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“Adoption Has Always Been Close To My Heart”: Celebrity Supports Overlooked Shelter Pets

While fans across the globe recognize Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson for playing Peeta Mellark in the dystopian franchise, his most rewarding role unfolds far away from movie cameras. The actor has built a quiet life as an intensely devoted pet parent, and his personal adoption journey highlights the incredible…

Bored Panda · 9h ago

Queen Mary Becomes Hotel: Long Beach buys retired liner; ship becomes waterfront attraction

The Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach, California, on December 9, 1967, after being sold by Cunard. Following its retirement, the ship was prepared for public attraction with retained interiors and passenger spaces. A conversion to a hotel began in 1971, with some hotel rooms opening in 1974. After various…

The Times of India · Oct 4

A California frog is on the brink of extinction. Long Beach’s aquarium has a plan to save it

Biologists at the Aquarium of the Pacific are working to revive the mountain yellow-legged frog population

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Rhode Island Is Regulating Grocery Checkout Lines Now

A new law requires grocery stores to keep one staffed checkout open for every three self-checkout stations.

Reason · Jul 9

Snap bets on AR glasses in post-smartphone race

Snap, the parent company of social network Snapchat, on Tuesday launched its Specs augmented reality glasses, a major bet by a struggling company to stake out ground in the post-smartphone era. Unveiled at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, the Specs are the first standalone augmented reality glasses…

The Economic Times · Jun 16

Snoop Dogg cast in boxing drama The Faith of Long Beach

Rap icon Snoop Dogg has been tapped to star in Eric Amadio's boxing drama The Faith of Long Beach.

BANG Premier · May 20

I toured Ford’s EV development center to see how it plans to build a $30,000 truck — here's what surprised me most

Ford is developing a modular "Universal EV" platform at its Long Beach development center to produce a highly efficient, $30,000 electric midsize truck by 2027. I got a rare look at what's happening inside this facility.

Tom’s Guide · May 18

Ford Is Trying To Build EVs That Can Match China. We Went Behind The Scenes To See How

Can the American giant learn to move at 'China speed?' We went to its EV Development Center in Long Beach, California to find out.

InsideEVs · May 5

Porsche explains impact of 963 weight increase after Long Beach

IMSA BoP leaves Porsche as heaviest GTP car, with Laguna Seca set to provide clearer picture of its effect

Autosport · May 3

Porsche grapples with “heavyweight” 963 as weight penalty takes toll

Laguna Seca expected to expose limits after Long Beach masked impact of added mass

Motorsport · May 3