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'Cruel Summer' is Taylor Swift's 10th No. 1 song

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

Taylor Swift, once again, has the No. 1 song in the country. Her song "Cruel Summer" has jumped from No. 9 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of a live version and a remix. The song was released in 2019 from her album "Lover," but it wasn't promoted as a single until this past June. The singer and her "Cruel Summer" co-writer Jack Antonoff celebrated the news on Instagram. "It's cool," the caption read. "Our favorite song from 'Lover' from five years ago. The song that we said was the best song but we thought, 'Oh, you know what? This is going to be our secret best song.' That's what we thought," Antonoff said in the clip.The "Karma" singer then jumped in saying, "We just wanted to say thank you so much for making 'Cruel Summer' a Hot 100 No. 1. And it's not even the summer anymore, it's deep fall. I'm wearing a sweater.""It's deep fall," Antonoff concurred. "We love you guys," Swift ended the video with before letting out a sheepish scream. The song i...

Sheryl Evans, Christopher Jenkins Killed in Vehicle Accident on Casey Road [Fallon, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

73-Year-Old Woman and 42-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Fatal CollisionFALLON, NV (October 24, 2023) – On Monday morning, Sheryl Evans and Christopher Jenkins died in a deadly semi-truck vs. vehicle collision.The incident occurred just before 10:00 a.m., October 16th, at the intersection of Casey and McLean Roads.Nevada State Police troopers responded to the crash where they pronounced 73-year-old Evans and 42-year-old Jenkins dead at the scene.Upon investigation, Evans and Jenkins were occupying a sedan when they failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection and got T-boned by a semi-truck.Furthermore, the impact caused the sedan to end up in a canal. Authorities temporarily shut down the surrounding area to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.At this time, there was no other information released, and the crash is under investigation.Sweet James sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and families of Sheryl Evans and Christopher Jenkins who are griev...

Goblin Up Demons

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

Goblin Up Demons: Italian prog metal band Goblin are best known for their work on horror movie scores, including Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead and Tenebrae. There are a few different versions of the band out there, including this one helmed by keyboardist Claudio Simonetti. He’s the man behind the score to 1985 movie Demons, which is why his Goblin is performing that in its entirety at the Alex in Glendale, followed by a classic Goblin set.“Composer Claudio Simonetti has written and recorded some of the most influential soundtracks in horror, including Dawn of the Dead, Deep Red, Suspiria, Tenebrae, and countless others, with his seminal work still informing the genre to this day,” reads the press release. “Simonetti and his collective will perform the haunting and tense score to Demons. The film was produced by master of horror Dario Argento (Suspiria, Tenebrae, etc.) and was directed by Lamberto Bava, son of iconic cinematographer Mario Bava.”Goblin Up Demons:...

House Republicans pick Rep. Emmer as their speaker nominee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.Emmer, the GOP Whip and senior-most candidate, jumped out front in private balloting as the top vote-getter among the hodge-podge list of mostly lesser-known congressmen for speaker, a powerful position second in line to the presidency.But it’s no sure path to the gavel. Emmer, of Minnesota, won a simple majority of his colleagues behind closed doors, but he will need the support of most all Republicans during a House floor vote ahead.It’s three weeks since Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy. The House speaker will need to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting the GOP majority.“We’re going to have to figure out how to get our act together — I mean, big boys and big girls have got...

Heisman Watch: Penix loses ground and Nix holds steady while Williams’ candidacy collapses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

Welcome to our weekly look at the Pac-12’s leading Heisman Trophy candidates via an assessment of the top players in the conference. Consider this one Heisman voter’s view of the landscape. The rankings are based on individual performance, value to the team and quality of competition. And yes, we consider defensive players.Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. became the latest victim of a time-tested reality of the Heisman Trophy race: Weeks of progress can vanish in three arduous hours.Penix finally overtook USC quarterback Caleb Williams as the betting frontrunner last week, only to be overtaken himself this week following a poor showing in UW’s surprisingly narrow victory over Arizona State.Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who threw four touchdowns in the Wolverines’ 49-0 victory over Michigan State, is the new leader based on odds released Monday by BetMGM.McCarthy is +240 to win the award, meaning a $100 bet would pay $240. (The implied probability of a +240 ...

Eisa Davis brings ‘Bulrusher’ home to Berkeley Rep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

For Eisa Davis, to have her play “Bulrusher” come to Berkeley Repertory Theatre is like coming home.Davis is a Berkeley native and Berkeley High alum who now lives in Brooklyn. Her mother is a civil rights lawyer, and her aunt is prominent activist and scholar Angela Davis.She also has a long history with Berkeley Rep, co-starring in the rock musical “Passing Strange” from its world premiere at the company through its hit Broadway run that was made into a Spike Lee film. As a playwright, she participated in the theater’s Ground Floor summer residency new play development program and contributed an audio play to its “Place/Settings” series during the pandemic shutdown.“Of course, we would go to see Berkeley Rep shows when we were kids,” Davis says. “And I worked there as a telemarketer. Oh god, I was a terrible telemarketer. It was right as we were graduating high school.”“Bulrusher” has deep local roots of its own. It’s set in Mendocino Country in the 1950s and suffused with t...

California and 32 other states sue Meta for harming young people’s mental health, collecting data on children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

By BARBARA ORTUTAY | AP Technology WriterA group of 33 states including California and New York are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law.“Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “Meta has profited from children’s pain by intentionally designing its platforms with manipulative features that make children addicted to their platforms while lowering their self-esteem.”The broad-ranging suit is the result of an investigation led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from California, Florida, Ke...

California sues Meta for harming children's mental health

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

(AP) -- A group of 33 states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.“Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “Meta has profited from children’s pain by intentionally designing its platforms with manipulative features that make children addicted to their platforms while lowering their self-esteem."The broad-ranging suit is the result of an investigation led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jer...

CHP seeks community help with hit-and-run crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

(KRON) – The California Highway Patrol is seeking public help to assist with a major injury hit-and-run crash occurring on Monday from 3:00 a.m. to 7:47 a.m. on I-580 westbound, just east of I-680, in Pleasanton. Suspected robbery crew arrested in Daly City CHP Golden Gate Communication Center began receiving reports of a Hispanic man lying down on the asphalt shoulder adjacent to the concrete wall on I-580 westbound, east of I-680 at approximately 7:47 a.m. According to CHP,  Dublin Area Units located a man lying on the right shoulder with major injuries at 7:57 a.m.There were initial reports that a pedestrian wearing a black sweater was walking in the lanes of traffic on I-580, west of Hopyard Road at approximately 2:58 a.m., according to the CHP.According to CHP,  the crash was determined to be a solo vehicle versus pedestrian hit-and-run, with the driver fleeing the scene in a westerly direction of I-580. Dublin Area Units were unable to locate any pedestrians in the area...

Members of Congress Make New Push to Free Julian Assange

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:50 GMT

A bipartisan duo in Congress has launched a fresh effort to push President Joe Biden to drop the Department of Justice’s extradition request against Julian Assange and to stop prosecutorial proceedings against him.Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., are asking their colleagues in the House to sign on to a letter to the Biden administration by Thursday, noting that opposing Assange’s prosecution is important not only for press freedom, but also to maintain credibility on the global stage. McGovern, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus who co-chairs the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Congress, told The Intercept that the charges against Assange are part of an alarming global trend of increasing attacks against the press, including in the U.S. “The bottom line is that journalism is not a crime,” he wrote in a statement. “The work reporters do is about transparency, trust, and speaking truth to power. When they are unjustly targeted, we a...