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California officials responded Wednesday to reports that Paramount is preparing to ditch the state, though the company declined to comment, and no official announcement has been made.Officials inside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ office and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office were told Paramount planned to announce Tuesday that it was leaving the state, sources told TMZ.The announcement never came, and the outlet said it was unclear whether the company […]

California health officials are urging consumers not to eat recalled organic eggs after a salmonella outbreak sickened 23 people and hospitalized seven.The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced last week that the outbreak had been linked to Happy Hens brand organic eggs produced at the company's Ramona, California, farm. The company voluntarily recalled the eggs on Sept. 8."Consumers should throw away recalled eggs or return to (the) place of purchase […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed opening the door for Canada to become the European Union's first "associate member," a significant step that could bring Ottawa substantially closer to the bloc as its trade dispute with the U.S. shows no signs of abating. Speaking in Strasbourg during her annual State of the European Union address, von der Leyen addressed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was in […]

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and legendary New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia has told the story many times: Dave Stewart changed his mindset forever at just 9 years old in his hometown Vallejo, California. Stewart, a three-time World Series champion and World Series MVP during his time pitching for the Oakland Athletics, made a surprise visit to Sabathia’s Boys and Girls Club when he was just a kid. Stewart shared […]

A recall has been issued for So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints over the potential presence of foreign materials, including small stones and other hard objects, within the cashew inclusions.Danone USA announced the voluntary recall for So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints on Tuesday.The recalled dessert item is packaged in pint containers with best-by dates on and before April 3, […]

Ford Motor Company is refreshing its best-selling F-150 pickup for 2027 with hands-free towing technology, updated styling and the first-ever F-150 Carhartt edition.Greg Christensen, Ford's general manager of North America Trucks, told Fox Business that the overhaul was shaped by how customers actually use their trucks — from hauling equipment to work to towing boats and campers on weekends.One of the biggest additions is BlueCruise with Towing, which allows drivers […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday told lawmakers in Congress that the U.S. needs to foster open artificial intelligence (AI) models to compete with those made by Chinese firms.Bessent testified before the House Financial Services Committee about the economy and international finance, with AI emerging as a key topic of discussion.The Treasury secretary was asked about advances in AI and progress toward artificial general intelligence and noted Anthropic's Mythos model […]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a surprise phone call from President Donald Trump on Monday, in which the president dismissed fears that AI poses an existential threat to humanity and argued against calls to slow frontier AI development.While speaking on stage at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Huang answered the call and placed Trump on speakerphone for the audience of thousands, as shown in a video of the event […]

Costco has raised the price of motor oil sold under its exclusive private-label Kirkland brand and is now limiting how much customers can purchase weekly amid rising oil prices.A 10-quart case of Kirkland Signature full synthetic motor oil is now $58, according to Costco’s website, after previously selling for roughly $30 to $35 for much of the past several years.Customers are limited to two cases per week, the product page […]