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Pilot dead after plane out of East Bay crashes in Southern California
The pilot was the only person on board the six-seater and died before he could be taken to a hospital. His name was not released, pending notification of family.
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Has enthusiasm for electric cars waned?
General Motors, Ford and Tesla have all warned of an electric vehicle slowdown because they say demand might drop.
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He procured guns from the US, then sent them to Mexico to fight ‘El Chapo’ loyalists in cartel civil war
One of El Chapo's main suppliers of guns and other weapons was Alfredo Lomas Navarrete, a Culiacán cellphone store owner who helped coordinate the southbound flow of weaponry.
Losing Melvin to SF Giants feels uncomfortably familiar to Padres fans
No one would blame Padres fans for chewing on the suddenly uncomfortable thought that manager Bob Melvin slipping off to the Giants could become Bruce Bochy Part II.
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Crohn’s disease and colitis: Advocates strive to raise awareness, break stigma for ‘invisible’ illnesses
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that the National Institutes of Health estimates impacts half a million people throughout the United States.
Can a cover song be better than the original version? Absolutely! Here are 6 of the all-time best
An imaginatively done cover song can simultaneously provide an unexpected hit for an established act — and shine a welcome new light on the artist who originally did it.
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Can frozen DNA help species survive extinction? San Diego’s Frozen Zoo, conservationists partner to put biodiversity banking on the map
The International Union for Conservation of Nature — the world’s largest conservation group — has partnered with the wildlife alliance on the union’s newest Center for Species Survival.
Which way does beach sand flow? Studies challenge established views on sand migration along California coast
New research challenges a well-established notion about how sand flows within the surf and long-shore currents that constantly shape the state's beaches.
Famed racehorse trainer Bob Baffert files alleging plot by bettors to extort, defame him
Legendary thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert alleges that New Jersey men operated anonymous social media accounts and “have engaged in an escalating pattern of unlawful and threatening behavior directed specifically at...
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‘It will get more critical’: San Diego County’s shrinking beaches
Most of the West Coast shore is steep, rocky and pounded by powerful waves, and the beach culture popularized by movies and advertising is largely a myth.