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Day Around the Bay: OpenAI to Block Users From Using Martin Luther King Jr.’s Likeness

Prince Andrew no longer has his royal titles due to the Epstein scandal; a teenager was arrested for making a false bomb threat to a Marin County high school; and OpenAI is temporarily blocking users from utilizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness.

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Ginormous Gourds Compete In Half Moon Bay for Annual Pumpkin Weigh-Off; Winner Is From Santa Rosa

The 52nd annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off happened Monday morning in Half Moon Bay, and great big pumpkins vied for this year's title.

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Watch: 2,471-Pound Pumpkin From Minnesota Wins Half Moon Bay's World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

The city of Half Moon Bay was out of its gourd again Monday morning for the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, and it was a squeaker, as the winning 2,471-pound pumpkin won by a razor-thin margin of just six pounds.

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Watch: 2,749-Pound Pumpkin Wins Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival Contest, Sets New World Record

The 2,500-pound largest pumpkin ever grown in California still wasn't big enough to win the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival Pumpkin Weigh-Off, as a farmer from Minnesota drove in a pumpkin that won the contest and set a new world record at 2,749 pounds.

Half Moon Bay’s 51st Annual Pumpkin Festival Sprouts Miles Of Smiles

The smell of autumn is in the air, and in the picturesque coast around Half Moon Bay, this thrilling season is marked by a festival like no other: the iconic Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.

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Day Around the Bay: 2,191-lb Pumpkin Takes Top Prize at Half Moon Bay Weigh-Off

A person was struck in the head by an arriving BART train in West Oakland and is apparently still alive, a winner was declared this morning at the annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off, and Elon Musk trolled Jeff Bezos on Twitter about being richer than him.

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Half Moon Bay Calls Off Its Pumpkin Festival For Second Year, But Pumpkin Contest Will Happen

Out of an abundance of caution for the spread of COVID, the city council of Half Moon Bay voted this week to deny a special event permit to the annual pumpkin festival. Organizers now say they need a benefactor to step in to save the day.

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Behold: The Gargantuan Gourds Of The Half Moon Bay World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

It's decorative gourd season, motherf****rs, and this year — as any other — the place to be is Half Moon Bay. The self-proclaimed World Pumpkin Capital hosts its 46th annual Pumpkin