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San Jose Chamber of Commerce names new CEO

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

(BCN) -- The San Jose Chamber of Commerce has selected Leah Toeniskoetter as its new president and CEO, the organization announced this week.Toeniskoetter is the founding director of public policy think tank SPUR San Jose, as well as a senior manager at Deloitte and daughter of prolific developer Chuck Toeniskoetter. New California laws bring changes to housing in 2024 She is the third CEO for the group in three years, in the wake of the chamber--formerly known as the Silicon Valley Organization--dissolving its political action committee and losing hundreds of members after it ran racist campaign ads in 2020."Leah Toeniskoetter has significant experience successfully launching new initiatives and organizations, shaping public policy, and fostering community impact, making her an exceptional choice to lead the Chamber into a new era," the chamber said in a statement.Toeniskoetter succeeds Derrick Seaver, the chamber's most recent CEO, who resigned in August."The Chamber of Commerce...

A Defense-Linked Contractor Took Over a Successful CDC Anti-Overdose Initiative. It Imploded in a Day.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

A groundbreaking Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative to support harm-reduction groups across the country fell apart this month after the program came under the control of a federal contractor that has done no public health work for the government.The National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center, or TA Center, was founded in 2019 as a coalition of harm-reduction groups partnered with the CDC to offer training, funding, and guidance to those working to reduce overdose deaths. Its success rested on the deep experience and the trust community members had for the three main partner organizations, which included the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, or NASTAD; the National Harm Reduction Coalition, or NHRC; the University of Washington’s Supporting Harm Reduction Programs; and a handful of other groups.This month, the TA Center ceased functioning as it had for more than three years: Instead of a partnership, the project would be administer...

Palmer and Jackson score to help Chelsea beat last-place Sheffield United

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson scored as Chelsea beat last-placed Sheffield United 2-0 to snap their two-game skid in the English Premier League on Saturday.Chelsea has struggled again this season despite expensive signings, but manager Mauricio Pochettino called for patience, which was tested in a sluggish first half at Stamford Bridge.Palmer opened the scoring from close range in the 54th minute after Raheem Sterling made a quick burst and sent a low cross in front of goal.Seven minutes later, Jackson doubled the lead with an easy tap in at the far post. Sterling was involved again. He tried to poke the ball past goalkeeper Wes Foderingham and it fell to Palmer, who passed it under a leaping Foderingham to Jackson by the goal-line.Pochettino kept midfielder Enzo Fernandez out of the starting lineup, but the Argentina international came on as a substitute in the 69th.Chelsea’s second win in the last six league games bumped it up two spots to 10th.Christopher Nk...

Nico Williams leads Bilbao to win over Atletico in La Liga. Benítez’s Celta finally wins at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nico Williams struck a superb goal to help Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 and close on the top four in the Spanish league on Saturday.The Spain winger added to Gorka Guruzeta’s 51st-minute opener at San Mames Stadium.Williams appeared to be well marked by defenders Mario Hermoso and Axel Witsel when he executed a quick cut back and lashed the ball in from a tight angle in the 64th.Fifth-placed Bilbao moved to within two points of Atletico and Barcelona, who are level on points in third and fourth place, respectively. Barcelona visited Valencia later Saturday, while Atletico has a game in hand.Bilbao bossed Atletico throughout.Nico and brother Iñaki Williams hit the post in the first half while Oihan Sancet squandered a penalty shot that he sent over the crossbar. Nico Williams earned the spot kick when he was tripped by Caglar Soyuncu in the Turkey defender’s first start for Atletico.Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak showed some cat-like reflexes to get...

Legisladores latinos en EEUU se oponen a concesiones de Biden sobre inmigración

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

El senador demócrata Alex Padilla, de California, llamaba constantemente a funcionarios del gobierno para preguntarles por qué las negociaciones en el Senado no tomaban en consideración cómo brindar caminos hacia la ciudadanía a inmigrantes de larga data que carecían de la debida documentación.El senador Ben Ray Luján, de Nuevo México, esgrimía argumentos similares al pedir reuniones con altos funcionarios de la Casa Blanca.Pero cuando las conversaciones aparentemente no dieron resultados, estos legisladores influyentes pasaron a la oposición abierta.“El regreso a las medidas de la era de Trump no es la solución”, dijo Padilla. “Al contrario, agrava el problema”. Presupuesto para Defensa de $886,000 millones aprobado por el Congreso va al escritorio de Biden Legisladores dejan Washington sin acuerdo de ayuda para Ucrania y medidas migratorias Padilla incluso llevó al presidente Joe Biden a un costado durante un evento de recaudaci...

In pivotal moment, Notre Dame Cathedral spire gets golden rooster weathervane, a symbol of a phoenix

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral got its rooster back Saturday, in a pivotal moment for the Paris landmark’s restoration. The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster, reimagined as a dramatic phoenix with licking, flamed feathers, goes beyond being just a weathervane atop the cathedral spire. It symbolizes resilience amid destruction after the devastating April 2019 fire — as restoration officials also revealed an anti-fire misting system is being kitted out under the cathedral’s roof.Chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, who designed this new rooster, stated that the original rooster’s survival signified a ray of light in the catastrophe. “That there was hope, that not everything was lost. The beauty of the (old) battered rooster… expressed the cry of the cathedral suffering in flames,” Villeneuve said. He described the new work of art, approximately half a meter long and gleaming in the December sun behind Notre Dame Cathedral, as his “phoenix.”Villeneuve elabo...

Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapses during Premier League match. The game was abandoned

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — The Premier League match between Bournemouth and Luton was abandoned Saturday after Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the field midway through the second half.Both teams left the field while Lockyer received medical treatment for around seven minutes at the Vitality Stadium.The 29-year-old Lockyer was eventually carried away on a stretcher. The score was 1-1 at the time and referee Simon Hooper made the decision to abandon the game, with the clock having stopped in the 65th minute.“Our thoughts are with Tom Lockyer and all players involved in today’s match,” the Premier League said in a statement.Lockyer, a center back who plays international soccer for Wales, had fallen to the ground without any other player near him. Players from both teams were alert to the incident and called for help. Luton manager Rob Edwards also ran onto the field of play.Lockyer collapsed during Luton’s win over Coventry in the second-tier Championship playoff final at...

Flying in Champions League, Borussia Dortmund suffers another Bundesliga setback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Excelling in the Champions League, disappointing in the Bundesliga.Borussia Dortmund suffered another domestic setback when it was held at Augsburg to 1-1 on Saturday just days after topping a Champions League group with Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle.When asked how the team cannot maintain its good Champions League form in the Bundesliga, Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck answered, “I don’t know.”Ermedin Demirović held off Schlotterbeck’s challenge — arguably with a shove — to fire Augsburg into a 23rd-minute lead.Donyell Malen played a one-two with Niclas Füllkrug to equalize in the 35th.Augsburg missed three good chances early in the second half before Dortmund coach Edin Terzić sent on Gio Reyna for Marco Reus in the 58th, then the 19-year-old Samuel Bamba for his Bundesliga debut in the 71st, but Dortmund was unable to grab a winner.It’s Dortmund’s third straight Bundesliga game without a win, and its fifth across all competitions including a...

2 pedestrians seriously injured in crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A crash involving two pedestrians and a motorist resulted in serious injuries Saturday morning in Denver's Hampden neighborhood, according to the Denver Police Department.The crash happened in the area of East Dartmouth Avenue and South Willow Street near Hamilton Middle School.The pedestrians were both taken to a local hospital with injuries.The driver stayed on the scene.Hampden Avenue was closed at Willow Street. Police said people should expect delays.

Houthis launch more attacks in Red Sea as more US warships head to region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:50 GMT

American and British warships shot down over a dozen drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, the latest onslaught against naval vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea by the Iranian-led group.The Carney, a U.S. destroyer, intercepted 14 “one-way attack drones” according to the U.S. Central Command while the British destroyer HMS Diamond, newly arrived in the region to bolster protection of commercial shipping, also shot down a Houthi drone.The drone and ballistic missile attacks on commercial and military shipping caused Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, to instruct its vessels on Friday to “pause their journey until further notice” through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.https://e8c5ee89316e1c00fb30699aff9074e6.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.htmlWhile the U.S. ships, Carney and fellow destroyer Mason, have been busy intercepting Houthi attacks in recent weeks, three more U.S. Navy destroyers hav...