Day: June 21, 2022

Marketers are looking for great content and the writers that provide it. This does not mean that the freelance content writer is the king of the hill. The content editor fills that role. Editors make necessary changes to a writer’s work to ensure they follow certain house styles of the establishment or blog they represent.…

After two decades of stand-up comedy, Cristela Alonzo said she’s finally joined the ranks of the middle class. The 43-year-old Texas native, who currently lives in Los Angeles, shared the hardships she and her family faced growing up in poverty in her first Netflix special, “Lower Classy,” in 2016. And now, Alonzo said she’s upgraded…

By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up unlocked if they had…

By Alan Fram | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senators have moved to the brink of an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill, Democrats’ lead negotiator said Tuesday, potentially teeing up votes this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress’s response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that…

Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. In a release, U.S. government officials said it had reached agreement with Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., to settle…

When Stephen Colbert watched Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel pitch in relief during an 18-4 loss to the New York Yankees a few weeks ago, the late-night talk show host was amused by Schwindel’s eephus pitch. “I’m no baseball player,” Colbert said on “The Late Show.” “And neither apparently is Frank Schwindel.” Instead of…

A new In-N-Out Burger drive-thru is coming to Huntington Beach. Construction has begun on the restaurant at 7902 Edinger Ave., Mike Abbate, assistant vice president for real estate and development for the Irvine-based chain, confirmed in an email. The building was formerly a Wells Fargo Bank branch west of Beach Boulevard. The project entered the…

By Grace Gedye | CalMatters Christina Cedillo has a sticky note on her computer, reminding her what buttons to press when she calls California’s employment department with questions about disability benefits. But at this point, she doesn’t need it. After calling hundreds of times, she can recite the whole phone tree from memory. Cedillo, who…

Tiktok, the video hosting service created by ByteDance, has a sister app called Douyin. While Tiktok caters to international users, Douyin has been created exclusively for the user base in China. While the working of both apps can be very similar, the content you get is totally different. Although Douyin is restricted to the Chinese…

A new study by a team of fisheries scientists and geneticists indicates the number of white sea bass swimming in the Pacific Ocean that were cultured in a hatchery and released is likely higher than previously thought. The research team tested genetic markers in tissue samples from 700 juvenile fish scooped out of the ocean…

By Grace Gedye | CalMatters Christina Cedillo has a sticky note on her computer, reminding her what buttons to press when she calls California’s employment department with questions about disability benefits. But at this point, she doesn’t need it. After calling hundreds of times, she can recite the whole phone tree from memory. Cedillo, who…

After two decades of stand-up comedy, Cristela Alonzo said she’s finally joined the ranks of the middle class. The 43-year-old Texas native, who currently lives in Los Angeles, shared the hardships she and her family faced growing up in poverty in her first Netflix special, “Lower Classy,” in 2016. And now, Alonzo said she’s upgraded…

A new study by a team of fisheries scientists and geneticists indicates the number of white sea bass swimming in the Pacific Ocean that were cultured in a hatchery and released is likely higher than previously thought. The research team tested genetic markers in tissue samples from 700 juvenile fish scooped out of the ocean…

Marketers are looking for great content and the writers that provide it. This does not mean that the freelance content writer is the king of the hill. The content editor fills that role. Editors make necessary changes to a writer’s work to ensure they follow certain house styles of the establishment or blog they represent.…

Tiktok, the video hosting service created by ByteDance, has a sister app called Douyin. While Tiktok caters to international users, Douyin has been created exclusively for the user base in China. While the working of both apps can be very similar, the content you get is totally different. Although Douyin is restricted to the Chinese…

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal is getting into the horror business, and he’s heading to one of the most haunted spots in the country to do it. A new Halloween attraction dubbed Shaqtoberfest is set to run from late September through Halloween at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Exact dates have not been announced yet.…

The Miami Dolphins have qualified for the playoffs twice this decade and own the NFL’s second longest drought when it comes to producing a playoff win. The Dolphins haven’t done that since 2001, and that 21-year shutout is only exceeded by the Detroit Lions’ 30-year drought. But this could be the year the forever rebuilding-reloading-retooling…

At the bottom of the pile, Christian McCaffrey felt he had to ask to confirm his suspicions. Then one of the best returners in college football for Stanford, McCaffrey wasn’t used to being dragged down — let alone by whom he now feared. “Did I just get tackled by the kicker?” McCaffrey asked at the…

If the Ravens are to go deep into the postseason in 2022, they will need some young players to make major impacts. Some call it having a “breakout” or “breakthrough” season, but it’s not worth squabbling over terms. These young players will have to make significant contributions more than ever before in their brief NFL…

Freelancers aren’t just creative individuals who work on whatever vocation they’ve decided to focus on. They’re not just freelance designers, developers, writers, bloggers, etc. They’re business owners. Owning a business means they’re essentially a one-man shop and thus have to deal with everything that falls under the operations that keep a business afloat. From finances…