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5 California Tech Cities You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Palo Alto and San Francisco are well-known tech hubs, but these lesser-known California cities offer great quality of…
Is This California Town the Happiest Place in America?
Nestled between San Francisco and Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo has earned a lofty reputation as the happiest…
California’s Energy Utilities Finally Serious With Electric Cars
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a pilot program that will see public utility San Diego…
Why Common Cycling Sense Is Still Lost Around California
Residents of Coronado, California, marched out a series of absurd anti-bike arguments that somehow won the day. Bicycle…
Before California’s Birthday, The Earth Shaped It First
With the discovery of gold in 1848, thousands of prospectors poured into California. When it came time to…
California State Synergy To Use Open Data
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Efforts to bring open data into, well, the open have touched off widespread discussion as…
Uber Rides Against Drag Of Fines And Regulations In California
A California judge has ordered Uber to pay $7.3 million for failing to provide certain data requested by…
A Power Ranking Of California’s Start-Up Cities
Two MIT social scientists have developed a better way of mapping entrepreneurial quality. It seems lately that every…
Silicon Valley Bank biggest US lender to fail since 2008 financial crisis – A finance expert explains the impact
Silicon Valley Bank, which catered to the tech industry for three decades, collapsed on March 10, 2023, after…
The State(s) of Sports Betting in the U.S.
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018, allowing states to…
Where You Can Donate To Help Turkey & Syria Earthquake Victims
On February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. It happened during the early hours…
The Deep Roots of the Racial Wealth Gap—and How We Undo It
In the more than 150 years since the end of the Civil War, Black American wealth remains a…
Top 10 Cities With The Best Public Transport
Hong Kong has been named the world’s top city for public transit, according to a new study by consulting firm…
What’s New Is Old: How Economic Discontent Triggered Unrest In The Past
The latest Chief Economists Outlook warns that rising costs are stirring social unrest. This economic discontent has fed…
How Will The War In Ukraine End?
The hasty withdrawal of Russian troops from northeastern Ukraine is by no means signaling the last stretch of…
The Perks Of Positivity May Depend On Race And Culture
The supposedly universal benefits of positivity may not generalize across races, research indicates. Studies have consistently shown that…
How Worried Should You Be About Monkeypox?
Monkeypox, endemic to Africa, has started appearing in several countries, including the United States. In the face of…
How To Survive A Heatwave
On colour-coded temperature charts, the Indian subcontinent is currently a sickly mauve. With summer still months away, an…
5 Beautiful Wine Regions to Visit This Winter
Vineyards in winter are entirely different from how they look and feel when they’re soaking up the rays…
How Long Will The Supply Chain Crunch Last?
It’s common knowledge that holiday shopping is going to be challenging this year due to the broken supply…
Will Supply Chain Troubles Ruin Your Thanksgiving?
Supply chain issues may add anxiety to rustling up all the ingredients for your Thanksgiving feast this year.…
Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that’s the reason inflation is here to stay
Consumer prices soared in October 2021 and are now up 6.2% from a year earlier – higher than…
How To File A Workers’ Comp Claim: 6 Useful Pieces Of Advice
Were you injured recently while at work? The whole scenario might have been devastating. However, if your company…
Extreme Heat Affects 2 Billion People Living in Cities
Extreme heat already affects almost two billion urban residents around the world, according to a new study. The…
Zero Emissions Areas Tackle Multiple City Struggles: Why Aren’t They Everywhere?
A zero emissions area is a unique example of a climate solution that addresses urban congestion and pollution…
How to Choose a Company That Buy Properties for Cash
Buying a property to call your own takes a lot of work and money. Eventually, you’d like to…
4 Wildfire Smoke Health Problems And How To Deal With Them
Warnings of another severe wildfire season abound, as do efforts to reduce the risk of ignition. Yet few…
Fastly Global Internet Outage: Why Did So Many Sites Go Down — And What Is A CDN, Anyway?
If you were having difficulty accessing your favourite website on Tuesday evening Australian time, you’re not alone. A…
Learn The Most Important Rules Of The Construction Industry In 2021
It is quite common for construction and engineering-related businesses to have a unique set of regulations, regulations that…
World’s Worst Pandemic Leaders: 5 Presidents And Prime Ministers Who Badly Mishandled COVID-19
COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes…
Support for Marijuana Reaches New High
Dating back to 1971, when five high school students in San Rafael, California, met up at 4:20 pm…
Covid-19 Variants: Five Things To Know About How Coronavirus Is Evolving
The Sars-CoV-2 virus is changing in ways that are making it more transmissible, increasing the severity of disease…
Press-Shy Presidents?
U.S. President Joe Biden is giving his first press conference today after 64 days in office. While the…
Anti-Asian Hate Crime In U.S. Rises During Pandemic Year
Reports about attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans have been abound in recent months, ranging from members of the…
3 Medical Innovations Fueled By COVID-19 That Will Outlast The Pandemic
A number of technologies and tools got a chance to prove themselves for the first time in the…
How 18 Million Americans Could Move Into Rural Areas – Without Leaving Home
About 46 million Americans – 14% of the nation’s inhabitants – are currently classified as living in rural…
Managing Pay Equity
California’s upcoming requirement for employers to file annual equal pay reports, as of March 2021, is but one…
Experts: A Mask Cuts Your Coronavirus Risk By 65%
Social distancing and wearing a mask prevent you from spreading COVID-19, but they also protect you from getting…
Why Bicycle Accidents Can Be So Devastating
Cycling has become an international sensation. Like most sports, there are peaks and valleys of popularity. As much…
How many people need to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to stop the coronavirus?
It has been clear for a while that, at least in the U.S., the only way out of…
Little-Known Facts About Vehicle Crashes Around The World That Will Astound You
There are thousands of vehicle crashes around the world every day and they cause various levels of destruction…
Homeowners Insurance Guide: 7 Things You Should Know
As a property owner, you need to ensure that your property is protected from unforeseen situations such as…
The Legality Issues Concerning CBD Products
It wasn’t long ago where people were put behind bars for planting cannabis. In the wake of studies…
U.S. Cities And States With The Best Economies
The U.S., as is the case with the rest of the world, is in a challenging situation right…
States Moving Toward Clean Energy
The U.S. officially removed themselves from the Paris Agreement on Nov. 4, an international coalition aimed at strengthening the global…
Surprising Facts About The Biggest Stars And Their Homes
Most celebrities do not lead their lives like us mortals. Most of them are literally bathing in money,…
US Elections 2020: Congress Could Select The President In A Disputed Election
President Donald Trump’s campaign is challenging results of battleground states with lawsuits, hoping to litigate its way to…
Here’s How US Presidents Get Elected (It’s Not By Winning The Most Votes)
If Americans could vote on their presidential electoral system, polls suggest they’d dump it. In the meantime, if all goes…
How The Electoral Votes Are Distributed
The result of the U.S. election hangs not on the total number of votes received by each candidate, but rather…
What is CRISPR, the gene editing technology that won the Chemistry Nobel prize?
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences yesterday awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and…