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Actors strike continues, but resumed talks bring hope of deal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

Months after actors joined the now-back-to-work writers on the picket lines, performers continue to hold out for a better contract with movie and TV producers.After talks were called off earlier this month, representatives for SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers returned to the negotiating table on Tuesday.Those talks are continuing into Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA said on X (formerly Twitter).Among the most prominent issues remaining are revenue sharing from streaming, something studio executives have rejected, and the use of artificial intelligence. Striking actors, studios to resume talks Tuesday As Variety reports, the union is concerned that AI will allow the “reuse of actor likenesses using cutting-edge rendering technologies," meaning actors might appear in multiple productions while only being paid for the first one.While discussions are ongoing, picket lines continue to make noise outside many production areas nationwide."Keep showing up on the...

1 Killed in Pedestrian Collision on Oak Springs Drive [Austin, TX]

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Accident on Airport BoulevardAUSTIN, TX (October 25, 2023) – On the morning of Thursday, October 12th, a fatal pedestrian crash on Oak Springs Drive resulted in the loss of one individual’s life.At approximately 6:24 a.m., authorities arrived at the scene near Airport Boulevard, in response to a pedestrian collision. The circumstances leading to the event are currently under investigation.Preliminary findings indicate that a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the vicinity. First responders promptly attended to the victim, who had sustained severe injuries. Emergency crews administered CPR on severely injured pedestrian.However, the victim later succumbed to their injuries. Both Oak Springs Drive and Airport Boulevard were temporarily closed, resulting in delays and heavy traffic for commuters in the area. No additional information is available at this time. Once available, further details will be released.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James...

Cassidy Falk, Alia Griffin Dead following Head-On Crash on Santa Rosa Road [Santa Barbara County, CA]

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

Two-Vehicle Crash Between Lompoc and Buellton Left 2 Dead, 1 InjuredSANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA (October 25, 2023) – Sunday evening, a head-on collision on Santa Rosa Road claimed the lives of Cassidy Falk and Alia Griffin.The fatal collision happened around 5:12 p.m. just west of Highway 101 between Lompoc and Buellton.According to CHP, a 2022 Chevrolet traveling eastbound on Santa Rosa Road crossed over the double yellow lines.As a result, the Chevy collided head-on with a 2004 Chevrolet traveling at about 40 mph.Unfortunately, the first responders declared the two occupants of the 2022 Chevrolet dead at the scene. Authorities later identified the deceased occupants as Cassidy Falk of Solvang and Alia Griffin of Buellton. Both victims were determined to be 23 years old.Meanwhile, paramedics airlifted the driver of the 2004 Chevy – 22-year-old Morgan Bouslaugh of Buellton, to Santa Barabara Cottage Hospital for serious injuries.The California Highway Patrol continues to investig...

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Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

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Over DA objection, judge allowed diversion for Lafayette man charged with holding family hostage. He’s now a fugitive

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

A Lafayette man is now a fugitive after leaving a hotel room where he’d been staying as part of a mental health diversion program he’d started weeks earlier to settle charges of holding a family hostage inside their apartment for hours.Kenneth David McIsaac, 32, was charged last year with 12 felony counts that included kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, robbery, burglary and child abuse. He spent a year in jail while the case was pending, until last month, when Judge Julia Campins ruled that McIsaac qualified for a mental health diversion program that allowed him to stay at a hotel but required him to do submit to drug testing and other supervision.Now McIsaac has a no-bail warrant for his arrest, court records show.Contra Costa County prosecutors objected to the move, as did the woman who McIsaac allegedly held hostage last year, along with her husband and children. They escaped because they were somehow able to break free from duct tape bonds and overpower McI...

Fantasy 5 jackpot ticket sold at San Jose gas station

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

SAN JOSE — A lucky lottery player purchased a winning Fantasy 5 ticket at an East San Jose gas station ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing, earning them a six-figure payout, according to the California Lottery.Related ArticlesLocal News | $166,152 lottery ticket winner sold at East Bay liquor store Local News | Letters: More than gaming | Helping police | Who benefits? | Dumping Trump | Hurting democracy Local News | Powerball ticket sold in California wins $1.76 billion jackpot Local News | Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion, second largest prize in the lottery’s history Local News | Powerball ticket worth $1.3 million sold in San Francisco The Shell gas station at 1140 North Capitol Avenue sold the winning ticket with all five drawn numbers. The winning numbers were 19, 31, 33, 34 and 35.The jackpot was valued at $328,976 but will be split between two players. Alongside the San Jose ticket, a ...

This company envisions a future where humanoid robots are as ubiquitous as smartphones

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

By Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp | CNNIn the not-so-distant future, human-like robots will be as ubiquitous as the automobile or smartphone – if Agility Robotics’ vision of the future comes to life.“This is really an inflection point in history,” said Jonathan Hurst, co-founder of Agility Robotics, a Silicon Valley firm that showed off its humanoid, “Digit” to investors and press Tuesday.Hurst is an engineer by trade and has been laser focused on building an anthropomorphic robot since college. “Eventually, you [will] just talk to these machines, […] and you can just ask them for help with whatever you want to do.”The current model of Digit is limited to loading and unloading bins, stacking items and completing simple tasks. In front of a small audience Tuesday night, the robot showcased its ability to operate autonomously and problem solve in real time, thanks to OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4.0 AI integrated into its software.Agility Robotics’ robot Digit showcased its ability to op...

In brief: Wicks tours El Cerrito’s transit-oriented developments

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

EL CERRITOOn Oct. 20, California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, joined El Cerrito Mayor Lisa Motoyama, Mayor Pro Tem Tessa Rudnick, Councilmembers Gabe Quinto and Carolyn Wysinger, and BART board member Rebecca Saltzman on a tour of El Cerrito’s transit-oriented developments.Related Articles MLB lockout: Pitchers and catchers were supposed to report this week. What comes next? The Mayfair Station next to El Cerrito’s Del Norte BART stop, includes 225 units, 70% of which are market rate (completed in 2021) and 30% of which will be affordable (breaking ground in 2024).The preliminary design concept for the El Cerrito Plaza BART stop’s transit-oriented developments will include 743 units with 53% market-rate units and 47% designated at below market rate. For more information on the project, visit el-cerrito.org/TOD online.— city of El CerritoALBANYApply by Dec. 31 for parcel tax exemption, renter rebateDid you miss the June 1 deadline to apply for Albany’s parcel...

Longtime Contra Costa College football coach Maiorana dies at 92

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

Contra Costa College football coaching legend Vince Maiorana died last Thursday afternoon at the age of 92, his son Mark told this news organization.Maiorana led the football program from 1957 to 1980, coaching future NFL players, including Travis Williams, whose four kick return touchdowns as a rookie still stand as an NFL single-season record.Maiorana is slated to be a member of the California Community College Hall of Fame class next year, and was named to the CCC Football Coaches Association’s hall in 1998.He took over as the coach of a downtrodden school and vaulted CCC to back-to-back league championships in the early 1960s, then won five more league titles in the 1970s.Vince Maiorana, longtime Contra Costa College football coach, at his last game. (Courtesy of Mark Maiorana) “His style was the old Power I,” former CCC and Diablo Valley baseball coach Larry Quirico said. “They threw the ball OK, but usually they were a very physical team back then.”The Monterey High gradu...

Mayo Clinic doctor told people his wife died of a rare disease. He’s now charged with her murder.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:55:48 GMT

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic physician who told people his wife died of a rare autoimmune disorder is now accused of fatally poisoning her.Connor Bowman, 30, is charged with felony second-degree murder with intent but not premeditated.His wife, Betty Bowman, 32, died in August after being hospitalized for diarrhea and dehydration.The couple, who had been married two years, lived in Rochester and both worked at the Mayo Clinic, she as a pharmacist and he as a resident in internal medicine.Betty Bowman went to an emergency room on Aug. 16 with symptoms similar to severe food poisoning, and she was hospitalized. Connor Bowman suggested to doctors that she was suffering from hematophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rare autoimmune disease in which white blood cells attack organs.Betty Bowman’s condition deteriorated rapidly, including organ failure and necrotic intestinal tissue, and she died Aug. 20.Though testing did not confirm it, Connor Bowman stuck to his diagnosis of an ...