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Troubled Martinez refinery hit with surprise inspection that could take ‘days, even weeks’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

MARTINEZ — Hazardous materials and air officials paid a visit to a troubled Martinez refinery Tuesday to start an unannounced inspection into why it has been at the center of numerous health-threatening incidents for more than a year.The inspection by Contra Costa Health Services and assisted by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will observe the operations, reliability and safety programs at the Contra Costa Refining Company, which is owned by the New Jersey-based PBF Energy, Inc., health officials announced in a statement.Related ArticlesHealth | Letters: Christmas trash | Electoral college | Colorado ban | Zionism meaning | Good writing | Hostage killings | Florida vs. California Health | America’s sugar shortfall leaves candy-makers scrounging Health | Indian state of Tamil Nadu braces for more heavy rain, floods Health | Oakland police clear abandoned boats, “anchor-outs” warned to leave estu...

Food truck stolen on Christmas Eve found at homeless encampment

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A food truck stolen from an East Bay business owner has been found at a homeless encampment near High Street off I-880 in Oakland, KRON4 has learned. The truck was stolen early Sunday morning while it was parked in Oakland for the night. As of Tuesday, the truck had been found, according to its owner, Eric Scott.On Monday, Scott said he was devastated to find his truck gone on the morning of Christmas Eve. He was going to use it later that night to deliver Christmas meals to people experiencing homelessness."The Grinch is out there, as we see," said Touch of Soul owner Eric Scott.What was supposed to be a day of giving turned into a loss for Scott, and his business, Touch of Soul. In addition to the food truck, Scott has a storefront in Emeryville. Two rain systems to arrive in Bay Area this week He parks the truck in Oakland. When he went to get it Sunday morning, it was gone."It's crazy that you can put so much time and so many hours in working to get something that yo...

San Francisco one of best places to celebrate NYE, according to survey

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco is one of the best places in the United States to celebrate New Year's Eve. At least, according to a recent study.In the study published by personal finance company WalletHub, the City by the Bay ranked just outside the top 10 at 11th out of the top 100 US cities for ringing in the new year. The study assessed cities across a number of categories including entertainment and food, costs, and safety and accessibility.San Francisco received high marks for food and entertainment, coming in at no. 9, but did less well when it came to affordability (98) and safety (56). Calm before the storm: Officials urge storm prep as wet, unsettled weather returns The top city to spend New Year's Eve, according to WalletHub, is Orlando, Florida, followed by San Diego in second. Despite its famous midnight ball drop, New York City came in third with Las Vegas and Atlanta coming in at fourth and fifth respectively.Source: WalletHubBest cities for New Year's Eve ac...

DC-area fitness guru on following through with New Year’s resolutions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Laurent Amzallag, D.C.-area personal trainer and founder of Yala Fitness, speaks to WTOP about how to keep those new year's resolutions come January, February and beyond. $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); if( typeof gtag === "function" ){ gtag('event', 'post_audio', { 'play': audio_filename, 'permalink': window.location.href }); } }); }); With the new year creeping...

Cardinals limping to the end of a forgettable 2023 season, prepare for trip to Philadelphia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

Kyler Murray’s midseason return to the football field gave the Arizona Cardinals a brief boost of adrenaline.Less than two months later, that feeling is long gone.Now the Cardinals have reverted back to a team that will be quickly forgotten once the 2023 season ends. They’re not very talented, not very deep and not winning a whole lot of games as the regular-season schedule slowly comes to a close.The latest disappointment came on Sunday, when the Cardinals (3-12) fell into a 21-point hole against the Chicago Bears before rallying to cut the deficit to 24-16. The Bears eventually held on for a 27-16 victory.If all of this sounds familiar, it’s because it is. Arizona’s fans might be tired of hearing it, but first-year coach Jonathan Gannon isn’t tired of praising his team’s effort.“Not at all, because it’s the truth,” Gannon said. “I know they fight, I know they battle, I know they prepare the right way. Just got to help them out and we’ve got to c...

Despair then delight at Old Trafford as United beats Villa in 1st game after deal. Liverpool top

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Welcome to Manchester United, Jim Ratcliffe. In the space of 90 minutes, and in front of soon-to-be director Dave Brailsford, Old Trafford witnessed the best and worst of Erik ten Hag’s team. Two days after confirmation that British billionaire Ratcliffe will buy a stake of up to 25% in the club, United trailed by two goals inside 26 minutes against Aston Villa and was booed by the home crowd on Tuesday. Ten Hag’s players then produced a spectacular second-half comeback to win 3-2 and spark celebrations rarely seen at its famed stadium during a troubled season so far. “We said ‘Keep going. Believe it, in ourselves.’ That is what I demand from the team,” Ten Hag said afterward. “We said it before the game and during halftime, ‘Keep believing and we will win this game.’” Going into the game on the back of a run of four matches in all competitions without a win or a goal, United took to the field for the first time since Ratcliff...

¿Cómo es y dónde queda Eagle Pass? Esta es la realidad de la ciudad fronteriza donde se agolpan los migrantes hacia EE.UU.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

(CNN Español) — Eagle Pass se ha convertido en el punto álgido de la crisis migratoria en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, donde miles de migrantes cruzan todos los días con la esperanza de recibir asilo y no ser deportados por las autoridades fronterizas.Inmigrantes esperan ser procesados en un centro de tránsito de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE. UU. después de cruzar la frontera desde México el 20 de diciembre de 2023 en Eagle Pass, Texas. Una oleada de inmigrantes que cruzaron la frontera sur de Estados Unidos a finales de año ha abrumado a los funcionarios de inmigración estadounidenses. (Foto de John Moore/Getty Images)Tan solo en diciembre se registró una media de siete días de más de 9.600 encuentros con migrantes a lo largo de la frontera sur de EE.UU., según un funcionario de Seguridad Nacional. Esta cifra es una de las más altas que se han registrado.Esta vista aérea muestra a inmigrantes esperando ser procesados en un centro de tránsito de la Patrulla Front...

The Dolphins finally beat a winning team, and they’ll need to do it again to host a playoff game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins heard the talk all week about their 0-3 record against winning teams entering their matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. They couldn’t completely ignore the criticism — social media makes it hard to do that, coach Mike McDaniel said. But he felt his team didn’t let “narratives” become a distraction, and Miami (11-4) finally got over that hump.“Regardless of what people say, you have to get to a mode where you’re solely worried about doing your job and being responsible for that with your teammates,” McDaniel said after Sunday’s 22-20 defeat of the Cowboys. “And anything else, you get distracted and lose focus on what actually matters.”What matters to the playoff-bound Dolphins now is beating two more winning teams: Baltimore on Sunday and then division rival Buffalo in their season finale.Sunday’s victory put the AFC East-leading Dolphins in position to win the division for the first time since 2008 with e...

La icónica canción navideña de Mariah Carey sigue en la cima de la popularidad en EEUU

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

Mariah Carey continúa la racha de éxitos con su tema ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ al cumplir la semana número 14 como líder de la lista Hot 100, de Billboard, mantiendo el título de la cantante con más entradas del número uno a la lista de la revista musical estadounidense. Las dos primeras semanas de diciembre la lista estuvo liderada por la canción navideña ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’, de Brenda Lee, pero desde la semana pasada el tema de Carey retomó el primer lugar de la Hot 100.El 25 de diciembre, por segundo año consecutivo, el tema navideño de Carey también batió el récord de Spotify como la canción más reproducida en un día alcanzando 23.7 millones de reproducciones (en 2022, el tema obtuvo 21.2 millones de escuchas en la plataforma musical). Carey es la cantante que ha logrado conseguir el mayor número de semanas en el número 1 de la lista de Billboard con 93 semanas acumuladas, seguida de Rihanna con 60 y The Beatles con 59. ...

US, Canada open with victories at world junior hockey championship in Sweden

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:13:16 GMT

GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Mathis Rousseau made 24 saves, including a spectacular glove stop in the first period, while Owen Allard and Macklin Celebrini both scored as Canada opened the world junior hockey championship with a 5-2 victory over Finland on Tuesday.Nate Danielson added a goal and an assist before Matthew Poitras and Maveric Lamoureux scored into the empty net as the annual under-20 tournament began with four games in pool play.Slovakia beat Czechia 6-2, Sweden beat Latvia 6-0 and the United States beat Norway 4-1 in the other games. Gavin Brindley scored twice in a 2:33 span of the second period for the Americans, who got 22 saves from Trey Augustine.“I thought we got better as the game went on,” U.S. coach David Carle said. “And our goaltending was excellent. We have some things to work on, but it’s nice to get a win to start the tournament.”Jimmy Snuggerud and Isaac Howard also scored for the United States. Petter Vesterheim scored the lone goal for Norway while Marku...