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GOP uses imagined, dystopian San Francisco to take aim at Biden in new ad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A video released by the Republican party on Tuesday takes aim at President Joe Biden, and it uses a fictional, dystopian future of San Francisco to drive the point home. President Biden announced his bid for reelection in 2024 . Mother, daughter identified after fatal shooting in Oakland residence Calling Biden the "weakest president we've ever had," the advertisement uses fictional news footage to imagine a future if Biden were to win a second term. It paints a bleak picture. "Emboldened China invades Taiwan," and "Financial markets are in a free fall as 500 banks shutter their doors," are two of the fictional news excerpts heard in the clip. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The creators of the video are careful to tie the fictiona...

Islanders beat Hurricanes, cut playoff series deficit to 3-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Islanders were ready to capitalize, both on a bizarre bounce of the puck and mistakes by the Carolina Hurricanes. That was enough to keep them alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Brock Nelson scored by knocking in an airborne puck that had bounced off the face of Carolina’s Sebastian Aho, and the Islanders added two goals following turnovers to beat the Hurricanes 3-2 on Tuesday night and extend their first-round playoff series.The Islanders trailed 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, but staved off elimination by scoring the game’s first two goals and never trailing while playing in front of a rowdy crowd eager to see the Hurricanes become the first team to advance to this year’s second round.“We believe in one another, we believe in this group and what we can do and how we can play,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “That was no different coming into this evening. … We came in tonight and played a very solid hockey game and put everything on th...

Young’s long 3 lifts Hawks to 119-117 win over Celtics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Trae Young had 38 points and drained a long go-ahead 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key with 2.8 seconds left to help the Atlanta Hawks cap a late comeback and beat the Boston Celtics 119-117 Tuesday night. The victory trims Boston’s lead in the first-round playoff series to 3-2 and sends the teams back to Atlanta for Game 6 on Thursday. John Collins added 22 points for Atlanta, who played without Dejounte Murray, who was suspended for one game for bumping official Gediminas Petraitis with his chest while walking off the court after the end of Game 4.Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Jayson Tatum added 19 for the Celtics, who were outscored 37-25 in the fourth quarter. Derrick White put the Celtics in front 117-116 with 7.3 second remaining, setting up a final possession for the Hawks. The ball went to Young in the backcourt, who dribbled into the front court and knocked down a 29-footer over Brown. The Hawks hit 19 3-pointers in the game. The Celtics bobbled the...

Seguin, Stars take 3-2 series lead with 4-0 win over Wild

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Jason Robertson each had a power-play goal and an assist, Roope Hintz had three assists for the second straight game and the Dallas Stars took the series lead over the Minnesota Wild for the first time with a 4-0 win in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Jake Oettinger had 27 saves in his second career playoff shutout. That included the 24-year-old goalie stopping nine shots when the Wild had back-to-back power plays in quick succession in the second period.Seguin’s fourth power-play goal of the series came only 2:22 into the game, eight seconds after Wild forward Marcus Foligno’s five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for a knee-on-knee hit on Radek Faksa. Mason Marchment scored early in the second period and Ty Dellandrea added an empty-netter with 3:57 left.The Stars will try to close out the first-round playoff series Friday night in Game 6 at Minnesota, where the home team will be trying to avoid another opening-round defeat. The seventh ...

Singapore executes man for coordinating cannabis delivery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cannabis. Under Singapore laws, trafficking more than 500 grams of cannabis may result in the death penalty.Activist Kirsten Han of the Transformative Justice Collective, which advocates for the abolition of the death penalty in Singapore, said in a tweet that Tangaraju was hanged Wednesday morning and that his family had been given the death certificate.Although Tangaraju was not caught with the cannabis, prosecutors said phone numbers traced him as the person responsible for coordinating the delivery of the drugs. Tangaraju had maintained that he was not the one communicating with the others connected to the case.Relatives and activists had sent letters to Singapo...

First reactions to ‘The Flash,’ starring Ezra Miller

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment reporters who were among the first to see the upcoming DC superhero movie “The Flash.”Warner Bros. screened the film for the first time at CinemaCon Tuesday for theater owners, exhibitors and reporters attending the annual trade show and industry conference. Reviews are embargoed until a later date – the film, the studio said, is not completely finished – but viewers were able to post reactions on social media as soon as the credits rolled. Brian Welk of Indiewire wrote that “it played very well,” pointing out that there were more than a few screams and gasps in the packed theater. Film critic Jordan Hoffman tweeted that it was, “far more madcap than I expected. Really nailed what reading a 5-issue crossover comic book is like. Tons of Ezra Miller being zany and time paradox stuff. Nerds will lose their minds at the ending.”“The Playlist’s” Greg Ellwood wrote that it was “very go...

Ed Sheeran testifica que “hubiera sido un idiota” al interpretar una canción copiada de “Let’s Get It On”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — El músico Ed Sheeran subió al estrado este martes en un juicio de derechos de autor sobre si su exitoso sencillo “Thinking Out Loud” copió una canción clásica de Marvin Gaye.Ben Crump, un abogado que representa a la familia del coguionista del éxito de 1973 de Gaye “Let’s Get It On”, dijo en su declaración de apertura que Sheeran tocó su balada y la canción de Gaye en un popurrí durante un concierto, y calificó el momento como una “prueba irrefutable”.El músico Ed Sheeran llega para su juicio por infracción de derechos de autor en el Tribunal Federal de Manhattan el 25 de abril de 2023 en la ciudad de Nueva York. Sheeran fue demandado por infracción de derechos de autor por su éxito de 2014 “Thinking Out Loud”. Está acusado de copiar la legendaria canción de R&B de Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On”. (Crédito: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Sheeran está acusado de copiar “Let̵...

Jansen homers twice, Jays hand White Sox 6th straight loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos struck out a season-high nine over seven innings, Danny Jansen homered twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 7-0 Tuesday night, extending Chicago’s losing streak to six.Berríos (2-3) allowed four hits — all singles — and walked one in his second straight seven-inning outing.“He’s a confident dude right now and he’s just executing,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.Berríos had lost three of his previous four starts against the White Sox but beat them Tuesday for the first time since September 2020. He’s made 23 starts against Chicago, his most against any opponent.“That team has been killing me lately,” Berríos said. “Tonight, finally, I stopped my bad streak against them.”Berríos struck out the side in the first and didn’t allow a runner to reach scoring position until Elvis Andrus advanced from first to third on Andrew Benitendi’s two-out single in the sixth. Eloy Jiménez took a called third strike.“He had a three-pitch mix today and ke...

Carpenter homers, Brewers hold Tigers in check with 4-3 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run home run and four Detroit Tigers pitchers held the Milwaukee Brewers in check, as Detroit beat Milwaukee 4-3 on Tuesday night.Milwaukee started the eighth inning with a leadoff double, but then Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez and William Contreras struck out.It was the first time this season that the Brewers have lost three straight, including a loss to the Red Sox on Sunday.Before beating the Brewers 4-2 on Monday, the Tigers had lost four straight, scoring a total of five runs.Detroit scored all its runs in the second inning. Carpenter, who had been 0-for-12, homered off starter Eric Lauer (3-2).The Tigers added the decisive run with two outs. Eric Haase kept the inning alive with a ground ball single that third baseman Owen Miller put a glove on but couldn’t scoop. That allowed Spencer Torkelson to bat. He singled in Javier Báez, who had doubled.Detroit entered Tuesday with the fewest runs and the lowest batting average in the majors.It...

Justin Steele, Yan Gomes help Cubs blank Padres 6-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Steele pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning in his fourth straight win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 on Tuesday night.Yan Gomes had four of Chicago’s seven hits, including a two-run drive off Blake Snell in the second. Gomes is batting .441 (15 for 34) with four homers and nine RBIs in his last eight games.Taking the mound on a chilly night at Wrigley Field, Steele struck out five and walked two in 5 1/3 innings. San Diego had at least one baserunner in four of the first five innings, but it came up empty each time.Steele (4-0) improved to 5-1 with a 1.07 ERA in his last 12 starts dating to July 22. He pitched at least six innings and allowed two or fewer runs in each of his first four outings this year.The Cubs broke it open with four runs in the eighth. Gomes hit an RBI single and scored on Nico Hoerner’s three-run triple.Snell (0-4) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked five in his third straight loss. The veteran ...