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Meta confirms Lil Tay's Instagram hack: Report

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

Meta has confirmed that internet personality Lil Tay's Instagram was hacked last week. The hack lead to false claims that the young teen had passed away. A representative with the social media giant confirmed to TMZ that they helped the 14-year-old recover her account from a hacker. A since-deleted post claimed both she and her brother had died. Things started to look suspicious when her father wouldn't confirm the passing when Insider reached out to him for comment. Photo: InstagramHer former manager, Harry Tsang, confirmed her death to The Hollywood Reporter but then walked back that confirmation with a new statement. He told the outlet he had been “in communication with individuals who have an intimate understanding of the family’s situation.”It took 24 hours before Tay came forward to say she was indeed alive. “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say. It’s ...

Meet Multi-Sensoria Artist Lauren Kasmer

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

When it comes to the wide-ranging activities and interlocking mediums practiced by artist Lauren Kasmer, multidisciplinary doesn’t begin to cover it. Across photography, textiles, wearable art, film and video, sculpture, installation, performance, storytelling, artist books, public gatherings, and thematic, narrative shared food, Kasmer investigates permutations of history, memory, intuition, identity, place-making, and somatic knowledge. By engaging and layering all the senses in complex structures of communion with the natural world and with each other, Kasmer’s relationship to the elements is both documented and embodied. Contextualized within her luxurious universe of texture and color, human stories shared through food—both recipes told and dishes served—expands the ways in which her message of beauty, life, and resilience can be experienced.Lauren KasmerL.A. WEEKLY: When did you first know you were an artist?LAUREN KASMER: Intuitively I have always known from the youngest cons...

10 best cheap vacation destinations in the U.S. for 2023-24 travel

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

We tend to think of U.S. News & World Report in terms of college rankings, but they analyze and rank other things too, including great vacation destinations, cruises, hotels and inexpensive travel spots. And unlike those college ones, where the near-impossibility of admission is a through line for the top contenders, these affordable travel picks are accessible to everyone.As you might guess, national parks and natural wonders figure prominently on the “best cheap vacations in the U.S.” list for 2023-2024. A quarter of the 20 destinations are national parks. California’s Sequoia & King’s Canyon National Park, for example, gets a shout-out at No. 5, thanks to its gigantic trees, stunning scenery, abundant trails and year-round access.There are park-adjacent destinations, too, that range from Tennessee’s Gatlinburg (No. 14), which lies just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to Maine’s Bar Harbor (No. 6), the gateway to Acadia Nati...

Living with air pollution, especially from wildfires or agriculture, raises risk of dementia, US study finds

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

By Jen Christensen | CNNPeople in areas of the United States with high levels of a certain kind of air pollution have a greater risk of dementia, a new study found.The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at data from 27,857 survey participants between 1998 to 2016. About 15%, or 4,105, developed dementia during the study period, and all lived in areas of the US with higher concentrations of particle pollution than those who didn’t develop dementia, the researchers found. The study authors said it’s the first nationally representative study of the potential effects of particle pollution on dementia in the US, and the link to dementia was most robust in areas with pollution from agriculture and wildfires.It’s important to note, the study authors said, that these associations were observed even at pollution levels lower than the current national ambient air quality standards.Particle pollution, also called PM2.5 or particulate matter, is the mix of sol...

Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2023: Kickers/punters

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

PRESEASON ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUPKICKERS/PUNTERS(Listed in alphabetical order)Casey Carr, Santa Teresa, 6-1, 180, juniorAccurate kicker from inside 40 yards. Also plays tight end and defensive end. “One of the top kickers in the section,” ST coach Steve Papin said.Isaac Espinosa, McClymonds, 5-10, 190, seniorKicks, punts and plays QB. Rated a 4.5 star by Chris Sailer kicking. Has 50-yard field-goal range. Made five FGs and 63 of 65 PATs last season.Christopher Han, St. Francis, 5-10, 185, seniorMade all 22 of his PAT attempts and was 4 for 4 on field goals with a long of 39 as a junior. Also averaged 50.3 yards on kickoffs and 35.4 yards on punts.Lucas LeSieur, Northgate, 6-0, 160, seniorStandout kicker and punter for the Walnut Creek school. Rated a five-star punter and 4.5-star kicker by Kohl’s national rankings. Kicked FGs from 47 yards (twice) and 45 yards last season. Hit winner in the first round of the playoffs to beat Las Lomas.Brandon Niemeyer, Granada, 6-...

Former Warriors president Bob Myers joins ESPN as analyst

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

Turns out Bob Myers won’t be sitting still for long.The longtime Warriors executive who stepped away from his post as general manager and president of basketball operations this summer has already figured out some of his plans for the upcoming NBA season.Myers will join ESPN’s NBA coverage for the 2023-24 season as a studio and game analyst, the network announced Monday morning along with several other sweeping changes to its NBA game and studio coverage plans.Myers’ duties have him as part of the rotation of commentators on NBA Countdown. He will also call games during the regular season.The two-time NBA Executive of the Year couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.Myers, the architect of four championship teams, announced in May that he would be leaving the Warriors after 11 years and nine grueling playoff runs when his contract expired at the end of June. Golden State promoted Mike Dunleavy Jr. just over two weeks later to be the team’s new gener...

Pedestrian hit, killed by car on Hwy 101 in San Martin

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

(KRON) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Thursday night on Highway 101 just south of San Martin Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around 10:30 p.m., the pedestrian, a man, was in the middle southbound lane when a car struck him. The impact caused the man to end up on the west side shoulder of the highway, police said. Human remains found during search for Katherine Schneider Officers rendered aid to the man until emergency personnel arrived, however he succumbed to his injuries. The car that struck the man fled the scene, according to CHP. The victim's car was later found on the west side shoulder of the highway. It remains unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. The cause of the collision is currently under investigation.Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer T. Mahanay at 408-427-0700.

Dog rescued from Fort Funston cliffs

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

(KRON) -- A dog was rescued from the cliffs of Fort Funston shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Woman’s body found at Golden Gate Park The dog, named Yoga, was rescued without any injuries. Photos below show the scene of the rescue and Yoga roaming freely shortly after. Photo: SFFDPhoto: SFFDPhoto: SFFDFort Funston has advisory signs posted near the cliffs and along the trails warning the public to keep themselves and their pets away from the cliffs due to their instability.

DUI driver crashes into San Rafael police car

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

(KRON) -- A person crashed into a San Rafael police car Friday night while driving under the influence in the area of Mill Street near Medway Road, police said. The driver was pulling out from their parking spot as the police car was driving by and sideswiped it, the police department said. Human remains found during search for Katherine Schneider The driver, who was uninjured, admitted to drinking alcohol prior to the collision and was arrested shortly after, according to San Rafael police.The officer was not injured during the crash. The collision caused significant damage to the police car which will no longer be in service until it is repaired, police said.

Hispano de Fairfax podría perder su casa tras caer en una estafa

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:32 GMT

Un par de canas en el pelo nos indican que los años van pasando, para muchos son sinónimo de sabiduría, respeto y admiración; para otros, el blanco perfecto para el fraude.Este es el caso de Angelo Alfaro, un residente del condado Fairfax cuya vivienda ha ocupado por casi cuatro décadas en donde asegura reposan muchas memorias de él, sus hijos, nietos y ahora su bisnieta. Sin embargo, está a punto de perderla por un presunto fraude hipotecario.Según contó Alfaro a Telemundo 44, todo empezó en noviembre cuando recibió un mensaje de presuntos agentes de la compañía PHH Mortgage en la que le ofrecían cambiar los términos de su hipoteca con una tasa de interés y mensualidades más bajas con la condición de que sus pagos los haría a través de money orders y no a través del sitio web. Desde esa fecha ha pagado, pero la compañía nunca recibió el dinero. Esto llevó su casa llevando a foreclosure y fue vendida en una subasta. “No podía creer lo que me había enterado porque fue a través de una...