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Sixto Rodriguez dies; singer-songwriter’s unusual story of global fame told in documentary ‘Searching for Sugar Man’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

By Corey Williams | Associated PressDETROIT — Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” has died. He was 81.Rodriguez’s death Tuesday in Detroit was announced on the Sugarman.org website and confirmed Wednesday by his granddaughter, Amanda Kennedy.He died following a short illness, according to his wife, Konny Rodriguez, 72.A 2013 Associated Press story referred to Rodriguez as “the greatest protest singer and songwriter that most people never heard of.”His albums flopped in the United States in the 1970s, but — unknown to him — he later became a star in South Africa where his songs protesting the Vietnam War, racial inequality, abuse of women and social mores inspired white liberals horrified by the country’s brutal racial segregation system of apartheid.Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul’s documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” presented Rodriguez to a much larger audience. The ...

A ‘failure to launch’: Why young people are having less sex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

By Hannah Fry | Los Angeles TimesVivian Rhodes figured she would eventually have sex.She was raised in a Christian household in Washington state and thought sex before marriage would be the ultimate rebellion. But then college came and went — and no sex. Even flirting “felt unnatural,” she said.In her early 20s, she watched someone she followed on Tumblr come out as asexual and realized that’s how she felt: She had yet to develop romantic feelings for anyone, and the physical act of sex just didn’t sound appealing.“Some people assume this is about shaming other people, and it’s not,” said Rhodes, 28, who works as a certified nursing assistant in Los Angeles. “I’m glad people have fun with it and it works for them. But I think sex is kind of gross. It seems very messy, and it’s vulnerable in a way that I think would be very uncomfortable.”For what researchers say is an array of reasons — including technology, heavy aca...

One-car crash in Pleasant Hill kills driver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

PLEASANT HILL — A driver died Tuesday afternoon after the vehicle he drove lost control and slammed into a pair of poles, the California Highway Patrol said.Authorities early Wednesday identified the driver as 26-year-old Walnut Creek resident Akmaljon Khakimov. The crash happened about 2:05 p.m. on Coggins Drive. CHP Officer Brandon Correia said the black BMW sedan Khakimov drove was going east on Coggins when it crashed as it came upon the intersection at Las Juntas Way.The BMW collided with a concrete curb and then hit two metal poles, Correia said. After hitting the poles, the BMW flipped, Correia said.Khakimov died at the scene.The CHP is looking for any witnesses who may have see the crash or the BMW in the moments leading up to him. They encouraged anyone with information to contact their Contra Costa division office at 925-646-4980 or [email protected] ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Caltrain strikes, kills person near Whipple Avenue ...

‘Hazardous by design’? After pandemic boom, Amazon faces safety reckoning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

By Lauren Rosenblatt | The Seattle TimesWhen safety investigator Rose Kracht arrived at Amazon’s warehouse in DuPont, Washington, just hours after she had left the night before, she was blocked.Kracht, an inspector with Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries who was following up on worker complaints, came armed with heart-rate monitors, wearable sensors, a GoPro camera and a digital survey, prepared to ask employees what it was like to work at Amazon. Inside, Amazon employees unloaded trailers, packed boxes and moved thousands of items through the 1.1 million square foot facility. The roughly 1,000 people employed there worked among conveyor belts, robotic arms and autonomous robots moving customer orders from one station to the next.But that morning in August 2021, Chris Murphy, Amazon’s workplace health and safety manager for the suburban Tacoma warehouse, turned Kracht and her team away, Kracht later reported.It wasn’t the first time Amazon blocked inspectors. But the ac...

California mom arrested after authorities say she put alcohol in baby’s bottle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

A Rialto woman was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment for allegedly putting alcohol in her two-month-old baby’s bottle to stop it from crying, authorities said.The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to a Fontana hospital on Saturday, Aug, 5, around 1 a.m. after reports that a seven-week-old child was intoxicated.The child’s mother was arrested and booked into the West Valley Detention Center.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Facing more than 500 abuse lawsuits, San Francisco Archdiocese says bankruptcy ‘very likely’ Crime and Public Safety | ‘That’s me!’: Turpin adult son makes rare appearance in open court Crime and Public Safety | Father charged after being found in hot car in desert with 2 children Crime and Public Safety | Police: Woman arrested after allegedly trying to hire hitman to kill her 3-year-old son Crime and Public Safety | A 12-year-ol...

"Do not go to Lahaina town," Fires rage across Maui

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

HONOLULU (KHON2) — As multiple fires continue to rage across parts of Maui, authorities have issued an immediate evacuation for some residents.On Tuesday, Aug. 8, an emergency proclamation was issued in response to the fires. Multiple agencies from federal, state and county are responding and helping residents evacuate in certain areas: Lahaina, Kula, North Kihei and Kaanapali.According to an early morning update on Wednesday, Aug. 9, emergency services officials said they are treating three burn victims from Maui who have been sent to Oahu. They said more patients are expected to be flown out.The first evacuation order was enforced for the Wahikuli subdivision due to the brush fires.Maui County issued an alert telling the public, "Do not go to Lahaina town."According to the United States Coast Guard, 12 individuals were rescued from waters off Lahaina.Active evacuations in effect for residents in these areas:Lahaina area: Wahikuli subdivisionKula area: Holopuni and Pulehu roadsNor...

US sanctions 3 Mexicans allegedly tied to the fentanyl trade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned three Mexican citizens Wednesday for alleged involvement in the production and trafficking of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. It was the second round of sanctions in as many months against leading fentanyl traffickers from the Sinaloa drug cartel. The three men sanctioned all worked in the violent border city of Tijuana. They include one man known as “The Anthrax Monkey,” whose decades-long career includes breaking out of prison. The three allegedly moved large amounts of synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. The sanctions block any assets the targets may have in the United States and prohibit U.S. citizens from having any dealings with them. The Treasury Department said two of the men, Alfonso Arzate Garcia and his brother, Rene Arzate Garcia, acted as “plaza bosses” for the Sinaloa Cartel in Tijuana. They remain at large.The other is Rafael Guadalupe Felix Nuñez, “El Changuito Antrax,” or “T...

Toast, Array Technologies rise; Upstart Holdings, Roblox fall, Wednesday, 8/9/2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday: Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM), up $8.17 to $103.12.The cloud services provider raised its profit forecast for the year.Twilio Inc. (TWLO), up 98 cents to $59.38.The communications software company beat Wall Street’s second-quarter financial forecasts.Toast Inc. (TOST), up $3.55 to $23.77.The restaurant software provider raised its revenue forecast for the year.Upstart Holdings Inc. (UPST), down $17.19 to $34.56.The financial technology company trimmed its revenue forecast for the year.Penn Entertainment Inc. (PENN), up $1.53 to $26.37.The casino operator entered an online sports betting deal with ESPN.Array Technologies Inc. (ARRY), up $5.11 to $22.99.The solar power technology company reported strong second-quarter earnings and revenue.IAC Inc. (IAC), down $8.89 to 58.19.The media company behind Entertainment Weekly reported disappointing second-quarter earnings.Roblox Corp. (RBL...

Ampio: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMPE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its second quarter.The Englewood, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AMPE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AMPESource

Lo que revela el informe forense sobre la muerte del nieto de Robert De Niro

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:48 GMT

El nieto de Robert De Niro murió a causa de una combinación de drogas ilegales, incluido el fentanilo y la cocaína, dijo un médico forense de la ciudad de Nueva York.Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodríguez, de 19 años, fue encontrado inconsciente el 2 de julio en un apartamento en 55 Wall St. en el bajo Manhattan. El aspirante a actor fue declarado muerto en la escena, dijo la policía.Una mujer, Sophia Marks, de 20 años, fue detenida poco más de una semana después de su muerte con relación al caso. Fue acusada de un cargo de distribución y posesión con la intención de distribuir fentanilo y alprazolam, y dos cargos de distribución y posesión con la intención de distribuir fentanilo, dijo la Oficina del Fiscal Federal en Manhattan.El martes, se reveló que la causa de la muerte del adolescente fue “los efectos tóxicos del fentanilo, el bromazolam, el alprazolam, el 7-aminoclonazepam, la ketamina y la cocaína”, dijo la Oficina del Médico Forense Jefe de la ciudad. El deceso fue d...