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Danville’s queen of biryani: G-Mama’s Halal Indian Food

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

Before opening G-Mama’s Halal Indian Food, Purnima Kalra had a feeling, call it a premonition, that notoriety would be hers. But it’s not what you think. There was no fortune or red carpet in these visions.“I used to pray that I would find a small kitchen where I could stand and cook and give food to people,” says Kalra, sitting at one of the three tables in her tiny take-out joint located at 480 San Ramon Valley Blvd., on the outskirts of downtown Danville.Kalra, who is the chef and owner, opened the restaurant in 2020 at the height of the pandemic and quickly earned a reputation as the biryani whisperer. G-Mama, as her grandchildren call her, firmly guards her recipes, but we know that she peels her own garlic, blends her own spices and loads her massive and aromatic basmati rice dishes with caramelized onions, a flurry of fresh parsley and a generous amount of tender, slow-cooked meat. No skimping here.“That bugs me, when you are looking for the meat...

Bay Area Storms: Another Tuesday blitz — rain, winds, cold expected

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

As another Tuesday approached, so, too, did another foreboding storm, promising at least some of the same menace as the two previous ones to whip through the region.By now, all that’s needed is the theme music from “Jaws.”“We’re gonna see the winds increase,” National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Canepa said Monday afternoon. “We’re gonna see more rain. It’s going to be cold. And you’re going to see it along all the coastal sections from Sonoma County all the way down to Monterey County, into the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the East Bay Hills.“All of the locations in the region will see similar conditions.”And so it goes. Lately, if it’s Tuesday, a nasty weather system is swallowing the region.On March 21, a furious atmospheric river storm clobbered the Bay Area, ushered in 70 mph winds and killed five people. On March 14, winds hit nearly 100 mph. Both of those storms left trees down, thousands o...

Race for the West: Warriors can’t capitalize on Mavs’ slide, Lakers’ loss in LeBron return

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

There are many reasons why the Warriors’ stunning collapse against the Timberwolves on Sunday night stung.But perhaps the biggest? It was a major opportunity to create separation in the West and avoid the play-in games.Golden State currently sits in sixth place in the West at 39-37 with six games left in their regular season. Because of last night’s 99-96 loss to Minnesota, the Timberwolves are only half a game behind the Warriors, with a 38-37 record and one additional game left to play.Sunday looked to be a day that set up perfectly for Golden State. The Dallas Mavericks lost in Charlotte to fall to 36-39 and crash into 11th place, even with both Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić playing. The Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back but dropped a home game to the Chicago Bulls, falling to 37-38 and a tie for ninth place with Oklahoma City.Had the Warriors won on Sunday, they would currently be tied for fourth with the Suns (39-35), slotted into the fifth seed thanks to tiebreakers. Ins...

Zelenksyy, IAEA chief discuss nuclear plant concerns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

By Hanna Arhirova | Associated PressZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The U.N.’s atomic energy chief warned during a meeting Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the perilous situation at Europe’s largest nuclear plant “isn’t getting any better” as relentless fighting in the area keeps the facility at risk of a disaster.The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s six reactors are in shutdown and it is receiving the electricity it needs to prevent a reactor meltdown through just one remaining power line. It has on occasion had to switch to emergency diesel generators to power its essential cooling systems.In a meeting with Zelenskyy in southern Ukraine covered exclusively by The Associated Press, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the situation at the plant remains tense because of the heavy military presence around it and a blackout that recently struck the facility, something that has occurred repe...

Mother, dog killed in San Jose hit-and-run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A pedestrian and a dog died after a hit-and-run Sunday evening, the San Jose Police Department announced on Twitter. The hit-and-run also involved a child who was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It happened near Blossom Hill Road and Leigh Avenue around 6:50 p.m.Police originally said the incident involved a bicyclist but later clarified that it was a pedestrian. 1 person with ‘life-threatening’ injuries after stabbing in San Jose Police said a 2000 Honda sedan possibly driven by a female was traveling west on Blossom Hill Road when it hit the woman, her daughter and their dog, who were crossing the street. The woman died at the scene -- despite officers attempting life-saving measures to save the individual, SJPD said. The child was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The dog was also killed.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflo...

Algeria second team after Morocco to qualify for African Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Striker Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal was enough for Algeria to beat Niger 1-0 in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday and book its place at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year.Algeria is the second team to qualify after World Cup semifinalist Morocco.Bounedjah struck in the sixth minute, putting a shot in the bottom right corner after he was played in by Riyad Mahrez. Algeria held firm in a game played in Tunisia to improve its record to four wins from four in the final qualifiers.The race is on between Tanzania, Niger and Uganda to take the other qualifying place in Group F alongside Algeria.Morocco qualified last week without playing after South Africa and Liberia drew 2-2 on Friday. That meant Morocco will definitely take one of the top two places in Group K, which was reduced to a three-team and not four-team group because Zimbabwe was disqualified from the qualifiers.Morocco celebrated by beating Brazil 2-1 in a friendly on Satu...

Fire officials investigating reports of smoke odor across DC region

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

Reports of smoke and the smell of rubber inundated fire department call centers in Southern Maryland and D.C. on Monday morning.From St. Mary’s to Prince George’s counties, to the District, crews are searching for a source of what’s being described as an “electrical fire smell.”Is there something in the air in Montgomery County? Apparently there is. Our department is getting multiple calls for smoke in the area. It just might be from a very large fire in North Carolina. Fire departments in the DMV getting the same reports. @mcfrsPIO @mcfrs @MCFRSNews https://t.co/MoZZ8QPCEg— Lt. Francisco(Franco) Martinez (@mcfrsPIO19) March 27, 2023Fire officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, said they’ve received similar reports.More Maryland News More DC NewsMore Local NewsNo local source has been found, but fire departments are pointing to a 5,200-acre brush fire burning in North Carolina‘s Tyrrell County as a possible culprit.The Maryland Department of N...

AP PHOTOS: Huge protests erupt in Israel over court reforms

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Israel over the past three months to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary.The protests have drawn from a broad swath of Israeli society: young and old, religious and secular, residents of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and beyond.Wearing “Handmaid’s Tale” costumes, carrying sharp-witted signs and flying the ubiquitous blue-and-white national flag, protesters have blocked main highways and disrupted daily life in their effort to fight Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox government.On Monday, Netanyahu bowed to the discontent by announcing a delay in the plan and saying that he wanted “to avoid civil war” by seeking a compromise with political opponents during the next several weeks.If passed, the series of laws would limit the Supreme Court’s powers and give politicians greater control over judicial appointments.The proposal has plunged Israel into its worst domestic crisis i...

Biden firma orden ejecutiva que prohíbe a las agencias federales utilizar el “spyware”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

WASHINGTON – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, firmó este lunes una orden ejecutiva que prohíbe a las agencias federales el uso de “spyware” (programas informáticos espía), que sean de carácter comercial y que supongan un riesgo para la seguridad nacional.La orden también veta los programas de este tipo que hayan sido utilizados por “actores extranjeros” para permitir abusos de los derechos humanos en el mundo.En un comunicado, la Casa Blanca señaló que el “spyware” comercial -que describe como herramientas de ciberespionaje que se venden para acceder a aparatos electrónicos de forma remota, extraer su contenido y manipular sus componentes sin el consentimiento de sus propietarios- ha proliferado en los últimos años. Alertan sobre supuesta vulnerabilidad de los iPhones que expone tus datos La increíble historia del espía que vendió secretos de EEUU a Israel El Ejecutivo estadouni...

Business Highlights: Silicon Valley Bank; Kia, Hyundai

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:02 GMT

___Deal to buy Silicon Valley Bank calms bank fears, for nowNEW YORK (AP) — First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution whose lightning-quick failure this month set off a chain reaction that rattled faith in banks around the world. The sale underscores that Silicon Valley Bank’s assets do have value and helps to rebuild some faith. Stocks of several beaten down banks rose in a show of strength after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced the deal. But investors and experts caution the sale doesn’t by itself provide an immediate all-clear for other banks following the second- and third-largest U.S. failures in history. That will likely take more time.___Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank’s failureWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank’s own management was largely to blame for the bank’s failure earlier this month and says the Federal Reserve will review whethe...