San Jose: Wife of Sharks star Evander Kane says he gambled on NHL g...

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San Jose: Wife of Sharks star Evander Kane says he gambled on NHL games

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By Curtis Pashelka, San Jose Mercury News Troy Warren for SanJoseNewsAndTalk.Com Sharks forward Evander Kane has denied allegations made by his wife that he gambled on or tried to throw hockey games, including his own team’s games, and said he would cooperate with an investigation by the National Hockey League. A day after Anna Kane used her Instagram account to say her husband bet on Sharks games, Evander Kane responded with two statements on his Twitter account, one to refute allegations of betting on his own team and another to address her claim that he has been a poor father to…

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San Jose: Zoom reaches $85M settlement in lawsuit over ‘Zoombombings’

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for SanJoseNewsAndTalk.Com Communication platform Zoom has reached an agreement in a class-action lawsuit over how it handled user data following accusations the company violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal information with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and allowed hackers to disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice known as “Zoombombing.” The San Jose-based company agreed to pay $85 million, according to documents detailing the proposed settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California. Zoom will also bolster its security practices to “improve meeting security, bolster privacy disclosures, and safeguard consumer data.” Subscribers between…

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Atlanta: Brinks security guard shot during armed robbery near hospital

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By Asia Simone Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com The area surrounding a metro Atlanta hospital is closed by police Monday morning after a Brinks security guard was shot during an armed robbery. The security guard was taken to a different hospital after the shooting in Holly Springs, which was the second armed robbery of its kind in the metro area within two days. Officers were sent to Wellstar Cherokee Health Park on Wellstar Way after a report of a shooting came in about 7:45 a.m., Holly Springs police spokeswoman Officer April Van Alstine confirmed. When they arrived, they…

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2021

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Atlanta: Virus surge threatens local back-to-office plans

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By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Many big area companies have been targeting September return date After months of planning, a big wave of metro Atlanta workers was finally slated in the coming weeks to roll back into corporate offices for the first time since the pandemic began. But the the surging delta variant, Georgia’s lagging vaccination rate and new federal guidance and local directives to wear masks indoors are injecting major uncertainty into those plans. Many large employers, including Coca-Cola, UPS and Home Depot, prepped for new September arrivals at their local headquarters, timed to follow…

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2021

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Atlanta: Metro Students Return to Classrooms

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By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Dancer Washington wasn’t sure how his 4-year-old son would react to going to school for the first time on Monday, but it didn’t take long for him to get his answer. “I didn’t think he was going to get up at 6 this morning, but when I talked about school, he jumped out of the bed,” Washington said about Dancer Jr., who began pre-kindergarten at Lake City Elementary School in Morrow. “He was ready.” Students in Clayton, Cobb and DeKalb county schools headed back to classrooms Monday morning, the first districts…

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2021

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Phoenix: Ranks No. 4 in nation for rental scams.

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Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com Alex McCarthy started checking out rentals in Tempe when she decided to move from Los Angeles earlier this year. She found a two-bedroom, two-bath condo with new appliances including a washer and dryer that was close to the freeways and light rail. The monthly rent was $1,450, about $500 less than her rent in California for a one-bedroom apartment. McCarthy jumped on it and signed a lease without seeing the home in person. After opening the door to the Tempe condo a few weeks later, she was angry. The second bedroom…

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2021

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Jacksonville: Man injured by jaguar after crossing barrier at Florida zoo

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for JacksonvilleNewsAndTalk.Com The attack occurred at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens A man was injured by a jaguar at a Florida zoo after climbing over a barrier and moving too close to the animal’s enclosure, officials said. The attack occurred Wednesday at the Range of the Jaguar display at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, the Florida Times-Union reported. The man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, zoo officials said. The man climbed over a waist-high safety barrier that puts about 4 feet of empty space between visitors and the jaguar exhibit’s fence, zoo spokeswoman Kelly Rouillard said.…

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Los Angeles: LAX’s Luxury Private Terminal PS Debuts New Lounge Space

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BY SYDNEY ODMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com Designed by celebrity interior design consultant Cliff Fong, the PS Salon offers the same feel of traveling private at a fraction of the price of the company's suites. Luxury travel just leveled up at LAX. Known as the luxury pitstop for high-profile, commercial airline travelers, PS — LAX’s private terminal — has just premiered a lounge space, The Salon, a more social and less expensive complement to its recently renovated suites. Described by PS as the “antithesis of overcrowded airport lounges,” The Salon is a social space for solo travelers or small groups to avoid the…

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2021

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Phoenix: Yes, restaurant workers can ask if you’re vaccinated.

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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com The highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading in Arizona, prompting some restaurants in Phoenix and Scottsdale to ask diners for proof of vaccination. Though those businesses are in the minority, they join a slew of other establishments across the United States that require proof of vaccination, including hundreds of bars in San Francisco. Some critics of such policies have falsely argued that this rule is a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA, a federal law that protects people from having their personal health information shared without their consent. The law, however,…

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Phoenix: Secondhand store opens in tony Biltmore Fashion Park

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Russ Wiles | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com When Ann Siner opened her first store 30 years ago, she recalls that a lot of people didn't want to admit that they shopped secondhand. The perception of resale outlets was that of tired, dusty stores piled high with all sorts of bric-a-brac — the types of enterprises relegated to dingy strip malls or bleak storefronts. "Even five years ago, Biltmore Fashion Park probably wouldn't have had anything to do with us," she said. It does now. My Sister's Closet, part of the consignment chain Siner owns with her sister Tess Loo, in July opened a store at…

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