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3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (61+ words) The earthquake hit Sunday night. An earthquake initially measured at a magnitude of 3.5 shook near Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, Feb. 22. The quake's origin was in the Pacific Ocean about 14 miles south southwest of Rancho Palos Verdes around 9:40 p.m., according to…...
Grok and other ‘nudification’ apps offered by Google and Apple put Silicon Valley at center of global outrage
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (665+ words) Cutting-edge AI technology allowing boys and men to digitally undress girls and women without consent has put male-dominated Silicon Valley, long criticized as inhospitable to women, in a harsh new spotlight, after xAI's Grok chatbot sparked worldwide outrage, and Google…...
Los Angeles County under a frost advisory Saturday — temperatures could sink to 32
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (186+ words) Los Angeles County was placed under a frost advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 8:22 p.m. The advisory is valid for Saturday, Feb. 21 between midnight and 9 a.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA adds to expect, "Temperatures as low as…...
Update: Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley placed under a freeze warning Saturday
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (246+ words) Western Antelope Valley Foothills, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley are included in an updated freeze warning issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 8:22 p.m. The wa" Western Antelope Valley Foothills, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley…...
Cold weather advisory in place for Yosemite Valley until Saturday morning — temperatures to dip to 10
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (336+ words) The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory at 9:38 a.m. on Friday valid from 10 a.m. until Saturday Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. for Yosemite Valley. The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory at 9:38 a.m. on Friday valid from 10 a.m. until Saturday Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. for…...
Organizers of the Winter Games made clean energy a priority. Here’s how they did it
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (608+ words) The organizing committee said that energy use is where they can make the most meaningful impact, since it has been one of the main drivers of planet-warming emissions at major events. And Italy's largest electricity company, Enel, guaranteed the supply…...
How extreme cold is affecting Americans’ lives, according to a new poll
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (487+ words) By ISABELLA O'MALLEY and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX The finding points to the growing prevalence of experiences with cold weather, or at least people's perceptions of them, after a massive winter storm brought freezing temperatures to the East Coast and caused widespread…...
You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (798+ words) But dead batteries aren't quite finished. They can leak heavy metals like cadmium and nickel into soil and water once they reach the landfill. Some of them can also overheat and cause fires in garbage trucks and recycling centers. The…...
Frost advisory affecting Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys Friday — temperatures could sink to 32
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (190+ words) Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys was placed under a frost advisory by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 11:27 p.m. The advisory is valid for Friday, Feb. 20 between midnight and 8 a.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to prepare for,…...
Caltech student’s invention lands her STEM competition gold – and a trip to Milan Olympics
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (696+ words) Danielle Yang, 19, a first-year student at Caltech in Pasadena, can list all the times wearing hearing aids and playing sports were not compatible. They would stop working when she got whacked in the head with a lacrosse stick. Or when…...