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Silver Lake businesses targeted by smash-and-grab thieves

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

Surveillance video captured smash-and-grab thieves hitting two Silver Lake businesses in the early morning hours Sunday, who ended up leaving more of a mess than getting away with any valuables.  The incident happened at around 3 a.m. in the 3800 block of Sunset Boulevard.  Their likely target was Undefeated, a high-end sneaker store. However, that store has been broken into three times before and now has metal gates protecting the shop in both the front and the back.  “They just happened to break into the wrong door, just a maintenance door,” Leo Valsquez, who works at Undefeated, told KTLA. “A year ago, they broke in and sledgehammered through it, and this time, they were out of luck.”  The supervisor at neighboring Oakberry Açai Bowl, Maria Novaes, also believes the burglars thought they were breaking into the back of the shoe store, but an hour after they left, the same crew returned and broke into her shop.  “It’s sad because we work hard every day and it ju...

Kenny Pickett passes for 2 touchdowns as Pittsburgh Steelers top Las Vegas Raiders 23-18

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kenny Pickett passed for 235 yards and two touchdowns in an encouraging performance for Pittsburgh’s offense, and the Steelers held off the Las Vegas Raiders for a 23-18 victory on Sunday night.In the first meeting between the franchises in Las Vegas, the Steelers earned their first road win against the Raiders since 1995.Las Vegas trailed 23-7 going into the fourth quarter. It had a chance to tie the game in the final minutes, but coach Josh McDaniels settled for a short field goal instead of trying to convert a fourth-and-4 at the 8.Pittsburgh (2-1) struggled offensively in its first two games, but it looked much better against Las Vegas (1-2). Pickett completed 16 of 28 passes, and George Pickens finished with four receptions for 75 yards.T.J. Watt had another sensational game, recording two of Pittsburgh’s four sacks less than a week after returning a fumble for the winning touchdown on Monday night against the Cleveland Browns. The Raiders were the ...

McGuire’s equalizer earns Orlando City 1-1 draw with Messi-less Inter Miami

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Duncan McGuire scored the equalizer in the 66th minute to help Orlando City gain a 1-1 draw with Inter Miami on Sunday night, extending the club’s unbeaten streak to 10.Inter Miami (9-15-5) played without Lionel Messi, who was held out because of muscle fatigue. Messi missed a Sept. 16 match against Atlanta United for the same reason.Neither team scored until David Ruíz found the net for a second time this season, scoring unassisted in the 52nd minute to give Inter Miami a 1-0 lead.Orlando City (14-7-9) answered with the equalizer when McGuire scored his ninth goal of the season, unassisted in the 66th minute.Pedro Gallese finished with four saves for Orlando City. Drake Callender stopped five shots for Inter Miami.Orlando City has scored in 13 straight matches in all competitions, one off the club record set spanning the 2015-16 seasons. The club saw a four-match win streak at home end but it is still 6-0-4 in its last 10.Inter Miami is 0-2-4 all-t...

Volunteers raise funds for food pantry at risk of closing amid rising costs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A non-profit that's been serving families just north of Denver for more than a decade is at risk of closing.The North Denver Cares food pantry feeds hundreds of families in Broomfield and Boulder counties every week, but it's in danger of closing its doors because of rising costs. Denver ranks 2nd for highest inflation "Our landlord wants to increase our rent and so that's going to be additional money we need to operate, and everything is more expensive from the grocery store to the food you have to purchase and transportation costs have tripled in the last year," executive director Brian Decker said.Volunteer Meg Anast said if the non-profit goes under, some 500 families will not get food to eat."We kind of fill in the gaps for those people and it's really neat when we see them come in and they have a smile on their face and know they can feed their families," Anast said.It's something unimaginable for Anast and other volunteers like Dennis Dreiling and Audrey Sp...

Pedestrian hit, killed on Colorado Blvd.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department said a pedestrian was killed in a crash Sunday night.It happened near 40th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. DPD tweeted about the crash just before 10 p.m. Jeep SUV wanted in fatal hit-and-run in Littleton The person was pronounced dead at the scene.DPD said officers were investigating and did not immediately release any further details.

Editorial: GOP walks the impeachment tightrope

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

The evidence implicating President Joe Biden in influence peddling keeps piling up. There’s less evidence that impeachment proceedings will be an electoral boon for the GOP.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently opened an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. He wants House committees to examine the “culture of corruption” that swirls around the Biden family. That includes the business affairs of Hunter Biden, the president’s son, and potential connections to President Biden himself. That could include bribery charges.Republicans are also likely to scrutinize whether the Biden administration gave Hunter Biden special treatment. Officials offered and then retracted a plea agreement for Hunter Biden that would have sent him to a diversion program for a gun charge and given him broad immunity in other matters. After the public learned the details, a judge pressed prosecutors and the deal fell apart.The first response from Democrats and many in the media was to assert that there’...

McCaughey: Biden lays booby trap for GOP president

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

The Biden administration is setting a booby trap in case a Republican wins the presidency in 2024.The White House just unveiled a proposed rule that would make it even harder than in the past for an incoming Republican president to wrestle control of the left-leaning federal bureaucracy and actually implement the conservative policies promised to voters.Of the 2.2 million federal civil workers, only 4,000 are presidential appointees. The rest stay in their jobs, from one administration to the next, protected by rules that make it nearly impossible to discipline or replace them.They overwhelmingly favor the Left. A staggering 95% of unionized federal employees who donate to political candidates give to Democrats, according to Open Secrets. Only a tiny 5% support Republicans.Some federal workers in high positions slow-walk or even derail a Republican president’s agenda — and get away with it.Why bother to vote if the left-leaning deep state stays in charge no matter who wi...

Wes Anderson keeps it short & sweet with ‘Henry Sugar’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

LIDO, Venice, Italy – Following summer’s well-received “Asteroid City,” Wes Anderson makes an immediate return for Oscar attention with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.”This Netflix short, an adaptation of a Roald Dahl story that runs just 39 minutes, is eligible for Academy Awards consideration as Best Live Action Short.“Sugar” fits snugly into the well-known eccentricities of Anderson’s cinematic world.“I got to know the Dahl family when doing ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox,’ ” Anderson, 54, said, referring to his hugely popular 2009 stop-motion adaptation of Dahl’s novel.“I grew up loving Dahl’s books,” he continued, “and ‘Sugar’ is one of my favorites. But I couldn’t see how I could do it. So the estate” – Dahl died in 1990 at 74 – “held it for me.”When he decided it was time, “What I wanted to keep from it was Dahl’s language. The film is about the words, the performance of the words by these great actors.”“Henry Sugar” – published in a 1977 collection of Dahl stories — has Sugar...

5 ways to ensure a greater work-family balance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

Individuals have to juggle many different responsibilities on a daily basis. Those with full- or part-time jobs, children, spouses or partners, or aging family members that require assistance, will often find they are pulled in different directions. In many cases, work takes priority over family time because people rely on their jobs for the income that funds their lifestyles. Rather than jeopardizing that income, certain individuals will make time concessions that favor employment over personal relationships and family time.Recent data indicates that many people are trapped in unhealthy work-life balances and can’t find the time to unwind and enjoy themselves. The e-commerce company Groupon asked 2,000 Americans about stress at work and 60% indicated that pressures and responsibilities of the workplace and home life do not have boundaries.Learning to balance work and life better may come from following these tips.1. Find more time. While there’s no way to add extra hour...

Dear Abby: Possible BF just wanted a hookup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:29:05 GMT

Dear Abby: I am 36, still single and depressed about it. I recently met someone who seemed perfect. He has his own place with laundry facilities, and his job is the kind where he doesn’t have a bunch of other people in his life. So when he asked me over, I went.I thought because our friends and family were similar, his values would be, too. I expected he would want to get to know me and have a conversation, but he went right for kissing. I’m so disappointed. Then he told me he doesn’t want a relationship! Why did he do that? Why do they want to kiss but then not have a relationship? Does he prefer to sit home each night alone and enjoy someone only on Saturdays? What IS that?I want someone all the time in my life, like a married couple has. My parents are still together. They had a few problems along the way, but they are still together. Why are the men I meet not marriage material? — On Wrong Path in PennsylvaniaDear Wrong Path: When searching for a relation...