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'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand's iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn't taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.Any replacement letters or symbols would require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said earlier this week.Erecting a sign on top of a building also requires a perm...

Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of Giannis Antetokounmpo, is staying with Bucks

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, is staying with the Milwaukee Bucks.The Bucks announced Friday they have re-signed Antetokounmpo, who will be playing alongside his brother in Milwaukee for a fifth season.Antetokounmpo, 31, played 37 games for the Bucks last season and averaged 1.4 points and 5.6 minutes. He has played 162 games and made 11 starts for the Bucks over the last four seasons.Antetokounmpo began his NBA career in 2015-16 by playing two games with the New York Knicks, who selected him with the 51st overall pick in the 2014 draft. After playing three seasons overseas in Spain and Greece, Antetokounmpo signed with the Bucks before the 2019-20 season.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Lee Hodges leads the 3M Open, while Justin Thomas misses the cut to hurt his playoff hopes

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t.Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.A nearly two-hour afternoon weather delay led to play being suspended due to darkness with six players yet to finish — none within 10 shots of the lead.Hodges, the first-round leader and 74th in the FedEx Cup points race, was at 15-under 127. He was 3 under on the front nine and added a 33-foot birdie putt on No. 13, followed by birdies from 14 feet on No. 14 and 11 feet on No. 17.A lengthy last-hole putt was not enough to overcome a couple bad holes as Thomas aims to make the FedEx Cup playoffs for the eighth straight season. He birdied four of his last five holes to shoot a shot an even-par 71, leaving him 2 under for the tournament and two strokes short.Thomas, at No. 75 in the FedEx Cup standings, has missed five cuts in ...

Sabally record first triple-double in franchise history as Wings beat Mystics 90=62

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Satou Sabally had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists — the first triple-double in franchise history — and the Dallas Wings beat the short-handed Washington Mystics 90-62 Friday night.Arike Ogunbowale and Teaira McCowan each scored 18 points for Dallas (14-10) and Natasha Howard added 14 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Awak Kuier scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Maddy Siegrist scored 10. McCowan scored 10 points as Dallas jumped to 14-7 lead midway through the first quarter before Washington’s Shatori Walker-Kimbrough answered with a layup. The Mystics then went scoreless for more than four minutes before Myisha Hines-Allen hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first quarter to make it 24-12. The Mystics trimmed their deficit to seven points when Cyesha Goree hit a jumper with 3:25 left in the third quarter but Dallas scored the next 12 points — capped when Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer less than two minutes later — and ...

Ohtani hits majors-best 39th HR before leaving game in Angels’ 4-1 loss to Blue Jays

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 39th home run for the Angels, but the Toronto Blue Jays slugged three solo homers and beat Los Angeles 4-1 on Friday night.Ohtani was replaced by pinch-hitter Michael Stefanic when his at-bat came up with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. There was no immediate word on why Ohtani left the game. A day earlier, Ohtani left the second game of a doubleheader at Detroit because of cramps.Stefanic struck out looking at a 3-2 pitch from right-hander Jordan Romano as Toronto ended the Angels’ four-game winning streak.Matt Chapman, Danny Jansen and Whit Merrifield homered for the Blue Jays, who are 24-11 when they hit two or more home runs.Chapman hit a two-out drive in the second, his 14th of the season. Jansen homered to lead off the third, his 14th. Both home runs came off right-hander Lucas Giolito, who made his first start for the Angels since being acquired from the White Sox earlier this week.Giolito (6-7) allowed thr...

Lo peor podría estar por venir: científicos alertan por altas temperaturas en los océanos

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

Los científicos se están quedando sin adjetivos extremos para describir el estado de los océanos del mundo.Las temperaturas globales de la superficie del mar se están disparando. El Océano Atlántico Norte, en particular, se ha visto envuelto durante meses en lo que los científicos han dicho que es una ola de calor marino “sin precedentes”. El Golfo de México y la cuenca del Caribe también han sido inusualmente cálidos. Las aguas frente a la costa de Florida superaron los 100 grados F varias veces esta semana, temperaturas comparables a las de un jacuzzi.Además, algunos científicos dicen que lo peor puede estar por venir. “Ni siquiera estamos en el apogeo del verano”, dijo Svenja Ryan, oceanógrafa física de la Institución Oceanográfica Woods Hole en Massachusetts. “Por lo general, el océano continúa calentándose hasta septiembre, por lo que creo que ciertamente podemos esperar que esta ola de calor dure hasta el otoño”.Este mes, partes del Mar Caribe y el Golfo de México ...

Pete Alonso homers twice to help the Mets beat the Nationals 5-1

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

New York Mets' Pete Alonso gestures to teammates as he runs the bases on a three-run home run against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 28, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Pete Alonso gestures to teammates as he runs the bases on a three-run home run against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 28, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice to become the second player in Mets history with four 30-homer seasons, leading retooling New York to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.The M...

Northglenn girl with terminal cancer hoping for chance to meet Luke Bryan

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

NORTHGLENN, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Northglenn girl battling terminal brain cancer is hoping for a chance to meet Luke Bryan at his Saturday concert in Denver.Mary Stegmueller has technically met him once before when Bryan gave her a quick hug while she was in chemotherapy after a concert in 2021. Now, she's hoping for a face-to-face conversation.“Now she feels they’re BFFs," her mother Kristin Stegmueller said. "And she’s like 'I want to see him, but he also needs to come see me.' So, she’s also hoping to see him up close and personal just because he’s made her so happy.”Mary was diagnosed with cancer when she was just 4 years old and was given just a few months to live.  Local nonprofit helps seniors paint their homes through Paint-A-Thon Three years later, she's been through multiple clinical trials and brain surgeries but has remained positive through the entire ordeal. The die-hard Luke Bryan fan is immunocompromised and can't stand for long durations, so S...

Police: Man killed in officer-involved shooting on Lincoln Road was transitional housing escapee from New Hampshire

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

A man who was killed in a police-involved shooting at the Victoria’s Secret store on Lincoln Road was an escaped inmate from New Hampshire, police said.On Friday, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections announced the death of Darien Young.Corrections officials said the 29-year-old was a resident who had been placed on escape status after he left Calumet House in Manchester on July 21.7News has learned Young had done time for burglary and other charges.Young was identified as the suspect who threatened two individuals at knifepoint and was shot by a Miami Beach Police officer inside of the Victoria’s Secret Store on Lincoln Road, Thursday afternoon.Shanell Santiago, who works at SEE Eyewear, said he heard gunshots a few doors down from his store.“Bam, bam, bam!’ Knocks on my door, ‘Let’s go, Let’s go, get out, get out, let’s run,’” he said. “‘Close the doors, close everything, get out of the shop.’”Witness Santiago Herrera said he also heard the gunfire.“A...

Nearly 100 children receive new backpacks, sneakers at Pantry of Broward’s back-to-school distribution

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:38:31 GMT

A South Florida organization and a legendary sports star stepped up to give back to the community.The Pantry of Broward hosted its annual Back to School Distribution Day in Fort Lauderdale, Friday. Nearly 100 children ranging in age from 4 to 18 years old were given brand-new backpacks filled with school supplies, as well as new lunchboxes and a very special surprise.Reebok and the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation teamed up to donate a brand-new pair of sneakers to each child, setting them up for a successful and stylish school year.“Shoes. They’re in lime,” said student Jasiah Depre. “Most people know us as a food pantry, but we really go on top of that and go out of our way to help our grand kids,” said Warren Lubow, director of operations for The Pantry of Broward. The Pantry of Broward caters to grandparents living on low, fixed incomes who have become the primary caretakers of their grandchildren.