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Construction stops on Google's San Jose mega-campus

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Construction has been halted on Google's large mega-campus, KRON4 confirmed on Friday. The project was supposed to bring 4,000 living units and 25,000 jobs to the South Bay. KRON4 previously reported that the campus would bring $155 million in revenue to the City of San Jose and help the city handle its homelessness problem. The construction delay puts all of those rewards at risk. ‘RIP Oakland A’s’: Fans react to news of A’s leaving for Vegas If completed, the campus will span 80 acres at its location near Diridon Station. The campus was supposed to take about 10 years to build. In January, Google announced that it was laying off 6% of its workforce, which amounts to 12,000 workers. CEO Sundar Pichai said the layoffs came after a “rigorous review” of Google's operations.CNBC reported that there is no plan to restart construction. The project was supposed to break ground before the end of 2023. The outlet said that Google gutted its development team for the campus as pa...

Second suspect in SF armed robbery targeting mother, 2 young daughters arrested

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A second suspect in an armed robbery in the Richmond District last month that targeted a mother and her two young daughters has been arrested, the San Francisco Police Department said. The robbery occurred on March 24 shortly before 6 p.m.Officers from the SFPD Richmond Station responded to the 2400 block of Lake Street on a report of armed robbery with a gun. After arriving at the scene, officers met a 32-year-old female victim. She told police she was exiting her vehicle with her two young daughters when they were approached by a man with a firearm. Juvenile who allegedly had loaded handgun at school taken into custody in San Jose The suspect pointed the gun at her and demanded her property and took several personal items from her. He then got into a waiting vehicle driven by a second suspect and fled the scene. None of the victims were injured as a result of the crime, police said.The victim's phone was tracked to the area of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones...

CPKC railroad announces deal to handle Mexico shipments

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad announced its first big business win Friday — a week after completing its long-planned merger — with a multiyear agreement to handle the Schneider National trucking company’s rail shipments to and from Mexico starting in mid May.The deal provides that CPKC will become Schneider’s preferred cross-border rail partner. It will move shipping containers of goods that the trucking company picks up at manufacturers and ports in Mexico to the key rail hub of Chicago, where all the major railroads exchange traffic — taking traffic away from Union Pacific and BNSF.The companies didn’t say how many of these intermodal shipments might be involved in the deal, but Schneider reported a $458 million profit last year on all the deliveries it handled across North America. Schneider has said in previous investor presentations that some $800 million worth of all kinds of products crosses the U.S.-Mexico border at Laredo, Te...

Family, feds reach $5M settlement of Park Police shooting

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The family of a northern Virginia man fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers has reached a $5 million settlement in its civil lawsuit against the government.Two officers shot 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar of McLean in November 2017 after a stop-and-go chase on the George Washington Memorial Parkway outside the nation’s capital. Ghaisar was unarmed, but the officers said they feared for their lives when Ghaisar’s car lurched forward after it had stopped and the officers stood outside the vehicle with weapons drawn.The civil settlement comes after more than five years of legal wrangling and criticism of Park Police alleging excessive force and a lack of transparency.Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute the officers, Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya, after a two-year FBI investigation. At that point, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano filed manslaughter charges against the officers in state court. That set off a tug-of-war bet...

Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined ‘Carmen’

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

When Benjamin Millepied was a teenager starting dance training in New York, he and fellow students got into ballet performances for free, but opera was another story: They had to be creative. They’d sneak into the Metropolitan Opera House during intermission, or talk their way backstage, relying on a sympathetic usher for seats. “We did these totally naughty things,” he says with a laugh.It helped Millepied, who was born and raised in France and Senegal before coming to the United States, keep his love for opera alive while climbing the ranks at New York City Ballet to principal dancer. He also maintained his passion for cinema, sparked during a childhood of watching classic films with his mother. Millepied would go on to make a number of short films, and then in 2010, he choreographed and acted in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” alongside future wife Natalie Portman. Now, he’s achieving a long-held dream by making his directorial debut with “Carmen,” starring Mel...

All Things Go Music Festival announces lineup for 2023

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews All Things Go at Merriweather (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The All Things Go music festival has released its special two-day lineup, boasting a strong, female-led headline featuring Maggie Rogers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lana Del Rey and boygenius.The annual music festival returns to the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, for two days this fall: Saturday, ...

Espanyol ends losing streak with draw against Cadiz in Spain

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Espanyol halted its losing streak but couldn’t leave the relegation zone after drawing at home against Cadiz 0-0 in the Spanish league on Friday.The result left Espanyol in 18th place, two points from safety with eight matches remaining. Cadiz moved to 14th, four points clear from the relegation zone.Espanyol had lost six straight since February. The game against Cadiz was its third under new coach Luis Garcia.The club from Barcelona has a demanding schedule to the end, with games against Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Sevilla.Cadiz has won one of its last seven league matches.Barcelona has an 11-point lead over Real Madrid at the top.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Black softball coaches at Illinois, Michigan St make history

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

Tyra Perry of Illinois and Sharonda McDonald-Kelley of Michigan State will meet in a three-game series this weekend that is believed to be the first time two Black female coaches have squared off in a Power Five softball game.The Spartans were scheduled to play three games at Illinois, starting with Friday’s opener. Perry said she sees the moment as a sign of progress but was disappointed it took this long to happen. She said there are plenty of Black female head coaches and assistant coaches ready to make the jump to a Power Five program.Perry and McDonald-Kelley are good friends and they know each other’s families. Perry was hired in 2015 while McDonald-Kelley was hired before this season. Perry said she joins McDonald-Kelley and Duke’s Marissa Young as the only Black Power Five coaches. McDonald-Kelley’s younger sister, Brittney Williams, is in her second year as head coach at Southern University, a Division I program that is not Power Five.Perry is in her 22nd season as a ...

Arsenal stumbles again in comeback draw with Southampton

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal dropped points for the third game in a row after having to come from two goals down to draw with last-placed Southampton 3-3, falling just short of another remarkable comeback in the English Premier League on Friday.Theo Walcott helped to deal another blow to his former team’s title hopes by putting Southampton 2-0 up after just 14 minutes as the hosts dug themselves a hole they couldn’t fully get out of.Southampton led 3-1 in the 88th minute before goals by Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka dragged Arsenal to parity, and Leandro Trossard hit the crossbar in injury time as Arsenal nearly added a winner as well.But in the end it was a third straight draw for Mikel Arteta’s team, which let a 2-0 lead slip away in its previous two games, and a result that handed Manchester City the advantage in the title race.Arsenal still leads by five points but City has two games in hand and the Gunners need a win against Pep Guardiola’s team at the Etihad on We...

La NFL suspende indefinidamente a tres jugadores por hacer apuestas con los partidos de la temporada

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:52 GMT

(CNN) — La NFL anunció este viernes que suspendió indefinidamente a tres jugadores ––Quintez Cephus y C.J. Moore, de los Lions de Detroit, y Shaka Toney, de los Commanders de Washington–– por hacer apuestas con partidos de la liga en la temporada 2022, mientras que otros dos recibieron una suspensión durante seis juegos.Según la NFL, los tres jugadores serían suspendidos al menos hasta el final de la temporada 2023 y podrán solicitar su reincorporación luego de que termina la temporada. Poco después del anuncio de la NFL, los Lions anunciaron que Cephus y Moore habían sido retirados.Además, a Stanley Berryhill y Jameson Williams, ambos de los Lions, los suspendieron por los primeros seis juegos de la temporada regular del equipo en 2023 por violar la política de apuestas, anunció la NFL.La estrella de la NFL Aaron Rodgers acudió a un retiro en la oscuridad para contemplar su futuro. ¿Qué es eso y cómo funciona?“Tras una revisión de la liga no se encontraron pruebas que indique...