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Celebrating All-Star Moms with Fabulous Gifts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

 Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and have we got the most perfect curated gift list for you to choose from! Distinctive Assets, the LA-based entertainment marketing company credited with launching the promotional craze of celebrity swag over two decades ago, will once again be producing and distributing its annual “Mother’s Day in Hollywood” celebrity gift boxes. Distinctive Assets will pamper twenty-five of the world’s most famous moms with a broad array of fabulous gifts that are innovative, unique and useful! All-star mommies on this year’s gift list include Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mandy Moore, Priyanka Chopra, Emily Vancamp, Jennifer Lawrence, Maria Sharapova, Allison Williams, Blake Lively, Keke Palmer, Kaley Cuoco, Hilary Swank, Chrissy Teigen, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Paris Hilton, Michelle Williams, Gina Rodriguez, Meghan Trainor and Rihanna (among others). “These gifts celebrate some of our favorite women as they tackle the challenging role of working mother. T...

San Jose: Sushi Confidential opens restaurant inside Casino M8trix — with sushi till 3 a.m.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

You might say Sushi Confidential is on a roll.Owner “Sushi Randy” Musterer has expanded his restaurant realm once again, this time opening a sushi bar inside the Casino M8trix in North San Jose. The move comes a year after the third Sushi Confidential opened in Morgan Hill.The casino location will serve both classic and inventive sushi rolls, sashimi, nigiri and small plates from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily. Orders can be made from the gaming floor, and the sushi is also available in the casino’s Epic Bar and its Zone 8 Sports Bar and Grill. Late night takeout is an option also.Look for his most popular menu items — Cabo Conspiracy (spicy crab) and Geisha Girl (spicy tuna with salmon) rolls and Poke Tacos among them — along with a new roll designed for this location. The M8trix Roll, which features spicy crab, avocado, cucumber and jalapeno, is topped with tuna, yellowtail, salmon, mango, sweet & sour, unagi sauce, habanero tobiko and green onions.Related Art...

MLS clash between SJ Quakes and LAFC set for Levi's Stadium Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- In Santa Clara on Saturday, the San Jose Earthquakes will face off against the Los Angeles Football Club at 4:30 p.m. The team is expecting about 40,000 fans to flock to the stadium. It's also a Cinco de Mayo theme. Warriors cruise to victory over Lakers in Game 2 of Western Conference semis They're going to have live music and food. Now as for the game itself, it is a very important Western Division matchup between the fifth-place Quakes and the third-place defending champs, LAFC.They are expecting pretty heavy traffic around Levi's Stadium. So, if you're heading to the game, give yourself a little extra time to get there and to find a parking spot. If you don't need to be around the stadium on Saturday afternoon, it's best just to avoid the area.

Happ, Steele lead Cubs past Marlins 4-1 to end 3-game slide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ lined a deep two-run homer, Justin Steele tossed seven solid innings and the Chicago Cubs topped the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Friday to snap a three-game slide.Steele (5-0) allowed one run on six hits, all singles, and walked none to lower his ERA to an NL-leading 1.45. The left-hander has permitted two or fewer earned runs in 14 straight starts dating to July 22, 2022.Chicago’s Matt Mervis drove in an insurance run in the eighth with his first hit, a sharp single to right, in his major-league debut.Luis Arráez had three hits and Yuli Gurriel’s sacrifice fly drove in the only run for the Marlins, who have dropped four straight. Edward Cabrera (2-3) yielded three runs on five hits in five innings while striking out eight.Nico Hoerner had two hits and Seiya Suzuki added an RBI for the Cubs, who returned to Wrigley Field following a 1-6 road trip when they struggled offensively and lost five games by one run.Michael Fulmer pitched a scoreless eight and Mark Le...

Cologne ends Leverkusen’s unbeaten run in Bundesliga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Cologne ended local rival Bayer Leverkusen’s 14-game unbeaten run by 2-1, and relegation-threatened Schalke earned a priceless win with a 102nd-minute penalty in the Bundesliga on Friday.Ahead of Leverkusen playing Roma on Thursday in the Europa League semifinals, Davie Selke’s two goals put an end to an undefeated run across all competitions which had lasted more than two months and hauled Leverkusen into contention for European places in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen was second to last when Xabi Alonso was hired as coach in October.Selke headed Cologne into the lead in the 14th minute but Leverkusen leveled in the 28th when Amine Adli was left unmarked to run onto a pass from Moussa Diaby and blast the ball past the goalkeeper. Selke restored the lead on the counter eight minutes later off a low cross from Jan Thielmann.Cologne fans hurled dozens of tennis balls onto the field early in the second half, causing a brief stoppage, in what appeared ...

Oilers-Knights the lone NHL playoff game on Saturday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

“Hockey Night in Canada” will actually be hockey night on the Las Vegas Strip.Game 2 of the second-round series between Edmonton and Vegas is the only NHL playoff game on the schedule Saturday. Previously planned for Friday, it was moved back a day on a crowded sports weekend across North America.The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0 after winning the opener 6-4 Wednesday night despite four goals from Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl. Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy is a fan of the extended break before getting back at it in Game 2 (7 p.m. Eastern, TNT).“For us, the extra day of rest in there at home is better than on the road, the way I feel,” Cassidy said. “You’re in your own beds and you’re in your sort of comfort zone, so I always prefer if there’s an extra day between (games) in a series not being on the road for it.”Not in favor of the shift? Oilers fans who saw their travel plans disrupted.Late Sunday, the NHL released a schedule indicating Game 2 would be Friday night. By Tuesday ...

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said.The negotiations would be the first between Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, since clashes broke out on April 15.According to the three — two senior military officials and one from their paramilitary rival — the talks will begin in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday, following concerted efforts by Riyad and other international powers to pressure the warring sides in Sudan to the negotiating table. The three officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the upcoming peace talks. No timeframe was given for the length of the talks.The fighting has turned Suda...

National Presto: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — National Presto Industries Inc. (NPK) on Friday reported profit of $8.9 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of $1.25.The diversified production company that makes everything from household appliances to munitions posted revenue of $80.4 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NPK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NPKSource

Saleh says Rodgers has ‘a fire’ in his eyes to win with Jets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh has seen all he needs to know that Aaron Rodgers is all in with the New York Jets.For one, the four-time NFL MVP has been practicing with the team during voluntary workouts, something Rodgers hadn’t done his last few offseasons with Green Bay.But there’s something else. And it goes far beyond the football field. “You just see a fire in a guy’s eye when you’re sitting and talking to him,” Saleh said Friday after the team’s first rookie minicamp practice. ”He’s coming to win. You can just feel it in his voice. You can see it in his eyes and the way he’s going about his business.”Rodgers was acquired last week by the Jets, who got a player they believe will help them snap a 12-year playoff drought that is the longest active slump in the NFL — and lead them deep into the postseason.But these are the early days of that journey, and there were some who wondered about Rodgers’ commitment to the process — especially ...

New centre for autism services opens in Kingston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:51 GMT

ACT Learning Centre has officially opened the doors of its newest private practice in Kingston.The new location, ACT’s fifth private practice and first outside of the Ottawa region, will provide speech-language pathology and occupational therapy for children with developmental disabilities. ACT Learning Centre was initially founded in 2019, starting with one location in Ottawa and receiving funding for eligible programs from the Ontario Autism Program. CEO Cindy Harrison, whose youngest child was diagnosed with autism at 21 months, said while seeking out care for them over the years the lack of centralized services consistently stuck out as a challenge.“I remember thinking: wouldn’t it be amazing if we could get all of the services that we need, or most of them, under one roof,” Harrison said. Through government funding, ACT provides the Caregiver Mediated program – training parents to intervene with autistic children – as well as the Entry to School program across...