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Seven fishes (not seven dishes) for Christmas Eve

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

By Dan Pelosi, The New York TimesA marinara-stained kitchen timer ticks as Donna Berzatto choreographs a complex dance of dishes around limited oven space. “I need you to remember to put the Rockefellers in, and take out the artichokes, which leaves an open oven,” she commands her son Carmy. “I need you to put the branzino on the top and let it broil and get that nice little crispy bit.”The alarm buzzes again and again and again, a metaphor for the ticking time bomb of family drama brewing during preparations for the Christmas Eve tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes. The scenes of the high-intensity cooking feat, from the latest season of the popular FX television series “The Bear,” delivered an emotionally heightened portrayal of a tradition dear to many Italian American families. The 67 anxiety-inducing minutes probably didn’t inspire anyone to tackle the celebratory meal.This is unfortunate because the food is amazing, and the kitchen drama is part of what makes it all wor...

Over 600,000 passengers expected to go through DIA around Christmas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

Denver International Airport officials are preparing for an expected over 600,000 passengers going through airport checkpoints this Christmas week.Between Monday, Dec. 18, and the day after Christmas, the airport expects 608,000 passengers to travel through TSA checkpoints at DIA, according to a Monday news release, an 8% increase over last year. The busiest days will be Friday and next Tuesday.Travelers will be greeted by carolers and piano performances in the Great Hall of Jeppesen Terminal through Saturday, and the airport offers several tips for passengers to make their trips better for the holidays.For standard security travelers, the South Security Checkpoint is open 24/7, and the A-Bridge Security Checkpoint is open from 4:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.The bridge checkpoint is also where passengers can reserve a security time slot with DEN Reserve.TSA PreCheck passengers can use one of four PreCheck lanes at the South Security Checkpoint open from 4 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. or the North Secur...

Gas prices dip in time for holiday travel rush

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

Gas prices in Southern California are dropping just in time for this year's holiday travel rush.The price dropped a penny overnight to $4.70 for a gallon of regular gas in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area Wednesday morning, according to the AAA website.The motor club says the price is the lowest since mid-February and nearly $1.80 lower than the region's all-time high of $6.49 on Oct. 5, 2022.The current price also represents a nearly $0.40 drop from just a month ago. Home sales in California drop to lowest level in 16 years, report says The average price of a gallon of regular gas stands at $4.48 in San Bernardino County, $4.54 in Riverside County, $4.55 in Orange County and $4.76 in Ventura County.Some of the busiest travel days of the year are historically between Dec. 15 and Jan. 2.

Home sales in California drop to lowest level in 16 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

Home sales in California have reached its lowest level in 16 years, according to the latest report from the California Association of Realtors.  The news comes a month after another CAR report showed that only 15% of Californians could afford a home.The latest figures show that home sales during November were down 7.4% compared to October and down by 5.8% compared to November 2022. The decline is the 29th straight drop in home sales statewide but the smallest decrease in over a year, the report said. California to spend $300 million to clear homeless encampments near highways California's November 2023 Sale and Price Report. (California Association of Realtors) “Elevated mortgage interest rates and a persistent shortage of homes for sale hindered home sales in November,” CAR President Melanie Barker said in a statement. “With mortgage rates dropping to the lowest level in four months in recent weeks and the Federal Reserve indicating it plans to cut rates more than previ...

As seen on TV: LA’s iconic ‘General Hospital’ to become hotel, housing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

The vision of transforming the vacant yet iconic L.A. County General Hospital building in Boyle Heights into housing and healthcare facilities for working-class and homeless residents took a giant step toward reality Tuesday, with the county’s selection of a developer.Centennial Partners, consisting of Primestor and Bayspring Development, was chosen by the Board of Supervisors to build between 800 and 1,000 housing units, new retail space, a hotel, medical offices and laboratories in the architecturally significant building — and on its surrounding 25 acres.“This is a historic moment for our community,” said First District L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who has worked on the project since 2017. “The need for affordable housing in Los Angeles County, especially the Eastside, is greater than ever. I am proud to take this next step to repurpose a historic county landmark to meet our greatest need.”A year ago, the county hosted 55 developers at the site in hopes of attracting a pri...

Rite Aid’s ‘reckless’ use of facial recognition got it banned from using the technology in stores for 5 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

By Jordan Valinsky | CNNNew York — Rite Aid has agreed to a five-year ban from using facial recognition technology after the Federal Trade Commission found that the chain falsely accused customers of crimes and unfairly targeted people of color.The FTC and Rite Aid reached a settlement Tuesday after a complaint accused the chain of using artificial intelligence-based software in hundreds of stores to identify people Rite Aid “deemed likely to engage in shoplifting or other criminal behavior” and kick them out of stores – or prevent them from coming inside.But the imperfect technology led employees to act on false-positive alerts, which wrongly identified customers as criminals. In some cases, the FTC accused Rite Aid employees of publicly accusing people of criminal activity in front of friends, family and strangers. Some customers were wrongly detained and subjected to searches, the FTC said.Rite Aid said in a statement that it’s “pleased to reach an agreement” with the FTC but add...

High school boys soccer rankings Dec. 20, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 20

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

Bay Area News Group boys soccer Top 15(Mercury News & East Bay Times)(Records through Monday)No. 1 BERKELEY (9-0)Previous ranking: Not rankedSince last ranking: Beat Oakland Tech 2-0, Monte Vista 1-0, Tennyson 3-0, Alameda 2-1, San Ramon Valley 3-0, Encinal 13-0, Arroyo 7-0, Clayton Valley 1-0, Liberty 4-0Up next: Friday at San Lorenzo, 3:15 p.m.No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (5-0)Previous ranking: 6Since last ranking: Beat North Salinas 1-0, Hollister 3-1, Palo Alto 2-0, Burlingame 2-1, Burlingame 4-1Up next: Thursday at Harbor, 6 p.m.No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (4-0-1)Previous ranking: 3Since last ranking: Beat Greenfield 4-1, Branham 4-0, Alisal 3-1, Prospect 3-1, tied Cathedral-Los Angles 2-2Up next: Dec. 28 at Lincoln-San Jose, 1 p.m.No. 4 DE LA SALLE (2-0-1)Previous ranking: 5Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 2-0, tied Warren-Downey 1-1, beat Branham 3-0Up next: Dec. 27 vs. Loyola-Los Angeles, 9 a.m., site TBANo. 5 MOUNTAIN VIEW (7-1)Previous ranking: 1Since last ranking: Beat Mi...

Watch: A Conversation on the Horrors in Gaza With Jeremy Scahill and Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

Israel is barring international reporters from entering Gaza — and systematically killing the Palestinian journalists who are the eyes and ears of the world, reporting from this Israeli-enforced killing cage.Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill hosted a live conversation with independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Tuesday about the U.S. role in Israel’s scorched-earth campaign to annihilate Gaza, the future of Palestinian resistance, and the urgent need for journalism that tells the truth about this crisis.Kouddous has reported from inside Gaza; his work has appeared on Al Jazeera, Democracy Now!, and more. He’s also a co-producer of the Palestine Festival of Literature. His George Polk Award-winning documentary “The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh” helped expose the White House’s efforts to avoid a U.S. investigation after the prominent Palestinian American journalist was shot dead by Israeli forces.The post Watch: A Conversation on the Horrors in Gaza With Jeremy Scahill and ...

Sports on TV for Thursday, December 21

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsThursday, December 21COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)3 p.m.ESPNU — The Diamond Head Classic: Nevada vs. Temple, Quarterfinal, Honolulu5 p.m.ESPNU — The Diamond Head Classic: TCU vs. Old Dominion, Quarterfinal, Honolulu6 p.m.ESPN — Kentucky at Louisville6:30 p.m.BTN — Jacksonville at Purdue7 p.m.PAC-12N — Utah Tech at ColoradoPEACOCK — LeMoyne at Penn St.SECN — Abilene Christian at Arkansas8 p.m.ACCN — Stonehill at Miami8:30 p.m.BTN — North Alabama at Indiana9 p.m.CBSSN — Stanford at San Diego St.ESPN2 — The Diamond Head Classic: Georgia Tech vs. UMass, Quarterfinal, HonoluluPAC-12N — Kent St. at OregonSECN — Lamar at LSU11 p.m.PAC-12N — Boise St. vs. Washington St., Spokane, Wash.11:30 p.m.ESPN2 — The Diamond Head Classic: Portland at Hawaii, QuarterfinalCOLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)2 p.m.PAC-12N — N. Colorado at Colorado6 p.m.ACCN — W. Michigan at Notre DameCOLLEGE FOOTBALL8 p.m.ESPN — The Boca Raton Bowl: South Florida v...

La frontera entre Estados Unidos y México se acerca al “punto de quiebre” a medida que aumenta el número de migrantes, dicen funcionarios

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:59 GMT

(CNN)– La situación en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México se acerca a un “punto de quiebre”, le dijeron a CNN funcionarios actuales y anteriores de Seguridad Nacional, mientras miles de migrantes continúan cruzando a Estados Unidos, llevando los recursos federales al límite.La llegada de miles de migrantes a través de la frontera sur de Estados Unidos y la falta de capacidad y recursos para abordarlos equivale al tipo de escenarios que los funcionarios estadounidenses alguna vez planearon pero que esperaban que no se hicieran realidad.El sector ferroviario de EE.UU. pide a la Oficina de Aduanas reabrir inmediatamente el paso de trenes en la frontera surBajo la administración Biden, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional consideró múltiples escenarios y planeó aumentos en la frontera sur de EE.UU. de hasta 16.000 a 18.000 llegadas por día, antes del levantamiento de una restricción fronteriza de la era covid que a los funcionarios les preocupaba que provocara un aumento. ...