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A hat worn by Napoleon fetches $1.6 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A faded and cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongingsYes, $1.6 million.The signature broad, black hat — one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th century France and waged war in Europe — was initially valued at 600,000 to 800,000 euros ($650,000-870,000). It was the centerpiece of Sunday’s auction in Fontainebleau of memorabilia collected by a French industrialist who died last year.But the bidding quickly jumped higher and higher until Jean Pierre Osenat, president of the Osenat auction house, designated the winner.‘’We are at 1.5 million (euros) for Napoleon’s hat … for this major symbol of the Napoleonic epoch,” he said. The name of the winning bidder was not released. While other officers customarily wore their hats with the wings facing front to back, Napoléon wore his with the ends pointing toward his shoulders. The style — known as “en ...

US calls Nicaragua’s decision to leave Organization of American States a ‘step away from democracy’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department called Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States on Sunday “another step away from democracy.” The regional body, known by its initials OAS, has long criticized rights violations under Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega, who governs alongside his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has rejected those criticisms and started the two-year process to leave the OAS in November 2021. “The Ortega/Murillo regime’s withdrawal from the OAS is another step away from democracy and further isolates Nicaragua from the international community,” U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Neither Ortega’s office nor the government commented Sunday. The OAS has said it will continue closely monitoring Nicaragua’s democracy and human rights record even after the country’s exit from the group, which it has belonged to since 1950. According to a re...

Sunday Forecast: Sunny, mid 50s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

Sunday: Sunny start with increasing afternoon clouds. ENE 5-10 mph. Air quality is moderate for today. High 55Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy & not as cold. E 5-10 mphLow near 40, colder in the suburbs. Monday: Cloudy skies, a bit breezy & chance of afternoon light rain. E 10-20 mph. High 48Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for a rainy Monday night and Tue morning commute. High temps Tue still in the mid to upper 40s with clearing skies in the afternoon. Wed/Thu both cooler and sunny with highs in the mid to low 40s. =-=-=

Former Gophers football coach Jerry Kill flaunts $1.7 million payday in upset win over Auburn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

There was a lot of head-scratching in Minnesota when former Gophers coach Jerry Kill took over moribund the New Mexico State football program before last season.The Aggies were conference nomads and had a 8-39 record over the previous four years.After health issues ended his Minnesota tenure in 2015, it looked like the ol’ ball coach just couldn’t give it up. He came back to Minnesota in September 2022 and left with a 38-0 loss to the Gophers. Two weeks later, Wisconsin beat his team 66-7.But Kill stuck with it, reached bowl eligibility and beat Bowling Green to win the Quick Lane Bowl last December. The program had been to three bowls since 1959.Then on Saturday, Kill and New Mexico State improved to 9-3 with a stunning 31-10 victory at Auburn (6-5). The Aggies were 25-point underdogs and came out with the program’s first win against a Southeastern Conference team.Kill told reporters what he said to his players when he walked into the visiting locker room after the game.“I probably...

Why Gophers football has faltered this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

P.J. Fleck has pushed back at the length of his Gophers tenure being used as a marker for where others believe his program should be this season.“This has nothing to do with Year 7,” Fleck said after a 37-3 loss at second-ranked Ohio State on Saturday. “The last two years are completely different than anything that college football has ever seen. It’s not like, ‘Hey, Year 7, you should be reloading.’ ”Fleck points to the way the NCAA transfer portal and name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for players have changed the landscape in the past two years.This fall, the Gophers (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) have fallen off the pace and failed to win the West division championship in its final year of existence.Beyond graduations, the transfer portal and NIL — often combined to one factor — have pinched the Gophers’ overall roster talent and depth. When injuries hit this season, the ramifications of the new landscape are exposed in jarring ways.“There are freshmen running all over that field,”...

St. Louis man tried to steal air fresheners from former seafood restaurant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo -- Police responded to a break-in at a former seafood market and restaurant and arrested the suspect for stealing over $1,200 in air freshenersUniversity Police were called to Olive Boulevard at 11:26 p.m. on November 16 following reports of a break-in at an abandoned building in University City, previously a seafood market and restaurant now used for storage.When officers arrived, they discovered the building, stocked with air fresheners, had been broken into. Rataka Lamonze Marshall of St. Louis was caught and charged with stealing over a thousand dollars' worth of air fresheners.Outside the back door, numerous boxes of air fresheners were found stacked alongside a pry bar and a meat cleaver. Upon entering the building, an officer encountered Marshall standing next to a shopping cart filled with air fresheners. Despite orders to stop, Marshall fled from the police to hide within the building.The police repeated commands for Marshall to surrender, which were ign...

Keeler: Jay Norvell’s CSU Rams ain’t easy to find. But unlike Deion Sanders’ CU Buffs, they ain’t hard to watch in November

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Joe Parker has dented too many fenders to point fingers. But the more CSU’s athletic director thought about that fiery 12-car pileup in Pullman, the one that lit up college football’s express lane Friday night, the more he appreciated his call to keep the Rams trucking along the local.“I love what (coach) Jay (Norvell) is doing,” Parker told me Saturday after CSU’s 30-20 win over Nevada pulled the Rams (5-6) to within one win of a bowl berth with a game to play. “I believed in him the moment that we had our first conversation through the (interview) process.“And every day he just affirms that he’s got an incredible way to kind of focus on the things that matter. And what matters most is culture, building a program where every player in the locker room understands the points that they’re going to be held accountable for. And when it becomes less of coach leading those conversations, but more of the players really ho...

Murder-suicide under investigation in Northglenn after couple found dead in home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

An apparent murder-suicide is under investigation Sunday after police found two dead bodies in a Northglenn home.Just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Northglenn police officers responded to a call in the 11700 block of Delaware Court.When officers arrived on the scene, they found an adult male and an adult female dead inside the residence, according to a Sunday news release from the Northglenn Police Department.Evidence from the preliminary investigation indicates the two people had a domestic relationship, and that one party took the life of the other before killing themself, according to the release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Semitruck fuel spill shuts down eastbound I-76 to northbound I-25 Crime and Public Safety | Man shot and killed in Westminster Saturday night, police searching for suspects Crime and Public Safety | 1 dead, 3 injured in overnight Denver crash on I-70 Crime and Public Safety | Arrest made in ...

49ers pregame: Six-man cornerback crew suits up; Bosa’s brother hurt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

SANTA CLARA — There are no surprise scratches from the 49ers’ lineup for today’s game, but intrigue remains at how they’ll approach a couple of positions.At cornerback, keep an eye on who the 49ers deploy at nickel back to cover the Bucs’ slot receiver, a job that fell on Deommodore Lenoir in last Sunday’s 34-3 win at Jacksonville, a job that previously was held by Isaiah Oliver. The 49ers (6-3) will have six cornerbacks up to face the pass-oriented Bucs (4-5): Lenoir, Oliver, Charvarius Ward, Ambry Thomas, Shemar Jeep-Charles and rookie Darrell Luter Jr., who makes his NFL debut.On the offensive line, left guard Aaron Banks is out a second straight game because of a hyperextended toe, yielding another start to veteran Jon Feliciano. Rookie Corey Luciano will suit up for the first time in his career, as a backup on the interior line.At running back, Ty Davis-Price won’t suit up for the eighth time this season, as Elijah Mitchell and Jordan M...

Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for Nov. 17-18

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:33 GMT

The heaviest rain last week fell in the North Bay, with some locations there getting close to 3 inches.In the East Bay, on the Peninsula and in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the wettest spots got about half that.The following are the National Weather Service totals, in inches, for the 48 hours starting Friday at 10 a.m. They are raw numbers, meaning they haven’t been quality-checked for accuracy.LocationInchesPeninsula & South BayLa Honda1.52Woodside (Wunderlich)1.5Uvas Reservoir1.34Los Trancos1.26San Francisco (Duboce Triangle)1.17Saratoga (Hwy. 9/Pierce)1.13Coyote Reservoir1.11San Bruno Mtn.1.02Morgan Hill1.02Mt. Hamilton0.99Calero Reservoir0.95Stevens Canyon0.95Rancho San Antonio0.95I-280/Edgewood0.92Los Gatos (Rinconada)0.78Half Moon Bay airport0.78San Francisco airport0.77Redwood City0.6Sunnyvale0.43San Jose airport0.36Mountain View0.31East BayTilden Park1.51UC Botanical Garden1.42Richmond1.25Orinda1.03Mt. Diablo peak0.91Oakland (Lake Merritt)0.81St. Mary’s College0...