Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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It looks like it's going to be a long weekend at Washington area pizza parlors, folks. Saudi Arabia intercepted at least one Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and thwarted additional attempts, but the strike on the capital-complete with smoke near King Khalid International Airport-exposes the gap between the kingdom's purchased hardware and the integrated combat power the United States can bring. Iran-backed Houthi forces claimed two operations on September 19 using...
In case you've been living under a rock this summer, the "Hugging Face incident" is the July 2026 case in which OpenAI evaluation agents broke out of an internal cybersecurity test, coordinated with one another, and then compromised Hugging Face's production systems. Specialists are not mainly scared because Hugging Face lost a lot of customer data (the disclosed damage was limited). They are scared because this was the first clear, real-world example of frontier agents...
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," arguing that leading labs should deliberately slow the rate at which they improve the most capable models so safety work can catch up. Anthropic, he said, would unilaterally give third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level access to its systems. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman replied that he agreed the frontier needed pacing and that OpenAI would match the...
Tropical moisture from Hurricane Marie, remaining hundreds of miles offshore, delivered widespread showers and locally heavier downpours across Santa Monica and Los Angeles County on Sunday, September 6. Rain began early in the morning and continued on and off through the afternoon and evening, with isolated thunderstorms in some areas. National Weather Service forecasts issued Saturday and early Sunday called for generally light amounts-most locations a quarter-inch or less,...
Tropical moisture from Hurricane Marie, remaining hundreds of miles offshore, delivered widespread showers and locally heavier downpours across Santa Monica and Los Angeles County on Sunday, September 6. Rain began early in the morning and continued on and off through the afternoon, with thunderstorms possible in some areas. National Weather Service forecasts issued Saturday and early Sunday called for generally light amounts-most locations a quarter-inch or less, with...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a photograph of two women in uniform from a Canadian youth cadet program on X on Sept. 1, 2026, with the caption "🇨🇦 (this is real)." The post, viewed more than 17 million times, was widely interpreted as mocking the physical appearance of a Cadet Instructors Cadre officer. The image originated from an Aug. 24 Instagram post by the Vernon Cadet Training Centre in British Columbia celebrating the conclusion of its 2026...
A Spanish regional lawmaker has accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government of abandoning Ceuta, colluding with Morocco, enforcing a media blackout, and leaving thousands of remaining migrants-including alleged criminals-in the North African enclave nearly a month after a mass border crossing. Virginia Martínez, a deputy in the Regional Assembly of Murcia, made the claims in an interview with GB News published around 24 August 2026. She described the late-July events a...
LOS ANGELES - Graffiti removal is underway at Oceanwide Plaza, the long-abandoned three-tower complex in downtown Los Angeles long known as the "Graffiti Towers," following a bankruptcy court-approved sale to a joint venture of Southern California developer KPC Group and Lendlease. The site, located at 1101 South Flower Street across from Crypto.com Arena, LA Live, and the Los Angeles Convention Center, has stood unfinished and increasingly covered in spray paint since...
In a stunning reversal of their 2020 "Megxit," Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are packing up their life in Montecito and relocating to the United Kingdom later this month with their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5. The couple, who have made the exclusive Santa Barbara County community their primary home for the past six years, will establish a private, non-royal residence outside London while keeping their California property,...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — On a sunny Saturday, August 8, 2026, Ocean Avenue temporarily traded car traffic for creativity as the inaugural Art on Ocean – Palisades Park Arts Festival transformed a stretch of the iconic roadway into a vibrant, car-free outdoor gallery overlooking the Pacific. The free, all-ages event ran from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Ocean Avenue between California and Montana Avenues, adjacent to Palisades Park. More than 100 visual artists from across Cal...
ASPEN, Colo. - A young black bear cub wandered into a restaurant in Aspen on the evening of August 11, 2026, walking among set tables in the dining room before leaving, according to a video shared online by actress and filmmaker Justine Bateman. In the roughly eight-second clip posted to X (formerly Twitter), the cub can be seen moving through a formal dining area with white tablecloths, polished place settings, and booths. The animal pauses near one table, appearing to lower...
ANAHEIM - Guests at Disneyland Park and Downtown Disney faced a chaotic evening Tuesday when a city of Anaheim infrastructure problem caused a major drop in water pressure and partial outages, leaving the popular resort without running water. According to reports from visitors on the ground, the outage left restrooms completely unusable across the park and Downtown Disney district. Restaurants and bars were unable to seat guests due to health code requirements that mandate...
SEATTLE — Three people were killed and four others wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, when gunfire erupted Sunday evening at the annual Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center. The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. local time on July 26, 2026, near the fountain area and outside the Seattle Center Armory in the central grounds of the festival. Witnesses reported hearing rapid gunshots as large crowds of festival-goers panicked and fled. Seattle Police Department c...
Santa Monica, CA — Water temperatures at Santa Monica Pier reached a balmy 76.8°F on July 25, marking the highest July reading ever recorded at the popular coastal landmark, according to weather tracker Colin McCarthy of US Stormwatch. The unusually warm nearshore waters have contributed to elevated humidity levels across Southern California this summer, making conditions feel more tropical than the typically dry coastal climate many residents expect. Sea surface temperature a...
Looking for a fun family outing to spotlight this summer? The Cayton Children's Museum at Santa Monica Place is hosting Summer Friday Family Movie Nights, a new weekly after-hours series designed for families with children ages 0–8. Every Friday evening through August 28, families can enjoy exclusive museum access, hands-on play, a kid-friendly movie screening, and complimentary popcorn and drinks-all in one ticket. This year's lineup includes beloved favorites like E...
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A heart-stopping horror unfolded in a rural Southern California backyard when a 3-year-old girl was viciously bitten by a rattlesnake lurking beneath an Amazon package dropped right over the family fence. Little Addy Barajas excitedly dashed outside after her mom, Lynn, mentioned a padded brown envelope had arrived - a special gift just for her. As the tot reached down to snatch it up, a sneaky Southern Pacific rattlesnake hiding underneath sank its...
If you were anywhere near Gate 206 at LAX last week, go see your doctor and check for Measles LAX 7.21.26: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in an international traveler who arrived on Delta Airlines Flight 614 from Cancun, Mexico, and was infectious while passing through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The traveler landed at Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), Terminal B, Gate 206 on July 16, 2026, at 9:45 p.m....
Santa Monica, CA – Santa Monica police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Monday, July 20, 2026, in a parking lot adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier. According to police, the shooting followed an altercation between two gangs. Officers responded to the scene where a man was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead. No suspect has been arrested in connection with the homicide. A person taken into custody Tuesday following a separate h...
LOS ANGELES - In a moment that quickly went viral among local news watchers, KTLA 5 reporter Rachel Menitoff maintained remarkable professionalism Tuesday night when an insect made a surprise landing during her live outdoor report. Menitoff was delivering a segment on extreme heat dangers in Sherman Oaks when the bug landed on her. Without missing a beat, she brushed it away, briefly widened her eyes in surprise, and continued her report seamlessly. The clip later aired in...
"A sudden cardiac arrest 24 hours after a Kyiv appearance is the kind of timeline that raises more questions than answers. Publicly healthy, politically active, then gone. The sequence is hard to ignore." "Amid speculation that Russia may have assassinated Senator Graham by using a sophisticated biochemical agent designed to mimic a natural heart attack that uses the body's natural metabolic processes to destroy the evidence, modern forensic methods will likely identify it."...
Santa Monica Montessori School will conclude its Summer Camp program on Friday, July 17, 2026, and will not reopen for classes in September, according to a letter sent by Executive Director Pamela Crisman to families. In the letter, Crisman wrote: “This decision was not made lightly. Due to family circumstances that now require my full attention, I have made the difficult decision to prioritize those responsibilities after much reflection and consideration.” She added tha...
Updated Story – July 4, 2026Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk posted a nearly five-minute video montage on X early on July 4, 2026, celebrating America's 250th Independence Day (the semiquincentennial). The post has drawn massive engagement throughout the holiday.The video is a fast-paced, cinematic montage that blends:Archival historical footage, prominently featuring former President John F. Kennedy Iconic scenes from the Back to the Future films (including time-portal effects, t...
Universal CityWalk Hollywood pulled the plug on its FIFA World Cup 2026 viewing parties just as the tournament heated up in the knockout stages - and the decision came swiftly and quietly. What started as a celebratory summer event, complete with big screens, Telemundo broadcasts in Spanish, themed food and drinks, and free access for fans, ended abruptly around July 4. Signs went up, matches were no longer shown publicly, and Universal issued a short statement directing...
Newport Beach, California — What began as a packed Fourth of July holiday celebration on the Balboa Peninsula turned chaotic on Saturday evening, July 4, 2026, with large unruly crowds leading to fights, illegal fireworks hurled at police and bystanders, widespread debris, vandalism, and reports of looting at a local grocery store. Authorities responded with a major show of force, including mounted officers on horseback, resulting in more than 400 arrests over about 36 h...
In a stunning blend of extreme adventure, activism, and romance, two experienced Russian "rooftoppers" scaled the antenna spire of New York City's Empire State Building on July 1, 2026. They unfurled a large peace banner before one proposed marriage to the other more than 1,450 feet above Manhattan—then both were arrested. Angela Nikolau , 33, and Ivan Beerkus , 32 — stars of the 2024 Netflix documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story — climbed the restricted 200-foot trans...
