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Titan submersible may have tried to resurface before tragedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

New details about the implosion of the Titan submersible indicate the vessel "dropped weights" before communication was lost, reported by The New Yorker. In an interview, Rob McCallum — a former advisor to OceanGate, the company that designed the Titan submersible — said he received a report that when the submersible reached 3,500 meters it dropped weights, meaning it aborted the dive, The New Yorker reported, before it “then it lost comms, and lost tracking, and an implosion was heard.”At one point, McCallum criticized the company's Cyclops I — the predecessor to the doomed "Titan" Cyclops II submersible — for its design to be piloted by a PlayStation controller.“Everyone was drinking Kool-Aid and saying how cool they were with a Sony PlayStation,” he told The New Yorker. “And I said at the time, ‘Does Sony know that it’s been used for this application? Because, you know, this is not what it was designed for.’" A U.S. Coast Guard ship arrives in the harbor of St. John's, New...

Hundreds gather for 3rd of July fireworks show in Los Alamitos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered for the 36th annual 3rd of July fireworks show Monday at Los Alamitos Joint Forces training center to celebrate Independence Day. Sporting red, white and blue colors, families traveled from near and far to see the fireworks show that many believe is the best in town. “We are here for Independence Day,” said Craig Asato, an attendee at the show. “A day early, but we wanted to enjoy fireworks and have a good time.” “We’re excited because we hear this is one of the best shows in town,” Kimi Asato, another attendee chimed in. “And we live right around the corner so it’s nice to come for the first time.”As people are headed out to the beach and other outdoor gatherings, excessive heat warnings have caused fire officials to increase staffing in case of fire danger. Fire officials say fuels are dried up because of the heat, which makes it more challenging to put out fires and can create larger fire growth.   People who are trav...

State task force on reparations sends recommendations to lawmakers on compensation, public apology

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

After two years of historic work, a state task force on reparations delivered its final report on Thursday, setting the stage for legislators to draw up laws based on its recommendations for making restitution to Black state residents for the long-term effects of slavery.Those recommendations are contained in more than 100 proposals laid out by the California Task Force to Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, including monetary compensation, a formal public apology from the state, and replacing what it called racist policies.Task force member Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, noted during Thursday’s meeting that the implementation of reparations won’t be done with one bill or in one legislative cycle.“This is going to be the start of another lengthy process,” he said. “Reparations is not a gift, not a handout, not charity. It is what is promised, what is owed and what is long overdue … it’s past due time to repay African Americ...

All-Star closer Camilo Doval falls apart in wild ninth inning as SF Giants lose to Mariners

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — There were more questions than answers after the San Francisco Giants suffered a ninth inning meltdown on Monday night.The Giants and Seattle Mariners were tied until All-Star closer Camilo Doval blew the game in the most bizarre fashion.Doval allowed four runs and Blake Sabol’s three-run home run in the bottom of the inning wasn’t enough as the Giants lost a 6-5 heartbreaker in front of a sellout crowd of 40,691 at Oracle Park.Doval entered in a tie game, allowed a leadoff single to Mike Ford and then everything unraveled.Doval threw a pitch to Ty France that appeared to hit him between the knob of the bat and France’s bottom hand. After review, the umpires’ questionable call was upheld, putting two runners on with nobody out and the go-ahead run in scoring position.That brought up the nine-hitter, Kolten Wong, and the entire stadium knew a sacrifice bunt was coming.To defend it, the Giants appeared to execute the wheel play, a basic play in baseball when the ...

Man found dead in Healdsburg parking lot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

(KRON) -- The Healdsburg Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead in a parking lot Monday morning. HPD responded to the 20 block of Matheson Street at about 10:21 a.m. Monday for the report of an unresponsive person. The man's dead body was found in the parking lot at 14 Matheson Street. Suspect wanted for stabbing at Levi’s Stadium soccer game Police said they responded to calls earlier Monday morning about a subject assaulting employees of a downtown business and threatening another person with a hammer. HPD believes the deceased person was involved in those incidents. "Investigators learned that the decedent had been in an altercation with several subjects prior to being found unresponsive," police said. "So far, these individuals have been cooperative with investigators." An autopsy performed later in the week will determine the cause of death. The subject has not yet been identified.KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative;...

Snell helps quiet Ohtani and Trout; Bogaerts hits 3-run shot in Padres’ 10-3 win over Angels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell helped keep All-Star sluggers Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in the ballpark, and Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer that sent the disappointing San Diego Padres to a 10-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.Trout exited with a left wrist injury after fouling off a pitch while leading off the eighth inning. He immediately shook his arm. Angels manager Phil Nevin and a trainer came out to check on the superstar and he left the field.“I just took a swing and something felt uncomfortable,” Trout said. “Just waiting on getting some scans and hope for the best.“It doesn’t feel great. I mean, there’s no two ways to it,” the three-time AL MVP added. “Hopefully just a sprained wrist. I can’t describe the pain I felt. I never felt it before, ever, before this. I never had wrist problems or anything. Just freak things.”Ohtani wasn’t able to add to his major league league-leading 31 home runs. He walked twice. Trout, who has 18 homers, w...

Mike Trout leaves Angels game with left wrist injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels exited Monday night’s game against the San Diego Padres with an injury to his left wrist.Trout fouled off an 0-1 pitch from Nick Martinez leading off the eighth inning and immediately shook his left arm. Angels manager Phil Nevin and a trainer came out to check on the slugger and he left the game. “I just took a swing and something felt uncomfortable,” Trout said after the Angels lost 10-3. “Just waiting on getting some scans and hope for the best.“It doesn’t feel great. I mean, there’s no two ways to it,” he added. “Hopefully just a sprained wrist. I can’t describe the pain I felt. I never felt it before, ever, before this. I never had wrist problems or anything. Just freak things.”Trout had an RBI single in the sixth. He was selected to his 11th All-Star team Sunday and 10th straight as a starter.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Rodríguez delivers in 4-run 9th against All-Star closer Doval as Mariners beat Giants 6-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double in a four-run ninth inning against All-Star closer Camilo Doval, and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Monday night.J.P. Crawford broke a 2-all tie with a sacrifice fly against Doval. Rodríguez’s double made it 5-2, and Teoscar Hernández added an RBI single with two outs as the Mariners handed Doval (2-3) his worst outing in the majors. The right-hander had never allowed more than three earned runs in a game and had given up a total of eight in 38 prior appearances this season.Rookie catcher Blake Sabol homered twice and drove in all five runs for the Giants. He launched a three-run shot with two outs in the ninth to bring San Francisco within one. Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores singled before Paul Sewald struck out Brandon Crawford to end it.Andrés Muñoz (2-1) struck out two in a perfect eighth.Coming off a series win at home against Tampa Bay, the Mariners won their third game in a row. ...

Muncy homers, Roberts gets 700th win as manager in Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over Pirates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit his 18th homer of the season, and Los Angeles defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Monday night to get Dave Roberts his 700th win as the Dodgers’ manager.Jason Heyward and Miguel Rojas had RBI doubles to help the Dodgers bounce back after dropping the last two games in a weekend series at Kansas City.Caleb Ferguson (5-3), the second of six Los Angeles pitchers, got the win. Michael Grove, who was called up before the game when Clayton Kershaw went on the injured list, got the start and went four innings.Evan Phillips worked the ninth for his 12th saveThe Pirates have dropped three straight as they left nine on base and were 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position.Mitch Keller (9-4) gave up five runs (four earned) in five innings and struck out seven.The Pirates got on the board in the second inning when Nick Gonzales scored after Jared Triolo lined a base hit into right field.The Dodgers answered back with two in the home half. Muncy led off wi...

Does Rishi Sunak care about net zero?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:57 GMT

Presented by SSE By CHARLIE COOPER and ABBY WALLACE PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEK— Following a week in which his strategy came under attack from all sides, Rishi Sunak faces senior MPs’ questions on net zero.— The ‘lethargic’ rollout of smart meters is bad for emissions — and bad for people’s pockets.— The U.K.’s emissions trading scheme is changing. We have the rundown on this week’s announcements.Good Tuesday morning and welcome to POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Climate UK. Abby’s off for the rest of the week, enjoying a break in Amsterdam — a city confronting an uncertain climate future which is also a pioneer of circular economy practices. We’ve heard it’s got a few good bars, too, but Abby says she is going for the energy geekery. DRIVING THE DAYRISHI’S NET ZERO GRILLING: So, is Rishi Sunak — in the words of ex-minister Zac Goldsmith— “simply uni...