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California’s 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event, study says
FILE - Laurene Bishop, from South Lake Tahoe, walks her dog Aubrey down Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., March 1, 2023. A new study finds the snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above. The study authors coined the term “snow deluge” for one-in-20-year heavy snowfalls. (Salgu Wissmath/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
road sage
Politicians, the best way to divide and motivate voters is to use the ‘Power of Transport’
Andrew Clark
u.s. business
UPS and FedEx’s transition to electric vans slowed by battery shortages, low supply
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 01: A UPS logo is displayed on a UPS truck on April 1, 2024 in Ontario, California. United Parcel Service (UPS) is slated to become the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) primary provider of air cargo, bringing an end to a 20-year partnership with FedEx. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
world
Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. School administrators and pro-Palestinian student protesters made progress on negations after the school set a midnight deadline for students to disband the encampment. The students agreed to remove many of the tents erected on the lawn, ensured that non-students would leave, and bared discriminatory or harassing language among the protesters. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
opinion
A Canadian federal ban on non-compete agreements is long overdue
Matt Malone
report on business
Freeland defends budget’s capital gains hike despite widespread criticism from tech leaders
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. It's now up to the federal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
tennis
Auger-Aliassime tops Nardi at Monte Carlo Classic to set up showdown with Alcaraz
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime plays a forehand return to Italy's Luca Nardi during their Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament round of 64 tennis match on the Rainier III court at the Monte Carlo Country Club on April 8, 2024. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France, March 6, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
canada
No tsunami danger to B.C. after earthquake in Taiwan, officials say
In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a man checks a partially collapsed building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.(TVBS via AP)
world
Hermes sued in antitrust class action over Birkin bag sales
View of a Hermes Silver Metallic Chevre Birkin 30 bag up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Roselle Chen/File Photo
world
Kamala Harris playing larger role in Biden’s re-election campaign
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Women for Biden campaign event in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024. Harris was in Minnesota to promote her "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour advocating for reproductive rights and abortion access. (Photo by STEPHEN MATUREN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Giant sequoias, world’s largest trees, thriving in U.K., report shows
FILE PHOTO: A giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove remains unscathed in the Washburn Fire that is burning in Yosemite National Park near Wawona, California, U.S. July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tracy Barbutes/File Photo
travel
The California coast offers up one of the world’s greatest road trips
Jacket, $7,850, skirt, $5,800 at Louis Vuitton (louisvuitton.com). 1964 Corvette Stingray provided by Monterey Touring Vehicles (montereytouringvehicles.com). Photographed on California's Highway 1 near Point Sur State Historic Park (visitcalifornia.com).
u.s. politics
Super Tuesday elections bring Biden, Trump closer to winning their party’s nominations
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at a Super Tuesday election night party, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
world
Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel ‘dangerous to impossible’
BISHOP, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: (L to R) Katie Debbas, Teagan Baiotto and Jono Hart use uphill skis on a road closed for winter in the Sierra Nevada mountains after recent storms increased the snowpack on February 23, 2024 near Bishop, California. California’s statewide snowpack currently stands at 86 percent of normal for the date, alleviating concerns of a ‘snow drought’ this year. On average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack melt provides about 30 percent of California's crucial water supply in a state which only recovered from drought last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
report on business
California Resources to buy Aera Energy to boost oil production
FILE Ñ Pumpjacks operating in Bakersfield, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021. California is considering phasing out oil drilling in the state by 2045 as part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions; however, in Kern County, oil and gas generate tax revenues that keep schools open and police departments funded. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
globe drive
Winter cold snaps creating headaches for electric vehicle owners
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 17: Tesla vehicles charge in a parking lot on January 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Recent research findings show that below-freezing temperatures reduced driving range up to 70% on 18 popular EV models, including those from Tesla. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
hockey
Macklin Celebrini heads mid-season ranking of North American draft prospects
Canada's Macklin Celebrini, center, and Czech Republic's Dominik Rymon, right, challenge for the puck during the in IIHF World Junior Championship ice hockey quarter final match between Canda and Czech Republic at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)
globe drive
Your car is tracking you. Abusive partners may be, too
Car on asphalt road on summer day at park. Automobile on highway
world
Elon Musk’s X fails to block California’s content moderation law
FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
report on business
Tesla moves to pause U.S. agency lawsuit alleging race bias at factory
FILE PHOTO: A general view of a Tesla store in Porsgrunn, Norway, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/File Photo
opinion
New federal greenwashing rules will do little to prevent deceptive environmental claims
Julien Beaulieu and Wren Montgomery
world
In a Florida vs. California spectacle, DeSantis and Newsom provide a preview of U.S. election fights
Journalists watch Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis debate California Governor Gavin Newsom on a screen in the media room, in Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S., November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
soccer
Canada women to open play in Houston in inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup in 2024
Canada’s national women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman, centre, runs the team’s practice Thursday, October 26, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
world
Panda diplomacy might not be dead just yet
FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Early Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, three large white crates containing giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji were loaded by forklifts onto waiting trucks for the trip ro Chengdu, China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
world
Evacuation order issued for thousands in southern California as Santa Ana winds fuel wildfire
A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday, forcing thousands of people from their homes, fire authorities said. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
waters on wine
Paul Hobbs’ philosophy on winemaking brings him around the world, keeps him looking for what’s next
Christopher Waters
international business
GSK settles another California lawsuit over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac
FILE PHOTO: GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) logo is seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
u.s. politics
California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Dianne Feinstein Senate seat
FILE - Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
u.s. politics
Trump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores
Former President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd after speaking at the California Republican Party Convention Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
world
Reagan’s legacy at stake as GOP debate poised to underscore party’s tilt toward Trumpism
FILE - Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage and listen to a prayer before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
energy and resources
U.S. Energy Department announces $325-million for batteries that can store clean electricity longer
FILE - This photo shows a battery energy storage facility in Saginaw, Texas, April 25, 2023, that is owned and operated by Eolian L.P. The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday, Sept. 22, announced a $325 million investment in long-duration battery storage projects. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)