Soho House for Dogs: LA's Exclusive Canine Club

Dogs are enjoying a luxurious experience at DOG PPL, a private members' park located in Santa Monica, California. Dubbed 'Soho House for dogs,' it offers high-end amenities for dogs and their owners to socialize together.

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At 'Soho House for dogs,' LA pooches romp at private members' club SANTA MONICA, California - Dogs are living it up at DOG PPL, a private members' park for canines in the Los Angeles beach enclave of Santa Monica, where dogs and their owners socialize and enjoy high-end amenities in what has been dubbed "Soho House for dogs." (CALIFORNIA-DOGS/CLUB (TV, PIX), 566 words)

Study shows elephants might call each other by name WASHINGTON - Over the years, researchers who study elephants have noticed an intriguing phenomenon. Sometimes when an elephant makes a vocalization to a group of other elephants, all of them respond. But sometimes when that same elephant makes a similar call to the group, only a single individual responds. Could it be that elephants address each other by the equivalent of a name? (SCIENCE-ELEPHANTS/ (PIX), 675 words)

Scary but shy Joro spiders spread to US gardens, parking lots Scary Joro spiders the size of a human hand are spreading across the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and heading north. (USA-SPIDER/JORO (TV), 312 words)

Olympic athletes turn to diabetes tech in pursuit of medals Olympians are using a new tool they hope will boost their medal chances this summer: tiny monitors that attach to the skin to track blood glucose levels. (OLYMPICS-2024/GLUCOSE-MONITORING (FOCUS, PIX), 917 words)

South Korea's young shamans revive ancient tradition with social media SEOUL - With statues of the Buddha and local gods, candles and incense sticks, Lee Kyoung-hyun's shrine looks similar to those of Korean shamans from centuries past. But the 29-year-old shaman - also known as Aegi Seonnyeo, or "Baby Angel" - reaches her clients in a thoroughly modern way: through social media accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers. (SOUTHKOREA-SHAMANS/ (PIX, TV), 1,111 words)

Cuba woos Russians, Chinese to revive ailing tourist sector HAVANA - Cuba has recently begun offering perks to entice visitors from allied countries such as Russia and China as it struggles to revive a stagnant tourism sector still struggling to recover from the pandemic. (CUBA-TOURISM/ (PIX), 474 words)

China's Ex-Robots develops humanoids with enhanced facial movement DALIAN, China - On the floor of the Ex-Robots factory in China's northeastern coastal city of Dalian, engineers develop humanoid robots with a focus on enhancing facial expressions and emotions. (CHINA-ROBOT/ (PIX, TV), 324 words)

Data from all-civilian crew details health effects of space travel WASHINGTON - When pediatric cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux and a trio of crewmates spent three days in space in 2021 as part of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, they made history not only as the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth: They also provided the most in-depth data on record regarding the effects of space travel on the human body. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/HEALTH (PIX), 794 words)

Female stunt drivers take on obstacles to working in Hollywood ROSAMOND, California - For stunt women, Hollywood does not have a good track record, particularly when it comes to driving. That has prompted a group of women to form the Association of Women Drivers, the first-ever stunt group for professional female performers. (CALIFORNIA-STUNT WOMEN/ (TV), 538 words)

'The Boys' Season 4 plunges into political polarization LOS ANGELES - Amazon Prime Video's Emmy-winning satirical superhero show "The Boys" follows a team of misfit vigilantes who fight against corrupt superpowered people. For Season 4 of the series, show creator Eric Kripke wants to give a useful warning about following the wrong leaders. (TELEVISION-THE BOYS/ (TV), 488 words)

'Inside Out 2' explores new feelings for teenager Riley LOS ANGELES - The filmmakers behind "Inside Out 2" believe it is important for the animated Pixar film to get people talking about how they have wrestled with and processed complicated emotions. (FILM-INSIDE OUT 2/ (TV, PIX), 548 words)

Film 'The Bikeriders' recreates heyday of 60s motorcycle clubs LONDON - Actors Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy immersed themselves in 1960s American motorcycle culture for their new film "The Bikeriders." (FILM-THE BIKERIDERS/LONDON PREMIERE (TV, PIX), 372 words)

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