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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to defend planned takeover of game-maker Activision Blizzard in court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is due in court Wednesday to defend the company’s proposed $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard against an attempt by federal regulators to block the deal.Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are both scheduled to testify before U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on the fourth day of a court hearing in San Francisco. The proceedings are likely to make or break what would be the most expensive acquisition in technology history.The hearing represents a major test of the FTC’s amped-up oversight of Big Tech under Chairperson Lina Khan, who has been outspoken about her belief that U.S. regulators were too lenient in past deals that helped increase the power of companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook. The courtroom tussle with Microsoft comes six months after the FTC took Facebook owner Meta Platforms to court in Silicon Valley to try to stop a takeover of a virtual reality fitness c...

Clayton Kershaw takes no-hitter into 6th, J.D. Martinez hits 300th homer, Dodgers beat Rockies 5-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Clayton Kershaw carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, J.D. Martinez homered twice to reach 300 for his career, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Tuesday night.Kershaw (10-4) gave up one hit and faced the minimum in six innings, throwing only 79 pitches. He struck out two and left with some discomfort.“Just didn’t feel great overall,” Kershaw said. “The last inning kind of got to me. Obviously not a lot of pitches, definitely should have gone deeper in the game. I feel bad about making the bullpen cover three. Just needed to come out right there.“I think I’m all right, I think I’ll be good for the next start but I was trying to do the right thing and I think I did. We’ll see tomorrow but for right now I don’t think it’s too serious.”Kershaw has been anchoring an injury-riddled rotation this year and his workload of late might have been a factor in him coming out early Tuesday night, manager Dave Roberts said.“We’ve pushed him the last few...

Orioles’ offense sputters, homer hurts Tyler Wells in 3-1 loss to Reds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

Orioles pitchers allowing solo home runs, in manager Brandon Hyde’s fully logical estimation, is not the worst-case scenario. Of course, he would overwhelmingly prefer they not give up home runs at all.He didn’t get his wish Tuesday, as a pair of home runs with the bases empty provided the margin in Baltimore’s 3-1 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds, evening the series between two of baseball’s most exciting young teams. Baltimore’s offense managed only three hits, two by Jordan Westburg in his second major league game, as right-hander Tyler Wells delivered another quality start but was handed the loss thanks to Matt McLain’s sixth-inning solo shot.“That’s baseball,” Wells said.The Orioles’ best offensive opportunity came minutes before the skies opened above Camden Yards for a second straight night, prompting a 1-hour, 43-minute delay. After the Orioles managed a run on three walks and Westburg’s two hits off Reds left-ha...

Hundreds gather for candlelight vigil after Encinitas teen dies in e-bike crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

ENCINITAS, Calif., - A vigil was held Tuesday night in Encinitas at San Dieguito High School Academy to remember a 15-year-old who was killed last week while riding his e-bike after colliding with a van.Hundreds of people filled the outside auditorium at the high school to grieve the loss of Brodee Champlain-Kingman where he just had wrapped up his freshman year. He died late last week after being hit by a van while riding his e-bike on South Camino Real when changing lanes into the path of a work van. Brodee's mother, Clarissa Champlain who goes by 'Claire,' was one out of the hundreds with candles in hand to support her son. “He would just want to hug each and every one of you to try and take your pain away," she said while choking back tears. Claire is now fighting to prevent this tragedy from happening to another parent, stressing the importance of stricter restrictions and regulations. SeaWorld closes ‘Electric Eel’ rollercoaster after reported injury “Seeing two children w...

Low home inventory continues to drive prices up: FOX 5 real estate expert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- For the third month in a row house prices were on the rise in San Diego. The median home price for our region went up about a percent, now sitting at just over $812,000, according to data released by CoreLogic.“Not as high of an increase, but a steady increase just due to the fact that there is a lack of inventory," said FOX 5 real estate expert Ken Kaplan.Kaplan says people are forced to get competitive with so few homes on the market, but not every home is flying into escrow.“The increase in prices on areas that are introductory level in any particular zip code are moving fast, but the properties that are on the market longer are typically the ones that are the higher end of whatever zip code you’re looking in,” Kaplan said. Major studios drop out of Comic-Con: report Prices may be going up in recent months, but the good news is they’re still down more than 3% since last year. Rising interest rates are playing a big role in the overall decrease in prices and invento...

As a lengthy legal battle ends, a Palestinian family braces for eviction from Jerusalem home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Few places in Jerusalem speak of the larger conflict being waged over the city more than the apartment of 68-year-old Nora Ghaith-Sub Laban.As the last remaining Palestinians in a building filled with Israeli settlers, the Ghaith-Sub Labans have battled Israeli attempts to evict them from their Old City home for over 45 years. That labyrinthine legal battle ended earlier this year, when the Israeli Supreme Court struck down the family’s final motion for an appeal. Now, Israeli authorities have ordered the eviction of Nora and her husband Mustafa to take place by July 13. That includes one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha, which began Tuesday night.“I can’t sleep, I can’t eat,” Nora said from the apartment where she was born in 1955. From the outside, with its rough-hewed stones flattered by brilliant sunlight and its windows overlooking the golden Dome of the Rock, the 200-year-old home in the heart of the Muslim Quarter is a Jerusa...

Kevin Spacey faces sex assault trial in London on allegations over a decade old

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey is going on trial Wednesday in a London court on charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges including sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in sex activity without consent. He could face a prison sentence if convicted.Spacey has said an acquittal in the case could revive a career that has largely been on ice since sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against the star who won his first Academy Award for supporting actor in “The Usual Suspects” in 1995.“There are people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London,” Spacey said in a rare interview published this month in Germany’s Zeit magazine. He said the media had turned him into a “monster.”The charges involving men now in their 30s or 40s date from 2001 to 2013 — covering most of the decade when he lived in Britain and served as a...

Thai court acquits 5 who were accused of blocking the queen’s motorcade during 2020 protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday acquitted a student activist and four other people of impeding the motorcade of the country’s queen during pro-democracy demonstrations in 2020, an offense that could have seen them sentenced to 16 years in prison or even the death penalty.The Bangkok Criminal Court verdict was rendered in a case brought under a little-used law that targets actions intended “to harm the liberty of the queen, the heir apparent and the regent.” Legal experts were unable to recall any previous prosecutions under the law.The verdict represented a rare legal victory for Thailand’s pro-democracy movement, which has often faced an uphill battle in the conservative courts, which are widely seen as representing a bulwark against political and social change.After the verdict was read, people in the courtroom clapped and cheered, as the smiling defendants hugged each other, and the judge had to call for order.The defendants thanked the court, with one, Ekac...

Brazen, broad daylight burglary caught on camera in Ventura County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

Home surveillance cameras captured a brazen, fast pair of burglars as they used a crowbar to break into a home in the Oak Park community of Ventura County Tuesday afternoon.  The homeowners, Randy Klein and his wife, were not home during the break-in, which occurred at around 1:30 p.m., but after receiving a call from their security company, they watched the heist from an app on their phone. “In live time, we saw people breaking into the house, and my wife and I were both an hour away,” Klein told KTLA.  Along with feeling completely violated, Klein said he was grateful good neighbors and security cameras were all around the neighborhood, but it was his home’s security camera that also captured images of a woman involved in the burglary.  The woman, who they believe was a lookout and a getaway driver, can be seen approaching the home with a bag in her hand, appearing as if she was there to deliver food. After she rings the doorbell and knocks without getting any respo...

160 displaced by San Leandro apartment fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:52 GMT

(KRON) -- The Alameda County Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on Tuesday evening on the 13700 block of East 14th Street in San Leandro. The fire department confirmed that nobody was injured in the blaze, but 160 people were displaced. The fire started on the third floor of the 42-unit complex at about 5:17 p.m., fire officials said. The two-alarm fire spread to an adjoining unit, and it took firefighters about 30 minutes to knock down. Garage fire damages Sunset District home The building was red-tagged due to smoke and water damage. The Red Cross met with the fire department to determine how to help the impacted residents. The city considered opening a shelter, but hotel vouchers were instead given to those displaced. The scene was considered active as of 8 p.m. People are asked to avoid the area.