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Larry Magid: Using AI and apps for summer travel plans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

Now that the pandemic is theoretically over, a lot of people plan to travel this summer. While I don’t know of any apps that can remove traffic from the roads or diminish crowds at airports, there are apps and websites that can help you plan and, hopefully, avoid some of annoyances of busy travel seasons.Related ArticlesBusiness | Larry Magid: Apple’s Vision Pro could inspire innovation Business | Magid: AI makes mistakes but could it destroy us? Business | Larry Magid: Pixel 7A gives you more than you pay for Business | Magid: AI has risks but can also make us safer In addition to a myriad of useful travel and dining apps, what’s new this year are easy to use artificial intelligence services that can help you plan your trip.AI is enormously usefulI can’t overstate how helpful these services can be with travel planning. You can’t use them to make reservations, but you can ask questions like “who flies nonstop betw...

Man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband wants trial out of San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

By Peter Blumberg | BloombergThe man accused of striking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in the head with a hammer during a home intrusion says he can’t get a fair trial in San Francisco because of negative publicity.Lawyers for David DePape on Wednesday asked a federal judge to move his trial out of the city where Nancy and Paul Pelosi live, saying the local jury pool is likely biased from extensive media coverage of the October incident.DePape’s defense team cited survey research indicating that a high proportion of Bay Area residents think he’s guilty after a state judge allowed video footage of the alleged attack and an audio recording of the suspect’s interrogation by police to air on TV news broadcasts.In federal court, he faces charges filed by the Justice Department of attempted kidnapping of a US official and assault of an immediate family member of a US official in retaliation for performing her duties.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man pi...

Man shot near Safe Parking facility in West Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

OAKLAND — A 26-year-old man was shot Wednesday night while he walked near a parking area meant to be a safe place for uhhoused residents in West Oakland, authorities said.The man was in stable condition at a hospital where he was being treated for a wound to his arm, authorities said.The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2400 block of Wood Street, near a city-sanctioned RV Safe Parking facility.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ‘I’m having a panic attack’: Ex-East Bay cop charged with assaulting handcuffed man during traffic stop Crime and Public Safety | Police raid Oakland sites, seize hundreds of catalytic converters, $260,000 in Bay Area-wide theft probe Crime and Public Safety | ‘The most depraved crime I ever handled’: Transgender activist gets life in prison for murdering Oakland family Crime and Public Safety | Contra Costa district attorney finds fatal sho...

San Jose staff crafts solution to protect blighted old historic church

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

SAN JOSE — The solution to rescuing a blighted downtown San Jose church — a city staff proposal that has already drawn fire even before it gets a vote — suggests that the city push ahead on its own with a salvage effort.Staffers proposed that the city spend $200,000 to remove the shredded tarp whose tattered remnants cling to the sides and roof of the First Church of Christ Scientist, and then protect the structure, along with other remedies.The $200,000 would be spent first to remove the containment wrap and tarp that currently dangles from the structure, a staff memo stated.Post tarp removal, the funds would be used, staffers recommended, to “weatherproof, board up, and implement a fire monitoring system.”A roofline and the structure of First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, are exposed to the elements, February 2023. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group)“This staff plan to spend $200,000 i...

Over 60 firefighters battle 25-acre brush fire in Clearlake Oaks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

(KRON) – Over 60 firefighters helped stop the forward spread of a 25-acre brush fire Wednesday, according to Cal Fire.Crews responded to the scene of a two-acre vegetation fire near the 200 block of Henderson Drive. Due to the fire’s moderate rate of spread, additional resources were ordered to help contain the fire. Photo: Cal FirePhoto: Cal FirePhoto: Cal FireFifteen engines, three hand crews, a bulldozer, one helicopter, one air attack, three tankers and three water tenders were dispatched, according to Cal Fire.The fire eventually grew into a 25-acre brush fire. The spreading was able to be stopped and the fire was last updated to be at 20-percent containment. Fire officials say spotting is still a concern.North Shore and Lake County Fire Departments helped assist Cal Fire.

Personal data left vulnerable after Johns Hopkins University and Health System hit by ransomware hack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University and Health System said its taking action after a hack by Russian cyber-extortion gang may have left sensitive information exposed.In an email sent on Wednesday, members of the Johns Hopkins Community were informed about a May 31 data breach that exposed “the information of Johns Hopkins employees, students, and/or parents.”It said the “widespread cybersecurity attack” targeting its systems was part of a “previously unknown vulnerability in the widely used software MOVEit.”The attack against the university and health system was part of a larger one that “impacted many other large organizations around the world,” according to Johns Hopkins.While Johns Hopkins said it is still working to assess the full impact of the attack, an “initial evaluation” showed the breach did not include electronic health records.“We took immediate action to secure our systems and are working closely ...

Jordy Bahl, star pitcher on Oklahoma’s NCAA champion softball team, transfers home to Nebraska

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Softball pitching sensation Jordy Bahl, who led Oklahoma to its third straight national title last week, has announced she will transfer to Nebraska.Bahl, who is from the Omaha suburb of Papillion, had said on Monday she’s homesick and wants to help grow the sport in her home state. She didn’t indicate which of the state’s three Division I programs she would join until announcing her decision on Twitter on Thursday.She finished this season with a 22-1 record and an 0.90 ERA. In her two years at Oklahoma, she won two national titles and finished with a 44-2 record.“I am excited to return home and be Jordy Bahl the softball player, but more importantly, the person,” Bahl wrote in announcing her decision to play for the Cornhuskers. “I am excited thinking about growing the game that has provided me so many opportunities for growth, in the home state, a current overlooked state for girls in softball at all ages, and I am excited to finish the softb...

Live: Nuggets championship parade and rally

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The City of Denver will be filled with Nuggets fans Thursday for a celebration of the team's first-ever NBA championship. A parade will run through downtown, leading to a rally at Civic Center Park.Events kick off with a 9 a.m. pre-rally. The parade begins at 10 a.m., running from Union Station to Civic Center Park. The rally will begin around noon, depending on the length of the parade, and is expected to last about an hour.How to watch Nuggets parade on TVYou can watch live coverage in Denver on:FOX31 KDVRChannel 2 KWGNChannel Finder: Where to watch on cable, satellite, streaming providersLive Updates

Over 47 years, the Nuggets have retired these 6 numbers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA championship title since joining the league in 1976, but many players have been making franchise history along the way.Teams in the NBA, like many sports leagues, will retire a player's number as a way of recognizing their greatness and paying tribute to them for the rest of the team's history. Photos: 40 years of Nuggets jerseys When a number is retired, it typically means that no player in the future of that team can wear that number again.The Denver Nuggets have retired six numbers within the franchise throughout 47 years.#40 Byron Beck, 1967-1977Beck only played one season in the NBA after several in the ABA, but it was a remarkable one. He was 6 feet, 9 inches tall playing center for the Nuggets from the beginning. He played at the University of Denver and was the first player ever signed to the professional team when it was known as the Denver Rockets in 1967, according to the website Remember the ABA. In 1977, his ...

DeSantis signs record Florida budget, a campaign-ready spending plan boosted by federal dollars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:21 GMT

(CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed his state’s budget, a $117 billion spending plan filled with priorities that have already become fodder for the Republican’s 2024 presidential campaign.There’s $12 million in there to continue the flights carrying migrants from border states to blue jurisdictions for a second year. Another $25 million was set aside to remake New College, a small liberal arts college on Florida’s west coast, into a new model for a conservative public university. And it factors in tax breaks on babycare products like diapers and a multi-billion dollar expansion of school choice that will allow virtually any Florida K-12 student to attend private schools with taxpayer dollars – both early features of his pitch to Republican families.Over the past two years, DeSantis has spared little expense while molding Florida to his liking. The budget he signed is the largest in state history, with a price tag 30% above the one his predecessor, then-Gov. Rick Sco...