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Swifties react to Kobe Bryant’s daughter receiving a gift from Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

Taylor Swift surprised Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s daughter Bianka with what fans have deemed the “22 hat” during night one of the Eras Tour in LA.awwww the 22 hat #LATSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/S6CVlstVbf— ben TODAY (@benstafford100) August 4, 2023Vanessa shared the sweet reaction on her Instagram story.Kobe Bryant’s daughter getting the 22 hat is so wholesome and special dare i say one of the best one so far pic.twitter.com/X6hrgtuD6T— nick (@nickputation) August 4, 2023 Swift wears the hat while she performs “22” in a similar outfit to what she wore during the music video for the “Red” single. Its become a tradition at concerts for one member of the audience to receive the hat from Taylor during the performance.Related: 11 Taylor Swift Eras Tour Themed Experiences for Southern California SwiftiesWhile often times its a fan picked at random from the stadium, sometimes Taylor picks someone special in advance. For instance when Selena Gomez watched the Arlington, T...

Swifties react to Taylor Swift’s surprise songs for Night One of the Eras Tour in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

Every night of the Eras Tour Swifties come together on social media for one common purpose, to mourn the loss of which surprise songs Taylor Swift played that night.While Swift has a packed setlist for the Eras Tour, unfortunately, she cannot play her entire catalog in one night. To make up for this she has opted to surprise fans with acoustic versions of two of her songs that are not on the setlist each evening, playing one on guitar and the other on piano.Those who attended night one of the Eras Tour in Los Angeles were in for a treat as Swift performed “I Can See You” live for the first time. The song was a vault track off of her re-recording of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).”Swift had previously debuted the music video for fans during her tour on July 7 show in Kansas City. She also brought out the stars of the video, Joey King and Presley Cash who had both starred in the “Mean” music video, as well as Taylor Lautner who did a flip as he joined Swift on stage in Missouri. @sofia...

Single family residence sells for $1.5 million in Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

48 Lodge Court – Google Street ViewThe property located in the first block of Lodge Court in Oakland was sold on June 16, 2023 for $1,500,000, or $1,594 per square foot. The house, built in 1940, has an interior space of 941 square feet. The layout of this single-story house includes two bedrooms and one bath. Additionally, the home provides a garage. The property sits on a 5,150-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 2,023-square-foot home on the 6900 block of Ridgewood Drive in Oakland sold in June 2022, for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $890. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Snake Road, Oakland, in September 2022, a 2,266-square-foot home was sold for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $927. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 1,772-square-foot home on Arrowhead Drive in Oakland sold for $1,075,000, a price per square foot of $607. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Bridge: Aug. 4, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

This week’s deals have treated declarer’s trump management: handling the trump suit astutely so he can (for example) keep control. Cover today’s East-West cards. At four spades, you win the first club with dummy’s ace.How will you handle the trumps?In real life, South led a trump to his ace, went back to a high diamond and led a second trump to his jack. The finesse won, but West discarded. South then took the king of trumps and started the diamonds. East ruffed the third diamond and led the queen of hearts, and the defense took three hearts. Down one.AVOIDANCESouth has an “avoidance” issue. He doesn’t want East to get in for a heart shift. Dummy leads a trump at Trick Two, but when East follows with the three, South should play his four.West takes the nine and leads another club, but South wins and leads a trump to his ace. He goes to the ace of diamonds, picks up East’s remaining trumps and runs the diamonds for a heart discard. He l...

Word Game: Aug. 4, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — CATAPULTS (CATAPULTS: CAT-uh-pults: Mechanisms for launching aircraft, as from a carrier deck.)Average mark 30 wordsTime limit 45 minutesCan you find 41 or more words in CATAPULTS? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — DEDICATE date dead decade deceit decide deed deet deice dice died diet edict edit iced idea ideate caddie cadet cede cite aced acid acted addict aide aided teed tide tiedTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathle...

GrafTech: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) on Friday reported a loss of $7.9 million in its second quarter.The Brooklyn Heights, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 2 cents per share.The maker of graphite products posted revenue of $185.6 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 EAF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/EAFSource

Owens & Minor: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (AP) — MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Owens & Minor Inc. (OMI) on Friday reported a loss of $28.2 million in its second quarter.The Mechanicsville, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 18 cents per share.The medical supply distributor posted revenue of $2.56 billion in the period.Owens & Minor expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.30 to $1.55 per share, with revenue in the range of $10.2 billion to $10.5 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on OMI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/OMISource

Cinemark: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

PLANO, Texas (AP) — PLANO, Texas (AP) — Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CNK) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $119.1 million.The Plano, Texas-based company said it had net income of 80 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 54 cents per share.The movie theater owner posted revenue of $942.3 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $880.3 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CNKSource

AdvanSix: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $32.7 million.The Parsippany, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.16 per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were $1.25 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.11 per share.The polymer resins producer posted revenue of $427.9 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $418.7 million.AdvanSix shares have climbed almost 4% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 2% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ASIX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ASIXSource

Essent Group: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $172.2 million.On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of $1.61.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.47 per share.The mortgage insurance and reinsurance holding company posted revenue of $260.1 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 ESNT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ESNTSource