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Oakmore Mediterranean blends period details with woodland beauty Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. Pristine period details like wood corbels, pilasters and copper lighting complement the estate’s vibrant gardens and tranquil ponds. The master suite includes a fireplace and a Juliet balcony overlooking the main level, while the living room features a fireplace of its own and arched French doors opening to a stone patio. Читать дальше...

DAKAR, Senegal — A sweeping new U.N. report identifies hundreds of human rights violations in Central African Republic since 2003 that may amount to war crimes, including massacres, gang rapes and entire villages burned to the ground. U.N. investigators highlight more than 600 abuses over a 12-year period, and are urging both prosecution and the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission. While the report refrains from identifying the alleged perpetrators unless they are already the subject of sanctions or an arrest warrant... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND - Marcus Semien has taken a major step in returning from wrist surgery. The A’s shortstop played catch Monday for the first time since the April 18 procedure to repair a hairline fracture. Semien hasn’t begun to swing a bat with both hands yet, and manager Bob Melvin said there is still no target date for Semien’s return - he will have to build back up his throwing strength and will have to start hitting again, then will go on a rehab assignment. Melvin said that reliever Sean Doolittle... Читать дальше...

BERLIN — Every weekday morning, white-haired women patiently line up before a door at a Dresden retirement home, step in, and quickly step back nearly six decades into their past in communist East Germany. Most of the women — in their late 70s at the youngest — are suffering from severe dementia, but the reminders from bygone days trigger memories and skills once thought lost, and produce surprising levels of happiness and comfort. The 49-year-old, who grew up in East Germany himself, said it was... Читать дальше...

“At 12:15 p.m. a citizen found and brought to the Tenderloin station possible explosive devices,” said Officer Giselle Talkoff, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Police Department. A bomb squad was sent to the station to secure the possible explosives, she said. An alert was issued at 1:13 p.m. saying the two-block area bounded by Leavenworth Street to the west, Taylor on the east, Turk to the south and Eddy to the north is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Inbound 31 Balboa buses were... Читать дальше...

TheWrap's resident fanboy Umberto Gonzalez has seen "Wonder Woman" and sheds light on why critics are raving “Wonder Woman” opens in theaters Friday, but before you see it, TheWrap’s resident fanboy Umberto Gonzalez (a.k.a. me) and film producer Daniel Alter have shared our thoughts about the latest DC Films release. [...] I’m not alone, as “Wonder Woman” is stunning critics, who are calling the film “electrifying” and a “breathtaking cinematic achievement” that makes it “one of the best superhero... Читать дальше...

First shoe to drop in wider shuffle? WASHINGTON (AP) — A top communications aide to President Donald Trump is exiting the White House as the embattled president considers a broader shake-up amid rising anxiety over investigations into his campaign's contacts with Russia. A wider overhaul is expected, aimed at more aggressively responding to allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and revelations of possible ties between Trump's campaign and Moscow. Dubke said in a statement it had... Читать дальше...

After missing workouts Monday with the flu, Warriors acting head coach Mike Brown was back at practice Tuesday. Steve Kerr has yet to decide whether he’ll coach in the NBA Finals against Cleveland, but he hopes to know his status for the series by Game 1 on Thursday at Oracle Arena. In Kerr’s absence, Brown has led Golden State to 10 straight wins to make it the first team in NBA history to open a postseason 12-0.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The Indian man wept as a helicopter landed in Kathmandu carrying the body of his brother, one of hundreds of climbers who have died while attempting to scale Mount Everest. [...] the high-risk expedition, financed with about $92,000 from the Indian state of West Bengal, has sparked heated debate in the mountaineering community about the morality of risking more lives to retrieve bodies from one of the most unforgiving places on Earth. Climbers who attempt to scale the world’s... Читать дальше...

The aim is to allow eligible students to complete four-year degrees without paying tuition or mandatory fees. To qualify for the tuition-free program, eligible students must meet federal Pell grant income standards and enroll full time at Bunker Hill Community College, Roxbury Community College or Mass Bay Community College. The Republican governor and the Democratic mayor on Tuesday were launching the new college affordability program for Boston high school graduates, enabling low-income students... Читать дальше...

BAGHDAD — A massive bombing by the Islamic State outside a popular ice cream parlor in central Baghdad and a rush-hour car bomb in another downtown area killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. The nighttime attack outside the ice cream parlor in the bustling Karrada neighborhood killed 17 people and also wounded 32, police and health officials said. A closed-circuit camera captured the moment of the explosion, the video showing a busy downtown avenue, with cars driving down the street when the blast strikes. Читать дальше...

In a recent interview with Evan Rachel Wood as part of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series, 13-year-old actress Millie Bobby Brown revealed that not only did she audition for the role of Laura Kinney, aka X-23, in “Logan,” but she considers it her best audition to date. There are similarities between the role she plays on Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” and the role of X-23 in the superhero movie.

MIAMI — Javier Fungairino was eating breakfast with his son at a bakery one recent morning when he noticed a familiar face at a nearby table: a former minister of Venezuela’s socialist government whose presence reminded him of the pain he suffered when he left his homeland for Miami three years ago. Immediately, an angry mob of scolding Venezuelan exiles surrounded the former head of state-run Banco de Venezuela, shouting “Rat!” and “Get out, thief!” until Vasquez and another man with him fled.... Читать дальше...

Co-produced with CounterPulse and in collaboration with Shaping SF Walking Tours, Hope Mohr Dance’s premiere of “Precarious” that opens this weekend also includes a walking tour of the labor history in San Francisco. “In this environment, I feel an acute responsibility to be both artist and advocate,” says Mohr, whose company is now in its 10th season. ‘Precarious’ will give audiences the chance to remember the history of working bodies in San Francisco and to witness the cultural vitality so key to the city’s future.

The U.S. lags behind other countries in confronting hackers who seek ransom from companies like Netflix and Disney, digital strategy veteran Mitch Singer writes Australia gave Village Roadshow and other copyright holders 21st-century tools to fight piracy even when pirate websites are located outside its own country in nations without effective copyright laws. Google was founded, Apple just launched the iMac, VHS households were at 80 percent penetration, internet penetration was low and broadband was primarily limited to universities. Читать дальше...

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Ken Loach directs this tale about a carpenter who has a heart attack and fights the system to receive employment and support allowance. Demetri Martin wrote, stars in and directed this comedy about a young man trying to prevent his father from selling the family home. Gal Gadot, who first played the Amazon princess superhero in “Batman v. Superman,” returns with a supporting cast that includes Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen and David Thewlis.

According to Al Jazeera, Lebanon’s economy ministry is asking the country’s security agency to ban the film, although no formal request has been received yet. A boycott group called Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel-Lebanon has campaigned against showing the movie in Lebanon, according to the Associated Press. The campaign praised the ministry’s call on its Facebook page, advocating a ban because Gadot was a soldier in the Israeli army and has expressed support for Israel’s military policies against the Gaza Strip... Читать дальше...

Tiger Woods may have been asleep at the wheel, but police weren't. The golfing star faces a DUI charge in Florida after being arrested May 29.

[...] Read: NBC's Fall Schedule: 'Will & Grace' to Kick Off Thursdays, 'The Brave' Follows 'The Voice' The eight-episode true-crime installment of the “Law & Order” franchise delivers a dramatization of the notorious murder case that changed America forever, per NBC. [...] the first edition of this anthology series delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Police in Lithuania say more than 25,000 private photos and personal data — including nude pictures — were made public Tuesday following the hacking of a chain of plastic surgery clinics. Police are working with security services in other European countries and have warned that people who download and store the stolen data could also be prosecuted. Staikunas said victims were asked to pay up to 2,000 euros ($2,238) to guarantee that nude images, passport copies, social... Читать дальше...

A french tennis player kicked out of French Open for kissing journalist during post-match interview.

Callous and corn creams designed for feet may help, or a superficial cortisone shot. But sufferers should adjust their phone grips. "Palm it," says the doc, "or better yet, put it down."

The victim, identified by the medical examiner’s office as 30-year-old Alvaro Palma, was dead when police arrived. Palma was a married father of three, according to a GoFundMe page raising money for his funeral expenses. A 42-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting, according to police.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency ahead of a decision on whether the United States will withdraw from an international pact aimed at slowing climate change. White House press secretary Sean Spicer says the president met with EPA administrator Scott Pruitt on Tuesday as he mulls a decision on the climate agreement.