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Customers of Dogtown gas station mourn loss of murdered clerk  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate the early Tuesday morning shooting death of Iyez Ahmed. The 22-year-old clerk was shot and killed while working at a gas station located near the corner of Berthold and Hampton Avenues. “He was a good kid,” said Michael Wightman, a regular customer. “He would help anyone.” Regular customers said Ahmed worked at the station for several years. They recall him always being friendly and professional. Police reported a person of interest had escaped police custody Tuesday. Jataveion Scott, 19, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, dark jeans with a tear on the right, and no shoes. He was handcuffed behind his back and running south near the Peabody housing complex, according to police. Police said Ahmed noticed suspects trying to break into his car parked at the gas station. When he began to confront them, he was shot and killed. “He was nice,” said Christine Dixon, a customer. “He...

Man accused of sexual exploitation of a child in Boulder County, deputies say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

A Boulder County man was arrested last week on several child sex crime-related charges, deputies with the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.Jonathan Phillip Harris, 39, was arrested for possessing and distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM) on July 13 following a months-long investigation by the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.The investigation into the man began after detectives with the Boulder County Digital Forensics downloaded CSAM from an IP address within Boulder County while conducting proactive investigations.“Upon further investigation, it was found the CSAM was downloaded from a device connected to the internet associated with Harris’ residence,” a news release from the sheriff’s office states.Read more at Denver7.com.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Thieves hit 7 Orange County businesses in one night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

Surveillance video shows thieves rummage through one of seven Irvine businesses that were broken into early this week, leaving owners and employees to clean up the mess.  Shattered front doors, glass strewn across the pavement is what workers found when they showed up to work Monday morning at the Sand Canyon Plaza Shopping Center near the corner of Sand Canyon Avenue and Irvine Center Drive.  A total of seven businesses had their front doors or windows smashed in by burglars who quickly ransacked each establishment, looking for things to steal. Surveillance footage from the Domino's Pizza shows the thieves barely spending any time in the store.  “I want to say like a good 30 seconds,” Domino’s employee Adonis Manrique said of how long the burglars were in the restaurant. “It was really fast, just came in and out because they couldn’t find anything. All we had was $1 bills and that’s all they took, like $30.”  Video from a ramen restaurant a few doors down shows ...

Tom Cruise negoció en nombre del sindicato con los estudios sobre la inteligencia artificial antes de que comenzara la huelga de actores, según The Hollywood Reporter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

(CNN) — Antes de que fracasaran las conversaciones entre el sindicato de actores de Hollywood y los grandes estudios de cine y televisión, el sindicato SAG-AFTRA consiguió que Tom Cruise ejerciera presión en nombre de sus integrantes, según informa The Hollywood Reporter.La cuestión era el uso de la inteligencia artificial. Según el informe, la superestrella Cruise se unió a una sesión de negociación en junio para discutir las preocupaciones sobre el uso de la IA para sustituir a los actores y para hablar en apoyo de los dobles de acción, que también forman parte de los 160.000 miembros de SAG-AFTRA. El protagonista de la saga “Mission: Impossible” realiza sus propias escenas de riesgo.Tom Cruise asiste al estreno australiano de “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” el 03 de julio de 2023 en Sydney, Australia. Crédito: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesSAG-AFTRA no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios sobre el reporte y un representant...

First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K — about 380 times its original price

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007.LCG Auctions, which hosted Sunday’s sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same time for $599. That’s largely because the 4GB model was discontinued two months after launch given customer preference for the larger memory size.“A new bar was set Sunday night,” said Mark Montero, the founder of LCG Auctions. “We are thrilled to be a part of this fantastic record breaking sale.”It is the third original iPhone to sell for record prices at auction in the past year. An 8GB model sold for $63,356 in February and another 8GB model fetched $39,340 in October 2022. All were factory sealed in their original packaging.The iPhone is one of the world’s most successful electronic products and helped make Apple the first publicly held company with a $3 trillion market value....

Tiroteo masivo deja a 5 personas heridas en Filadelfia, según la policía

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

Al menos cinco personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo masivo en Filadelfia el martes por la noche, dijo la policía.El tiroteo ocurrió en la cuadra 500 de East Wyoming Street. La policía indicó que al menos tres hombres y dos mujeres resultaron con heridas después de que un pistolero abrió fuego.Las autoridades aún no han revelado las condiciones de las víctimas, qué condujo al tiroteo o si se realizaron arrestos.El incidente ocurrió poco más de dos semanas después de que otro tiroteo masivo en Filadelfia dejara cinco muertos, incluido un adolescente, y dos niños heridos.Esta noticia está en desarrollo. Regresa para actualizaciones.Source

“Hay que hacer algo”: 4 heridos, 1 fallecido en tiroteos separados en DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

Cuatro personas resultaron heridas y un hombre murió el lunes por la noche en dos tiroteos en Washington, DC, informó la policía. La violencia ocurrió el mismo día en que Pamela Smith prestó juramento como la nueva jefa de policía del Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana. El hombre que murió fue hallado en el vecindario de Brookland, a media cuadra de la Universidad Católica, poco antes de las 10 p.m.Los oficiales respondieron a un tiroteo y encontraron a una víctima en Seventh Street NE y Monroe Street NE que había recibido varios disparos. La víctima no respondía y murió a causa de sus heridas.Las autoridades identificaron al fallecido como Robert Lavender, de 44 años, del sureste de DC.No está claro qué llevó al tiroteo. Tras una investigación inicial, la policía indicó que no cree que el tiroteo estuviera relacionado con la universidad.Un poco más de una hora después, sobre las 11:15 p.m., los oficiales respondieron a otra balacera en la cuadra 1200 de Barnaby Terrace SE.Tre...

City of Kingston Arts Fund grants brought before council

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

Editor’s note; the station this journalist is affiliated with, CFRC 101.9FM , received a project grant of $15,000 from the City of Kingston Arts Fund program.The recommendations for the 2023 City of Kingston Arts Fund have been approved by council, but not without concerns raised about this year’s allocation of funding. First established in 2007, The City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF) consists of both Operating Grants and Project Grants allocated each year by the Kingston Arts Council (KAC) to support local arts. Applications are reviewed and assessed each year by peer juries and decisions are made by the Kingston Arts Council and the city. This year’s grants consisted of a total of $619,345 to be distributed to successful applicants. The grant recipients and their respective amounts are as follows:2023 Operating Grant RecipientsAgnes Etherington Art Centre | $75,000Cantabile Choirs of Kingston | $29,534Centre culturel Frontenac | $13,464H’art Centre | $...

Analysis: Here’s how the Hollywood actors’ strike will impact the Canadian film industry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

By: Ramona Pringle, Toronto Metropolitan University ListenHollywood actors went on strike on July 14, joining film and television writers who have been on the picket lines since May. It’s the first time actors and writers have picketed together since 1960, when Ronald Reagan was the president of the Screen Actors Guild.Following failed talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced the strike at a press conference on July 13.At the heart of the negotiations between the union and the guild are two key issues: residual payments in the streaming era and the ownership of an actor’s likeness if it’s reproduced by artificial intelligence. The union is calling for fairer pay splits and tighter AI regulations over these issues.This strike is a watershed moment for the entertainment industry, marking a turning point for the future of labour in the arts. But it will also have...

Englewood police involved in shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Englewood Police Department was involved in a shooting after an hourslong "tactical operation," the department tweeted on Tuesday night.The situation developed on the 4100 block of S. Cherokee Street around 3 p.m. and a reverse 911 was sent to nearby residents to shelter in place. 1 killed in Highlands Ranch shooting About an hour later, EPD tweeted "W. Oxford Avenue is now closed between S. Bannock Street and S. Delaware Street."EPD continued to warn residents to stay out of the area.At 9:12 p.m., the department tweeted that the situation had "turned into an officer-involved shooting."FOX31 has a crew heading to the scene and updates will be provided as they are received.