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The best gift cards for everyone on your list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.You waited too long to shop, but there are still optionsThe window to ship gifts in time for Christmas is rapidly closing, but if you’re out of time in the real world, digital gift cards can come to the rescue instantaneously. Thanks to the wide variety of retailers offering gift cards tailored to any interest, your digital gift card will feel like anything but a last resort.Whether you’re shopping for a beauty fan, health care worker, creative kid or budding astrologist, these gift cards are a thoughtful way to let them choose the perfect present for them.The 50 best Christmas gift ideas of 2023 Creative ways to give digital gift cardsOpening an email may be convenient, but it can also take some of the magic out of gift-giving. Depending on the digital gift card format, you may be able to print off the code and give your gift physically as ...

The Azerbaijani people will turn the COP29 summit into a platform for sustainable peace

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

Climate change is a major hazard to biodiversity on the planet in addition to posing a serious threat to civilization and sustainable development worldwide. Melting glaciers, early plant blossoming, rising air temperatures, droughts, fires, natural disasters, and crises in the economy and society that are made worse by climate change are all obvious signs of global climate change. The substantial amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere in most states with large industrial centers as a result of the alterations brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution makes the fight against climate change much more difficult, writes Mazahir Afandiyev, member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.It is important to mention that this pressing issue first came up at the end of the past century. One of the most crucial actions in the battle against climate change for resolving such international political issues was to hold an eco-dialogue. With the passage of the UN F...

Former NFL star Derrick Ward arrested in L.A. robbery spree

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

Former NFL player and Super Bowl champion Derrick Ward was arrested Monday on suspicion of robbery, Los Angeles police confirmed. Ward, who played running back for the New York Giants when they won the championship in 2007, was arrested by officers in North Hollywood, LAPD Officer Miller said. Miller could not confirm any further details about the arrest but NBC News reported that Ward, 43, was involved in the robberies of at least five businesses, including gas stations. Derrick Ward of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to a game on December 20, 2009, in Seattle. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)Ward was not suspected of using a firearm during the robberies, according to the report.He was being held on $250,000 bail, police records show. Burglar takes presents from under O.C. family’s Christmas tree: video Ward, who was born in Los Angeles and attended Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, played eight seasons in the NFL with the Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Te...

California approves rules for turning sewage into drinking water

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, and farmland in the Central Valley.And — coming soon — kitchen faucets.California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.It's a big step for a state that has struggled for decades to have a reliable source of drinking water for its more than 39 million residents. And it signals a shift in public opinion on a subject that as recently as two decades ago prompted backlash that scuttled similar projects.Since then, California has been through multiple extreme droughts, including the most recent one that scientists say was the driest three-year period on record and left the state's reservoirs at dangerously low levels.The Silicon Valley Advance Water Purification Center is pictured Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in ...

Another adult arrested in beating of T.O. teens with brass knuckles, hammer: VCSO

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the beating of two teens with brass knuckles and a hammer in Thousand Oaks earlier this month.The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said that Jason Schreiber of Thousand Oaks was an associate of two 15-year-old boys and 20-year-old Lesly Ortiz when they allegedly attacked two boys, 14 and 16, in the 500 block of Brossard Drive on Dec. 8.Both boys sustained "severe head injuries," authorities said.On Sunday, Schreiber was arrested for his alleged participation in the attack and membership in the same gang as Ortiz and the two 15-year-olds, the VCSO said."Evidence was also seized at this location connecting Schreiber to the December 8th attack," the release said. Thousand Oaks teens beaten with brass knuckles, hammer, VCSO says He faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon, participation in a criminal street gang and contributing to the delinquency of minors. He is being held at the Ventura County Main Jail in lieu of $150,000 ...

LAPD officer involved in crash with sedan in Pico-Union neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

Ambulances were called when a Los Angeles Police Department officer was involved in a traffic collision in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Central Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. near the intersection of South Hoover Street and Venice Boulevard. Video taken from the scene showed a sedan with damage to its passenger side as emergency crews responded. Two rescue ambulances were sent to the scene but no transports were made, LAPD Officer Moran later said in an update. Former Super Bowl champ arrested for alleged robberies in Los Angeles The incident was under investigation, Miller said.No details about what caused the crash were immediately released.

Sharks’ Couture pinpoints time when injury began to improve: ‘Something clicked’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture took another step forward in his long recovery from a lower-body injury Tuesday as he participated in the team’s morning skate hours before its game against the Los Angeles Kings.Couture hadn’t taken part in practice or a morning skate with the team since the start of training camp in September but got the go-ahead to join his teammates after he visited with a physical therapist in San Francisco on Monday.“It’s been a long time for me to skate with the guys and take part in some drills with the team,” Couture said, “so I was very excited getting here this morning.”Couture smiled as he was the first Sharks player on the ice Tuesday before he went through some drills. He was even on one of the team’s penalty-killing units as San Jose ran through power play exercises.Couture remained on the ice after the main part of the morning skate was over and reported no issues afterward.Couture taking part in drills this morning. Would be a s...

SF Giants trade for outfielder who excelled at Triple-A last year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

The San Francisco Giants have been active at the top end of free agency, but that doesn’t preclude them from operating at the margins.After signing center fielder Jung Hoo Lee for $113 million over six years, the Giants added another outfielder — although on a much smaller scale. Tuesday morning, the team announced they traded cash and a player to be named later for TJ Hopkins, who played 25 games for the Reds last year.Hopkins, 26, struggled with the Reds in his first MLB action, going 7-for-41. His minor league results are much more promising; the righty slashed .308/.411/.514 in Triple-A last year.The Reds selected Hopkins in the ninth round of the 2019 MLB Draft after he spent four years at the University of South Carolina.Hopkins hasn’t fit the plate discipline profile of a typical Giants position player, as he strikes out significantly more than he walks. He does have power, though, smacking 16 home runs at Triple-A in 2023.The Reds designated Hopkins for assignmen...

The top seven most expensive home sales in Saratoga, reported the week of Dec. 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

A house that sold for $5.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Saratoga in the past two weeks.In total, eight residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $4.6 million. The average price per square foot was $1,084.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of November 27 to the week of Dec. 10 even if the property may have been sold earlier.7. $770K, condominium in the 20700 block of Fourth StreetThe sale of the condominium in the 20700 block of Fourth Street in Saratoga has been finalized. The price was $770,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in November. The condominium was built in 1970 and has a living area of 876 square feet. The price per square foot was $879. The condominium features two bedrooms and one bathrooms.6. $1.4 million, condominium in the 18900 block of Sara Park CircleThe property in the 18900...

Hayward’s first Chipotle opens at new apartment village

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:00 GMT

Chipotle has finally come to the city of Hayward.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | South Bay restaurants ring in 2024 with a French twist Restaurants, Food and Drink | What opening day was like at In-N-Out’s first Idaho restaurant Restaurants, Food and Drink | 15 long-lived Bay Area restaurants we said goodbye to in 2023 Restaurants, Food and Drink | Restaurant news: Chateau, a Parisian-style cocktail bar, is coming soon to Walnut Creek Restaurants, Food and Drink | Restaurant news: Alameda’s newest wine bar highlights drinks by women makers The restaurant has opened at Lincoln Landing, a new luxury apartment village on Foothill Boulevard. The six-floor complex features ground-level retail spaces.Besides burritos, bowls and quesadillas stuffed with chicken, carnitas, steak, barbacoa, veggies and plant-based sofritas, Chipotle’s menu now includes a limited-time offering, carne asad...