[aggregation-styles] SciTechDaily Flavanols — small molecules found in many fruits and vegetables, and also cocoa — were found to help improve brain function in a recent study. So yeah, cocoa might make you smarter, but so will carrots and other brightly colored vegetables and fruits. But getting smarter AND drinking...
City of Phoenix To Host 500-Team Soccer Tourney Over Holiday Weekend
[aggregation-styles] The Center Square Public officials in Arizona have told residents to take proper precautions for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, including eating outdoors when possible, but the city of Phoenix has approved a 500-team youth soccer tournament set to bring thousands of families to the valley this weekend.Phoenix officials said...
California Sent COVID Jobless Benefits to Scott Peterson, Cary Stayner: Officials
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times San Quentin inmate Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn son, received California unemployment benefits in recent months, according to a group of state and federal prosecutors who have been investigating fraud in the pandemic relief system administered by the state Employment Development Department....
Newsom Recall Effort Reignited by Napa Dinner Party Controversy : Report
[aggregation-styles] Fox News Gov. Gavin Newsom highly criticized outing at one of California’s most exclusive fine-dining restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic this month, has reignited talks of a recall, according to reports. The recall campaign was given new life after a judge last week granted conservative activists a 120-day extension,...
A Dark Money Mystery in Florida Centers on the Campaign of a Spoiler Candidate Who Appeared To Help a Republican Win by 32 Votes
[aggregation-styles] CNN A month before Election Day in Florida a mysterious company called Proclivity, Inc. contributed $550,000 to a pair of newly formed political action committees in the state. Two days later, the money flowed from the PACs to an Orlando-area print and advertising firm. Shortly thereafter, came a torrent...
CORRECTION: Over a Dozen Tulare County ‘Johns’ Busted in Sex Trafficking Sting Operation
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta A total of 13 Tulare County men have been charged on suspicion of soliciting sex for money following a multi-agency sting operation last week. On Nov. 20, Visalia and Tulare officers conducted a sting operation targeting men who illegally pay for sex. Police did not release...
Doctors Say Side Effects From COVID Vaccine Shots Won’t Be ‘A Walk in the Park’
[aggregation-styles] CNBC Public health officials and drugmakers must be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine, doctors urged during a meeting Monday with CDC advisors as states prepare to distribute doses as early as next month. Dr. Sandra Fryhofer of...
Over 100 Gather in Downtown Fresno To Call on Officials To ‘Open California Safely’
[aggregation-styles] KGPE FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) — On Saturday, more than 100 people rallied in downtown Fresno, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom and Fresno County to “Open California Safely.” “I believe that we can do the best to protect the most vulnerable in our population, while simultaneously keep our businesses alive,”...
COVID Curfew Meets with Strong Skepticism. So, What’s the Point?
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times The newest COVID-19 lockdown measure — a limited late-night curfew in most of California — has been met with skepticism by many who are weary of months of limits on their movements. How effective, some ask, will California’s new overnight stay-at-home order be in curbing the...
Co-Founder of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Has Died at Age 37
[aggregation-styles] CNN Pat Quinn, one of the co-founders of the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died Sunday at the age of 37, according to a statement from the ALS Foundation. The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral in 2014 with more than 17 million people participating by pouring ice water over...