Summary List Placement The US Department of Justice could bring an antitrust case against Google as soon as next week, according to the latest reports, but one that might be more specific than expected. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is preparing to file a case focused on Google’s dominance in search, […]
Exiled Saudi Arabian dissidents have launched a political party they hope will dethrone MBS and open the door to democracy
Summary List Placement A group of leading Saudi experts and dissidents in exile have launched a political party that they hope will spark a transition to democracy and ultimately unseat Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, ruled exclusively by members of the al-Saud family since 1932. The self-styled reformer crown […]
Read the text message 2 cofounders sent to friends and family that landed $128,000 to kick off their startup’s funding round
Summary List Placement Founder Andrew Luong knew that he and his business partner, Justin Kasad, were onto something with their startup idea, Doorvest. The company helps users own high-yield, single-family rental homes by streamlining the process of researching, acquiring, renovating, and then renting a property. When the two decided to raise funds, they knew they wanted […]
Santa Cruz County nurse arrested in connection with 2004 fatal stabbing of his stepdaughter
WATSONVILLE — Police have arrested a Pelican Drive nurse in connection with a cold-case Florida fatal stabbing dating back 16 years. Raul Mata The Watsonville Police Department assisted Miami-Dade Police Department in tracking down Raul Mata, 46, and joined with Santa Cruz Police Department to carry out his arrest Monday night, officials announced Thursday. Based […]
The ‘Riverdale’ cast now uses mouthwash before makeout scenes – does that help?
Many TV shows and movies have resumed production since we were first quarantined six months ago. Some have listed ways of how that’s happening during the COVID-19 outbreak: daily testing, face shields, no contact, limited sets, cast/crew bubbles, etc. Riverdale is one of the shows back in production. Riverdale is a dark teen drama based […]
How did the Santa Ana winds get their name?
We have now entered the fall season, and with that (typically) comes the season of the Santa Ana winds, those hot, dry winds that characterize many of our weather patterns during the last months of the year. Raymond Chandler, the noted crime novelist who wrote such classics as “The Big Sleep,” described the condition: “There […]
130th anniversary: A look at the sequoia trees in the nation’s second National Park
The giant sequoia Sequoia National Park is closed due to massive fires burning nearby that have resulted in the loss of more than 100 structures and thousands of evacuations. The nation’s second national park would be celebrating its 130th anniversary Sept. 25. Jurassic park? The oldest known redwood fossils date back more than 200 million […]
San Clemente declares 9 p.m. curfew in wake of protests following deputy shooting of Black man
Protests and anger over the shooting death of a homeless Black man by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy led city officials to declare an emergency 9 p.m. curfew in San Clemente Thursday. But a nighttime demonstration dispersed an hour earlier. The City Council will reconvene in a special meeting Friday at 5:30 p.m. to decide […]
Princess Eugenie & Jack are expecting, just shy of their second anniversary
Princess Eugenie of York married Jack Brooksbank in October 2018. I think many of us believed she would get pregnant pretty quickly, and there were rumors here and there over the past two years, but nothing ended up happening until the pandemic. Eugenie and Jack are expecting their first, and the announcement is less than […]
Big Brother Recap: A Legend Returns!
Big Brother’s terrible “All-Stars” season continued Thursday in predictable fashion. The episode picked up following Da’Vonne’s speech in which she called out the men of the house, including David. Her drive to stay in the game has diminished in recent weeks, largely because she knows a large alliance is running things. However, she wanted to make […]
Costco is thriving during the coronavirus pandemic: It just posted a $14 billion jump in annual sales
Summary List Placement Costco appears to have avoided the COVID-19 woes hurting other retailers: Its sales jumped by nearly $14 billion, or nearly 10%, in the year to August compared to the previous year, it said on Thursday. The membership-only warehouse chain, which has nearly 800 branches worldwide, recorded a revenue of nearly $167 billion […]
Demi Lovato broke things off with her creepy thirst-tweeting fiance Max Elrich
In July, Demi Lovato announced her engagement to Max Elrich, whom she had been dating for less than four months at that point. Considering Demi’s troubled personal history, a lot of us kind of halfway cringed when we saw the Fiance Rollout, complete with completely staged “proposal” photos at the beach. It just seemed like […]