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Fake city Twitter accounts falsely claim Chicago road is closing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

CHICAGO (WGN-TV) — As Twitter strips away its system for verifying accounts, opportunists are jumping-in and impersonating elected officials and city agencies.An account posing as the Chicago Department of Transportation falsely claimed, “We’re excited to announce that beginning 5/2/23, North DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed to private vehicles between Grand and Hollywood. Only buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. This is a huge step forward!”The tweet was shared more than 180 times and seen by nearly 158,000 people as of noon Friday.  Chicago man killed in hit-and-run on LSD overnight The false claims were then amplified by another fake account posing as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, complete with an official portrait of the mayor.  “My administration is proud to announce the single largest decarbonization effort in the history of Chicago,” the fake account claimed above the untrue news about the closure of one of Chicago’s biggest bouleva...

Sinking Twins blown out by Nationals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

The Twins are in something of a tailspin.Despite starting Saturday a half-game up on second-place Cleveland in the American League Central, Minnesota has been playing its worst baseball of the young season. After blowing a late lead against the Washington Nationals on Friday, the Twins were blown out by the last-place team in the National League Central on Saturday, 10-4.The pitching was weak, the at-bats were erratic and the defense was suspect. Since winning the opening two games of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium last week, the Twins have lost six of seven.Joey Meneses drove in a pair of runs with a double and sacrifice fly against Twins starter Pablo López (1-2), and CJ Abrams added a three-run homer off reliever Simeon Woods-Richardson in the seventh inning. With the victory, Washington clinched its first series win of the season.Byron Buxton homered, and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to cut the Nationals’ lead to 8-4. Carlos Correa drove in a r...

Forbes: St. Louis 'completely embodies the American experience'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Forbes recently examined some key moments in St. Louis history while promoting an ongoing arts exhibition in the city, stating that "no one place more completely embodies the American experience than St. Louis." The remarks come from a new Forbes article over Counterpublic 2023, one of the largest public art initiatives in the country. Counterpublic arrived to St. Louis last weekend and consists of many gatherings and art displays through mid-July. Top Story: St. Louis police chief’s comment about prosecution crisis may surprise you Many sites along Jefferson Avenue are hosts for the exhibition, and the art displays generally offer insight into the public history of St. Louis. You might also find some billboards in the St. Louis area promoting the event or various nuggets of history associated with it. The aforementioned Forbes article particularly explains how St. Louis influenced growth around America with assets like the Mississippi River and the Gateway Arch. Forb...

Shooting at Hollywood nightclub hospitalizes man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

A shooting outside a popular nightclub in Hollywood sent at least one person to the hospital early Saturday morning. Police confirmed they received reports of gunshots heard outside the Next Door Lounge at Highland and Lexington avenues around 12:45 a.m.  Officers were able to clear the establishment and found no victims, but they did say that one person arrived at a nearby hospital with at least one gunshot wound. That victim, a 30-year-old man, is in stable condition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No one else was shot.The man has so far been uncooperative with investigators, and it remains to be seen if the attack was gang-related.Police confirmed they received reports of gunshots heard outside the Next Door Lounge on Highland Avenue around 12:45 a.m. April 22, 2023. (RMGNews)Police confirmed they received reports of gunshots heard outside the Next Door Lounge on Highland Avenue around 12:45 a.m. April 22, 2023. (RMGNews)Police confirmed they received r...

Oakland: Two men injured in separate shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

OAKLAND — Police are investigating two shootings mid-day Saturday that left two men injured.The shootings are not related, police said. In the first, the man was the victim of a drive-by shooting that was reported at 11:02 a.m. in the area of Eades Avenue and Hegenberger Road, near Interstate 880.Police say the man was walking in the 8400 block of Eades Avenue, when someone in a car opened fire, hitting him multiple times. The car fled the scene, while the man was taken to a hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition.A little over an hour later, a man was wounded in a shooting in the 1600 block of 35th Avenue in the Fruitvale District. Little is known about the shooting, other than that the man was taken to the hospital.

Rolex robbery: $100K in jewelry stolen in Downtown Walnut Creek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

(KRON) -- A person was robbed of their Rolex watch and hit in the face with a firearm in a parking garage in Downtown Walnut Creek on Friday night, The Walnut Creek Police Department said. California reservoir race: Which reservoir filled up first? The robbery took place around 10:21 p.m. in a parking garage on the 1600 block of Mount Diablo Boulevard. Police say the victim was hit in the face with a firearm and robbed of $100,000 in jewelry, including their Rolex. The victim said the suspects were three men wearing dark clothing while also carrying rifles. The suspects fled the scene in a grey sedan before police arrived, and the victim was treated for their minor injuries at the scene. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }WCPD is asking communi...

Hertha’s survival hopes dwindling despite coach’s return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin’s hopes of Bundesliga survival were pinned on Pál Dárdai’s return for the last six games of the season.If he expected a warm welcome on Saturday for his third stint as Hertha coach, he had to wait.The club’s hardcore fans stayed outside in protest while the team warmed up for its vital game against Werder Bremen. Hertha then slumped to a 4-2 loss to remain bottom with dwindling chances of survival.Even before the match, there was little hope Dárdai’s return could spark some sort of miraculous change in fortune.“It’s a new start with Pál, but whether he manages it is questionable. It’ll be hard,” Hertha supporter Klaus Müller told The Associated Press. “At Hertha, there’s been too much messing around at management level.”Hertha’s demise since Dárdai’s first stint in charge from 2015-19 has been plain to see. Investor Lars Windhorst started backing the club in 2019, millions were wasted on his dream of chasing European glory, then money ran out as the effec...

Bélgica destruye envío de cerveza estadounidense después de discrepar con el eslogan “El champán de las cervezas”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

(CNN) — Bélgica destruyó un envío de cerveza estadounidense después de objetar el eslogan de su fabricante de que era “El champán de las cervezas”.La aduana belga aplastó las 2.352 latas de cerveza Miller High Life a principios de esta semana, argumentando que estaban etiquetadas incorrectamente como champán.La medida se produjo después de que una asociación comercial de la industria del champán se quejara de que el término debería usarse solo en botellas de vino espumoso, elaborado con un método tradicional en Champaña, Francia.Por convención, el verdadero champán —como el vino espumoso francés— solo se puede hacer con uvas Chardonnay, Pinot Noir y Pinot Meunier.El Comité Champagne, una asociación comercial conjunta para la industria del champán, solicitó la destrucción de las cervezas estadounidenses, argumentando que la etiqueta “El champán de las cervezas” infringía la denominación protegida de “Champagne”.Esta pareja pagará cárcel por r...

Madrid beats Celta to pressure Barça before Atletico visit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-0 on Saturday to pressure Barcelona before the Spanish leader hosts Atletico Madrid needing a win to quash any fears of a late season slump.Marco Asensio put Madrid ahead three minutes before halftime from a pass by Vinícius Júnior after the winger sped clear on the flank.Center back Éder Militão again showed his punch in attack by using a powerful header to turn in a corner kick by Asensio in the 48th.Madrid’s win trimmed Barcelona’s still-healthy lead to eight points with one more game played.Two rounds ago, Barcelona could have gone ahead by as many as 15 before it was held to the first of two consecutive draws that have allowed Madrid to breathe a little bit of life into its nearly hopeless title defense.A loss by Barcelona to third-placed Atletico at Camp Nou on Sunday could embolden Madrid with eight games to play.Either way, Madrid has its priorities placed on a possible cup double, not a still unlikely comeback in the dom...

German publisher apologizes for fake Schumacher AI interview

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:10 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A German publisher has fired one of its magazine’s editors and apologized to the family of Michael Schumacher for publishing a fake interview with the Formula One great that was generated by artificial intelligence.“This tasteless and misleading article should never have appeared. It does not in any way correspond to the standards of journalism that we – and our readers – expect from a publisher like Funke,” Funke magazines managing director Bianca Pohlmann said on Saturday.Pohlmann said Funke was firing the chief editor of Die Aktuelle magazine, where the so-called interview appeared, and the group apologized to Schumacher’s family.Family spokesperson Sabine Kehm already told The Associated Press by email on Thursday that it was planning to take legal action over a “fake artificial intelligence interview by German outlet Die Aktuelle.”The magazine printed a photo of the 54-year-old Schumacher on its front page last weekend along with the words: “Michael Schumacher, th...