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Beyond Erewhon: Inside the L.A. grocery store where all the cool vegans are flocking

Besties Vegan Paradise market’s brand of veganism is infused with hip-hop, streetwear, tattoos and other youth culture

April 16, 2024

Due to the risk of lead poisoning, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) urges users of the Vietnamese hemorrhoid ointment called Cao Bôi Trĩ Cây Thầu Dầu (Castor Oil Hemorrhoid Extract) to immediately stop using the ointment and to get their blood tested for lead. The alert follows the death of a woman in Sacramento who developed severe lead poisoning after using the ointment, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The CDPH said the ointment, purchased in Vietnam and shipped to the US, contained 4% (four percent) lead. Exposure to any amount of lead can be harmful.

California woman dies after using toxic, lead-filled hemorrhoid cream

April 15, 2024

Illustration of a car showing just the windshield and a single teardrop

My 17-year-old Honda, Broomhilda, met a tragic end. Why do we grieve when our cars die?

April 15, 2024

Kern County Sheriff detectives begin a homicide investigation near Virginia Avenue and Quantico in southeast Bakersfield where a fatal shooting occurred Wednesday night September, 23, 2015.

Opinion: My son was killed with a gun. Like too many California parents, I don’t know who did it

April 12, 2024

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A little too obsessed with Taylor Swift? It might be a coping mechanism

April 11, 2024

Union accuses Kaiser of violations months after state fine on mental health care

April 9, 2024

Bergamot Comedy Fest delivers laughter and lessons on mental health at The Crow

April 9, 2024

Where Biden, Trump and Kennedy stand on housing and homelessness

April 9, 2024

RFK Jr. speaks candidly about his gravelly voice: ‘If I could sound better, I would’

April 8, 2024

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Science & Medicine

An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it’s a disaster

‘There are so many things wrong with this app that I don’t even know where to begin,’ one doctor said about Calmara, which says it can identify sexually transmitted infections from photos of penises.

April 7, 2024

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