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Airfare of the Day -Business Class- PHILIPPINE AIRLINES Sydney to Los Angeles from $2,855 / AU$4,442
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to Philippine Airlines and their basic season Business Class excursion fares valid for round trip travel departing from Sydney (SYD), Australia to Los Angeles (LAX), United States. Photo: VisitCalifornia.com...

California high-speed rail: Central Valley line alone unprofitable, building to Gilroy could be
California’s long-embattled bullet train faces another dilemma. A new report released Friday by the California High-Speed Rail Authority warns that the scaled-down Central Valley segment - the only portion of the line currently under construction...

Karen Bass Tells Los Angeles Residents to Conserve Power Because CA's Energy Grid Sucks
Earlier, we told you about Governor Gavin Newsom's failed dunk on President Trump over energy prices. While Governor Smarmy is trying to score political points on a national scale, one of the biggest cities in the country has such a terrible...

Bay FC makes history at Oracle Park with “The Show,” bringing record-breaking crowd to San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — If you can’t win, you can at least entertain. Bay FC was unable to put together a needed victory in its historic tilt with the Washington Spirit on Saturday afternoon in San Francisco, but what the second-year NWSL club did...

California’s high speed rail slated to run in the Central Valley by 2032, report
Fresno, CA, Tuesday, January 29, 2024 - Work continues on the California High Speed Rail, Conejo Viaduct. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project could be...

Wow: Qantas Will Replace Its Airbus A380s With A350s On Flights To Los Angeles & Singapore
Australia's flag carrier, Qantas, is set to introduce the Airbus A350-1000 on some of its most iconic routes, as the airline eventually plans a gradual retirement of its double-decker Airbus A380s. The Flying Kangaroo intends to introduce the...

Newsom trying to make California map campaign all about Trump, will it work?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his allies are trying to make President Donald Trump the central figure in a fall campaign to enact a more favorable congressional map - seeking to harness opposition to Trump’s agenda in a hazardous,...

Shedeur Sanders trade: Deshaun Watson's return could spoil QB-heavy Browns; final verdict here
Shedeur Sanders was clearly outplayed by both Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel in the Cleveland Browns' preseason finale vs the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday. The Colorado alum completed 3 of 6 passes for just 14 yards, and lost 41 yards on five...

Turmoil in US cricket …as MLC parent company calls its agreement termination ‘unlawful’ and ‘wrongful’
(ESON) USA Cricket (USAC) has terminated their commercial agreement with American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), the parent company of Major League Cricket (MLC), which is three seasons old. ACE, in reply, called the termination “unlawful” and...

Computer Science graduates face a shrinking entry-level job market: What it means for the future of tech careers
For aspiring computer science graduates, the journey from campus to career has grown increasingly complex. Once considered a reliable path to financial stability and professional growth, entry-level roles in software development and related tech...

Nvidia chips at core of US-China trade war
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed Friday that the company is working with the Trump administration on a new computer chip designed for sale to China, it marked the latest chapter in a long-running debate over how the U.S. should compete with...

Apple claims former employee, China’s Oppo stole trade secrets
Apple accused smartphone maker Oppo in a lawsuit of poaching a highly paid member of the Apple Watch team and encouraging him to steal trade secrets for his new job with the Chinese firm. Sensor system architect Chen Shi secretly accessed...

Apple sues ex-engineer who joined Oppo for stealing trade secrets, here's why 'theft lawsuit' also blames China's Oppo
Apple has filed a lawsuit against its former Apple Watch engineer Dr. Chen Shi and Chinese smartphone maker Oppo, alleging a conspiracy to steal trade secrets related to Apple Watch health sensor technology. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in...

Local Market Sells $2 Million Lottery Ticket in Redwood City
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Roosevelt Liquor & Grocery has made headlines by selling a winning California Lottery ticket worth $2 million. Located at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and El Camino Real, this neighborhood staple has been serving locals...

Heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California, Arizona
Seattle — Residents of the western U.S. are sweltering in a heat wave that’s already hospitalized some as temperatures will continue to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona....

Restaurant employee opens up about heart-wrenching company practice: 'I feel like an awful person'
Each shift, a restaurant worker watches perfectly good bread hit the trash, and the guilt is starting to pile up higher than the loaves themselves. What's happening? A user in the r/KitchenConfidential subreddit shared that their restaurant...

This California Tavern Was Featured On Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives, But It's So Much More
Following its appearance on the Food Network show, Bayway Diner in Linden, New Jersey, the first restaurant on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," exploded in popularity. Since then, host Guy Fieri has visited eateries in every state (and Washington...

Yankees’ Oswald Peraza Faces Pressure After Trade to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the final days of his time with the New York Yankees, Oswald Peraza was confronted by a reporter about his performance following a tough loss on Aug. 18, 2025. The journalist asked how disappointing it was that Peraza had not...

Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg to help finance $100 bn OpenAI bid
By Rachel Metz and Kurt Wagner Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg for his unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI this year for almost $100 billion, the startup said in a court filing. OpenAI said Musk identified Zuckerberg, the chief executive...

How this Pune woman, wife of a corporate head honcho, became a professional TV repairer in 1970s
Every time someone asks how she started fixing television sets, Snehlata Rishipathak keeps it short: “The men couldn’t do it, so I did.” People laugh, thinking she’s joking. She isn’t. Born in February 1948 in Ahmednagar to a doctor father,...