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On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...

Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is the latest Fourth of July show to switch to drones. Some say it’s the future
Twelve minutes. That’s how how long Paul Souza’s team has, in front of thousands this Friday night, to mark a big change in Rose Bowl stadium tradition: Switching from decades of fireworks to a new era of drones. While the stadium has hosted drone...

Image of the day: San Marino’s medieval capital seen from space
San Marino, one of the world’s oldest and smallest republics, appears in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image acquired on 4 April 2025. The tiny landlocked state, measuring just over 60 square kilometers, lies entirely within central Italy...

Larry Wilson: Chip Jacobs’ new novel ‘Later Days’: Prep before it was Prep
If you were growing up in the West San Gabriel Valley in the 1970s and early 1980s, it was for the first time ever in the century-long history of the area that what we might call school choice became an issue for teens entering high school, or...

Breaking down Trump’s big bill, VA morale, polar explorer: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! San Marino sits high on a hill in northeastern Italy, and it’s one of Europe’s smallest and most unusual countries. There are no checkpoints marking the border, just a sign along the highway welcoming...

Iconic ascents, unpredictability and 'a little bit of craziness' - Tales from the women's Giro d'Italia
The Giro d’Italia Women is the longest-running women’s professional race, and is as famous for its prestige and historical significance as it is for the mountainous backdrop and unpredictability that have fuelled a myriad of anecdotes and tales...

Marin’s all-league selections for Spring 2025
San Marin Catcher Matthew Baldino (15) waits for the ball as Dara Zolfaghari (15) of Tam is hit by a pitch at their North Coast Section Division II quarterfinal baseball game in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin...

Photographer Captures Moments Frozen in Time
Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on an ambitious quest to travel across Antarctica in 1914 — a trek which came to be known as the Endurance expedition. His journey captivated San Marino resident Rick Chou, who learned about the explorer...

USDA withdraws proposed rule on salmonella-contaminated poultry
YOUR PLATE? SAN MARINO IS A SALMONELLA THAT IS IS A LEADING CAUSE OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. YET THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BACKED OFF A PROPOSED RULE TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY STANDARDS FOR RAW POULTRY. THIS AFTERNOON, CONSUMER REPORTS BREAKS DOWN WHAT...

Roberto Baggio interview - 'To entertain people... that's what I lived for'
It was the week before Lionel Messi’s 38th birthday. His wife, Antonella, must have been wondering what to get him. Then a gift arrived — early and unexpected — a special one that, judging from the boyish grin on Messi’s face, made him feel like a...

Which driver has the most wins in F1 history?
Since its inaugural season all the way back in 1950, 115 different drivers have taken the chequered flag to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Of those drivers, some have proven more successful than others during their careers by not only picking up more...

This tax-funded native habitat is finally opening to the public after 5-year wait
Welcome to July, the second anniversary of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, which started with roughly 3,000 readers back in 2023 and now has more than 12,000 subscribers, strong evidence that Southern Californians care deeply about plants,...

Trump administration to open undeveloped forests to mining, logging – Mining Engineering Online
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will rescind a Clinton-era policy that banned logging, roads and mining in undeveloped forests so it can manage those lands for fire risks, the agency said on Monday, a move opposed by environmentalists. The...

Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier, June 27-July 4
Friday Laugh Factory Covina: Pablo Francisco, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. June 27. Aaron Branch and Herman Wrice – Dysfunctional Friends Tour, 7 and 9:30 p.m. June 28. Rich Little, legendary impressionist, 6 p.m. June 29 (special event:...
Diamond Hands Over New DA42 To Saudi Buyer
Diamond Aircraft announced the handover of another new aircraft to an Arabian Gulf customer as it delivered a DA42-VI to Abdullah Al Muhaydib of Saudi Arabia, who took his new airplane up on an acceptance flight accompanied by one of Diamond’s...

Trump administration to open undeveloped forests to mining, logging
Audio By Carbonatix By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will rescind a Clinton-era policy that banned logging, roads and mining in undeveloped forests so it can manage those lands for fire risks, the agency said on Monday,...

7 California faults that could produce among the most devastating earthquakes
In earthquake country, the meandering paths of quake faults easily get seared into memory in the same way as a California freeway map. An earthquake fault is a fracture in the ground between two blocks of rock. They allow blocks of rock to move...

WELCOME TO OUR HOME: CDO Opens Its Doors in Celebration of 50 Years of Food that Brings You Home
Malvar, Batangas — In celebration of its 50th anniversary, CDO Foodsphere, Inc. welcomed media stakeholders to its Malvar, Batangas manufacturing plant for a rare, behind-the-scenes look into the company’s legacy and future. The event, aptly...

Retrospective bid to permit HMO above restaurant in former pub is thrown out
An application was submitted to Warrington Borough Council in April seeking full planning permission for the retention of a five-bedroom HMO, or house of multiple occupancy. This is to the first and second floors of numbers 84 to 86 Old Liverpool...

Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, June 20-26
Upcoming Laugh Factory Covina: Jamie Lissow Better Off Dad Tour, 6 and 8 p.m., June 20; 6 and 8 p.m., June 21 and 6 p.m., June 22. Jeff Dye, 7:30 p.m., June 26. Minimum age: 18. Check the website for lineup (subject to change) and ticket prices...