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San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/13/2026 > california-stingrays

Stingray lashings up as marine heat wave off Southern California draws more to shore

46+ min ago   (783+ words) It is a common scene at Bolsa Chica State Beach and some other popular beaches in Southern California where the number of people being hit by the sharp, serrated caudal barbs found on the tails of stingrays has gone up…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/13/2026 > tropical-storm-hernan-tropical-cyclone-hawaii

Tropical Storm Hernan forms in the Pacific while a different weather system could soak Hawaii

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (172+ words) Hernan was about 1,460 miles west of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph and it was moving west. Meanwhile, potential Tropical Cyclone One-C was about 775 miles…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/12/2026 > trapped-people-earthquakes

After an earthquake, how long can trapped people survive?

23+ hour, 36+ min ago   (494+ words) If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn’t too hot or cold, experts say. Two days after a powerful deadly earthquake struck western Colombia, rescue teams are racing against the…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/12/2026 > google-new-pixel-phones

Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (382+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones, with slimmer cameras that include more a powerful zoom and artificial intelligence features designed to help users accomplish things with fewer taps and swipes....

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sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/11/2026 > ucsd-wins-pivotal-role-in-81-million-race-to-improve-health-after-age-50

UCSD wins pivotal role in $81 million race to improve health after age 50

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (728+ words) UC San Diego is now at the center of a global contest that hopes to unlock quality-of-life gains in the same way that a previous competition revolutionized commercial spaceflight. Stein will receive $10 million from the $101 million overall budget to design…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/11/2026 > severe-weather-illinois-indiana

Severe weather pounds Illinois and Indiana, knocking out power as tornado warning sirens blare

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (149+ words) Tornado warning sirens howled in Illinois and Indiana, and all flights were temporarily stopped in the late morning at Chicago’s two major airports. There were numerous reports of wind gusts of 80 mph or more at personal weather stations. “These are…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/10/2026 > us-hottest-month-ever

Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (120+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Last month averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl’s July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. Although it was unusually cool in Alaska, hotter than normal conditions…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/10/2026 > nasa-plans-to-send-ucsd-graduate-deniz-burnham-to-international-space-station

NASA plans to send UCSD graduate Deniz Burnham to International Space Station

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (181+ words) NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham has been assigned to travel to the International Space Station next March to conduct research, making her the latest in a long line of San Diego university graduates and faculty to travel in space. The 40-year-old…...

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sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/10/2026 > zuckerberg-manifesto-open-source-ai-meta

Zuckerberg manifesto pushes an open-source approach on AI as Meta releases its latest model

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (412+ words) Meta Platforms on Monday announced the release of a new artificial intelligence model that’s open for other software developers to use as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of the risks if control of advanced AI is concentrated under a select few…...

San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com > 08/09/2026 > fire-departments-turning-to-remote-controlled-machines-to-tackle-overgrown-brush

Fire departments turning to remote-controlled machines to tackle overgrown brush

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (915+ words) The slope behind the Chula Vista hillside homes was thick with overgrown shrubs, a mix of lemonade berry bushes and eucalyptus trees. Untouched for decades, the plants formed a dense wall of vegetation, blanketing the canyon all the way to…...