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Oscars Everywhere All at Once– Michael Musto’s Winner’s Picks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

A big shock awaits viewers of the Academy Awards on March 12 — they will actually have seen some of the movies nominated for Oscars this year. Sure, there will be the usual array of high-toned art-house films on display, but in addition to those, four Best Picture nominees — Top Gun: Maverick; Avatar: The Way of Water; Everything Everywhere All at Once; and Elvis — have cumulatively made close to 1.6 billion bucks at the domestic box office.Pushing into the mix is a tiny indie: To Leslie, made in 19 days for under a million dollars. The little-seen film nabbed a Best Actress nomination for star Andrea Riseborough as a down-and-out Texas alcoholic, squeaking past some bigger films thanks to an “advocacy campaign” that urged major names to tout the performance. Gwyneth Paltrow, Susan Sarandon, and many others dutifully did so, and Riseborough made the cut, leading to an Academy investigation into whether the campaign broke any house rules. Fortunately, it got cleared, and future tiny ...

Watch powerful trajectory of Pineapple Express storm from Hawaii barrel into California. When’s the next one?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

The strong atmospheric river streaming into California has origins all the way from the tropics south of Hawaii. A true Pineapple Express. pic.twitter.com/w5vVyZpQYg— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) March 10, 2023An atmospheric river known as the Pineapple Express that originated in tropical Pacific waters slammed into California and the Bay Area Thursday night downing trees, flooding roads and possibly collapsing a warehouse roof.Pineapple Express roaring into California. One of many storms coming for California. pic.twitter.com/Qtlnppk9Wh— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) March 10, 2023Satellite photos captured the tremendous force of the storm that originated south of Hawaii.By Friday afternoon, the storm had passed through the region, but the next atmospheric river is expected Monday evening.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Bay Area storm photos: Atmospheric river causes flooding, road closures and power outages California News | Oroville D...

Bay Area storm photos: Atmospheric river causes flooding, road closures and power outages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

The latest winter storm to lash the Bay Area brought heavy rains overnight and into the morning, leaving roads flooded and trees leveled. Power outages also were reported across the region.Inland communities received wind gusts around 35 to 45 miles per hour, while they were as high as 65 to 75 mph in upper elevation areas.As of noon Friday, the National Weather Service recorded 24-hour Bay Area rainfall totals that topped 5½ inches in Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountains; 4½ inches in Kentfield in Marin County; 3¾ inches in Richmond; 2¼ inches in downtown Oakland; and 1¾ inches in Castro Valley. In San Jose, 1 inch of rain was measured.While the latest storm appears to be petering out, another one is right around the corner. Forecasters say another atmospheric river is likely to land Monday night and continue into Tuesday morning.CLICK HERE to read full storyRelated ArticlesWeather | Oroville Dam floodgates opened as storms fill massive reservoir Weather | ...

Bay Area storm damage: Videos and photos show storm's aftermath

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

(KRON) -- As the first in a series of atmospheric rivers ripped through the Bay Area Thursday night into Friday morning, it left a wide swath of destruction in its wake. In Soquel, an unincorporated Santa Cruz County town, a section of roadway collapsed into a creek, stranding residents. Bay Area storm updates: Flood warning canceled for parts of Northern California Major roadways like the 101 in Gilroy and the 580 in Oakland were closed as a result of the storm. Widespread flood conditions, downed trees and deep puddling were reported across the Bay Area and beyond. Here are some of the images of the storm's devastation.In Clayton, floodwaters poured down Aspara Drive Friday morning. In Soquel, an unincorporated Santa Cruz County town, a large section of Main Street was washed away by a creek, cutting off access for residents in nearby homes. (Photo: Santa Cruz County)Overhead drone footage of the Soquel washout showed heavy machinery working to clear debris...

Video: Large section of road in Santa Cruz County washed out by storm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

(KRON) -- Powerful rains and stormwater resulted in a large section of Main Street in Soquel being washed away by a creek on Friday morning. Photos tweeted out by Santa Cruz County showed where the roadway had given way at a certain point with crews on hand apparently looking to clear branches and other debris. Bay Area storm updates: Flood warning canceled for parts of Northern California The washout occurred at Main Street and Glen Haven Road with the roadway collapsing into Hayes Creek. Several homes have reportedly been cut off and deemed stranded as a result of the roadway collapse. Overhead drone footage (see above) obtained by KRON showed creek water and debris flowing across the collapsed section of roadway while a heavy excavation machine worked to clear builders and sections of roadway. On the ground, crews also worked to clear debris as water continued to flow.Soquel is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County situated on the n...

Usyk accepts Fury’s terms for fight to be undisputed champ

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

Oleksandr Usyk took to social media on Friday to accept Tyson Fury’s terms for a fight to become undisputed world heavyweight champion.Time appeared to be running out to arrange a deal between the titleholders for a proposed April 29 fight in London, with Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, saying their latest offer — a 60-40 split to the winner — was rejected by Fury and his camp.That prompted Fury, the WBC champion, to publish a video on Instagram on Friday, saying he would fight only if there was a 70-30 split of earnings from the bout in his favor.“I see all this talk about boxing fights, that they want 50%, Tyson being greedy,” Fury said. “Where I’m standing: Usyk, you and your team are worth 30%.“You either take it or leave it.”Usyk, a Ukrainian former cruiserweight champion who owns the WBA, IBF and WBO belts at heavyweight, responded with his own video on Twitter. He accepted that split and included a caveat about Fury making a donation of 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) t...

AP sources: Carolina Panthers acquire top overall pick in NFL draft from Chicago Bears for multiple picks, WR D.J. Moore

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AP sources: Carolina Panthers acquire top overall pick in NFL draft from Chicago Bears for multiple picks, WR D.J. Moore.Source

Chile’s president shakes up Cabinet, replaces five ministers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Gabriel Boric shook up his Cabinet on Friday, replacing five of his 24 ministers on the eve of beginning his second year in power, announcing the change two days after Chile’s lawmakers rejected a proposed tax overhaul for financing most of his government program.It was the second time Boric has carried out a major Cabinet reshuffle. The previous overhaul came in September when 62% of voters rejected a new constitution that had been championed by the president. Antonia Urrejola was removed Friday as foreign affairs minister and replaced by Alberto van Klaveren, a career diplomat who was assistant secretary for foreign affairs in 2006-2009. The president also named new ministers to oversee the ministries of Public Works, Culture, Science and Sports. Boric, who has suffered a sharp drop in his approval rating since taking office as the country’s youngest ever president, acknowledged his administration is facing problems.“We’ve had difficult...

Unal converts 2 penalties, 10-man Getafe draws at Cadiz 2-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Enes Unal scored his second penalty on the final kick of the match to snatch 10-man Getafe a 2-2 draw at Cadiz in the Spanish league on Friday.Cadiz was eyeing a win that would have lifted it into 12th place until a final long ball by the undermanned Getafe ended up landing on the arm of Cadiz defender Luis Espino. After a video review, the referee sent Unal to the spot where he converted to split the points.The Turkish striker has achieved back-to-back braces and 12 goals in the league this season.Rubén Sobrino headed Cadiz in front in the 39th minute. Unal leveled from the penalty spot following a handball by Gonzalo Escalante in the 61st.Rubén Alcaraz made it 2-1 for Cadiz in the 82nd when he converted a spot kick after Domingos Durante was sent off from a second yellow card for a handball.Cadiz’s Iza Carcelén was shown a direct red card after the final whistle for his aggressive behavior toward a Getafe player.Cadiz and Getafe were left in 15th and 16th place...

Irán y Arabia Saudita, archienemigos por años, aceptan terminar con hostilidades en un acuerdo mediado por China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:53 GMT

(CNN) — Arabia Saudita e Irán anunciaron este viernes que pactaron restablecer lazos diplomáticos tras siete años de hostilidades, en un acuerdo entre los archienemigos regionales que podría tener amplias implicaciones para el Medio Oriente.Riad y Teherán tienen previsto reabrir sus embajadas en un plazo de dos meses en virtud de un acuerdo mediado por China, según informaron Arabia Saudita e Irán en una declaración conjunta tras las conversaciones mantenidas este viernes en Beijing.También esperan volver a aplicar un pacto de seguridad firmado hace 22 años por el que ambas partes acordaron cooperar en la lucha contra el terrorismo, el narcotráfico y el lavado de dinero, así como reactivar un acuerdo comercial y tecnológico de 1998.Mukaab: el plan futurista de Arabia Saudita para modernizar su capitalEl anuncio de este viernes es también una victoria diplomática para China en una región del Golfo que durante mucho tiempo se ha considerado parte del dominio de influencia de Est...