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Evidence shows Hamas used N. Korean weapons in Israel attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

By Hyung-jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and Jon Gambrell | Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea — Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it arms the militant group.South Korean officials, two experts on North Korean arms and an Associated Press analysis of weapons captured on the battlefield by Israel point toward Hamas using Pyongyang’s F-7 rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-fired weapon that fighters typically use against armored vehicles.The evidence shines a light on the murky world of the illicit arms shipments that sanction-battered North Korea uses as a way to fund its own conventional and nuclear weapons programs.Rocket-propelled grenade launchers fire a single warhead and can be quickly reloaded, making them valuable weapons for guerrilla forces in running skirmishes with heavy vehicles. The F-7 has been documented in Syria, Iraq, Lebano...

49ers’ initial practice for Vikings won’t involve Christian McCaffrey, others

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey’s oblique njury will prevent him from practicing today with the 49ers, who are coming off their first loss of the season and next play Monday night at the Minnesota Vikings.Coach Kyle Shanahan said McCaffrey’s MRI exam revealed an oblique injury, and that he is “day to day” with “a chance” to play Minnesota.McCaffrey, the NFL’s leading rusher through each of the season’s first six weeks, has not missed a game since getting traded to the 49ers last October. He exited in the third quarter of Sunday’s 19-17 loss at Cleveland. He has scored in 15 consecutive games, three shy of Lenny Moore’s NFL record (1963-65, Colts).Friday marks the 49ers’ one-year anniversary of acquiring McCaffrey from Carolina, and Shanahan lauded his dependability, reliability and his mentality, aside from his production.“He has the mentlality of a walk-on guy trying to get people’s attention for workin...

Chef Lidia Bastianich coming to the Bay Area this week — with her new cookbook

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich, one of the nation’s favorite Italian cooks. will be appearing in the Bay Area — with her newest cookbook (and its 100-plus recipes) in tow.Bastianich, a restaurateur who has been teaching cooking via television to Americans since 1998, will meet fans and sign copies of “Lidia’s: From Our Family to Yours,” on Friday, Oct. 20, in Santa Clara and Saturday, Oct. 21, in San Mateo.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | 4 delicious ways to freshen up your pumpkin baking this fall Restaurants, Food and Drink | Recipe: Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Maple Cream Restaurants, Food and Drink | Recipe: Chocolate Pumpkin Pie from chef Michael Symon Restaurants, Food and Drink | Recipe: Pumpkin-Cannoli Cheesecake Cake by Molly Baz Restaurants, Food and Drink | Recipe: Kneaders’ Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Friday’s event at Eataly at Westfield...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in San Jose in the week of Oct. 9

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

A house that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in San Jose in the past week.In total, 31 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.1 million. The average price per square foot was $1,046.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Oct. 9 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.3 million, single-family home in the 2200 block of Peachtree LaneA sale has been finalized for the single-family home in the 2200 block of Peachtree Lane in San Jose. The price was $2,250,000 and the new owners took over the house in September. The house was built in 1949. The house features two bedrooms and one bathrooms.Peachtree Lane9. $2.3 million, detached house in the 1400 block of Hugo LaneThe property in the 1400 block of Hugo Lane in San Jose has new owners. The price was $2,265,000. The house was built in 1960 a...

Billionaire Silicon Valley developer John A. Sobrato offers up San Jose property for homeless shelters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

Billionaire Silicon Valley developer John A. Sobrato is offering up an empty plot of land in South San Jose for 75 tiny home shelters for homeless people.This week, the City Council unanimously agreed to lease the lot from Sobrato for $1 annually over the next five years.Sobrato proposed the 2-acre property, located at Via del Oro and San Ignacio Avenue near Highway 85, after learning about San Jose’s challenges in finding viable shelter sites as the city works to rapidly scale up its homeless housing stock.In a statement, Sobrato’s son, John M. Sobrato, lauded the tiny homes as part of the family’s broader effort to combat homelessness in San Jose and throughout the Bay Area.“My father’s offer on behalf of the Sobrato Family Foundation of a five-year no-cost lease of the property on Via del Oro for interim housing is an admirable effort to help one of San Jose’s most vulnerable populations.”The foundation has also put $5 million toward a pl...

Bellarmine wins San Jose OK for campus revamp, new academic building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

SAN JOSE — Bellarmine College Preparatory has won final city approval for a wide-ranging revamp of the iconic school’s campus in San Jose, a plan that includes a new academic building and renovations of existing structures.The new Wade Academic Center will replace the outdated O’Donnell Hall, originally built as a dormitory in the 1960s and then converted from a dormitory to a classroom building in 1983.Wade Academic Center, a new school building planned for the Bellarmine College Preparatory campus at 960 West Hedding Street in San Jose, concept. (Jeffrey T. Berg)“That building (O’Donnell Hall) has been limited in its academic utility,” Brian Adams, vice president, office of advancement at Bellarmine, said in comments he emailed to this news organization.Officials at the prestigious private Catholic school for boys determined a number of years ago that Bellarmine required a major revamp that included a modern learning center.The work that...

Tensions rise inside GOP meeting as Jordan pivots strategy in speaker race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

(CNN) — Tensions boiled over inside a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Thursday, the latest sign of chaos and division as they struggle to elect a new speaker following Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. Rep. Jim Jordan, lacking the votes to become speaker, is poised to pivot strategy by backing a plan to expand the power of the interim speaker for the rest of the year, a move that is already triggering a backlash from some members of his party. The GOP conference meeting turned heated, multiple sources told CNN, with some members railing against Jordan and one swearing at GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who led the rebellion against McCarthy. At one point, Gaetz was told to sit down by McCarthy and refused to sit down, then Rep. Mike Bost “got all emotional and ugly and was cussing him” and “telling him it’s all his fault,” one member said. Other Republicans, including some who supported Jordan, railed against him for backing the resolution ...

How the Big Ten and SEC media deals cleared a path for more Pac-12 broadcasts on ESPN and ABC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

As an epic Pac-12 football season hurtles toward its conclusion, numerous unknowns remain about the logistics of the stretch-run showdowns.Will Fox and ESPN use all four of the six-day selection options in November, thereby making travel plans difficult for fans?Will the rivalry games in cold-weather locations be played at night?How will the networks handle the mammoth Nov. 11 doubleheader in the Pacific Northwest, when USC visits Oregon and Utah heads to Washington?One broadcast matter seemingly has clarity:The Pac-12 will play more games than usual on ABC and ESPN thanks to a gap year in broadcast agreements for Disney-owned networks.For the massive exposure opportunity, the Pac-12 can thank the conference that delivered the realignment death blow: the Big Ten.The SEC is also involved, although not as directly.Let’s explain.Three years ago, the SEC agreed to sell its ‘Game of the Week’ package to ESPN, ending a long-term relationship with CBS. But the deal doesn’...

Bay Area Heat Advisory continues, high surf expected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Hot weather is in the forecast, with Heat Advisories in effect for much of the Bay Area today, according to the National Weather Service. Even though the calendar is approaching Halloween, temperatures will be hot and possibly even record-breaking on Thursday. Spare the Air Alert issued for Thursday While parts of the Bay Area began to feel the heat Wednesday, the highest temps are expected for Thursday."It may be October but here in the Bay Area, it will feel more like summer," explained KRON4 Meteorologist Kyla Grogan. "The reason for the warm-up is a dome of high pressure that is parked directly over us."  Graphic: Kyla Grogan"The high pressure will intensify through Thursday, which will be our hottest day where the coast could see upwards of 80 degrees and even San Francisco will be flirting with upper 80s," said Grogan. An active Heat Advisory Thursday is affecting the South Bay, North Bay valleys, the East Bay, and the Peninsula, including t...

Earthquake alert system confuses people for 2nd day in a row

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:51 GMT

(BCN) -- A statewide drill involving an early warning earthquake alert system popped off on people's cellphones seven hours earlier than planned and led to some early morning confusion early Thursday. The ShakeAlert system is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and is designed to detect earthquakes and estimate their locations, magnitudes and shaking intensities. As part of the planned Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, the ShakeAlert system was supposed to push notifications to people's cellphones at 10:19 a.m. but instead issued an alert at 3:19 a.m. The early-morning snafu was the apparent result of some kind of time-zone mix-up, USGS officials announced on social media. Bay Area Heat Advisory begins, high surf expected "You might have gotten a test alert from the @MyShakeApp early today," USGS officials said. "We acknowledge that no one wants to get a test message this early and we are working with our #ShakeAlert technical partner to determine what happened."It wa...