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News Corp countersues Brave for allegedly 'scraping' articles for AI

In a Tuesday filing in the Oakland, California, federal court, News Corp said Brave's unauthorised "covert scraping" and resale of its copyrighted articles fall "nowhere near the bounds" of legally acceptable conduct known as fair use. News Corp is seeking an injunction and unspecified monetary damages, plus damages of up…

The Economic Times

"We were only a small spark on the Sunset Strip at first, but we became a wildfire." How an unlikely rock star led the psychedelic revolution that swept 60s California

Arthur Lee inspired Jimi Hendrix, formed Love, gave Elektra Records their first hit and blew John Densmore's mind

Louder

HHS Demands Proof Before Releasing Medicaid Payments: California and Minnesota Patients Left Waiting

Trump's HHS has frozen more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over suspected fraud, raising new questions about reimbursement delays, provider strain, and what comes next for patients and states.

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Tesla Is Actually Doing Pretty Well In California Again

After a rough 2025, Tesla sales are rebounding in America's biggest market for EVs. We'll see if Tesla can keep its momentum up.

InsideEVs

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday (July 21), a day after aborting its first liftoff attempt.

Space

3-year-old recovering after being bitten by rattlesnake hiding under Amazon package left in her yard

Three-year-old Addy of Santa Clarita, California, had to spend two nights in the ICU and receive three doses of antivenom

The Independent UK

When Is a Park Fee Unconstitutional?

Plus: San Francisco slashes affordable housing mandates, wide support for streamlining environmental review, and Mamdani's rent ripoff report.

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RFK Jr pauses $1bn Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota

Trump’s health secretary says AI used to identify potential fraud in Democratic-run states

The Guardian - US

Trump says Democratic-led states will become ‘ghettos’ because the rich are fleeing high taxes

President Donald Trump warns blue states that ask corporations and higher-income households to make a greater contribution will be left with ‘no people, no money, no hope’

The Independent UK

California dad fighting for his daughter’s life after her dash to the front door to get a package ends in the ICU

The family is thankful for the helpers in their community.

We Got This Covered

In-N-Out CEO shares why she won’t expand to the East Coast

Celebrities including Kylie Minogue, Jaime Lee Curtis and Julia Roberts have all been photographed with In-N-Out’s celebrated burgers

The Independent UK

“It’s one of the first classic rock ’n’ roll videos. But we were absolutely freezing. It was about 30 below!”: Carl Palmer on ELP’s greatest hit and their glory years as stadium-filling superstars

“We played California Jam and 120,000 people paid and another 100,000 smashed down the fences and broke in”

MusicRadar

California’s New Affordability Enforcement Teams Homeowners and Renters Should Watch

California just created a new enforcement team aimed at one of the most painful parts of modern life: the bill that somehow keeps getting bigger even when the paycheck does not. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice’s Affordability Response Team on June 8, 2026, with…

Everybody Loves Your Money

California deploys 400 goats and sheep as 'firefighters' to eat an invasive weed fuelling wildfires and threatening native ecosystems

As California prepares for another intense wildfire season, an unlikely team of firefighters has taken to the fields of northeast Fresno. Around 400 goats and sheep have been deployed to graze across 180 acres of land overrun by yellow star-thistle, an invasive plant that not only crowds out native vegetation…

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California woman walks into In-N-Out, ends up with her wig on the floor and gets a ‘double double with extra raw hands’

Is the restaurant becoming a hotspot for such incidents?

The Independent UK

Driverless taxis, sports fanatics and an Alcatraz seagull: Three weeks in the US covering the World Cup

WORLD CUP 2026: Criss-crossing California, with one weekend in Mexico City, Kieran Jackson gives his key takeaways from a unique World Cup

Reason

Brickbat: In-N-Out but Not Thru

Officials in Culver City, California, are considering a permanent ban on new fast-food restaurants with drive-thru lanes. The proposal grew out… The post Brickbat: In-N-Out but Not Thru appeared first on Reason.com.

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US judge suspends Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in California on Monday ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery to temporarily pause their merger while a case brought by multiple states challenging the deal moves forward.

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Redistricting adds Stockton to CA-13 as Rep. Gray (D) and former mayor Lincoln (R) face off on Nov. 3

Incumbent Adam Gray (D) and Kevin Lincoln II (R) are running in the general election for California's 13th Congressional District on November 3, 2026.

The Conversation

Google wants to release 16 million sterile mozzies. Our Australian tests offer a valuable lesson

In the United States, Google’s (now Alphabet) Debug initiative has asked the federal government for permission to release up to 32 million sterilised male mosquitoes in California and Florida.

The Times of India

US judge halts Paramount-Warner Bros merger for 14 days amid antitrust challenge by 12 states

A federal judge in California on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from completing their proposed $110 billion merger, granting a 14-day restraining order as a multistate antitrust lawsuit challenging the deal moves forward.

The Independent UK

California city manager arrested on burglary charges after being on the job for less than three weeks

Elaine Forbes, the 53-year-old city manager of Sausalito, was arrested on Saturday after being found on someone else’s yacht at a local dock

The Independent UK

Paramount-Warner Bros merger temporarily halted by federal judge

The ruling follows a lawsuit filed last week by twelve states, led by California

Reason

A Man Died of COVID at This California Detention Center. A Judge Just Ordered Sweeping Improvements There.

A federal judge ordered sweeping improvements to conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. Families say their loved ones died of neglect inside.

The Independent UK

Are AC units the new catalytic converters? Thieves target window units in California

The thefts have taken a ‘toll on working conditions’ amid high temperatures, according to police officials

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