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3 Generations: A teen (played by Elle Fanning) wants to transition from female to male as her mother (Naomi Watts), grandmother (Susan Sarandon) and absentee father (Tate Donovan) work on accepting the decision. Documentary about the prolific 1960s songwriter (“Piece of My Heart,” “Hang on Sloopy,” “Twist and Shout,” to name just a few of his big hits). Former Chronicle Pop Music Critic Joel Selvin, who wrote the biography about Berns, also wrote the narration for the movie. Biopic about the “Bayonne... Читать дальше...

Driving on Texas roads can be a whole different ball game.

Giants’ Brandon Crawford due to play in homestand opener NEW YORK — The Giants expect to play their Gold Glove shortstop Thursday when they return home after a forgettable three-city trip. Brandon Crawford collected four hits in a two-game rehab assignment at Double-A Richmond and rejoined the club at Citi Field, but the Giants decided not to activate him for Wednesday’s series finale against the Mets. New reliever: A day after placing closer Mark Melancon on the disabled list with a pronator strain... Читать дальше...

Senator helps Minnesota man whom IRS falsely declared dead KMSP-TV (http://bit.ly/2q5H5Xa ) reports that Sen. Amy Klobuchar managed to reverse the false declaration and the government now recognizes that Adam Ronning is alive. Ronning said the government owes him approximately $20,000 in tax returns.

It wasn't a global corporation that bought Speakeasy. It was Ces Butner, an Oakland businessman and onetime mayoral candidate who had distributed Speakeasy's beer for over five years. He created a new company, Hunters Point Brewery, for the sake of the purchase.

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“Snatched” is the movie where Amy Schumer comes into her own as a big-screen comic actress. A lot of people (not me) liked “Trainwreck” (2015), her feature breakthrough, but in that she was by turns obnoxious and sentimental, and she didn’t quite add up as a specific screen personality. The film shows her as a gifted practitioner of embarrassment, of the comedy of humiliation. “Snatched” pairs her with Goldie Hawn, who plays her mother, and that’s a strength of the movie. In the first second... Читать дальше...

Debra Winger has a close-up early in “The Lovers,” and the sight of her smart, amused face — that surprisingly open smile she has — makes you realize: From the description, that might sound like the premise for a zany romantic comedy, but it isn’t. Or it might sound like the recipe for a searing emotional drama, a painful and serious dissection of a marriage, but “The Lovers” isn’t that, either. [...] really, it’s very much its own thing, a movie with a singular vision and sensibility. At times... Читать дальше...

Y la gente tiende a ordenar más por internet que por teléfono, dijo el portavoz de Domino's Tim McIntyre, probablemente porque pueden ver el menú y tomarse el tiempo para decidir. "Ellos solos se venden más producto", dijo McIntyre sobre los clientes online. Una vez que se pide una pizza, por ejemplo, a la gente se le podría preguntar si quieren más queso o agregar bebidas. A los empleados que toman las órdenes por teléfono también se les anima a preguntar a los clientes si quieren extras, táctica conocida como "venta sugerida". Читать дальше...

Ippuku owners Christian Gerdemann and Paul Discoe to open a soba restaurant in the former Fuse Box space in West Oakland. 

Yelp Inc. shares plunged the most in almost two years after the company said a wave of advertisers stopped spending with the online review guide in the first quarter, leading it to a lower forecast for full-year revenue. Some of the new businesses found the transition to a model of charging for actual clicks on ads instead of just views difficult, Chief Operating Officer Jed Nachman said late Tuesday on a call with analysts. [...] Yelp cut its full-year revenue forecast and its projection for... Читать дальше...

Two men were treated for hypothermia Tuesday after their boat capsized for unknown reasons near the Berkeley Marina, prompting a rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard, officials said. A 14-foot pleasure craft had overturned and rescue crews were able to pull the men out of water within 20 minutes of receiving the call, Wilson added. “The (windsurfer) remained on scene and kept eyes on them in the water until responders were there conducting the rescue,” Wilson said. The men, who were not wearing life jackets... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The collapse of an underground tunnel containing radioactive waste that forced workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to shelter in place is the latest incident to raise safety concerns at the sprawling site that made plutonium for nuclear bombs for decades after World War II. Officials detected no release of radiation Tuesday and no workers were injured, said Randy Bradbury, a spokesman for the Washington state Department of Ecology. No workers were inside the tunnel when it collapsed... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman died in a traffic crash in Connecticut, the sports network's president confirmed Wednesday. Both vehicles were travelling in the same direction on a two-lane road when Kathy Berman's car struck the rear of Bertulis' SUV, and both veered off the road, according to the police account of the crash. According to a 1993 profile of the family that appeared in the Hartford Courant, Chris Berman met the former Kathy Alexinski in 1983 by faking car trouble so he could ask her for help.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Spring commencement ceremonies are being held this week at the University of Wyoming. UW is scheduled to accord degrees upon 1,487 undergraduate students, 422 graduate students, 60 College of Law students and 40 School of Pharmacy students. This year's Laramie campus commencement activities take place Friday and Saturday. UW-Casper graduation ceremonies will be held Thursday. UW President Laurie Nichols, a retired law dean, and health care and engineering executives are among the featured speakers. Читать дальше...

Some citizens who had been at the meeting think the ban is a step toward saving the environment, while others say alternatives to the containers cost too much and there will be no place to recycle them. A Hawaii restaurant employee had said the county lacks the equipment to recycle the containers, so alternative ones would go to the landfill anyway.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Toddlers in Rhode Island would have to ride in rear-facing car seats under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers. The state already requires children under age 8 to sit in a back seat using a federally-approved child restraint system such as a booster seat.

A Justice Department official says Attorney General Jeff Sessions is interviewing candidates to serve as the interim replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey. [...] a Justice Department official says senior leaders are interviewing additional candidates who could do the job until a permanent replacement for Comey is named and confirmed by the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is asking that Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy appear before the Senate to answer questions... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Washington visit of Russian's top diplomat for meetings with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (all times local): A Russian plan to stabilize Syria after more than six years of civil war was the most urgent foreign policy topic on the Trump-Lavrov agenda. Dmitry Peskov says Russia hopes that President Donald Trump's decision to fire the FBI's James Comey won't affect U.S.-Russia ties "in any way." A Russian plan to stabilize Syria... Читать дальше...

Campaign officials for former state Rep. Ralph Norman confirm that the U.N. ambassador on Tuesday sent a $100 check to the congressional hopeful's campaign. Norman and House Speaker Pro Tem Tommy Pope Tommy Pope are competing in a GOP primary runoff election Tuesday.

In a statement Wednesday, the French festival announced that it has adapted its rules to require that films in competition be distributed in French movie theaters. "[...] the Festival regrets that no agreement has been reached," the festival said. Netflix, along with Amazon, has been an increasingly powerful player at film festivals, actively acquiring films and using festivals as glitzy international launchpads for its movies. When announcing this year's lineup, festival director Thierry Fremaux... Читать дальше...

On May 28, German automaker Volkswagen will turn 80-years-old.

Westminster police spokeswoman Kate Kazell says the man was wanted for arrest for multiple offenses and ran into the home Tuesday evening when officers tried to contact him about a stolen vehicle. Police say SWAT officers used multiple tactics over the course of several hours to try to get the man to leave before entering the home.