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Review: Phish had something really special in store for fans in Berkeley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

Phish set up shop at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Monday night (April 17) for the first time in 13 years, performing the first of three sold-out shows before 8,000-plus fans at the historic venue that first opened its doors 120 years ago.The Vermont group — consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman and keyboardist Page McConnell — marked its long-awaited return to the Greek by delivering a nice, but rather routine (at least by Phish’s amazingly high standards) first set.Then it upped the ante in spectacular fashion with an epic second set that illustrated many of the reasons why Phish — now 40 years into its legendary career — remains the world’s greatest jam band.It was still light out as the quartet took the stage at around 6:40 p.m., following the advertised early start time of 6 p.m. in order to comply with weekday curfew restrictions at the open-air venue. The crowd lit up like a Ca...

Jamie Foxx’s mystery medical issue follows ‘meltdown’ on movie set, other production ‘chaos’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

Jamie Foxx continues to undergo tests in a Georgia hospital, nearly a week after he suffered an  unidentified “medical complication,” which at one point reportedly left him unable to communicate.While Foxx’s family has declined to reveal the nature of his condition, CNN reported that the 55-year-old Oscar winner continues to undergo tests to “figure out what exactly happened.” The medical emergency also follows reports that Foxx was dealing with the stressful production of his latest film, “Back in Action,” which has been promoted as a vehicle to bring his co-star Cameron Diaz out of retirement.Jamie Foxx remains hospitalized in Georgia nearly a week after his daughter revealed the actor experienced a “medical complication,” a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Monday. https://t.co/tATnyJMUcC— CNN (@CNN) April 18, 2023The Sun initially reported last month that production on the Netflix action-comedy, which began in London ...

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

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Review: ‘Minecraft Legends’ is a strategy spinoff with some flaws

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

“Minecraft” has come a long way from its indie roots. The franchise was once just an experiment focused on free-form and emergent gameplay, but over the years, it has evolved and changed hands, becoming a video game juggernaut since its full release.Today, a generation of kids see it on a par with Lego blocks or “Super Mario Bros.” It’s a touchstone of childhood, and like any good franchise, Microsoft has found a way to spin off and evolve “Minecraft’s” characters, concepts and aesthetic. They’ve done it with titles such as “Minecraft Dungeons” and the defunct “Minecraft Earth.” (Not every spinoff is perfect.)The latest project, “Minecraft Legends,” takes the franchise’s core concepts and adapts them to a real-time strategy game.SAVING THE OVERWORLDIn the campaign, players take on the role of the hero, who’s transported into a world facing a terrible menace. Piglins have invaded fro...

Winning Fantasy 5 lottery ticket sold at Hayward store

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

HAYWARD — A liquor store sold a winning California lottery ticket worth nearly $300,000 on Monday night, according to lottery officials.Karavan Liquors in the 27400 block of Hesperian Boulevard sold the $280,044 Fantasy 5 ticket, according to results of the draw released by the California Lottery. The ticket matched all five numbers.A convenience store in Northridge, in Southern California, also sold a Fantasy 5 ticket with all five numbers matching, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers were 8, 11, 16, 23, 27.Officials did not say whether they had been contacted by the owners of the winning tickets.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Lottery-fueled Castellano Family Foundation ending operations California News | Powerball jackpot winner drops $4 million on California home, his second luxury real estate buy

Court throws out Berkeley’s ban on natural gas in new construction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

BERKELEY — A federal appeals court on Monday overturned Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction, agreeing with restaurant owners who argued the city bypassed federal energy regulations when it approved the ordinance.The measure, which took effect in 2020 to cheers from environmentalists, was intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming. With some exceptions, it banned new residential and commercial buildings from installing natural gas piping in favor of electrical lines.A lawsuit by the California Restaurant Association claimed the regulation violated federal law that gives the U.S. government authority to set energy-efficiency standards for appliances such as stoves, furnaces and water heaters.The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected a lower court judge’s decision two years ago that had upheld the Berkeley ordinance. In her 2021 decision, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Ro...

Tesla reports fatal Bay Area crash this past February involved automated driving

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

By Keith Laing | BloombergTesla Inc. disclosed to US regulators another fatal crash involving automated driver-assist systems, bringing its total to 17 since June 2021 when the government required carmakers to begin submitting data on these accidents.The crash involved a Tesla Model S that collided with an emergency vehicle in February in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the time of the accident, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked the company for more information.The crash was one of 66 reported accidents that were included in the latest public release of data collected by the NHTSA about crashes involving so-called Level 2 automated driving systems, gathered under a June 2021 order demanding carmakers and technology companies report the incidents.Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Safety advocates in Washington have called for regulators and lawmakers to set firmer rules for so-called self-driving cars and technologies that are gaining pop...

China reveals new details of Raytheon, Lockheed sanctions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers Tuesday, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China imposed trade and investment sanctions in February on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s Raytheon Missiles & Defense for supplying weapons to Taiwan, the self-governed island claimed by China. China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement late Tuesday that the sanctions include a ban on exports and imports by the two companies from and to China “to prevent Chinese products from being used in their military business.”It added that Chinese companies should “strengthen their due diligence and compliance system construction to verify transaction information” and should not knowingly conduct business with the two companies while importing, exporting or transporting products.It wasn’t clear what immediate impact the penalties might have, but the restrictio...

McCarthy preps House GOP debt deal to draw Biden into talks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy convened House Republicans behind closed doors Tuesday to unveil his proposal to raise the nation’s debt limit as part of a package to limit future federal spending increases to 1% and other policy changes in an opening bid to draw President Joe Biden into negotiations.The typically fractured House Republican majority has appeared surprisingly open to the plan, which McCarthy outlined in a high-profile speech at the start of the week to Wall Street. But it remains a work in progress. While the Republican proposal has almost no chance of passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate, McCarthy wants to pass the package from the House to kickstart White House talks.“I’m confident we’ll have it and comfortable we’ll pass it,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., the chairman of the Rules Committee, who said the bill could come for a vote as soon as next week.Even as some of McCarthy’s most ardent skeptics from the House Freedom Caucus — includi...

Small changes can have a big impact on food waste in Montgomery County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:25 GMT

This content is provided by the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection.Wasted food is a major issue in the United States, as well as in Montgomery County, Maryland. The startling statistics point to Americans generating nearly 35 million tons of food waste annually and American families wasting approximately 30 percent of the food purchased, according to the USDA. Food waste not only affects budgets, but it also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and wastes water and other natural resources. Reducing the amount of wasted food is a national goal and an important objective for Montgomery County, which aims to reduce waste and recycle more, aiming for Zero Waste. County residents, businesses and organizations can make a significant impact by changing their behavior about food waste.The highest priority of Montgomery County’s solid waste management hierarchy is to prevent waste or at least reduce the amount of waste generated in the County. Reducing the amount of ...