Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.1 million for a three-bedroom home
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
1119 Webster Street – Google Street ViewThe historic property located in the 1100 block of Webster Street in Palo Alto was sold on May 1, 2023. The $3,120,000 purchase price works out to $2,585 per square foot. The house, built in 1924, has an interior space of 1,207 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a garage, as well as a pool in the backyard and one parking space. The unit sits on a 5,625-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:A 2,660-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Cowper Street in Palo Alto sold in March 2023, for $4,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,692. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 560-square-foot home on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto sold for $2,415,000, a price per square foot of $4,313. The home has 1 bedroom and 1 bathrooms.On Melville Avenue, Palo Alto, in March 2023, a 2,561-square-foot home was sold for $5,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,991. The home has 5 bed...Golden Knights reach 2nd Stanley Cup Final after Game 6 win over Stars
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
By STEPHEN HAWKINS (AP Sports Writer)DALLAS — William Karlsson, William Carrier and Jonathan Marchessault are finally getting another chance in the Stanley Cup Final, after the first one that came so quick for the Vegas Golden Knights.They are going back after making sure they didn’t need another game against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final.Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist while Carrier and Marchessault also scored for the Knights in a 6-0 rout Monday night over the Stars, who had extended the West final to six games after losing the first three.“We’ve worked hard as a group. That was the goal since year one, to come back here,” Marchessault said. “Our best game is yet to come. That’s the mentality we need to have.”Reilly Smith, Brayden McNabb and Shea Theodore were also part of that inaugural 2017-18 Knights season that ended in a Cup Final, when they won Game 1 against the Washington Capitals before losing four in a row.“That first year was a whirlwind ...Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Sports Writer)BOSTON — No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is going to prevent these Miami Heat from playing for the NBA title.Eastern Conference finals Most Valuable Player Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the eighth-seeded Heat beat Boston 103-84 in Game 7 on Monday night and advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in four seasons.A year after losing a seventh game to the Celtics, Miami recovered from blowing a 3-0 lead in the series and advanced to face the Western Conference champion Nuggets.Game 1 is Thursday night in Denver, where the top-seeded Nuggets have been waiting since sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers on May 22..“We stayed together as a group. As a team, we talked about going and getting a tough one on the road. We did just that,” Butler said. “But we’re not satisfied. We’re excited. We’re happy. But we’ve got one more to get.”Bam Adebayo scored 12 poi...As Russian air strikes target Kyiv for third night running, Ukraine sanctions Iran
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
KYIV — Russia launched its third attack in 24 hours Tuesday night, sending 31 Iranian-made kamikaze drones into Ukraine, most of them aimed at Kyiv.Ukrainian Air Defense Forces said they shot down 29 drones. However, there was still extensive damage caused. One person was killed and 13 injured in a fire at a residential building caused by falling debris from a drone, Kyiv’s military administration reported.The latest attack came as Kyiv moved to sanction the Kremlin’s main supplier of drones — Iran.On Monday, the Ukrainian parliament supported an initiative from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sanction Iran for 50 years.“At a time when Russia is shelling Ukrainians almost every day and night with drones of Iranian production, this is the right step,” MP Olexiy Goncharenko said in a statement.Zelenskyy asked the parliament to support the state security and defense council’s decision to sanction Iran on May 27. The Council’s decision will sto...Russia blames Ukraine for large-scale drone attack on Moscow
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
Moscow was targeted by a drone attack Tuesday morning after days of heavy fire on Kyiv, the Russian defense ministry said Tuesday, accusing Ukraine of being responsible. “The attack involved eight uncrewed aircraft. All the enemy drones were shot down,” the defense ministry said in a statement, calling the event a “terrorist attack.”The drone attack caused “minor damage to several buildings,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, adding that no one was “seriously injured” in the attack. The alleged attack comes after three days of heavy Russian drone and rocket strikes across the border in Ukraine.It is not the first time Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out aerial attacks on Russian soil.Earlier this month, Moscow claimed that Kyiv was behind an attempt to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack that caused minor damage to the Kremlin. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied the...POLITICO Pro Morning Central Banker: Debt deal fallout — Italian governor succession — UK price caps
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news.View in your browser or listen to audioBy GEOFFREY SMITHSNEAK PEEK— We bring you 25 glorious years of the ECB in 25 moments.— As U.S. politicians head to a debt ceiling deal, money market troubles may just be beginning.— The race to replace Ignazio Visco at the Bank of Italy heats up.POLICY TICKERECB 3.25% ⇡ — BOE 4.5% ⇡ — FED 5.25% ⇡— SNB 1.5% ⇡— BOJ -0.10% ⇣— RBA 3.85% ⇡— PBOC 3.65% ⇣— CBR 7.5% ⇣ — SARB 8.25% ⇡Testing… testing… is the mic on? Are we live? Ah. Hello there, everyone! Welcome to the inaugural POLITICO Morning Central Banker, bringing you all the news that’s fit to pixelate from the world of monetary policy, banking supervision and the sharp end of the money markets. We’ll be aiming to bring you not just the nuts and bolts, but the color, the context and the personalities behind the news, at a time when both central banks and the markets they influence are having to re-learn the basics of th...Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape said a proposed security treaty with Australia has been delayed over “certain wordings and provisions,” a week after the strategically important South Pacific Island nation signed a new security pact with the United States that sparked protests.Marape informed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles of the delay on Monday on the sidelines of an international forum in South Korea, the Papua New Guinean leader’s office said in a statement Tuesday.Marape told Marles, who is also defense minister, that the treaty is a “work in progress and required the PNG side to consult our domestic processes and sovereign laws in relation to certain wordings and provisions,” the statement said.Marape “conveyed his apologies” to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for the delay, the statement said.In January, the two leaders pledged in a joint statement to conclude substantive negotiations on the treaty by the end of April.Th...Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack, blames Ukraine
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses stopped eight drones converging on Moscow, officials said Tuesday, in an attack that authorities blamed on Ukraine, while Russia continued a a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardment of Kyiv that began Monday. The Russian defense ministry said five drones were shot down and the systems of three others were jammed, causing them to veer off course. It called the incident a “terrorist attack” by the “Kyiv regime.”The attack caused “insignificant damage” to several buildings, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Two people received medical attention for unspecified injuries but did not need hospitalization, he said in a Telegram post. Residents of two high-rise buildings damaged in the attack were evacuated, Sobyanin said.Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the wider Moscow region, said some of the drones were “shot down on the approach to Moscow.”Ukraine made no immediate comment on the attack, which would be one of its deepest and most da...Municipality says early estimate is 200 homes or structures damaged in N.S. fire
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
HALIFAX — The Halifax Regional Municipality says preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged by a wildfire that’s been burning in suburban Halifax.The municipality released the estimate in a statement last night, saying it was based on initial visual inspections by first responders and that a full assessment of the damage couldn’t yet be confirmed.Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum has said an estimated 14,000 people were told to flee their homes, most of which are about a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown Halifax.Meldrum said yesterday firefighters have concentrated on battling spot fires in residential areas in order to protect buildings and prevent the fire’s spread.He worried that a forecast calling for strong winds, a change in wind and lower humidity today could make firefighting difficult.The out-of-control fire started Sunday in nearby Upper Tantallon, and so far there haven’t been any reports of dea...In The News for May 30 : Alberta UCP wins majority government
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:47:57 GMT
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 30 …What we are watching in Canada …Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s time to put personal and political attacks in the “rear-view mirror” and focus on the province’s economy. Smith’s United Conservative Party emerged bloodied but still standing in Monday’s bitterly contested provincial election, winning a second consecutive majority government.She has promised to keep Alberta the lowest tax regime in Canada, and says a UCP government would see the introduction of a law to mandate a binding referendum before any personal or corporate income tax hikes. There would also be tax changes to benefit those making more than $60,000 a year, at a cost of $1 billion annually to the treasury. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she will continue to be leader of the party and official Opposition. Smith was dogged during t...Latest news
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