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Taylor Swift announces release of 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' during concert in Nashville

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

Taylor Swift is planning to drop her latest re-recorded album — "Speak Now (Taylor's Version" — over the summer, KTLA sister station WATE reports. The "Anti-Hero" singer made the announcement during her "Eras Tour" concert in Nashville on Friday night."I'm not wearing sleeves but I have some tricks up them," she told crowd, before directing their attention to a large screen above the stage to reveal the news."'Speak Now' comes out July 7th," she confirmed for her screaming fans. Cat that loves Taylor Swift music up for adoption Swift has been in the process of re-recording six of her earlier albums, citing her dissatisfaction with former label Big Machine Records and their decision to sell the original master recordings against her wishes. By re-recording the albums, Swift now maintains ownership of the new masters (aka, the "Taylor's Versions") of her older catalog.Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP ...

Willie Mays at 92: Longtime SF Giants fans share memories of the ‘Say Hey Kid’

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Willie Mays was approaching the midway point of what would be an illustrious 23-year MLB career in 1962 when Steve Malcoun and his Little League team from Stockton got a chance to see him play live on a trip to Candlestick Park.“He was just a phenomenon beyond his time,” said Malcoun, now 70, said of Mays on Friday at Oracle Park. “He could do anything. He had speed, he had strength, he could catch the ball, he could run faster than anybody. He was a total athlete.”Mays, the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the greatest Giants player of all time, turns 92 today as San Francisco hosts the Milwaukee Brewers. No elaborate ceremony is planned, and it was unclear Friday as to whether Mays would attend the game, a group of singers will perform “Happy Birthday” in his honor, per a team spokesman.Still, 49 years after his retirement, the Say Hey Kid’s feats on the baseball diamond are remembered with awe by those who got to see him play in person, ...

Condoleezza Rice talks leadership — and social media — at Scout breakfast

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

Condoleezza Rice knows a thing or two about leadership, and the former U.S. secretary of state and current director at Stanford’s Hoover Institution shared that knowledge Thursday morning with nearly 500 supporters of the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of the Boy Scouts of America.“I can’t tell you how many kids come in to me and say, ‘I want to be a leader.’ I say, ‘That’s not a job description, that’s not a destination,’ ” Rice said at the Community Leadership Breakfast held at the Santa Clara Marriott. But organizations such as Scouting, she said, give young people a “pathway to leadership.”“I think Scouting is really built on learning leadership characteristics, not just declaring somebody leaders,” she said. Her wide-ranging conversation with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs touched on a number of topics, including the United States’ international relations with China, Russia and Iran; ca...

Collision affecting traffic at Hwy 1, Hwy 68

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

(BCN) -- California Highway Patrol officers responded to a collision near state Highway 1 and state Highway 68, in Monterey County, early Saturday morning. Oakland’s largest homeless encampment razed, 700 tons of trash hauled away Traffic was affected following the 3:44 a.m. wreck and remained slowed in the southbound lanes of state Highway 1 as of 5:30 a.m. according to Caltrans' live map.This is a developing story that will be updated.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Dmitri Mehlhorn: The Man Financing a Political Counterrevolution

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

This week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim is joined by Dmitri Mehlhorn, a tech executive who has emerged as one of the most powerful financiers in the Democratic Party and a strategist who often takes direct aim, with millions of dollars, at the party’s left flank. He was in the news this week for helping finance E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against Donald Trump. Mehlhorn and Grim discuss their competing views on political strategy, the best way to challenge Republicans, and the way forward for the party.[Deconstructed theme music.]Ryan Grim: I’m Ryan Grim. Welcome back to Deconstructed.First, a big thank you to everybody who gave last week during our little pledge drive; very much appreciated. Today we’re going to be talking about the future of the Democratic Party and competing ideas about how it ought to pitch itself to the country, what it should stand for, and how it can best stand up to Trump and the MAGA movement around him.Now, for that conversation,...

Milan’s Leão injured days before Champions League semifinal

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Rafael Leão was injured on Saturday, just four days before the Rossoneri’s Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan.Leão limped off in the 11th minute of Milan’s match against Lazio in Serie A, shortly after pulling up and clutching the top of his right thigh.The 23-year-old Leão is a key player for the Rossoneri and has scored 12 league goals this season.Milan hosts city rival Inter in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. The return leg is the following Tuesday.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Sports on TV for Sunday, May 7

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, May 7AUTO RACING10 a.m.CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Madrid (Taped)11 a.m.CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Madrid (Taped)2 p.m.ABC — Formula 1: The Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome, MiamiCNBC — FIM Superbike World Championship: Round 4, Barcelona, Spain (Taped)3 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: The AdventHealth 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.1 a.m. (Monday)USA — AMA Monster Energy Supercross: Round 16, Denver (Taped)BOWLING12 p.m.FS1 — PBA: Players Championship, Match Play, North Brunswick, N.J.COLLEGE BASEBALL2 p.m.SECN — South Carolina at KentuckyCOLLEGE BEACH VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship, Gulf Shores, Ala.COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)12 p.m.CBSSN — Patriot League Tournament: Army vs. Loyola (Md.), Championship, BostonESPN2 — Ivy League Tournament: Yale vs. Princeton, Championship, New York9:30 p.m.ESPNU — NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Selection ShowCOLLEG...

La fortuna del Canelo Álvarez: cuánto gana por peleas, patrocinios, bienes raíces y más

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

(CNN Español) — El mexicano Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez es una de las principales estrellas actuales del mundo del boxeo y, según señala Forbes, ha entrado en el top 10 de los deportistas mejor pagados.Contratos como el que el Canelo firmó con DAZN a cambio de 11 peleas y 365 millones de dólares le han sumado amplias ganancias a sus arcas, al igual que patrocinios y otras inversiones.¿Cuál es la fortuna del Canelo Álvarez?Es complicado señalar una cifra exacta de la fortuna del mexicano, pero tenemos varios datos que nos dan una idea de los millones que genera al año.Ricardo Celis, presentador de DAZN, publicó un tuit en el que dijo que el Canelo ganaría US$ 53 millones solo por la pelea contra Bivol. El boxeador mexicano le dio retuit a dicho mensaje.En contraste, según esa misma publicación a la que el Canelo dio retuit, Saúl Álvarez ganó US$ 40 por su primera pelea como profesional en 2005.Y ya que mencionamos otra vez al medio de streaming DAZN, volvamos a lo de su c...

Liberal leader hopefuls visit Wingham

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

By: Cory Bilyea, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterWINGHAM – Candidates for the top seat of the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) paid a visit to Wingham on April 29, introducing themselves to the people of Huron-Bruce and holding a question-and-answer session at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club, hosted by the Huron-Bruce Provincial Liberal Association.Liberal hopefuls Ted Hsu (MPP, Kingston and the Islands of Eastern Ontario), Adil Shamji (MPP, Don Valley East), Stephanie Bowman (MPP, Don Valley West), and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, (MP, Beaches-East York) worked the room, talking to attendees about their political concerns and speaking about their proposed platforms.A sea of red filled the conference room at the club, smiling faces and laughter amid soft classical music played by Goderich resident Al Mullin (flugelhorn), Kincardine’s Thales Hunter (guitar), and Southampton’s Mike Grace (bass) and overflowing food tables set the scene for a pleasant afternoon talking politics.Party memb...

Union representing immigration workers urges members to vote against PSAC tentative agreement

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:18:21 GMT

By: Kaitlyn Smith, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterOne of Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) largest unions is recommending its members vote against a tentative agreement that was reached with the Treasury Board on Monday, May 1. “This tentative agreement does not go far enough to support the most at risk, marginalized employees,” the Canada Employment Immigration Union (CEIU) said in an online statement this week. “Our members were adamant that we would not accept 9% over a three-year term.” On Monday, PSAC released a detailed statement on the tentative agreement with the Treasury Board that ended the union’s nearly two-week-long strike. The employer has offered to increase wages by 12.6 per cent over four years, including a pensionable lump-sum of $2,500, and to implement a grievance process to protect the right to work from home. CEIU says extending the wage increase over four years works out to “either a little less or a little more” than a three per c...