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age1 VC Alex Colville says longevity field isn’t just for ‘rich old billionaires trying to live forever”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

Alex Colville had just completed his PhD in genetics at Stanford when he met Laura Deming, the wunderkind who dropped out of MIT at 16 and launched The Longevity Fund.At an age when most teenagers already believe they’ll live forever, Deming started a first-of-its-kind venture firm in 2011 to invest in revolutionary technologies that would attempt, at least, to prolong life. At the time, Deming was calling the scientific potential to slow the progression of time on the human body an “almost inconceivable notion,” “an almost terrifying truth.”Now, Colville, 30, and Deming, 29, are teaming up to try to push the technology even closer to reality, launching The Longevity Fund’s next generation: a new venture fund called age1. The firm, which started as an accelerator with backing from Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen in 2018, held an initial closing for $35 million targeting companies attempting to crack the code for extending human lifespans.Colville insists his genera...

Judge rules 14th Amendment lawsuit seeking to bar Donald Trump from Colorado ballot can proceed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

Determining whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from Colorado’s ballot holds enough public benefit that a lawsuit seeking to bar him as a candidate can continue, a Denver judge ruled this week.A group of Colorado voters, backed by a liberal watchdog group, is arguing the 14th Amendment bars Trump from Colorado’s ballot. The amendment prohibits people from holding office if they have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the country. The lawsuit, filed by Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, cites Trump’s alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the nation’s Capitol, as meeting that bar.Trump’s lawyers argued in September that the lawsuit was an attempt to infringe on his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. They sought to dismiss the claim under a Colorado law aimed at protecting people from frivolous lawsuits for exercising that right.Without ruling on the merits of the case, Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Walla...

Oakland PD asks for community help on 2009 unsolved homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is asking for community assistance for the unsolved homicide of 17-year-old Desiree “Dezzy” Davis. Davis was fatally shot in the 1000 block of 54th Street on Sept. 7, 2009.  Oakland shooting suspects lead police on high-speed chase, arrested Davis’s mother, Dru Ann Davis, encourages individuals with any information to share with police, stating, “If you can provide information on any of these killers, please be brave and contact the Oakland Police. You may be the one to bring peace to the lives of Dezzy’s family.”Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD's Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821 or the tip line at (510) 238-7950.

LeVar Burton will host National Book Awards ceremony, replacing Drew Barrymore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — LeVar Burton will host next month’s National Book Awards ceremony, replacing the original choice, Drew Barrymore, who was dropped because of her decision to resume taping of her show during the writers’ strike.The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, announced Burton’s selection Friday. Burton, a longtime advocate for reading known for his roles in the TV miniseries “Roots” and in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” also hosted the ceremony in 2019.“It’s an honor to return as host of the biggest night for books, especially in a moment when the freedom to read is at risk and literature both needs and deserves our recognition and support,” said Burton, who earlier this month served as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, when stores and libraries highlight works that have been challenged or censored. The National Book Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Nov. 15, when winners will be announced in...

Jurgen Klinsmann earns first home win as coach of South Korea’s national team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann earned his first home win as coach of South Korea’s national team on Friday with a 4-0 victory over Tunisia in a friendly match.Klinsmann, a former Germany great who previously coached his country’s national team and the United States, won his second straight match with South Korea after starting with three losses and two draws.Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in scored two goals only a week after winning a gold medal in soccer at the Asian Games.South Korea captain Son Heung-min missed the match because of a groin injury.The 22-year-old Lee scored his first international goal from a free kick in the 54th minute. He added another three minutes later after twisting and turning in the area and finding the net with a low shot.Hwang Ui-jo got the final goal for South Korea in added time after Yassine Meriah had scored an own-goal midway through the second half.Asian teams playing this week are gearing up for the start of World Cup qualif...

Cricket and flag football are among five sports nearing inclusion for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step Friday toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended all five sports — including baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash — that were formally requested Monday by organizers of the LA Games.The final elevation to the 2028 program should come Monday at a meeting of about 100 IOC members who typically rubberstamp the board’s views.“These proposals have been accepted as a package,” said IOC president Thomas Bach, who chairs the 15-member board, hailing a showcase of “iconic American sports to the world while bringing at the same time international sports to the United States.”Cricket is a big-ticket item for the IOC. The sport is expected to raise broadcast revenue from India by at least $100 million when the country’s favorite sport joins the Olympics.“For the Olympic movement, it is the opportunity to engage wit...

Victims of crime in DC tell Congress their stories during a hearing on Capitol Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

Victims of crime in the District spoke before Republican leaders on Capitol Hill Thursday, telling the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance their stories and their concerns about the increase in crime in the city.During the hearing, Gaynor Jablonski, who owns the Valor Brewpub on Capitol Hill, showed a video of a DoorDash driver attacking him then pointing a gun at him as his 4-year-old son sat watching next to him.“As horrific as that video is, what happened after was even worse,” Jablonski said, criticizing how the case was prosecuted and the perpetrator’s sentence. “He gets eight months and I’m left explaining to my 5-year-old why I had to fight this man. And my 5-year-old tells me when I drop him off at school every day to, ‘Be safe.'”D.C. resident Mitchell Sobolevsky said that he was a victim of a robbery in the Shaw neighborhood in December of 2020.“He told me, ‘Do what I say and you ain...

NASA sends spacecraft on a six-year journey to explore a rare asteroid made of metal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA sends spacecraft on a six-year journey to explore a rare asteroid made of metal.Source

Marcus Smart is marveling at the Grizzlies’ defensive mindset. He thinks they can be NBA’s best

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Smart sees no reason why the Grizzlies can’t be the NBA’s best defensive team this season. It’s not just bold talk from a brash player. Smart knows exactly why Memphis traded for him in June. Not only did the Grizzlies rank third in the NBA in defensive rating last season behind the play of Jaren Jackson Jr., the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, but Smart won that same award in 2022. That makes Memphis the first NBA team to pair back-to-back defensive players of the year since the award was first handed out in 1983.It has Smart marveling at the possibilities that could be on the horizon.“As a defensive guy coming on a team who thinks just like you and has guys such as Jaren in the same boat (that) understand the defense and how important it is … they’ll take you to a new level,” Smart said.Even as good as the Grizzlies have been on defense, this is an upgrade.They traded Dillon Brooks, who was named to the NBA All-Defense second...

Sports on TV for October 14 – 15

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:24 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, October 14AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (WOMEN’S)4 a.m.FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond10 p.m.FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at North Melbourne12 a.m. (Sunday)FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton2 a.m. (Sunday)FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at West CoastAUTO RACING12:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas3:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Alsco Uniforms 302, Playoffs – Round of 8, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas6:30 p.m.USA — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The Motul Petit Le Mans, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga.BOXING10:30 p.m.ESPN — Top Rank Main Card: Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri (Middleweights), Rosenberg, TexasSHO — Showtime International Main Card: Tim Tszyu vs. Brian Mendoza (Junior Middleweights), Queensland, AustraliaCOLLEGE FOOTBALL12 p.m.ABC — Syracuse at Florida St.ACCN — Syracuse at Florida St. (Command Center...