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Former VP Mike Pence halts presidential campaign

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes | CNNFormer Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his campaign for president amid lagging poll numbers and financial challenges.He announced the suspension while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual conference in Las Vegas on Saturday.Pence’s theory of his candidacy was simple – he broke from then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, and refocused on the core conservative principles that founded the modern Republican Party with Ronald Reagan, his political beacon.Pence returned to that idea throughout his White House bid, from campaign signs intentionally harkening back to Reagan’s 1984 campaign to speeches urging his party to turn away from populism.His exit from the 2024 race shows today’s GOP has long left that kind of conservatism he represents, reshaped by Trump, who continues to be the dominant candidate in the race, despite his legal troubles.Pence, who was Indiana governor and a US congressman before being ...

Brock Purdy cleared to play Sunday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

The 49ers announced Saturday that quarterback Brock Purdy has cleared the NFL concussion protocol.Based on coach Kyle Shanahan’s statement Friday, that means Purdy will start Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.(More coming on this breaking news story) 

49ers’ Brock Purdy cleared to start against Bengals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Brock Purdy is cleared from the NFL’s concussion protocol and will start Sunday when the 49ers face the Cincinnati Bengals at Levi’s Stadium.Purdy completed the fifth and final stage of the evaluation process Saturday to get the go-ahead from the 49ers’ medical staff and an independent neurologist.Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Purdy “definitely” would start if he were cleared in time.Purdy played the entirety of Monday night’s 22-17 road loss to the Minnesota Vikings, then reported concussion symptoms on the late-night flight back to San Jose.He responded well enough to practice in various capacities the past three days. He was held out of Wednesday’s official session but was able to partake in offense-only walk-through that day, then was limited on Thursday and had full participation Friday.Purdy was 10-0 as a regular-season starter before the past two losses at Cleveland and Minnesota.Sam Darnold is his backup and prepared this past week as h...

Driver dies in fiery solo crash in Mountain View

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A driver died early Friday morning after crashing into a concrete wall connector on Highway 85, authorities from the California Highway Patrol said.About 1:55 am, the driver — who was traveling northbound toward the split between Highway 85 and US 101 — struck the connector for unknown reasons. The car burst into flames; after authorities put out the fire, one person was found dead inside the vehicle.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Single-car collision in Los Altos Hills leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | Man killed in East bay freeway crash Crashes and Disasters | Man running across Interstate 580 hit by 3 vehicles, dies Crashes and Disasters | California Uber driver accused of killing woman pushing stroller now faces murder charge Crashes and Disasters | ‘Can’t make any sense of it’: Baby delivered after fatal hit-and-run crash in San Jose die...

Rally urging Gaza ceasefire planned at Embarcadero

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

(BCN) -- An emergency rally to call for ceasefire in Gaza in support of Palestinians is planned Saturday at the Harry Bridges Plaza and San Francisco Ferry Building. The rally, called for 1 p.m., comes a day after a near-total communications blackout and perhaps the heaviest Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since the invasion began. People in Gaza being unreachable poses a risk for enabling "mass atrocities," Human Rights Watch said.More than 7,000 Gazans have been killed, including at least 3,000 children, and over 1.4 million displaced, Bay Area communities have continuously rallied to demand a ceasefire to end the ongoing Palestinian genocide and to stop U.S. military aid to Israel. USGS: 3.7 earthquake reported near SFO "Israel's ground invasion will escalate the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza," said Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, per a press release. "With his blank check to Israel, Biden is sending us down a horri...

Breeders’ Cup contender Geaux Rocket Ride injured in workout, jockey Mike Smith is unhurt

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Geaux Rocket Ride was injured during a workout Saturday at Santa Anita.The 3-year-old colt appeared to stumble in midstretch and was pulled up by Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame jockey. He jumped off and held Geaux Rocket Ride’s right front leg until help arrived.The colt walked onto the horse ambulance and was taken to the track’s equine hospital. Geaux Rocket Ride was later transferred to his barn to undergo additional evaluation, according to Breeders’ Cup officials.Geaux Rocket Ride sustained a repetitive strain injury that results in a fracture to the cannon bone above the fetlock due to large loads transmitted during high-speed workouts, according to a statement from the Breeders’ Cup.Smith, the colt’s regular rider, wasn’t hurt.Geaux Rocket Ride missed the Santa Anita Derby and this year’s Triple Crown races because of a fever and a high white cell count. A few weeks ago, the colt had a temperature that interrupted his train...

An Iranian teenager injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday.The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.Geravand’s Oct. 1 injury and now her death threaten to reignite that popular anger, particularly as women in Tehran and elsewhere still defy Iran’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, law as a sign of their discontent with Iran’s theocracy. “Armita’s voice has been forever silenced, preventing us from hearing her story,” wrote the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran. “Yet we do know that in a climate where Iranian authorities severely penalize women and girls for not adhering to the state’s forced-hijab law, Armita courageously appeared in public without one.”It added:...

Jagger watches Barcelona wear Stones logo in ‘clasico’ but Beatles fan Bellingham gets Madrid winner

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group before a Beatles fan had the last laugh.Jagger and fellow Stones member Ronnie Wood were in attendance at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, where Barcelona is playing this season while Camp Nou is being remodeled.Barcelona’s players wore special jerseys for the game featuring the Rolling Stones’ “hot lips” logo in place of its normal shirt sponsor. The shirts were also on sale.Also, before kickoff Barcelona displayed a mosaic of burgundy and blue along with a huge Rolling Stones logo.Madrid won the Spanish league game after Jude Bellingham struck twice, including a goal in injury time, to seal a 2-1 comeback victory. After the game, Madrid cheekily posted an image of Bellingham with the message “The Beatles were always my favorite band” on X, ...

Stepped-up Gaza offensive is ‘only the beginning,’ Israel’s Netanyahu says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

Israel expanded its military operations in Gaza in the “second stage” of what will be a “long and difficult” war with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Saturday.The stepped-up offensive includes heavy bombardments that cut off communications and internet connections in the Gaza Strip, as military officials suggested an anticipated ground assault against the Hamas militants was starting.This is “only the beginning” of the next phase of war, Netanyahu told a press conference in Tel Aviv Saturday evening. “We are determined to complete this mission,” he said.“We moved to the next stage in the war,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said earlier Saturday. “Last evening, the ground shook in Gaza. We attacked above ground and underground,” he added. “The instructions to the forces are clear. The campaign will continue until further notice,” Gallant said.Netanyahu said the stepped-up offensive operatio...

Here’s how the horrific mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine unfolded

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:22 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine — For nearly 49 hours, the whereabouts of a 40-year-old man suspected of mass murder kept this city and surrounding communities on edge after he opened fire at a bar and bowling alley, killing 18 and injuring 13 others.Hundreds of law enforcement officials spent roughly two days searching the region for Robert Card, who was found dead Friday evening from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities.From the first 911 calls at 6:56 p.m. Wednesday to when Card was found dead at 7:45 p.m. Friday, here is a timeline of events related to the mass shooting in Maine.Wednesday, Oct. 256:56 p.m. – The Auburn Communications Center receives a 911 call reporting a male shooting a firearm at Just-In-Time Recreation at 24 Mollison Way. Plainclothes officers who were shooting at a range down the street arrive at the bowling alley just a minute after the call came in, officials said.7 p.m. – Officials said the first police cruiser arrives at Just-In-Time Recrea...