Major California school district rips up lottery system as families flee public schools

Major California school district rips up lottery system as families flee public schools

San Francisco families will now be guaranteed a spot at neighborhood public elementary schools following a historic vote to scrap its unpredictable, lottery-based system that drove parents crazy — even driving some away from the district entirely. The San Francisco Board of Education voted 5-2 Tuesday to begin the process of reinstating neighborhood-based admissions by…

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AI Is Helping Bring Back the Dodo

AI Is Helping Bring Back the Dodo

“De-extinction is as much a data problem as a biology problem,” said Colossal CEO and co-founder Ben Lamm in a statement. “[AI] learns how regulatory DNA shapes living birds, then identifies the genetic switches that may have contributed to the dodo’s distinctive anatomy.” Colossal established its de-extinction bona fides in 2025, when it announced that…

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West Coast pastor scammed church members out of $13M, called victims ‘demons’

West Coast pastor scammed church members out of M, called victims ‘demons’

A Washington pastor’s unholy deeds have come to the attention of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cristian Popescu, from Kirkland’s Christian congregation called ‘Passion for Christ,’ has been indicted for defrauding members of his church of $13 million. The 46-year-old from Bothell, Washington, allegedly lured investors into his bogus company by telling them God had chosen…

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Paul McCartney Reveals His One Issue With Paul Mescal’s Casting in the Beatles Biopics

Paul McCartney Reveals His One Issue With Paul Mescal’s Casting in the Beatles Biopics

Paul McCartney Reveals His One Issue With Paul Mescal’s Casting in the Beatles Biopics Paul McCartney can’t let one element of the upcoming Beatles biopics be.  After Paul Mescal was announced to play the “Hey Jude” hitmaker in Sam Mendes’ forthcoming project The Beatles—A Four-Film Cinematic Event, McCartney admitted he had one qualm with the casting.  “I said, ‘Sam, I’ve got just one thing that…

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Behind the Wheel of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5

Behind the Wheel of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5

The Aston Martin DB5, star of Goldfinger and seven more Bond films, began life as a luxurious grand tourer. Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images The Aston Martin DB5 is the single greatest movie car in history. The DeLorean from Back to the Future can get lost at 88 mph. The titular Christine lacked…

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