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Facebook-Owner Meta to Open First Physical Store in Metaverse Bet

Meta Platforms Inc is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other gadgets as the company plots a course to take its highly touted metaverse mainstream. The 1,550-square feet Meta Store at the company's Burlingame campus in California opens…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Woman survives six days trapped in car - eating snow and six-pack of yoghurt

A woman was driving with a friend when they got caught in a blizzard in California, in the US. The pair tried to escape the snowstorm the next morning but the car battery died - six days later she was eventually found

Daily Mirror

California mental health court won't help homeless, advocates say

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to create a civil court system to compel treatment for people suffering from serious untreated mental illness, saying it's time for the state to "take some damn responsibility to implement our ideals."

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Surge of desert surf parks stirs questions in dry California

Hours from the California coast, surfers are hoping one of the next spots where they can catch a wave is in the hot, dry desert

The Independent UK

Woman found alive after six days stranded in California forest, surviving on snow and yogurt

‘She was very emotional, but physically okay,’ says the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office

The Independent UK

Surreal footage shows sea lions on dock practicing high dives

A California whale-watching company has captured surreal footage showing sea lions diving from perches high upon a dock.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes airlifted to hospital after bitten by a rattlesnake

Cary Elwes was airlifted to hospital after bitten by a rattlesnake at his home in California. The 59-year-old was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre in LA

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Maine Could Be the Third State To End Single-Family-Only Zoning

The Pine Tree State is embracing California-style housing reforms. It could run into California-style problems.

Reason

California Senate Green-Lights Scott Wiener's Bill To Stop Cities From Banning Medical Marijuana, Here's What's Next

California Senate Committee gave the green light to a bill that restores voter-created access to medicinal cannabis by requiring cities to provide patients access to purchase medicinal cannabis via delivery.

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Edibles Producer Kiva Teams Up With SAINt JHN On Limited Edition Collection

California cannabis edibles producer Kiva Confections has teamed up with 2x Grammy musician and songwriter SAINt JHN for a limited release of their popular Lost Farm Gummies and Chews. The collaboration brings a collection of 100% live resin-infused edibles with full-spectrum, strain-specific effects.

Benzinga

Buffett to auction off one last private lunch for charity

The world’s most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time

The Independent UK

Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics and does he back Trump?

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Meet the power plant of the future: Solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth

America’s electric power system is undergoing radical change as it transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy. While the first decade of the 2000s saw huge growth in natural gas generation, and the 2010s were the decade of wind and solar, early signs suggest the innovation of the 2020s may…

The Conversation

Commentary: Miss a traffic ticket deadline, add $300. Guess who this affects the most

Here’s something you might find surprising. Despite two years of pandemic-related anxieties, California is now so awash in money that politicians in Sacramento are debating how to spend tens of billions of surplus dollars.

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California GOP endorses Brian Dahle for governor despite controversy over payment to party

The California Republican Party endorsed state Sen. Brian Dahle for governor on Sunday, a contentious battle among four candidates that took multiple rounds of ballots to reach the 60% threshold required for the party nod.

Los Angeles Times

Turn golf courses into housing? We’re desperate enough that it should be on the table

There are no easy ways to address the severe shortage of housing in California. Land is scarce, property costs are skyrocketing, and when developers do build, it’s generally easier to finance market-rate housing even though the most acute need is for affordable housing.

Zenger

Late-Season Storm May Be Last Gasp For California’s Wet Season

2-4 feet of snow forecast for parts of the Sierra Nevada with rain expected across lower elevations.

ABC News

California resident discovers 'odd rumbling' sound is five bears sleeping under their home

The unnamed resident in Lake Tahoe in California ignored the noises until last week when the mother bear woke up.

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The sweet smell of success

Though Thailand faces gloomy economic prospects with a surge in inflation, higher energy prices and persistent Covid outbreaks, a performance by Thai rapper Danupha "Milli" Khanatheerakul at the Coachella Festival in California that was capped by her eating khao nieo mamuang (mango sticky rice) on stage went viral on social…

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California: Statevolt Battery Gigafactory Project Emerges On The Horizon

Lars Carlstrom, the founder of Britishvolt and the founder-CEO of Italvolt, announced the launch of a new company - Statevolt in California.

The Guardian - US

California family discovers five bears hibernating in crawlspace under home

Bear League describes how family in Lake Tahoe heard ‘odd snoring-like noises’ but dismissed them before eventual discovery

The Independent UK

Billie Eilish falls over on face during Coachella 2022 headline performance: ‘I just ate s***. Ouch!’

‘It was dark... I tripped on the f***ing fire thing,’ singer told crowds at California festival

Los Angeles Times

Amid turmoil over his comments on Trump, McCarthy warns of ‘attacks’ on Republicans

ANAHEIM, Calif. — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, under scrutiny for saying after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign, alluded to the turmoil during a speech Saturday night at the California GOP convention.

Tribune News Service

California family finds 5 bears hibernating under their Lake Tahoe home

Bear with them. They were just hibernating.

Tribune News Service

How recent rains affected California’s drought and wildfire season

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After the driest January, February and March in Northern California’s recorded history back to 1849, rains this past week finally brought some relief — and real benefits — across the Bay Area and other parts of the state.

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