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Rishi Sunak loves Big Tech. Why does he keep scaring them away?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

LONDON — Sitting forward, his eager schoolboy grin flashing as he laughed too hard at Elon Musk’s jokes, the message from Britain’s Prime Minister was clear: We love you.Rishi Sunak’s one-on-one with the enfant terrible of technology at a glitzy venue on a cold November night in central London drew the curtain on a week that had cemented his credentials as a Big Tech advocate. He had spent the previous day rubbing shoulders with leading tech executives like OpenAI’s Sam Altman at his landmark AI safety summit in Bletchley Park, even posing for a family portrait with them. But for a man seemingly intent on courting Big Tech and pitching Britain as the next Silicon Valley, his government has sometimes seemed intent on ruining the love-in.This week, lawmakers in the U.K.’s second chamber have debated updates to the country’s Investigatory Powers Act — a sweeping digital surveillance regime dubbed the snoopers’ charter — that have Silicon Valley heavyweights up in arms.Apple, which...

Howie Carr: Mayor dreaming of a non-white Christmas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

The most important question about Mayor Michelle Wu’s no-whites-allowed Christmas party at the Parkman House Wednesday night is obvious:What if the reverse had happened – what if a white mayor had held a whites-only party at a city-owned building, after specifically disinviting all the non-white members of the City Council?Related ArticlesOpinion Columnists | Poll: What’s your opinion of Boston’s ‘electeds of color’ party? We all know the answer to that question. It would have been the end of the world, a national story for days if not weeks on end. On the night of the party, there would have been rioting, or looting and violence. Or should I say, more looting and violence than usual.And if it had been a white Republican mayor who had hosted it, every GOP politician in the nation down to the candidate for tree warden in Athol would have been asked to denounce it.But since it was Wu Klux Klan gathering, we were told, as always, nothing to see h...

Deadly SR-905 crash near border prompts temporary lane closures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A deadly motorcycle crash Thursday prompted temporary road closures near the U.S.-Mexico border in Otay Mesa, authorities said.The collision occurred at 3:54 p.m. on eastbound State Route 905, located west of Britannia Boulevard, where a motorcyclist died from their injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol log. Amber Alert issued for girl, 13, last seen in Imperial County All lanes on eastbound SR-905 in the aforementioned location were closed around 5 p.m., but have since reopened as of 9:44 p.m., Caltrans posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.Traffic was being detoured off at Caliente Ave.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Holiday lights: Where to see them in San Diego area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Need a dose of joy? The San Diego area has plenty to showcase during the holiday season with creative decorations.FOX 5 compiled a list of eight locations to see holiday lights in the month of December:SOUTH BAYChula Vista: Christmas Circle at Whitney St. and Mankato St. from 5- 10 p.m. nightlyChristmas CircleSAN DIEGOClairemont: Clairemont Christmas Park at Lana Dr. and Jamar Dr. off Mt. Abernathy Ave. (circular street)Clairemont Christmas ParkScripps Ranch: Merry-tage Court in Stonebridge Parkway and Merritage Ct. This La Jolla restaurant just earned Michelin Guide status Merry-tage CourtEAST COUNTYEl Cajon: Jingle Bell Hill at Solomon Ave. and Pegeen Pl. from 5:30- 9 p.m. weekly and 5:30- 11 p.m. on the weekendsJingle Bell HillLakeside: Tinsel Town at 10248 Paseo Palmas Dr.Santee: Starlight Circle at Tomel Ct. from 5:30- 10 p.m. nightlyNORTH COUNTYPoway: Candy Cane Lane at Hickory St. and Hickory Ct., as well as 12659 Butterwood Ct. and Rockrose Ct. from 5- 9 p.m. ...

Gunmen kill 11 people, injure several others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and injured several others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.The deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan province, Ali Reza Marhemati, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and injured in the 2 a.m. attack in Rask town, about 1,400 kilometers (875 miles) southwest of Tehran.He said police killed several of the attackers in a shootout.State TV blamed the attack on Jaish al-Adl, a separatist group. In 2019, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a bus that killed 27 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard force. In recent months, militants and small separatist groups in the predominantly Sunni region have attacked police stations as part of a low-level insurgency against the government.Sistan and Baluchestan province is one of the least developed areas of Iran. It was the site of heavy crackdowns on ra...

Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from a state judicial ethics panel, saying he is unsuitable due to his role advising the fake Republican electors who admitted to taking part in an effort to overturn the 2020 election.Jim Troupis, a former judge, was deeply involved in Trump’s efforts to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election results. He remains a defendant in a lawsuit filed against him, Trump’s attorney Ken Chesebro and the 10 fake Republican electors. The electors agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit, but Troupis and Chesebro remain defendants.Troupis has been a member of the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee since 2020. The committee is charged with giving formal opinions and informal advice to judges and judicial officers related to the code of judicial conduct. The advice involves whether possible actions would be in compliance with the state’s judicial code of conduct.The committ...

Jordan Kyrou brought to tears after boos, clarifies previous remarks on Craig Berube

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A time of transition for the St. Louis Blues has proven especially tough for 25-year-old forward Jordan Kyrou, who was brought to tears Thursday after a barrage of boos in the first game after a major coaching change. Earlier on Thursday, Kyrou spoke one-on-one with The Athletic's Blues beat writer Jeremy Rutherford and delivered a comment that caught attention on social media. Rutherford asked Kyrou about former head coach Craig Berube, who was fired Tuesday after six seasons and coaching the Blues to their first and only Stanley Cup title in 2019. According to Rutherford, Kyrou offered the following remarks Thursday afternoon on his relationship with Berube: "I've got no comment. He's not my coach anymore."Hours later, Kyrou dressed for his first game under interim head coach Drew Bannister. And it appeared fans caught on to Kyrou's comment from earlier in the day. He was met with loud boos just moments before the game during the Blues' pregame introductions. Kyrou end...

EU negotiators secure agreement at COP28 to accelerate the global transition away from fossil fuels and triple renewables and double energy efficiency this decade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

At the end of the COP28 UN Climate Conference in Dubai, European Union negotiators succeeded, with partners from around the world, to keep alive the possibility of delivering on the commitment in the Paris Agreement to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels. With a particular focus on the energy sector in the talks, parties agreed to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels this decade, to take action to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030, and set the world on a pathway to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the best available science.COP28 concludes the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. The goals of the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, championed by the Commission, have been translated into the Global Stocktake outcome. All Parties have committed to triple global renewable energy capacity and double the rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030. This gives powerful momentum to the t...

Suspect arrested in attacks on teen girls in Baldwin Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

Police in Baldwin Park have arrested a young man in connection with attacks on two high school-aged girls earlier this month, authorities announced Thursday.  The first assault occurred at around 9 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the 3900 block of Big Dalton Avenue. Just days later, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department, a second attack occurred on Dec. 12 at around 4:30 p.m. near the 3600 block of Vineland Avenue and the 3500 block of Ahern Drive.  Police told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade that the 18-year-old male suspect, identified as Moses Vallecillo, sexually battered both teens and was armed with a knife.  “The first encounter, he walked up behind a female as she was distracted with her cellphone,” Baldwin Park Police Sgt. Norman Gonzalez said. “He grabbed her buttocks area and then at some point there was some sort of struggle with for her cellphone.”  Detectives said that in the first attack, the 18-year-old pushed the girl up against a fence and then dragged her acros...

Intruder breaks into L.A. County home while family was still inside

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

Surveillance video captured the moment an intruder broke into a Lakewood home while a family was inside.“It was about 8:30 p.m. and my sister, my grandchildren and myself, we were all here,” said Shimika Davis, the homeowner. “My grandchildren and I were upstairs and he was downstairs in my home.”Video shows the intruder climbing over a wall in the victim's backyard and walking to the back patio door. He peered into the home for nearly an hour before breaking in.“He got in through an unlocked door, unfortunately,” said Davis.When she received a notification of the intruder on her Ring camera app, she decided to go downstairs and confront him.“I went outside and I started yelling at him and he’s ducking down and I’m like, ‘I see you!’” she recalled. “Then he jumped up and jumped across my neighbor’s wall.”Surveillance video captured the moment an intruder broke into a Lakewood home as a family was still inside on Dec. 9, 2023. (Davis Family)Surveillance video captured the moment an i...