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CEO Iger calls Florida’s Disney actions ‘anti-business’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

By Chris Isidore and Steve Contorno | CNNDisney CEO Bob Iger fought back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ actions against his company, telling Disney shareholders that recent actions by the state were “anti-business.”The state of Florida has taken action to strip Disney of some of the powers it had over the land that includes and surrounds Disney World. Florida’s move came after the company objected to legislation passed last year to limit discussions of LGBTQ issues in Florida schools, a bill that opponents referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.Iger, asked about the fight at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting, made his most public defense to date of the company’s actions, and the most direct criticism of Florida’s actions.“Our point on this is that any action that thwarts those efforts simply to retaliate for a position the company took sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida,&#...

Alec Baldwin beat Donald Trump to criminal charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

Alec Baldwin once acknowledged that lampooning Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” during the four years of his turbulent presidency, was probably the “biggest job” of his career.But that Emmy-winning gig ended when Trump lost his re-election bid in 2020, which the outspoken Democratic actor celebrated, as Vanity Fair reported. “I don’t believe I’ve ever been this overjoyed to lose a job before!” Baldwin said in a tweet.Former President Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally after speaking at Waco Regional Airport, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) More than two years later, you would expect Baldwin to loudly celebrate the prospect of his public nemesis being booked and arraigned in a New York courtroom Tuesday – making history as the first former president to face criminal charges.Thus far, however, Baldwin has been silent on Trump’s indictment –  perhaps because his fortunes have taken a steep downturn since he stopped playing Trump on ̶...

Kurtenbach: Andrew Wiggins is back, but can one man fix the perplexing Warriors?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

Andrew Wiggins is back.But that doesn’t guarantee a thing for the Golden State Warriors.Sources confirmed to this newsgroup that Wiggins — who has missed every game since the NBA All-Star break due to a family matter — will return to the Dubs this week.The return of the team’s second-best player during last year’s title run is unquestionably a boost.As, the great David Lee once proclaimed, the Warriors are “Full Squad.”But the Warriors’ problems – which have resulted in this squad fighting for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference – have been larger than just the absence of Wiggins.Yes, it would be easy to blame Wiggins’ absence for every ill the Dubs have faced over the last few weeks.But the truth is these Warriors have a complex: They can’t help but make things interesting, sometimes for no good reason.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors go rogue and let game slip away in Denver Golden State Warriors | Donte DiVincenzo ‘...

Four-bedroom home in Saratoga sells for $4.1 million

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

19525 Glen Una Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,301-square-foot house built in 1917 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located in the 19500 block of Glen Una Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 8, 2023, for $4,100,000, or $1,782 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and seven parking spaces. It sits on a 1.2-acre lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In March 2023, a 6,716-square-foot home on Glen Una Drive in Los Gatos sold for $8,575,000, a price per square foot of $1,277. The home has 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.A 3,243-square-foot home on the 15100 block of Pepper Lane in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $4,725,000, a price per square foot of $1,457. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Park Drive, Saratoga, in February 2023, a 1,665-square-foot home was sold for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $2,222. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

Editor’s note: We prohibit the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll.For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.This week, we consider performances from Mar. 27 to Apr. 1.Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.Votes by email and any votes after 5 p.m. on Wednesday are not counted.Scroll to the bottom for the poll.Winners are announced each Friday online and, starting Sept. 30, in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@baya...

Could this be why the Twitter logo was replaced with the doge emoji?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Twitter users around the world Monday logged on to find the Twitter logo that usually appears at the upper left side of the site's home screen replaced by the doge emoji. Twitter owner Elon Musk also tweeted a meme of the doge emoji being pulled over by a police officer. The officer in the meme is holding a driver's license with a picture of the Twitter logo and the doge emoji, a picture of a female Shiba Inu dog named "Kabosu," has a speech bubble saying, "That's an old photo." Here's why Google is reportedly cutting back on staplers While Musk's tenure in charge of Twitter has been characterized by a fair amount of seemingly random chaos for its own sake, there may be a more pointed meaning to Monday's logo change. According to a report in Reuters, Musk made a Friday evening filing to a Manhattan federal court asking that a $258 billion racketeering suit accusing him of running a pump and dump scheme to profit from the cryptocurrency Dogecoin be thrown ou...

Michel quits as coach of Olympiakos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Jose Miguel Gonzalez resigned as coach of Olympiakos on Monday following a draw in the second round of the Greek Super League playoffs. The former Real Madrid midfielder and Spain international known as Michel ended his second spell as manager of the Piraeus club after drawing with Aris 2-2 on Sunday.The club named French assistant Jose Anigo as interim coach.Olympiakos, the defending Greek champion, remained third in the standings, three points behind leaders Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. Third was also where Olympiakos finished the regular season, and Michel appeared to have lost the owners’ faith that he could mount a title challenge.Michel came to Olympiakos after stints at Marseille, Malaga and Getafe. His first stint at Olympiakos from 2013-15 netted two Greek Super League titles and the Greek Cup.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

‘Last man standing’: Klopp sad to see so many managers fired

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — English Premier League managers are losing their jobs at a quicker rate than ever and it’s making Jurgen Klopp feel uncomfortable.“The elephant in the room,” the Liverpool manager said Monday, “is why I’m still sitting here in this crazy world. I’m the last man standing.”Not quite, but this is a season like no other in terms of coaching changes.The departures of Brendan Rodgers from Leicester and Graham Potter from Chelsea on Sunday marked the 12th and 13th managerial exits this season — a record for the league.Twelve of the 13 have been fired — also a record — with Brighton only changing coaches because Potter left the club for Chelsea in September.The previous highest number of firings in a single season was 10 in each of the 2008-09, 2013-14, 2017-18 and 2021-22 campaigns, according to statistics provider Opta.“It’s actually an awful number,” said Klopp, who also noted that Bayern Munich recently changed coaches in his native Germany, “but it is ho...

At least 20 people killed in a landslide in eastern Congo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 20 people were killed in a landslide in eastern Congo, the government said on Monday.The landslide occurred in Bolowa village in Masisi territory on Sunday, Lt. Col. Guillaume Ndjike Kaiko announced in a statement. “As a result of this unfortunate incident, twenty people among our compatriots lost their lives and others are still missing and being searched for,” he said. About 25 mothers with their children were doing laundry in a stream at the foot of a mountain when the landslide happened, burying some of them, Alphonse Mushesha Mihingano, a local administrator told The Associated Press. Eastern Congo’s been wracked by violence linked to more than 120 armed groups fighting for power, land and natural resources, while some fight to protect their communities. Landslides in this town don’t happen often, however they sometimes occur in other parts of the area. Last September about 100 people died in Bihambwe village in Masisi territory from a la...

Circle back: Maine reclaims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:59 GMT

MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) — Volunteers cut a big ol’ circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, reclaiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel.With a diameter of 1,776 feet — or 541 meters — the giant piece of ice estimated at 146,000 tons moved slowly like a Lazy Susan to hoots, hollers and high fives on Saturday.Northern Maine Ice Busters had to cut through ice nearly 30 inches thick on a path painstakingly measured by survey crews to create a perfect circle measuring nearly six football fields across. It’s a laborious-but-fun way to provide entertainment during the long, cold winter, and it has turned into something of a rivalry in places like Finland, Minnesota and Maine. There’s even a World Ice Carousel Association.“It’s a friendly competition,” said John Mazo, media liaison for the Northern Maine Ice Busters.On Saturday, it took a herculean effort to get the giant disk moving with 10 outboard boat engines, farm e...