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Silicon Valley luminaries give RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine message a boost

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

By Darius Tahir | KFF Health News Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a set of unusual fans: some of the most influential tech executives and investors in America. Kennedy’s strong anti-vaccine views are, for this group, a sideshow.“Tearing down all these institutions of power. It gives me glee,” said one of his boosters in tech, Chamath Palihapitiya, a garrulous former Facebook executive, nearly two hours into a May episode of the popular “All-In” podcast he co-hosts with other tech luminaries. The person who might help with the demolition was the show’s guest, Kennedy himself.“Me too,” responded David Sacks, Palihapitiya’s co-host on the podcast, an early investor in Facebook and Uber. Sacks and Palihapitiya said they would host a fundraiser for Kennedy, which, according to the Puck news outlet, was set for June 15.Kennedy’s newfound friends in Silicon Valley were mostly loud supporters of vaccin...

Traffic alert: President Biden on his way to Bay Area, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives later today

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

President Joe Biden was on his way Monday from Delaware to the Bay Area where he is expected to land at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View before heading to Palo Alto to speak at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve.The president’s motorcade could cause a few traffic alerts throughout the day as he zips from Palo Alto to Los Gatos and back up to Atherton this evening.The White House said Biden is expected to arrive at Moffett at 12:25 p.m. where he will be met by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Anna Eshoo, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Susan Ellenberg and NASA Center Director Eugene Tu.Then Biden travels a short hop to the Palo Alto baylands nature preserve at 1:15 p.m., where he is to deliver remarks on his administration’s environmental and energy policies.The president then will travel to Los Gatos about 3 p.m. and Atherton at 6:15 p.m. to attend fundraisers toward his 2024 reelection campaign.Potential Biden re-election c...

Tropical Depression Three could become hurricane by Wednesday night; second wave off Africa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

Tropical Depression Three has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean could become a hurricane by Wednesday night, as it travels toward the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.In its 11 a.m. Monday update, the Hurricane Center said the system would likely strengthen and move across the far eastern Caribbean as a hurricane by Friday morning, and, depending on it tracks over the next few days, could reach Puerto Rico by Saturday morning.Forecasters urged those in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to be vigilant regarding the progress of the storm.The system, located halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Monday morning, has a large area of showers and thunderstorms that are continuing to organize, the hurricane center said.It is expected to move west at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central Atlantic, the hurricane center said in its Monday update.Meanwhile, a second wave has emerged over the eastern Atlantic Ocean off of western Africa. It was given a 30% chan...

Northern California doctor suspected of felony sexual battery apprehended and San Francisco airport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

Police in San Francisco on Saturday arrested a doctor at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on suspicion of felony sexual battery, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office said.Authorities arrested Dr. Rachandeep Singh at the San Francisco Airport June 17, 2023 on suspicion of felony sexual battery. (Sacramento Sheriff via BCN) Rachandeep Singh first came on the Sacramento Sheriff’s radar on April 26 when a woman at the River Pointe Post-Acute Care Facility on Fair Oaks Boulevard accused Singh, her boss, of allegedly touching her sexually against her will.According to the Sacramento Sheriff, Singh, who was medical director at River Pointe, was removed from the facility by their administration but detectives learned that he also oversaw at least two other facilities in the City of Stockton and the San Joaquin County area.The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has filed felony sexual battery charges against Singh, the Sheriff’s Office said. A warra...

Amid Juneteenth celebrations, 109-year-old Tulsa race riot survivor speaks of 1921 massacre that claimed hundreds of Black lives

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

Ellen Moynihan, Leonard Greene | New York Daily News (TNS)For years, she wouldn’t admit it. For years after that, she wouldn’t even discuss it.Even thinking about what happened to her family and community felt like a crime punishable by more death and destruction.Over time, Viola Ford Fletcher began to tell her story. How much time? Fletcher is 109 years old, and next month — on Independence Day — Fletcher is releasing a new book chronicling one of the ugliest moments in American history.Fletcher was 7 years old in 1921 when a deadly and shameful race riot broke out in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a heinous act of violence that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Black people over the span of 18 hours.“I saw and heard people screaming and running and falling, houses burning, guns shooting,” Fletcher said during a Midtown interview with the New York Daily News. “And the rushing of Black people out of town before most of us was killed.”Viola Ford Fletcher is pictured during an interview Wednesd...

‘My heart is broken’: Fremont man gets 40 years to life for ‘straight-up cold-blooded’ murder

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

DUBLIN — A Fremont man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for second-degree murder, but not until after he heard from a long line of his victim’s friends and family, including the victim’s young daughter who lamented the loss of “my best friend in the whole world.”Kamalpreet Singh, 30, was sentenced May 18 by Judge Paul Delucchi, who called Singh a cold-blooded killer and a liar beforehand. Singh was convicted in April of murdering 32-year-old Anthony Garza in an April 2020 shooting at the Mowry East Shopping Center in Fremont. He had confessed to the crime but argued at trial that his employer was responsible for everything.Family and friends of Garza spoke at length during the hearing, describing Garza as a deeply religious man who worked with at-risk youth and was planning to wed the mother of his daughter. Garza’s mother, siblings, friends, pastor, and daughter all spoke or submitted letters to Delucchi.“I miss his homemade chic...

Earthquake felt near Pacifica Monday morning

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

(KRON) -- An earthquake north of Pacifica Monday morning was recorded with a preliminary magnitude of 2.5, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which was felt at around 11:46 a.m., had its epicenter less than a mile north of Pacifica and about four miles west of San Bruno, the USGS said. 2 in custody after Pier 39 shooting that left 6 injured There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Belgian coach Tedesco ‘shocked’ after goalkeeper Courtois leaves squad amid captaincy row

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian press already calls it “Courtoisgate.”And new Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco says learning about it was a shock. Thibaut Courtois’ decision to leave Belgium’s training camp ahead of a European Championship qualifier for not being selected as captain plunged the squad into crisis mode on Monday, only six months after its pitiful exit from the World Cup.Courtois abruptly left camp and will miss the match in Estonia on Tuesday apparently because he doesn’t feel he’s recognized for his true worth.“I’m still surprised and shocked of course, because we did not expect that something like this can happen,” Tedesco said in Estonia.Courtois, who played on Saturday in the 1-1 draw against Austria, was disappointed with Tedesco’s handling of the captaincy.In the absence of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who was injured in the Champions League final, Tedesco gave the captaincy to striker Romelu Lukaku, who responded by scoring Belgium&...

Norrie launches Queen’s Club bid with 1st-round win and Musetti also through

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Former finalist Cameron Norrie launched his bid to win the grass-court Queen’s Club Championship on home soil by beating Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Monday.The British No. 1, seeded No. 5 in west London, fended off one break point in the first set and let three match points slip before converting a fourth on Centre Court in the Wimbledon warmup event.“It feels good to be back on the grass and back here playing in London in front of a full crowd,” said Norrie, who lost in the 2021 final to Matteo Berrettini.“It’s always tricky, the first match on grass. I was really happy to get over the line.”British tennis fans are in for an extra treat this week, with Andy Murray — on a 10-match winning streak on grass after back-to-back titles in second-tier Challenger Tour events — competing in the singles and with Norrie in the doubles competition.Murray won the doubles title at Queen’s with Feliciano Lopez in 2019 as he began his comeback from hip surg...

Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Shapovalov win openers in Halle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:17 GMT

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Denis Shapovalov progressed from the first round of the Halle Open on Monday, though some had an easier time at the grass-court tournament.The second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas needed 2 hours, 22 minutes before he eventually prevailed against French player Gregoire Barrere 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3).Tsitsipas, who was upset by veteran French player Richard Gasquet in Stuttgart last week, was headed for another loss as he trailed by a set and a break at 3-1 down in the second set, but he recovered for a second-round meeting with Nicolas Jarry.Top-seeded Medvedev, who lost last year’s final, defeated American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-4 6-3. Shapovalov beat South African Lloyd Harris 7-6 (1), 6-4.Nick Kyrgios withdrew to continue his recovery from a knee injury.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource