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Watch the Taiwanese president meet the US House Speaker in California

Watch from California as the Taiwanese president is set to meet the US House Speaker in the first such meeting in the US.

The Independent UK

California population winners and losers: The fastest growing and shrinking counties

LOS ANGELES — A prison closed in Lassen County. College campuses welcomed students back in Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz counties, and thousands of new housing units were added in Yolo County.

Los Angeles Times

Thousands of Foster Youth Struggle to Keep a Roof Over Their Heads. Will California Help?

A state bill aims to extend foster care housing support for those who need it most.

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Gavin Newsom fact check: Do blue states really have lower crime, better health and higher GDP?

When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he was launching a new political action committee to stand up against “rising authoritarianism” and regressive policies adopted by Republicans, he lambasted red state leaders for banning books, targeting trans children and stoking racism.

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The star-studded mountaintop utopia that wasn’t

The creators of a "Ted meets Burning Man" conference set out to build a utopia for tech elites and celebrities on Powder Mountain, but it didn't work out quite as planned.

Fortune

Snowmelt flood risk to last for months, experts say

LOS ANGELES — After a relentless three months of heavy rain and snow, California is facing yet another environmental threat — sunny skies and balmy weather.

Los Angeles Times

PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 136-125 loss to the Warriors

The best photos from the Thunder's 136-125 loss to the Warriors on Tuesday.

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Stormy Daniels is ordered to pay Trump $120k – on day he is charged over $130k payment to her

The ruling in California marked a minor legal victory for Trump on the same day that his alleged affair with Daniels helped land him with a staggering 34 felony charges

The Independent UK

Shin Shin Architecture creates California retail space and workshop for e-motorbike maker Cake

Cake’s Californian HQ is a sleek retrofit, an ideal canvas to display the Swedish brand’s range of rugged electric motorbikes

Wallpaper

Drought, heat waves could worsen air pollution for vulnerable communities

LOS ANGELES — Within just a few years, California endured its driest three-year period on record and its hottest September in history — a brutal summer month that nearly broke the state's overtaxed electric grid.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. Speaker meets Taiwan leader and stresses need to speed up arms deliveries

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil in decades and stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of rising threats from China.

Reuters

Robotaxis aim to take San Francisco on ride into the future

Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat

The Independent UK

Tommy Lee is auctioning off the chance to join him at a bonsai tree landscaping workshop

100% of the proceeds will benefit the California Bonsai Society's Ben Oki Scholarship Fund

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Stormy Daniels must pay more to Trump’s lawyers, court says

At roughly the same time that former President Donald Trump plead not guilty to criminal charges Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan courtroom, he notched a win in a federal appeals court in California against the adult film star at the heart of the New York indictment.

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France 24

US House speaker to meet Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.

Reuters

Taiwan president discusses 'regional situation' ahead of McCarthy meeting

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with senior security officials on Tuesday to discuss the "regional situation" ahead of her meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California, which China has demanded not take place.

Reuters

Why is China so angry about Taiwan president meeting US Speaker McCarthy?

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting in California on Wednesday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, part of a sensitive U.S. stopover that has drawn Chinese threats of retaliation.

Los Angeles Times

Flooded California farm town pleaded for weeks for federal aid. It's finally on the way

LOS ANGELES — Significant federal relief is finally on the way for displaced and devastated Pajaro residents, officials said, following weeks of pleas from locals and leaders of the unincorporated Monterey County community since the region was inundated during strong winter storms that slammed California.

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Los Angeles Times

California public school enrollment continues decline, still reeling from pandemic plunge

LOS ANGELES — California public school enrollment has continued to decline this school year without any bounce-back from steep drops during the pandemic years, although the pace of decreases has slowed.

Space

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after funding efforts fail

The California-based launch company Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday (April 3), shortly after it failed to secure a potential funding lifeline.

The Independent UK

Jury awards $3.2 million to ex-Tesla worker for racial abuse

A federal jury has awarded nearly $3.2 million in damages to a Black former worker at a Tesla factory in California

Reuters

Analysis-China, Taiwan, US share interest in avoiding crisis over California visit

China, Taiwan and the United States all share a common interest in ensuring this week's California stopover by Taiwan's president gets the focus each thinks it deserves, but without setting off a new crisis.

Tribune News Service

The US warehouse capital boomed during the pandemic. Now it’s facing a slowdown

Southern California’s Inland Empire, the warehousing mecca that’s home to Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. facilities, is showing signs of trouble.

Tribune News Service

Undocumented California farmworkers would get path to state residency under new proposal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker is trying to create a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented farmworkers.

Axios

California has one of its largest-ever snowpacks, flooding concerns mount

The snow survey Monday confirmed the massive snowpack in the state, and the likelihood of worsening flooding.

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