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Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas after a very tense game against the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 25:22. The wide receiver Mecole Hardman became the big hero for Kansas as he caught the championship pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Legendary musician and skateboarder Tommy Guerrero is finally coming to Greece for a unique concert on April 6 at the Gazarte Ground Stage (34 Voutadon). As one of the world's top professional skateboarders, San Francisco-born Guerrero is also a renowned musician and artist, known for his distinctive manner of creating a Californian ambiance with his expressive guitar.

Due to record rainfall, California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in eight counties, writes the BBC.
Fire officials have responded to over 130 flooding incidents and conducted several rescues since the deluge began.

After a years-long legal battle, Apple has said that it will begin allowing iPhone app developers to use alternative payment systems — but they will still have to pay fees and meet various conditions.

Zurich and Singapore are the most expensive cities in the world ahead of New York amid the ever-rising cost of living, according to rankings published Thursday by The Economist magazine.

The British weekly estimated that prices have increased an average of 7.4 percent over the past year in 173 major cities, a slight slowdown compared to a record 8.1 percent inflation in 2022.

Blinken said this in a telephone conversation with Benny Gantz, the Israeli opposition leader who joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet in San Francisco, where he attended the Asia-Pacific Summit.

At the top of Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, Lick Observatory looks out over the dense sprawl of the San Francisco Bay Area. On a clear day from the 4,200-foot summit, you can see San Francisco to the north, as well as the entrance to Yosemite Valley, 120 miles east, as the crow flies. At night you can see even farther — millions of light-years into space.

The high-stakes meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping has marked a pivotal moment in their relations. Key takeaways from the four-hour summit held at a San Francisco estate include revived military communication, controlled fentanyl trafficking, and a united stance on artificial intelligence (AI).

President Joe Biden is gearing up for a pivotal engagement with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the pivotal goal of reestablishing normalized and consistent communication channels between the United States and China.

The presidents of the United States of America and China, Joseph Biden and Xi Jinping, will meet today at the Filoli estate, 30 miles south of San Francisco, where they will discuss bilateral and global issues for about four hours, sources familiar with the plan of the meeting told the Voice of America (VOA).