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Outfest Fusion Envisions Abundance for QTBIPOC Creators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

Celebrating its 20th anniversary,  Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival is presented by IMDb this year, and that is notable. IMDb is remains a vital resource for information about the entertainment industry, after all. As the industry strives to do right by marginalized groups in terms of representation and opportunities, Fusion’s profile continues to grow as its message of inclusive celebration is amplified. Running March 24 – mid April, with in-person and online events, the event aims to highlight under-represented creative voices with screenings, workshops and networking. It all kicks off with an Opening Night Gala honoring filmmaker Elegance Bratton (A24’s The Inspection) with the Fusion Achievement Award, recognizing “significant contribution to LGBTQ+ visibility in stories, arts and media.”As always, Fusion’s programming runs the gamut thematically with the common thread of queer and BIPOC story-telling. This year selected ...

Bay Area storm: Falling tree kills man in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

OAKLAND — A man believed to be homeless was killed Tuesday afternoon when a tree fell on a tent he was in near Lake Merritt, authorities said.The Alameda County Coroner’s Office is in the process of confirming the man’s identity. His relatives will be notified before his name is released to the public.The tree fell on the tent the man was in about 4:23 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Bellevue Avenue near the Rotary Nature Center, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.No other details were immediately available.A surprisingly strong storm, featuring wind gusts that approached 90 mph, caused scores of trees to fall throughout the Bay Area on Tuesday. Falling trees killed one person in Portola Valley and another in Rossmoor.

East San Jose shooting leaves person with life-threatening injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

A Wednesday morning shooting in East San Jose left one person with life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.The San Jose Police Department received reports of a shooting at 3:36 a.m. on the 800 block of South Jackson Avenue. An update on the victim’s condition was not available Wednesday morning.Investigators were still working to determine the circumstances of the shooting and a possible motive. Police did not announce arrests or release any suspect information.Units are currently investigating a shooting incident in the 800 block of S. Jackson Ave. Officers arrived on scene and located one victim with life-threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/KsCd9m0xOD— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) March 22, 2023This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Missing Placer County man was killed over DUI grudge, prosecutor says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

A Northern California man who disappeared five years ago was killed because of a long-simmering grudge over a DUI crash, the Sacramento County prosecutor said.Raymond Wright. (Family photo via Rocklin Police Department) Raymond Wright’s body has never been found, but a jury last week convicted two men of first-degree murder, said a press release Monday from the district attorney’s office.One of the defendants, Robert Manor, had been injured along with his wife in a 2011 car crash. The other driver, Wright, was found guilty of driving under the influence and completed his sentence and probation. Manor “held a grudge” for years, the DA’s account said, and “put his plan for revenge into motion in 2018.”On Jan. 11, 2018, Wright — then 55, and the divorced father of three — was last heard from shortly before leaving the Rio Linda workshop he used for his contracting business. Two days later, his concerned brother went to Wright&#...

Two lanes cracked, retainer wall sliding on I-580 near Altamont Pass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

California Department of Transportation workers continued to wait for a break in the stormy weather Wednesday so they could repair a damaged lane and retaining wall on the Altamont Pass.The two far right lanes on eastbound Interstate 580 east of North Flynn Road continued to be closed after a crack in the lanes emerged Monday. Signage is in place clearly marking the area, according to Caltrans spokesperson Janis Mara.Workers are hoping to re-stripe the freeway once the rain clears and get one lane back, Mara said.The erosion to the area worsened on Tuesday, and authorities are concerned a lane could slide down an embankment along with the retaining wall.Motorists were urged to avoid the area.Related ArticlesTransportation | You can keep car plugged in and idle at Tesla charging station, but it’ll cost you: Roadshow Transportation | Amtrak train disabled after tree falls onto tracks near Port Costa Transportation | More Highway 87 crit...

Russia, Belarus barred from next season’s ice hockey worlds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

ZURICH (AP) — Russia and Belarus teams were excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Wednesday from all its world championships next season, including the women’s event in the United States.The IIHF cited security concerns for players, competition staff and fans — because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — to extend the exclusion that will stretch beyond two years when the 2023-24 season is over.“It is too soon,” IIHF president Luc Tardif said about letting Russia return. “Too many risks.”The women’s worlds is set to be played in U.S. cities in March or April next year and the men’s event in the Czech Republic is scheduled next May.Ice hockey is a favorite sport played by both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.The IIHF has followed guidance given by the International Olympic Committee within days of Russia starting the war in February last year to remove Russian teams from international competitions and to find new hosts for ...

Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.The study by Physicians for Human Rights and the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, in collaboration with the Omega Research Foundation, took 2 1/2 years to research. It provides a rare partial count of casualties, compiled from medical literature, from these devices used by police around the world, including in Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, Turkey and at Black Lives Matter protests in the United States.The vast majority of the data comes from cases in which a person came to an emergency room with injuries from crowd control weapons and the attending doctor or hospital staff made the effort to document it, said the report’s lead author, Rohini Haar, an emergency room physician and researcher at the University of California S...

IKEA opens delivery-only store in Pentagon City (you’ll leave with the trunk empty)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

Swedish home furnishings chain IKEA will open one of its small format “Plan & Order” stores in Arlington this summer.More Business NewsMore Virginia NewsMore Local NewsThe store, at 1201 S. Hayes Street in Pentagon Centre, won’t have inventory for sale (and so nothing to try to stuff in the SUV). Instead, customers can meet with IKEA employees who help plan room needs and order the furnishings for delivery.Ikea said it is most useful for furnishing needs that require more help, like kitchens and bathrooms.“We are on a journey to bring the IKEA experience closer to our customers in city centers,” said Javier Quinones, IKEA U.S. chief executive.IKEA’s closest D.C.-area stores currently are at Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, Virginia, and in College Park, Maryland.“The plan and order point concept has been created with the unique needs of local consumers in mind, from proximity to public transportation and delivery and assembly options, to the...

Tenn. official to fill Virginia chief schools officer post

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has hired a Tennessee education official to serve as Virginia’s chief schools officer after the previous employee in the role resigned for reasons the administration has declined to explain.Tennessee Chief Academic Officer Lisa Coons will take over the role of Virginia superintendent of public instruction effective April 17, the Virginia Department of Education announced Wednesday.“Dr. Coons’ proven leadership will serve Virginia’s students, families and teachers well and help make Virginia’s education system best-in-class,” Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera said in a statement. “She has demonstrated success in addressing learning loss, creating and implementing evidence-based literacy policy and practices, and building strong partnerships with teachers, communities, school and division leaders, and parents.”Coons’ hiring was announced less than a month after Jillian Balow said she was stepping down from the post. Balow did not s...

Gotas contaminadas con peligrosa bacteria han causado al menos 3 muertes en EEUU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:44 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Al menos tres personas murieron y otras cuatro debieron someterse a operaciones para removerles uno de sus ojos debido a una rara infección bacteriana ligada a gotas para los ojos contaminadas, según reportaron el martes los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). La agencia federal ha identificado a 68 pacientes en 16 estados contagiados con pseudomonas aeruginosa, un tipo de bacteria resistente a los antibióticos. Ocho pacientes perdieron la visión en al menos uno de sus ojos. Algunos debieron someterse a un trasplante de córnea. Los CDC confirmaron que las personas afectadas utilizaron algunas de las tres marcas de gotas para la vista actualmente retiradas del mercado antes de experimentar síntomas de la infección — EzriCare Artificial Tears, Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears y Delsam’s Artificial Eye Ointment.  Abuela hispana demanda a fabricante de gotas para la vista ...