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by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Beyond the sunshine, the palm trees and Hollywood, if there is one certainty in California, it’s that a massive earthquake will strike at some point. But when the Big One hits, a recent report says, the western state is ill-prepared and local officials as well as major businesses need to face that reality to “prevent the inevitable disaster from becoming a catastrophe.” Drafted by a group […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — An inexpensive blood test could one day tell doctors whether an infection is caused by a virus or a bacteria, and help prevent unwarranted prescribing of antibiotics, researchers said Wednesday. The diagnostic test, described in the peer-reviewed journal Science Translational Medicine, is being developed by the Stanford University School of Medicine in California. “A lot of times you can’t really tell what kind of infection someone has,” said lead author […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Vanishing message app Snapchat on Wednesday began giving users the option of storing images as “Memories” they can look back on or share anew. Snapchat described the new feature as a personal collection of favorite moments kept safe below the smartphone camera screen. “You can use Memories to create new Stories from Snaps you’ve taken, or even combine different Stories into a longer narrative,” the California-based company said in […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — At least two people have died in a fire in central California that has destroyed 100 structures and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, officials said Friday. The fast-moving blaze that erupted late Thursday afternoon in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County had spread to about 30,000 acres (121 square kilometers) by Friday afternoon and was five percent contained, authorities said The Kern County […]
(REUTERS) California is now the sixth largest economy in the world, surpassing France thanks to a robust state economy and the strength of the U.S. dollar. California was the world’s eighth-largest economy as of last year, according to Irena Asmundson, chief economist of the California Department of Finance. “California did exceptionally well in 2015,” said Asmundson. “Lots of sectors did well.” California is home to diverse strong economies, including Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Manufacturing has […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James delivered one of his greatest performances Thursday, scoring 41 points to power the Cleveland Cavaliers over Golden State 115-101 and force a one-game showdown for the NBA title. James, who made 16 of 27 shots from the floor, added 11 assists, eight rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots as the Cavaliers leveled the best-of-seven NBA Finals at 3-3, setting up a dramatic seventh-game specatcle […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday to contain infernos across the western United States as experts warned that drought-striken California should prepare for an unusually intense wildfire season. Forest fires are a fact of life in much of California but have become far worse because of bone-dry conditions, with the Golden State gripped in its fifth year of drought. A fire in the Los Padres National Forest had expanded to two square […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State’s Stephen Curry called game six of the NBA Finals the biggest contest of his career Wednesday while the revived Cleveland Cavaliers expressed confidence they can dethrone the Warriors. The defending champions lead host Cleveland 3-2 in the best-of-seven series entering Thursday’s tension-packed showdown, which will result in either a seventh game Sunday in California or the Warriors celebrating back-to-back titles clinched on the Cavaliers’ home […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — It could take another historic effort from Kyrie Irving and LeBron James to keep Cleveland in the NBA Finals, while the Golden State Warriors faced the possible loss of center Andrew Bogut. The defending champion Warriors lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 entering game six Thursday at Cleveland, with the Cavaliers needing a victory to force a seventh game Sunday in California. James and Irving each scored 41 […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple said Wednesday it was revamping its App Store with a new revenue-sharing model for app developers and, for the first time, search-related advertising. The move comes with Apple seeking to boost its revenue from services amid what appears to be a plateauing of sales of iPhones and a slowdown in the table market. In a significant shift in its revenue model, Apple said it would reduce its share […]
by Mariano Andrade SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Protesters who oppose Donald Trump scuffled with his supporters Thursday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a rally in California, with fistfights erupting and one supporter hit with an egg. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a police van and then entered the parking area of the San Jose Convention Center where the event took place, insulting Trump supporters in their cars and attacking those leaving the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Madonna on Thursday triumphed in a copyright case concerning her song “Vogue,” in a victory for artists seeking to use samples. The lawsuit concerns a brief horn riff that appears five times in the radio version of “Vogue,” a dance track that was a major hit for the pop superstar in 1990. The Salsoul Orchestra funk ensemble first recorded the horns in the early 1980s on the song “Ooh […]
