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TikTok saidΒ Wednesday it’s rolling out a new local feed that shows videos from nearby businesses and services based on users’ precise geolocation data. Users of the social media platform will now see a new tab on their app called “Local” that leads to content related to nearby travel, events, restaurants and shopping, as well as…
A San JosΓ©-based tech company that sells roof shingles with built-in solar panels is the latest to announce plans to leave the Golden State for Texas. GAF Energy will relocate its headquarters to Georgetown, Texas, on Dec. 13, the company announced in a notification document filed with state officials. The company said its decision was…
NEW YORKΒ βΒ Federal prosecutors unsealed two indictments Thursday outlining an illegal betting scheme that has rocked the NBA and named current and former players, including the Miami Heatβs Terry Rozier; former Clippers player and current Portland head coach Chauncey Billups; and retired NBA player and friend of LeBron James Damon Jones. Prosecutors are accusing Rozier and…
The Lakers 128-117 winwon, Luka Doncic dominated and then the conversation moved forward, because even though a 128-117 win over the slumping Indiana Pacers on Friday counts all the same in the tight Western Conference standings, it doesnβt say as much about the Lakers as what comes next. Buoyed by four recent wins over struggling…
Mention Aaron Donald and nearly everyone thinks Rams, the team he spent his entire 10-year NFL career with and led to a Super Bowl championship in 2022. Donald was a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, nine-time All-Pro and is regarded as one of the greatest defensive tackles of all time. But before Los…
Before hitting the stage, the comedians of the TV series βJokes with JoySauceβ have an on-camera ritual of exchanging immigrant stories about growing up with their families. There is no audience during these moments, just comics being vulnerable with one another. The tales give insight into the lives they live offstage and their perspectives as…
Los Angeles will soon offer reduced-cost filming permits for shoots that demonstrate a βlow impactβ to the surrounding community, a move that comes as the city tries to lure more production. The cost of film permit shooting at three or fewer locations will be reduced by as much as 58%, according to the nonprofit FilmLA,…
At USC, Stafon Johnson was a running back. As the football coach at his alma mater, Dorsey, he has continued to preach running the football β until now. He finally has a promising quarterback, sophomore Elijah McDaniel, so look for the Dons to run and pass. βI havenβt had a quarterback in many moons,β Johnson…
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has blamed budget tax hikes for a deeper half-year loss. The UK’s largest employee-owned business, which owns John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, reported a headline loss before tax and exceptional items of Β£34m for the six months to 26 July. That compared to a Β£5m loss in the…
Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his new Masterclass and share ways people can protect themselves from online scams, identity theft and deepfakes.
