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Kobe Bryant wanted to play for the Memphis Grizzlies. Jerry West talked him out of it

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

Kobe Bryant is synonymous with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the image of him wearing another team's uniform seems both implausible and absurd, but it almost happened.In fact, it took the intervention of another Lakers legend to keep Kobe Bryant in the Purple and Gold.NBA Hall-of-Famer Jerry West, a 14-time All Star, an NBA champion and a Finals MVP, said he talked Bryant out of leaving the Lakers in free agency and joining the Western Conference rival Memphis Grizzlies.West made the comments while appearing on Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George's podcast, Podcast P with Paul George. LeBron James becomes NBA’s all-time leading scorer West is a current advisor to the Clippers, but had a decades long post-playing career with the Lakers as a member of the team's front office. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest roster builders in NBA history, and has won eight NBA Championships as an executive.He described the almost-signing that would've changed the course of Lakers histo...

Nearly 300 guns turned in during Long Beach buyback event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

Nearly 300 guns were turned in to authorities during a Long Beach Police Department buyback event over the weekend.The event was held Saturday at MacArthur Park in Long beach and those who returned a firearm got a gift card. It was sponsored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.In total, 293 guns were returned:115 handguns, including 2 ghost guns100 rifles42 shotguns7 assault rifles29 non-functioning firearms

Woman shot in East Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman was shot Monday morning in East Oakland, authorities said.She was initially listed in critical condition at a hospital.The shooting was reported about 11:57 a.m. Monday on Nicol Avenue just east of Fruitvale Avenue. It was not immediately known if the victim lived in the area.A motive for the shooting was under investigation. Three possible suspects were seen fleeing the area in a vehicle, authorities said, but no description was released.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | In wake of weekend shooting, Antioch mayor again calls for firing of police involved in racist-text-message scandal Crime and Public Safety | Transgender activist wants a new trial in Oakland triple murder: It all comes down to biker gangs, judicial rulings, and a haircut Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man sentenced to life for murder of Safeway worker Crime and Public Safety | Police standoff near BART Coliseum station a...

Kanye West had 9-year-old daughter North at party with naked sushi women

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

It’s fair to say that Kanye West is not the most rational and consistent of thinkers, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the self-proclaimed devoted dad also exposed his 9-year-old daughter North to all kinds of bizarre antics at his 46th birthday party.One antic involved Nyotaimori, the Japanese practice of serving sushi or sashimi on a woman’s nude body, Page Six and other outlets reported. It’s easy to guess that West, a self-styled visionary musician and fashion designer, reasoned that he was introducing his daughter to a form of artistic expression.Kanye West included the Japanese practice Nyotaimori at his 46th birthday party last night, which involves serving sashimi or sushi off the naked body of a woman. pic.twitter.com/c2XdnoCd9n— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 11, 2023But West also is the father who once accused his ex-wife Kim Kardashian of being a bad mother because she made a sex tape and because she let North go on TikTok, exposing her t...

San Jose police investigating after body found in Milpitas landfill

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

MILPITAS — Police have opened an investigation into a suspicious death after a woman’s body was found by employees of a landfill, according to authorities.The San Jose Police Department, which has jurisdiction over Newby Island Landfill at 1601 Dixon Landing Road, responded at 6 a.m. June 2 to reports of a body found by employees while performing processing operations.The body was later identified as that of 34-year-old LaToya Covington. Coroner’s officials said she had no listed city of residence.Authorities did not release a preliminary cause of death or any informaton about the condition of Covington’s body when it was found. According to police, the investigation remained open as of Monday afternoon.An online fundraiser organized on Saturday described Covington as a mother of three. The page claimed that Covington’s body was unrecognizable upon its discovery and was identified using fingerprints.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | A San J...

Biden administration urges states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday urged states to slow down their purge of Medicaid rolls, citing concerns that large numbers of lower-income people are losing health care coverage due to administrative reasons. The nation’s Medicaid rolls swelled during the coronavirus pandemic as states were prohibited from ending people’s coverage. But that came to a halt in April, and states now must re-evaluate recipients’ eligibility — just as they had been regularly required to do before the pandemic. In some states, about half of those whose Medicaid renewal cases were decided in April or May have lost their coverage, according to data submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and obtained by The Associated Press. The primary cause is what CMS describes as “procedural reasons,” such as the failure to return forms. “I am deeply concerned with the number of people unnecessarily losing coverage, especially those who appear to hav...

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes were dashed Monday for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking the nominations to pressure the Defense Department to rescind a policy that reimburses service members who have to travel out of state for abortions and other reproductive care. Alabama is among the states where abortion is now illegal. A proposal to hold a Senate debate over Pentagon abortion policies as part of the annual defense bill negotiations was seen by some senators as the best prospect for getting Tuberville to lift those holds, but his office said Monday that Tuberville was opposed. The hold affects everyone from four-star Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, who was nominated to serve as the next chairman of the joint chiefs, to scores of one, two and three-star officers...

TriNet, Nasdaq fall; Ballard Power, Chinook Therapeutics rise, Monday, 6/12/2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday:TriNet Group Inc. (TNET), down $3.50 to $103.35.The human resources company is reportedly considering a sale.Chinook Therapeutics Inc. (KDNY), up $13.99 to $37.98.Novartis is buying the biopharmaceutical company.Chase Corp. (CCF), up $1.99 to $125.07.The chemicals company is reportedly considering a sale and has received offers.Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ), down $6.83 to $51.The stock exchange operator is buying financial software firm Adenza from Thoma Bravo for about $10.5 billion.Biogen Inc. (BIIB), up $4.53 to $313.41.The biotechnology company gave investors an encouraging regulatory update on a potential Alzheimer’s treatment.Illumina Inc. (ILMN), up $7.61 to $208.14.CEO Francis deSouza has resigned from the gene-sequencing test maker.Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP), up 63 cents to $4.94.The fuel cell technology company announced cost cuts and production changes.Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX), down 7 cen...

La obesidad puede modificar el cerebro para reconocer la saciedad, según un estudio

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

(CNN) — La obesidad puede afectar la capacidad del cerebro para reconocer la sensación de saciedad y de sentirse satisfecho después de comer grasas y azúcares, según un nuevo estudio.Además, esos cambios cerebrales pueden durar incluso después de que las personas consideradas médicamente obesas pierdan una cantidad significativa de peso, lo que posiblemente explique por qué muchas personas recuperan a menudo los kilos que pierden.“No había indicios de reversibilidad: los cerebros de las personas con obesidad seguían careciendo de las respuestas químicas que indican al organismo que ha comido lo suficiente”, afirma la Dra. Caroline Apovian, catedrática de Medicina de la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard y codirectora del Centro para el Control del Peso y el Bienestar del Hospital Brigham and Women’s de Boston.¿Cómo puedes ayudar a los niños que padecen de obesidad? 2:32Según la definición médica, las personas con obesidad tienen un índice de masa corporal, o IMC...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 6/12/2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT

Wall Street closed higher ahead of a big week for central banks, carrying the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.9% Monday. The Dow added 189 points, while the Nasdaq rose 1.5%. Stocks have been cruising on hopes the economy may avoid a recession and the Federal Reserve may soon take it easier on raising interest rates. Wall Street hopes the Fed will leave rates alone on Wednesday, but a hot inflation report on Tuesday could jeopardize that. Central banks in Europe and Japan also meet this week.On Monday:The S&P 500 rose 40.07 points, or 0.9%, to 4,338.93.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 189.55 points, or 0.6%, to 34,066.33.The Nasdaq composite rose 202.78 points, or 1.5% to 13,461.92.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 7.51 points, or 0.4%, to 1,873.21.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 499.44 points, or 13%.The Dow is up 919.08 points, or 2.8%.The Nasdaq is up 2,995.44 points, or 28.6%.The Russell 2000 is up 111.9...