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Denver Taylor Swift fan part of Ticketmaster lawsuit

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The countdown is on for Taylor Swift fans in Colorado, but for some, securing tickets was a nightmare.  Joe Akmakjian, along with more than 300 fans across the country, has joined together in filing a lawsuit accusing Ticketmaster’s parent company of anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County, California, claims the company has portrayed “a scheme by forcing fans to exclusively use it for presale and sale prices which are higher than what a competitive market price would be.” “I think what we want to see is transparency and an end to this monopoly and predatory behaviors of Ticketmaster,” Akmakjian said. Akmakjian lives in Denver and grew up listening to Taylor Swift.  Ticket scam warning issued ahead of Taylor Swift concerts “You can be anyone and find something relatable in her music,” Akmakjian said. Akmakjian said securing tickets for the concert in Denver was tough, even with a special code from Ticketmaster's presal...

High country still dealing with snow, soggy conditions

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- While the Front Range deals with midweek highs in the mid-to-upper 90s, higher-elevation parts of the state are still dealing with soggy conditions.“This year’s been a little different with the weather,” Blaine Koker, co-founder of 4x4 Colorado, said. Koker said this summer season has set itself apart. Loved ones remember Boulder woman killed in climbing accident “The runoff, from all the rain we got this season, still has some of the most popular trails, closed,” he adds.The 4x4 Colorado company specializes in rooftop tents and trail and camping gear.“I would certainly recommend doing a little bit of research, before just picking a trail and going up there,” he said.Koker suggests if drivers plan to do any off-road adventures, they should download the Colorado Trail Explorer app.

Loved ones remember Boulder woman killed in climbing accident

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Friends of a woman who died in a climbing accident Sunday described her as a fixture in the Boulder community. Bailee Mulholland, 26, was a Boulder native who graduated from Boulder High School and the University of Colorado Boulder."She knew exactly who she was. She's a mountain person that loved living in Boulder and was very grateful for being from there," Tim Watts, who has been climbing with Mulholland for years and considers her more like family, said. "You can do everything right and everything can go wrong."Mulholland died while free-solo climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, the park said in a release Monday.She was climbing on the Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge when she fell approximately 500 feet, according to the release. That ridge is located on Ypsilon Mountain on the east side of the park.  Woman dies after 500-foot fall in Rocky Mountain National Park "Tell your loved ones you love them because you just never know the last time you’r...

Commemorative flags once again up for discussion in Carlsbad

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Commemorative flags were once again up for debate in Carlsbad Tuesday evening after Councilmember Dr. Melanie Burkholder proposed the discussion of more than a dozen flags and whether they should fly at Carlsbad City Hall.Burkholder said she received more several flag requests including the NRA flag, Confederate flag, Christian flag and the Juneteenth flag to name a few.“Entertaining the idea of hoisting a traitor’s flag to get attention is childish and unbecoming of councilmember of Carlsbad,” Bradley Remers said.It was clear even the mention of certain flags drew strong reaction.“The only place for the Confederate flag is in our history books, and I think it should remain that way,” Nate Watts said.“The NRA flag being raised is just one flag that makes myself and many others scared in this community,” Kaley Tegal said. Carlsbad City Council fails to pass flag policy that would include commemorative flags Burkholder made it clear these were not her proposals, ...

San Marcos boy undergoes brain surgery after taking baseball to head

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- Twelve-year-old Garrison Green is unlike any other pre-teen you'll meet. While having brain surgery is not something every young boy can say they've conquered, it's his attitude and zest for life that really sets him apart.Garrison has been playing baseball since he was young and fell in love with the sport. "Baseball is more than a game," Garrison said. “I pitch, I play first base and I play outfield. I love the game of baseball so much, I’ve been playing for as long as I can remember.”“When Garrison is on the mound, I feel like everyone is pretty confident that this inning will be pretty quick," said Ezekiel Gachalian, or EZ as his teammate's call him. He's been playing with Garrison for about six years.Garrison says he focuses on two words, which are stitched on his glove, attitude and effort. He's more than a good player, he's also a standout teammate, friend, son and younger brother to an older sister who calls him one of his best friends.“My brother and I...

Thai police arrest 2 German suspects in the abduction and killing of a German businessman

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police have arrested two Germans in connection with the abduction and slaying of another German, whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in a southern Thailand home, authorities said Wednesday.A 52-year-old German man was apprehended Tuesday evening in Bangkok, and a 47-year-old German woman turned herself in to police earlier in the day, according to the Khaosod newspaper, citing Tawee Kudthalaeng, the police chief in the town of Nong Prue where the victim’s body was found.Reached by The Associated Press, Tawee confirmed the arrests and said the two had been charged with murder. He said a third suspect was still being sought but provided no further details. He had previously said his office was looking into both German and Thai nationals as suspects in the case. The body of Hans-Peter Mack, a 62-year-old real estate broker, was found Monday night stuffed into a chest freezer in a home in Nong Prue, an upscale settlement popular with foreigners northe...

The Manson ‘family’: A look at key players and victims in the cult leader’s killings

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness.On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten was released after spending more than 50 years in prison for two of those murders. She’s the only one of Manson’s followers who participated in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders to go free.Members of the Manson “family” arrived at the Hollywood Hills home of Sharon Tate on Aug. 8, 1969, where they stabbed, beat and shot to death the young actress and her friends — celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski. As they made their way to the house, they encountered a teenager, Steven Parent, who had been visiting an acquaintance at the estate’s guesthouse, and shot him to death.The next night, Manson led a handful of followers, including Van Houten, to the home of wealthy g...

Kerry to visit Beijing for climate talks amid efforts to revive relations between US and China

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the world’s two largest economies to reengage on multiple issues following a sharp decline in contacts.Kerry’s office said he will arrive Sunday and depart July 19. He is due to meet with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua, with whom he has established a strong working relationship.“During meetings with PRC officials, Secretary Kerry aims to engage with the PRC on addressing the climate crisis, including with respect to increasing implementation and ambition and promoting a successful COP28,” Kerry’s office said in a press release, referring to China’s formal title, the People’s Republic of China, and the UN Climate Change Conference scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates in November and December. Kerry’s visit comes on the heels of one by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who appealed to China on Satur...

After half a century, Israel moves to evict squatter from his cave home on the beach

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Over half a century, Nissim Kahlon has transformed a tiny cave on a Mediterranean beach into an elaborate underground labyrinth filled with chiseled tunnels, detailed mosaic floors and a network of staircases and chambers.He lives in the one-of-a-kind artistic creation, which is a popular destination for local curiosity seekers, and Kahlon, 77, is quick to welcome visitors into his subterranean home.Now, Israel’s government wants him out.Fifty years after Kahlon moved into the home, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry has served him an eviction notice, saying the structure is illegal and threatens Israel’s coastline.“Instead of encouraging me, they’re denigrating me,” Kahlon said, sitting in his mosaic-tiled living room, rolling a cigarette. The sun glimmered on the sea outside his west-facing windows.Kahlon was living in a tent along the Herzliya beach north of Tel Aviv in 1973 when he says he began scratching into the sandstone cliffs and moved into ...

Chip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:39:51 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Electronics giant Foxconn backed out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. due to “external issues unrelated to the project.”Hon Hai Technology, known internationally as Foxconn, and Vedanta Limited announced their joint venture to manufacture chips and display panels in India in February 2022. On Monday, Foxconn announced it mutually agreed to part ways with Vedanta Limited. “This is not a negative. There was recognition from both sides that the project was not moving fast enough, there were challenging gaps we were not able to smoothly overcome, as well as external issues unrelated to the project,” read a statement released Tuesday from the Taiwan-based company.Vedanta said it has lined up other partners to set up India’s first semiconductor foundry to create the chips that are used in mobile phones, refrigerators and cars.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government gave top priority to chipmaking as part o...