweet, “and this somehow feels insurmountable.”As it is, Sunday morning’s time change (don’t forget to spring forward) will mean an hou...

Indigo union demands support for affected workers of cyberattack

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

A union representing 200 employees of Indigo Books & Music Inc. is calling on the retailer to disclose more information about the scope of its recent data breach and offer additional support to staff affected by the cyberattack.United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 1006A say it is “increasingly alarmed” by new information that has come to light about a Feb. 8 cyberattack on Canada’s biggest bookstore.The union says it is concerned that current and former Indigo workers, who learned this week that their medical and immigration data were part of the breach, still have several unanswered questions.Those include whether the company is aware of any unauthorized use of personal info and what measures it is undertaking to better safeguard data.The union demanded answers to these questions in a letter it says it sent to Indigo that also asked the company to support workers who may face identity theft or other damages because of the attack.Indigo...

Bud Grant, legendary coach who led Vikings to 4 Super Bowls, dies at 95

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

Bud Grant, the legendary coach who led the Vikings to four Super Bowls and the team’s only NFL championship, died Saturday morning at the age of 95, the team announced on its web site.Grant, who was born Harold Peter Grant in Superior, Wis., in 1927, coached the Vikings from 1967-1983, then one last season in 1985, retired with a career record of 158-96-5. That includes the team’s only Super Bowl appearances after the 1969, 1973, 1974 and 1976 — all losses.“We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer Bud Grant has passed away this morning at age 95,” the Vikings said in a statement. “We, like all Vikings and NFL fans, are shocked and saddened by this terrible news.”Grant might have been born in Wisconsin, and started his coaching career in Canada, but he was a Minnesotan through and through. He was a three-sport athlete at the University of Minnesota — football, basketball and baseball — and twice all-Big Ten in...

Suspect arraigned in connection to Plattekill homicide

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

KINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Ulster County District Attorney’s Office arraigned Junando Dawkins, 29 of Newburgh on March 10. Dawkins was arraigned in connection with an indictment stemming from a homicide investigation in Plattekill. Police: Body found in abandoned Troy house The homicide investigation conducted by the New York State Police, Highland in collaboration with Investigators and assistant district attorneys of Ulster County District Attorney’s Office looked into the death of Daniel Spotards, 41. A local sanitation worker found the body of the father of two at the end of his driveway in Plattekill on January 2. The investigation showed that Spotards was shot multiple times on January 1. The indictment charged Dawkins with second-degree murder and three counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The defendant was remanded to Ulster County Jail without bail following his extradition from North Carolina. Dawkins faces up to 25 years to life in state priso...

Saunders: Will crazy-spending Padres change Dick Monfort’s Rockies blueprint?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

You might recall what Dick Monfort said in late January.When the Rockies owner was asked about the need to spend more money to compete in the National League West with teams like the crazy-spending Padres and the perennial powerhouse Dodgers, he said: “That puts a lot of pressure (on us). But it’s not just the Padres, it’s the Mets, it’s the Phillies. This has been an interesting year.“What the Padres are doing, I don’t 100% agree with, though I know that our fans probably agree with it. We’ll see how it works out.”Monfort, as we all know, prides himself on being a prudent, cautious businessman. Far too cautious, many (most?) Rockies fans would say.Caution is not part of the blueprint for Padres billionaire owner and chairman Peter Seidler, a two-time cancer survivor. He’s betting big that big money can bring San Diego a championship.“There’s never been a major championship in this city, ever,” Seidler told Sports Illustrated recently. “We listen ...

Man shot in Denver’s Montbello area dies, a homicide investigation is underway

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

A man was shot dead in Denver and a homicide investigation is underway, police said.The shooting happened in the Montbello area, near East 50th Avenue and Quentin Street, the Denver Police Department said in a 1:51 a.m. Saturday tweet.At 7:41 a.m. police announced on Twitter that the victim has died. Police did not release any information on a suspect in the shooting. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the identity of the victim.The victim, an adult male, has been pronounced deceased and this incident is now being investigated as a homicide. #Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will provide victim information and cause of death.— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) March 11, 2023 

California man is 'the most dangerous person' in a Michigan jail, judge says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

A man from Northern California was arrested and charged after he was allegedly found with the largest amount of fentanyl in a Michigan traffic stop to date, KTLA sister station KSEE/KGPE reports. Court documents from the County of Van Buren identify the man as 25-year-old Brahajan Martinez-Garcia of Fresno County.According to Michigan State Police, Martinez-Garcia was pulled over for a traffic stop because he was going slow in the left lane, the vehicle's windshield was cracked and the license plate was obstructed at around 9:40 a.m. on eastbound I-94 west of Paw Paw, Michigan.State police say that the trooper noticed what was described as "several indicators of criminal activity." During testimony on Thursday, prosecutors said that Martinez-Garcia told police he was coming from California - headed somewhere in Michigan - and then heading back to California soon after.According to Michigan State Police, Martinez-Garcia then gave the troopers permission to search the vehicle. That is...

Can speedster Esteury Ruiz stick with the A’s out of camp?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

MESA, Ariz. – The A’s haven’t been a top-five team in stolen bases in more than a decade and they haven’t led the league since Rickey Henderson’s early years. An offseason addition could help bring speed and aggressive play back to the basepaths in the years to come.Outfielder Esteury Ruiz led the minor leagues last season with 85 stolen bases and has made an impression on the A’s in his first spring training with the team.His speed and power attracted the eyes of the Athletics’ front office, which acquired him in a three-team trade that sent catcher Sean Murphy to the Atlanta Braves. The Athletics received Ruiz, the Brewers’ No. 8 ranked prospect, along with Atlanta pitching prospects Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas, and catcher Manny Piña.“My first point is to try to get on base,” the 24-year-old Dominican said this week through a translator. “I know if I do that, we are going to have a good amount of stolen...

Japanese drumming prodigy now calls Bay Area home

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A young drumming prodigy has been making history while capturing international attention for her talent. Yoyoka Soma released her first CD when she was six-years-old and her videos have been viewed more than 53 million times online. She joined KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin live for a special performance.

Minor injuries after RTD train derailment

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:47:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a W Line light rail train derailed on Saturday.The Regional Transportation District said at approximately 9:30 a.m., the first car of a light rail train derailed at the Jefferson County Government Center - Golden Station. There were four customers and an operator on board the train. One dead in Montbello neighborhood shooting Investigators were on scene to determine the cause of the derailment.The W Line was supplemented by shuttle buses at Red Rocks College and Jefferson County stations after the derailment.The line is operating as normal between Red Rocks College Station and Denver Union Station. The Jefferson County Station will remain closed to the public until further notice, RTD said.