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Judge sentences 72-year-old Oakland man to federal prison for cooking crack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

OAKLAND — Despite a defense argument that he has extensive medial issues, a 72-year-old man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a so-called “open air drug market” in East Oakland.George Moore Jr. must report to the Bureau of Prisons to serve his two-year prison term by May 5, according to an order signed by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Moore pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess cocaine base for distribution and being a felon in possession of a Mossberg shotgun, both federal offenses. and the sentence was handed down in late February.The defense argued for a 366-day prison term, and listed 19 medical conditions that Moore suffers from, including heart disease, as well as 17 different medications he needs. Prosecutors argued for a prison term of 51 to 63 months, saying that Moore displayed “savviness” when he cooked cocaine powder into crack cocaine that was later sold openly at a home on the 200 block of Makin R...

Man arrested for driving drunk with kids, girlfriend in truck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested for driving drunk in the North Bay city of Cotati on Saturday, police said. The man is accused of driving with a .21 blood alcohol content while his girlfriend and two children were in his truck. The Cotati Police Department responded to Wilford Lane at 11:20 p.m. for a reported battery. The reporting party said that the suspect was intoxicated and punched a family member. According to CPD, the suspect then tried to take two small children, who were the kids of his girlfriend, and drive away with them. While he was drunkenly driving the kids, police said his girlfriend was in the bed of the truck -- she was trying to retrieve her kids when the suspect drove off. 5-year-old girl killed in shooting on I-880 in Fremont: CHP While officers were at the residence on Wilford Lane, the suspect returned with his girlfriend in the truck bed. The officers tried to stop him, CPD said, but he fled again. The suspect drove onto Highway 101, going erratically at a hi...

Rutschman, Mountcastle, Hays homer as Orioles beat A’s 5-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman homered for the second straight game, Kyle Gibson earned his third victory in as many starts with Baltimore, and the Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday night.Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays also went deep for Baltimore, which improved to 4-0 in series openers this season.The long balls coincided with the Orioles debuting a dugout celebration in which each player who homered took a drink from a hose attached to a funnel.“We want to make sure it’s rebranded a little bit: It’s a homer hose, not a dong bong,” Gibson said. “It’s a homer hose, just like as a kid you go out back and you take a drink from the water hose after you play outside playing Wiffle ball.”Oakland has lost five in a row and fell to a majors-worst 2-8, matching its worst start since 2010. The A’s have scored one run in their last three games and just 28 on the season.“We only scored one run,” Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said. “At the end of the day, offensively we di...

Murphy’s 2-run homer in 10th powers Braves past Reds, 5-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves recovered after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Monday night.Murphy blasted the first pitch from Derek Law (0-2) to center field for his third hit of the game, driving in designated runner Austin Riley. Atlanta snapped a three-game skid.Jonathan India opened the 10th inning for the Reds with a single to right field off Dylan Lee (1-0), driving in designated runner Jose Barrero from second base for a 4-3 lead.Braves fill-in closer A.J. Minter blew a 3-1 lead in the ninth, wasting a strong start by rookie Bryce Elder.Minter allowed three straight hits and two runs before recording an out. Wil Myers reached on a single before pinch-hitter Stuart Fairchild’s drive to left field was deflected by Kevin Pillar, who tried to make a leaping grab over the wall and knocked the ball back to the warning track. Myers scored as Fairchild raced to third.Spencer Steer’s blo...

Islanders lose to Capitals, no longer control playoff future

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaking their heads in the aftermath of a baffling defeat to a team out of contention, New York Islanders players lacked the answers to explain the inexplicable.What captain Anders Lee called a “horrible” start led to two goals in 63 seconds and another before the end of the first period, and the Islanders couldn’t climb out of the hole they dug. The result was a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday night that deals a significant blow to their playoff chances, which they no longer control with one game left to play.“That is disappointing when you’re in a spot where you win a couple and you’re in,” veteran winger Zach Parise said. “Now we need help, so hopefully we get it.”New York trails Florida by one point in the standings after the Panthers lost in overtime to Toronto on a goal by former Islanders captain John Tavares. Pittsburgh is one point back but has two games left against the two worst teams in the NHL, Tuesday against Chicago and Thursday a...

Mittelstadt rallies Sabres to 3-2 win over Rangers in SO

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt scored the tying goal in the third period and got the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night.JJ Peterka also scored for the Sabres and rookie Devon Levi made 26 saves to beat the Rangers for the second time in 11 days. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime at home on March 31 in Levi’s first NHL game, and again found a way to beat the Rangers in extra time.The Sabres are 7-1-1 in their last nine games to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The victory also gave Buffalo 40 wins in a season for the first time since the team won 43 games in 2010- 11.Artemi Panarin scored twice for New York and Igor Shesterkin finished with 36 saves. Rangers have earned points in six straight games (3-0-3) and nine of their last 10 (6-1-3).New York pulled two points behind first-place Carolina in the Metropolitan Division and one behind second-place New Jersey. The Hurricanes and Devils both have two games ...

La Fiscalía de Chile extiende a todo el país el criterio de prisión preventiva para extranjeros detenidos sin documento de identidad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía Nacional de Chile informó este lunes que extendió a todo el país el criterio bajo el cual los fiscales que investigan delitos de homicidio puedan solicitar prisión preventiva para los extranjeros que detengan y que carezcan de documento de identidad.A través de su cuenta oficial de Twitter, la institución agregó que la decisión ya había sido comunicada al Consejo de Fiscales Regionales.Fiscales chilenos pedirán prisión preventiva a extranjeros que detengan y no cuenten con documento de identidadEl jueves pasado, el fiscal nacional, Ángel Valencia, dio a conocer este cambio en los procedimientos legales en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, en medio de la conmoción por la muerte del cabo primero Daniel Palma Yánez, integrante de Carabineros. Por este caso, la Fiscalía solicitó colaboración para encontrar a dos personas, presuntamente de nacionalidad venezolana.De acuerdo con este nuevo procedimiento legal, si la persona detenida es extranjera, sin ...

14 guns confiscated from Aurora students this school year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The Aurora Police Department confirmed its officers confiscated 14 guns so far this school year from students in both the Cherry Creek School District and Aurora Public Schools.The Problem Solvers learned these guns were taken from high schools but are still waiting to confirm which high schools they were and whether they were taken from female and male students. $100K embezzled. Failing grades changed. What was allegedly happening at this high school? Experts say this highlights the importance of school resource officers, but police say this also highlights a bigger, more alarming issue.“Some of the kids, you know, they’re afraid,” interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo said. “They look at some of the youth-on-youth violence in this country, they look at the active shootings in this country.”Acevedo talked about how political discourse is changing how kids view safety.“They’re growing up in a country where (because of) many politicians and many in society,...

How Big Pharma games the system — and keeps drugs prices high

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

The pharmaceutical market is a strange beast.It’s governed by a complex system of rules that protect new branded drugs from unbranded rivals for a limited period of time, in order to keep these cheaper generic competitors at bay.But measures such as patents, market exclusivity and data protection — designed to give pharma companies the chance to recoup investment in a new drug — are being exploited by some Big Pharma to keep competitors out of the market far beyond the intended fixed period of around 15 years, argues the generics sector. Gaming the system is so common that it even has a name: Evergreening. It can add billions of euros to pharmaceutical companies’ balance sheets, and cost EU countries significantly in missed savings. Big Pharma strongly denies wrongdoing, but in a 2009 report, the European Commission highlighted the need for stronger enforcement of competition laws to prevent evergreening. However, little has changed.Now, the leaked draft of the EU’s pharmaceutical l...

Fast-spreading fire tears through Manchester, NH home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:12:59 GMT

A fire in a multi-family home in Manchester, New Hampshire sent residents and neighbors scrambling to safety Monday as fast moving flames spread, according to witnesses. One person suffered life-threatening injuries, officials said, and needed to be flown to a hospital in Boston for treatment.Officials said the fire broke out in a building on Walnut Street around 6 p.m. Monday. Multiple cell phone videos later showed smoke and flames rising from the building after witnesses said they saw the fire quickly climb up the side of the structure. In one video, part of the building can be seen collapsing, sending fire billowing further into the air.https://twitter.com/KimLucey/status/1645605287431135234Justin Dutton, who saw the fire, said the flames started on a small wooden porch and engulfed the home within minutes. Jack Walsh, another fire whiteness, said he saw people running as the fire took hold. “It’s crazy because you’re right there and you don’t kn...