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What to expect when Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway opens at Disneyland
The new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway dark ride coming to Disneyland is sweet, fun, charming and frenetic — just like Mickey and the next-generation cartoon shorts that inspired the attraction. The new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway debuts on Friday, Jan. 27 at Disneyland with previews held for the media and Disney employees in the days leading up to the official launch. I rode Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in March 2020 when the trackless dark ride opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Disney theme parks around the globe. Sign up...
Apple’s 25% Indian iPhone manufacturing target could make your next one much easier to buy
Apple reportedly wants around 25% of its iPhones to be made in India, a move that will help reduce its reliance on Chinese manufacturing.
7 killed in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California
Seven people were killed on Monday afternoon during two shootings in Half Moon Bay, California. Four victims were found dead at one location at around 2:22 p.m., the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said, and three additional victims were discovered not long after in the same vicinity. One person who survived the first shooting was taken to Stanford Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Half Moon Bay Councilmember Debbie Ruddock said the victims are Chinese farmworkers, NBC Bay Area reports. The suspect, identified by law enforcement as 67-year-old Zhao Chunli of Half Moon Bay, was arrested at about 4:40 p.m., after officers...
Geely Backs Electrification of London’s Black Cabs
The company that manufactures London’s black cabs plans to turn the capital’s taxis all-electric. Geely, the Chinese auto manufacturing group that owns the London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is planning a big investment in LEVC to turn it into an all-electric brand, Reuters reported on Monday (Jan. 23). “We need a developed product portfolio. We need to make big investments in terms of the technology and infrastructure,” LEVC Chief Executive Alex Nan said. The report said that the size of Geely’s investment would be disclosed later and would add to the £500 million Geely has already invested in LEVC. For...
The Best Speakeasies in San Francisco
Speakeasies, those hidden bars of the Prohibition Era, have been staging a comeback in San Francisco for years now. And even though they aren't technically secret or even that hard to find, these lounges and hideouts from Chinatown to the Financial District still stir up our nostalgia for early 20th century clandestine cocktail culture.Find the hidden doorways and secret passwords of the best speakeasies in San Francisco. We promise not to tip off the fuzz.Bar NonninaSituated above the popular Italian restaurant Fiorella in the Inner Sunset, this tiny speakeasy is a mood all its own—dark, vintage, and lit by fireplace....