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Mark Wetterau, CEO of California-based Golden State Foods, dies at 65

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

Mark S. Wetterau Sr., the 65-year-old chairman and chief executive officer at Irvine-based Golden State Foods, died at home Monday, May 8 due to ongoing health issues, the company said Thursday, May 11.Wetterau, a top executive for the food distributor for 25 years and an Orange County resident, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, GSF said in a statement.Conrad Wetterau, Mark’s brother, business partner and 25-year GSF board member, will serve as GSF’s chairman. Mike Waitukaitis, a 13-year company veteran, will continue to serve as vice chairman.With its offices on Von Karman Avenue in Irvine, the privately-held GSF is one of the largest food distributors serving McDonald’s. Forbes estimates its revenue in 2022 was $5.1 billion. The company’s key manufacturing plant for McDonald’s restaurants in the Western United States is in City of Industry. GSF affiliates produce and deliver food to Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell.“Despite the significant loss of my dear brother, bes...

Single family residence in San Ramon sells for $2.4 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

2621 Watervale Way – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 2600 block of Watervale Way in San Ramon has new owners. The 3,707-square-foot property, built in 2004, was sold on April 7, 2023, for $2,350,000, or $634 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, five baths, an attached garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on an 8,866-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Tolley Court, San Ramon, in August 2022, a 3,757-square-foot home was sold for $2,260,000, a price per square foot of $602. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,757-square-foot home on Cullens Court in San Ramon sold for $2,160,000, a price per square foot of $575. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,826-square-foot home on the 2200 block of Rosemount Lane in San Ramon sold in August 2022, for $2,585,000, a price per square foot of $676. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. 

Reportan sismo de magnitud 5,5 en el norte de California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

(CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacudió el condado Plumas, en el norte de California, la tarde de este jueves, reportó inicialmente la cadena KVOR.El sismo causó que los negocios de la zona, ubicada cerca del lago Almanor, cerraran durante la noche por los destrozos que causó.Según el reporte de KVOR, la última vez que el condado Plumas fue sacudido por un terremoto, en esa oportunidad de magnitud 5,7, fue el 23 de mayo de 2013.Esta es una noticia en desarrollo.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

EEUU denegará asilos en la frontera a los que no presenten previa solicitud en línea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

El gobierno de Biden empezará el jueves a denegar el asilo a los inmigrantes que lleguen a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México sin haber presentado antes una solicitud en línea o sin haber buscado protección en un país por el que hayan pasado, lo que supone un cambio fundamental en la política de inmigración mientras Estados Unidos se pone fin de una restricción clave contra la pandemia.La nueva norma representa un cambio significativo en la forma en que EE.UU. trata a los solicitantes de asilo que han estado apareciendo en la frontera en grandes cantidades en vista de la finalización del Título 42 que permite al gobierno expulsar rápidamente a los migrantes a México. Las autoridades estadounidenses advirtieron de que se avecinan días difíciles al expirar el programa vinculado a la pandemia del COVID-19.La norma anunciada el miércoles forma parte de nuevas medidas destinadas a reprimir los cruces fronterizos ilegales al tiempo que se crean nuevas vías legales, incluido un plan...

Zelenskyy barred from addressing Eurovision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been blocked from speaking at this year’s final of the Eurovision song contest, the show’s organizer said.“One of the cornerstones of the contest is the non-political nature of the event,” the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organization grouping dozens of public broadcasters and operating Eurovision, said in a statement late Thursday. The decision was made by “EBU management,” not its members, it added.“This principle prohibits the possibility of making political or similar statements as part of the contest,” according to the statement.“The request by Mr. Zelenskyy to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, whilst made with laudable intentions, regrettably cannot be granted by the European Broadcasting Union management as it would be against the rules of the event,” the EBU said.Kyiv denied Zelenskyy had made such a request.“This is not true,” Zele...

Black Sea grain deal extended for 60 days, reports Russian media

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

A deal that allows Ukrainian grain exports to pass through the blockaded Black Sea has been extended by 60 days, Russian state media reported Friday.The pact, which was initially broker by the United Nations and Turkey last July to help ease a global food crisis, had been due to expire on May 18. “The deal, I think, will be extended for 60 days, but Russia may agree to this for the last time,” a source familiar with the negotiations told state news agency TASS. This comes after two days of talks in Istanbul between Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian and U.N. delegations on rolling over the Black Sea grain deal ended on Thursday.“The Ukrainian delegation emphasized the importance of extending and expanding the grain initiative for a longer period to provide assurance and confidence to both the global and domestic markets,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Facebook after the talks.At the meeting, the U.N.’s Martin Griffiths praised the Black Sea deal...

Germany’s Scholz overruled Habeck to approve China port deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

BERLIN — Lawmakers are blasting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for approving a controversial Chinese investment in a Hamburg port terminal despite objections from Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and other ministries.A crucial mistake key departments made during the investment screening process allowed Scholz to outmaneuver his critics.Many countries are looking to how Germany, the EU’s largest economy, deals with China amid growing calls to “de-risk” their economies by reducing dependencies on Beijing. But Berlin is sending a mixed message.Scholz warned earlier this week that China is increasingly becoming a competitor and rival for the EU. At the same time, he is seeking closer cooperation with Beijing by hosting a joint government summit in Berlin on June 20.Against this backdrop, Scholz’s spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit announced late Wednesday that Berlin is “sticking” to a deal allowing Chinese state-owned shipping company Cosco to buy a 24.99 percent stake...

Title 42 has ended. Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the past three years. Those restrictions are known as Title 42, because the authority comes from Title 42 of a 1944 public health law allowing curbs on migration in the name of protecting public health. Disinformation has swirled and confusion has set in during the transition. A look at the new rules (and the old ones):WHAT IS TITLE 42 AND WHAT DID IT DO? Title 42 is the name of an emergency health authority. It was a holdover from President Donald Trump's administration and began in March 2020. The authority allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants who came to the U.S.-Mexico border on the grounds of preventing t...

Hundreds of thousands to be evacuated as Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for severe cyclone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar prepared to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people Friday, warning them to stay away from coastal areas as a severe cyclone churned in the Bay of Bengal.Cyclone Mocha is expected to hit land on Sunday with wind speeds of up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour and gusts up to 175 kph (110 mph) between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar, India’s Meteorological Department said.Bangladesh, a delta nation with more than 160 million people, is prone to natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. The evacuation of nearly 500,000 people is expected to start Saturday with 576 cyclone shelters ready to provide refuge to those who are moved from their homes along the coast, said Bangladesh government administrator Muhammad Shaheen Imran. “This is the first cyclone system in the north Indian Ocean this year,” said Rajendra Kumar Jenamani, a senior scientist at the Indian Meteorological Department. “The c...

Pakistan on edge as court to decide whether ex-PM Imran Khan goes free or is rearrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:38 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan returned to court Friday to hear whether he will be shielded from renewed arrest or taken back into custody — a decision that put the government and legions of Khan supporters on edge after days of violent confrontations.The popular 70-year-old opposition leader appeared before the same court from which he was dragged and arrested on Tuesday. The arrest triggered nationwide protests in which his supporters attacked military installations, burned vehicles, and ambulances and looted general stores in various parts of the country. The government responded with a crackdown, arresting nearly 3,000 people. Friday’s court session is part of a series of complex legal maneuvers.On Thursday, Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared that Khan’s arrest was unlawful, but then asked the Islamabad High Court — a lower court — to reconsider its initial decision to uphold the arrest. The Supreme Court said it would respect whatever the Islamabad ...