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Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items
Instacart will stop using artificial intelligence to experiment with product pricing after a report showed that customers ... Read More
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Kentucky Senate Republicans blast environmental report calling for end to state's coal dominance
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Recent temperature swings in the Bluegrass State underscore why Kentucky lawmakers are still clinging to coal, according to Senate Republicans who responded to new research by environmental groups ...Read more
Relentless earthquake swarms rattle California. What does that mean for the Big One?
For more than a month, the San Francisco Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes — the latest in a series of seismic swarms that have rattled windows and raised fears across ...Read more
Review: Bay Area hikes an inspiration for a walking lighthouse in ‘Keeper’
Inspiration for video games can sprout from anywhere. A slice of pizza turned into “Pac-Man.” Trouble driving up a hill in the snow inspired a key mechanic in director Hidetaka Miyazaki’s “Souls” series. When ...Read more
Gadgets: Spend those gift cards on these toys
I often refer to my gadget columns at this point of the year as "this, that and the others." It's a bunch of great products I just haven't gotten to this year. Nevertheless, they are great last-minute gifts or perfect ...Read more
Jim Rossman: Enable Wi-Fi calling if your house has dead zones
I was recently talking to a friend who asked me if she should change her cell phone provider. She was happy enough with the service except for a few places in her house that never seem to get more than one bar of service...Read more
Halfway through Florida's bear hunt, state officials won't say how many bears are dead
Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count.
“Are we overkilling like in 2015?” ...Read more
Today's Word "subterfuge"
subterfuge \SUB-tur-fyooj\ (noun) - A deceptive device or stratagem.
"In the end, however, all the stealth and subterfuge were for naught, as the young publicity agent couldn't keep the secret." -- Larry Tye, 'The Father ...Read more
This Day in History, December 22
On December 22nd, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate reopened, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.
World Leader Anagram
Solve this anagram for one of the most famous conquerors in history:
He hangs king.
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Earthquake swarm continues to rattle Northern California city, seismologists say
A swarm of at least a dozen earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 3.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The other quakes in the Saturday, Dec. 21, swarm ranged from magnitude 1.3 to ...Read more
Colorado power outages disrupt atomic clock in Boulder
Power shut off across Colorado last week as hurricane-force winds swept across the state. In Boulder, one of those outages caused time to briefly stand still.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s ...Read more
Today's Word "mores"
mores \MOR-ayz; -eez\ (plural noun) - 1 : The fixed customs of a particular group that are morally binding upon all members of the group. 2 : Moral attitudes. 3 : Customs; habits; ways.
"In much the same bold spirit, I ...Read more
This Day in History, December 21
On December 21st, 1872, the HMS Challenger set sail from Norfolk, commanded by Captain George Nares.
Feathers
I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm never thrown.
What am I?
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Social media users in the Central Valley are freaking out about unusual fog, and what might be in it
LOS ANGELES — A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks. Scientists and meteorologists say the conditions for such persistent cloud cover are ripe: an early wet season, cold ...Read more
Southern California's Christmas weather forecast keeps getting worse. What you need to know
LOS ANGELES — The Pineapple Express storm bearing down on Southern California could bring heavy rain and strong winds throughout Christmas week, potentially triggering mudslides, downing trees and flooding not only ...Read more
Blue Origin completes first space flight with wheelchair user
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed a suborbital joyride Saturday with a six-person crew, including the first wheelchair user to reach space and one of SpaceX’s first engineers.
The flight took off at about 9:15 a.m. ...Read more
Today's Word "maelstrom"
maelstrom \MAYL-struhm\ (noun) - 1 : A large, powerful, or destructive whirlpool. 2 : Something resembling a maelstrom; a violent, disordered, or turbulent state of affairs.
"The murk became thicker as Zachareesi ...Read more
This Day in History, December 20
On December 20th, 1951, nuclear power was first harvested when EBR-1 lit four light bulbs.
City Spelling
What is the only city with three dotted letters all in a row?
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