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‘Mandalorian’ creator Jon Favreau pitches new Star Wars ride for Disneyland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

If Walt Disney Imagineers were ever considering building a “Mandalorian”-based ride at Disneyland, series creator Jon Favreau has some ideas for them.During an interview with IMDB, Favreau revealed details about his ideal ride should Disney decide to build one at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land at Disneyland.“I’d probably do something that’s very immersive. I’d probably do something with haptics worked in. I’d probably use assets that we use in the Volume," Favreau told IMDB, referencing the "curved cocoon of glowing LED screens" used to help create "The Mandalorian."Haptics technology can replicate an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations and motions. The attraction would also center around the Razor Crest spacecraft, which served as transportation and living quarters for Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and Grogu — aka Baby Yoda — in the Disney+ series.The spacecraft was eventually destroyed in the second season of the show.Actress Katee Sackhoff, who plays Bo-Katan...

Man Killed in Pedestrian Crash on 210 Freeway [Sylmar, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

Man Fatally Struck in Pedestrian Collision near Hubbard StreetSYLMAR, CA (March 10, 2023) – Early Friday morning, a man was killed in a pedestrian crash on 210 Freeway near Hubbard Street.The incident occurred on February 17th, at around 6:15 a.m., in Slymar.At this time, the events leading up to the collision remain unclear. However, reports indicate that the driver of a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the area.Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. Although, authorities have not yet released his identity.It was also not stated if the involved driver stayed at the site of the incident or fled the scene.Sylmar Officials closed the eastbound lanes of 210 Freeway until late Friday morning to conduct an investigation.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of the victim. May the memories of your loved one give you strength and comfort in the difficult days ahead.Losi...

Armando Vega, Maria Cruz Alvarez, Jesus Vega Cruz Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash near Orange Avenue [Stanislaus County, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

Mario Estrada, Amy Gaspar Injured In Two-Vehicle Accident near Elm AvenueSTANISLAUS COUNTY, CA (March 10, 2023) – Monday afternoon, Armando Vega, Maria Cruz Alvarez, and Jesus Vega Cruz were killed in a car crash.The deadly incident happened on March 6th, at around 2:20 p.m., in the area near Orange Avenue and Elm Avenue.According to reports, a 2020 Dodge Ram truck was traveling eastbound of Orange Avenue when it ran a stop sign. As a result, the pickup truck drove into the path of a 2012 Dodge SUV and they collided. The impact of the collision left the five occupants of the vehicles with serious injuries.Emergency crews arrived the site of the crash shortly after. Medics transported the occupants of the Ram, 20-year-old Mario Estrada and 20-year-old Amy Gaspar, to a local hospital for treatment.Meanwhile, officials pronounced 56-year-old Armando Vega, 58-year-old Maria Cruz Alvarez and 26-year-old Jesus Vega Cruz dead at the scene.The Sweet James team sends their sincere symp...

Anthony Carrasco Arrested after Fatal Big-Rig Crash on Highway 99 [Merced, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

55-Year-Old Semi-Truck Driver Killed in DUI Accident near O StreetMERCED, CA (March 10, 2023) – Late Monday night, Anthony Carrasco was arrested after a fatal big-rig crash on Highway 99.The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m., on the southbound lanes of the freeway near O Street on March 6th.According to the California Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Carrasco attempted to pass a big-rig that was pulling a set of double trailers in a tight lane. The SUV then became wedged in between the trailer and the guard rail.As a result, the big-rig jackknifed and overturned down a steep embankment, trapping the driver inside. Medics arrived and extricated the driver from the semi-truck. Due to the extent of injuries sustained, crews pronounced the semi-truck driver dead at the scene.Following preliminary duties, officers arrested and booked 35-year-old Carrasco, of Ceres into the Merced County Jail for felony DUI.At this time, an active investigation is still currently underway. Once availab...

Silicon Valley Bank collapses and is seized by federal regulators

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed Friday morning after a stunning 48 hours in which a bank run and a capital crisis led to the second-largest failure of a financial institution in US history.California regulators closed down the tech lender and put it under the control of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC is acting as a receiver, which typically means it will liquidate the bank’s assets to pay back its customers, including depositors and creditors.The FDIC, an independent government agency that insures bank deposits and oversees financial institutions, said all insured depositors will have full access to their insured deposits by no later than Monday morning. It said it would pay uninsured depositors an “advance dividend within the next week.”The bank, previously owned by SVB Financial Group, didn’t respond to CNN’s request for comment.What happened?Silicon Valley Bank’s decline stems partly from the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes over the past yea...

Black patients dress up and modify speech to reduce bias, California survey shows

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

A young mother in California’s Antelope Valley bathes her children and dresses them in neat clothes, making sure they look their very best — at medical appointments. “I brush their teeth before they see the dentist. Just little things like that to protect myself from being treated unfairly,” she told researchers.A 72-year-old in Los Angeles, mindful that he is a Black man, tries to put providers at ease around him. “My actions will probably be looked at and applied to the whole race, especially if my actions are negative,” he said. “And especially if they are perceived as aggressive.”Many Black Californians report adjusting their appearance or behavior — even minimizing questions — all to reduce the chances of discrimination and bias in hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices. Of the strategies they describe taking, 32% pay special attention to how they dress; 35% modify their speech or behavior to put doctors at ease. And 41% of Black patients signal to providers that they are edu...

Hotline mailbag: Merger with the ACC (now or later), the Pac-12’s radio silence, Friday on Amazon, Boise State’s future as the MW waits

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

The Hotline mailbag is published every Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line — or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.*** Please note: Several topics related to Pac-12 media rights and expansion will be answered separately, in forthcoming articles.(Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.)What do you make of former ESPN chairman John Skipper’s comments that the ACC and Pac-12 should merge and that would force a renegotiation of the ACC’s deal with ESPN? — @pfnnewmediaAnytime Skipper addresses college sports realignment or media matters, we listen. And the concept of a bicoastal merger has been discussed (on the Hotline and elsewhere) since the immediate aftermath of USC and UCLA announcing their departures to the Big Ten.However, we see a few hurdles.The ACC’s media deal with ESPN runs into 2036 and coincides with the grant-of-rights agreement that binds each school’s media re...

Oroville Dam floodgates opening as storms fill massive reservoir

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

In another sign that the drought is ending across much of California, state water officials planned to open the floodgates at Oroville Dam on Friday to let water out of the state’s second-largest reservoir to reduce the risk of flooding to downstream communities.“After three years of drought and low lake elevations, it’s really good to see the lake rising,” said Ted Craddock, deputy director of the state Department of Water Resources.On Friday, Oroville reservoir was 75% full — or 115% of its historical average for early March. It has risen 180 feet since Dec. 1, and continued to expand steadily with millions of gallons of water pouring in from recent storms.Devastating storms in February 2017 caused the spillway at Oroville, whose 770-foot tall dam is the tallest in the United States, to crumble, which prompted emergency officials who feared a potential dam collapse to evacuate 188,000 people downstream.Investigators later found that the spillway, built in 1...

Trading Timo Meier might have been an easy decision for the Sharks. Now comes the hard part

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

The San Jose Sharks received two high draft picks, two forwards that are on their roster right now, and two young defensemen as part of the massive trade earlier this month that sent winger Timo Meier to the New Jersey Devils.But as much time as Sharks general manager Mike Grier and his staff spent crafting that trade, trying to maximize value for the power forward, sending Meier to the Devils might have been the easy part of the equation.Now the Sharks need to find a way to replace him.The Sharks have promising forwards in the pipeline but don’t have anybody in the system quite like Meier, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound bull who figures to be a 35-40 goal scorer in the NHL for years to come. He was an easy fit on the Sharks’ first line with Tomas Hertl, was far and away the leading goal-scorer on the top power-play unit, and had a powerful frame built to dish and absorb punishment.“Timo is a unique player in this league,” Sharks coach David Quinn said. “You’re talking about a guy who’s buil...

GOP Rep. George Santos says he is innocent of latest criminal allegation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

By Fredreka Schouten and Nicky Robertson | CNNEmbattled Rep. George Santos on Friday said he was “innocent” of an allegation that he had orchestrated a credit card skimming operation in 2017 in Seattle that led to the guilty plea and deportation of a Brazilian man.“Innocent,” the New York Republican told reporters on Capitol Hill. “Never did anything of criminal activity, and I have no mastermind event.”His denials came a day after Politico published a sworn statement that the publication said Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha had submitted this week to the FBI and other federal law enforcement officials, alleging that Santos had overseen the skimming operation.Trelha, whom Politico identified as a former roommate of Santos, pleaded guilty to “access device fraud” in 2017 in Seattle, federal records show. He had been arrested earlier that year after using a credit card skimming device and electronic camera on ATMs to “surreptitiously steal ...