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Bay Area arts: 8 cool live shows to see this weekend and beyond

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

There are a lot of great live concerts and shows to catch this weekend and beyond in the Bay Area. Here’s are partial rundown.‘Like a Woman’ roars into BerkeleyAfter a decade, Rhonda Benin’s formula for her annual Just Like a Woman revue keeps delivering the goods.The program moves quickly, with each performer getting 10-15 minutes to make an impression. The multi-generational cast represents an array of styles and traditions, and the show often ends up hitting like a series of exclamation points, with one emphatic number after another.This year’s lineup includes Venezuelan cuatro and percussion master Jackeline Rago, who’s been performing lately with Jon Batiste in New York City. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Vicki Randle has served as a sparkplug for numerous artists, including soul legend Mavis Staples.Among the show’s wildcards is the mother-daughter vocal team of Zoe and Lily Ellis, who can croon sleek pop or belt scorching R&B. The jewel in the crown...

Lindsay Lohan, other celebs charged over crypto promotion

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

By David Goldman | CNNThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and several other celebrities with failing to disclose that they were paid to promote crypto.The celebrities agreed to pay $400,000, including fines, and return what they were paid for the promotion.Lohan was paid $10,000 to promote Tronix tokens offered by Justin Sun’s company Tron.“Exploring #DeFi and already liking $JST, $SUN on $TRX. Super fast and 0 fee. Good job @justinsuntron,” Lohan tweeted on February 11, 2021. The SEC said Lohan failed to disclose that the tweet was a paid endorsement.A spokesperson for Lohan said the celebrity “was contacted in March 2022 and was unaware of the disclosure requirement. She agreed to pay a fine to resolve the matter.”Similarly, Paul was paid $25,000 for an endorsement of Tronix, which he tweeted a day after Lohan.Other celebrities that agreed to settle their charges include Michele Mason (also known as Ken...

Is Gwyneth Paltrow turning her trial into a Goop fashion ad?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow once boasted to a class at Harvard Business School about her ability transform her biggest controversies into opportunities to drive traffic to her Goop lifestyle website.“I can monetize those eyeballs,” the Oscar-winning actor-turned-lifestyle-CEO said about corralling the vitriol of the internet and the public’s mixed feelings about her into cash, according to a 2018 New York Times magazine cover story.So, it should be no surprise that Paltrow may have a certain purpose in selecting the eye-catching, business-casual outfits she’s been wearing to her civil trial in Utah. Sure, Paltrow wants to look her dignified best for the televised court proceedings as she faces what must be a stressful situation.But she may figure that she can also use all that public attention to get some free advertising for tops, pants and accessories in Goop’s fashion line. Reporters covering the trial have made note of her sartorial choices, while some online have been tal...

Waymo robot-car trainer claims boss called her ‘fat elephant’ and threw peanuts, phone-snooped on bathroom break

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

A former trainer for Google-linked Waymo autonomous cars claims in a new lawsuit that a boss and co-worker called her a “fat elephant” and threw peanuts at her, and listened in on her cell phone while she was in the bathroom.Amanda Watson also alleges in her lawsuit against Waymo contractor Transdev Alternative Services that Transdev disclosed her confidential medical information related to a violent kidnapping. Waymo is a subsidiary of Google’s parent firm Alphabet.Watson’s lawsuit filed Tuesday claims she suffered “cruel and appalling treatment” working for Waymo via Transdev in San Francisco, where Waymo offers limited robot-car rides. Watson worked on board the company’s autonomous cars as Waymo tested and refined their software on city roads, according to the lawsuit.Alphabet and Mountain View-headquartered Waymo are not named as defendants in the lawsuit. Neither company responded to questions about the lawsuit, nor did Transdev.Accord...

Sotheby’s shoots for record sale with ancient Hebrew Bible

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

By Ilan Ben Zion | Associated PressJERUSALEM — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million.The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment tome containing almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible, is set to go on the block at Sotheby’s in New York in May. Its anticipated sale speaks to the still bullish market for art, antiquities and ancient manuscripts even in a worldwide bear economy.Sotheby’s is drumming up interest in hopes of enticing institutions and collectors to bite. It has put the price tag at an eye-watering $30 million to $50 million.On Wednesday, Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum of the Jewish People opened a week-long exhibition of the manuscript, part of a whirlwind worldwide tour of the artifact in the United Kingdom, Israel and the United States before its expected sale, on Wednesday.“There are three ancient Hebrew Bibles from this period,” s...

SFPD veteran sergeant seriously injured by fallen tree

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a fallen tree on Tuesday, SFPD confirmed to KRON4. The news is another tragedy caused by Tuesday's storm, which was responsible for five deaths across the Bay Area. Video shows couch fly through the San Francisco sky The incident happened on the 800 block of Brotherhood Way, which is near the San Francisco Golf Club in the southwest part of the city. The sergeant was driving a department vehicle when he was struck before 3:38 p.m. San Francisco Fire Department personnel extricated the victim from his vehicle, and he was hospitalized. The sergeant is a 16-year SFPD veteran. Police said his family is asking for privacy and does not want to reveal his identity. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embe...

VIDEO: Mountain lion spotted in Los Gatos, tranquilized at backyard of home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

LOS GATOS, Calif. (KRON) -- Officials received a call Tuesday that a mountain lion was spotted in a residential area of Los Gatos, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildfire (CDFW). The animal was spotted near Blossom Hill Road and Roberts Road.The mountain lion wandered in the area until Wednesday morning when the animal was spotted on a fence of a home. Before taking action, CDFW crews waited for the animal to leave the area on its own. That did not happen, and the mountain lion was tranquilized in the backyard. Video (above) sent by a KRON4 viewer shows the mountain lion on its side after being tranquilized in the backyard of the Los Gatos home. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The mountain is being checked by CDFW,...

VIDEO: Bay Area firefighters rescue 2 after tree smashes into truck

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

NEWARK, Calif. (KRON) -- An Alameda County Fire Department firefighter's body camera recorded a remarkable rescue in Newark of two victims pinned inside a truck during Tuesday's deadly rainstorm. Whipping winds ripped across the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday afternoon, creating chaos and triggering hundreds of 911 calls for storm-related emergencies. One of the 911 calls reported that a pickup truck was smashed by a large eucalyptus tree in Newark.When emergency crews arrived, they discovered that the driver's legs were pinned. The firefighter's body camera recorded the rescue and successful extrication of the victims.Two victims were pinned by tree in Newark during a windy storm on March 21, 2023. (Image courtesy Alameda County Fire Department) "T28 used a ram to stabilize the tree and cut the steering wheel," the Alameda County Fire Department wrote on Twitter. One victims was transported to a hospital and is expected to be OK. Tuesday's storm tragically turned deadly in other pa...

NYC guards lead Michigan State, K-State to Sweet 16 at MSG

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stories of New York City point guards have an almost mythical quality.There are Hall of Famers and trailblazers such as Bob Cousy and Nate “Tiny” Archibald. In the 1980s, Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson followed a similar path — from the same Catholic high school in Queens to the Atlantic Coast Conference to the NBA. From Pearl Washington to Mark Jackson, Stephon Marbury to Sue Bird, tenacious players forged by rugged games played at the famous courts at Rucker Park and West Fourth Street are a part of basketball lore. And while New York City high schools haven’t been pumping out stars in recent years the way they used to, three of the four teams that have reached the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional at Madison Square Garden have point guards with Big Apple backgrounds.Michigan State’s Tyson Walker and Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell will renew their acquaintance in the Sweet 16 when the seventh-seeded Spartans (21-12) face the third-seeded Wildc...

Doncic back, Irving out for Mavs in key game vs. Warriors

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:12 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic will return from a five-game absence, but fellow star Kyrie Irving is out for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in a meeting with Golden State that has significant playoff implications.Doncic had been out with a left thigh strain that required an MRI. The test didn’t show significant damage, but Doncic still missed two weeks after limping through the last game before he was sidelined.Irving was ruled out with right foot soreness after aggravating his injury in a 112-108 loss at Memphis on Monday and leaving the arena in a walking boot.Irving’s absence means he and Doncic will have played together in just half of the 18 games since Irving’s debut after the blockbuster trade that brought him from Brooklyn.The meeting of last season’s Western Conference finalists comes with both teams trying to stay out of the play-in tournament while also being at risk of missing the playoffs altogether.The defending champion Warriors (37-36), wh...