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Elevator accident at South African platinum mine kills 11

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

Associated PressJOHANNESBURG — An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday.It happened Monday evening at the end of the workers’ shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg. All the injured workers were hospitalized.Mine operator Impala Platinum Holdings CEO Nico Muller said in a statement it was “the darkest day in the history of Implats.” He said an investigation had begun into what caused the elevator to drop and the mine had suspended all operations on Tuesday.Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said there would be a government investigation into the tragedy. He visited the mine and was briefed, the government said.All 86 workers killed or injured were in the elevator, Implats spokesperson Johan Theron said. Some of the injured had “serious compact fractures,&#...

'Chaotic working' is California's 2023 defining work trend: US Dictionary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

(KRON) -- Do you ever feel like your job is a non-stop stream of complicated emails, technical difficulties and way-too-long meetings? You're not alone. According to U.S. Dictionary, "chaotic working" is the defining work trend of 2023. For the survey, U.S. Dictionary showed 1,000 California workers unique work trends and asked them to pick which term best encapsulates 2023. Many of them believe their work days are hectic. This Bay Area city was named hottest real estate market in US "It is like a never-ending game of corporate whack-a-mole; as soon as you complete one task, three more pop up. Meetings spill into your lunch, 'urgent' tasks develop overnight, and the printer jams only when you're already late for a presentation. You dream of inbox zero, but the reality is more akin to playing Tetris with your schedule — and the blocks are falling way too fast," the dictionary wrote. According to U.S. Dictionary, chaotic working is not a new term, but it has evolved this year. The ...

This Bay Area city was named hottest real estate market in US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland has been listed as one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, according to GoBankingRates.com.The website compared every city’s real estate market factoring in things like sale price, number of days on the market and number of homes sold.Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood is a quiet suburban area with a lot to offer and a lot of high-end homes. But high-end homes seem to be the hardest to sell for realtors. The article published Sunday boasts Oakland’s housing opportunities saying the median number of days a home for sale is on the market is just 19 days with 72 percent of homes selling above asking price.David Stark with the Bay East Association of Realtors said that’s because of location, location, location.“Got a close proximity to job centers in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley and the South Bay," Stark said. "You got access to recreation in the Oakland Hills, you go some fantastic individual neighborhoods within Oakland and it’s a lot more afford...

Mavs’ Mark Cuban working on $3.5B sale to family that runs Las Vegas Sands casino, AP source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday night.The agreement would be in the valuation range of $3.5 billion and take weeks for the league to process, according to the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details weren’t being made public.Cuban would retain control of basketball operations in the deal. NBA reporter Marc Stein was the first to report the potential sale.The family of Miriam Adelson, widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, announced earlier Tuesday it was selling $2 billion of her shares to buy an unspecified professional sports team.Cuban said almost a year ago he was interested in partnering with the Sands. He has been a proponent of legalizing gambling in Texas, an issue that didn’t make it out of the state Legislature in a biennial session that ended earl...

Hospitalizan a la esposa de un jefe militar de Ucrania por aparente envenenamiento con metales pesados

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

Washington (CNN) — La esposa del máximo responsable de la inteligencia militar de Ucrania fue hospitalizada por aparente envenenamiento con metales pesados, según funcionarios ucranianos y occidentales.Marianna Budanova es la esposa de Kyrylo Budanov, cuya agencia de inteligencia militar GUR ha estado involucrada profundamente en los esfuerzos de Ucrania para expulsar a Rusia de su territorio. Y ahora funcionarios occidentales sospechan que agentes rusos podrían haberle pagado a un miembro del personal para realizar el envenenamiento.Estados Unidos prepara más sanciones contra Rusia por el envenenamiento y encarcelamiento de Navalny, según consejero de Seguridad NacionalSegún Andriy Yusov, portavoz de la Inteligencia de Defensa de Ucrania, los resultados de exámenes revelan que personal de esa agencia también se enfermó, y Ucrania investiga la situación.Los servicios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos y occidentales no han verificado de forma independiente el envenenamiento, pe...

Mark Cuban working on $3.5 billion sale of majority stake in Dallas Mavericks to Sands casino family, AP source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Mark Cuban working on $3.5 billion sale of majority stake in Dallas Mavericks to Sands casino family, AP source says.Source

Pettersen seeks to ban 'deadly' water beads marketed to children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and two other lawmakers are introducing a bill that would ban the sale of water beads marketed to kids, citing the toy's danger.These toys are colorful, water-absorbing balls made of super-absorbent polymer, designed to grow in size when introduced to liquid. They can often appear like candy and can also be deadly if swallowed. Colorado workers can now apply for paid family and medical leave They also go under many names. Gel beads, Orbeez, polymer beads, water orbs, jelly beads and other titles are all associated with the same type of toy.According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the beads are a danger to young children. Pettersen and the other sponsors — Frank Pallone, Jr., D-New Jersey, and Robin Kelly, D-Illinois — are seeking to use the legislation to compel the Consumer Product Safety Commission to enforce a ban on all water beads marketed for children's use.Water beads lead to 7,800 ER visitsAccording to the comm...

7 Investigates: Displaced residents still unable to return home nearly three years after fire in Cambridge condo complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

Nineteen families lost their homes when a fire tore through a Cambridge condo complex in 2021. Nearly three years later, the families still cannot return home even though they’re still paying monthly condo fees. 7 Investigates recently looked into the situation, speaking to 80-year-old Julia Dubnoff, who is frustrated by the boarded-up windows and damage. “They said ‘Well, those three apartments, you would be displaced for eight months.’” Eight months has turned into nearly three years.In total, 19 units at the Continental Gardens were gutted on Jan. 13, 2021, with their residents forced to find other places to stay. Some live with families. Others are renting while still paying condo fees. “I also have to pay for the condo plus I have to pay for temporary housing,” Dubnoff said. “So, I’ve been living off of savings for almost three years and I’m going broke.” FirstService Residential, which oversees the building, told 7 Investigates that “supply chain ...

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

By JOSH FUNK (AP Business Writer)OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99.Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a month before his 100th birthday.“Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation,” Buffett said in a statement. The famous investor also devoted part of his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders earlier this year to a tribute to Munger.Munger served as Buffett’s sounding board on investments and business decisions and helped lead Berkshire for more than five decades and served as its longtime vice chairman.Munger had been using a wheelchair to get around for several years but he had remained mentally sharp. That was on display while he fielded hours...

Arrest made after Mater Dei High School receives shooting threat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:58 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — A 15-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after Mater Dei High School received an anonymous school shooting threat, according to Chula Vista police.Entry to or exit from the school was briefly suspended with the implementation of the "secure campus" protocol shortly before 12:30 p.m. The pause was initiated after CVPD was notified by a staff member that a caller threatened to commit a shooting at the school, authorities said.Police were on scene and had support from a DFR drone to search for any active threats, CVPD said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. At about 1:35 p.m., officers determined the campus was safe and lifted the closure.Preliminary investigation findings identified the possible individual that called in the threat as a 15-year-old juvenile in Chula Vista, who was not a student at the school. According to CVPD, he was arrested at about 3:05 p.m."At this point in the investigation, it appears the call was a hoax and the students and staff at Mater De...