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World's first AI-powered restaurant opens in Southern California

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

The world’s first fully autonomous, AI-powered restaurant recently opened in Southern California.Robots cook the burgers and deep-fry the French fries at CaliExpress by Flippy, a new restaurant that opened in December. The restaurant is located at 561 E. Green Street in Pasadena.Guests who visit the restaurant can watch the robots prepare their meals from start to finish after they place an order. Orders can also be customized, a news release said. In-N-Out adds new drink options to its menus The restaurant came to life thanks to the partnership between Cali Group, a technology forward holding company, Miso Robotics, the creator of Flippy, the world’s first AI-powered robotic fry station, and PopID, a technology company that uses biometrics to simplify ordering and payment systems.The restaurant’s menu consists of burgers, cheeseburgers and French fries.“To our knowledge, this is the world's first operating restaurant where both ordering and every single cooking process are fully ...

Woman dies after her car stops in front of Amtrak train

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

A woman died Tuesday after her car stopped at a railroad crossing and was hit by an Amtrak train.The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. at a crossing located at North Lewis Road and Upland Road.According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, a 63-year-old woman was driving her vehicle west on Upland Road. For reasons that are under investigation, the woman stopped the vehicle on the tracks.The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train had just entered city limits headed southbound and the conductor immediately applied the emergency brake once recognizing there was a vehicle on the tracks.Despite the emergency braking, the train crashed into the side of the stationary vehicle, pushing it into the signal control box that controls the railroad arms.Debris from inside the woman's car could be seen tossed about the crash site.Sky5 was over a crash scene involving a Pacific Surfliner and a vehicle on Jan. 2, 2024. (KTLA)Sky5 was over a crash scene involving a Pacific Surfliner and a vehicle on Jan. ...

Man Killed, Two Others Injured in 3-Vehicle Crash on Winnetka Avenue [Los Angeles, CA]

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Three-Vehicle Collision near Nordhoff StreetLOS ANGELES, CA (January 2, 2024) – One man died Thursday morning and two others were hurt in a 3-vehicle collision on Winnetka Avenue.The incident occurred at approximately 7:13 a.m. in the 8900 block of North Winnetka Avenue near Nordhoff Street. As of now, the sequence of events leading to the three-vehicle collision is not clear. However, initial reports suggest that one man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.Additionally, paramedics who arrived at the scene transported two other individuals to a nearby hospital, where they are currently in stable condition. Authorities have not disclosed the identities of those involved in the incident.Emergency crews temporarily closed off the surrounding area for cleanup and preliminary tasks. Further information regarding the Winnetka Avenue 3-vehicle crash will be provided once it becomes available.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sin...

New NYC rule bans souvenir sellers from Brooklyn Bridge

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

By Jake Offenhartz | Associated PressNEW YORK — Visitors to New York City hoping to take home a souvenir from the Brooklyn Bridge will now have to settle for a photograph, as vendors are about to be banned from the iconic span.The new rule, which goes into effect Wednesday, aims to ease overcrowding on the bridge’s heavily trafficked pedestrian walkway, where dozens of trinket sellers currently compete for space with tourists and city commuters.As crowds flocked to the bridge over the holiday season, the situation turned dangerous, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. He pointed to videos that showed pedestrians leaping from the elevated walkway onto a bike lane several feet below in order to bypass a human traffic jam.“It’s not only a sanitary issue, it’s a public safety issue,” Adams said on Tuesday. “People would’ve trampled over each other. We need order in this city. That is one of our major landmarks.”The new rules will a...

Why Japan’s 7.6 quake wasn’t Turkey’s tragedy all over again

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

Last February, Turkey’s 7.8-magnitude temblor killed more than 59,000 people. The 7.6-magnitude quake that struck western Japan on Monday killed only 55.Why did one nation experience only 0.1% of the deaths of the other?In many ways, the countries are similar. Both have multiple active faults and a history of catastrophe. Both have histories of major and repeated geologic trauma.But a comparison shows that their experiences are vastly different. The sobering challenge for the rest of the world is how to be more like Japan, and less like Turkey. While there is no way to prevent an earthquake from occurring, what can be prevented – or at least limited – is the scale of the calamity caused by these inevitable tremors.Magnitude: Both earthquakes were enormous. And numerically, 7.6 doesn’t seem like much less than 7.8. But earthquakes are measured logarithmically. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake is 1.5 times bigger than a magnitude 7.6 earthquake — and 2 times stronger, according ...

Selena Gomez says she may only have ‘one more album’ in her

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

By Alli Rosenbloom | CNNSelena Gomez is a modern-day triple threat: she’s an international popstar, an Emmy-nominated actor and a beauty mogul. But she may soon be closing the door on her career as a singer.“I do feel like I have one more album in me,” Gomez said on Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast.“The older I get the more I’m kind of like, I would like to find something to just settle on,” she continued, adding that her career as an actor is what she’d ideally like to focus on.From an early age, Gomez said she had her sights set on being “a serious actress.” Her music career began only because Disney approached her to create an album while she was starring on the Disney Channel sitcom “Wizards of Waverly Place” in the late 2000s.“I thought it would be fun and I thought more than anything it would be a hobby that I really enjoyed,” she said. “I wanted to be an actress. I never really intended on being a singer full time but apparently that hobby turned into something els...

Study shows CA farmworkers earned less after overtime wage bill passed

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

(KRON) -- A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, showed that California farmworkers made less money since a bill meant to increase wages for overtime work passed in 2016.The bill, AB 1066, removed overtime exemptions and introduced new standards phasing in lower overtime standards until normal work week hours (eight hours per day, 40 hours per week) were reached starting in 2019."At one extreme, if individual worker hours and wages remain unchanged after the laws are implemented, workers would benefit from higher incomes for the same time at work," Alexandra E. Hill, the researcher and an assistant professor at UC Berkeley's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, said in the study. "At another extreme, if employers reduce hours to remain below the new thresholds, worker incomes could fall, making workers who value the extra income more than additional leisure time worse off."The latter is happening in California, according to the study.Data shows that o...

Shots fired during attempted car thefts in East Bay

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

(KRON) -- The Alameda County Sheriff's Office reported two instances of shots being fired during attempted car break-ins over New Year's weekend. Nobody was hurt in either shooting. The first attempted burglary happened just after 7 p.m. Sunday in San Lorenzo, on the 1900 block of Via Sarita. The sheriff's office said suspects tried unsuccessfully to steal the victim's car from their driveway before one of them fired a handgun through the front window of the home. The suspects and victims never spoke to each other. Man who allegedly tried to hit police officer with car arrested On Monday, deputies responded to the Cherryland area of unincorporated Hayward for another vehicle theft. The incident happened on the 20000 block of Angus Way. A man allegedly came out of his home to check on his vehicle and encountered a masked suspect who fired several rounds at him with a handgun. The suspect, whose race is unknown, fled southbound on Angus Way, driving a dark sedan. The suspect fired ...

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 57 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more quakes could lie ahead. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area.The damage was so great that it could not immediately be assessed. Japanese media reports said tens of thousands of homes were destroyed.Water, power and cell phone service were still down in some areas. Residents expressed sorrow about their uncertain futures.“It’s not just that it’s a mess. The wall has collapsed, and you can see through to the next room. I don’t think we can live here anymore,” Miki Kobayashi, an Ishikawa resident, said as she swept around her house.The house was also damaged in a 2007 quake, she said.Two of the latest reported deaths came from Suzu, where the death toll grew to 22 people, according to city officials. Twe...

Yamamoto’s contract with Dodgers includes 2 opt outs, but timing depends on elbow health

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:43:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have two opportunities to opt out of his record $325 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, although the timing is tied to his pitching elbow’s health.If Yamamoto has Tommy John surgery or is on the injured list for a right elbow injury for 134 consecutive service days from 2024-29, he would have the right to opt out after the 2031 and 2033 World Series, according to terms of the deal obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. If he avoids Tommy John surgery and doesn’t miss that much time with an elbow issue during that window, he can instead opt out after the 2029 and 2031 World Series.In the first scenario, the Dodgers also would gain a $10 million conditional option for 2036 with no buyout.Yamamoto does not have the right to block trades but could opt out of the contract after the end of any season in which he is traded. Los Angeles announced the agreement two weeks after signing two-way star Shohei Ohtani to...