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From Waste to Wrist: Flex Watches’ Eco-Friendly Ocean Plastic Timepiece

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

For many people, watches are status symbols that speak volumes about who they are and what they can afford. Travis Lubinsky, the entrepreneur and founder behind Flex Watches, views watches as a different type of status symbol. In his case, your watch isn’t a reflection of your earnings but rather of your enlightenment. Specifically, your dedication to the environment and commitment to purposeful change.Travis, who once appeared on CNBC’s The Profit and was mentored by Shark Tank‘s Daymond John, has an impressive track record. In addition to creating a million-dollar watch brand, he’s partnered with global giants, including Star Wars, Minions, and WWE. He’s also been recognized for his talent, appearing on MTV’s The Real World, and has collaborated with the retail giants Champs and Zappos.However, with the fashion industry increasingly valuing sustainability and purpose, it is his trailblazing watch brand that has captured the industry’s and the public’s imagi...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

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Stanford, Cal join SMU in ACC expansion. Here’s how the Pac-12 kept crumbling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

Half of the Pac-12’s four remaining teams defected Friday as Stanford and Cal, along with Southern Methodist, accepted invitations to the Atlantic Coast Conference.There will be plenty of challenges ahead for the Bay Area schools, which will join the Charlotte-based league beginning in the 2024-25 school year. The biggest issue on the table is travel back and forth to a conference where the nearest school prior to Friday was Louisville. (Now, that title will belong to SMU, which is based in Dallas.)The ACC on Friday outlined some plans to mitigate that issue, including the possibility of hosting a number of neutral-site events at the Texas school.Another significant hurdle facing Cal in particular is the financial component of all this travel, especially considering that the Bears and Cardinal will be giving back some media revenue (the amount will diminish over the years) to the ACC as part of their agreement. The so-called Berkeley tax that would force UCLA to subsidize Cal ...

San Jose: City looks to settle George Floyd protest injury lawsuit for more than $3 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

SAN JOSE — The City of San Jose is poised to pay more than $3 million to a group of demonstrators and observers injured by police during the infamous George Floyd protests downtown three years ago, including a man who lost his eye after being hit by a police projectile, court and public records show.The proposed payout would settle a federal lawsuit filed in March 2021 that alleged an array of constitutional and civil-rights violations related to the violent San Jose Police Department response to the first of several days of protests in May 2020 over the notorious police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis.A frame from a 2021 Zoom video of downtown San Jose resident Michael Acosta after he was hit in the eye by a police projectile during the George Floyd protests in downtown San Jose the previous year. Acosta led a federal lawsuit against San Jose police after he lost his left eye to the injury. (Frame from video press conference by Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the...

San Jose: Yerba Buena High School temporarily locked down after ‘threats against the school’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

SAN JOSE — A temporary lock down was placed on Yerba Buena High School in San Jose on Friday afternoon after threats were made against the campus, authorities said.In a series of posts made to social media at 12:50 p.m., San Jose police said the school was in lockdown while officers investigated. Authorities were alerted to a “suspicious circumstance call of a person making threats towards the school” at 11:10 a.m. The lockdown was ended and the school was “cleared” at 1:03 p.m.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ‘Dangerous and reckless’: Prosecutors charge San Jose women with illegally importing fly-infested fruit Crime and Public Safety | San Jose man killed in crash after truck driver runs red light, CHP says Crime and Public Safety | Crime victims assail bill they say could free some of California’s worst killers Crime and Public Safety | Laurie Houts killing: Murder charge...

Lockdown lifted at San Jose high school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Yerba Buena High School was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after someone made threats directed toward the school, the San Jose Police Department said. "Units are currently at Yerba Buena High School for a suspicious circumstance call of a person making threats towards the school. Officers are in the process of clearing the school and securing the premise," SJPD wrote at 12:50 p.m. Friday. The lockdown was lifted before 1:30 p.m. and the campus was determined to be safe. Police coordinated with East Side Union High School District officials to share information with parents and the surrounding area.San Jose police did not release details about circumstances surrounding the threat.

Body pulled from Folsom Lake identified as San Francisco woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- The body of a woman found in Folsom Lake on August 19 was identified this week, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. Using DNA analysis, investigators identified the body as Natalee Heilaman, 27, of San Francisco. Heilaman was listed as a missing person in January out of Nevada County.Heilaman's body was discovered near Rattlesnake Bar by a person who was recreating in the area. Deputies said there was no indication of foul play.     

Man charged with murder in missing Maryland teacher’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

Police in Greenbelt, Maryland, have released these photos of Mariame Toure Sylla, known more commonly as Madame Sylla, who was last seen July 29. (Courtesy Greenbelt police) Police in Greenbelt, Maryland, have released these photos of Mariame Toure Sylla, known more commonly as Madame Sylla, who was last seen July 29. (Courtesy Greenbelt police) Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have announced that a University Park man has been charged with murder in the death of a missing teacher who was last seen more than a month ago.In a news conference Friday afternoon, Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz said that 33-year-old Harold Landon III has been charged with murder in the death of 59-...

Barcelona acquires João Félix on loan from Atletico on final day of transfer market

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Portugal forward João Félix will join the Spanish champion on loan from Atletico Madrid for this season.Barcelona announced the deal less than two hours before the summer transfer window closed on Friday night.Barcelona said the deal for the 23-year-old playmaker did not include the option to make it a permanent transfer.Atletico triggered the 126 million euro ($135 million) buyout clause in his contract in 2019 to sign Félix from Benfica.Atletico loaned him to Chelsea for the second half of last season.He showed bursts of talent while at Atletico but never was a consistent force in its attack and lost his starting role with coach Diego Simeone.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Soupe wins 7th stage of Spanish Vuelta, Martinez keeps lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:50 GMT

OLIVA, Spain (AP) — Geoffrey Soupe won the seventh stage of the Spanish Vuelta and fellow Frenchman Lenny Martinez held the race lead for a second straight day on Friday.Soupe, of Total Energies team, finished the flat 201-kilometer (125-mile) ride from Utiel to Oliva on Spain’s eastern coast just ahead of Orluis Aular and Edward Theuns.Martinez, who took the lead from defending champion Remco Evenepoel on Thursday, stayed eight seconds ahead of American Sepp Kuss in the general classification.Evenepoel remained ninth overall at 2 minutes, 47 seconds behind Martinez. He is followed closely by two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vinegaard and three-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic, both teammates on Kupp’s Jumbo-Visma team.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sportsSource