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A row of aftershocks rocked California's northern coast on Monday following a tremor or earthquake that was measured 6.8 on Richter scale. The shockwaves were felt in the town of Eureka and the stretched region to Oregon and Nevada. So far, no report of damage has been caught in notice.

According to US Geological Survey, an earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hit Los Angeles area of southern California on Friday. Despite its massive hit, people were fortunate to remain unhurt.

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution for being convicted of mail fraud and embezzlement (theft of employer's funds). Dinesh Shankar, 41 of San Jose, California was sentenced to 33 months in prison as a result of the mail fraud conviction for embezzling from a medical device company. Details here.

The 71st Golden Globe Awards ceremony was celebrated on 12th January (Sunday night). Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted this event. This ceremony was aired live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California by NBC.

California pair digs up gold coins in its original position, which was buried in old tins since the Gold Rush era. The couple decided to sell most of the coins.

California's Proposition 37, GMO foods labeling initiative did not pass for various critical reasons. Protest on labeling of genetically modified foods still continues.

AI has not only given us capable technologies but also some problems to worry about. Case in point: deepfakes that are created with machine learning algorithms and used for harassing celebs. They are a major problem, but a group of Indian researchers has come up with a solution to detect them.