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California Attorney General Rob Bonta at the news conference outside Naval Base San Diego warning sailors of scams targeting service members, July 30, 2021.

California AG Bonta Meets With Navy Leaders In San Diego to Discuss Scams Targeting Sailors

The roundtable discussion centered on predatory schemes affecting sailors in San Diego, where the Attorney General's office said service members are especially vulnerable to being targeted due to the large concentration of military personnel.

A new Volkswagen ID.4 SUV electric vehicle is seen at a customer centre in Wolfsburg, Germany, on March 26. Volkswagen said on Tuesday it is changing its name in the United States to Voltswagen to reflect its electric vehicle ambitions, but some media reports noted it was intended as a prank.

Confusion Surrounds Volkswagen Claim Of Rebrand To 'Voltswagen' In U.S.

Volkswagen of America had earlier issued a statement that it was rebranding itself as Voltswagen of America, but it may have been an April Fool's Day prank according to media reports.

Limited-edition macaroni and cheese ice cream is now available while supplies last.

Mac & Cheese Is The Ice Cream You Never Thought You'd Need And Now It's Hard To Get

Macaroni & cheese ice cream is here, and not everyone thinks it's a good idea. "We are living in the last days," comedian Josh Pray says.

Surfing (Or Not) In The Time Of Coronavirus

As beaches in San Diego County close down, what's a dedicated surfer to do? And what kind of place is San Diego without its surfers?

A copy from the first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold for more than $43 million Thursday night — a world record for a historical document at auction, Sotheby's said.

A crowd-funded group lost an auction for a first edition of the U.S. Constitution

The crowd-funded group ConstitutionDAO narrowly lost out in the hotly anticipated auction. The group had hoped to buy the rare historical document so it could be displayed for the public.

Stephanie Rimel looks at a photo of her brother Kyle Dixon, who died of the coronavirus on Jan. 20, 2021 at the age of 27. She says that during Kyle's illness and after his death, some acquaintances and relatives made insensitive comments, or denied the reality of the pandemic.

When COVID Deaths Are Dismissed Or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame And Anger

After their brother died, two sisters faced a barrage of misinformation, pandemic denialism and blaming questions. Grief experts say that makes COVID-19 the newest kind of "disenfranchising death."

Allowing couples in China to have up to three children rather than two will help the country counteract a population that's shifting towards the elderly, the government says.

Confronted By Aging Population China Allows Couples To Have 3 Children

Facing a declining birthrate, China will allow married couples to have up to three children. This raises the previous ceiling of two children.

Sinead Boucher, the owner and CEO of New Zealand publisher Stuff, says the decision to quit Facebook has been beneficial for the company.

This News Publisher Quit Facebook. Readership Went Up

Many media outlets feel they need to be on Facebook to reach people. So why did New Zealand's biggest news publisher decide to go it alone?

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, of Rocklin, a Republican candidate for governor in the Sept. 14 recall election, campaigns for school choice outside a charter school in Sacramento, California, July 21, 2021.

Longshot Recall Candidate Kiley May Emerge As A GOP Leader

A 36-year-old Republican lawmaker is a longshot in California's upcoming recall election targeting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Pop Culture, Neuroscience, And COVID-19

Many people are turning to movies as distraction while sheltering at home. Neuroscientist Eric Leonardis suggests a couple of films that can be used to look at the coronavirus pandemic from a social dimension.

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