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SCFOL Book Sale

Come and buy some books from the San Carlos Friends of the Library (SCFOL)! We have hardbacks, paperbacks, books on CD, children’s books, and more! Funds help the San Carlos Branch Library purchase books, programs, and equipment. 1st Saturday.

A worker walks along a path at Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on June 27, 2022. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP) (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. files second antitrust suit against Google's ad empire, seeks to break it up

The Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, saying the company has worked to squash rival technologies and choke off competitors.

Cyclists and pedestrians enjoy Rock Creek Park's Beach Drive in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 26. The road has been closed to motorized vehicles since April 2020, and officials have decided to keep it closed to vehicles indefinitely.

Some streets closed during the pandemic to allow pedestrians will remain car-free

Most streets that were closed across the nation so people could get outside more have since reopened. But some permanent closures, such as in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, are wildly popular.

The scale of Starfield is enormous, as are the possibilities for players.

Inside the making of Starfield — one of the biggest stories ever told

Starfield's story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth.

Emmet Cohen Trio

Winner of the 2019 American Pianists Association Jazz Award, multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation's advancement of music and the related arts. Emmet Cohen: Facebook | Instagram

They Might Be Giants

Alternative rock band They Might Be Giants will perform live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Thursday, April 13 at 8 p.m. WHEN | Thursday, April 13, 2023 TIME | 8 p.m. VENUE | Humphreys Concerts by the Bay ADMISSION | Purchase tickets here Prices ranging from $52-$397 SOCIALS: They Might Be Giants: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Humphreys Concerts by the Bay: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Eric Johnson

Guitarist, vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Eric Johnson will perform live at House of Blues on Saturday, February 25 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 at 8 p.m. Purchase tickets houseofblues.com/sandiego/EventDetail?tmeventid=vvG1IZpm_MLvLb&offerid=0 Prices ranging from $35-$482 SOCIALS: Eric Johnson: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram House of Blues: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Food insecurity is driving women in Africa into sex work, increasing HIV risk

A study found that giving direct food support to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa cut their risk of contracting HIV by 64%, because it alleviated the pressure to engage in high-risk sex.

Nurse Katie Leonard uses a kayak to bring supplies to Patsy Costello, 88, as she sits trapped in her vehicle Dec. 31 on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, Calif.. Costello drove her car on the flooded street thinking she could make it, but it stalled in the two feet of water.

A stubborn La Nina and manmade warming are behind recent wild weather, scientists say

In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out bonkers. Meteorologists are saying it's typical weather weirdness, with a boost from human-caused climate change.

The paint marking the lane is faded and in some places non-existent and speeding cars, as you can see here, often drift into the bike lane. The city of Chicago recently installed new stop signs in the area to slow cars down, and may put plastic bollards between the car and bike lanes.

More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say U.S. streets are the problem

The pandemic got more people riding bikes, but the number of cyclists hit and killed by cars is rising at an alarming rate. "We're buying materials for ghost bikes in bulk," one cycling advocate says.

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