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Judge throws out sexual assault charges against Newport Beach surgeon and girlfriend

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Newport Beach, California, surgeon and his girlfriend who drew international headlines after local prosecutors accused them of drugging and raping seven women will not face trial on any sexual assault-related charges, a judge ruled on Friday, July 7, effectively gutting a case that had already…

The Orange County Register

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news placed on hold until 2024

A California bill that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content has been put on hold in the Legislature until 2024.

Los Angeles Times

Gavin Newsom urges DoJ to investigate Florida over ‘unconscionable’ transportation of migrants

The California governor’s letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland says it is “unconscionable to use people as political props”

The Independent UK

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As toxic algae sickens sea lions and other marine animals, California wildlife center needs help

LOS ANGELES — A wave of sick and injured sea creatures is pushing the Marine Mammal Care Center to the limit, jeopardizing the San Pedro-based veterinary assistance and food shelter's ability to provide necessary care.

Los Angeles Times

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos

New photos of NASA's X-59 supersonic plane show the aircraft parked on the flight line as it prepares for a series of ground and initial flight tests.

Space

A payment overhaul is coming to California child care, along with a 20% raise for workers

More than 40,000 California child-care providers who watch the children of low-income workers have secured a 20% average pay increase under a tentative union agreement with the state — a "watershed moment" for an industry dominated by immigrant women of color, labor officials and experts said.

Los Angeles Times

Kim Kardashian gives fans inside look into new luxurious $70 million oceanfront mansion

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian gives fans an inside look into her luxurious four-bedroom, six-bathroom $70 million oceanfront mansion in Malibu, California.

Daily Mirror

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Why fast-food franchisees could be the next cohort to leave California

California franchisees say they will lose their independence if AB1228 becomes law, according to a new survey by the International Franchise Association.

Fortune

California Bill Would Make Fast Food Corporations Liable for Labor Violations

Parent companies now shielded from exposure would be held accountable along with individual franchise owners.

Capital & Main

Texas school board races still more competitive during odd-year elections but percentage of incumbents who lost re-election may buck trend

While California enrolls the largest population of public school students in the country, Texas has the most school districts and elected board members. There are 1,022 school districts in the Lone Star State and 6,994 elected board members.

Ballotpedia

World's most prolific Bigfoot hunter who claimed she filmed 'beast’ found dead

Caludia Ackley claimed she spotted Bigfoot while hiking with her daughters in California. It inspired years of investigating, research and meetings with other spotters

Daily Mirror

Florida judge to murder suspect on run for 40 years: "You knew you were running from something."

A Florida judge has denied a 65-year-old California fugitive bail in connection with the death of a woman nearly 40 years ago

The Independent UK

Voters Decided 10 Affirmative Action-related Ballot Measures Since 1996

Voters decided 10 affirmative action-related ballot measures since 1996, opposing the practice eight times, & supporting it twice.

Zenger

Wolverines are the ‘embodiment of wilderness’. Can they make a US comeback?

The animal had largely disappeared from the country, but the years-long debate over its recovery is coming to a head

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Woman nearly dies after being stung by bees 700 times after they invade her house

Linda Briggs, 74, run outside her house in California and tried to escape the swarm of bees that had attacked her until firefighters arrived and sprayed with a hose to free her

Reason

Taxpayers Pony Up for Transit Systems They'll Never Use

The median resident of Southern California takes zero transit trips annually, and only 2 percent of the region's population frequently uses mass transit.

Salon

Scientists warned of Salton Sea disaster

Since '90s, many scientists had been calling for a comprehensive, integrated science program at the lake

Los Angeles Times

High-stakes, high-stress college essay stirs more anxiety under affirmative action ban

Olivia Brandeis had a vision for her college application essay: She would write about covering a racist incident as a student journalist of color at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, a majority-white city east of Oakland. But last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down race-based affirmative action…

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California’s youth prisons have shuttered — and prompted an end to this secretive group

What was once the nation’s largest network of youth prisons is no more.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Looking for the next California tech boom? You’ll find it in our farmlands

The world may see California largely as home to Silicon Valley and Hollywood, but it’s agriculture technology where we can most clearly outshine our competitors. In a new study, “Nurturing California Industries,” we identified it as among the six industries most critical to the state’s economic future.

Los Angeles Times

California high court: Employers not responsible for COVID spread to workers' families

Employers in California are not legally responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to the employees' family members, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

The Hindu

Will lab-grown meat find takers in India?

On July 1, 2023, California-based food technology startup Upside Foods partnered with a Michelin-starred restaurant, Bar Crenn in San Francisco, to serve cultivated chicken to diners for the first time. This came close on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granting approval last month to Upside Foods and…

Tribune News Service

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California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

Los Angeles Times

California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the transportation of migrants to Sacramento as part of a program overseen by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Independent UK

Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles

Some of the nation's largest truck makers have pledged to not sell new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade

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