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California Sikh Family Murder Suspect Once Worked For Them, Says Relative
7Oct By adminNo Comments
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California Sikh Family Murder Suspect Once Worked For Them, Says Relative

[ad_1] The relative revealed that baby Aroohi Dheri was left for dead, a report said.San Francisco: The suspect in the killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old baby girl, had once worked for the family's trucking business and had a longstanding dispute with them that got "pretty nasty" and culminated in an act of senseless killing, authorities and a relative said.Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said the bodies of 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri and the baby's uncle, 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were found on Wednesday evening in an orchard after they were kidnapped on Monday.The family, originally from Harsi Pind in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was kidnapped at a business in Merced County, California."The p...
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Chilling Video Shows Kidnapping Of Indian-Origin Family, Later Found Dead
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Chilling Video Shows Kidnapping Of Indian-Origin Family, Later Found Dead

[ad_1] The suspect was arrested earlier this week and is in hospital after he tried to kill himself.Four members of an Indian-origin family in California, including a baby, were kidnapped at gunpoint and led to a truck, revealed security camera footage that was released by investigators hours before they were found dead.The bodies of eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her father Jasdeep Singh, 36, and her uncle Amandeep Singh, 39, were found at an orchard on Wednesday. They were kidnapped from a building in Merced County on Monday.Seeking help from the public to track them down, the Merced County Sheriff's Office had released a chilling video of the moment the family was kidnapped.The video, aired by American news networks, shows Jasdeep and Amandeep Singh...
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New rocket company fails to achieve launch on 2nd attempt
30Sep By adminNo Comments
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New rocket company fails to achieve launch on 2nd attempt

[ad_1] Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket was unable to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. A year after its first rocket launch failed, a new aerospace company was unsuccessful early Friday in its second attempt to place multiple satellites into orbit. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket was unable to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and follow a planned arc over the Pacific Ocean toward space. A live video feed showed the launch countdown go to zero and then abort at 12:52 a.m. Friday. “The vehicle went into auto abort after ignition. This is designed into the system to ensure safety,” the company said in a Twitter post. "The team scrubbed tonight's launch attempt and is reviewing ...
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Tesla Battery Fire at PG&E Site Shuts Iconic California Highway
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Tesla Battery Fire at PG&E Site Shuts Iconic California Highway

[ad_1] PG&E Corp. said a Tesla Inc. battery at the utility’s massive Moss Landing energy storage site caught fire early Tuesday. PG&E Corp. said a Tesla Inc. battery at the utility's massive Moss Landing energy storage site caught fire early Tuesday, with the blaze shutting down a nearby stretch of California's famed Highway 1. California's largest utility said the fire involved a single Tesla Megapack, and it was working with firefighters to keep the blaze from spreading. The battery storage facility in Monterey County has been disconnected from the grid, and the incident has not triggered blackouts, PG&E said in an emailed statement. No injuries have been reported. Utilities worldwide are installing larg...
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Harmful Algal Bloom In California May Result In Killing Fish With Toxins: Report
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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Harmful Algal Bloom In California May Result In Killing Fish With Toxins: Report

[ad_1] This algae can quickly consume all the oxygen in the sea, depriving other marine life of oxygen.A type of toxic algae has been discovered in well-known swimming and fishing areas around California that can make people sick. These harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been observed in a variety of locations, including Indian Creek Reservoir, 30 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe, said a report in Newsweek.A red tide harmful algal bloom and "hazardous" levels of algal toxins have also been discovered by the California Water Quality Monitoring Council in San Francisco Bay, Clear Lake, Lake Crowley, and Bridgeport Reservoir, the outlet further said.A colony of algae (cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, or diatoms) residing in a body of water experiences fast growth, which is frequently triggered by...
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“My Deepest Apologies”: The Weeknd Cancels Concert Mid-Song After Losing His Voice
5Sep By adminNo Comments
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“My Deepest Apologies”: The Weeknd Cancels Concert Mid-Song After Losing His Voice

[ad_1] The Weeknd did not disclose any additional information about his vocal condition.Canadian R&B sensation The Weeknd was forced to abruptly cancel his concert in the United States on Saturday after he lost his voice early into the set. The singer and songwriter, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, took to the stage at the SoFi Stadium in California as part of his "After Hours til Dawn Tour". According to CNN, he was in the middle of a performance of his hit song Can't Feel My Face when he paused the show and walked off the stage, before returning to tell the audience he had to "stop the show". His apology. What a goat pic.twitter.com/Me3NKIZqDy— Eli Dribben (@elidribben) September 4, 2022"I can't give you the concert I want to give you right now," he said. "I want to come ...
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Californians Told Not To Charge Electric Cars As Heatwave Singes State
1Sep By adminNo Comments
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Californians Told Not To Charge Electric Cars As Heatwave Singes State

[ad_1] Wednesday's plea to conserve power was greeted with derision on Twitter.Los Angeles: Californians were told Wednesday not to charge their electric vehicles during peak hours, just days after the state said it would stop selling gas-powered cars, as the aging electricity grid struggles with a fearsome heatwave.Temperatures as high as 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) were forecast in some Los Angeles suburbs as a huge heat dome bakes a swathe of the western United States.The sweltering weather will put huge demands on the already-stretched power grid, especially when people crank up the air conditioners during the broiling hours after work and school."Consumers are urged to conserve power by setting thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, if health permits, avoiding use of m...
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California Highway Closed After Truck Crash Spills 1.5 Lakh Tomatoes
31Aug By adminNo Comments
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California Highway Closed After Truck Crash Spills 1.5 Lakh Tomatoes

[ad_1] The tomato mass covered a stretch of 200 feet on the California highway.A huge mass of tomatoes was strewn all over a highway stretch in California after the truck carrying them collided with two vehicles, swerved and hit the centre median, according to New York Times. More than 150,000 tomatoes spilled onto the road causing traffic chaos on Interstate 80 in Vacaville, the outlet further said. The cargo covered eastbound lanes of the highway for about 200 feet and created a red mass that was about "two feet deep", according to California Highway Patrol.pic.twitter.com/mv7ZeS8phJ— CHP SOLANO (@ChpSolano) August 29, 2022The accident took place at around 5am on Monday. The drivers passing through the road couldn't detect the tomatoes and drove over them, crushing the fruit and creati...
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