Los Angeles Times
State bill would make fossil fuel companies help pay for insurance
A bill that would make oil and gas companies pay for rising insurance costs due to climate-related disasters was introduced this week in the Legislature.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Disney offers Haunted Mansion as a rental space for themed weddings
IT WILL COST $25,000 to $40,000 to reserve and use the courtyard of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Crown princess apologizes for Epstein contacts
Norway's Mette-Marit has been in spotlight for communications with the sex offender.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Finland improving, but Swiss now isolating
While Finland’s women's hockey team appears to be improving after an outbreak of norovirus depleted its roster and forced the postponement of its first game at the Olympics, Switzerland's players are now isolating after a positive test result for the stomach illness.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Back on Olympic stage, Liu goes for bold
She finishes second and shows creativity, growth as U.S. leads team figure skating.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Imagineers and a starchitect help redesign Altadena sites
PUBLIC SPACES Loma Alta Park, clockwise from top left, Farnsworth Park, Main Library and Charles White Park (Ian White, pictured) are being redone.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump reminds us why people support him. It's the racism
Why did Harris lose? A lot of single-issue voters just want a champion for their white supremacist worldview
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Ex-Dodgers star Puig guilty, faces prison
A jury on Friday found former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and making false statements to investigators.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
WHEN A DOCTOR VISIT IS OUT OF REACH
Many Californians drop coverage as costs rise along with fears of serious illness.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A racist trope, and attack on voting
The video posted by Trump depicting the Obamas as apes is not only vile. It escalates the assault on elections ahead of the midterms.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Everyman image loved by fans
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, has died. He was 91.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
SHE'S LEANING INTO IT
Vonn determined to take on latest challenge: competing for gold with a torn ACL
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
It's home away from home
The Olympic village offers plenty of perks and amenities for athletes
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Argentina finalizes free trade deal with the U.S.
Argentina and the United States said they reached an expansive trade deal Thursday, boosting President Javier Milei as he moves to open up the South American nation’s notoriously protectionist economy and reflecting the close alliance between the radical libertarian and President Trump.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
First a call to prayer in Nigeria, then a massacre
Extremists attacked residents in homes and at a mosque, killing scores of them.
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February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Israeli attacks reportedly rising in Lebanon
U.N. peacekeepers patrolling southern Lebanon have faced a dramatic surge of “aggressive behavior” by Israeli forces over the last year, including drone-dropped grenades and machine-gun fire, according to an internal report seen by the Associated Press.
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February 07, 2026
Techlife News
SAM ALTMAN SLAMS ANTHROPIC'S SUPER BOWL ADS AS 'DISHONEST' IN ESCALATING AI RIVALRY
The rivalry between leading artificial intelligence companies spilled into the mainstream this week after a high-profile Super Bowl advertising campaign ignited a public war of words. What began as a marketing push quickly turned into a broader debate over trust, monetization, and how AI assistants should behave as they become deeply embedded in everyday life.
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MUSK AT $800 BILLION: HOW A SPACE-AI MERGER REWROTE THE GLOBAL WEALTH MAP
Elon Musk has crossed a line no one in modern business had ever reached.
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APPLE FINDS A WAY TO MAKE AI SPEECH FASTER WITHOUT SACRIFICING NATURAL SOUND
Apple researchers have introduced a new method that significantly speeds up artificial speech generation while preserving clarity, tone, and speaker identity.
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APPLE READIES NEXT MACBOOK PRO REFRESH AS M5 CHIP LAUNCH NEARS
Apple appears to be preparing the first major Mac hardware release of 2026, with growing signs pointing to the imminent debut of new MacBook Pro models powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
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MLB PLAYERS AGREE TO AI AVATARS THAT CAN CHAT WITH FANS
Major League Baseball players are taking a significant step into the next phase of digital fandom.
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AMAZON CUTS THOUSANDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RETAIL JOBS AS IT EXITS FRESH AND GO STORES
Amazon is laying off 3,339 employees in Southern California as it shuts down its Fresh grocery stores and automated Amazon Go markets, marking another major retreat from its physical retail ambitions.
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APPLE EXPANDS AI SUPPORT ASSISTANT WITH DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS AND SMARTER HELP TOOLS
Apple is quietly deepening its use of artificial intelligence in customer support, rolling out new features to the Al-powered assistant inside the Apple Support app.
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SPACEX AND ΧΑΙ COMBINE IN BOLD BET ON ORBITAL AI INFRASTRUCTURE
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX will acquire xAI, creating what analysts say could become the most valuable private company in the world. The merger brings together SpaceX's launch, satellite, and orbital operations with xAI's large-scale artificial intelligence models, forming a single platform designed to power AI workloads from space.
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PLURIBUS SEASON 2 IS MOVING FORWARD-JUST NOT AT A RUSHED PACE
Vince Gilligan has confirmed that Pluribus will return for a second season, but viewers hoping for a lightning-fast turnaround will need patience.
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APPLE'S SILENT AI BET: WHY ITS $2 BILLION Q.AI DEAL SIGNALS A NEW ERA FOR VOICE COMPUTING
Apple has quietly completed one of the largest acquisitions in its history, purchasing Israeli startup Q.ai for an estimated $2 billion.
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CALIFORNIA PLANS NEW EV INCENTIVES THAT WILL REQUIRE AUTOMAKERS TO MATCH STATE FUNDS
California is preparing a major overhaul of its electric-vehicle incentive strategy, proposing a $200 million program that would require automakers to match state funds in order to participate.
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APPLE EXTENDS IMESSAGE AND FACETIME SUPPORT ON OLDER MACS AND APPLE WATCHES
Apple has issued new software updates for older Macs and Apple Watches that can't upgrade to the latest operating systems, preventing a behind-the-scenes certificate expiration from disrupting core services like iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation.
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INTEL AND SOFTBANK BET ON NEXT-GENERATION AI MEMORY WITH ZAM PARTNERSHIP
A new partnership between Intel and a SoftBank-backed memory startup is bringing the chipmaker back into the memory conversation—without building fabs or returning to conventional DRAM manufacturing.
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TSMC PLANS ADVANCED AI CHIP PRODUCTION IN JAPAN AS KUMAMOTO PLANT MOVES TO 3NM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is preparing to take a major step in its global expansion strategy by bringing some of its most advanced chipmaking technology to Japan.
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