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We Know Hotels: Elevating Personalized Hotel Accommodations Beyond Other Concierge Services

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

American Express customers often rave about the company’s concierge service more so than their credit cards. Cardholders have access to a team of knowledgeable professionals who can help them with any number of requests. The concierge service assists cardholders with various tasks such as booking travel arrangements, securing event tickets, making dining reservations, providing recommendations, and helping with special occasion planning. While this comprehensive service is undoubtedly valuable, some cardholders have expressed concerns that its broad approach may make it less effective in handling highly specialized tasks. Nowhere is this more apparent than in how Amex’s concierge team facilitates hotel experiences, from booking to check out.With millions of cardholders looking for any number of random requests, it is not surprising that even a company like American Express can let some things fall through the cracks. American Express would not have the same level of relationsh...

BroadwayHD and Billy Crystal Shine in Screening of  Tony Award® Nominated Musical ‘Mr. Saturday Night’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

BroadwayHD Producers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley with Billy CrystalPhoto by Eugene Gologursky/Getty ImagesBroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theatre, held an exclusive screening and conversation event at 92NY with Billy Crystal, showcasing the Tony-Award® nominated show Mr. Saturday Night.  The evening was an Emmy® 2023 For Your Consideration screening of the hit Broadway musical, filmed live on stage by BroadwayHD. Following the screening, Crystal, a Tony-Award® nominee for Best Actor in a Musical as Buddy Young, Jr., held a Q&A with Tony-Award® winning actress Bette Midler where he spoke about his experience creating, performing in, and capturing the “funniest show on Broadway in years,” according to Variety. Crystal stars in the Tony-Award® nominated Mr. Saturday Night as a comedian trying to reclaim the spotlight while also fixing his family.The 800+ audience in the Kaufmann Concert Hall included the BroadwayHD producers of Mr. Saturday Nigh...

Santa Clara County DA found “no evidence” former Cupertino mayor violated the law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is ending its investigation into allegations that former Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul dictated hiring and firing decisions, stating it found no evidence a crime was committed in the last year.Earlier this month, the Cupertino City Council requested the DA’s office look into Paul’s actions following a city-commissioned investigation by Santa Rosa-based employment attorney Linda Daube that found the council had created a culture of distrust in city staff and “abusive and controlling behavior” from the former mayor.Daube’s investigation also said Paul, who was termed out at the end of last year, had tried to influence the city manager’s hiring and firing decisions. The city has a council-manager structure of government where those powers belong to the city manager. Under the city’s municipal code, a violation is considered a misdemeanor.John Chase, a deputy district attorney with the county&...

Explainer: Why do Serbia-Kosovo tensions persist?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

By Dusan Stojanovic | Associated PressBELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings.There have been violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers on one side and local Serbs on the other, leaving dozens of people injured on both sides.Serbia raised the combat readiness of its troops stationed near the border and warned it wouldn’t stand by if Serbs in Kosovo were attacked again. The situation has again fueled fears of a renewal of the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo that claimed more than 10,000 lives and left more than 1 million homeless.WHY ARE SERBIA AND KOSOVO AT ODDS?Kosovo is a mainly ethnic Albanian populated territory that was formerly a province of Serbia. It declared independence in 2008.Serbia has refused to recognize Kosovo’s statehood and still considers it part of Serbia, even though i...

Court rules Manson follower Van Houten should be paroled

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

By Christopher Weber and Amy Taxin | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be let out of prison on parole.The appellate court’s ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected parole for Van Houten in 2020. She has been recommended for parole five times since 2016. All of those recommendations were rejected by either Newsom or former California Gov. Jerry Brown.California Attorney General Rob Bonta could ask the California Supreme Court to stop her release. Neither his office nor Newsom’s immediately responded to requests for comment on whether they would do so.Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers kill Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife Rosemary. Van Houten was 19 at the time.Newsom has said that Van Houten still poses a dang...

SF Chinatown stabbing suspect arrested, identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Police have identified the suspect in a stabbing that took place at a business in San Francisco's Chinatown Monday as 61-year-old Fook Poy Lai. San Francisco Police Department officers responded at around 9:50 a.m. Monday on a report of a stabbing on the 1000 block of Stockton Street. Man who allegedly killed 16-year-old at Livermore Taco Bell extradited from Mexico, arrested Arriving at the scene, officers located a woman with an apparent stab wound. Officers rendered aid and summoned medics to the scene. The woman was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.A possible suspect, later identified as Lai, was detained at the scene. Lai, a San Francisco resident, was transported to San Francisco County Jail where he was booked for attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and parole violation.Police say that the investigation remains active, despite an arrest having been made.

Man who allegedly killed 16-year-old at Livermore Taco Bell extradited from Mexico, arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who police say murdered a 16-year-old boy at a Livermore Taco Bell in 2019 was extradited from Mexico to California and arrested, according to police. Jorge Luis Tellez, 25, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant by the Livermore Police Criminal Investigations Bureau for the killing of 16-year-old Emanuel Moseby, Livermore PD said.Tellez was the lone suspect in the July 2019 shooting and killing of Emanuel at the Taco Bell on Stanley Boulevard. Emanuel suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said. US Census breakdown: The largest racial group in each Bay Area county Following the shooting, Tellez fled to Mexico. Detectives believe he has been hiding there ever since. He was arrested by Mexican authorities in October of 2022 on a warrant pertaining to the case, police said.Tellez was detained for several months in Mexico ahead of being extradited back to the U.S. Tellez was extradited back to the ...

How to get a free Chipotle burrito during the NBA Finals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

(KRON) -- NBA fans will have a chance to get a free Chipotle meal during this year's NBA Finals. To have a chance at one, you might want to turn your tweet notifications on. The popular restaurant chain is giving away 300 free entrées for every 3-pointer made by either the Denver Nuggets or Miami Heat during this year's series. Bob Myers stepping down as Warriors GM After each 3-point basket, Chipotle's Twitter account (@chipotletweets) will send out a text-to-win code. The first 300 people to text the code to 888222 will win a free entrée.Chipotle will give away a maximum of 10,500 entrées per game, meaning the "Free-Pointer" promotion will stop after 35 3-pointers are hit.This applies to any regularly-priced Chipotle entrée, not just burritos. It is valid through June 30 in the United States only. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-contai...

Orioles sign OF Aaron Hicks, put Cedric Mullins on 10-day IL with groin strain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks (31) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against the Cleveland Guardians during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 24, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)(AP/Jessie Alcheh) New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks (31) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against the Cleveland Guardians during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 24, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)(AP/Jessie Alcheh) BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles signed outfielder Aaron Hicks on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Cedric Mullins went down with a strained right groin.Mullins went on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, but the Orioles are...

Whistleblowers file lawsuits against Oklahoma education boss, top aide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:27 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two former employees at the State Department of Education filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top aide, alleging they were wrongfully fired last week. Cheryl McGee, the agency’s former executive director of school-based mental health, claims in her lawsuit she was fired after being accused of sharing an email with the media. Matthew Colwell, who was a program manager of school success, says he was fired for sharing information with a state representative and the attorney general’s office that Walters’ proposed teacher pay plan violated federal and state laws and could end up costing the state $18 million.Both lawsuits claim Matt Langston, Walters’ chief policy advisor, sent an email last week to all employees at the agency threatening to terminate anyone who leaked internal documents to the press. Langston allegedly prepared the email in a format so that he could “trap” empl...