Newsom threatens to call another special session on oil regulation
August 28, 2024
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Newsom threatens to call another special session on oil regulation

SACRAMENTO  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to call a special session this fall as Democratic lawmakers wobbled on a package of energy bills that he wants to pass…

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Charged With Wide Range of Crimes in France
August 28, 2024
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Charged With Wide Range of Crimes in France

Pavel Durov was arrested near Paris over the weekend as part of a broad investigation into criminal activity on the platform. Source link

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Sophisticated SoCal ‘crime tourism’ ring charged in federal inquiry
August 28, 2024
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Sophisticated SoCal ‘crime tourism’ ring charged in federal inquiry

Six people have been charged as part of a sweeping federal investigation that centered on crime tourism groups from South America who authorities allege stole luxury goods and…

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Supreme Court Blocks, for Now, Another Biden Student Debt Plan
August 28, 2024
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Supreme Court Blocks, for Now, Another Biden Student Debt Plan

The move followed a decision last year that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority by trying to forgive more than $400 billion in student loans. Source link

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SoCal couple living on nudist ranch mysteriously disappear, police say
August 28, 2024
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SoCal couple living on nudist ranch mysteriously disappear, police say

Police are asking for help in locating an elderly couple who live on a nudist ranch in Redlands with their dog and mysteriously disappeared earlier this week, police…

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Voting Rights Leaders Step Up Election Initiatives After Texas Raids
August 28, 2024
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Voting Rights Leaders Step Up Election Initiatives After Texas Raids

Groups working to get voters to the polls are expanding training and communications with election officials in anticipation of challenges. Source link

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L.A. County children abducted by parents are still missing
August 28, 2024
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L.A. County children abducted by parents are still missing

Authorities are still searching for a brother and sister who were abducted by their parents earlier this month during a supervised visit in South Los Angeles. The children…

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Canada’s Wildfires Were a Top Global Emitter Last Year, Study Says
August 28, 2024
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Canada’s Wildfires Were a Top Global Emitter Last Year, Study Says

The blazes produced more planet-warming carbon than almost any country, researchers found. That could upend key calculations on the pace of global warming. Source link

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Students return to college amid tighter security after protests
August 28, 2024
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Students return to college amid tighter security after protests

When Lawrence Sung returned to USC this week, he encountered a campus starkly different from that one he’s come to know over the last three years. In place…

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How the Federal Cases Against Trump Came Sputtering Back to Life
August 28, 2024
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How the Federal Cases Against Trump Came Sputtering Back to Life

After legal setbacks and long delays, Jack Smith, the special counsel, is signaling that he will pursue both the classified documents and election cases through the homestretch of…

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