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California Passes First Ever Legislation Regulating Dog Training Industry

Female dog trainer in field training five dogs of various breeds

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation on the unregulated dog training industry. The law is the first ever to regulate dog trainers and require them to disclose any criminal convictions or civil judgments related to their business. AB 1901, also known as the Dog Trainer Sufficiency Act, states: Existing law establishes procedures, as administered by […]

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will be here in November

Hands holding game controller with Call of Duty Warzone on screen

At an event last week, Activision revealed “the future of Call of Duty.” That included another look at the upcoming Modern Warfare II, but just as significant were the first real details on the brand-new Warzone experience and its mobile counterpart. As The Verge reports, the new version, dubbed Warzone 2.0, will launch on November […]

The 2022 CFDA Award announces this year’s Nominees/Honorees, including Virgil Abloh, Telfar Clemens, Lenny Kravitz, and the United Nations

CFDA CEO Steven Kolb

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)has announced its nominees and honorees for this year’s CFDA Awards, which include a list of luminaries from Virgil Abloh to Telfar Clemens and Laquan Smith, and even the United Nations in the mix. For designers, a nomination from the CFDA signals a major backing by the fashion industry. This year, in partnership with Amazon […]

September started out feeling like Summer’s Heat and Drought would never end, but just wait until the shift in October

Fall color trees and foliage reflected in lake

The start of meteorological autumn is likely to feel more like summer for millions across the Midwest and Northeast as a persistent weather pattern continues to promote above-normal warmth across the region. But, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, big changes are expected to take place as the calendar flips to October. Spells of dry weather paired […]

Are Kanye West and The Gap Terminating their Partnership?

Say it isn’t so! According to the Wall Street Journal, Kanye West (who goes by Ye) and The Gap Inc. are apparently terminating their much hyped, but apparently strained, partnership. The decision was supposedly cemented Thursday, when Ye’s lawyers sent a letter to Gap notifying the retailer of Yeezy LLC’s plans, alleging that Gap had breached their agreement. […]

When a White Castle Burger is Too Much: Try a Castle Bite!

As Food & Wine reports, White Castle has long been at the forefront of putting fast food into grocers’ freezer sections. The chain loves to brag that it was America’s first fast-food hamburger chain in 1921, but the company also says that they were the first fast food brand to have a retail division as […]

YouTube is Rolling Out a New Video Page to Unify Design across All Platforms

In recent weeks, YouTube has been slowly rolling out a new video page that tweaks several elements and, most notably, unifies the design across Android, iOS, and the web. As 9to5Google reports, the highlight of this redesign is the use of pill-shaped buttons for key elements. For example, instead of being two distinct buttons, thumbs […]

North American Lobster has been placed on ‘Red List’ for Seafood Sustainability

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program has added the American lobster, snow crab, Atlantic rock crab, and other species that are caught in pots, traps, or gillnets to its “red list.” As Food & Wine reports, the organization rates the sustainability of seafood using a four color scale, which ranges from green (“Best Choice”) […]

Should You Get Your COVID-19 Omicron Variant Booster and Flu Shot at the Same Time?

Person in scrubs, wearing mask and gloves, uses syringe to pull vaccine from container

If you haven’t had or been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last few months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says you should get a new booster shot this fall. The latest shots, which were FDA-authorized in late August and are available now, were designed specfically to target currently circulating – and […]

Worst Storm in almost 20 Years Wreaks Havoc on Western Alaska

Multiple towns across western Alaska were evacuated as former Typhoon Merbok, which transitioned from a tropical cyclone to an intense, non-tropical wind and rainstorm and became one of the strongest storms to hit the state in recent history. A surge of water from the Bering Sea hit land on Friday, September 16, covering half of […]