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Taylor Swift fan's attempt to sell concert tickets for charity takes an unexpected twist

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

Perhaps no modern musician has a more dedicated and devoted fanbase than Taylor Swift.Swift, 33, is currently in the midst of a world-spanning concert tour that is selling out arenas despite exorbitant ticket prices, and sparking a conversation about the ticket resale market.Tickets for the Eras Tour are extremely hard to come by, with scalpers and reselling sites snatching up many of the tickets within seconds of them going on sale. The resulting mayhem led to tickets going for hundreds, if not thousands, above their advertised price.One Swift fan lucky enough to beat the bots and grab a pair of Eras Tour tickets was engineer and TV presenter Emily Calandrelli. Emily Calandrelli (left) and Steve Spangler on stage during the 45th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on April 27, 2018, in Pasadena, California. (Getty Images,)Calandrelli had purchased six tickets for the pop star's concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Aug. 3, but decide...

Alaska adding new daily flights from LAX to Guatemala City

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

Alaska Airlines will be expanding its service to Central America in the coming months, adding a brand new destination to its service options: Guatemala City.Beginning in December, Alaska will begin offering daily flights between LAX and the Guatemalan capital. The flights will be offered year-round and will be the first flights Alaska has ever offered to Guatemala.The daily flights will begin Dec. 14, with passengers flying aboard a Boeing 737 aircraft. Alaska Airlines wants to reinvent the check-in experience Guatemala City is known for its rich Mayan history, high altitude and its unique geography, with stunning views of several volcanoes located in close proximity to the city. Nearby, the town of Antigua delights visitors with its unmistakable and unique architecture inspired by Baroque design, and world-class farm-to-table dining options.The famous architecture and yellow arch in the main street of Antigua at sunrise with the active Agua volcano in the background, Guatemala. ...

Beidi Chambers, Elyse Chambers Killed in Tesla Crash on San Tomas Expressway [Santa Clara, CA]

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

Mother and Daughter Dead after Solo-Car Crash near Forbes AvenueSANTA CLARA, CA (July 13, 2023) – Wednesday afternoon, a car crash on San Tomas Expressway claimed the lives of Beidi Chambers and Elyse Chambers.The incident happened on June 14th, at around 2:30 p.m., near the intersection of San Tomas Expressway and Forbes Avenue.According to reports, Beidi Chambers was driving a white 2021 Tesla Model Y with her daughter Elyse Chambers as a passenger. For reasons currently unknown, the Tesla collided with a tree.Emergency crews arrived at the site of the collision shortly after. There, officials pronounced 44-year-old Beidi Chambers and 12-year-old Elyse Chambers dead at the scene.Following the collision, Christopher Chambers, husband of Beidi and father of Elyse, created a GoFundMe to support the costs of their funeralsThe Sweet James team sends their warm and sincerest sympathies out to the friends and family of Beidi Chambers and Elyse Chambers. May you find comfort and str...

Letters: Share the wealth | Better education | Little changes | Overgrown forests | Fireworks enforcement

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Lottery should sharewealth of huge jackpotsRe: “Station sells winning Powerball ticket” (Page B3, July 12).The Powerball article in today’s Mercury News reveals that the next winner will get an outrageous $725 million, and the record-breaking ticket was worth $2.04 billion.Think of the number of needy people who could benefit if these wins were to be divided into reasonable amounts — like $1 million each.Kate BrophyLos GatosRestitution will comewith better educationRe: “Task force suggests restitution for slavery” (Page A1, June 30).Giving some people money and calling it restitution will look good for politicians. Real restitution will take work and money — money better spent on fixing the real problem. The U.S. Department of Education shows 85% of Black students lack proficiency in reading skills.If one looks at what slaves were deprived of, it was learning to read and wri...

Defense bill in peril as House GOP pushes social issues

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbor and Annie Grayer | CNNThe House voted Thursday evening to adopt several controversial amendments pushed by conservative hardliners to a critical national defense bill as the fate of the must-pass legislation hangs in the balance.Passage of the amendments – which touch on hot-button social issues, including abortion policy – is expected to cost Democratic votes and could potentially imperil final passage of the legislation, unless House Republicans are able to largely unite behind the measure to get it across the finish line. With only a narrow majority, House Republicans could only afford a few defections from within their ranks if there is no support from Democrats.If the House passes the defense bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act – it would still need to be reconciled with the Democratic-controlled Senate.One of the most high-profile amendment that was adopted by the House would prohibit the secretary of ...

It will cost $110 billion to protect San Francisco Bay from rising sea levels, new study shows

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

Protecting the homes and businesses, highways and airports, sewage treatment plants and other key parts of society that ring San Francisco Bay’s shoreline from flooding and storm damage as sea levels continue to rise will be a massive challenge over the next generation. And it’s not going to come cheap, according to a new report.The cost estimate: $110 billion by 2050.That’s the conclusion of a new study from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.So far, only $5 billion of that money is in hand, the study notes. The projects needed include expanding thousands of acres of wetlands, building dozens if not hundreds of miles of higher levees, constructing new tidal gates, strengthening sea walls, raising roads in some areas, and other protections around the nine-county Bay Area’s roughly 400-mile-long waterfront.But if nothing is done, $236 billion in property is at ...

Menacing band of car burglars caught on camera roaming Antioch neighborhood

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- Imagine that it's 2:30 a.m. and you're awakened by your home security system. When you check the video, you see a disturbing site: Multiple people in hooded sweats tops, their faces covered, roaming the streets, breaking into vehicles -- including the cars in your driveway."When I see them I didn't know what was happening. I was like, 'I hope they don't try to go through the garage.' I was like, 'I am not going out there by myself.' It was about 10 of them," said Mike Allen, whose vehicle was burglarized. Reinforce your door, Oakland police say after spike in home invasions It happened in the early morning on July 6 in the Country Hills neighborhood in the City of Antioch. The person heard on the phone in the video said his car is the one being burglarized in the video. He asked not to reveal his identity."They broke into my girlfriend's car," Allen said. "She had her baby bag in the car. They went in there rummaging through everything. The following morn...

Car crash shuts down Santa Clara road for hours

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- A traffic collision has caused a road to close Thursday afternoon, the Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) said on Twitter. The northbound lanes of Lafayette Street at Great America Way will be closed for approximately five to six hours.Police did not report any injuries at this time.The location of the crash is approximately one mile north of Levi's Stadium. SCPD first tweeted about the crash at 2:16 p.m.KRON4 is headed to the scene to gather more information. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This story will be updated.

Syria gives green light to reopen key crossing to rebel-held northwest from Turkey— with caveats

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Syrian government gave a green light Thursday for the United Nations to resume delivering humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest through the Bab al-Hawa crossing from Turkey for six months, but said it must be done “in full cooperation and coordination with the government.”Syria’s U.N. ambassador, Bassam Sabbagh, said the U.N. should not communicate “with the terrorist organizations and groups and their affiliated illegal administrative entities in northwestern Syria.” Instead, he said, the U.N. must allow the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to supervise aid distribution in areas controlled by “terrorist organizations.”Sabbagh made the announcement after delivering letters to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council president with the government’s decision. It followed Tuesday’s failure of the Security Council to renew authorization of aid deliveries through Bab al-Hawa, a U.N. operation...

El ritmo lento de la campaña de reelección de Biden impulsa la ansiedad de los demócratas de cara a 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:44:08 GMT

(CNN) — Las conversaciones no han cesado: susurros en voz baja al margen de los eventos, mensajes de texto, correos electrónicos, llamadas telefónicas furtivas, a medida que los principales demócratas y donantes se ponen en contacto con los que se consideran posibles candidatos presidenciales de reemplazo.Prepárate, instan, en conversaciones que ayudantes de varias de las personas implicadas han descrito a CNN: a pesar de lo que ha dicho, a pesar de la campaña que se ha anunciado, el presidente Joe Biden no se lanzará realmente por la reelección.Biden anuncia su candidatura a la reelección y dice que la batalla por el alma de la nación no está completaSienten que el tiempo ya se está acabando y que la falta de una actividad de campaña más robusta que quieren ver es una señal de que su intención no está realmente puesta en ello.Es una sensación persistente que el círculo íntimo de asesores del presidente y varios de los pocos asesores que han sido contratados para su campaña de...