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Brazil lawmakers: Bolsonaro should be charged with staging coup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

By Diane Jeantet | Associated PressRIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup.An inquiry panel of senators and representatives mostly allied with the current leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — who narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in last fall’s election — voted 20-11 to adopt the damning report drafted by Sen. Eliziane Gama.The move was largely symbolic because it amounts to a recommendation for police and prosecutors to investigate, and federal law enforcement officials separately have already been investigating Bolsonaro’s possible role in inciting the Jan. 8 uprising.Bolsonaro has denied involvement in the rioting, which took place more than a week after the right-wing leader had quietly left the country to stay in Florida while refusing to attend Lula’s inauguration.“It’s ...

Single family residence sells in San Jose for $1.5 million

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

1663 Andalusia Way – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 1600 block of Andalusia Way in San Jose was sold on Sept. 27, 2023. The $1,500,000 purchase price works out to $947 per square foot. The house, built in 1961, has an interior space of 1,584 square feet. This single-story home has three bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the house features a two-car garage.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:In September 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home on Aragon Way in San Jose sold for $1,765,000, a price per square foot of $1,114. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On La Mirada Drive, San Jose, in September 2022, a 1,678-square-foot home was sold for $1,575,000, a price per square foot of $939. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,656-square-foot home on the 1600 block of Fairorchard Avenue in San Jose sold in March 2023, for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,208. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza Strip

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

By Najib Jobain, Isabel Debre and Ravi Nessman | Associated PressKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The first crack in a punishing 10-day siege on the territory came one day after a deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital killed hundreds and put immense strain on Gaza doctors treating the many wounded as medical supplies ran out.The announcement to allow water, food and other supplies happened as rage over Tuesday night’s blast at al-Ahli Hospital spread across the Middle East, and as U.S. President Joe Biden visited Israel in hopes of preventing a wider conflict in the region.There were conflicting claims of who was responsible for the explosion. Hamas officials in Gaza quickly blamed an Israeli airstrike, saying hundreds were killed. Israel denied it was involved and released a flurry of video, audio and other information that it said showed the blast was instead due to a ...

‘I didn’t know if I would get up from the sidewalk that day’: Man sentenced to 14 years for sexually assaulting woman as she walked Oakland streets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

OAKLAND — A Hayward man has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison for attacking a woman during a random 2022 sexual assault in Oakland, court records show.Mercedes Dunlap, 34, was sentenced last month after accepting a plea deal that required him to plead no contest to assault with intent to commit a sex crime. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a second sexual assault charge, as well as gun possession and robbery counts, court records show.According to prosecutors, the woman was walking up Parker Avenue in Oakland when Dunlap came up behind her, pointed a gun at her, and asked her, “Do you want to die?” At a preliminary hearing, she testified that she was “terrified” and “scared for my life.”“I didn’t know if I would get up from the sidewalk that day,” the woman testified. “I tried to look away, because he was trying to unzip his pants. So I tried to look away and he held me down and I just kept screaming, ‘...

Silicon Valley tech executive sentenced to prison for COVID testing fraud

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

(KRON) -- The president of a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $24 million in restitution for using a global pandemic to fuel a "massive fraud," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Mark Schena, 60, of Los Altos, used his company, Arrayit Corporation, to defraud investors and submit $77 million in claims for COVID-19 and allergy testing, prosecutors said. A federal jury convicted Schena on Sept. 6, 2022 in San Jose. "Schena engaged in a scheme to defraud Arrayit’s investors by claiming that he had invented a revolutionary technology to test for virtually any disease using a single drop of blood from a finger stick sample," federal prosecutors wrote. Schena's fraud scheme mirrors a similar fraud made by disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. Holmes, who was convicted of fraud and is currently in federal prison, was a rising star in Silicon Valley when she claimed Theranos' blood testing tech...

Bay Area students stage walkouts protesting Israel-Hamas war

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

(BCN) -- Inspired by Instagram posts, hundreds of Bay Area high school students walked out of class Wednesday to protest Israeli attacks in Gaza. The movement began with a 10 a.m. press conference on the steps of San Francisco City Hall held by the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and was followed by a call to walk out and march at 10:30 a.m.Videos shared by Balboa High School students show teens streaming into the hallways chanting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" Other protests occurred at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology and Lowell High School. Man killed in Pescadero beach cliff crash identified SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne said in a public statement, "Please note that while the district supports the right of our students to express their views in a peaceful manner, including their constitutional right to peacefully protest, the walkout is not a SFUSD sponsored activity."Wassim Hage, a spokesman for the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, sa...

Esta dieta combinada con ejercicio reduce la peligrosa grasa abdominal, afirma estudio

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

(CNN) — Las personas mayores que siguieron una dieta mediterránea baja en calorías e hicieron ejercicio ligero hasta seis días a la semana ganaron músculo y perdieron una cantidad significativa de grasa corporal al final de un año, condición que mantuvieron durante tres años, de acuerdo con un nuevo estudio.“Este estudio demuestra que una dieta mediterránea con control de calorías además de ejercicio no produce simplemente pérdida de peso: da como resultado una redistribución de la composición corporal de la grasa al músculo”, dijo el Dr. David Katz, especialista en medicina preventiva y de estilo de vida, quien no participó en el estudio.Dieta mediterránea en el embarazo mejora habilidades cognitivas del bebéAdemás de la pérdida general de grasa corporal, los participantes en el estudio redujeron la peligrosa grasa visceral del abdomen, vinculada con padecimientos como diabetes, enfermedades cardíacas y accidentes cerebrovasculares.Si bien los hallazgos del nuevo estudio “no ...

Messi out for Inter Miami’s home finale, says he wants to play Saturday at Charlotte

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi says he will play in Inter Miami’s season finale on Saturday, although the club hasn’t confirmed that is the actual plan.Messi — who scored two goals for Argentina in its 2-0 World Cup qualifying win at Peru on Tuesday night — wasn’t in the lineup for Inter Miami’s final home game of its Major League Soccer season against Charlotte on Wednesday night.That was expected. This part was not: Messi told reporters in Peru that he wants to play once more for Inter Miami before his inaugural MLS season ends, which means he’s intending to play in Charlotte on Saturday — even though that match will be played on artificial turf.“I’ll play the game that is left now,” Messi said.Inter Miami was eliminated from MLS playoff contention earlier this month. Coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said earlier this week that there was “a chance” Messi could play Saturday, and that the team would evaluate where he’s at physically ...

2023 Gold Glove Finalists

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

American LeagueP Jose Berrios Toronto Blue Jays; Sonny Gray Minnesota Twins; Pablo Lopez Minnesota Twins.C Johah Heim Texas Rangers; Alejandro Kirk Toronto Blue Jays; Asley Rutschman Baltimore Orioles.1B Nathaniel Lowe Texas Rangers; Ryan Montcastle Baltimore Orioles; Anthony Rizzo New York Yankees.2B Mauricio Dubon Houston Astros; Andres Gimenez Cleveland Guardians; Marcus Semien Texas Rangers.3B Alex Bregman Houston Astros; Matt Chapman Toronto Blue Jays; Jose Ramirez Cleveland Guardians.SS Carlos Correa Minnesota Twins; Corey Seager Texas Rangers; Anthony Volpe New York Yankees.LF Austin Hayes Baltimore Orioles; Steven Kwan Cleveland Guardians; Dalton Varsho Toronto Blue Jays.CF Kevin Kiermaier Totonto Blue Jays; Luis Robert Jr. Chicago White Sox; Julio Rodriguez Seattle Mariners.RF Adolis Garcia Texas Rangers; Kyle Tucker Houston Astros; Alex Verdugo Boston Red Sox.UT Maurucio Dubon Houston Astros; Zach McKinstry Detroit Tigers; Taylor Walls Tampa Bay Rays.National LeagueP Jesus...

Nolan Arenado’s streak of consesutive Gold Gloves at third base ends at 10

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado’s streak of consecutive Gold Gloves has ended at 10.The St. Louis Cardinals third baseman was not among the three finalists announced Wednesday. Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan Hayes, Colorado’s Ryan McMahon and Atlanta’s Austin Riley are contending for the award, which will be announced Nov. 5.Players who won last year and are among the 2023 finalists are Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder Steven Kwan, Houston right fielder Kyle Tucker, Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto, Arizona first baseman Christian Walker, Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson and left fielder Ian Happ, and Los Angeles right fielder Mookie Betts, who played 107 games in right, 70 at second and 16 at shortstop.Betts, who has won six straight Gold Gloves, also is a finalist at the utility role, a category added last year.Voting is conducted among managers and up to six coaches from each team, who can’t select players on their own club. Since 2013, voting has been factor...