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Singer/Songwriter Brandon Rootz is Uniting the World Through his Multi-Genre Anthems 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

Captivating, dynamic, and spellbinding are the adjectives being used to describe global music artist Brandon Rootz. The singer/songwriter has established himself in the music landscape over the last couple of years. He delivers boundless energy and electrifying verve combined with a stirring mix of Reggae, R&B, Pop, and Country anthems. Brandon Rootz’ amazing songwriting ability, dynamic lyrical prowess, and effervescent on-stage persona have marked him as one of the most distinctive artists on the contemporary music scene.Brandon’s buzz as a talented multi-genre artist has attracted the attention of major record labels. He recently flew to NYC to meet with major music executives from Atlantic Records, Sony Music, Roc Nation, Def Jam, and Universal/Republic. In fact, he was offered a distribution deal from Equity Distribution, which is owned by Roc Nation. Brandon Rootz is an entrepreneur, a visionary, and a certified diamond in an entertainment world filled with “cubic zi...

Christopher Myers Killed in Bicycle Collision on East River Road [Tucson, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

74-Year-Old Bicyclist Pronounced Dead after Fatal Crash near North Via EntradaTUCSON, AZ (September 20, 2023) – On the morning of Friday, September 8th, a bicycle collision occurred on East River Road claimed the life of Christopher Myers.The incident unfolded around 6:00 a.m. at the junction of East River Road and North Via Entrada. According to investigators, an SUV traveling west collided with Myers as he was cycling in the area.The injuries Myers sustained were so severe that paramedics pronounced the 74-year-old deceased at the scene. Meanwhile, the SUV driver remained at the scene and fully cooperated with the ongoing investigation.Currently, an active inquiry is in progress to determine further details surrounding the incident. As soon as additional information becomes available, it will be made accessible to the public.The team at Sweet James sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of Christopher Myers who are grieving over the loss of their love...

Live California wildfire map: See which blazes are behind the Bay Area’s bad air

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

Three massive, complex fires larger than 20,000 acres are roaring through the California wilderness near the Oregon border, sending a train of unhealthy air down into the Bay Area.So where are the wildfires burning exactly? How big are they, and are they contained yet?The live map below shows all the major wildfires burning through California, based on data from the federal Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Service. Click on the name of a fire listed in blue to jump to its location. You can then click on the map to get more details. Toggle between complex fires (meaning more than one fire are burning in an area), and fire incidents by clicking on the tab.Click here for a live map of current air quality readings. Related ArticlesWeather | Wildfire smoke is reversing years of air pollution progress Weather | Spare the Air alert now in effect for Bay Area as wildfire smoke builds Weather | Live California air quality map: How bad is your ai...

San Jose Sharks in 2023-2024 might be expansion era bad. Are brighter days ahead?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

SAN JOSE – Training camp for the San Jose Sharks begins Thursday and one might have to go all the way back to the franchise’s earliest days to remember when expectations for the team were as low as they are right now.After they traded leading goal-scorer Timo Meier and leading playmaker Erik Karlsson from last season’s team that finished with the NHL’s fourth-worst record at 22-44-16, the Sharks outlook for the 2023-24 season appears to be just as dismal, if not more so.FanDuel has set the over-under for the Sharks’ point total at 65.5 points, 5.5 points more than San Jose’s actual point total from last season, but still lowest in the NHL behind the Anaheim Ducks (68.5) and both the Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens (71.5 each).The only time the Sharks finished dead-last in the NHL standings was in their inaugural year in 1991-92, when, with just 17 wins and 39 points, they were 13 points worse than the next-to-last Quebec Nordiques in what was then a 22-team NHL.No one’s sa...

Cal Golden Bears eager to face college football’s top passing teams, starting with high-flying UW in Pac-12 opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

Cal’s defense, which has held up nicely through the first three games of the season, now braces for a gauntlet of high-powered Pac-12 passing attacks, starting Saturday night at No. 8 Washington.Asked if he’s having nightmares preparing for the nation’s most prolific passing team in their Pac-12 opener, Cal defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon tried to make light of the challenge.“Nightmares would be under the assumption I’m sleeping,” he said. “When I’m awake, I’m having nightmares.”Cal (2-1) heads to Seattle to face the Huskies (3-0) having surrendered just 17.3 points per game. The Bears rank second in the conference in fewest passing yards allowed at 185.7.Those numbers may get reworked after Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Husky Stadium.Washington leads the FBS with 493.3 passing yards per game and is eighth nationally in scoring at 46.7 points. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who finished eighth in the 2022 Heisman Trophy voting, is completing 74 percent of his passes with 12 tou...

Prince William’s quiet jog through Central Park contrasted with Harry and Meghan’s ‘car chase’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

Not surprisingly, critics of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seized on Prince William’s revelation Tuesday that he went jogging in Central Park Tuesday morning during his visit to New York — and no one noticed him and no one bothered him.William’s comments about his peaceful run through Central Park, even amid “the hordes of New Yorkers,” has been contrasted with the spectacle that Harry and Meghan created when they visited the Big Apple in May and raised the specter of Princess Diana’s 1997 death by making disputed claims that they were pursued for two hours by “highly aggressive” paparazzi, who subjected them to a “near catastrophic” car chase.NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 19: William, Prince of Wales greets fans as he visits a FDNY Firehouse on September 19, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) The heir to the British throne was in New York for the Earthshot Summit, which celebrat...

Fact Check: Rep. Jordan’s false claims about Trump, Hunter Biden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

By Daniel Dale | CNNHouse Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan made false claims in his opening remarks at a Wednesday hearing at which Jordan and other Republicans pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland about the Justice Department’s handling of investigations into former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.Here is a fact check of two inaccurate remarks from Jordan. The hearing is ongoing; this article might be updated with additional fact checks.FBI search of Mar-a-LagoCriticizing the FBI search of Trump’s home in Florida in August 2022, Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, falsely claimed in his opening statement at Wednesday’s hearing that Trump did everything the Justice Department had asked him to do prior to the search.Among other acts of compliance, Jordan said, Trump immediately turned over 38 documents he discovered prior to the search, then complied with a Justice Department request to further secure the storage room where official docum...

Uber Eats to accept food stamps in push to expand accessibility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

By Natalie Lung | BloombergUber Technologies Inc. is planning to allow participants of federal nutrition and health care assistance programs to pay for food delivery with government benefits, joining rivals like Amazon.com Inc. and Instacart in making online shopping more accessible.Starting next year, participants in the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be able to order food and groceries from the Uber Eats App, the San Francisco-based company said on Wednesday. It’s also working with Managed Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans to accept flexible spending account (FSA) cards, Flex cards and state waiver payments for food orders.The product updates are part of Uber’s efforts to increase affordability and access to fresh and healthy food, said Therese Lim, senior director of the grocery and new verticals product at Uber Eats. “We know that food access is incredibly important, especially for under-served communities, food-insecure places or individuals who have disa...

Man accused of killing California cop pleads not guilty due to insanity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

The man accused of shooting Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer to death inside his patrol vehicle just steps from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s station in Palmdale over the weekend pleaded not guilty due to insanity on Wednesday, Sept. 20.Kevin Cataneo Salazar, 33, appeared inside the Lancaster courtroom, restrained in a vest while standing in the defendant holding area as he listened to the proceedings.Days earlier, Salazar found himself outside his home in Palmdale with his hands in the air after he had barricaded himself inside for several hours during a standoff with heavily armed deputies during his arrest.Law enforcement officials say they believe Salazar was the man driving a Toyota Corolla that pulled up alongside Clinkunbroomer, sitting in the driver’s seat of his sheriff’s SUV in the middle of the day on Saturday, Sept. 17.Video of the attack shows Clinkunbroomer had stopped the vehicle briefly, forcing the Corolla behind him to slow down. The driver then pulled ar...

What to watch: John Wick gets a shot on TV — and it works

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:44 GMT

This week brings the arrival of one of the most anticipated streaming series of the fall — Peacock’s three-episode “The Continental: From the World of John Wick.” We take a look at it and see if it’s worth a look minus the presence of Keanu Reeves.We also weigh in on two documentaries with Bay Area connections: the inspiring “26.2 to Life,” about a running club at San Quentin State Prison, and Paramount+’s “Superpower,” which focuses on former Marin County resident Sean Penn’s meetups with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and how those face-to-face encounters affected him.Here’s our roundup.“The Continental: From the World of John Wick”: When it was announced that a three-part TV prequel was planned for the bloody and lucrative action/revenge John Wick film franchise (over $1 billion at the box office) without its charismatic star Keanu Reeves, there was just cause for worry. Would we get stuck with yet another lame origin story that would amount to no more than a...