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Opinion: By opposing a third presidential option, Udall sides with the enemies of democracy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

Question: What is the largest political party in Colorado?Most guess Republican or Democrat, but it’s actually “unaffiliated” by a mile. Unaffiliated voters number 1.7 million, compared to 957,000 Republicans and around 1 million Democrats. And Colorado isn’t unique in this regard. Nationally, there are as many independents as there are Republicans and Democrats combined, and the number is growing as more voters reject the extremism in both parties.It should go without saying that this commonsense majority deserves to be represented in our politics, but it hasn’t been for decades — until now. A group called No Labels is fighting to give the majority a voice in 2024 by establishing a ballot line for a potential independent Unity Ticket, which would feature a Republican and Democrat together as running mates. This is a direct response to so many Americans voicing strong concerns about another term for either Trump or Biden.Every advocate for democracy should welcome this develop...

Denver school board’s closed-door meeting after East High shooting violated Colorado law, judge rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

Denver’s school board violated Colorado law when members met behind closed doors the day after the shooting inside East High School, a judge ruled Friday, ordering Denver Public Schools to publicly release the recording of the entire meeting within three days. The Denver Post and five other Colorado news organizations sued the school district, alleging the Board of Education violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law when it met in an executive session — which was closed to the public — one day after a student shot and injured two administrators inside East. As part of the lawsuit, the media coalition sought the release of the meeting’s recording.Denver District Court Judge Andrew Luxen on Friday issued an order that found the executive session was “convened in violation of statute” because the topics discussed during the five-hour meeting were not properly noticed beforehand.As a result, “no resolution, rule, regulation, ordinance or formal ac...

Woman gives birth, abandons newborn in Ventura alley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

Police in Ventura are looking for a woman who gave birth in an alley early Friday morning and immediately abandoned her newborn and ran away.Shortly before 1 a.m., employees at a business in the 4200 block of Transport Steet heard a woman screaming in a rear alley, authorities said.“They approached the female and saw her remove her pants and immediately give birth to an infant,” said Ventura Police Commander Sarah Heard. “She placed the infant on the ground, severed the umbilical cord, and quickly ran away from the area.”The employees called 9-1-1 and cared for the newborn until paramedics arrived. The child appeared healthy and was transported to a local hospital where they were listed in stable condition.Officers searched the area but could not find the mother, Heard said.She was described as a white female with short dark hair who appeared homeless.Anyone with information about her whereabouts is encouraged to call 9-1-1 or 805-650-8010.California’s “Safe Surrender” program allow...

9-year-old signs six-figure NIL deal with sports agency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

A 9-year-old from Snoop Dogg’s Youth Football League recently signed a six-figure NIL deal with a sports agency, becoming the first person from the youth league to do so at such a young age.Ghalee Wadood Jr.’s father, Ghalee Wadood Sr., shared the news with KTLA describing his son as a “standout 9-year-old athlete who excels in football, baseball, track and karate.”Ghalee Wadood Sr helping his son, Ghalee Wadood Jr. sign his new six-figure contract (Ghalee Wadood Sr.) “It’s kinda surreal,” Ghalee Wadood Sr. said while describing the moment his son signed the deal. “It's humbling and exciting for them (Family 4 Life) to see his potential and want to manage him.Ghalee Wadood Jr. will be working with Family 4 Life, a sports agency that already represents football players from NFL teams such as the New England Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants, among others.The young football star, who hasn’t even reached double digits yet, has already made a name for himself in ...

James Cameron imagines the ‘horrifying’ sound heard by the Titan sub passengers in their final moments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

James Cameron, the director of 1997’s “Titanic,” is probably accustomed to thinking of events in narrative, cinematic terms, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he would apply his expertise in both filmmaking and deep-sea exploration to vividly describe what could have happened to the doomed Titan submersible and its five passengers.In a series of interviews with media outlets Thursday, Cameron expressed sadness over the similarities between the Titanic disaster in 1912 and the Titan submersible, which imploded in the North Atlantic and killed five people aboard, the Coast Guard reported Thursday. Cameron also said he had correctly guessed as early as Monday that the vessel had imploded, according to the Daily Beast and the Washington Post. He told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that his contacts among deep sea explorers told him the vessel had reportedly lost communication and tracking simultaneously on Sunday, about an hour and 45 minutes into its 12,000-f...

Patrick Marleau officially rejoins Sharks organization as coach, front office advisor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

Patrick Marleau is officially back with the San Jose Sharks.The only player in the Sharks’ history to have his jersey number retired has returned to the organization as a player development coach and hockey operations advisor, the Sharks announced on Friday.In his new role, Marleau will be based in San Jose and work with Sharks and Barracuda prospects on on-ice skill development. He’ll also serve as an advisor to Sharks general manager Mike Grier and the Sharks’ hockey operations staff.“I’m extremely excited to be officially back as part of the Sharks organization,” Marleau said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to working with our players on the ice to help them reach their full potential and sharing the knowledge I have garnered from playing 23 years in the National Hockey League. I’m also eager to work with Mike and his staff, and to continuing to learn about the game and business side of hockey.”The team hinted at the likely move on Wednesday with a social media video, which ...

Fiery fatal crash in on Dublin-San Ramon border involved two brothers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

DUBLIN — A fiery crash earlier this week on one of the city’s most-used roads killed two men who were brothers, authorities said Friday.Adam Rasheed, 25, and Khaleed Rasheed, 23, both died Tuesday night, after the car they were in lost control, hit a tree and pole and caught fire.The wreck happened about 10:30 p.m. on Dougherty Valley Road near Fall Creek Road, right on the border of Dublin and San Ramon. The road is six lanes with a raised median and has a speed limit of 45 mph, according to police.Dublin police said the BMW was speeding and split in two when it hit the tree and pole. The road was shut down for hours in the aftermath of the crash.Both brothers attended Dougherty Valley High School, and Khaleed Rasheed was a member of the lacrosse team.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ‘I didn’t even say goodbye’: Los Gatos man details heart-wrenching loss of wife and daughter killed in Santa Clara car crash Crashes and Disasters | ...

‘I didn’t even say goodbye’: Los Gatos man details heart-wrenching loss of wife and daughter killed in Santa Clara car crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

A Los Gatos husband and father who says he would have called himself the “luckiest man alive” until last week detailed the horrific aftermath of a Santa Clara car crash that killed his wife and 12-year-old daughter in an online fundraiser posted on Thursday.In a heart-breaking GoFundMe post, Christopher Chambers described how he met his wife, and the excruciating lead up to the deaths of her and their daughter. The post identified Beidi, 44, and Elsye, 12, as the victims of the June 14 single-car crash in Santa Clara that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter. According to police, their white 2021 Tesla Model Y struck a tree and burst into flames around 2 p.m. on San Tomas Expressway.Chambers wrote that he met his wife while studying in China, where she was a college student. The pair quickly began dating after he was intrigued by her “intelligence and poise.” Even when his semester ended, he chose to stay in Beijing to work as a freelance English teache...

Michigan man accused of killing U.S. tourist at German castle was chatting with woman online moments before his arrest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

A woman who lives in Thailand connected months ago with a Michigan man while playing an online video game.They quickly struck up a friendship and chatted every day.Those conversations came to an end on the afternoon of June 14 — the day Troy Bohling, 30, of Lincoln Park, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing one woman and injuring another in Germany.Chanidtha Khumpuok said she is shocked to learn the man she knew online is now accused of choking and pushing two women down a steep ravine near a castle known for its fairytale appearance.It was less than an hour beforehand that Bohling sent her several selfies in an online chat — photos resembling the very area he was arrested, wearing the same clothing he had on when police took him into custody.In a chat log shared with The News-Herald, Khumpuok and Bohling began talking that day like any other day. Both said good morning to one another.Bohling then told her about a dream he had.“I had a dream that I was sleeping in the room ...

At Berkeley Rep: One man’s odyssey to hide who he was after national tragedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:51 GMT

Ari’el Stachel was in fifth grade when 9/11 happened. And all of a sudden he didn’t want to be perceived as Middle Eastern anymore.A Berkeley native who later won a Tony Award for his role in “The Band’s Visit,” Stachel has quite a personal odyssey to tell in his solo show “Out of Character,” now premiering at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.“I was raised as a Yemenite Jewish Ashkenazi kid here in the Bay Area,” Stachel says. “And that became kind of uncomfortable for me for a number of reasons, but 9/11 was a big part of that. It became really uncool to be Middle Eastern. I developed a friendship with a kid in seventh grade who was Black, and he really accepted me and took me under his wing.“I sort of developed this persona during my friendship with him, and that led me on to a years-long journey of appropriating other identities to survive socially growing up. You can be the same in the same skin color, the same body, the same look, but if you dress a certain way, talk a certain ...