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The top seven most expensive home sales in Alameda, Piedmont and Oakland, reported the week of July 31

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

A house in Oakland that sold for $1.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Alameda, Piedmont and Oakland in the past week.In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.2 million, $792 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of July 31 even if the property may have been sold earlier.7. $465,000, condominium in the 200 block of Lenox AvenueThe sale of the condominium in the 200 block of Lenox Avenue in Oakland has been finalized. The price was $465,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in June. The condominium was built in 1981 and has a living area of 876 square feet. The price per square foot was $531. The condominium features one bedrooms and one bathrooms.Lenox Avenue6. $710,000, condominium in the 300 block of Lee StreetThe 1,003 square-foot condominium in the 300 block of Lee Str...

Cuarta acusación judicial contra Trump: así las reacciones

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

Apenas conocidos los cargos contra el expresidente Donald Trump y 18 coacusados, las reacciones no se hicieron esperar en el mundo político, tanto de uno de los enlistados por la justicia de Georgia como de quienes contienden por la candidatura del Partido Republicano para las elecciones del 2024.El abogado personal de Trump y exalcalde de Nueva York, Rudy Giuliani, respondió a la acusación en su contra por medio de un comunicado distribuido por uno de sus asesores calificándola de “una afrenta a la democracia estadounidense” que “hace un daño permanente e irrevocable a nuestro sistema de justicia”.“Es solo el próximo capítulo de un libro de mentiras con el propósito de incriminar al presidente Donald Trump y a cualquiera que esté dispuesto a enfrentarse al régimen gobernante”, subrayó sobre la acusación que ampara 41 cargos, 13 de los cuales implican directamente al exmandatario.“Los verdaderos criminales aquí son las personas que han presentado ...

Attendance and ticket records keep growing at 2023 Women’s World Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — With Matildas’ matches becoming hot tickets, Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament.Soccer’s international governing body said Tuesday that 1.77 million tickets have been sold for the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with a total 1,734,028 attendance for the first 60 games. There were four more to go.The record match attendance for the 2023 edition is 75,784 for three games under a restricted capacity at Sydney’s Stadium Australia, which was built for the 2000 Olympics.FIFA said the average crowd for games across the 10 venues had been 28,900, more than 7,000 above the average for games at the 2019 edition in France and more than 4,000 above the historical average at the eight previous Women’s World Cups.The competition was expanded from 24 to 32 teams for this edition.Australia reached the semifinals for the first time with a 7-6 penalty shooto...

Russia’s central bank raises key interest rate by 3.5% after the ruble hits lowest point since early in war with Ukraine

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s central bank raises key interest rate by 3.5% after the ruble hits lowest point since early in war with Ukraine.Source

Ascienden a 12 los fallecidos por explosión en República Dominicana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Cruz Roja de República Dominicana informó este martes a través de un comunicado que hasta el momento se reportan 12 personas fallecidas y 65 heridos tras la explosión en San Cristóbal en el sur de República Dominicana.La Cruz Roja de República Dominicana agregó que hay 55 personas desaparecidas, tres estructuras completamente colapsadas y más de 140 personas desplazadas.En un reporte inicial, se informó que más de dos decenas de unidades de rescate habían acudido a la localidad de San Cristóbal, en el sur de República Dominicana, donde este lunes se registró una explosión que ha dejado decenas de personas afectadas, informó el Sistema Nacional de Atención a Emergencias y Seguridad 9-1-1.El director del Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS), el doctor Mario Lama, informó inicialmente que la explosión dejó al menos 3 muertos y 33 heridos.Instituciones de salud del Gobierno de República Dominicana instan a médicos a no interrumpir los servicios de salud en el paísMá...

Fijan plazo para que Trump y coacusados se entreguen voluntariamente a la justicia de Georgia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

ATLANTA, Georgia – El proceso judicial para dirimir las acusaciones contra 19 personas, incluida el expresidente Donald Trump, buscará que todos sean juzgadas al mismo tiempo, adelantó la noche del lunes la fiscal encargada del caso, Fani Willis.La funcionaria habló durante una conferencia de prensa realizada tras conocerse el documento de casi 100 páginas que detalla 41 acusaciones, 13 de ellas contra el exmandatario, por crimen organizado y conspiración para impedir el reconocimiento de los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de 2020.Willis hizo un reconocimiento a todos los que intervinieron en la investigación de 2.5 años y a la decisión del gran jurado dada a conocer el lunes por la noche.La imputación acusa a “19 individuos de violar las leyes de Georgia con una conspiración criminal para revertir los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de 2020 en este estado”, dijo Willis.La fiscal aseguró que su intención es que los 19 acusados sean juzgados...

Linebacker Tyler Martin feeling at home with the Minutemen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

AMHERST – UMass linebacker Tyler Martin of Acton wanted to play exclusively for Don Brown when he signed on to compete at Arizona after a stellar scholastic career at BB&N.Brown was the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator in 2021 who enticed Martin to bring his substantial football talents to Tucson for an extended run in the Pac-12. Things didn’t work for either of them at Arizona.Brown left to become the head coach at UMass following the 2021 season. Martin decamped Arizona after not seeing the field as a true freshman in 2022. Martin and Brown were back together working toward a common goal under a sweltering sun on Monday morning at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.UMass opens the season on Aug. 26 at New Mexico State.“I was able to establish a relationship with coach Brown who obviously loves recruiting in Massachusetts,” said Martin. “I’ve known coach Brown now for about five years and he had been coming to BB&N and recruiting a lot of guys from the program.“I am just glad that I’ve...

A passenger is charged in Australia with threatening to blow up an airliner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 45-year-old man was charged Tuesday with threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia that returned to Sydney.Police arrested Canberra resident Muhammad Arif and took him from the Airbus A330 on Monday, almost three hours after Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 returned to Sydney Airport.Police said Arif became disruptive and claimed to have explosives on board.He was charged with making a false statement about a threat to damage an aircraft and failing to comply with the cabin crew’s safety instructions.The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of more than 15,000 Australian dollars ($7,300) respectively.Arif refused to leave his police cell to appear before a Sydney court by video link.Magistrate Greg Grogin ruled out forcing Arif from the cell.Defense lawyer Mostafa Daoudie told Grogin that Arif had “serious mental issues” and was “not in the right state of mind.”Grogin postponed the listing of Arif...

German foreign minister scraps Pacific trip after a persistent problem with her plane

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has abandoned a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji after a problem with her government plane twice forced it to return to Abu Dhabi, delaying her by more than a day.Annalena Baerbock set off from Berlin Sunday on what was supposed to be a nearly weeklong trip, and was scheduled to arrive in Canberra on Monday night. But a mechanical problem with her aging German air force Airbus A340’s landing flaps meant that it had to turn back to Abu Dhabi after a refueling stop there.The aircraft took off again for Australia on Monday night after a test flight was conducted without problems. But the technical problem resurfaced shortly after takeoff and the plane had to return to the Emirati capital again.On Tuesday morning, Baerbock called off the trip.“We tried everything — unfortunately it is not logistically possible to continue my Indo-Pacific trip without the defective plane,” the minister wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Thi...

Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run for president in 2024

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:30:33 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said Tuesday he will run as a candidate in the presidential election early next year, in a race that also includes a popular former Finnish foreign minister who was a key negotiator of the Nordic country’s recent membership in NATO.Stubb, 55, who headed the Finnish government in 2014-2015 and later served as foreign minister, said he was “both honored and thankful for the trust bestowed upon me.” Prime Minister Petteri Opo and Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party had asked him to run. The Finnish head of state is elected by a popular vote every six years. Finland’s president has substantial powers, particularly in matters related to foreign and security policy, which the president decides together with the government. The president also signs bills into law, can veto legislative proposals and acts as Finland’s supreme military commander.The two-leg Finnish presidential elections will be held in Jan...