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Proposed Safe Injection Site in Philly Would Not Violate Federal Law, Judge Says
A nonprofit’s proposal to open the nation’s first supervised injection site for opioid users in Philadelphia does not violate federal law, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Fortnite Superstar Tyler ‘Ninja' Blevins Leaves Twitch For Mixer
Fortnite superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has left Twitch and is taking his video game live streams to Microsoft’s Mixer platform, a stunning switch that could have wide-ranging consequences for the rapidly growing industry. Blevins announced his move Thursday , ending a hugely profitable partnership with Twitch, a live streaming giant owned by Amazon. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunities Twitch...
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Google's Challenge to Game Consoles to Kick Off in November
Google will start its Stadia streaming service to challenge the video game industry in November — but initially only as part of a $130 bundle that includes hardware and a pass for a friend.
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White House Hopefuls Swarm Rival's Home Turf of California
The Democrats who want to be president are swarming California, competing for campaign cash and media attention while courting longtime allies of home-state Sen. Kamala Harris on their rival’s own turf.
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San Diego Firefighter Witnesses Notre Dame Go Up in Flames
Enjoying a beautiful spring evening on an Easter Week vacation in Paris with his wife and son Monday, Justin Chiotti was about a mile away from Notre Dame when he saw a large column of smoke as the historic Catholic Cathedral erupted in flames.
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Los Angeles Leaders Join Call to Boycott Hotel Bel-Air, Beverly Hills Hotel Over Anti-Gay Laws
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin and Councilman Paul Koretz called Tuesday for a boycott of the Hotel Bel-Air and the Beverly Hills Hotel owned by the government of Brunei for anti-gay measures in the tiny kingdom making homosexual sex and adultery punishable by death. Koretz also announced he is introducing a City Council resolution opposed to Brunei’s policies.
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Google Unveils ‘Stadia,' Its Video Game Streaming Service
In much the same way as Google changed email, maps and online video, the search giant now has its eye on the video game industry. In its first-ever Game Developers’ Conference keynote on Tuesday, Google announced “Stadia,” a service that aims to eliminate physical gaming consoles and PCs, replacing them with specially-designed game servers housed in data centers.
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Google Unveils ‘Stadia' Game Streaming Service
In much the same way as Google changed email, maps and online video, the search giant now has its eye on the video game industry. In its first-ever Game Developers’ Conference keynote on Tuesday, Google announced “Stadia,” a service that aims to eliminate physical gaming consoles and PCs, replacing them with specially-designed game servers housed in data centers.
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Family Out $13K After Son Makes Series of In-Game Xbox Purchases
Having teenage video gamers can lead to big fights about screen time limits, but in the Schoepke house, it cost the Bolton, Massachusetts, family more than just their time. “Thirteen months of multi-hundred dollar charges. Everybody was just floored,” said Liz Schoepke. Schoepke and her husband said they are out $13,000 after their son made a series of in-game Xbox...
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SF Mayor Plans to Spend $181M Tax Windfall on Affordable Housing, Homelessness
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Thursday announced she’s come up with a detailed proposal for the $181 million available from a recently announced windfall of excess property tax revenue.
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San Francisco Mayor Targets Dirty Streets with $12.8 Million ‘Cleanup' Plan, Recounts Stepping on Needle
Mayor Mark Farrell, just three months into his tenure, is unveiling a multi-million dollar plan to clean up the streets and sidewalks of San Francisco.
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Officials Probe Why Las Vegas Airport Controller Went Silent
Federal and airport authorities said Friday they are investigating why an air traffic controller became incapacitated and went silent while working a night shift alone in the tower at busy McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. “No safety events occurred during this incident,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement about what officials said amounted to a 40-minute span...
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California Has Billions in Unclaimed Cash, and Some Might Belong to You
California recently added $770 million to the billions of dollars being held as unclaimed property, the state’s chief fiscal officer announced Tuesday. The cash transferred to the state for safekeeping includes bank accounts that might have been forgotten, uncashed checks, insurance policy money, stocks, safe deposit boxes and other unclaimed cash.
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Seattle Plane Thief Said He Trained on Video Games, Didn't Plan to Land
He cracked jokes, complimented the professional demeanor of an air traffic controller and apologized for making a fuss. But the friendly tone of a 29-year-old airport worker who stole a commercial plane Friday night, performing acrobatic stunts before the fatal plunge into a thick island forest, belied his desperate actions. “I think I’m going to try to do a barrel...
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Candidates for California Governor Jockey for 2nd Place
In California’s first incumbent-free race for governor since voters switched to a top-two primary system, nearly two dozen candidates are jockeying for a spot in the runoff, including five Democrats and two Republicans with deep pockets or experience in politics. For now, the contest is a race for second place. Democrat Gavin Newsom is widely viewed as the front-runner, better...
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Authorities Probe How Airline Employee Could Steal Plane
Investigators are piecing together how an airline ground agent stole an empty commercial airplane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft. Officials said Saturday that the man was a 3.5-year Horizon Airlines employee and had clearance to...
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Police Swarm JetBlue Plane at JFK Airport, Alarming Passengers
Police swarmed a JetBlue plane filled with passengers on the tarmac at Kennedy Airport Tuesday evening, sparking a scare in what turned out to be a response to a radio equipment problem, according to officials. It wasn’t clear initially why police had surrounded JetBlue flight no. 1623 as it sat on the tarmac at JFK Tuesday evening. Passenger It wasn’t...
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All 5 Victims in East River Helicopter Crash Died of Drowning, Medical Examiner Rules
Investigators recovred a flight data recorder and a GoPro camera Tuesday as they tried to determine the cause of a deadly helicopter crash in the East River and figure out whether passengers’ harnesses hindered their escape from the sinking aircraft.
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Girl Dies After Shooting Over Video Game Controller
A Mississippi girl has died after her brother allegedly shot her in the head because she wouldn’t hand over the controller of a video game. WCBI-TV reported Sunday that Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said the girl is dead.