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San Jose man charged with driving to Dublin to meet undercover cop who posed as 13-year-old girl online

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

DUBLIN — A San Jose man has been charged in Alameda County with a felony after he allegedly made sexual comments to an undercover cop posing as a 13-year-old girl online, then arranged to meet the fictitious girl at an East Bay movie theater.Aldo Castillo, 27, was charged on Oct. 18 with one count of meeting a minor for lewd purposes, court records show. Castillo was arrested a week earlier outside a movie theater on the 5000 block of Dublin Boulevard in Dublin, where police say he’d arranged to meet 13-year-old “Lauren,” an undercover Dublin officer’s online persona.According to police, Castillo responded to the officer’s post on Whisper about needing a replacement hair curler with a lewd comment about exchanging a hair curler for oral sex. He later allegedly “began to ask unsolicited questions” about the girl’s sexual experiences, Dublin police Det. Ryan Henrioulle wrote in court records.“(Castillo) advised he wanted the ...

San Jose’s ICA taking annual art auction to a different level

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art’s annual auction has long been considered a premier event in the South Bay for art lovers to add interesting pieces to their collection. And there’ll be plenty to bid on at Saturday’s event, but Executive Director James Leventhal wants the event to do more than just raise money for the downtown gallery and its artists.He wants to use the event to celebrate art and artists — and to maybe unlock the artist in everyone who comes through the doors.“We all need uplifting right now,” he said. “We want to bring the kind of experience for people that the Tech does or the Children’s Discovery Museum does.”“Cascade 11.21.21” by Bay Area artist Gale Antokal is one of the pieces being offered at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art annual auction Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Antokal will also be honored by the ICA at the event. (Sal Pizarro/Bay Area News Group) As part of that, the...

Stanford, San Jose State to renew football series in 2024

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

Stanford and San Jose State will renew their Bill Walsh Legacy Game series next year, a year earlier than originally planned, as the two schools announced they’ll face each other next season during Thanksgiving weekend at CEFCU Stadium.The schools haven’t played each other in 10 years but both announced last summer the formation of a four-game series honoring Walsh, the late, great 49ers and Stanford coach and San Jose State alum.On Wednesday, two games were added to make Stanford vs. San Jose State a six-game series, beginning next Nov. 30. The second game added was a game at Stanford on Sept. 2, 2034.When Stanford faces San Jose State next season, it will be doing so in its first season as a member of the ACC. In addition to facing the Spartans, the Cardinal’s non-conference games in 2024 include ones against TCU (Aug. 31 at home), Cal Poly (Sept. 7 at home) and Notre Dame (Oct. 12 on the road).In order to accommodate the new Walsh Series date in 2024, San Jose State will no longe...

Woman fatally stabbed in Tenderloin Monday evening

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

(BCN) -- A woman was fatally stabbed in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood earlier this week, police said Wednesday.The stabbing was reported at 7:18 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Leavenworth Street. Paramedics found the victim with stab wounds and took her to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, according to San Francisco police. Her name was not immediately available. Fire breaks out on 3 boats at Oyster Cove Marina in South SF, 1 person injured Police have not made an arrest in the case or released any possible suspect details. Anyone with information about the fatal stabbing is asked to call the SFPD tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Bayern Munich crashes out of German Cup. De Ligt hurt ahead of ‘Klassiker’ with Dortmund

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

SAARBRUECKEN, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in a 2-1 loss to third-division Saarbruecken on Wednesday as coach Thomas Tuchel said defender Matthijs de Ligt suffered a “very painful” knee injury ahead of the weekend’s “Klassiker” against Borussia Dortmund.Bayern seemed set to cruise through the second-round game when Thomas Müller opened the scoring in the 16th minute but Saarbruecken leveled just before halftime and Marcel Gaus won the game with a deflected shot in the sixth minute of stoppage time. The final whistle sparked jubilation for Saarbruecken, whose substitutes and staff ran onto the field to celebrate in a huddle with the team.Dutch defender de Ligt went off in the 24th minute. The only other specialist center backs in Bayern’s first-team squad are Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano, who has missed the last month with a hamstring injury. That meant midfielder Joshua Kimmich dropping back to partner Kim in defense.Bayern coach Tuchel s...

DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping to narrow the delivery app’s losses

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

DoorDash powered past sales and earnings expectations in the third quarter, saying a growing mix of stores and faster service is drawing customers in the U.S. and abroad.The San Francisco delivery company said Wednesday its total orders grew 24% to 543 million in the July-September period compared to the same period a year earlier. That was well above the 521 million orders Wall Street had forecast, according to analysts polled by FactSet.DoorDash said revenue jumped 27% to $2.16 billion, also ahead of the $2.09 billion analysts were expecting.DoorDash shares jumped more than 7.5% in after-hours trading.The company said its monthly active users — or customers who placed at least one order in the past month – increased at double-digit percentage rates in September, with strong demand from both the U.S. and international markets. Growth in order frequency also accelerated from the second quarter, the company said.In a conference call with investors Wednesday, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu ackn...

Prosecutor cites ‘pyramid of deceit’ by Sam Bankman-Fried; Defense lawyer says he’s no monster

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — In a closing argument, a prosecutor told New York jurors Wednesday to follow overwhelming evidence of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ‘s “pyramid of deceit” to find him guilty of defrauding customers and investors of at least $10 billion while a defense lawyer said prosecutors were unfairly portraying an honest entrepreneur as a monster.Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos launched a day of closings in Manhattan federal court by saying Bankman-Fried was to blame for stealing billions of dollars from investors worldwide. Bankman-Fried insisted during four days of testimony that he didn’t know his customers’ deposits were in such danger until weeks before his companies collapsed.“He told a story and he lied to you,” Roos told jurors a day after Bankman-Fried concluded his testimony at the monthlong trial.The prosecutor said Bankman-Fried wanted jurors to believe that he had no idea what was happening at his companies or that there was fraud, but his tes...

Coach Frank Reich says QB Bryce Young’s ceiling will improve if Panthers find a way to protect him

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young has been making steady progress for the Carolina Panthers, resulting in his first NFL victory this past Sunday.Coach Frank Reich believes Young’s production will improve dramatically moving forward if the Panthers can do a better job of protecting their franchise QB.“Absolutely I think his ceiling goes further up,” Reich said.The No. 1 overall pick continues to face plenty of pressure. He has been sacked 22 times in six starts for the Panthers (1-6), including six in Sunday’s 15-13 victory over Houston. It marked the fourth time in six games that Young has been sacked four or more times.Reich called Sunday’s performance unacceptable, adding “that was just too many sacks.”Reich said after the game he initially thought Young held on to the ball too long on a couple of plays against the Texans, but changed his mind after watching game film.“There was nowhere to get it out,” said Reich, a former NFL quarterback. “The one or two times I thought he...

North American Construction: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

ACHESON, Alberta (AP) — ACHESON, Alberta (AP) — North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $8.5 million.On a per-share basis, the Acheson, Alberta-based company said it had net income of 29 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 37 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 45 cents per share.The heavy construction and mining services company posted revenue of $145.2 million in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $154.8 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NOA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NOASource

El papa Francisco dijo que “Maradona fue un grande pero como hombre fracasó”

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:17 GMT

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – El papa Francisco habló este miércoles de su admiración por los futbolistas Lionel Messi, Pelé y Diego Armando Maradona, de quien dijo que fue “un grande pero como hombre fracasó”, culpando de ello a la “corte” que lo rodeó.El pontífice, preguntado en una entrevista en la televisión pública italiana RAI sobre qué astro del fútbol prefería, si Messi o Maradona, respondió: “Diré un tercero, Pelé”.“Maradona fue un grande pero como hombre fracasó. El pobrecito tropezó con la corte de quienes lo adulaban y no le ayudaron. Vino a verme en mi primer año de pontificado y después el pobre tuvo el final”, dijo sobre el Pelusa, fallecido en noviembre de 2020. Pelé y Maradona: la particular relación entre los “dioses” del fútbol Revelan impresionantes murales de Maradona, los más grandes del mundo Francisco lamentó que “muchos deportistas acaban mal, también en ...