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Fake Epstein documents already circulating on social media

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

By Melissa Goldin | Associated PressAfter dozens of previously sealed court documents related to financier Jeffrey Epstein were made public on Wednesday, social media users began spreading false accusations about major public figures whose names appeared in the release — and some who hadn’t been named at all.Two people singled out in viral false claims containing images made to look like snippets from court documents were late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2018. In both cases, the images were used in an effort to tie the men to illicit activities involving Epstein.Here’s a closer look at the facts.CLAIM: Court documents connected to a lawsuit involving Epstein that were released this week include details about Hawking’s “proclivities” and accusations about a sexual encounter with Kimmel.THE FACTS: The images were fabricated to look like part of the court documents. They are not among the records that were...

Safeway in SF's Fillmore to close after 40 years

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Fillmore District's only Safeway store is set to close, Safeway confirmed to KRON4. The San Francisco store is expected to shut its doors in early March. The store located at 1335 Webster St. has been open for 40 years, Safeway said. It is across the street from the AMC Kabuki movie theater. The closest Safeway to the area will be at 2020 Market St. in the Castro District. Protests continue after People’s Park in Berkeley blocked with shipping containers Safeway said it agreed to sell 3.68 acres of the land to Align Real Estate, which will use it for a mixed-use development project, including housing and commercial retail. "The developer purchasing the land at Webster Plaza is excited about this opportunity. San Francisco has struggled with housing shortages and Safeway sees this as an opportunity to positively impact the community and be part of a solution to bring much needed additional housing to San Francisco," Safeway said. All Safeway employees ...

Walnut Creek restaurant forced to shut down after rodent infestation

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

(KRON) -- Bar Camino in Walnut Creek was forced to shut down last week after a rodent infestation, according to a report from Contra Costa Health. Upon county inspection, officials observed rodent droppings across the restaurant's premises. Inspectors, however, found no rodents, birds, insects or animals at the restaurant. They did observe multiple rodent droppings across five areas of the establishment. In total, inspectors found more than 50 rodent droppings.The Mexican restaurant located at 1470 N Broadway closed on Dec. 28, 2023. As of Thursday, Bar Camino has reopened. Calavera Oakland Mexican kitchen and bar to close this week According to the Contra Costa Health report, here's where inspectors found rodent droppings at Bar Camino:Dry Storage RoomApproximately 8-10 small droppings around oil boxes3-5 droppings onto chili containers and chip containersApproximately 3 droppings by linensApproximately 5 droppings on linen towel3-5 droppings on floor near entrance of dry storage...

17-year-old student kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.The suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation official said. Authorities said one of the five people wounded was an administrator, later identified by his alma mater as Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger. Authorities identified the shooter as Dylan Butler, 17, and provided no information about a possible motive. Two friends and their mother who spoke with The Associated Press said Butler was a quiet person who had been bullied for years.Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area. It is...

Israeli defense minister lays out vision for next steps of Gaza war ahead of Blinken visit

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Thursday laid out his vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza, describing how Israeli forces would shift to an apparently scaled-down “ new combat approach” in northern Gaza, while continuing to fight Hamas in the south of the territory “for as long as necessary.”Ahead of a visit by the U.S. secretary of state, Yoav Gallant also outlined a proposal for how Gaza would be run once Hamas is defeated, with Israel keeping security control while an undefined, Israeli-guided Palestinian body runs day-to-day administration, and the U.S. and other countries oversee rebuilding.Israel has come under heavy international pressure to spell out a post-war vision but so far has not done so. The issue is likely to be on the agenda in Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s talks this weekend in Israel and other countries in the region. The United States has pressed Israel to shift to lower-intensity military operations in Gaza that m...

WR Mike Evans looks to continue dominant play vs. Panthers, help Bucs clinch NFC South

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

TAMPA BAY (8-8) at CAROLINA (2-14)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox.BETTING LINE: Buccaneers by 4 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Tampa Bay 10-6, Carolina 4-10-2.SERIES RECORD: Panthers lead 25-21.LAST MEETING: Buccaneers beat Panthers 21-18 on Dec. 3, 2023, in Tampa Bay. LAST WEEK: Buccaneers lost to Saints 23-13; Panthers lost to Jaguars 26-0.BUCCANEERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (31), PASS (15), SCORING (19).BUCCANEERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (6), PASS (32), SCORING (T9)PANTHERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (20), PASS (31), SCORING (31).PANTHERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (13), PASS (3), SCORING (30).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Buccaneers plus-6, Panthers minus-7 BUCCANEERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Baker Mayfield, who’s with his fourth team in six seasons, is trying to lead a club to the playoffs for the second time. He also did it in 2020 with Cleveland. He’s completed 64.4% of his passes for 3,907 yards and 28 touchdowns, the latter two of which are both career bests. ...

Pilot accused of threatening to shoot airline captain midflight calls it a misunderstanding

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys clashed Thursday in a Utah courtroom over opposing characterizations of a fight between two commercial airline pilots in which the co-pilot allegedly threatened to shoot the captain for suggesting they divert the flight for a passenger’s medical emergency.Former Delta Air Lines pilot Jonathan J. Dunn, 42, made his first federal court appearance Thursday in Salt Lake City after he was indicted by a grand jury on Oct. 18, 2023, and charged with interfering with a flight crew. His lawyer, John W. Huber, who was once Utah’s top federal prosecutor, tried to characterize the altercation as “a misunderstanding,” while prosecutors described it as a “grave offense.”The heated argument had erupted in the cockpit of a 2022 flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake City, on which Dunn was the first officer, or co-pilot.The captain, who is not named in court documents, had proposed diverting their commercial flight to Grand Junction, Colorado, if the passenger’s cond...

UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters.In its flagship economic report, the U.N. projected that global economic growth would slow to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023, which exceeds expectations. But both are still below the 3% growth rate before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, it said.The U.N. forecast is lower than those of the International Monetary Fund in October and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in late November.The IMF said it expects global growth to slow from an expected 3% in 2023 to 2.9% in 2024. The Paris-based OECD, comprising 38 mainly developed countries, estimated that international growth would also slow from an expected 2.9% in 2023 to 2.7% in 2024.The U.N.’s report — World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 ...

Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now public. Here’s what we know so far

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleuths who anticipated explosive new information.The roughly 60 documents released as of Thursday largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein’s and victims who have spoken publicly. In fact, the judge who made the call last month to release the information said she was doing so largely because much of it is already public.The plan to release the documents had prompted rumors that they contained a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators,” and misinformation about their contents is continuing to run rampant on social media. Still, the records do include some fresh details about the financier’s sexual abuse of teenage girls, and offer a reminder of how he leveraged his powerful connections to recruit his victims and help cover up his crimes.The documents unsealed this week are the latest of thous...

Colorado DAs: Desperate need for resources in state's mental health crisis

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A group of Colorado district attorneys co-wrote an op-ed addressing major issues with mental health statewide that affect their judicial processes.The four district attorneys that represent over half the population of Colorado are banding together to demand the state make drastic improvements to mental health services and laws. Louisville psychiatric hospital facing 4 state investigations District Attorneys John Kellner of the 18th Judicial District (Elbert, Lincoln, Douglas and Arapahoe Counties), Michael Doughtery of the 20th Judicial District (Boulder), Michael Allen of the 4th Judicial District (El Paso and Teller), and Brian Mason of the 17th Judicial District (Adams County) writing the op-ed to address their concerns. These four districts represent over half of the state population.Their main point is a major backlog in cases waiting for competency evaluations before trial, a backlog that’s affecting cases across the judicial systemThe three major demands i...