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Stanford grapples with free speech after protesters disrupt talk by conservative judge

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

Stanford Law School has announced its associate dean of diversity is on leave, the latest fallout from an event that brought a Trump-appointed judge — and 100 student protestors — to the university earlier this month.Stuart Kyle Duncan, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, was invited to speak on “Guns, COVID and Twitter” on March 9 by the law school’s Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian group. Duncan, who has argued against marriage equality and other LGBTQ+ rights in the past, was met with a flurry of posters, boos and heated comments from student groups both in and outside the classroom where the talk was held.In a 10-page letter to the Stanford Law School community last week, law school Dean Jenny Martinez wrote that Associate Dean Tirien Steinbach is on leave, but did not say whether that was voluntary or mandatory. The Stanford Daily reported that Steinbach stepped in less than half an hour into Duncan’s remarks. But instead of quelling t...

Warriors star Steph Curry signs new potential lifetime deal with Under Armour

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

Steph Curry has signed a deal that will keep him tied to Under Armour longer than he’ll be tied to the Warriors — as a player, at least.The Golden State superstar has a new contract with the apparel company that extends into his retirement and could become a lifetime deal through performance clauses triggering extensions, Under Armour founder Kevin Plank told ESPN. Terms of the agreement were not officially released, but Rolling Stone reported last year that Curry was nearing a $1 billion lifetime deal with the company.Under Armour announced the deal Thursday morning, placing Curry as the president of the eponymous Curry Brand, which launched in 2020 honoring the highest-profile athlete signed with the Maryland-based company. The deal will beef up the brand, including adding to the roster of players signed to the Curry Brand.Beyond what Curry, 35, will receive in the extended partnership with Under Armour, the contract includes “increased funding for community impa...

Bay Area home prices are dropping, but the market is cooling off, report says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Home prices across the Bay Area may be dropping, but sales are still slowing, according real-estate company Redfin. Large pig nicknamed 'Ham-rietta' found by Pleasanton police Real estate company Redfin says Zoom towns and tech hot spots saw huge price increases as remote work was normalized during the pandemic. Now, those areas are seeing some of the steepest declines in home prices. In a recent housing report from real estate experts at RE/MAX, the Bay Area is seeing the second largest drop in home sale prices since 2022. San Francisco home prices are down 12.7% over the past year; this brings the median sales price of a home in San Francisco to $960,000. Bozeman, Montana, saw a huge increase in home sales and skyrocketing prices after remote workers sought more space during the beginning of the pandemic. The median sales price for a home in Bozeman has now dipped by nearly $100,000 compared to last year. MarketFeb 2023Median SalesPriceFeb 2022Median Sale...

More Antioch police officers placed on leave amid investigation into police department

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

Antioch's mayor is expected to announce Thursday that an ongoing investigation into the city's Police Department has led to additional officers placed on leave. In a press release Wednesday night, Mayor Lamar Thorpe's office said there would be a "major announcement" regarding an investigation by the FBI and Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office. Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association charged with importing fentanyl At least eight of the city's 57 police officers were under investigation last year, and the district attorney announced the investigation was related to "crimes of moral turpitude" involving Antioch and Pittsburg police officers. The Pittsburg Police Department has said on social media that the investigation "involves several local police officers, including three current Pittsburg police officers." Antioch's mayor will appear at a press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday at Antioch City Hall, 200 H St. Copyright © 2...

Canada mass shooting inquiry identifies many police failings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

TRURO, Nova Scotia (AP) — A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how Canada’s federal police force responded to the country’s worst mass shooting and recommends that Ottawa rethink the RCMP’s central role in Canadian policing.In a seven-volume report released Thursday, the Mass Casualty Commission also says the Royal Canadian Mounted Police missed red flags in the years leading up to the Nova Scotia rampage that resulted in 22 people being slain April 18-19, 2020, by a denture maker disguised as a RCMP officer and driving a replica police vehicle. The assailant, Gabriel Wortman, was killed by two Mounties at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, 13 hours into his rampage. Disguised as a police officer, Workman shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Source

Canada inquiry finds widespread failures in how federal police responded to country’s worst mass shooting.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

TRURO, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canada inquiry finds widespread failures in how federal police responded to country’s worst mass shooting.Source

Judge’s ruling undercuts US health law’s preventive care

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation’s health law Thursday in a decision that opponents say could jeopardize preventive screenings for millions of Americans.The ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor comes more than four years after he ruled that the health care law, sometimes called “Obamacare,” was unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court later overturned that decision.His latest ruling is likely to start another lengthy court battle: O’Connor blocked the requirement that most insurers cover some preventive care such as cancer screenings, siding with plaintiffs who include a conservative activist in Texas and a Christian dentist who opposed mandatory coverage for contraception and an HIV prevention treatment on religious grounds.O’Connor wrote in his opinion that recommendations for preventive care by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force we...

Judge blocks US health care law mandate that insurers cover some preventive care; Biden administration likely to appeal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Judge blocks US health care law mandate that insurers cover some preventive care; Biden administration likely to appeal.Source

Ex-priest acquitted of assaulting girl at Canadian school

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — A Canadian judge has acquitted a now-retired 93-year-old priest of assault after a student at one of Canada’s notorious residential schools accused him of forcing himself on her more than 50 years ago.Victoria McIntosh testified she was assaulted by Arthur Masse in a bathroom of the Fort Alexander Residential School north of Winnipeg, Manitoba sometime between 1968 and 1970.McIntosh and Masse were the only witnesses who testified in the two-day judge-alone trial earlier this month.Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Justice Candace Grammond said in her decision Thursday that she believed McIntosh was assaulted, but couldn’t determine beyond a reasonable doubt that it was Masse who did it.McIntosh, who had about a dozen supporters with her in court, clutched a sweater a family member made for her and stared at the floor as Grammond read her analysis.Masse stared straight ahead while the decision was being read.More than 150,000 native children were forced to atte...

Stakes high when Man City faces Liverpool in Premier League

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:54 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It’s nothing new for a game between Manchester City and Liverpool to have significant implications on the Premier League title race.On Saturday, however, the meeting between English soccer’s two most dominant teams in recent years takes on a different complexion.For current champion City, anything other than a win at Etihad Stadium would give Premier League leader Arsenal the chance to extend its lead and move ever closer to its first league title in 19 years. Arsenal leads City by eight points heading into the final stretch of the season, having played one game more.For Liverpool, any hopes of challenging at the top disappeared long ago in a troubled campaign, blighted by injuries and inconsistent form. But the team coached by Jurgen Klopp can still have a major say on the title race in its games against City this weekend and Arsenal next month.The priority for the Merseyside club, however, is to secure a top-four finish and, with it, qualification ...