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Can 3D-printed homes solve California’s housing crisis?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

Homes now rising from a dusty subdivision in Desert Hot Springs may be at the forefront of future homebuilding.Unlike the dozens of houses surrounding this 20-home development on the east side of town, these houses aren’t made from wood and stucco.They’re “3D-printed” at a Mexican factory, using a huge robotic arm to layer recycled glass into sturdy wall panels that are assembled like Lego blocks at the home site.Proponents say 3D printing can produce homes faster and potentially cheaper than traditional construction. Since they can use recycled materials, they’re more eco-friendly and generate less waste.The process, 3D developers say, could be one solution to the housing crisis.“There is no way in 10 years we’ll be able to be building like we are today,” Chris Murphy, chief strategy officer for Oakland-based Mighty Buildings, which produces the houses for the Desert Hot Springs developer, Palari Group of Beverly Hills.“Even if we didn’t have a massive shortage on the supply side, ...

Everything Apple Plans to Show at WWDC: XR Headset, iOS 17 and More

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

By Mark Gurman | BloombergApple Inc.’s most significant product launch event in nearly a decade kicks off Monday, when the company will introduce its first major new product category since the Apple Watch alongside multiple new Macs and software upgrades across its platforms.Related ArticlesTechnology | Cupertino retail center is sold by Silicon Valley real estate giant Technology | Mirage unique sculpture goes on display at Apple Park in Cupertino Technology | Apple plans to turn locked iPhones into smart displays with iOS 17 Technology | Apple announces multibillion-dollar agreement with Broadcom for components made in US Technology | Apple engineer on secretive project stole data, fled to China: feds The event starts from the company’s Cupertino, California campus on Monday, June 5th at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.The highlight of the event will be a mixed-reality headset, likely to be dubbed either the Real...

Man found dead at Tracy construction site; two teens arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

A man was found dead Wednesday at a construction site in Tracy, and two teenagers were accused of his murder, the city’s police department said.The body was reported at 8 a.m. at a site on Corral Hollow Road south of Interstate 580 where homes are being built for the Tracy Hills subdivision.He was identified as Rodrigo Padilla Diaz, 52, of Tracy. Police did not report the cause of death.Later Wednesday, two suspects were arrested; one was 18 and the other 17. Both were booked on suspicion of murder, kidnapping and carjacking, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Mother of missing 5-year-old Colorado girl arrested on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death Crime and Public Safety | Man burned wife’s car after hit-and-run that killed 12-year-old girl Crime and Public Safety | Mother charged with manslaughter for allowing son to wander from home and freeze to death Crime and Public Safety | Plea deal ...

Here’s the real reason Target’s stock is dropping

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNNew York  — If you follow right-wing media or Twitter, you may have seen a lot of coverage recently about Target’s stock price falling.But the explanation for why it’s happening is dead wrong.Right-wing outlets and personalities have repeatedly claimed that Target’s decline — the company snapped a nine-day losing streak Thursday, during which shares dropped to around a three-year low — was due to backlash over its Pride Month clothing.“Target shares hit three-year low as Pride backlash hits bottom line,” a Fox News headline said Friday. Fox News aired more than 2 hours of coverage on Target’s Pride Month displays from May 23 to May 30, according to Media Matters, a liberal media monitoring group.Target faced a homophobic campaign that went viral on social media over its annual Pride Month clothing collection. Fueled by far-right personalities, including self-described “theocratic fascist” Matt Walsh, and on social media platforms, the anti-LGBTQ campaign ...

SFUSD facing lawsuit after 1st grader allegedly targeted with racial slur

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The parents of a Black first-grade student who was allegedly repeatedly called the N-word and subjected to physical and emotional abuse are suing the San Francisco Unified School District. In a legal filing with the United States District Court Northern District of California, the child's parents named the school district, Ulloa Elementary School, principal Carol Fong and several school administrators as defendants.According to the filing, the student, named as "Minor A.P." or "Student A," was physically spanked, hit, and called derogatory names and racial slurs that included "the N-word, fat, ugly, naked prune and stupid." The filing also states that instead of addressing the situation, the defendants concealed it. 4 teens found with 5 stolen catalytic converters in SF arrested: police Fong, who was the school's principal at the time, allegedly engaged in "a reign of terror -- screaming at students and appearing scary." Fong was reassigned by the district ...

Truckee River rafting season canceled due to low water levels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

(KRON) -- Normally, the Truckee River Rafting Company starts welcoming visitors on Memorial Day, but not this year. River rafting on a section of the river might be shut down for the entire summer season.Despite a historic wet winter, the 5-mile stretch of weaving water from Tahoe City to River Ranch Road is currently at low levels. "It is a complicated system. Because of the snowpack, the water master can't release water from Tahoe because it can lead to flooding downstream,” said Sydney Courcier, Truckee River Rafting Company manager.She said the rafting season should be in full swing by now, operating about 100 to 200 rafts a day. “We are really sad about it all, but we are happy about the amount of water, and it is good for everything,” said Courcier.  3 dead, 2 injured after crime spree in San Jose, Milpitas; suspect arrested She said they typically hire 70 workers for the season that runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. "They are high school and college kids, so it is k...

José Mourinho charged by UEFA for verbally abusing referee at Europa League final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — José Mourinho was charged by UEFA on Friday after being filmed aggressively cursing at the English match referee in a stadium garage after the Europa League final.UEFA said the Roma coach is charged for “insulting / abusive language against a match official” after Sevilla’s victory in Budapest this week.It was one of a slew of disciplinary charges UEFA opened into incidents at a testy, bad-tempered game that lasted more than three hours on Wednesday.Footage circulated Thursday of Mourinho approaching referee Anthony Taylor in the garage and calling him a “disgrace” with an expletive.Later Thursday, Taylor and his family were harassed and verbally abused by Roma fans at the airport in Budapest.The potential link between the two films likely means Mourinho will get a more severe sanction than the minimum two-game touchline ban demanded by UEFA disciplinary rules for “insulting or directing abusive language at a match official.”Roma lost to Sevilla in a penalty...

Miami judge sentences Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Miami judge sentences Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president.Source

¿Qué son el CUIL y el CUIT en Argentina y cómo se tramitan?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (ANSES), un organismo público de Argentina, asigna a cada persona un número que sirve para diversos trámites. Se trata del CUIL, o Código Único de Identificación Laboral.¿Cómo se obtiene el CUIL?Según indica la página oficial de la ANSES, en la actualidad, el CUIL es asignado de manera automática cuando un menor es inscripto en el Registro Nacional de las Personas, por lo que no es necesario realizar un trámite para generarlo.Los extranjeros que viven en Argentina y han realizado los trámites migratorios, tienen la opción de generar un número de CUIL provisorio. Podrán solicitar el definitivo una vez que obtengan el Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI)¿Para qué sirve el CUIL?De acuerdo con la ANSES, el número de CUIL sirve para registrar “aportes jubilatorios, acceder a las Asignaciones Familiares y realizar trámites en otras entidades públicas, bancos, registros de automotor”, entre otros.¿Cómo se obtiene una ...

Search for survivors at site of Iowa building collapse completed, rescuers move to shore up structure for recovery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:54 GMT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Search for survivors at site of Iowa building collapse completed, rescuers move to shore up structure for recovery.Source