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Space Runners Partners With Balmain Paris – What Does This Mean For The Fashion Industry?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Legendary Fashion House Balmain Paris has been working with Space Runners to create NFT digital versions of their awe-inspiring Unicorn sneakers. What does a partnership like this mean for fans of both brands – and what does this move reveal about the future of both fashion and NFTs? It’s surreal. It’s a shoe. It’s Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain Unicorn.The Baroque-inspired design of this sneaker collection is enough to make you think we’re in a whole new renaissance. You may be right: this line from Balmain Paris is poised to revolutionize how we interact with the fashion items we love.This is all thanks to a partnership with Space Runners, the leading metaverse fashion brand. On March 22, Starting Fall 2023, Space Runners will be dropping an NFT collection based around the Unicorn shoes, allowing holders to wear the shoes in their favorite metaverses, video games, and more.But is this industry-shifting innovation, or just a way for people to flex online? Let’s dive into it.For a fash...

Jrop LLC: Revolutionizing Roadside Assistance and Junk Car Removal through Strategic Partnerships

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Roadside assistance programs/ apps have become almost a necessity among car owners and drivers today for many reasons; one of them being vehicle complexities. Modern cars often require special training to fix compared to older models, which means you need an expert to get the car back on the road. With roadside assistance, the experts come to you. They help you change or patch a flat tire, jumpstart your battery, unlock your doors or tow your vehicle to the nearest auto shop. But in an actual sense, the aforementioned tasks answer the automotive industry. With the sale of hybrid and electric cars increasing and new trends coming up, the industry must also adapt to keep pace. Jrop LLC is revolutionizing roadside assistance through its mobile-friendly platform and the partnership with Copart’s CashForCars.com, which will help them streamline the junk car removal process.Jrop LLC has cemented its place in the roadside assistance industry, becoming a sought-after on-demand roadsid...

Mary Khalil – Growing Professional After Financial and Emotional Trauma

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns that can leave a person feeling overwhelmed and helpless. In such moments, it takes strength and resilience to pick oneself up and keep moving forward. Mary Khalil is a prime example of someone who has overcome incredible challenges, both financial and emotional and emerged as a thriving professional. Her story is one of perseverance, determination, and a refusal to let adversity define her. Despite experiencing profound loss and financial setbacks, Mary Khalil has continued to grow, learn, and inspire others with her journey.Mary Khalil is a woman who has overcome emotional and financial trauma after losing both her father and husband, but she has continued to grow both professionally and personally. Born on December 3rd, 1962, Khalil currently works for United Airlines and has been with the company for over 34 years. She is also the mother of four children named Sarah, Andrew, Diana, and Yusef. Despite suffering from various tragedies, K...

Oklahoma court OK’s abortion to save life of the mother

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

By Ken Miller | Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court s truck down Roe v. Wade.The court ruled that a woman has the right under the state Constitution to receive an abortion to preserve her life if her doctor determines that continuing the pregnancy would endanger it due to a condition she has or is likely to develop during the pregnancy. Previously, the right to an abortion could only take place in the case of medical emergency.“Requiring one to wait until there is a medical emergency would further endanger the life of the pregnant woman and does not serve a compelling state interest,” the ruling states.In the 5-4 ruling, the court said the state law uses both the words “preser...

Former Walnut Creek theater employee, center of scandalous 2013 child porn case, is sentenced to six years for 2020 arrest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly 10 years after he avoided prison in a child sex case that scandalized the Contra Costa theater community and Walnut Creek city hall, a Bay Area man was sentenced to six years behind bars for a new child pornography charge that resulted from a 2020 FBI undercover bust.Jason Pedroza, 37, of San Mateo, was sentenced to six years in federal prison. Pedroza pleaded guilty last November to a single count of possessing child pornography, and U.S. District Judge William Alsup handed down the sentence on March 8.In an apology letter, Pedroza described himself as a pornography addict who “relapsed” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, called off his marriage and became obsessed with online pornography. In the four-page letter Pedroza mentions his love for theatre and the performing arts, but leaves out his 2013 conviction, where he served 90 days in jail for two sex crimes related to girls he met as an instructor at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts....

Drag performance opens San Jose City Council meeting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

The opening of Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting was anything but drab thanks to the drag performer WooWoo Monroe.Adorned in a multicolored dress with cropped pink hair and stunning eye makeup, WooWoo sang Gloria Gaynor’s “I Am What I Am” — receiving a standing ovation — and delivered a timely message as drag queen story hours are being protested in some communities.“We are lucky enough to live in a place that is open, diverse and affirming but there are many other parts of the country that do not share the same values as we do here in California,” said WooWoo, also known as George Downes. “It is therefore important for those of us who can stand up and speak to do so. We need to let the world know that anti-trans and anti-drag legislation and movements are not only wrong but harmful to so many.”Woo Woo Monroe has a standing ovation after singing at San Jose City Hall in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (S...

Rupert Murdoch’s new fiancee: ‘Rags-to-riches’ story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Rupert Murdoch’s announcement Monday that he is marrying for the fifth time left many asking: Who Ann Lesley Smith, the woman who has signed up to become the latest wife of the 92-year-old billionaire?As Murdoch’s own New York Post reported, Smith is the 66-year-old widow of another media mogul: Chester Smith, the Modesto-based radio and TV executive who died in 2008. Smith told the Post’s Cindy Adams that her whirlwind romance with the Fox News founder, which began in September, was “a gift from God” and that they share many of “the same beliefs.”The New York Post also shared a curious detail that raised questions about Smith’s connections to the Bay Area. Smith supposedly was a former chaplain for the San Francisco Police Department, Adams reported. While a San Francisco police spokesperson said the department had no record of Smith ever being affiliated with its chaplain program, other past interviews with Smith suggest that the one-time dental hygienist started her “...

Gloria Dea dies at 100; she was the first magician to perform on Las Vegas Strip

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Associated PressLAS VEGAS — Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died. She was 100.Dea died Saturday at her Las Vegas residence, said LaNae Jenkins, the director of clinical services for Valley Hospice, who was one of Dea’s caretakers. A memorial is being planned.Dea also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and ’50s, including “King of the Congo,” starring Buster Crabbe, in 1952.Dea moved from California to Las Vegas in 1980. Famed magician David Copperfield befriended her in her later years, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.“Gloria was amazing. She was charming funny and engaging,” Copperfield told the newspaper. “And in Vegas, as a young magician, she started it all. It was an honor to know her.”Dea was 19 when she performed at El Rancho Vegas on May 14, 1941.Her show at the Roundup Room is the first recorded appearance by a magician in Las V...

Ben Roethlisberger says 49ers reached out in 2022 to gauge interest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

As the 49ers were struggling to keep their quarterbacks healthy in 2022, former Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger said Tuesday the club reached out to see if he was interested in coming out of retirement.“They were, I think, reaching out maybe just to gauge my interest,” Roethlisberger told 105.9 The X (Pittsburgh) host Mark Madden and reported by SteelersNow.com.“I had discussions. … I’d be lying if I didn’t say there was a small part of me that was intrigued. I could still do it and prove to people that I could still play. At the end of the day, I just can’t see myself in anything other than black and gold.”Roethlisberger, who turned 41 on March 2, retired after the 2021 season with 64,088 yards passing and 418 touchdowns in 18 seasons. The 49ers opened 2022 with Trey Lance at quarterback, then pivoted to Jimmy Garoppolo when Lance fractured an ankle in Week 2.Garoppolo was re-signed as insurance for Lance either being injured or ineffective and was available at a ...

Amtrak train derails near Port Costa, crews responding

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

(KRON) -- Emergency personnel are responding to an Amtrak train that derailed east of Port Costa, according to a tweet from the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department. The train reportedly derailed half a mile east of Port Costa. There have been no reports of injuries.Follow our blog for the latest Bay Area storm updates.Capitol Corridor train service is disrupted as a result of the incident with several trains held up along their routes. Capitol Corridor said it will provide updates as more information becomes available.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.