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Will ‘Barbie’ or Taylor Swift magic help close women’s pay gap?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

In a summer celebrating women, entertainment-wise at least, the pay gap by gender still simmers.While we flock to theaters to see “Barbie,” pack stadiums for Taylor Swift’s music tour and stay up all hours cheering the U.S. women’s national team, this bright cultural spotlight doesn’t truly reflect progress at the workplace.Despite a milestone agreement for equal pay last year for the U.S. women’s soccer team, my trusty spreadsheet tells me the typical female worker clearly gets paid less than their male counterparts.A peek inside the government’s annual report on the women’s wage gap compared coronavirus-chilled 2021 to 2016. The good news for California’s female workforce is that the state’s job market has the sixth-smallest wage gap among the states.Margot Robbie in a scene from “Barbie” shows off her flat feet to other barbies. (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures) The good news for California’s female...

Will removal ceremony close San Jose’s Fallon statue saga?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

Drivers stopped near Julian Street and Highway 87 in downtown San Jose on Friday morning may have wondered what was happening on the concrete island near the ramps. Were the 50 or so people there gathered in protest or celebration? A little bit of both, actually.The event was led by members of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe and Centro Aztlan Chicomoztoc at the former site of a statue of Thomas Fallon, an early San Jose mayor, and a companion on horseback raising the U.S. flag over San Jose.  After more than three decades as a controversial flashpoint in the city, the statue was removed this past spring and put into storage. The groups called for a ritual cleansing of the site, which they say symbolized genocide and white supremacy.San Jose City Council members Omar Torres, left, and Peter Ortiz watch a Muwekma Ohlone cleansing ceremony at the former site of a statue of Thomas Fallon, an early San Jose mayor, raising the U.S. flag in downtown San Jose on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (Sal Pizarro/...

Oakland police continue search for missing woman from 2020

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

(KRON)-- The Oakland Police Department is continuing its search for a missing woman last seen on January 7, 2020 at the Seton Medical Center in Daly City around 3 p.m. Person dies after being struck by Caltrain in SF Tenisha Celestine is described as a Black female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5-foot-10 and was 320 pounds at the time of her disappearance, police said. The 21-year-old travels by electric wheelchair and her last clothing description is unknown.

Inspectors find Safeway overcharged customers in Marin County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- During a year and a half period, Marin County officials say inspectors discovered Safeway stores overcharged consumers at several locations."What we are seeing is that some stores, especially post-COVID, are really struggling with pricing accuracy. Shampoo, toilet paper, these items are fair game for not getting updated," said Scott Wise, Marin County Weights and Measures assistant director.Wise says California law states during an inspection 99% of items tested must be correctly priced at check out, but that is not what they are finding. Safeway isn't the only store. The pricing inaccuracy was found at other stores using barcodes countywide. San Francisco ‘Dolores Hill Bomb’ riot charges in limbo "Pricing accuracy went from 78% pre-COVID to 58% post-COVID. Store cultures have eroded. While we have empathy for businesses, there can't be consumer harm," Wise said.Back in 2014, Safeway stores statewide were caught and fined $2.25 million for overchargi...

Person dies after being struck by Caltrain in SF

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

(KRON)-- Caltrain reported their seventh fatality of the year after a person was struck by a train around 7:30 p.m. on Friday.The collision occurred at Tunnel 4 between San Francisco's 22nd Street and Bayshore Station. No injuries were reported involving anyone on the train. San Francisco ‘Dolores Hill Bomb’ riot charges in limbo MUNI shuttled passengers from Fourth and King Streets to Bayshore Station, Caltrain said. The tracks were cleared around 10:30 p.m.

British Columbia port workers ratify contract offer, ending Canada labor dispute

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia’s port workers voted almost 75% in favor of a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent job action that stopped billions of dollars’ worth of goods from being shipped in Canada.In a statement on the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada website late Friday, president Rob Ashton confirmed the result. The dispute had shut down ports on Canada’s west coast last month for nearly two weeks and spurred several business groups and political leaders to call for back-to-work legislation.Federal Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan tweeted that both the ILWU and the BC Maritime Employers Association ratified the deal, ending the dispute. O’Regan said, however, that he is directing federal officials to review the entire case to avoid a port disruption of this magnitude from happening in the future.The employers association said in a statement that it ratified the four-year deal, which “includes increases in wages, benefits and training ...

Gustavo Petro, sobre su hijo Nicolás: “Ojalá algún día pueda hablar con él y perdonarnos”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, publicó un mensaje sobre su hijo Nicolás y volvió a referirse a las denuncias de financiamiento ilegal de su campaña. “Lo sucedido con mi hijo es para mí terrible y muy lamentable. Ojalá algún día pueda hablar con él y perdonarnos”, dijo Petro en un tuit este sábado.El mandatario ya se había pronunciado este viernes, luego de que se conociera que, en medio de una audiencia de medida de aseguramiento celebrada en Bogotá, que su hijo Nicolás Petro había revelado en una declaración jurada que a la campaña presidencial de su padre entró dinero ilegal.“Como lo dije antes, no presionaré como presidente a la justicia en su caso, los funcionarios judiciales que intervengan en su proceso serán por mi respetados”, añadió Petro en una publicación en su cuenta oficial de Twitter (ahora X). “La campaña no recibió dinero alguno de carácter ilícito y de los sucedido me enteré por una reunión que tuve con ...

Hasta $2 millones: en estos estados se vendieron varios boletos ganadores del Mega Millions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

La noticia de que nadie acertó el premio mayor del Mega Millions puede ser amarga para muchos, pero muy buena para otros. A pesar de que no hubo un feliz ganador, el acumulado ahora es de $1,550 millones, y está próximo a ser el mayor acumulado en la historia de la lotería. Y, además, varios afortunados acertaron varios números y ganaron hasta $2 millones en varios estados. Los números ganadores fueron: 11, 30, 45, 52, 56 y el Mega Ball 20. Solo basta con que revises tu boleto para saber si fuiste uno de los afortunados. Nadie ganó: el Mega Millions juega ahora $1,550 millones y podría romper un histórico récord Acumulado récord: nadie gana el Mega Millions y ahora juega $1,550 millones ¿EN DÓNDE? ENTÉRATE AQUÍEn el sorteo de este viernes 4 de agosto, hubo 5,331,114 boletos ganadores en todos los niveles de premios. Nueve boletos acertaron las cinco bolas blancas para ganar el premio de segundo nivel del juego. En Michigan y Tenn...

El premio mayor de Mega Millions se dispara a un récord potencial después de que no hubo ganador este viernes, dice la lotería

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

(CNN) — Un premio mayor récord de Mega Millions puede estar en juego después de que ningún boleto coincidiera con todos los números ganadores en el sorteo de este viernes por la noche, dijo la lotería.El gran premio estimado de US$ 1.550 millones (alrededor de US$ 757,2 millones si se elige la opción de suma global en efectivo) podría ser potencialmente el premio mayor más grande en la historia de Mega Millions durante el próximo sorteo este martes por la noche a las 11 p.m. ET.En 2018, Carolina del Sur ganó un premio mayor récord de Mega Millions de alrededor de US$ 1.53 mil millones.¿Puedo jugar la lotería de Mega Millions si no vivo en Estados Unidos?“Con jugadores entusiastas en todo el país, muchos de los cuales son nuevos en el juego, es probable que haya un nuevo premio mayor récord en Mega Millions. Sin embargo, no lo sabremos con certeza hasta que nos acerquemos al sorteo del martes; a este nivel, los premios mayores son difíciles de predecir con total precisión”, dij...

Today in Sports – Tiger Woods (30) becomes the youngest player to compile 50 PGA Tour wins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

Aug. 61958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary.1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Brian London in the third round to retain his world heavyweight title.1972 — South African Gary Player wins his second PGA golf championship with a two-stroke victory over Jim Jamieson and Tommy Aaron.1978 — John Mahaffey beats Tom Watson and Jerry Pate on the second playoff hole to win the PGA Championship.1984 — American athlete Carl Lewis wins long jump (8.54m), his second of 4 gold medals at Los Angeles Olympics.1991 — Debbie Doom of the U.S. pitches her second consecutive perfect game in women’s softball at the Pan American Games. Doom threw a perfect game at the Netherlands Antilles in the opener and matches that performance against Nicaragua, winning 8-0.1992 — Carl Lewis leads a U.S. sweep in the long jump in the Olympics with a mark of 28 feet, 5 1-2 inches on his first attempt. Mike Powell takes the silver and Joe Greene ...