By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom last week passed on a chance to limit the use of the so-called “forever chemicals” in legions of plastic products when he vetoed a bill that would have banned them in synthetic lawns. His veto of an environmental bill that overwhelmingly passed the Legislature underscores California’s convoluted…
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George Varga | The San Diego Union-Tribune What’s the difference between a great cover song and a banal cover song that brings little or nothing to the table? One is like tasting a delicious, unexpectedly creative version of your favorite dish — a new take on a tried-and-true treat that thrills with its skill, vision…
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You may have stocked up on treats, inflated the giant skeleton in your front yard, and dusted off your old “Monster Mash” seven-inch, but if you’re a book lover, your Halloween planning isn’t complete until you’ve shored up your spooky reading list. Luckily, you still have time. There’s no greater Halloween pleasure than reading a…
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Conde Nast Traveller recently unveiled its 2023 readers choice awards, which saw thousands of the travel site’s readers voting on the world’s best destinations, airports, hotels, resorts and cruise lines. The resurgence of the latter might have been unimaginable in March 2020, but there’s no doubting cruising’s comeback. New and refurbished ships are sailing, and…
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By Matt Day | Bloomberg Amazon.com says it’s testing two new technologies to increase automation in its warehouses, including a trial of a humanoid robot. The humanoid robot, called Digit, is bipedal and can squat, bend and grasp items using clasps that imitate hands, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. It’s built by…
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By Tom Murphy and Haleluya Hadero | The Associated Press Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour…
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OCVarsity’s Dan Albano and Steve Fryer get together for their weekly Gridiron Show to discuss the top high school football games in Orange County this week. This is Week 9 of the season, and they discuss the matchups and make predictions for: Mater Dei-Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita-Servite, Troy-Sonora, El Modena-El Dorado and Corona del Mar-Newport…
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Looking to earn some money while basking in the great outdoors? The USDA Forest Service has your number. The federal agency is accepting applications for permanent seasonal jobs between Thursday, Oct. 19 and Nov. 22. There are hundreds of entry-level forestry-technician and forestry-aid positions available across the U.S., including 307 openings in California. The Forest…
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Following a 5-1 romp north of the border, the Kings marched onto Minnesota, where they will face the Wild on Thursday in a second consecutive game to pit a prominent King against his former team. On Tuesday, Pierre-Luc Dubois opened the scoring and got his first goal (and first point) as a King against his…
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LOS ANGELES — Detectives urged people Wednesday to contact them with any information about other crimes possibly committed by a man arrested in the September robbery of a Chinatown-area business in which surveillance video showed the suspect repeatedly assaulting a female store employee who tried to intervene. Courtland Thornton, 31, was arrested Friday in…
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