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Golden State Valkyries Beat Indiana Fever 88-75 for 8th Straight Victory
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (204+ words) Gabby Williams scored 16 points, Kaitlyn Chen had 14 points, all in the second half, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Indiana Fever 88-75 on Wednesday night for the second-year franchise’s record eighth straight victory. Tiffany Hayes added 13 points, Janelle Salaun scored…...
Jailhouse Stings Happening More Frequently in California
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (878+ words) KQED Jailhouse Stings Happening More Frequently in California - A law enforcement practice that’s being used in California jails is coming under increasing scrutiny. In what’s known as a “Perkins operation,” undercover agents attempt to elicit confessions from people booked at…...
'The Trojan Teddy Bear': The Promise and Peril of Childhood in the Age of AI
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (949+ words) Back in 2001, Steven Spielberg released an underrated scifi movie named A.I. Artificial Intelligence (yes, the title is a bit redundant). The movie, which loosely borrows from Pinocchio, tells the story of a family who adopts a robotic boy programmed for love,…...
Want Access to New, Less-Crowded Bay Area Hiking Trails? A $10 EBMUD Permit Could Be the Answer
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (662+ words) If you’re a Bay Area hiker who feels like you’ve exhausted all of the region’s most scenic parks and trails — or are just getting tired of being surrounded by people on crowded trails when you’re looking for solitude — there might…...
This Tiny Oyster Once Thrived in California. Now, Scientists Are Bringing It Back
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (1088+ words) On a cool July morning, the scent of burning sage drifted across Elkhorn Slough as a quiet circle of more than a dozen volunteers and conservationists, including Amah Mutsun Tribal Band members, introduced themselves. They passed around the smoldering bundle…...
The Antidote to Deadly Shellfish Poisoning May Be Inside a Frog
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (476+ words) Every summer, California warns people not to collect mussels along the coast because they can become toxic during harmful algal blooms, sometimes called red tides. One of the most potent poisons is saxitoxin, the cause of paralytic shellfish poisoning, a…...
What’s Happening With Temporary Protected Status After the Major Supreme Court Ruling?
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (1823+ words) Jhony Silva has lived in the Bay Area since he was a toddler. The 30-year-old was a nursing assistant at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto. But since the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for his birth country, Honduras, last September,…...
Thrills and Spills Highlight the Cursed Mediterranean Cruise of ‘The Odyssey’
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (461+ words) Classic-rock fans know by heart the ’60s super-group Blind Faith’s most enduring song: “Come down off your throne and leave your body alone/Somebody must change/You are the reason I’ve been waiting so long/Somebody holds the key.” Nolan (Inception,…...
The Life and Legacy of Ishi, the Last of California's Yahi Tribe
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (1887+ words) View the full episode transcript.In 1911, the last member of the Yahi, a tribe of indigenous Californians, walked into the town of Oroville in search of food. He’d spend years in hiding, seeking safety from the state-sponsored genocide of indigenous…...
Stewart Florsheim: Lessons From the Pickle Factory
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (82+ words) KQED Stewart Florsheim: Lessons From the Pickle Factory During the summer, when we came home for our college breaks, my friends and I always tried to find work. We were happy to re-group in New York City, but we needed…...