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The Human Cost of Classroom Incitement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

On October 7, the Jewish Shabbat and annual festival of Simchat Torah, thousands of Hamas terrorists breached the Gaza strip border with Israel, and perpetrated the greatest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. - writes Marcus Sheff ,CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education .Hamas terrorists employed ISIS-like tactics, going house-to-house, taking babies from the arms of mothers and executing them, kidnapping old and young and taking them to fates we cannot even imagine. Youngsters at a music festival were mown down, raped, and their bodies mutilated and paraded in Gaza.  A reported 150 civilians have been taken hostage in the Gaza Strip, including American and European citizens.Israeli intelligence appears to have been similarly surprised, not expecting the attack, despite warnings reportedly having been received in advance. We, at The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), were far from ...

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' movie sparks heated debate over movie etiquette

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

Fans shaking it off while watching the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film in theaters are prompting conversations about movie etiquette. A video inside one theater went viral after it showed Swifties dancing and singing out loud with their phones out during the screening. All of this is a general faux pas when watching a movie. The post has been viewed more than 20 million times on TikTok but has received much criticism. Many say they feel the behavior is disrespectful to those who came to enjoy the film. Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" on Oct. 11, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)"Plz this isn’t a real concert I wanna actually hear Taylor and watch the movie," wrote one fan in the comment section of the video. "Suddenly I don’t wanna go," another wrote. "I wanna hear Taylor sing not ya'll puhleaseeee I just wanna be comfy and watch the cinematography," wrote another. Meanwhile, a ...

Phelan man assaulted landlord when she told him he was being evicted, SBSD says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

A Phelan man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly attacked his landlord after she told him she was evicting him.Kevin Figueroa, 40, "physically assaulted" his landlord at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. When deputies arrived to the scene in the 9200 block of Aragon Road, they found that the landlord had been injured by the assault, while Figueroa had "barricaded himself inside his trailer on the property and refused to exit," officials said.After a four-hour standoff, Figueroa was taken into custody and booked into the High Desert Detention Center on a charge of battery causing bodily injury. He is being held in lieu of $40,000 bail.Jail records indicate he faces an additional charge of false imprisonment.He is due to appear in Victorville Superior Court on Tuesday.The landlord was taken to a local hospital to be treated for her wounds. Her condition has not been released.Anyone with information is asked to contact...

The cheap streaming era is over. Here’s why your bills are going up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

Wendy Lee and Thomas Suh Lauder | Los Angeles Times (TNS)When a flood of streaming services entered the market four years ago, the free trials were plentiful and the prices were extremely low — with Apple TV+ selling for just $4.99 a month and Disney+ charging a mere $6.99 a month.But now, as those services become more established, subscription costs have ballooned. In 2022, prices for the 10 largest streamers have increased an average of 10% and increased 10% on average in 2023 thus far, according to the Convergence Research Group, a market research company. Fees are expected to increase even more next year, the firm said.Media companies are charging more as they struggle to transition from profitable but declining business models — like traditional television channels — to on-demand streaming services, many of which are still losing money. The surges in pricing come as consumers are grappling with inflation and broader economic uncertainty. People who abandoned expensive cable bun...

Pac-12 power ratings: Washington’s title odds drop as the stretch run begins; USC’s number soars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

Washington’s epic victory over Oregon enhanced the program’s profile, elevated quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s Heisman Trophy campaign and strengthen coach Kalen DeBoer’s negotiating leverage for a contract extension.But it had a contracting effect on the Huskies in one regard: Their national championship odds.UW’s odds of winning the College Football Playoff have dropped significantly in the past 48 hours.The Huskies were 13-to-1 to win the title prior to kickoff on Saturday afternoon. Today, they are 9-to-1 and on the same tier as Florida State and Ohio State, according to the latest odds from BetMGM.Here are the 10 betting favorites:Georgia: 11-to-4Michigan: 3-to-1Florida State: 9-to-1Ohio State: 9-to-1Washington: 9-to-1Penn State: 13-to-1Oklahoma: 14-to-1Alabama: 18-to-1Texas: 18-to-1Oregon: 25-to-1Those numbers track with other major sports books.The Huskies are 9.5-to-1 to win the title at FanDuel and 8-to-1 at DraftKings.Bovada is more optimistic...

Crystal, a cruise line that went under during the pandemic, sails again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

Twinkies, Toys R Us and Gymboree share the distinction of being beloved consumer brands that were euthanized by their parent companies, but resurrected under new ownership to the delight of distraught devotees.A cruise line being added to the list of brand favorites brought back from the dead is nothing short of a maritime miracle on the heels of a pandemic. But when the gorgeous Crystal Serenity pulled into Lisbon the other week, completing a 12-night maiden voyage in the Mediterranean, so returned industry darling Crystal Cruises (crystalcruises.com).For its ardent and affluent following, the 1 1/2 years spent lamenting over their loss must have been rough — not unlike being without one’s favorite cellophane-wrapped snack cake or pair of children’s retailers. The hardship could be felt all the way in South America. Several months ago, off the coast of French Guiana on another ultra-luxury cruise line, a senior-aged woman from California felt the need to tell a travel writer that s...

LinkedIn announces layoffs of over 660 roles 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

(KRON) – LinkedIn announced Monday the company will be laying off approximately 668 roles across their engineering, product, talent, and finance teams. The layoffs are around 3 percent of LinkedIn's global workforce.LinkedIn released a statement about the layoffs Monday:"While we are adapting our organizational structures and streamlining our decision making, we are continuing to invest in strategic priorities for our future and to ensure we continue to deliver value for our members and customers. We are committed to providing our full support to all impacted employees during this transition and ensuring that they are treated with care and respect.”LinkedIn Bay Area tech layoffs: LinkedIn cuts nearly 200 jobs This is not the first employee reduction for Sunnyvale-based LinkedIn this year. In July, the company announced that it would be cutting nearly 200 jobs from three Bay Area locations -- Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and San Francisco.

Santa Rosa traffic stop leads to arrest for loaded, unregistered gun

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

(KRON) -- A Redwood Valley man was arrested Sunday in Santa Rosa after police officers located an unregistered, loaded firearm during a traffic stop, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.Police pulled over a silver Dodge pickup at 1:59 a.m. on Oct. 15 in the area of Sonoma Avenue and D Street after it was seen speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, SRPD said.During the traffic enforcement stop investigation, authorities said officers located two AR-15 rifle magazines and a loaded, unregistered 9mm polymer 80 handgun. Viral TikTok shows Vallejo police officer punching a woman The driver was identified as Frank Pomilia, 21, of Redwood Valley. Pomilia was arrested and booked into Sonoma County jail for “possession of a loaded firearm in a public place and possession of a loaded and concealed firearm in a vehicle,” SRPD said.

Analysis: Eagles, 49ers beat themselves, leaving NFL with no undefeated teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.___The NFL’s last two undefeated teams beat themselves.The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles struggled on the road against inferior opponents with backup quarterbacks and tough defenses.That allowed Larry Csonka and his teammates from the 1972 Miami Dolphins to pop the champagne bottles in October. They’ll remain the only perfect team in league history for at least another year.The Buffalo Bills, the NFL’s biggest favorite so far this season, also had problems on Sunday facing a losing team and a backup quarterback but they held on at the 1-yard line for a 14-9 win over the New York Giants.Brock Purdy looked ordinary without his top two playmakers in San Francisco’s 19-17 loss at Cleveland. Jalen Hurts made a critical mistake in Philadelphia’s 20-14 loss to the Jets.But there was plenty of blame to go around.Despite Purdy’s poor performance — his first in 14 caree...

OPINIÓN | América Latina y el conflicto Israel-Hamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:51 GMT

Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México de 2000 a 2003, durante el gobierno de Vicente Fox Quesada. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y su libro más reciente, “America Through Foreign Eyes”, fue publicado por Oxford University Press en 2020. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son únicamente del autor. Puedes encontrar más artículos de opinión en CNNe.com/opinion.(CNN Español) — Ante cualquier acontecimiento internacional trascendente, resulta inevitable tratar de elaborar una especie de marcador o tablero que reseñe las posiciones de los distintos países de una región u organización heterogénea. Es el caso de las posturas recién expuestas por algunos de los gobiernos latinoamericanos ante el ataque de Hamas a Israel y, más adelante, a propósito de la respuesta israelí. Algunas naciones, lógicamente, ven evolucionar sus definiciones conforme pasa el tiempo y la situación cambia. Vea...