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Mirate’s Jess Mahoney Enters The Ciao House

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

Food Network & discovery+’s new series Ciao House, hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and L.A.-based chef Gabriele Bertaccini, premieres on Sunday, April 16 and according to born and bred Valley Girl contestant Jess Mahoney, it’s not your typical competition show.The new eight-episode series was shot on location in Italy and features 10 rising culinary stars who live together in a Tuscan villa and compete against each other as individuals and in teams to prove their mastery of Italian cooking techniques and dishes. The competitors navigate alliances and rivalries as they pick their own teams and each week, the losing team must vote off one of their own. In the end, only the last chef standing wins the grand prize, an immersive culinary education across Italy and training with renowned Italian master chefs.Ciao House contestant Jess Mahoney (Courtesy Food Network)“People go into these competitions with the idea of winning this grand $100,000 or any money at all, which changes how...

What’s Trending in the California Cannabis Scene 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

The California cannabis scene 2023 is flourishing! Not only does the state get to enjoy easy access to several cannabis dispensaries, but we also have a variety of weed strains to choose from — from indica, sativa, and hybrid strains of flowers, to topicals that can relax and alleviate pain.What’s Happening in the California Cannabis Scene 2023?1. Flowers for you!Want to impress your Californian SO? Give them flowers — that kind of flower! Because there might be a decent chance that they’re a stoner. According to Statista, around 6.7 million Cali residents are cannabis consumers! And their favorite kind of marijuana is flowers — nearly 60% of them prefer smoking their weed. Furthermore, almost 40% of pot that is smoked are flowers (based on the California Department of Public Health’s survey and Headset’s report).2. A Californian’s best bud!Weed comes in many forms — edibles can be ingested, vape pens can be smoked, topicals can be rubbed on the skin, and marijuana beverages can be ...

10 ways to conquer adult nightmares and get better sleep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads.Nightmares are more common in childhood, but anywhere from 50% to 85% of adults report having occasional nightmares.Almost everyone can experience nightmares.“Dreams do usually incorporate things that happened during the day, leading some researchers to hypothesize that dreams and rapid eye movement sleep is essential for memory consolidation and cognitive rejuvenation,” said Joshua Tal, a sleep and health psychologist based in Manhattan.“Nightmares are the mind’s attempts at making sense of these events, by replaying them in images during sleep.”Nightmares are what the American Academy of Sleep Medicine call “vivid, realistic and disturbing dreams typically involving threats to survival or security, which often evoke emotions of anxiety, fear or terror.”If someone has frequent nightmares — more than once or twice weekly — that cause d...

Six accused of using drones, CashApp for prison contraband smuggling scheme

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan.  — Six people are accused in a federal indictment of conspiring to use a drone to fly contraband such as cell phones and marijuana into the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth.The indictment was unsealed Wednesday after all the suspects were arrested, according to court records in the U.S. District of Kansas.Two prisoners, Dale Gaver III and Melvin Edwards, allegedly arranged with four people outside the prison to deliver items requested by other inmates into the prison yard between August 2020 and May 2021, The Wichita Eagle reported.The items included cell phones, the synthetic drug K-2, marijuana and tobacco products.Transactions over the money phone application CashApp recorded illegal payments made as part of the smuggling operation, according to the government.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Opinion: San Jose POA is transparently taking action Crime and Public Safety | Police investigating Monterey drug overdose discover more...

Pedestrian struck and killed in suspected DUI collision on rural Pittsburg road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

PITTSBURG — A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle driven on a rural bypass road by a person suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said.The suspected DUI collision happened about 1:15 a.m. Thursday morning on Kirker Pass Road at Nortonville Road, according to a statement from Pittsburg police.Authorities did not publicly identify the pedestrian immediately, pending the notification of next of kin.The driver who struck the person stayed on the scene. That person was arrested on suspicion of DUI.Officers discovered the pedestrian in the roadway after arriving. They pronounced the pedestrian dead there.Police released no other information.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | 13-year-old leads Northern California police on chase in stolen car and crashes, leaving 2 dead Crashes and Disasters | Man drives off while being handcuffed, killing his passenger and injuri...

Changes are coming to the San Jose Sharks. How drastic will they be?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

Longtime NHL goalie Kelly Hrudey won just 16 of the 48 games he played in his first season with the San Jose Sharks in 1996-1997, as the team finished next-to-last in the overall standings. But he knew the direction the organization was taking under then-first-year general manager Dean Lombardi.“It wasn’t a fun year because of the losing,” Hrudey told this news organization in February. “But there was a plan in place that we all recognized.”Now, 26 years later, today’s Sharks players are expressing a similar sentiment.Finishing with a record of 22-44-16, the Sharks just endured one of the worst seasons in franchise history, with five fewer wins than that 1996-97 team. But players also acknowledge that their first-year GM, Mike Grier, has a blueprint for how he wants to turn the franchise around as Lombardi did a generation ago.“I’m sure once the season ends, everything will be digested,” Sharks captain Logan Couture last week. “I know the front office has a plan that the...

Bob Lee murder suspect due in court Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 38-year-old tech executive who lives in Emeryville will be in court Friday to be arraigned in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Nima Momeni was arrested at his residence in the early hours of Thursday morning and booked into San Francisco Jail on one count of murder for allegedly stabbing the tech mogul.San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins' office has charged Momeni with murder as well as a special enhancement for using a knife. The DA's office wants to hold Momeni without bail with Jenkins saying he represents a danger to the community in a news conference Thursday. FBI releases surveillance video of Bay Area woman being kidnapped in Mexico Lee, 43, was found stabbed shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, in San Francisco's upscale Rincon Hill neighborhood. Surveillance video shows his staggering around, holding his wounds and trying to hail a passing car before he ultimately collapsed to the pavement.Officers arrived, rendered aid...

Archie Bradley agrees to minor league contract with Marlins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Pitcher Archie Bradley has agreed to a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins as he tries to return from a broken elbow that ended his 2022 major league season in June. The 30-year-old right-hander would get a $1 million base salary in the major leagues if added to the 40-man roster.Bradley was 0-1 with a 4.82 ERA last year in 21 relief appearances for the Los Angeles Angels, striking out 15 and walking seven in 18 2/3 innings. He broke a bone in his elbow on June 26 when he slipped and fell while climbing over the dugout railing during a brawl with the Seattle Mariners.He returned to make four rehab appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake from Sept. 15-24 and was activated on Sept. 27, then went back on the injured list two days later because of a strained right forearm.Bradley is 30-29 with a 3.92 ERA and 32 saves in 35 starts and 294 relief appearances over eight seasons with Arizona (2015-20), Cincinnati (2020), Philadelphia (2021) and the Angels.___AP MLB: https:/...

South Carolina’s Staley hires Duke assistant for Gamecocks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has hired Duke assistant Winston Gandy for a spot on coach Dawn Staley’s staff. The school announced the hire Friday, less than a week after Staley’s long-time assistant Fred Chmiel left to become coach at Bowling Green. Gandy worked for the Blue Devils in the past three seasons, including 2020-21 when the team cut short its season due to COVID-19 concerns. He helped Duke go 14-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference this past season and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Staley said in a statement Gandy was exactly the right person for the her team because of how he connects with young people. “He is a highly sought after young talent in our game, and I’m so happy he is bringing his great basketball mind and ability to recruit and develop talent” to the Gamecocks, she said. Gandy was an assistant at Rice for three seasons before moving to Duke. Gandy also spent three seasons with the Washington Wizards, where he was...

Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:32 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement or “adhan” to be heard over speakers five times a day, year-round.The Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to amend the city’s noise ordinance, which had prevented dawn and late evening calls at certain times of the year due to noise restrictions, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The vote came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.“The Constitution doesn’t sleep at night,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, after the vote. He said the action in Minneapolis shows the world that a “nation founded on freedom of religion makes good on its promise.”Minneapolis has had a flourishing population of East African immigrants since at least the 1990s, and mosques now are common. Three of 13 members of the council identify as Mus...