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Joan Baez said she wanted a ‘warts and all’ film about her life. She got one.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

At the start of the new documentary, “Joan Baez I Am A Noise,” there’s a quote from the writer Gabriel García Márquez that fills the screen for a moment: “Everyone has three lives: the public, the private, and the secret.”It’s a signal that this film has stories to share about the 82-year-old folk singer and political activist that have never before been told.That wasn’t the original intent, Baez says with a wry smile on a recent video call.“It was going to be about the last tour,” Baez says of a run of 2018 farewell shows. “Then at a certain point, I realized I had to let them in farther than just that. I literally handed them the key, the three directors, to the storage unit. In the film, when I walk into it, that’s the first time I’ve ever been in there.”With that key, co-directors Karen O’Conner, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’Boyle entered a chamber of treasures that Baez had forgotten existed.“I knew that my mom had kept some stuff,” Baez says. “In the back of my head, I knew that....

Biden and Xi expected to meet Wednesday during APEC, according to White House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

(AP) – President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a long-anticipated meeting Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay area, according to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. President Biden will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on November 15. The Leaders will discuss issues in the U.S.-PRC bilateral relationship, the continued importance of maintaining open lines of communication, and a range of regional and global issues. Building on their last meeting in November 2022 in Bali, Indonesia, the Leaders will also discuss how the United States and the PRC can continue to responsibly manage competition and work together where our interests align, particularly on transnational challenges that affect the international community.Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the U.S.-PRC Leaders Summit Doctor charged with attempting to murder family in Tesla seeks mental health diversion Biden and Xi have plenty of difficult issues t...

Monterey police arrest 4th suspect in alleged armed robbery at Macy's

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

(BCN) -- Monterey police this week have taken custody of a fourth suspect in an alleged robbery at a Macy's department store in the city on Nov. 3.Celso Suarez-Lopez, 20, was arrested in Greenfield on Tuesday. Authorities in the city then notified Monterey police about his arrest, the Monterey Police Department said in a statement.Suarez-Lopez was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of robbery, conspiracy, felon in possession of a firearm, violation of probation and obstructing a peace officer, according to police. $350K of stolen goods recovered in Oakland, Sacramento County fencing operation Around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, officers were dispatched to the Del Monte shopping center after a report of a robbery at a Macy's store in the area. A loss prevention officer told police a group of suspects stole merchandise valued at $1,200 and pointed a handgun at him when he tried to intervene.The suspects fled the area in a maroon Honda Accord, but police located it traveling on Mu...

Livermore police say goodbye to beloved K9 Bugsy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

(BCN) -- Livermore police said goodbye to one of their retired K9, Bugsy, who passed away Tuesday. Bugsy died at home with his family, also the family of his handler, police said Thursday. Sonoma Valley High lockdown lifted, threat deemed unfounded "K9 Bugsy proudly served the citizens of Livermore from 2013 until his retirement in 2019,"Livermore police wrote on social media. "Bugsy was a tremendous asset to our department and performed his job with pride and distinction. He selflessly served the Livermore community with his K9 Handler, Officer Audrey Thompson. Police said since his retirement, Bugsy enjoyed his time at home with officer Thompson and her family. "Thank you K9 Bugsy for your years of dedicated service; you will be missed." Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Shawn Fain on How the UAW Whipped the Big Three

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

In late October, after a six-week strike, the United Auto Workers reached a historic contract deal with the big three Detroit automakers. This week, as membership votes to approve the contract are underway, President Joe Biden rallied with the UAW president in Illinois to celebrate the tentative agreement between the union and the automakers. This week on Deconstructed, UAW President Shawn Fain joins Ryan Grim to discuss the victory. Fain was elected president of the union earlier this year by the union membership, in the first UAW election in which members could directly vote for the union president. Fain discusses the recent win, the union election that led to his victory, corruption inside union ranks, and the broader labor reform movement for direct democracy within unions.Transcript coming soon.The post Shawn Fain on How the UAW Whipped the Big Three appeared first on The Intercept.

Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over ‘maintenance’ involving undersea line

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for hours, with officials later blaming unannounced “maintenance work” for the outage.The interruption began early Friday and halted all traffic at YemenNet, the country’s main provider for about 10 million users which is now controlled by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis. Both NetBlocks, a group tracking internet outages, and the internet services company CloudFlare reported the outage. The two did not offer a cause for the outage. “Data shows that the issue has impacted connectivity at a national level as well,” CloudFlare said. By late Friday, service had been fully restored.In a statement to the Houthi-controlled SABA state news agency, Yemen’s Public Telecom Corp. blamed the outage on maintenance.“Internet service will return after the completion of the maintenance work,” the statement quoted an unidentified official as saying. The undersea FAL...

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher after Treasury yields relax

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Friday as it nears the close of a mostly quiet week following its fireworks since the summer.The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading and on track to end the week with a slight gain of less than that. That would follow its best week of the year, which itself came after months of sharp losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 122 points, or 0.4%, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher.More companies reported better profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but the focus is swinging toward what companies will do later this year and beyond amid high interest rates and expectations for a slowdown in economic growth.Illumina tumbled 13.3% even though the maker of DNA-sequencing and other technology products reported better results for the third quarter than expected. It cut its financial forecasts for the full year and said “the environment remains challenging.”Wynn Resorts also toppe...

Hollywood’s strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happily-ever-after.The film and television industry could rightly celebrate the conclusion this week of a bruising, protracted work stoppage that began in May when the Writers Guild hit the picket lines and gathered more force when Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members walked out in mid-July.The strikes were historic in their length and cost, causing an estimated $6 billion in economic loss and leaving hundreds of thousands out of work. As Hollywood on Thursday began rushing back to production and stars again hit red carpets, many were surely still nursing wounds from a bitter feud with the studios, even after a deal that the guild says won actors a hefty boost to minimum pay and protections over the use of artificial intelligence.SAG-AFTRA’s board was to vote on approving the contract Friday a...

Bsquare: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — BSquare Corp. (BSQR) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.1 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents.The software and engineering services provider posted revenue of $9.3 million in the period.The company’s shares closed at $1.87. A year ago, they were trading at $1.16._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BSQR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BSQRSource

Golden Minerals: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:39 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Golden Minerals Co. (AUMN) on Friday reported a loss of $3.2 million in its third quarter.The Golden, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 38 cents per share.The precious metals mining company posted revenue of $2.5 million in the period.The company’s shares closed at 46 cents. A year ago, they were trading at $6.82._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AUMN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AUMNSource