California

Supremely rare McLaren F1 LM sells for a record $19.8m

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A limited-edition McLaren road car has become the British manufacturer’s most expensive vehicle to sell at auction. The 1994 McLaren F1 LM – standing for Le Mans – went under the hammer on Friday during RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in California – which is widely regarded as the calendar’s biggest and most expensive sale of … Read more

Legal marijuana reduces chronic pain but increases car crashes and drug overdoses, study suggests

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After marijuana is legalized in a state, fewer people seek chronic pain diagnoses and treatment, but more wind up in hospitals being treated for car crash injuries, overdoses or alcohol poisoning, according to a new study.  Marijuana is now legal in the majority of US states and many see it as a win, offering better … Read more

£350million superyacht by Kurt Strand has a waterfall and a wave pool you can SURF in

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Swell! New £350million superyacht has a bowling alley, a waterfall and a wave pool you can SURF in The California yacht, which has been designed by Norwegian-based Kurt Strand, will be 135 metres long The 8,000 tonne vessel will have a top speed of 20 knots and has been designed with three swimming pools The … Read more

Prisoners implanted with unapproved addiction treatment ‘pellet’

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A Louisiana prisoner has been implanted with an unapproved ‘pellet’ to treat addiction.  The inmate is soon to be released from a Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) facility and is the first of 10 patients that California-based BioCorRx intends to place the implant in.  DOC doctors are surgically implanting devices that release naltrexone – an … Read more

First visitors to Disneyland’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge will get just four hours to explore the land 

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First visitors to Disneyland’s eagerly awaited Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land will get just FOUR HOURS to explore it Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is set to open at Disneyland California on May 31  Some fans took to Twitter to worry four hours is not enough to explore the land Guests wanting to visit during the … Read more

Gee, Napa’s got bottle! Six months after the fires, it’s business as usual for its sunny wineries

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Gee, Napa’s got bottle! Six months after fires tore through California, it’s business as usual for its sunny wineries Napa, California’s leading wine region, welcomes 3.5 million visitors each year The region has been affected by wildfires in recent years but is not slowing down There are 500 wineries in the region and most have … Read more

Couple sell their possessions to live a plastic-free life on the road in a Volkswagen van 

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This is the couple who packed up their possessions to live in a van – and are now helping others follow a sustainable way of life. Dustin Grevemberg from Louisiana and his wife Noami from Trinidad sold most of their items three years ago to buy a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon to live and travel in. … Read more