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Preview: ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ is a throwback to the original with modern twists

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

Life has finally come full circle for “Assassin’s Creed.” The series that began as a sequel to a “Prince of Persia” project and turned into Ubisoft’s flagship franchise is finally returning to a setting close to the original.“Assassin’s Creed Mirage” is a prequel in several senses. It follows the origins of Basim Ibn Ishaq, an important character in “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” and it’s set a few centuries before the original game in an area of the globe that echoes the story in the Holy Land.It’s almost like a linchpin bridging two eras of the franchise together. Unlike the previous trilogy, “Mirage” resembles the first game in more ways than one. In fact, the main team at Ubisoft Bordeaux said it’s an homage to the title that started it all in 2007. That’s evident in the gameplay and the focus.“Assassin’s Creed Mirage” plays more like a game from the Ezio e...

Birth of Route 66 in 1926 was tied to creation of the U.S. interstate system

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

Road enthusiasts, history buffs, and nostalgia fans are gearing up for the 100-year anniversary of historic Route 66 in 2026. About 345 miles of the historic 2,400-mile highway pass through Southern California and there are plenty of fascinating historic sites left to see along the old route.While Route 66 may be the country’s best known, and most nostalgic highway, it wasn’t the nation’s first cross-country highway, or the first interstate highway.Often referred to as the nation’s “Mother Road,” Route 66 was officially designated in 1926, and the iconic road signs that marked the route were posted in the following years. The western portion of the route was essentially overlaid onto National Old Trails Road, which was established in 1913.National Old Trails Road was created from a collection of existing roads and historic trails that were patched together to make up a new highway that cut a rambling path from New York City to Los Angeles. This trailblazing automobile road became kn...

3 cyclists hit, 1 killed, in Southern California by perhaps the same driver

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

Huntington Beach police are looking for a driver who may have intentionally hit three different bicyclists in less than an hour late Sunday night, Sept. 10, killing one.The three crashes all occurred over about a one-mile stretch of road, with one on Springdale Street adjacent to Carr Park, and two others near Warner Avenue and Edwards Street, said Jessica Cuchilla, a police spokeswoman.In the first crash, a man said a black Toyota sedan sideswiped him at Edwards and Warner at around 10 p.m., leaving him with minor injuries.About a half-hour later, a second collision occurred, about a quarter of a mile north of the first, at Brad Drive and Edwards — there, another cyclist said he was aggressively sideswiped, again by a black Toyota, Cuchilla said.“He believes it was intentional,” Cuchilla said.Police would not say what about the driver’s behavior made the cyclist believe he was hit on purpose. However, witnesses from the scene of the third crash reported similar behavior from the su...

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo swim coach facing multiple allegations of abuse

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo head swimming coach Phil Yoshida has been placed on indefinite leave by the university while school officials investigate multiple allegations made over a more than year-long period that Yoshida verbally and emotionally abused, threatened and retaliated against athletes and assistant coaches, the Southern California News Group has learned.Cal Poly swimmers were informed of Yoshida’s leave and the university’s investigation by Mustang athletic director Don Oberhelman on September 6, according to two people familiar with the meeting and investigation.Yoshida was notified by the university’s human resources department that he was placed on leave on August 26, according to two people familiar with the investigation. Athletic department employees were informed of the leave and investigation on September 6, according to people familiar with the investigation.Oberhelman has told Cal Poly team captains to tell parents not to send him emails about the investigation o...

Opinion: Should noncitizens be allowed to vote? Some think that’s nutty

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

Should noncitizens be allowed to vote?That sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it? Weren’t we taught growing up that the right to vote belongs only to full-fledged, passport-eligible citizens of this country?Nonetheless, the movement to expand immigrants’ voting rights is gaining ground.We pay taxes, immigrants say. We run businesses. We send kids to public schools, drive the roads, ride the subways and fight in America’s wars. We are stakeholders in our communities and shouldn’t be excluded from the decision-making process that affects us.There’s currently a bill before the New York City Council to let legal permanent residents vote in municipal elections — up to and including mayoral elections. Since 2018, San Francisco has allowed noncitizens to vote in school board elections, regardless of whether they’re in the country legally or not. Chicago allows it for school council elections.There’s no question that noncitizen voting rights is a radical notion. It’s understandably worrisome to...

Broken pin in landing gear discovered after jetliner landed in Southern California, came to rest on engine

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

WASHINGTON  — Investigators say a pin broke inside the left landing gear of an Alaska Airlines jet that came to rest on one of the engines after landing in California last month.The two pilots on the Boeing 737 discussed the need for a “firm” landing during Tropical Storm Hilary, and the captain felt a “firm jolt feeling” when the plane touched the runway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.Data from the plane indicated, however, that the touchdown force was within the airline’s limits, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Monday.The pilots told investigators that cockpit indicators showed both main landing gear and the nose gear were in the down and locked position. After the plane landed, the captain told the co-pilot that it felt like the plane had a flat tire on the left side, and the crew noticed the plane listing to the left.Passengers are escorted off an Alaska Airlines plane after its landing gear collapsed while touching down Aug. 20 at J...

Fast-food companies pull California referendum, agree to $20 minimum wage

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

Fast-food companies that spent million of dollars to defeat a worker-protections law agreed over the weekend to pull their referendum from the November 2024 ballot in a move that will give employees a $20-an-hour minimum wage.The California Legislature has until Thursday to approve the agreement, which would avoid a costly battle with labor unions.The pay hike, considered modest, would take effect in April. The average hourly wage for California’s 557,000 fast-food workers in December was about $19, according to UC Berkeley economist Michael Reich.The move, cheered by fast-food cooks, cashiers and baristas, will result in a new set of amendments to Assembly Bill 1228 and pave the way for the creation of a fast-food council, first approved last year in Assembly Bill 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act.The council would establish minimum standards on wages and make recommendations on working hours to ensure the health, safety and welfare of workers are developed with proper overs...

Opinion: How I learned to socialize better from my mini Aussie doodle dog

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

I took my mini Aussie doodle to the dog park to socialize. While he “connected” with other dogs through prolonged sniffs and ball chases, I did the exact opposite. I found an unoccupied corner, started a podcast, and made sure to avoid any unnecessary human interaction.Upon reading this, my dad and others have surely rolled their eyes and chided, “Classic Millennial,” before going back to scrolling through whatever app they’re using — intentionally or not — to avoid human interaction.I wish this was a “Millennial” phenomenon. It’s not. Gen Zers spend upwards of four hours a day on their phone. Before Boomers celebrate their superiority, they need to look in the mirror…something that might prove hard given that they, too, are distracted by screens. Boomers average an hour on social media per day and outpace everyone else when it comes to consuming daytime TV.Collectively, we’re all living through an “Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” according to the U.S. Surgeon General.And, it...

Este fue el origen de la enemistad de Elon Musk con Bill Gates, según la nueva biografía de Musk

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

(CNN) — Bill Gates fue a ver a Elon Musk en 2022, con la esperanza de convencerlo de que donara más de su dinero, como lo había hecho el fundador de Microsoft.La reunión salió mal, según la nueva biografía de Walter Isaacson, “Elon Musk”, que llega a las tiendas este martes. CNN obtuvo una copia inicial del libro, que revela parte del enrarecido mundo de la clase multimillonaria de Estados Unidos, incluidos detalles de la inusual relación entre Musk y Gates. Musk es actualmente el hombre más rico del mundo y Gates encabezó la lista antes de comenzar a donarla constantemente en sus esfuerzos filantrópicos.“Oye, me encantaría ir a verte y hablar sobre filantropía y clima”, le envió un mensaje de texto a Musk en 2022, según escribió Isaacson. Musk había iniciado un fondo benéfico de US$ 5.700 millones en ese momento, principalmente por razones fiscales, según Isaacson, y Gates quería influir en el enfoque de Musk hacia la filantropía.Musk le dijo a Gates que lo llamara directamen...

Denver weather: Mild Tuesday before more showers, cooler temperatures

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:45:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay cool but mild on Tuesday ahead of an increasing chance for rain by the end of the week. Weather today: Cool but mildTuesday, Denver will see more sunshine. Killings along South Platte River raise safety concerns The day will start cool before highs reach the mid to upper 70s, which is about five degrees cooler than normal for this time of year. Pinpoint Weather: Daily highs on Sept. 12.Weather tonight: Partly cloudy Overnight, Denver will stay under a partly cloudy sky. Low temperatures will be cool but seasonal and fall down to the lower 50s. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight lows on Sept. 12.Looking ahead: Wet and cooler end to workweek Wednesday will be the warmest day of the workweek. Thanks to morning sunshine, highs will climb up to 80 degrees, which is pretty normal for this time of year. Celebrities spotted in Boulder for CU vs. Nebraska game It won't be a washout of an afternoon, but there will be a chance for a few afternoon show...