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Bay Area classical music scene heats up for summer season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

Operas, new works and Baroque favorites presented indoors and al fresco — the classical music season heats up for summer. Here are some of the top attractions.San Francisco Opera: A classic, a rarely performed masterpiece, and a new work recalling iconic artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera — San Francisco Opera’s summer festival has thrills for every opera lover. With Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten” (The Woman Without a Shadow), and Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El ultimo Sueño de Frida y Diego” (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego) in rotation, it’s an exciting lineup. Be sure to check the company’s website for pre- and post-show events.Details: Through July 1; War Memorial Opera House; $26-$410; sfopera.com.Festival Opera: Under Zachary Gordin, the Walnut Creek-based company starts the season with two outdoor concerts, 6 p.m. June 22 in Orinda Community Park and 6 p.m. Aug. 6 in Walnut Creek’s Civic Park. The mainstage event is “Carmen,...

Santa Clara County fentanyl deaths more than doubled last month

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

(KRON) -- Fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Santa Clara County more than doubled last month, compared to the previous month, according to county. In Santa Clara County, 41 fentanyl-related deaths were recorded at the end of May, compared to 17 at the end of April."Most fentanyl drug deaths in the county involve fentanyl combined with other drugs, including methamphetamine," said Santa Clara County Medical-Examiner-Coroner, Dr. Michelle Jorden. Group of bicyclists rides onto 580 freeway, prompting CHP warning Officials with the county have warned of fentanyl-laced pills circulating in the community. The county's Behavioral Heatlh Services Department launched a public awareness campaign last month targeting people aged 14-29."The campaign aims to increase awareness and educate the audience about what fentanyl is, its deadly impact on our communities, the risks of experimental drug use, and how to identify possible fake pills," the county said."Fentanyl continues to plague Santa Cl...

Italy’s Meloni and France’s Macron express agreement on migration following policy dispute

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron buried the latest dispute between their countries Tuesday during a meeting at which they seemed to agree on all topics, from military support for Ukraine to the need to slow down migration across the Mediterranean Sea.One of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, which occurred off southern Greece last week, has injected new urgency into European Union efforts to fix the 27-nation bloc’s immigration and asylum policies.After his talks with Meloni at the French presidential palace, the centrist Macron praised the “good work and coordination between our two countries″ on migration, including to ”work better with the countries of origin and transit in order to avoid incoming flows.″Meloni, whose politics lean to the far right, described Italy and France as “two interconnected countries, two important and crucial nations. They are protagonists in Europe and now, more than ever, need to...

El solsticio de verano de 2023 comienza esta semana. Esto es lo que debes saber

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

El verano está casi oficialmente aquí. El solsticio de verano de junio, que marca el inicio oficial de la temporada y el día más largo del año, tendrá lugar el miércoles. Esto es lo que debe saber: Solsticio de verano: ¿cuándo ocurre y por qué es el día más largo del año? ¿CUÁNDO ES EL PRIMER DÍA DE VERANO?El solsticio de verano tiene lugar a las 10:58 a.m. ET (9:58 a.m. CT) el miércoles 21 de junio. En esa fecha, la ciudad de Chicago verá 15 horas, 13 minutos y 41 segundos de luz diurna, y la puesta del sol se producirá justo antes de las 8:30 p.m.¿QUÉ ES EL SOLSTICIO DE VERANO?El solsticio de verano es el momento en que el sol alcanza sus puntos más altos y más septentrionales en el cielo, según Farmer’s Almanac. También se conoce como el día con el período más largo de luz solar, o el día más largo del año, para los del hemisferio norte. Si bien el solsticio no tiene lugar en la misma época todos los años, generalmente cae en cualquier momento entr...

Ultiman a tiros a primos de 15 y 17 años al sureste de DC

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

Un adolescente de 15 años y su primo de 17 años fueron asesinados en una serie de tiroteos en el sureste de DC el Día del Padre.Las víctimas fueron identificadas por las autoridades como Demarcos Pinckney y Kevin Mason, respectivamente. El incidente ocurrió en Langston Place SE, informó la policía.Pinckney terminó el noveno grado en Digital Pioneers Academy una semana antes.“Nos duele el corazón con la noticia del fallecimiento de Demarcos Pinckney. Nuestros pensamientos y condolencias están con la familia Pinckney”, precisó el fundador de la escuela en un comunicado.El joven de 15 años era un estudiante “brillante y curioso” y un atleta talentoso que estaba en el nuevo equipo de fútbol de la escuela, según el comunicado, y agrega: “Lo extrañaremos mucho”.La información sobre Mason no estuvo disponible de inmediato. Los familiares proporcionaron fotos, pero no estaban listos para hablar el día después de los asesinatos.Pinckney fue el tercer estudiante de Dig...

1 hospitalized after being shot in Fort Lauderdale

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

One person was hospitalized after they were shot in Fort Lauderdale. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the driver of a ride-hailing service vehicle drove himself to the police station to report he was shot, Tuesday afternoon. Authorities believe the shooting took place in the 300 block of Northwest 17th Street. The circumstances that led to the shooting are unknown. 7News cameras captured the victim alert and conscious as he arrived to hospital. Police are now investigating where the victim was shot, how many times he was shot and the severity of the victim’s wounds. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Jury finds man guilty of murdering woman at Worcester restaurant in 2019

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

A man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend at a restaurant in Worcester four years ago was found guilty by a jury nearly a week after his trial got underway.Carlos Asencio, 32, of Derry, New Hampshire, was found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the the July 3, 2019, death of Amanda Dabrowski inside O’Connor’s Restaurant. Authorities said Asencio stabbed Dabrowski, 31, nearly 20 times in the neck and body before being subdued by restaurant patrons and staff.The defendant, who had pleaded not guilty, was initially found not competent to stand trial, but was later found competent and transferred from Bridgewater State Hospital to a Worcester County jail.According to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, Tuesday’s conviction carries a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. The Worcester Superior Court jury also found the 32 year old guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The charge was connected to an in...

Editorial: Ja Morant flashes a gun on Instagram and laughs. America isn’t laughing with him.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

Ja Morant’s latest line of Nike sneakers, the red, blue and black “Ja 1 Hunger,” sold out within 20 minutes of its release. Basketball players get sneaker deals when they’re top-shelf NBA talent, and the 23-year-old Memphis Grizzlies point guard is one of the league’s most dazzling stars. He’s a two-time All-Star who has led his team to three playoff appearances.Off the court, however, Morant is a veritable train wreck.In March, Morant livestreamed a video on Instagram in which he grinningly brandished a firearm at a nightclub outside Denver after a game. The NBA punished him with an eight-game suspension for that behavior. Morant apologized for his recklessness and said he was seeking treatment to better deal with stress.Just how sincere was that apology? In May, Morant appeared in another livestream video on Instagram, this time seated in the passenger seat of a car and flashing a gun while his friend filmed him. Again, Morant apologized. This t...

Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

By ANDREW DeMILLO (Associated Press)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law, which would have prohibited doctors from providing gender-affirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18.Arkansas’ law, which Moody temporarily blocked in 2021, also would have prohibited doctors from referring patients elsewhere for such care.In his order, Moody ruled that the prohibition violated the due process and equal protection rights of transgender youth and families. He said the law also violated the First Amendment rights of medical providers by prohibiting them from referring patients elsewhere. “Rather than protecting children or ...

Rivian to join Ford, General Motors on Tesla charging network

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:16 GMT

DETROIT — Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year.The startup truck, SUV and delivery van maker says Tuesday that like GM and Ford, it will include ports with Tesla’s connector on future Rivian vehicles starting in 2025. It also will offer an adapter for owners of current Rivian EVs.It is another domino to fall as the auto industry considers switching to Tesla’s connector, which it calls the North American Charging Standard. At present, nearly all automakers other than Tesla use what is called a CCS connector developed with the Society of Automotive Engineers.Tesla has more direct current fast-charging plugs in the U.S. than any other network, and its stations are in prime locations along freeway travel corridors.Other automakers are also looking into the switch. On Monday, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said his company’s U.S. teams are studying the change and will make a decision i...