When Royal Caribbean announced it was building yet another world’s largest cruise ship back in 2016, some cynics wondered about the need for a vessel so gigantic that it flirts with the mind-blowing 10,000 milestone in total passengers and crew. Then, when travel-thwarting COVID-19 surfaced during construction of the future record breaker, even more skeptics…
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California is a deep blue state, markedly and proudly hewing to the left of the nation’s political centerline. California’s Legislature, utterly dominated by Democrats, leans a little further to the port side of the political scale. That said, there are ideological fault lines within the Democrats legislative supermajorities, some fairly obvious, others faint. Their existence…
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Newly implemented artificial intelligence software is helping conservation efforts in Orange County by better processing images captured on wildlife cameras, letting researchers focus instead on the information the photos of animals in their natural habitat can reveal. The software can more quickly sort images coming from the almost 100 heat- or motion-triggered cameras monitored by…
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By MARCIA DUNN A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war. Mark Vande Hei landed in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan alongside the Russian Space Agency’s Pyotr Dubrov, who…
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By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded areas around Ukraine’s capital and another city overnight, regional leaders said Wednesday, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places. The shelling further tempered optimism about any progress in talks aimed at ending the punishing war. Russia…
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The famed bayou ambiance and waterside setting of Disneyland’s Blue Bayou restaurant has been temporarily hidden behind construction walls as the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction undergoes a seasonal refurbishment. The Blue Bayou restaurant in New Orleans Square at the Anaheim theme park will close for refurbishment beginning on April 21, according to Disneyland officials.…
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The Grammy Awards, which return Sunday from Las Vegas, honor the very best of music, the songs and albums and performances that will endure for decades to come. At least, in theory, that is. In reality? Eh, not so much. Queen, Run-DMC, Jimi Hendrix and ABBA are pretty good, right? The Rock and Roll Hall…
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My adult son Cheetah Boy has a new routine these days. It starts around 3 every morning, when our new Siamese cat begins to yowl for attention. The yowls get progressively louder and more insistent, taking on a bullying tone, until finally my son does get up — to go sleep on the couch. The…
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By Marni Jameson Forget sizing people up by their clothes, cars, or careers. You want to know someone? Look at their books. What people choose to fill their minds and souls with tells you all you need to know: what they like, where they’ve been, what they know, what they want to know, and what…
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By Sandee LaMotte | CNN Eating avocados reduced the risk of heart attacks in both men and women, including when eaten in place of butter, cheese or processed meats, a new study found. Cardiovascular disease is a leading killer worldwide, taking nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization. In the…
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