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Meta, Red Hat cancel events set for SF's Moscone Center

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Meta and Red Hat both canceled events that were scheduled to happen in San Francisco in 2024, the San Francisco Travel Association (SFTA) confirmed to KRON4. Both events were slated for the Moscone Center. The Red Hat event was supposed to last for four days and generate 20,000 stays for local hotels, according to the San Francisco Business Journal. Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads The software giant was supposed to host its event in May 2024. It was instead moved to Denver. "Sometimes, even when we make plans far in advance to host an event in a given city, we have to change plans based on date conflicts on our end or other circumstances. This is the case for Red Hat Summit 2024, which will be hosted in Denver," a Red Hat statement read in part. Red Hat's2025 event, also set for the Moscone Center, was canceled as well. They plan to host their summit in San Francisco in 2026, 2028, 2030 and 2032, according to SFTA. Meta, whic...

Young and Wilson lead Aces past Wings for 9th straight win

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored 28 points, A’ja Wilson had 22 points and 13 rebounds and the short-handed Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 89-82 on Wednesday night for their ninth straight win.Kiah Stokes made a fast-break layup with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter to give Las Vegas a 70-69 lead — it’s first since it was 9-8.Wilson made a basket on back-to-back possessions to cap Las Vegas’ 11-0 run for an 83-76 lead with 3:41 left. Chelsea Gray also made shots on consecutive possessions to make it 87-80.Gray finished with 20 points for Las Vegas (16-1), which was without Kelsey Plum due to an illness.Natasha Howard had a season-high 32 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas (8-9). Teaira McCowan also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Arike Ogunbowale scored 12 points on 5-of-20 shooting and Crystal Dangerfield added 11 points.LIBERTY 99, MERCURY 95NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 43 points and New York recovered after squandering a 20-point lead.Di...

President of FIA says he sees no reason to slow Red Bull in dominant Formula One season

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem addressed numerous topics from Michael Andretti’s bid to land a Formula One team, the existing Concorde Agreement with F1, Red Bull’s dominance and the Super License system:RED BULL RUNAWAYRed Bull heads into the British Grand Prix this weekend undefeated through all nine races this season, with two-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen on a five-race winning streak. He has seven wins, while teammate Sergio Perez has won the other two races. The Red Bull dominance has created a lackluster season — even with F1 enjoying a surge of interest in the U.S. market — but Ben Sulayem said he does not believe it is something F1’s governing body needs to address. “If we go about what’s good and bad we’ll open the door. I mean, was it good for Mercedes? Fair enough?” Ben Sulayem said. “It is (Verstappen’s) time, it’s Red Bull’s time. What do we do and punish the good kid...

Down to last strike, the Mets rally on Alvarez’s homer and Canha’s triple to beat the D-backs 2-1

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Francisco Alvarez homered to tie it with two outs in the ninth, Mark Canha tripled in the go-ahead run and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Wednesday night.The Mets won their fourth in a row, but they waited until they were down to their last strike, when Alvarez homered to right field off Andrew Chafin (2-2), the fourth Arizona pitcher of the game.Alvarez, the rookie catcher, flung his bat joyfully in the air as he neared first base and saw the ball clear the wall for his 15th homer. He leads the majors with five tying or go-ahead home runs in the sixth inning or later.Brett Baty followed with a ground single to right and, after a mound visit, Canha tripled to the 413-foot sign in right-center to score Baty.Kodai Senga (7-5) matched his season high with 12 strikeouts over eight innings. Christian Walker led off the seventh with a home run well over the wall in left-center to break a scoreless tie, and until two out and nobody on in the ninth, it...

¿Izquierda o derecha? Así va la intención de voto en España, según una encuesta

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

(CNN Español) — Las próximas elecciones generales de España, convocadas para el 23 de julio, se han dispuesto como una especie de contienda entre bloques ideológicos. Es decir, entre las formaciones de derecha y de izquierda.Dado que luce difícil que un único partido logre un resultado lo suficientemente holgado como para gobernar en minoría, tanto los partidos políticos como los electores siguen de cerca las estimaciones que arroja cada sondeo publicado para conocer qué fuerzas tienen más opciones de sumar y así llegar a formar un gobierno.En el caso del más reciente estudio publicado por el Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS), organismo público y adscrito al Ministerio de la Presidencia, se refleja que la formación de centroderecha Partido Popular (PP) ganaría por un margen mínimo las elecciones generales, con una intención de voto del 25,4%.Cómo pedir el voto por correo para las elecciones generales de España del 23J: fechas y requisitosEse porcentaje equivale a ob...

Le répertoire 2.0 s’installe dans les esprits

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

Notre newsletter quotidienne sur les enjeux de lobbying et de transparence en France.Par PAUL DE VILLEPINAvec ALEXANDRE LÉCHENET et OCÉANE HERREROInfos, tuyaux et mini-drames à partager à @Heroceane, @DevillepinPaul, @alphoenix ou [email protected] | Voir dans votre navigateurLE MENU DU JOUR— Le Sénat en mode retouches déontologiques.— Après la tournée parisienne de MBS, Riyad renouvelle sa confiance à son cabinet d’intelligence économique français.— La censure des réseaux titille le pouvoir et horrifie les juristes.Bonjour à toutes et à tous, nous sommes jeudi 6 juillet et il est temps de lever le voile sur notre classement maison des 40 personnalités les plus influentes qui œuvrent à Bruxelles, en coulisses ou sur la scène politique. Après Londres hier et avant Paris demain, découvrez ici les femmes et les hommes qui font la pluie et le beau temps (même en Belgique) en matière d’agenda, de politiques publiques et de plaidoyer au niveau européen. POWER 40. ...

For third day, it was the hottest day on Earth, as global temperature matches record set Tuesday

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high Wednesday, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It’s the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world’s condition. That matched a record set Tuesday of 17.18 Celsius (62.9 Fahrenheit), and came after a previous record of 17.01 Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) was set Monday.Scientists have warned for months that 2023 could see record heat as human-caused climate change, driven largely by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil, warmed the atmosphere. They also noted that La Nina, the natural cooling of the ocean that had acted as a counter to that warming, was giving way to El Nino, the reverse phenomenon marked by warming oceans. The North Atlantic has seen re...

Beijing orders outdoor work to be halted as scorching summer heat soars

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Employers in Beijing were ordered Thursday by the government to stop outdoor work after scorching summer heat in the Chinese capital was forecast to reach 40 degrees centigrade (104 Fahrenheit).Government departments were ordered to ensure the elderly and ill could stay cool after the city of 22 million people issued a “red alert,” the highest level of a warning system for extreme temperatures.The government reported on Monday that Beijing recorded 10 days of temperatures above 35 C (95 F), the longest streak of its kind since 1961.“Relevant departments and units shall take emergency measures for heatstroke prevention and cooling,” said a city government notice. It told employers to “stop outdoor operations.”At the same time, flooding has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in southern China.The government on Wednesday issued an alert for possible flash flooding in Inner Mongolia in the north, Heilongjiang in the northeast and Tibet and Sichuan in the south...

Lac-Mégantic marks 10 anniversary of rail disaster that killed 47 people

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — Residents of Lac-Mégantic are marking the 10-year anniversary of the deadliest rail disaster in modern Canadian history.A silent march began slightly before 1:14 a.m., marking the moment an unattended train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the heart of town, killing 47 people. More than 100 people donned star-shaped lights in memory of the victims.The town of just over 6,000 people has planned several days of events to highlight the anniversary, including concerts, exhibits on the town’s past and present, and a commemorative mass at 11 a.m.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François will both be in Lac-Mégantic today to join in the events paying tribute to the people who lost their lives on July 6, 2013.A citizen’s group will also lay flowers near the railroad track that still runs through downtown, and hold a rally to call for stricter rules to ensure rail safety.The derailment and fire destroyed much of the downtown core, f...

Rights group reports allegations of dozens of abuses in critical minerals supply chains

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:12:47 GMT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A human rights advocacy group says it found allegations of dozens of labor and environmental abuses by Chinese-invested companies involved in mining or processing minerals used in renewable energy.The report released Thursday by the Business and Human Rights Resource Center in London says it found 102 cases of alleged abuses in all phases of using such minerals: from initial explorations and licensing to mining and processing.The report studied supply chains for nine minerals — cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, nickel, zinc, aluminum, chromium and the so-called rare earth elements. All are vital for high-tech products such as solar panels and batteries for electric vehicles.Indonesia, with 27 cases, had the highest, followed by Peru with 16 and the Democratic Republic of Congo with 12, Myanmar with 11, and Zimbabwe with 7.Over two-thirds involved human rights violations, with Indigenous communities the most affected. Many projects invested in or operated by C...