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Elevate Your Cannabis Experience with the Pulsar Sipper

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

Pulsar has always been at the forefront of water-cooled vaping with the success of the H2O series of cartridge vaporizers and the brand’s flagship electronic oil rig, the RöK. Their latest innovation? The introduction of the Pulsar Sipper, a dual-function water filtration vaporizer that seamlessly merges the functionality of e-rigs and the ease of cart vapes, without sacrificing a millimeter of style. Released last summer, the Sipper has been generating buzz and acclaim from all corners as a step forward in concentrate consumption for all users.With a glowing review from High Times calling this rig “the most unique vaporizer on the market,” this little bubbler has been making a big splash. As Redditors have been saying, the Sipper is “guaranteed built by stoners, they’re just actually engineers this time.” They’re not wrong! Pulsar’s product team are veterans of the industry with decades of cumulative experience between them. The team put their hearts and souls int...

Ja Morant out for Warriors’ game at Grizzlies amid NBA investigation

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

Grizzlies star Ja Morant will not play against the Warriors in Memphis on Thursday night after he caused a stir last weekend by showing an apparent handgun during an Instagram Live video at a Denver-area nightclub.The Grizzlies initially announced Saturday that Morant would miss at least two games, and now that has been extended to six, through the team’s game at Miami next Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team has declined to give a timeline, and Morant is not technically suspended.Morant was investigated by Glendale, Colorado police but not charged in relation to the video, which went live on Morant’s account in the overnight hours after Memphis’ Friday night loss to the Nuggets in Denver.Colorado is an open-carry state, but it is illegal to possess a gun while under the influence of alcohol. Glendale police concluded Wednesday that there were no threats made, and nobody at the club filed a complaint or reported a disturbance.The NBA i...

Arrests made in mysterious 2020 killing of two California men: Feds say it was ordered by the Aryan Brotherhood

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

SACRAMENTO — With little fanfare, federal prosecutors here secured an indictment alleging that two men lured to their deaths in October 2020 were fatally shot on the orders of an incarcerated Aryan Brotherhood member, court records show.The indictment was added to an existing federal prosecution targeting the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and a Fresno-area white power gang known as the Fresnecks. But while the original case included only allegations of alleged drug trafficking, prosecutors now claim they have evidence implicating gang members in three killings and two additional murder conspiracies that never came to fruition.The new defendants, Kenneth “Kenwood” Johnson, Francis Clement, Brandon Bannick and Justin Gray, are charged with murdering Allan Roshanski, 34, of Vista, and Ruslan Magomedgadzhiev, 40, of Tarzana. Both men were fatally shot in the early morning hours of Oct. 4, 2020 in the Los Angeles County city of Lomita, a small community located near Lon...

San Jose welcomes sister-city delegation from Dublin

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

In Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday, the temperatures were in the high-30s with sleet and snow flurries. The conditions in San Jose were just a tad warmer with morning showers and snow still capping Mt. Hamilton.Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, Caroline Conroy, left, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, right, take part in a flag raising ceremony at city hall on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) Dublin Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy said this was her first visit to San Jose and while she has seen the sun on the city’s logo, she had yet to see it in person.”It was nice of you to arrange the weather like at home,” she said during a ceremony for the raising of the Ireland and Dublin flags that was moved into the City Hall Rotunda because of the rain.San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan welcomed the Irish visitors with a good attempt at “good morning” in Gaelic, conceding that his Irish ancestors would probably not think much of it.“For nearly my entire life...

Oakland officials urge residents to prepare for coming rainstorm

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (BCN) -- Wind and lots of rain is expected in Oakland starting Thursday morning and city officials urge residents to prepare and even volunteer to prevent flooding. Forecasters with the National Weather Service have issued a flood watch for the entire Bay Area, which includes a 40 percent chance of flash flooding Thursday night into Friday morning. Danville town officials ask residents to prepare for weekend atmospheric river Oakland residents can expect 2 to 2.5 inches of rain between Thursday morning and Friday night, weather service officials said. It will get windy Thursday morning, too. "It will be particularly windy," National Weather Service meteorologist Dalton Behringer said. "We could see gusts of 45 to 50 mph" in the city. Gusts of 55 mph might occur in the Oakland Hills, he said. With the consistent rain recently, soils are saturated. That increases the chance that trees could fall, Behringer said. Emergencies such as downed trees or l...

California woman misses $2.04B Powerball jackpot by one number, still lands $1.15M prize

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

Last month, Edwin Castro came forward to claim the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot he won off a ticket sold in Altadena in November. He was the sole winner of the largest lottery jackpot in history but, had just one number on a ticket sold 28 miles south been different, California could've had two jackpot winners. Castro's ticket matched all six winning numbers - 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and red Powerball 10 - for the November 7 drawing. A ticket sold at Stues Dairy in Gardena missed splitting the jackpot with Castro by one number, the California Lottery announced Wednesday.Though not as large as Castro's prize - he opted for the cash payout, which was less than half the jackpot size - the ticket claimed by Ana Contreras was worth $1,149,661. Why the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot winner only received $997.6 million as his payout That's larger than what tickets that matched five numbers sold in other states - 22 for record-setting Powerball jackpot drawing, 3 of which were sold in Cal...

Danville town officials ask residents to prepare for weekend atmospheric river

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

DANVILLE, Calif. (KRON) -- Danville issued a storm safety advisory Wednesday afternoon, warning residents to be ready for wet weather that will likely start Thursday morning. Danville has had a particularly rough storm season so far, with maintenance required through the downtown creek area to due to bank erosion affecting roadways. Its maintenance department also dealt with dozens of downed trees and slides. Here’s where you can find sandbags in the Bay Area The town said in a statement Wednesday, "The National Weather Service (NWS) has informed us that another atmospheric river is expected to hit the Bay Area through the weekend and has issued a flood watch for the entire area. "This storm is anticipated to bring 1.5 (to) 4 inches of rain to the East Bay region between Thursday and Sunday. In comparison, the New Year's Eve storm dropped nearly 5 inches of rain in about 12 hours." The city said flooding could hit low-lying areas, as what will likely be a warmer storm c...

U.S. Special Forces Want to Use Deepfakes for Psy-Ops

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

U.S. Special Operations Command, responsible for some of the country’s most secretive military endeavors, is gearing up to conduct internet propaganda and deception campaigns online using deepfake videos, according to federal contracting documents reviewed by The Intercept.The plans, which also describe hacking internet-connected devices to eavesdrop in order to assess foreign populations’ susceptibility to propaganda, come at a time of intense global debate over technologically sophisticated “disinformation” campaigns, their effectiveness, and the ethics of their use.While the U.S. government routinely warns against the risk of deepfakes and is openly working to build tools to counter them, the document from Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, represents a nearly unprecedented instance of the American government — or any government — openly signaling its desire to use the highly controversial technology offensively.SOCOM’s next generation propaganda aspirations are outlined in a ...

AC Milan reaches Champions League QF with 0-0 draw at Spurs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

LONDON (AP) — AC Milan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after holding 10-man Tottenham to a goalless draw on Wednesday.Brahim Diaz’ strike in the first leg of the round-of-16 matchup was enough to separate the teams as even the return of manager Antonio Conte could not inspire a comeback from Spurs.Seven-time European champions Milan cruised through the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which saw Cristian Romero sent off in the second half.Harry Kane’s 94th minute header was the closest the home team came to leveling the score on aggregate — before Milan substitute Divock Origi hit the post in a frantic finish.Conte was back on the sideline for Tottenham after spending two-and-a-half weeks in Turin recovering from gallbladder surgery.But the he could only watch on as his team failed to break down Italian champions Milan, meaning Spurs’ 15-year wait for a trophy goes on, having failed to win any silverware since the League Cup in 2008.Tottenham i...

Jim Boeheim’s long career at Syracuse ends, Autry takes over

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:10:38 GMT

Basketball Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim’s 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse came to awkward end on Wednesday, with the university saying Orange assistant Adrian Autry has been promoted to the job.The move came less than three hours after Syracuse lost to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, after which Boeheim hinted at retirement but said it would ultimately be the university’s decision.Then came the news from the school: “Today, as his 47th season coaching his alma mater comes to an end, so too does his storied career at Syracuse University. Associate Head Coach Adrian Autry ’94, one of Boeheim’s former players and longtime assistant, has been named the program’s next head coach.”Autry has been on Boeheim’s staff since 2011, and held the title of associate head coach since March 2017.The 78-year-old Boeheim’s record in his 47 seasons, officially, was 1,015-441. That reflects 101 wins taken away by the NCAA for violations between the 2004-07 and 2010-12 seasons.W...