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10 fascinating theme parks that have closed forever

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

By Joe Yogerst | CNNAlthough hundreds of theme parks are active around the globe, hundreds more have been relegated to the scrapheap of amusement history.They were abandoned by owners and operators for a variety of reasons — falling attendance, natural disasters, financial difficulties or merely because they were no longer relevant to modern parkgoers.But they retain their fascination, ghostly places that attract urban explorers, social media divas and people seeking to relive memories of once visiting with families or friends.There’s also something compellingly post-apocalyptic about places that have been overtaken by decay, a chilling yet intriguing glimpse at what the entire Earth might be like if humans ever disappeared.“We think of amusement parks as vibrant, colorful, noisy, cheerful places,” says Jim Futrell of the National Amusement Park Historical Association. “But an abandoned amusement park is the exact polar opposite. It’s broken down....

Teen killed, 3 hurt when stabbing suspect crashed car into group walking near California high school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS — One Southern California teenager was killed and three others injured Tuesday afternoon when a stabbing suspect crashed his vehicle into the group as they were walking near their high school, authorities said.Investigators are looking into whether the driver, who had allegedly stabbed a Walmart employee earlier in the day, intentionally crashed into the teens in Thousand Oaks, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Ashley Barrios.Police were not in pursuit of the suspect at the time, Barrios said. The suspect was also injured in the rollover crash; the extent of his injuries was not immediately known.A 16-year-old boy was fatally struck, while a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition, Barrios said. Another 16-year-old boy had minor injuries, while a 15-year-old girl was in moderate condition.“During this time of unimaginable loss, our thoughts and prayers remain with these students, their families, friends, and the entire Warrior community,” the Conejo Valle...

Prep roundup: Granada’s Joshua Morano strikes out 18 to beat Dublin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

BaseballNo. 4 Granada 3, No. 7 Dublin 0Granada ace Joshua Morano raised his powerful left arm to a new level Tuesday, a seemingly impossible task given how dominant he has pitched all season.But that is what happened in an East Bay Athletic League showdown against visiting Dublin.The 6-foot-4 Arizona-bound star struck out the final nine batters to finish with a career-high 18 as Granada won for the seventh time in eight league games to remain atop the standings.The shutout was Morano’s third in a row, following complete-game gems against Dublin on March 31 and Foothill last week. He actually went eight innings against Foothill before Granada scored to win in walk-off fashion.There was no need for extras Tuesday.Parker Warner provided all the runs Granada needed when he slugged a three-run home run in the fifth.Morano allowed three hits, all singles, and walked one. He threw 106 pitches, 75 for strikes.In 41 innings this season, Morano has given up two earned runs, He had 59 strikeou...

Best New Crypto Casinos in 2023: Newest Bitcoin Online Casinos Ranked for BTC Games & Bonuses (Updated List 2023)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

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You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

By Clare Duffy | CNNFacebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of parent company Meta’s $725 million settlement related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.Meta in December agreed to the payment to settle a longstanding class action lawsuit accusing it of allowing Cambridge Analytica and other third parties to access private user information and misleading users about its privacy practices.The legal battle began four years ago, following an international outcry from the company’s disclosure that the private information of as many as 87 million Facebook users was obtained by Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that worked with the Trump campaign.The California judge overseeing the case granted preliminary approval of the settlement late last month, and Facebook users can now apply for a cash payment as part of a settlement.The claim form — which requires a few personal details and informa...

How renters will be protected when Oakland’s eviction ban ends in July

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

OAKLAND — Property owners can once again kick out tenants for failure to pay rent starting July 15, a hard-fought compromise end date to the city’s COVID-era ban on evictions.Just before midnight Tuesday, the council voted 6-1 to sunset the pandemic-era policy, though, crucially, it added permanent “just cause” protections to keep tenants from being evicted in droves this summer on flimsy pretenses.Nikki Fortunato Bas, the council’s president and author of the legislation, said she hoped it would meet “our broader goals of housing stability, of homelessness prevention and certainty about the end of the moratorium.”Tenants will not owe “back rent” for what went unpaid in the time since the eviction moratorium first took effect in March 2020, so long as they can demonstrate financial losses due to COVID. And landlords can’t remove a tenant who owes less than a month of what’s considered fair rent for an equivalent unit ...

El aumento del nivel del mar puede haber obligado a los vikingos a abandonar un asentamiento exitoso

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

(CNN) — Los vikingos desaparecieron abruptamente de Groenlandia a mediados del siglo XV, unos 400 años después de llegar allí. Por qué abandonaron un asentamiento tan próspero es un misterio que los historiadores nunca han sabido explicar del todo.Entre las teorías se incluyen la sequía, el cambio de temperaturas, el malestar social y la caza excesiva de colmillos de morsa (un bien de lujo muy apreciado en la Europa medieval), condiciones que habrían hecho económicamente inviables las colonias nórdicas en Groenlandia.Ahora, un equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Harvard y la Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania afirma haber descubierto otro factor clave que podría explicar la huida de los vikingos: el aumento del nivel del mar.Utilizando un modelo informático basado en registros geológicos y climáticos, el equipo descubrió que el nivel del mar habría subido hasta 3 metros (9,8 pies) durante los cuatro siglos de ocupación nórdica del asentamiento oriental que los viking...

Eclipse solar híbrido: qué es, a qué hora y cómo ver en vivo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

(CNN)— Se avecina un eclipse solar híbrido, el primero de este tipo en casi 10 años.Durante este raro evento celestial, la Luna pasará entre la Tierra y el Sol de tal manera que las personas en la estrecha trayectoria central del eclipse, incluyendo aquellas que se encuentran en partes de Australia, Timor Oriental e Indonesia, experimentarán un eclipse anular o total, dependiendo de dónde se encuentren en relación con la Luna.Según EarthSky, el eclipse híbrido comenzará a las 10:37 p.m. hora de Miami del miércoles y durará hasta la 01:56 a.m. hora de Miami del jueves, aproximadamente. La mayor totalidad, cuando la Luna cubra completamente el Sol, se producirá durante poco más de un minuto en Timor a las 00:16 hora de Miami.¿Qué hace único a un eclipse híbrido?También conocido como eclipse anular-total, el eclipse híbrido depende de la curvatura de la Tierra y de la trayectoria del fenómeno. Debido a su proximidad a la Luna en ese momento, en algunas zonas el astro parecerá ten...

Tesla cuts U.S. prices again ahead of 1Q earnings release

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla dropped the starting prices for its two top-selling models overnight, the company’s fourth price cut in the U.S. this year.The company lopped $3,000, or about 6%, off the starting prices for all three versions of the Model Y small SUV, Tesla’s top-seller. It also cut $2,000, or about 5%, from the starting price of a version of the Model 3 small sedan.Tesla could have cut the Model 3 prices to make more cars loaded with options eligible for the U.S. government’s $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. With options, some Model 3s would exceed the government’s $55,000 price limit for cars to be eligible for the credit. But some industry analysts say demand may be slowing for the company’s vehicles as more competition enters the market. Others say Tesla is using its high profit margins to take market share from competitors.Before the opening bell Wednesday, shares of Tesla Inc. slid more than 3%. After major declines last year, the company&...

What has happened since Suzanne Morphew disappeared in 2020?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It has been nearly three years since a mom went missing in Chaffee County on Mother's Day.To this day, the body of Suzanne Morphew has not been found. Almost a year ago, the murder charge against Barry Morphew was dismissed.The latest development in the case is that the attorney for Morphew filed an 83-page complaint to the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. ‘I just want her to be found’; Barry Morphew speaks on wife’s disappearance Attorney Iris Eytan laid out 12 specific complaints against 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley and six other prosecutors involved in the case.Timeline of Suzanne Morphew's disappearanceHere’s the timeline of Suzanne Morphew’s disappearance:May 10, 2020: Suzanne Morphew disappearedMay 11, 2020: Search efforts continue with drones and scent-tracking dogsMay 14, 2020: Family of Suzanne Morphew offers $200,000 rewardMorphew put out a reward of $100,000 and a family friend matched the amount, totaling $200k...