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Rain falls with a fury to move rocks, mud in Southern California, burying homes
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Los Angeles (CNN) - Torrential rains moved walls of rock and mud Friday in South California, burying homes in one neighborhood, closing a coastal highway, and prompting evacuations of foothill communities imperiled by landslides.
The damage marked the second day of a fierce storm slamming the Pacific Coast that, in California, served to trade one natural disaster for another, namely the state's record drought of the past three years.
At a minimum, the biggest storm in years slaked the dry earth, but it is coming at a high price for many people.
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Will Jeff Bezos apply Amazon philosophy to The Washington Post?
Amazon's C.E.O. Jeff Bezos says it's all about the customer. One goal is to sell "premium products at non-premium prices." In other words, sell tablets at low prices and reap the rewards when a late night television binger buys all five seasons of "Breaking Bad" at once.
This week, Amazon unveiled it's new Kindle Fire tablet. It is a sleeker model, but the price tag on the 7-inch tablet is what Bezos is betting will appeal to customers: $139.
But what about Bezos's latest move? His $250 million buy-in to the newspaper business?
CNN's Dan Simon sat down with Bezos to hear more on the Amazon philosophy, and where it might take The Washington Post.
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A smartphone for your wrist?
It seems smartphones have already taken over our lives, and it's only going to get worse, or better, depending on your point of view.
There is a new battle being waged to take over your wrist and face, with wearable technology emerging as the biggest trend in Silicon Valley.
Google is betting big with its forthcoming "Google glass."
Apple, meanwhile, is rumored to be coming out with a smartwatch. Apple may very well dominate, but it will be late to the party.
The idea for the Pebble smartwatch came "when I was cycling, and I had my phone in my pocket, and I wanted to see what was happening on my phone, who was emailing me, who was texting me, who was calling me, without having to take my phone out of my pants," said Eric Migicovsky, inventor and CEO at Pebble.
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