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Walled out of People’s Park, protesters take to the Berkeley streets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

BERKELEY — With People’s Park successfully walled off by a fortress of double-stacked shipping containers following an overnight hostile takeover, activists lost the base that for years had served as the heart of organizing efforts and community aid.Instead, community members showed up on Friday to the nearby Amoeba Music at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street, which one activist on the scene, Aiden Hill — a Food Not Bombs volunteer and former vice-chair of Berkeley’s Homeless Commission — found to be a good metaphor for the People’s Park protest movement, because amoebas move freely and alter their shape.Hill, who helped to man tables stocked with free resources such as water, juice, fruit, bagels, socks and rain ponchos, said the streets are a fine alternative venue for those protesting UC Berkeley’s housing plan for the park.Volunteers with the nonprofit Food Not Bombs set up free resources on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley on Friday, aimin...

Warriors coach Steve Kerr reacts to report of Jonathan Kuminga’s frustration: ‘It creates a distraction’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had a message for his players on Friday: “My door is always open.”Upon hearing news that Jonathan Kuminga was frustrated with his playing time in the Warriors’ 130-127 last-second loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, Kerr said he spoke to all of his players to remind them that these issues are best kept private.“Anytime something like that goes public, it creates a distraction,” Kerr said before the Warriors’ game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday evening. “I think it’s important for all of our guys, and I talked to our whole team about this, ‘you got an issue? I’m here. I’m the most accessible coach in the league, probably.”The Athletic ran a story on Friday that quoted “sources close to Kuminga” that said Kuminga “no longer believes Kerr will allow him to reach his full potential,” adding that Thursday’s game was “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”Kuminga, who started the game, finished with 16 points whi...

Joint KFC-Taco Bell location in San Francisco closes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- If you've driven on Guerrero Street between the Mission District and Pacific Heights, you've probably passed by a KFC-Taco Bell location throughout the years. That location is no longer open.The joint KFC-Taco Bell location at 200 Duboce Ave. closed at the end of 2023, a KFC spokesperson said in an email to KRON4. The company called this franchise location's closure "a normal course of business." Adidas store at San Francisco Centre set to close Here is KFC's full statement to KRON4 regarding the closure.One of our franchisees closed this restaurant at the end of last year as a normal course of business. While this is always a difficult decision, we appreciate the patronage of our loyal guests. We look forward to continuing serving our customers at the other KFCs located in the area.KFC spokespersonIt is unknown if both the KFC and Taco Bell closed simultaneously. KFC did not say what date the restaurant closed. KFC and Taco Bell are owned by the same paren...

Haliburton has 18 of Indiana’s team-record 50 assists, Pacers rout Hawks 150-116 for 6th win a row

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 18 of Indiana’s franchise-record 50 assists and the Pacers routed the Atlanta Hawks 150-116 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.Haliburton, the NBA assists leader at 12.8 per game, also had 10 points and eight rebounds in just over 25 minutes. Myles Turner led Indiana with 27 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 18, Bruce Brown 17 and Aaron Nesmith 15.The NBA’s highest-scoring team, Indiana reached 150 points against the Hawks for the second time this season after setting a league season high in a 157-152 victory in Atlanta on Nov. 21.Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 30 points. Trae Young missed his first seven shots and finished with 13 points on 4-of-18 shooting. He was 1 of 11 from 3-point range.The Pacers shot 71% in the first half and led 78-54 at the break. Indiana shot 64% overall while Atlanta was at 43%. Indiana was 19 of 39 from 3-point range,The Pacers were without Andrew Nembhard for the second straight game ...

Death toll from western Japan earthquakes reaches 100, Ishikawa prefecture says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Death toll from western Japan earthquakes reaches 100, Ishikawa prefecture says.Source

Braves sign former Mets utility infielder Luis Guillorme to $1.1 million, 1-year deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves added depth to their bench on Friday by signing former New York Mets utility infielder Luis Guillorme to a $1.1 million, one-year deal.The 29-year-old Guillorme spent the last six seasons with the Mets, playing second base, shortstop and third base. He hit .224 in 54 games last season. He has a career .261 batting average. Guillorme appeared in a career-high 102 games in 2022, hitting .273 and making 61 starts at second base.Guillorme will compete with David Fletcher, acquired from the Los Angeles Angels on Dec. 8, for a bench spot.Atlanta traded infield prospect Vaughn Grissom to Boston for left-hander Chris Sale last week. The team announced Thursday that Sale agreed to a $38 million, two-year deal.The Braves also announced they signed right-hander Huascar Ynoa to a one-year, $825,000 deal, avoiding arbitration. Ynoa, who missed the 2023 season following elbow surgery, could compete for the No. 5 spot in the rotation or a long relief role.Ynoa was...

Jayson Tatum scores 30 as Celtics use 3s, defense to smother Jazz 126-97

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and hit five 3-pointers to help the Boston Celtics run past the Utah Jazz 126-97 on Friday night.Boston never trailed, led by as many as 36 points in the first half and made 17 3s for the night. The Eastern Conference leaders earned their seventh victory in eight games.It was Tatum’s 14th 30-point game this season. Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points. Jrue Holiday finished with 14.The Celtics have scored 120 or more points in nine straight games.The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Utah, on a road trip to face the East’s top three teams, with Philadelphia and Milwaukee up next. The Jazz then returns home to host defending NBA champion Denver on Monday.Utah tied a franchise-record with 154 points in an overtime win over Detroit on Wednesday but came out flat opposite a Celtics team that pushed the tempo and forced the Jazz into quick, unbalanced shots. Utah shot 36% (34 of 94) from the field and 18% from the 3-point line — both seaso...

Survivors are found in homes smashed by Japan quake that killed 98 people. Dozens are still missing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman was pulled carefully from the rubble 72 hours after a series of powerful quakes started rattling Japan’s western coast. Despite rescue efforts, the death toll has grown to at least 98 people.The number of missing was lowered to 211 as of Saturday, after it shot up two days ago. An older man was found alive Wednesday in a collapsed home in Suzu, one of the hardest-hit cities in Ishikawa Prefecture. His daughter called out, “Dad, dad,” as a flock of firefighters got him out on a stretcher, praising him for holding on for so long after Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake.Others were forced to wait while rescuers searched for loved ones.Ishikawa officials said 59 of those who died were in the city of Wajima and 23 were in Suzu, while the others were reported in five neighboring towns. More than 500 people have been injured, at least 27 seriously.The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo found that the sandy coastline in western Japan shifted...

Obioha puts up 21 as Niagara defeats Manhattan 81-67

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

RIVERDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Harlan Obioha had 21 points in Niagara’s 81-67 victory against Manhattan on Friday night.Obioha also contributed 16 rebounds for the Purple Eagles (5-8, 1-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Braxton Bayless added 20 points while going 8 of 12 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had seven assists. Kwane Marble II had 11 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line.Shaquil Bender scored 30 points and made five 3-pointers for the Jaspers (4-8, 1-2). Seydou Traore added 11 points and six rebounds for Manhattan. Briggs McClain also had nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill returns to practice two days after fire at his home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill returned to practice Friday, two days after a fire at his South Florida home.Hill was at practice Wednesday when he was notified of the blaze at his house, which is located in Southwest Ranches about 30 miles northwest of Miami. He was given a personal day Thursday.An investigation by the Davie Fire Rescue Department found the fire was started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter in a bedroom. Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told reporters Wednesday that some family members were home at the time of the fire, but everyone got out safely.Davie Fire Marshal Robert Taylor told The Associated Press the investigation is closed. Hill has not commented on the matter.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Friday that he and the team are supporting Hill.“Your home is burning and then you go back and see it and there’s a loss there,” McDaniel said. “Yes, thankfully there’s insurance and things like that. But it’s not as easy as tha...