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Study: Heat deaths soared with temps in Europe last year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

By Frank Jordans | Associated PressBERLIN — Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming.In their study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers examined official mortality figures from 35 European countries and found a marked increase in deaths between late May and early September last year compared with the average recorded over a 30-year period.The increase in heat-related deaths was higher among older people, women and in Mediterranean countries, they found. But the data also indicated that measures taken in France since a deadly heatwave two decades ago may have helped prevent deaths there last year.“In the pattern of summer mean temperatures in Europe during the summer of 2022, we don’t see borders,” said co-author Joan Ballester of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. ...

NATO meeting to focus on Ukraine, Sweden and Belarus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

Associated PressVILNIUS, Lithuania — Russia’s war in Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts hold a summit in Lithuania’s capital over two days starting Tuesday.They are expected to focus on ensuring that Ukraine has support as long as the conflict continues, how to bring the country even closer to NATO without actually joining, and security guarantees Kyiv might need to ensure that Russia doesn’t invade again after the war ends.The leaders meeting in Vilnius are set to endorse new defense plans in case Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to broaden Moscow’s war beyond Ukraine and westward into allied territory. They also weigh defense spending, and how to boost their budgets as aid to Ukraine eats into national military coffers.Sweden’s accession to the 31-nation alliance is up for discussion, too, as Turkey delays the Scandinavian country’s entry into the world’s biggest security organization....

Sharks add 23-year-old former top-10 draft pick in free agency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

The Sharks took a flyer on a former top NHL Draft pick in free agency, announcing a deal with Filip Zadina on Monday morning as general manager Mike Grier continues to remake the San Jose roster.The 23-year-old Czech forward joins the Sharks on a one-year, $1.1 million contract.Zadina was the No. 6 overall pick in the 2018 draft by Detroit and has played parts of five seasons for the Red Wings, including 30 games last year, totaling three goals and four assists as he missed part of the season with a leg injury.The two prior seasons were his most productive at the NHL level, as he played 49 games and scored 19 points in 2020-21 and followed that with career-highs of 10 goals, 24 points and 74 games played in 2021-22.Prior to being drafted, Zadina excelled in his one season at the North American junior level, tallying 44 goals and 38 assists in 57 games for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.Since then, though, he has struggled to live up to the expectatio...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $4 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

20278 Kilbride Drive – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 20200 block of Kilbride Drive in Saratoga has new owners. The 2,416-square-foot property, built in 1963, was sold on June 21, 2023, for $3,970,000, or $1,643 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home consists of three bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 0.3-acre, and boasts a pool for relaxation and recreation.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,990-square-foot home on the 20200 block of Kilbride Drive in Saratoga sold in April 2023, for $3,710,000, a price per square foot of $1,864. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Glen Brae Drive, Saratoga, in March 2023, a 2,411-square-foot home was sold for $4,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,721. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 2,589-square-foot home on Hickory Hill ...

Biden meets with King Charles III at Windsor Castle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

By Betsy Klein | CNNPresident Joe Biden and King Charles III on Monday met for the first time since the British monarch’s coronation, with the US president visiting Windsor Castle for all the pomp and circumstance that comes with a royal meeting.Biden arrived to inspect an honor guard formed of the Prince of Wales Company of the Welsh Guards – with hundreds of uniformed troops, and its military band – positioned on the grassy quadrangle before a tent. The band played “God Save the King” upon the monarch’s arrival and “The Star-Spangled Banner” upon Biden’s entrance.The moment marked Biden’s second trip to Windsor Castle since taking office – the president met the King’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at her home just outside London in June 2021. The Queen met 12 US presidents spanning her reign, all but President Lyndon Johnson. The president said at the time the Queen wanted to know about Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Biden was meeting in Switzerland days after their visit, a...

Prosecutors charge 29-year-old man in killing of motorist in East Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

A 29-year-old man has been charged in the killing of a motorist who was gunned down last week while driving in East Oakland.Samuel Alexander Sims faces felony charges of murder and shooting at an occupied motor vehicle in the July 5 killing of 34-year-old Eric Duncan, according to court filings.Sims — who also faces numerous sentencing enhancements in the killing — is being held in the Santa Rita Jail and is scheduled to enter a plea on July 26, according to jail logs. He has multiple addresses across Northern California.Investigators say Duncan was driving in a vehicle with the mother of Sims’ 4-year-old daughter last week when someone began shooting at them from another vehicle, according to court documents. Duncan was hit and crashed his vehicle at MacArthur Boulevard and 74th Avenue. He died at the scene.The mother of Sims’ daughter was taken to a hospital afterward with unspecified injuries. Her child also was in the car at the time of the shooting, thou...

Home sale prices from Santa Clara and The Peninsula, July 9, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

Residential transactions in Santa Clara and The Peninsula. Click here to browse previous weeks’ transactions.Occasional incorrectly reported, atypical home sales and special circumstances may be listed or alter the average cost per square foot. If the cost looks erroneous, please email [email protected] for more information.Atherton 9402764 Winchester Drive $4,750,00005/30/23 Built 19293990 SF, 6 BR, 4 BTH Belmont 94002300 Davey Glen Road #3424 $550,00006/02/23 Built 1965725 SF, 1 BR, 1 BTH1612 El Verano Way $1,850,00005/30/23 Built 1959990 SF, 2 BR, 1 BTH Campbell 950082125 Abbey Lane $2,300,00005/30/23 Built 19611753 SF, 4 BR, 2 BTH907 Apricot Avenue #C $910,00006/01/23 Built 19801187 SF, 2 BR, 2 BTH1302 El Moro Drive $3,200,00005/31/23 Built 19552207 SF, 4 BR, 3 BTH2248 Montezuma Drive $1,998,00006/02/23 Built 19612090 SF, 3 BR, 2 BTH171 Shelley Avenue $1,230,00006/02/23 Built N/A1501 SF, 3 BR, 2.5 BTH521 West Rincon Avenue $1,125,00006/02/23 Built 19791424 SF, 2 BR, 2...

Suspect in 2022 San Jose killing sent back to Bay Area after serving time in Arizona prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

SAN JOSE — A man arrested in San Jose last year and extradited to Arizona on an outstanding warrant has been returned to the Bay Area after police determined that he had killed one man and wounded another in a July 2022 shooting near the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.The suspect, Noel Cortez, 33, was originally arrested in September 2022 in San Jose, police said in a news release Monday. Authorities said he had an outstanding warrant in Arizona, though they did not specify the nature of the warrant. Following the arrest, he was extradited to the Arizona State Prison Complex.While Cortez was in custody in Arizona, police determined that he was responsible for the San Jose shooting, though they did not say how they reached that conclusion.The shooting took place on July 31, 2022 around 3:55 a.m. on the 300 block of Umbarger Road, according to authorities. One man, Bryan Alberto Lopez Fajardo of Sacramento, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was wounded and self-transported...

Bad day for BART continues with West Oakland track obstruction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- BART is currently experiencing a 20-minute delay between Embarcadero and West Oakland in the SFO, Millbrae, Daly City and East Bay directions due to an earlier obstruction on the track outside West Oakland. This is the latest in a series of mishaps for the transit agency on Monday.Earlier, firefighters were on the scene of an incident at the Civic Center BART Station involving a person experiencing a medical emergency on the track Monday morning, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Initial SFFD reports incorrectly indicated that the incident was a fire that had been extinguished. Hayward city website down after weekend cyber attack The incident has been resolved, according to SFFD. The victim was taken to the hospital.Delays are expected, according to SFFD. Muni service was temporarily blocked in both directions between 7th and 8th streets but has since resumed SF Muni said. BART delays at the Civic Center station due to police activity were al...

Summer heat on its way back to Bay Area this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:05 GMT

(BCN) -- After a week of chilly temperatures and gloomy summer skies, tank top and shorts weather is finally headed back to the Bay Area. While Monday remains mired in below-normal temperatures, Tuesday will see a return to seasonal averages leading to a week of gradual warming. "It is looking pretty likely we'll see temperatures above 90 degrees starting Thursday and Friday for interior portions of the Bay Area," said National Weather Service Meteorologist Dial Hoang. Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise A high-pressure ridge system will move slowly north from the desert Southwest during the week, bringing with it warming temperatures that are expected to top out Sunday. "The interior valleys across the North Bay and the East Bay are going over 100 degrees during the weekend," Hoang said. The transition to more summery conditions starts Tuesday, with inland temperatures hitting the mid-80s to low-90s from the North Bay to southern Monterey County. ...