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It feels great to be outside these days. It feels even better to eat outside, preferably on a blanket in the soft grass with a picnic basket containing your favorite summer-centric salads and sandwiches. This summer’s picnics won’t be the large gatherings we typically associate with outdoor eating, where friends of friends huddle around your […]

“Black is Beautiful” beer is available from 27 local brewers/tap rooms, including Revolution Brewing’s brewpub on Milwaukee Avenue. | Revolution Brewing The initiative aims to “bridge the gap that’s been around for ages and provide a platform to show that the brewing community is an inclusive place for everyone of any color,” according to a […]

By Geoffrey McLennan, Special to CalMatters Many years ago I rode an express bus 35 miles from downtown Oakland to high school in Hayward – a long way to go for school. I was raised in a Catholic family and my parents insisted we attend a Catholic high school. I chose Moreau High School in […]

The bird-chirp alarm in Ny Sou Okon’s Pasadena home went off at 4 a.m. Thursday morning, July 30, signaling to her 8-year-old and 4-year-old sons that it was time to wake up. The day had come. The boys climbed out of bed and met their parents in the living room. Okon’s older son still squinted […]

Egon Durban, the co-CEO of private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, is a newly-minted billionaire who has been drawing comparisons to Warren Buffett, with membership in some of golf’s most exclusive clubs and an inside track to the Oscars. A Texas native who made his name acquiring and then selling Skype, he has rapidly become […]

SANTA CRUZ — After more than five years, legal resolution in a case of a child’s murder that rocked the Santa Cruz community has made little forward progress. On July 26, 2015, Adrian “A.J” Gonzalez, at the time 15 years old, was arrested and charged with the gruesome murder of his 8-year-old neighbor, Madyson “Maddy” […]

Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all reported blowout earnings on Thursday. The companies’ stock prices all soared following the reports, helping executives continue their winning streak. But as a whole, the US economy is reeling from record job losses and shrinking GDP figures. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. You’d never know there’s a recession […]

Haus makes self-sustaining, 3D printed smart homes. The house can go on any flat piece of land, with no utility hookups necessary. Haus says its homes are “zombie proof,” and anti-viral and anti-bacterial. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Haus is selling homes that seem to do it all – self-sufficient smart homes that […]

Do you think that Ellen DeGeneres’ show will go on for much longer? I don’t. After reading those Buzzfeed pieces about The Ellen Show’s toxic work environment, the racism, racial microaggressions, sexual harassment, grooming, and sexual abuse, I feel like there are lawsuits coming. I’m not saying that Ellen will be fired outright, but that […]

News broke on Friday that ByteDance-owner TikTok is being pressured by the Trump administration to divest its US business, and Microsoft was in the running to buy it up. Trump then said on Friday he was banning the app, possibly as soon as Saturday. The ban has yet to materialize. Trump’s comments reportedly halted Microsoft’s […]

Now that her peers are older and putting on weight, the snide remarks seem even crueler. DEAR ABBY: One of my dearest friends has a nasty habit of making snide comments about people who are overweight. We’ve been friends for more than 40 years, and she has always been this way. Now that I’m older, […]

An 8-year-old boy was critically injured in a fall from a third-story window Aug. 2, 2020, in the 5200 block of South Prairie Avenue. | Sun-Times file photo He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition, authorities said. A police source said his fall from the third floor appeared to be accidental. An […]

The number of people who have died with COVID-19 in Iran is far higher than the government has publicly admitted, according to figures leaked to BBC Persian.   These figures say 42,000 people had died with the virus as of July 20. The official figure the same day was 14,405. The official number of cumulative infections was […]

Jazz pianist Larry Novak. | Eric Hochberg The musician was known for his 1960s club tenures at the London House and Mr. Kelly’s, Chicago jazz pianist Larry Novak, a fixture of Chicago’s 1960s club scene, died Sunday. “We lost a giant today,” bassist Eric Hochberg, who recorded with Novak, wrote on Facebook. Novak led a […]

Germany will take the fight to China as an EU leader, a senior ally of Angela Merkel has said. Germany took on the European Council’s rotating presidency last month. Michael Roth, a senior foreign minister in Merkel’s government, said Berlin would prioritise standing up to Beijing, writing: ‘One thing is clear: We urgently need more […]

Boris Johnson could ask millions of ‘at-risk’ people in England to stay at home as coronavirus cases surge. The prime minister is reportedly considering a ban people from travelling across the country, and ask holiday-makers returning to the UK to quarantine for 14 days. The government is trying to identify options to avoid a second […]

Dear Amy: Prior to the pandemic, I met up with an old friend of nearly 20 years three or four nights a week at a local watering hole. We would also watch football together on Sundays at my house. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune)  When the pandemic hit, we all self-quarantined, me with my […]

Tommy Francois, vice-president of editorial and creative services at video game giant Ubisoft, has left the company after facing allegations of sexual harassment. Ubisoft had previously placed Francois on administrative leave, pending an investigation. Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot told staff of Francois’ departure in an email sent July 31, seen by Business Insider. Ubisoft on […]

Tommy François, vice-president of editorial and creative services at video game giant Ubisoft, has left the company after facing allegations of sexual harassment. Ubisoft had previously placed François on administrative leave, pending an investigation. Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot told staff of François’ departure in an email sent July 31, seen by Business Insider. Ubisoft on […]