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Waymo robot-car trainer claims boss called her ‘fat elephant’ and threw peanuts, phone-snooped on bathroom break

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

A former trainer for Google-linked Waymo autonomous cars claims in a new lawsuit that a boss and co-worker called her a “fat elephant” and threw peanuts at her, and listened in on her cell phone while she was in the bathroom.Amanda Watson also alleges in her lawsuit against Waymo contractor Transdev Alternative Services that Transdev disclosed her confidential medical information related to a violent kidnapping. Waymo is a subsidiary of Google’s parent firm Alphabet.Watson’s lawsuit filed Tuesday claims she suffered “cruel and appalling treatment” working for Waymo via Transdev in San Francisco, where Waymo offers limited robot-car rides. Watson worked on board the company’s autonomous cars as Waymo tested and refined their software on city roads, according to the lawsuit.Alphabet and Mountain View-headquartered Waymo are not named as defendants in the lawsuit. Neither company responded to questions about the lawsuit, nor did Transdev.Accord...

Sotheby’s shoots for record sale with ancient Hebrew Bible

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

By Ilan Ben Zion | Associated PressJERUSALEM — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million.The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment tome containing almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible, is set to go on the block at Sotheby’s in New York in May. Its anticipated sale speaks to the still bullish market for art, antiquities and ancient manuscripts even in a worldwide bear economy.Sotheby’s is drumming up interest in hopes of enticing institutions and collectors to bite. It has put the price tag at an eye-watering $30 million to $50 million.On Wednesday, Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum of the Jewish People opened a week-long exhibition of the manuscript, part of a whirlwind worldwide tour of the artifact in the United Kingdom, Israel and the United States before its expected sale, on Wednesday.“There are three ancient Hebrew Bibles from this period,” s...

SFPD veteran sergeant seriously injured by fallen tree

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a fallen tree on Tuesday, SFPD confirmed to KRON4. The news is another tragedy caused by Tuesday's storm, which was responsible for five deaths across the Bay Area. Video shows couch fly through the San Francisco sky The incident happened on the 800 block of Brotherhood Way, which is near the San Francisco Golf Club in the southwest part of the city. The sergeant was driving a department vehicle when he was struck before 3:38 p.m. San Francisco Fire Department personnel extricated the victim from his vehicle, and he was hospitalized. The sergeant is a 16-year SFPD veteran. Police said his family is asking for privacy and does not want to reveal his identity. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embe...

VIDEO: Mountain lion spotted in Los Gatos, tranquilized at backyard of home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

LOS GATOS, Calif. (KRON) -- Officials received a call Tuesday that a mountain lion was spotted in a residential area of Los Gatos, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildfire (CDFW). The animal was spotted near Blossom Hill Road and Roberts Road.The mountain lion wandered in the area until Wednesday morning when the animal was spotted on a fence of a home. Before taking action, CDFW crews waited for the animal to leave the area on its own. That did not happen, and the mountain lion was tranquilized in the backyard. Video (above) sent by a KRON4 viewer shows the mountain lion on its side after being tranquilized in the backyard of the Los Gatos home. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The mountain is being checked by CDFW,...

VIDEO: Bay Area firefighters rescue 2 after tree smashes into truck

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

NEWARK, Calif. (KRON) -- An Alameda County Fire Department firefighter's body camera recorded a remarkable rescue in Newark of two victims pinned inside a truck during Tuesday's deadly rainstorm. Whipping winds ripped across the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday afternoon, creating chaos and triggering hundreds of 911 calls for storm-related emergencies. One of the 911 calls reported that a pickup truck was smashed by a large eucalyptus tree in Newark.When emergency crews arrived, they discovered that the driver's legs were pinned. The firefighter's body camera recorded the rescue and successful extrication of the victims.Two victims were pinned by tree in Newark during a windy storm on March 21, 2023. (Image courtesy Alameda County Fire Department) "T28 used a ram to stabilize the tree and cut the steering wheel," the Alameda County Fire Department wrote on Twitter. One victims was transported to a hospital and is expected to be OK. Tuesday's storm tragically turned deadly in other pa...

NYC guards lead Michigan State, K-State to Sweet 16 at MSG

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stories of New York City point guards have an almost mythical quality.There are Hall of Famers and trailblazers such as Bob Cousy and Nate “Tiny” Archibald. In the 1980s, Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson followed a similar path — from the same Catholic high school in Queens to the Atlantic Coast Conference to the NBA. From Pearl Washington to Mark Jackson, Stephon Marbury to Sue Bird, tenacious players forged by rugged games played at the famous courts at Rucker Park and West Fourth Street are a part of basketball lore. And while New York City high schools haven’t been pumping out stars in recent years the way they used to, three of the four teams that have reached the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional at Madison Square Garden have point guards with Big Apple backgrounds.Michigan State’s Tyson Walker and Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell will renew their acquaintance in the Sweet 16 when the seventh-seeded Spartans (21-12) face the third-seeded Wildc...

Doncic back, Irving out for Mavs in key game vs. Warriors

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic will return from a five-game absence, but fellow star Kyrie Irving is out for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in a meeting with Golden State that has significant playoff implications.Doncic had been out with a left thigh strain that required an MRI. The test didn’t show significant damage, but Doncic still missed two weeks after limping through the last game before he was sidelined.Irving was ruled out with right foot soreness after aggravating his injury in a 112-108 loss at Memphis on Monday and leaving the arena in a walking boot.Irving’s absence means he and Doncic will have played together in just half of the 18 games since Irving’s debut after the blockbuster trade that brought him from Brooklyn.The meeting of last season’s Western Conference finalists comes with both teams trying to stay out of the play-in tournament while also being at risk of missing the playoffs altogether.The defending champion Warriors (37-36), wh...

Raiders sign TE Austin Hooper, CB David Long Jr.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders might have found their replacement for Darren Waller, signing tight end Austin Hooper on Wednesday.Las Vegas also announced it had signed cornerback David Long Jr., who played for the Los Angeles Rams the past four seasons.Hooper caught 41 passes for 444 yards and two touchdowns last season with the Tennessee Titans.He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection when he played for the Atlanta Falcons, where he spent his first four seasons after being drafted in the third round in 2016. Hooper then played two years for the Cleveland Browns.He has 339 receptions for 3,468 yards and 25 touchdowns in his career. But Hooper has a tough act to follow in Waller, who surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in 2019 and 2020 before injuries limited his production. He was dealt to the New York Giants for a third-round draft pick in next month’s draft, the 100th overall selection.Long has started 10 games and made 52 appearances, totaling 77 tackles with an inte...

Texas’ Morris plays amid misdemeanor domestic violence case

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a season when Texas fired coach Chris Beard after a felony domestic violence arrest, it has allowed a reserve guard to keep playing while he awaits trial on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting an ex-girlfriend.Second-seed Texas has advanced under interim coach Rodney Terry to the program’s first Sweet 16 since 2008, and the Longhorns play No. 3 Xavier on Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri.Arterio Morris, a freshman who was one of the top recruits in the country last year, was initially scheduled to stand trial March 29, three days before Final Four weekend. Denton County prosecutors on Tuesday were granted a delay to an unspecified date. Beard was fired Jan. 5, about three weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of a felony charge of choking his fiancée in a fight during which she also told police he bit, and hit her. She later recanted the choking allegation and the Travis County district attorney dismissed the case, saying prosecutors were followin...

Roger Clemens will be an analyst for ESPN on opening day

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:54 GMT

Roger Clemens will be an analyst for ESPN when the defending World Series champion Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox on opening day.Clemens made four appearances on last year’s KayRod Cast with Michael Kay and Alex Rodriguez. He will be stepping in on March 30 for David Cone, who will be doing the New York Yankees opener against the San Francisco Giants on YES Network.“Roger has been sort of a friend of ours for the last year, so to speak, he’s in. He’s been engaged, knowledgeable and really present,” said ESPN Vice President of Production Phil Orlins. “You know, whatever past may be, he’s still tremendously engaged and he really brought that every time he was with us.”Clemens was a seven-time Cy Young winner but his career after baseball has been tainted by allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. He is a Houston native and pitched for the Astros for three seasons.Orlins said that with the rules changes and pitch clock, it is important to have a pitcher in...