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Elvis Costello’s Imposters are for Real

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

Elvis Costello’s Imposters are for Real: Tickets are starting at $25 for this awesome bill, also featuring Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets. In this crazy era, that’s a damned bargain. Costello released his 32nd studio album last year, the quite brilliant The Boy Names If. The man has barely put a footy wrong throughout his stellar career, to be fair.“Since returning to the road in the summer of 2021, in the guise of ‘Elvis Costello & The Layabouts,’ E.C. and The Imposters – Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas, Davey Faragher and augmented by Texas guitarist Charlie Sexton – have undertaken three tours in the United States and one in the U.K. and northern Europe,” reads a press release. “Most recently Costello played the highly-acclaimed “100 Songs and More”, a ten-night engagement at the Gramercy Theater, NYC at which he played more than 230 original songs, repeating only three titles. The shows that began in solo performance went on to spr...

Woman with medical condition dies in police custody, according to San Jose authorities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

SAN JOSE — A woman died in police custody Saturday after she was rejected by Santa Clara County Main Jail medical staff and sent back to a local hospital, police said.In a statement, San Jose police said the woman was arrested on June 6 for an outstanding arrest warrant. During the initial arrest, she told officers she had a medical condition that required a hospital visit. She remained in Santa Clara Valley Medical Center until June 10, when she was discharged by staff.The woman was transported by a San Jose police officer to the main jail, where she was rejected by the medical staff. She was then brought back to the hospital by ambulance, where she later died.Authorities did not release any more information about why the woman had been rejected by jail staff. The woman was yet to be identified by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner as of Tuesday morning, pending notification of next of kin.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Investigation...

Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie was in labor when she died at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report.Bowie, who won three medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, was found dead last month. She was 32.The report from the office of the medical examiner in Orlando, Florida, said Bowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2. It said she was found in bed in a “secured residence” with possible complications including respiratory distress and eclampsia. The autopsy report said “the manner of death is natural.”According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to a home in the area “for a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from in several days.” She was later identified as Frentorish “Tori” Bowie.The toxicology results were negative. The autopsy report listed bipolar disorder in he...

Former billionaire Elizabeth Holmes objects to government requesting she pay $250 a month to victims after prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

By Catherine Thorbecke | CNNElizabeth Holmes, the disgraced former Theranos CEO, has “limited financial means” and should not be forced to pay $250 a month to victims of her crimes after she is released from prison, her lawyers argued in a court filing on Monday.The move from Holmes’ attorneys comes after federal prosecutors said in a separate filing last week that “clerical errors” had resulted in no payment schedule being set for Holmes’ restitution after she is released from prison. Holmes and former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani were previously ordered to pay $452 million in restitution to victims of their crimes.RELATED: Elizabeth Holmes cries through first prison visit with husband, parents: reportHolmes reported to prison late last month in Texas to serve out her more than 11-year sentence. She was convicted early last year on multiple charges of defrauding investors while running the failed blood-testing startup Theranos.Federal prosecutors asked that once Holmes is on...

Rescue crews save swimmer after he jumps off Pacifica pier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

PACIFICA — A man who told bystanders he wanted to go swimming took a leap off a pier and into the ocean, officials said — forcing a bevy of rescuers to respond by land, sea and air when the man’s escapade went awry.North County Fire Authority said in a press release that authorities were alerted to the situation at 4:42 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, responders found a man in the water near the north end of the pier.Witnesses told officials that a man said he wanted to go swimming before he leapt off the pier.According to authorities, fire crews successfully lowered a life jacket to the man with a rope, which he was able to put on. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter then released a rescue swimmer into the water, who secured the victim and swam him over to a rescue basket, which hoisted the pair into the helicopter.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 6 East Bay fires traced to lithium batteries unattended while charging Crime and Public Safety | Why one ...

Police investigating overnight Tenderloin homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are investigating a homicide that happened in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood early Tuesday morning. 1 man stabbed near North Beach, 1 in custody The homicide occurred around 1:37 a.m. on Turk Street, the San Francisco Police Department said. Anyone with more information on the incident is asked to contact the Tenderloin Station at 415-345-7300 or SFPD dispatch at 415-553-0123.

AUTO RACING: NASCAR’s weekend off puts open wheel series on center stage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

All Times EasternNASCAR CUP SERIESLast race: Martin Truex Jr. passed Chase Elliott after a final stage restart at Sonoma and easily held off Kyle Busch for his fourth career victory at the track. Truex also assumed the points lead by 13 over William Byron.Next race: June 25, Nashville, Tennessee.Online: http://www.nascar.comNASCAR XFINITY SERIESLast race: Aric Almirola won the inaugural Xfinity Series race at Sonoma, capitalizing on a late restart and an even later mistake by Kyle Larson for the first-ever victory for RSS Racing, his first career road-course victory, his fourth victory overall and first in the series since 2017.Next race: June 24, Nashville, Tennessee.Online: http://www.nascar.comNASCAR TRUCK SERIESLast race: Grant Enfinger outran Christian Eckes in a two-lap overtime at World Wide Technology Raceway to become the third multiple race winner of the season.Next race: June 23, Nashville, Tennessee.Online: http://www.nascar.comFORMULA ONECanadian Grand PrixSite: Montrea...

Bills receiver Stefon Diggs misses opening day of team’s mandatory minicamp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills star receiver Stefon Diggs is not present for the start of the team’s mandatory minicamp, coach Sean McDermott said before practice opened on Tuesday.“I’m very concerned,” is all McDermott would say regarding the absence of the team’s top receiver. Diggs had previously skipped the team’s voluntary spring sessions and workouts.The development comes as a surprise after general manager Brandon Beane said last week he expected all 90 players — including Diggs — to be in attendance this week.An email sent to Diggs’ agent Adisa Bakari was not immediately returned.Diggs has not commented publicly regarding his reasons for staying away, but has posted various notes on social media over the past few months. In March, Diggs briefly unfollowed the Bills on Twitter, though the team is once again listed among the 593 accounts he follows, a list that includes many of his teammates.Diggs is entering his fourth season in Buffalo, and last summer was rew...

Caroline Seger gets into Sweden squad, will play at her fifth Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Sweden midfielder Caroline Seger will take part in her fifth Women’s World Cup after being selected for the upcoming tournament in Australia and New Zealand at the age of 38 on Tuesday.Seger has struggled with injuries since last year’s European Championship but has proved her fitness to Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson in her latest comeback for Rosengård.Speaking before the squad announcement, Gerhardsson told The Associated Press how important Seger was to his team because of her technique and decision-making in midfield.“She creates time on the ball because she has good thinking in her head,” Gerhardsson said.Seger has played in every World Cup since 2007.Hours before the squad announcement, defender Hanna Glas took to Instagram to say she wouldn’t be playing in the World Cup.She has been recovering from a knee injury sustained last year.“This decision was made thinking of my long-term health, which is the most important,” Glas wrote.Fridolina Rolfo, who s...

Así sobrevivió la bebé Cristin, la menor de los niños hallados en la selva de Colombia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:51 GMT

(CNN Español) — Narciso Mucutuy, abuelo de los cuatro niños hallados en la selva del Guaviare, en Colombia, tras un accidente aéreo hace más de un mes, contó cómo su nieta mayor, Lesly, describió la forma en que mantuvieron con vida a la niña menor, Cristin Neriman.“Ella cuenta de que mientras ella actúa en la niña tuvo el tetero, le daba poquitico, poquitico hasta que se acabó, pues de ahí a punta agua… pura agua, pura agua”, dijo Mucutuy en una entrevista divulgada por el Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia.La bebé Cristin Neriman Ranoque Mucutuy cumplió un año en la selva.“Anteayer que la encontraron dice que pues ella ya no podía caminar, ya está muy cansadita, muy cansadita. Entonces ellos se amontonan en un solo lugar y se sentaron y allá tenía a la niña pequeñita, ahí entre las piernas, cuando los encontrara”, dijo el abuelo Mucutuy, quien visitó a sus nietos en el hospital en Bogotá.La menor fue hallada con vida junto con sus hermanos Lesly,...