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From the Olympics to the US Open, here’s why I keep the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card in my wallet

An under-utilized perk of the Chase Sapphire Reserve is the special access and perks you can get at many events. Here’s how to get in on the fun.

Fortune

‘Average is awesome’: California pleased with result of critical snowpack survey

After years of swinging extremes, state snowpack is at rare average of 110%, setting up good water savings account for year ahead

The Guardian - US

School of Rock child stars say they were victims of ‘brutal’ bullying after film’s release

The film’s young stars, now in their thirties, have reflected on getting picked on, and even physically assaulted, in the wake of the movie’s success

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California snowpack data debunked: 2023 was no record year. And neither was 1952

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It was the snowpack reading that spawned a hundred headlines. “California ties 1952 record for all-time Sierra snowpack,” proclaimed KTVU. “California’s snowpack soars to record high after 17 atmospheric rivers,” trumpeted the Washington Post.

Tribune News Service

Epic California snowpack is now the deepest it's been in decades

Drought-weary California is entering February with deeper snowpack than it has seen in four decades, reflecting a healthy boost in the state's supply of water but also spurring concerns about dryness in the months ahead.

Los Angeles Times

Storms dumped snow on California. Will it bring a reprieve from the drought?

Extreme weather filled the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides roughly a third of the state’s water supply

The Guardian - US

All the rain and snow in California may result in a big year for hydro — and that's good news for the grid

Torrential rain across California in recent weeks has caused plenty of misery, but it could also generate some good news on the energy front: If rain and snow totals hold up, all the precipitation will boost hydroelectric production — and that would help the Golden State's electric grid, especially in…

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California suddenly has so much snow. A ‘great elixir for drought’ but unlikely the cure

At the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory in Donner Pass on Wednesday, snow was piled so high that lead scientist Andrew Schwartz no longer needed stairs to exit the second floor.

Los Angeles Times

California snowpack skyrockets to two-decade high, putting 'serious dent' in drought

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The California snowpack is the largest the state has seen at this time of year in over two decades, as yet another atmospheric river is forecast to dump several feet of additional snow in parts of the Sierra by Monday morning.

Tribune News Service

Rebel Wilson takes swipe at newspaper who threatened to 'out her' as gay at AACTA Awards

Rebel Wilson took a brutal swipe at the Sydney Morning Herald who threatened to 'out her' as gay at the beginning of her blossoming romance

Daily Mirror

April storms make small dent in California’s drought, but it’s not enough

LOS ANGELES — The late-season burst of snow and moisture that blanketed Northern California in April helped make a small dent in drought conditions, experts said, but the majority of the state is still far below where it needs to be as it heads toward the hot, dry months of…

Los Angeles Times

California drought: Sierra snowpack falls to one of lowest levels in 70 years

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stressed by high temperatures and a record run of dry weather over the last three months, the Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of 30% of the state’s water supply, has hit one of its lowest levels for the end of winter in generations.

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Masks return in face of Omicron variant BA.2, despite Tasmanian mandate ending

Weeks ago, Tasmania dropped the mask-wearing requirement in most settings. But despite the "nasty emails" store owner Andrew Schwartz is getting, he's asking visitors to put one on — and this is why.

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