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Opinion: Luke Combs’ version of “Fast Car” is just one more way to celebrate the genius of Tracy Chapman

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

Luke Combs has won “Single of the Year” at the Country Music Awards for “Fast Car”; and Tracy Chapman has won “Song of the Year,” the first time for an African American in the organization’s 57-year history. Some folks argue that Luke Combs, reaching the top of the country charts and winning this award is exploitative because she wouldn’t have made it onto the country charts in 1988.I’ve loved Tracy Chapman’s music for a long time. I was present that “fateful night” on May 3, 1985, at The Strand Theater in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, when, as producer Polly Laurelchild recounts, she opened for Casselberry-Dupree, opening act for headliner, Linda Tillery. Chapman, an undergrad who had done some singing around Harvard Square, blew the audience away. The bashful 21-year-old stepped from the wings with her acoustic guitar, stood in the corner of the stage, in front of the curtain, sang two songs, and earned a spontaneous standing O.In 1988, not long after Chapman graduated from Tu...

Letters: Democrats made the property tax fix way too partisan

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

Please, less partisanship while helping homeownersRe: “Dems’ plan nears finish,” Nov. 20 news story, and “Lawmakers wrap up session,” Nov. 21 news storyI lean left but didn’t buy The Post’s tepid endorsement of Proposition HH. I knew it would have had unintended consequences and there would have been follow-up legislation or ballot measures to “fix” the mess. Observing the legislature’s slap-dash, let’s get-outta-here-before-Thanksgiving approach, I see the same thing.Before summer the unintended consequences of the current blob of bills will begin to become apparent. Predictably, at that point, Republicans will say, “I told you so,” but their fervent devotion to TABOR wore thin 25 years ago. Yet Democrats are in charge and they should have been better than this.Barry Noreen, DenverRe: “Senate GOP slows rush,” Nov. 18 news storyAgain, we see the Democrats in the Colorado legislature trouncing o...

Dog shot by police responding to battery call in Highland Park

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

Police opened fire on a dog that was attacking a person in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday night. The officers were responding to a domestic battery call around 11:45 p.m. in the 4900 block of Marmion Way when they saw a dog attacking the owner, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA. At some point during the incident, police opened fire on the dog. Video captures $100,000 dog heist at Gardena pet shop It was unclear if the dog was killed in the shooting. No other injuries were reported and there was no word on whether any arrests were made.

Opinion: Tijuana River sewage crisis leaves San Diegans helpless

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

“If I had a chance to tell Gov. (Gavin) Newsom something about the pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, I would tell him to get it fixed as soon as possible because the odor is horrible, and I don’t know what else it’s doing to our health. Like my partner says, if this was happening to rich people in La Jolla, this would have been taken care of a long time ago.”That’s what Analisa Corrales, a nine-year resident of the Nestor neighborhood in San Diego, told me when I asked how she felt about the pollution from the Tijuana River Valley and how aerosolized contaminants might be affecting the health of her and her three children. They are 12 years old, 7 years old and 6 months old, and they live less than 2 miles from the sewage-choked river.“My son is constantly congested with allergies and has stomach aches. My 7-year-old has allergies, too,” Corrales said. “I’m sure it has something to do with the air we breathe, and I’m worried about the health of my baby.”The stench is so unbeara...

The five most expensive homes reported sold in Fremont in the week of Nov. 13

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

A house that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past week.In total, five residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $765.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Nov. 13 even if the property may have been sold earlier.5. $720K, townhouse in the 38000 block of DundeeThe 900 square-foot townhouse in the 38000 block of Dundee in Fremont has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in September and the total purchase price was $720,000, $800 per square foot. The house was built in 1971. The house features two bedrooms and one bathrooms.4. $915K, single-family home in the 200 block of H StreetThe property in the 200 block of H Street in Fremont has new owners. The price was $915,000. The house was built in 1908 and has a living area ...

No. 16 Arizona faces rival Arizona State with Pac-12 title game still within reach

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Coaches will do anything they can to motivate new players for a rivalry game.Speeches, videos, bringing back former players — anything to get them to understand the importance of beating their rival.Arizona coach Jedd Fisch’s tactic for Saturday’s game at Arizona State is simple.“I just showed them the billboard,” he said this week.The billboard was put up by Arizona State fans on Interstate 10 between Tempe and Tucson after the Sun Devils’ 70-7 blowout in 2020.The sign with “No pity for the kitty” bracketed by the score of the game is no longer there — Fisch showed the team a picture — but the memory is a reminder to Wildcats fans how far the program has come.Coach Kevin Sumlin was fired shortly after the beatdown in Tucson and Fisch was hired as his replacement, inheriting a 12-game losing streak that would stretch to a school-record 20. Arizona finished that season 1-11, but Fisch still managed to pull in a stellar recruiting class that...

Papa Francisco sobre el conflicto entre Israel y Hamas: “Esto no es guerra, esto es terrorismo”

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

(CNN) — El papa Francisco dijo que el conflicto entre Israel y Hamas ha ido más allá de la guerra y añade que “esto es terrorismo”.Hizo los comentarios después de reunirse por separado con familiares israelíes de los rehenes de Hamas y familiares palestinos de los detenidos en prisiones israelíes.“Sufren mucho y escuché cómo ambas partes están sufriendo. Esto es lo que hacen las guerras. Pero aquí hemos ido más allá de las guerras. Esto no es una guerra. Esto es terrorismo”, dijo el papa.“Que el Señor nos ayude a solucionar los problemas y a no seguir adelante con pasiones que al final matan a todos. Oren por el pueblo palestino, oren por el pueblo israelí para que llegue la paz”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Live updates | Israel-Hamas pause in fighting to start Thursday morning, Egyptian state media say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week.The Israeli government said that under an outline of the deal, Hamas is to free over a four-day period at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages taken in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel is to release some Palestinian prisoners in exchange. Egyptian state media say the truce will begin Thursday morning. Egypt helped mediate the cease-fire agreement, which would bring the first respite to war-weary Palestinians in Gaza, where more than 11,000 people have been killed, according to health authorities.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before the Cabinet voted early Wednesday to back the agreement that the war would continue even if a deal was reached. Some 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, mostly during the initi...

GDS Holdings: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

SHANGHAI (AP) — SHANGHAI (AP) — GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $57.7 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 35 cents per share.The company posted revenue of $345.3 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $347.4 million.GDS Holdings expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.37 billion to $1.43 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GDS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GDSSource

Formula Systems: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:45:53 GMT

OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) — OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) — Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (FORTY) on Wednesday reported net income of $15.6 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Or Yehuda, Israel-based company said it had profit of $1.The information technology company posted revenue of $654.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FORTY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FORTYSource