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Thousands of jelly-like creatures washing ashore in Southern California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

Look, but don’t touch. That’s the message from marine biologists as Southern California sees an influx of jellyfish-like creatures known as Velella velella, or By-the-Wind Sailors.On Saturday, Dana Wharf Whale Watching posted a video of the strange blue and purple-ish blobs that travel with the ocean currents and winds. Beachgoers say they are washing ashore by the thousands along the Southern California coast, including at Huntington Beach, Zuma Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Salt Creek Beach. They have also been spotted further north.By-the-Wind sailors are seen at Zuma Beach in California in April 2023. The jelly-like creatures are known as colonial hydroid, meaning they’re comprised of a colony of tiny organisms. (Maria Abreu)By-the-Wind sailors are known as colonial hydroids, meaning they’re comprised of a colony of tiny creatures, similar to the Portuguese Man O'War. They feed on algae and zooplankton and are a favorite meal for sunfish, according to Nona the Naturalist with Dana...

The not-so-California story behind the California roll

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

The California roll is a staple at sushi restaurants around the U.S. No matter where you order it, you'll find pretty much the same three ingredients — cucumber, avocado and crab (sometimes imitation crab) — rolled up in seaweed and rice. The roll's provenance isn't as well known as its ingredients, but the most widely accepted origin story takes us pretty far from California — and more than 4,500 miles from Japan, for that matter. The California roll is widely reported to have originated in Vancouver, Canada. Hidekazu Tojo came to Vancouver in the early '70s and started working at one of the city's only sushi restaurants, reports Food52. At that time, the average diner liked tempura and teriyaki dishes, but wasn't really interested in raw fish, Tojo told the publication. Is the rain finally over for California? People were interested, however, in eating cooked crab. So he crafted the roll using cooked crab, avocado and cucumber.The other thing Tojo did to cater to dine...

Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The 56th annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off this weekend in San Francisco. It’s the largest festival of its kind on the west coast, showcasing a colorful celebration of Japanese American culture.Matthew Nagatomi, fesitval co-chair, joins KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss along with a special performance.

Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.In many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like workers who were commuting, while the share of the U.S. labor force working from home went from 5.7% in 2019 to 17.9% in 2021, as restrictions were implemented to help slow the spread of the virus, according to a report released last week based on American Community Survey data.“The increase in homebased workers corresponded with a decline in drivers, carpoolers, transit riders, and most other types of commuters,” the report said.The share of people working from home between ages 25 and 34 jumped from 16% to 23% from 2019 to 2021. The share of home-based workers who are Black went from 7.8% to 9.5%, and it went from 5.7% to 9.6% for Asian workers. It remained flat for Hispanic workers, th...

78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri heist.Bonnie Gooch is jailed on $25,000 bond after she was charged with one count of stealing or attempting to steal from a financial institution in the holdup Wednesday in Pleasant Hill, The Kansas City Star reports. No attorney is listed for her in online court records. She also was convicted of robbing a California bank in 1977 and one in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit in 2020. Her probation in the second heist ended in November 2021. Court documents filed in Cass County in the latest case said the robbery note demanded “13,000 small bills,” adding “thank you sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” Surveillance video also captured her banging on the counter, asking the teller to hurry, Cass County prosecutors said. She smelled strongly of alcohol when officers s...

Sinead Farrelly back in soccer in time for shot at World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas. (AP) — Sinead Farrelly says she wouldn’t have been able to play soccer again if she hadn’t told her story. In 2021, Farrelly and fellow player Mana Shim accused former National Women’s Soccer League coach Paul Riley of misconduct and sexual coercion in an article published by The Athletic. The allegations, which he denied, rocked the women’s game, sparking a pair of investigations by U.S. Soccer and the NWSL that concluded there was widespread player mistreatment. Farrelly retired more than six years ago but returned over the weekend to the game she loves, starting for Ireland on Saturday in an exhibition match against the U.S. national team. She also signed this season with NJ/NY Gotham after joining the NWSL team in the preseason as a non-roster invitee. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it unless I was able to get that off my chest and get that story out because that healing, and the liberation from that had to occur before I could ever...

Brewers acquire LHP Sousa from Reds, send him to Triple-A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired left-handed pitcher Bennett Sousa from the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday and sent him to their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee.Cincinnati received cash and international bonus money in exchange for Sousa. The Reds had designated him for assignment last week.Sousa, 28, went 3-0 with an 8.41 ERA in 25 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox last season. He struck out 12 and walked 10 in 20 1/3 innings.In another move, the Brewers transferred left-handed pitcher Aaron Ashby to the 60-day injured list. The Brewers announced Wednesday that Ashby was undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery and would miss most of the season. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Koepka holds on for 2-shot lead over Rahm at Masters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Brooks Koepka held steady in the cold air and was potentially spared a big number by the rain-softened grass at Augusta National, finishing the third round at the Masters on Sunday morning with a 1-over 73 to keep a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm.But it’s no longer a two-man race. The final round will not have Tiger Woods in his Sunday red shirt, either.Woods never made it back to the course after enduring a miserable mix of cold and rain on Saturday. He withdrew with what he said was a recurrence of plantar fasciitis, the second time in his last three majors that he made the cut without making it to the finishing line.Koepka has been atop the leaderboard after all three rounds, yet his work is far from over. Rahm had his chances to catch him until three-putt bogeys on both par 5s on the back nine, settling for a 73 that puts him in the final group.Viktor Hovland was only three shots behind after a wild 70 that illustrated how quickly it can change at Augusta ...

El covid-19 puede haberse originado en humanos, afirma un científico chino

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

(CNN) — El virus del covid-19 puede haberse originado en humanos, afirmó un científico chino.Las secuencias genéticas de las muestras virales tomadas del mercado de mariscos de Huanan en Wuhan – que se cree que es el sitio de la zona cero de la pandemia – eran “casi idénticas” a las de los pacientes infectados con el coronavirus, lo que sugiere que el covid-19 puede haberse originado en humanos, dijo Tong Yigang de la Universidad de Tecnología Química de Beijing.Los científicos analizan otra pista sobre los posibles orígenes del covid-19, ya que la OMS dice que todas las posibilidades “permanecen sobre la mesa”Tong, quien habló en una conferencia de prensa realizada por el Consejo de Estado chino sobre la investigación del origen del virus, dijo que se tomaron más de 1.300 muestras ambientales y de animales congelados en el mercado entre enero de 2020 y marzo de 2020, y que los investigadores aislaron tres cepas de virus de las muestras ambientales.También dijo que...

Irán instala cámaras para identificar a las mujeres que infringen el código de vestimenta

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:54 GMT

(CNN) — Las autoridades iraníes utilizarán cámaras en lugares públicos para identificar a las mujeres que violen la ley del hiyab en el país, informaron los medios estatales.Las mujeres en Irán corren el riesgo de ser arrestadas por no cubrirse el pelo. Muchas han desafiado el código de vestimenta obligatorio como parte de las protestas generalizadas que siguieron a la muerte de una joven bajo custodia por presuntamente violar las reglas del hiyab.Las autoridades, sin embargo, no muestran signos de dar marcha atrás en el tema.Irán dice que la ley del hiyab está bajo revisión mientras los medios estatales descartan las afirmaciones de que se ha abolido la temida policía moral“En una medida innovadora y para evitar tensiones y conflictos en la implementación de la ley del hiyab, la policía iraní utilizará cámaras inteligentes en lugares públicos para identificar a las personas que infringen las normas”, dijo la policía citada por la agencia de noticias alineada con el Estado, Ta...