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WGA shuts down AMPTP proposal hours after it was made public

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

While SAG-AFTRA and WGA members took to the picket lines of the Disney Studios on Tuesday, more talks resumed between writers and producers.In an undisclosed location, actual studio executives met face-to-face with the WGA's negotiating committee. Among them were David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discover, Robert Iger of Disney and Ted Sarandos of Netflix. The big wigs were hoping to end the stalemate by telling the writers to end the strike and offered what they thought was a good deal and kind of their final offer. Despite what has been reported, an AMPTP spokesperson says there was no agreement on a media blackout during the talks.Members of the Writers Guild of America, WGA picket outside CBS Television City in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles on May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)However, about 20 minutes afterward the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers sent out a press release with details of their Aug. 11 proposal to writers. "This new package substanti...

Rider Airlifted after Motorcycle Crash on Highway 128 [Napa County, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

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One Pronounced Dead, Three Hurt in Multi-Vehicle Crash on West Russel Road [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

Three-Car Collision on Lindell Road Left 1 Killed, 3 InjuredLAS VEGAS, NV (August 23, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a multi-vehicle crash on West Russel Road left one person dead and three others injured.The collision happened around 1:43 p.m. at West Russel Road and Lindell Road.According to LVMPD, a Toyota Rav-4 traveling north on Lindell Road halted at a stop sign, but then entered the intersection, colliding with two vehicles traveling westbound on Russell Road, a Kia and a Ford Ranger.The Toyota hit Ford’s left rear, leading it to turn off the road and collide with a light pole and an oak electricity pole. The Toyota then collided with the Kia.According to the news in the press release, one died at the site. Another two were rushed to a medical facility with significant wounds.Authorities did not release any additional information at this time. However, a further investigation is underway to determine the cause and factors leading up to the fatal collision.Authorities did not...

60s Aura Exudes From Gadsby & Skol, The Cult-Hit Album Finally Released On Vinyl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

Toronto musician Rick Skol shares the story of his 1970 psyche-rock group, Gadsby & Skol, following a vinyl release over 50 years in the making. The needle settles on the vinyl with a warm thud. That’s when things get loud and heavy!Rick Skol kicks off on the drums. Not a moment later, we hear the ecstatic guitar of Charles Gadsby. Then Drew Tjernstrom drops in with his bass. You’re trying to stay grounded–but the spaceship’s already taking off.It’s “Guitar Dog”: the first offering in Gadsby & Skol, the album by the Toronto psychedelic-rock group of the same name. It’s a high-flying instrumental opening inspired by ex-Blue Cheer guitarist Randy Holden’s LP ‘Guitar God’. This intro hangs with the best of them–and serves as a prologue of what’s to come.From the ebbing melody of Skol’s “Stop!” and the hard driving “Fools Like You” to the contemplative lyrics of Gadsby’s “You Could Have” and “I Don’t Know”, bona-fide 60s aura flows like a wellspring out of your speakers. T...

Conner McDougall and Kaden Mackowiak Hospitalized after Hit-and-Run Collision on Interstate 90 [Spokane, WA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

Two Hospitalized and Two Suspects Arrested after a Two-Vehicle Hit-and-Run IncidentSPOKANE, WA (August 17, 2023) – Late Monday night, Conner McDougall and Kaden Mackowiak were hospitalized following a deadly collision.The incident took place on August 14th, at around 11:30 p.m., in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90.Investigation showed that a 2008 Honda Accord and a 2010 Acura TSX collided in the area. The Accord was driven by 22-year-old Dustyn Forrest with 21-year-old Gabriel Aparicio, and the Acura was occupied by 21-year-old McDougall and 22-year-old Mackowiak.According to reports, both vehicles were headed west when the Accord cut in front of the Acura. This causes the Honda to strike the guardrail and rollover. The Acura continued to veer off the road and slammed into a bridge abutment.Moreover, Forrest and Aparicio drove away from the scene after causing the incident. Officers later found them.Paramedics arrived at the location after and transported McDougall and Mac...

Lesli Vega Bolanos Killed in 2-Car Accident on 35th Avenue [Laveen, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

19-Year-Old Female Passenger Pronounced Dead after Speeding Collision near Southern AvenueLAVEEN, AZ (August 23, 2023) – Saturday evening, Lesli Vega Bolanos was killed in a 2-car accident on 35th Avenue.The incident occurred just before 9:30 p.m., near Southern Avenue on August 19th.Per reports, two vehicles were street racing when they collided, sending one vehicle into a power pole. Upon impact, one of the vehicles also rolled over.Medical personnel arrived and pronounced 19-year-old Bolanos dead at the scene. In addition, crews say four others also suffered injuries, one in critical condition.Moreover, at least 7,200 people were affected by the power outage caused by the incident. And on Sunday, power was restored to almost everyone.The loved ones of Bolanos set up a GoFundMe page to help with costs during this difficult time.Following preliminary duties, impairment was not listed as a factor of the incident, but speed is suspected. No arrests have been made at this time, ...

One Injured after Rollover Crash on Interstate 5 [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

Semi-Truck Crash Near 7th Standard Road Resulted in Major InjuriesBAKERSFIELD, CA (August 23, 2023) – Monday evening, a rollover crash on Interstate 5 left a semi-truck driver seriously injured.Reports of the incident arrived around 9:27 p.m. along the northbound lanes of I-5, just south of 7th Standard Road.Based on the report, a semi-trailer rolled over and ended up on its side for unknown reasons. At this time, it remains unclear if there are other vehicles involved in the collision.Responding medical personnel transported the truck driver to a hospital for treatment of significant injuries.In the end, authorities closed one lane of Interstate 5 as crews cleared the scene. No further details regarding the rollover crash have been released to the public.The Bakersfield Officials will provide more information once available.Because of their sheer size, large vehicles, like semi-trucks and trailers, increase the risk of a rollover crash. So, If you’re driving one, always...

Catalytic converter thieves shoot South Bay man who confronted them on his driveway, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A man was shot early Wednesday morning while confronting thieves attempting to steal his car’s catalytic converter, police said.The shooting happened at about 3:30 a.m. outside a home on the 1500 block of Klamath Drive, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said in a news release. At least one of four thieves fired multiple shots at the man after he confronted them on his driveway, police said. He was wounded in his leg.The man is in stable condition and was expected to be released from a hospital later Wednesday, authorities said.Police did not release a description of the suspects but said they drove off in a dark-colored sedan.Thefts of catalytic converters — attractive to thieves for the precious metals they possess — have skyrocketed in recent years in the Bay Area, sometimes leading to violence or turning deadly for thieves. Last October in Berkeley, a man was shot at, but not wounded, by thieves attempting to steal the catalytic converter off of his vehi...

Mystery of California’s octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by scientists

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth’s most challenging environments.The 2018 discovery of thousands of the eight-legged cephalopods about 2 miles below the ocean’s surface flummoxed and fascinated marine scientists in equal measure. The consortium of octopuses clustered around a hydrothermal vent — an opening in the seafloor where warm, chemical-rich fluids flow out — about 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) down in what’s known as the midnight zone, a place of perpetual darkness.The octopus garden — found on a small hill near the base of Davidson Seamount, an extinct underwater volcano 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) southwest of Monterey, California — was full of a species called Muusoctopus robustus, nicknamed the pearl octopus by the research team because of the way they look while upside down protecting their eggs.The find is the largest known aggregation of octopuses on the planet — researchers counted more than 6,000 octopuses in...

San Jose Chamber seeks third CEO in three years amid downtown slump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:53 GMT

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Chamber of Commerce is about to scout for its third leader in three years — right when downtown San Jose is battling to escape an economic “doom loop.”Derrick Seaver has unexpectedly resigned as the San Jose Chamber’s chief executive officer to take a teaching job at Berean Christian High School in Walnut Creek.Seaver said in an interview with this news organization that he has “long had a passion and an interest to go into the classroom” and that the stars had finally aligned for him to pursue his dream of teaching.Derrick Seaver, San Jose Chamber of Commerce CEO, speaks at a chamber barbecue event in San Jose History Park, August 2021. (Sal Pizzaro/Bay Area News Group)Some observers believe Seaver has helped place the San Jose Chamber on firmer ground in the wake of a scandal over a chamber political ad with racist undertones that showed Black men engulfed in tear gas with the message that inquired “Do yo...