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Science

L.A. County plans to put $5 million into wiping out medical debt

Los Angeles County is moving forward with a pilot program to relieve medical debt for struggling residents, setting aside $5 million for a planned agreement with a national nonprofit that buys and erases such debts. County supervisors voted Tuesday to allocate money for a county agreement with Undue Medical Debt to carry out the new

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Travel

Inside the $55 MILLION oceanfront California mega mansion – just two doors down from President Nixon’s former ‘Western White House’

Unbeatable views, private pool, luxury interior design and plenty of space to play with – this is what one of California’s most luxurious properties serves up, as a eye-opening video tour shows. YouTube star and property expert Enes Yilmazer gained access to 4130 Calle Isabella in San Clemente, California, following the announcement of it hitting the market

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Tech

Samsung is Offering Reward Of $1 Million If You Find Major Issues In Its OS: Know More

Last Updated: August 12, 2024, 08:00 IST The company is offering millions to those who can find and report major issues Samsung’s new program looks to report and solve major issues with its software that can become a problem for the end users. Want to earn millions and help companies find issues in their software?

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Travel

Inside the most expensive motorhome in the world that’s worth a staggering $2.5 MILLION

When it comes to life on the road, it doesn’t get more luxurious than this.   Real estate YouTube creator and actor Erik Van Conover gained access to the world’s most expensive motorhome, which boasts a spread of lavish features and a $2.5 million price tag to boot.  In a short film, Erik gives a comprehensive tour of

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Politics

Harris raises $13 million in San Francisco, touts California roots

SAN FRANCISCO  —  In a boisterous homecoming after becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris returned to California on Sunday and reveled in being surrounded by supporters she has known for decades, while also warning of a bleak future for the nation if Democrats do not win in November. “It’s good to be

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Tech

Uber to pay record $148 million over 2016 data breach

Uber will pay $148 million to settle an investigation into a 2016 data breach that the company was accused of intentionally concealing. The settlement with attorneys general for all 50 states and Washington, DC, will be split among the states. It’s the largest ever multi-state data breach settlement, according to the New York attorney general.

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Science

A glimpse back at ‘snowball Earth’: Rock formation spanning Ireland and Scotland may be the world’s most complete record of a global freeze 700 million years ago

Earth wasn’t always a covered with lush greenery and glorious blue oceans teeming with life.  In fact, around 700 million years ago it was a shimmering ‘snowball’, an ice planet worthy of Star Wars.  Now scientists say geological relics of ‘Snowball Earth’ still exist across Scotland and the north of Ireland.  Rocks along a massive

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Tech

Facebook hack exposed 50 million users’ info — and accounts on other sites

An attack on Facebook exposed information on nearly 50 million of the social network’s users, the company announced Friday — and gave the attackers access to those users’ accounts with other sites and apps that they logged into using Facebook. The attackers exploited a bug in a feature called “View as” that lets users see

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Business

US Court Orders Vedanta Group-backed Sterlite Tech to Pay $96.5 Million to Prysmian

An American court has ordered Vedanta Group-backed Sterlite Technologies’ overseas arm to pay $96.5 million, about Rs 810 crore, in damages to US-based Prysmian for violating trade secrets norms. The American court has awarded $200,000 penalty on Stephen Szymanski, Sterlite Technologies Inc (STI) Executive Vice President for Americas Region, for misappropriation of trade secrets of

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Tech

Elon Musk agrees to pay $20 million and quit as Tesla chairman in deal with SEC

Elon Musk agreed Saturday to step down as chairman of Tesla and pay a $20 million fine in a deal to settle charges brought this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the settlement, which requires court approval, Musk will be allowed to stay as CEO but must leave his role as chairman of

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