California allocated $20 million each for the reconstruction of two small farmworker settlements that were inundated by flood waters during intense rainstorms in January 2023. […]
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California raw milk recalled after positive test for bird flu virus
Following the discovery of bird flu virus in a retail sample of raw milk from a Fresno dairy, state health officials issued a warning to […]
Travel Troubleshooter: Air Canada destroyed my suitcase. Can you make it pay?
During a recent travel from Toronto to San Francisco, Air Canada smashed my Rimowa suitcase. I was told by the airline to ship the bag […]
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts
NEW YORK With a combined global ticket sales total of $270 million, Gladiator II and Wicked revitalized a recently struggling box office, resulting in one […]
Opinion: How Musk’s efficiency department can actually do some good
Evidence that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will at least try to deregulate the U.S. economy comes from the recently announced Department of Governmental Efficiency, which […]
Flam: Trying to quantify everything can hurt our decisions
Generally speaking, facts doesn’t sell; stories do. However, recent studies indicate that may not be the case. Numbers influence our choices on what to buy, […]
Opinion: Elon Musk’s efficiency department is highly inefficient
In the new administration, billionaire Elon Musk has been appointed to head a new Department of Government Efficiency alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, the CEO of a […]
Court declaration by Stanford AI fakery expert contained apparent AI fakery, lawyers claim
According to a complaint, a Stanford professor who was an expert in a federal court case concerning artificial intelligence-generated fakery filed a sworn declaration that […]
Grimes says Elon Musk became ‘unrecognizable’ amid nasty custody fight
Grimes, a musician, asserts that Elon Musk, her ex-boyfriend and the love of her life, has changed beyond recognition, and not because he became Donald […]
Will food-flation spoil California’s holiday spirit?
Food inflation should be a major component of your Christmas shopping budget. My handy spreadsheet revealed that increasing food prices are putting a strain on […]