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Do you have slow Wi-Fi this holiday season? Your Christmas lights could be the reason

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Tangled in Wi-Fi issues this holiday season? Surprisingly, your Christmas lights might be the hidden culprit. While the lights themselves don't directly interfere with Wi-Fi signals, the flashing or flickering LED bulbs, especially those with cheap or poorly built power supplies, can cause disruptions.Certain LED lights produce electrical noise, which is the source of the interference. This noise, often a hum or buzzing, results from the internal electronic vibrations of the LED driver.There's a chance this electrical noise falls within the same frequency range as Wi-Fi signals, particularly in the commonly used 2.4 GHz band. Are you using your headlights properly? Missouri law has guidelines on light usage When the Christmas lights' electrical noise mingles with Wi-Fi signals, it can lead to slowed connections or brief outages.To combat Wi-Fi interference, opt for high-quality LED Christmas lights that adhere to electromagnetic compatibility standards. These lights a...

Nuggets’ Jamal Murray still hopes to join Canada at Olympics despite injury-littered start to season: “It’s been a rocky beginning, but I think we’re on the right track”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

TORONTO — Jamal Murray’s postgame news conferences during the Nuggets’ annual trips to Canada have become almost as big a deal as the games themselves. Especially now that he’s an NBA champion.In his latest, after scoring 20 points in a 113-104 win over the Raptors on Wednesday night, Murray reaffirmed his plan to join Team Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — if he stays healthy between now and then.That’s easier said than done, if the first two months of this season are any indicator.“I’m still trying to get there (to the level I want to play at),” the Nuggets point guard said. “Obviously I’ve been in and out of the lineup. Just trying to get my body right. I’ve been on a minutes restriction for a while now. So just trying to build my way up and stay healthy for the remainder of the season. It’s been a rocky beginning, but I think we’re on the right track.”Murray missed most of November (11 games total) with a ri...

This foolproof tart is ready to feed a party

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

By Genevieve Ko, The New York TimesIt’s been a hard year, and finding small joys feels particularly important right now around the holidays. When I considered which treat could deliver that happiness in this season (aside from cookies, of course), I remembered the first pastry I learned as a restaurant cook. In the basement corner of a little French bistro, we turned out chocolate tarts, the elegant little black dress of desserts.Fashioned in the style of renowned chef Joël Robuchon’s recipe, the filling was as creamy as pudding and as silky and softly set as crème brûlée. With a buttery, crisp crust, the tart made the diners feel special and the cooks feel empowered by their baking prowess.This big chocolate tart does the same and requires no professional training to guarantee stunning results.In a significant departure from most tarts, it’s made in a rectangular cake pan. The speed bump edges of a fluted tart pan, and even the smooth lines of a tart ring, necessitate stressful dou...

Bay Area rainfall chart: Totals for this week’s storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

Below are the Bay Area precipitation totals for this week’s rainfall, starting at 8 a.m. Sunday.The National Weather Service figures are in inches, for two-, three- and four-day accumulations. They are raw numbers, meaning they haven’t been quality-checked for accuracy.The next few days are expected to be dry, with a possible return of rain on Tuesday, Dec. 26.8 a.m.8 a.m.8 a.m.LocationTuesWedsThuPeninsula & South BayLa Honda1.883.463.9Woodside (Wunderlich Park)1.853.423.82Spring Valley1.953.093.52Uvas Reservoir1.692.643.5Calero Reservoir2.132.753.47Foothills Park, Palo Alto1.962.993.46Stevens Canyon2.322.913.42Edgewood Road/I-2801.592.483.1San Francisco (Duboce Triangle)1.822.333.08Mt. Hamilton1.622.133.07Anderson Reservoir1.31.892.88Morgan Hill1.381.892.83Rancho San Antonio1.852.482.75San Francisco airport11.672.36Belmont1.141.732.32San Bruno Mountain1.31.732.29Sunnyvale1.51.812.2Vasona Lake1.341.572.05Redwood City0.931.461.96Mountain View1.221.421.81San Jose Lynbrook1.1...

Vallemar Elementary School in Pacifica on lockdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

(KRON) --Vallemar Elementary School in Pacifica is on lockdown Thursday morning due to police activity. The school is located at 377 Reina Del Mar Avenue and is part of the Pacifica School District. Serial Bay Area shoplifter arrested 90 times No other details are available at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

1 killed in fatal accident on I-80 in Vallejo early Thursday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

(BCN) -- A person was killed in a vehicle collision on westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Vallejo early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.A blue Lexus sedan and a white pickup truck were involved in the collision, the CHP said.The crash occurred near the Georgia Street off-ramp and was reported approximately 12:55 a.m., according to the CHP.There were no further details about the case immediately available.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Live updates | Gaza sees more airstrikes and UN says half a million people are ‘starving’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

A report released Thursday by the U.N. finds that more than half a million people in Gaza are “starving” because of not enough food entering the territory since the outbreak of war more than 10 weeks ago. Tens of thousands of people are crammed into shelters and tent camps amid shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies. A World Health Organization official who visited two hospitals in northern Gaza said they were doing more amputations because of staff, electricity and supply shortages. As diplomatic efforts to secure aid deliveries and another cease-fire in the conflict, Israel carried out more strikes and other operations across Gaza, but a territory-wide communications outage made it difficult to confirm details about the fighting. Hamas, meanwhile, fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv, underscoring the militant group’s resilience in the face of Israel’s blistering campaign to destroy it.Roughly 20,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel declared w...

A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said.Republicans have been working behind closed doors for years on a medical marijuana bill. Along the way, they have rejected calls from Gov. Tony Evers and other Democrats to legalize all uses of marijuana, including medical and recreational.Vos, in an interview Wednesday, said the proposal will be limited and modeled after the medical marijuana law that had been in place in neighboring Minnesota before it moved to full legalization.“It is not going to be widespread,” he said. “We are not going to have dispensaries on every corner in every city.”He said Assembly Republicans are on board in concept, but no one has seen the actual proposal yet. He expected to unveil it in January. Vos had said in April that he hoped to have the bill by the fall of 2023, but he said it took more time to find consensus.“...

Baumgart out as Cologne coach with team stuck in Bundesliga relegation zone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Relegation-threatened Cologne is parting ways with coach Steffen Baumgart because of the team’s difficult start to the season.The Bundesliga club said Thursday that the 51-year-old coach had jointly agreed with managing director Christian Keller and sporting director Thomas Kessler not to continue.“After the current unsatisfactory start to the season, we were very open, direct, factual and respectful in the last days and weeks, as to whether or not the strength and conviction are there in the required amount,” Keller said. “For that reason, it is to be fully respected that Steffen questioned his own personal conviction. As a result, we collectively decided to end our working relationship — even when that hurts, personally.”Baumgart’s last game in charge was a 2-0 loss at his ex-club Union Berlin on Wednesday. Both teams had been level on just 10 points going into their last game before the winter break. Cologne remained in the relegation zone after the defeat...

Congo conducts a 2nd day of voting after delays and closed polls keep people from casting ballots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:52 GMT

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo entered a second day of voting Thursday after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced officials to extend the balloting in the general election, drawing criticism from some opposition candidates as concerns mount that the logistical hurdles could affect the credibility of the results. At stake is the future of one of Africa’s largest nations and one whose mineral resources are increasingly crucial to the global economy. Congo has a history of disputed elections that can turn violent, and there’s little confidence among many Congolese in the country’s institutions. President Felix Tshisekedi, who is seeking his second and final five-year term, has spent much of his time in office trying to gain legitimacy after a disputed 2018 election. Some 44 million people — almost half the population — were expected to vote in this year’s presidential contest and in legislative and provincial elections held simultaneously. Tshisekedi is the likely winner of ...