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When Harvey Milk fought the culture wars at this Bay Area high school

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

On a September evening in 1978, Harvey Milk left his home base in San Francisco’s Castro district, the epicenter of America’s gay rights movement, to venture out to the East Bay suburbs.Milk’s destination was Walnut Creek’s Northgate High, where he fought that era’s version of the culture wars and helped change the course of LGBTQ+ history in the final two months of his life. In front of a live TV audience, San Francisco’s first openly gay supervisor artfully debated John Briggs, a conservative Orange County state senator, who was pushing an initiative that would prevent LGBTQ+ teachers and their supporters from working in California’s public schools. It proved to be such a pivotal moment in gay rights history that the high school will commemorate it with a public ceremony on Monday, Oct. 16.News accounts show that the charismatic Milk crushed it in the debate, effectively countering Briggs’ claims that “homosexuals want your children.” Two months later, the “Mayor of Ca...

Rublev beats Dimitrov to advance to Shanghai Masters final against Hurkacz

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev had mixed feelings after advancing to the final of the Shanghai Masters by beating Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Saturday. “It’s not easy when you win matches against friends, because you feel both sides,” Rublev said. “You feel sad, but at the same time you want to win.”The fifth-seeded Rublev has not dropped a set this week but was pushed to the brink in the semifinals by the 18th-seeded Bulgarian in a high-tempo first set. Rublev saved a set point before eventually clinching a 76-minute opening set in a tiebreaker. The Russian player then rallied from 2-0 down in the second set to win six of the last seven games and advance to his fourth Masters final and a meeting with Hubert Hurkacz on Sunday. Earlier, Hurkacz served his way into the final with a dominant 6-3, 6-4 win over Sebastian Korda.The 17th-ranked Polish player was untouchable on serve and didn’t face a break point.Hurkacz sent down 14 aces and denied Korda, who beat c...

A partial solar eclipse of the sun, the first stage of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse, is now visible over the Americas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A partial solar eclipse of the sun, the first stage of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse, is now visible over the Americas.Source

LIV Golf Jeddah Par Scores

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

SaturdayAt Royal Greens Golf and Country ClubKing Abdullah Economic City, Saudi ArabiaPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,027; Par: 70Second RoundBrooks Koepka66-62—128-12Sergio Garcia68-63—131-9Charles Howell III67-64—131-9Scott Vincent70-62—132-8Bryson Dechambeau69-63—132-8Harold Varner III66-67—133-7Joaquin Niemann68-65—133-7Mito Pereira68-65—133-7Dustin Johnson66-68—134-6Talor Gooch70-64—134-6Martin Kaymer68-66—134-6Cameron Tringale69-65—134-6Euginio Chacarra69-66—135-5Brendan Steele70-65—135-5Jason Kokrak70-65—135-5Matthew Jones69-67—136-4Danny Lee69-67—136-4Louis Oosthuizen67-69—136-4Richard Bland67-69—136-4Dean Burmester71-65—136-4Marc Leishman65-72—137-3Phil Mickelson69-68—137-3Patrick Reed69-68—137-3Charl Schwartzel70-67—137-3Paul Casey68-70—138-2Peter Uihlein70-68—138-2Thomas Pieters71-67—138-2Abraham Ancer71-67—138-2David Puig71-67—138-2Cameron Smith70-68—138-2Carlos Ortiz68-71—139-1Bernd Wiesberger71-68—139-1Anirban Lahiri72-67—139-1Jediah Morgan71-68—139-1Bubba Watson71-68—139...

India routs Pakistan by 7 wickets to extend winning streak over rival at Cricket World Cup

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav triggered a stunning Pakistan collapse and shared four wickets in India’s dominant victory over its archrival at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday.The seven-wicket win in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 fans at Narendra Modi Stadium was India’s eighth consecutive victory over Pakistan in World Cups in a streak that began in 1992.Bumrah took 2-19 in seven overs and Yadav picked 2-35 in 10 overs as Pakistan crashed from 155-2 (29.3 overs) to 191 all out in 42.5 overs.Then, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma blazed a 36-ball half-century as India raced to the victory line.Sharma scored 86 runs off 63 balls, including six fours and six sixes, as India finished with 192-3 (30.3 overs).India leads with six points — ahead of New Zealand on net run-rate — after three straight wins. Pakistan, after its first loss of the tournament, has four points from three games and is fourth in the points table.Chasing 192, fit-again Shubman Gi...

3 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Denver party

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three people died and three others were injured after a shooting early Saturday morning, according to the Denver Police Department.The shooting occurred in the 12400 block of East 39th Avenue. Around 1:37 a.m., officers responded and found a victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.That victim was pronounced dead on the scene.According to police, it was later found out that five additional victims were self-transported to local hospitals. Two of those victims were pronounced dead at the hospital. Three others were expected to survive.The preliminary investigation indicated there was a party at an industrial storefront. According to DPD, at the storefront, there was evidence of shots from at least two firearms.Investigators were working to determine the circumstances that led up to the shooting, as well as who was involved. No arrests had been made as of 10:40 a.m.Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to contact Metro Denver Crimestoppers at 720-913-...

Police search for missing 11-year-old boy from Little Haiti

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 11-year-old boy.Michael Antoine Blanc was reported missing from the Little Haiti area. He has black short hair, brown eyes, stands at 5 feet, 2 inches, and weighs approximately 85 pounds. Blanc was wearing a black backpack and black shoes.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Miami Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 305-603-6300 or our Non-Emergency Line at 305-579-6111.

Von der Leyen accused of ‘unacceptable bias’ toward Israel

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing criticism for not explicitly calling on Israel to respect international law in its war on Gaza during a trip to the country Friday.Von der Leyen, a German center-right politician, visited the Kfar Aza kibbutz where Hamas militants murdered scores of civilians in an attack last week that killed more than 1,300 Israelis. She also expressed unreserved solidarity with Israel on behalf of the European Union.But she is facing political backlash from lawmakers and diplomats for not speaking up about the humanitarian consequences of Israel’s retaliatory attacks on Hamas in Gaza, which have killed more than 1,900 Palestinians including many civilians.“She simply said Israel has the right to defend itself, full stop,” said a diplomat who spoke anonymously to speak freely. “That is not the line member states agreed.” On Tuesday, EU’s foreign ministers condemned attacks by Hamas but also “called for the protection of c...

Two killed in Lexington overnight after crash involving wrong-way driver on I-95

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

Authorities say two people were killed in Lexington overnight after a wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on I-95, closing part of the interstate for hours.According to Massachusetts State Police, reports of the crash came in around 1:20 a.m., after authorities initially received calls about a wrong-way driver heading toward the interstate’s northbound side.As troopers began to respond, MSP officials said another call came in about a wrong-way driver crashing into another vehicle on I-95 NB by Exit 49B, near the interchange with Route 4 North/225 West.Based on a preliminary investigation, MSP spokesperson Dave Procopio said the operator of a 2001 Toyota RAV4 had been driving when a 2019 Toyota Prius going the wrong way crashed into the RAV4 head on.“The RAV4 rotated rolled onto its driver side and became engulfed in flames,” Procopio said in a news release. “The operators of both vehicles were extricated from their vehicles by firefighters and determined to be deceased on ...

Here are the top 5 costumes San Diegans are searching for on Google

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Stumped on what or who you want to be for Halloween? Google Frightgeist is a Google Trends experiment that pulls from the top 500 costume searches in the U.S. and locally. In San Diego, the most searched 2023 costume is "Barbie," which also ranks No. 1 nationally, according to the technology company.The Mattel doll gained back its popularity this year following the release of Director Greta Gerwig's film "Barbie," starring actress Margot Robbie and actor Ryan Gosling as Ken. The movie, which takes viewers through Barbie's self-discovery, broke the opening weekend record, as well as the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman. Solar eclipse viewing parties in San Diego Some of the most popular terms being searched include "ken barbie," "ken and barbie," "doll costume," "girls barbie costume" and "barbie movie.""Princess" and "Spider-Man" rank No. 2 and No. 3 on the list both locally and in the U.S., respectively."Princess Peach" comes in at No. 4 in San Die...