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‘A legit laxative’: Customers weigh-in on Starbucks brews infused with olive oil

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

Starbucks has been slowly introducing a new line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks that it calls its Oleato brand.And now those who have sampled the oily brews are taking to social media to share their thoughts.Brace yourself."Half the team tried it yesterday and a few ended up ... needing to use the restroom, if ya know what I mean," one Reddit user reported, according to a roundup of responses from CNBC."I’m honestly scared to try it because I already have stomach/bowel problems," she said.Not exactly a ringing endorsement.The Reddit user went on to say that the manager of her local Starbucks "doesn’t want us sharing this info with customers," which she said is "pretty F’d up."Another Redditor noted that "caffeine is a stimulant for your bowels and oil a relaxant.""So yeah wonderful idea by Starbucks."Yet another chimed in: "Person with stomach/bowel problems thanking you for the heads up."And still another Oleato sampler commented that "after drinking them honestly they just fel...

Pac-12 recruiting: The top QBs in the class of ’24 and where they could land

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 fans with a weekly dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports.The following information, in his words, was provided to the Hotline on April 6 …The 2023 high school quarterback class was strong.The 2025 quarterback class out west is strong.The 2024 class at the heart of the current recruiting cycle? Also strong. But where does the Pac-12 figure in?A year after the conference landed a pair of five-star quarterbacks, one from Southern California and one from the Midwest, a top-50 passer from the Bay Area, a top-60 quarterback from Southern California and a top-75 signal-caller from Sacramento, can it repeat that success?So far, the trend lines aren’t good.Three of the top four quarterbacks in the country call the West home (and six of the top 20).Right now, only one of those six is committed to a Pac-12 school: Garfield High School (Seattle) qu...

Man wounded multiple times in Oakland shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A 47-year-old man was shot multiple times Thursday evening in East Oakland, authorities said.He was in stable condition at a hospital on Friday.The shooting, which prompted a ShotSpotter alert, happened about 6:54 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of 46th Avenue.Responding officers found the man in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.ShotSpotter recorded more than 10 gunshots and numerous shell casings were recovered in the area, police said.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Two arrested in gunpoint robbery outside East Bay jewelry store California News | Held-to-answer arraignment set for East Bay siblings linked to Carmel woman’s 2021 death California News | Jury can’t decide if man killed exploited East Bay girl, but acquits him of first-degree murder California News | CHP: ‘Erratic’ driver survives 100-foot plunge onto Carquinez Strait shoreline California News | Oakland man c...

Tesla staff shared images and recordings from customers’ cars, Reuters says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

By Craig Trudell | BloombergTesla Inc. workers shared images and videos with one another that customers’ cars recorded during the last several years, Reuters reported, citing interviews with former employees.The screen shots and clips shared in internal chats included crashes, road-rage incidents and footage from inside garages and private properties, according to the report. Reuters said more than a dozen former Tesla employees agreed to answer questions, and that all spoke on the condition they wouldn’t be named.One video in 2021 showed a Tesla hitting a child who was riding a bike, the news agency reported, citing one employee. Another captured the submersible Lotus Esprit featured in the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, parked in a garage. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk bought the vehicle at auction in 2013.The circulation of sensitive and personal content could be construed as a violation of Tesla’s own privacy policy and potentially lead to intervention by ...

‘LEED platinum status’: Sunnyvale cuts ribbon on sustainable city hall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

Sunnyvale’s new city hall is designed to maximize sunlight for illumination, but attendees at Monday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony could have used some for warming purposes as cold winds buffeted the group gathered outside the four-story, 117,107-square-foot building.People gather to celebrate the opening of the new Sunnyvale City Hall in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Monday, April 3, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Weather notwithstanding, the building claims bragging rights as the first net-zero energy, all-electric city hall built to LEED platinum standards in the country. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a certification system created by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council that recognizes sustainability achievement and leadership.The entire building has been designed around the sun to improve visual comfort and reducing energy use. The building’s lighting is 100% LED, and the narrow footprint of the building and large windows...

China sanctions Reagan library, others over Taiwanese President Tsai’s California trip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

By HUIZHONG WU | Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan — China retaliated for the United States House speaker’s meeting with the Taiwanese president by announcing sanctions Friday against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other organizations, adding to strains over the self-governed island democracy Beijing claims as part of its territory.Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held talks Wednesday with President Tsai Ing-wen at the Reagan library in Simi Valley, California, in defiance of Chinese warnings. McCarthy joined a growing series of foreign legislators who have met Tsai in a show of support for Taiwan in the face of Chinese intimidation.U.S.-Chinese relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades due to disputes over the status of Taiwan, which split with China in 1949 after a civil war, as well as security, technology and Beijing’s treatment of Hong Kong and Muslim ethnic minorities.The mainland’s ruling Communist Party says Taiwan is destined to reunite with China...

Fire at Oakland homeless camp shuts down freeway on-ramp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

OAKLAND — Fire crews worked early Friday to put out a fire at a homeless camp that authorities said forced them to close a freeway on-ramp.The fire was in the area of the 27th Street on-ramp to state Highway 24 and eastbound Interstate 80, according to the Oakland Fire Department and California Highway Patrol.Crews responded to it around 6:20 a.m., according to dispatchers.The smoke from the blaze could be seen from the two freeways.It was unclear how big the blaze was or how long it would take to put it out. There was no information on whether anyone had been injured.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Two injured in I-880 collision involving Red Cross van

Lanes reopened after crash on Hwy 84 near Dumbarton Bridge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol reported a crash on westbound Highway 84 at Dumbarton Bridge around 6:13 a.m. in Fremont. The center and left lanes were blocked briefly, according to CHP. They have since reopened as of 7 a.m., according to CHP.Drivers should expect residual delays in the area.

Israeli Settlers Move on the Holiest Site in Jerusalem — Setting Off a New Crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

A woman performs the third Friday prayer during the month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem on April 7, 2023.Photo: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesRecent scenes of Israeli security forces beating Palestinians inside Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque have put the Middle East on the brink of a major conflict yet again. In response to Israeli raids on the site, videos of which inflamed the region and generated international condemnation, Palestinian militant factions in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon fired rocket barrages at Israeli territory. The fusillade from Lebanon was the largest since the 2006 Israeli invasion of that country.Following Thursday’s missile attacks, the Israeli government struck back, bombing targets in both Gaza and Lebanon and announcing a new military operation, codenamed “Strong Hand.”The conflict may seem like just another turn in an endless cycle of violence, but its proximate cause reflects a novel crisis, if only for its depth: the incre...

Lie Detector Firm Lobbies CIA, DOD on Automated Eye-Scanning Tech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:30 GMT

A Utah-based outfit overseen by a former CIA consultant has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying intelligence and defense agencies, including the CIA and DHS, to adopt its automated lie detection technology, public lobbying disclosures reviewed by The Intercept show. Converus, Inc., boasts on its website that its technology has already been used for job screenings at American law enforcement agencies, corporate compliance and loss prevention in Latin America, and document verification in Ukraine. The company’s management team includes chief scientist John Kircher, a former consultant for the CIA and Department of Defense; Todd Mickelson, former director of product management at Ancestry.com; and Russ Warner, former CEO of the content moderation firm ContentWatch.Warner told The Intercept that lobbying efforts have focused on changing federal regulations to allow the use of technologies other than the polygraph for lie detection. “The Department of Defense National Center ...