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Meta claims 10 million sign-ups in seven hours for Twitter rival Threads

Seven hours after its launch, some 10 million people had signed up to the new "text-based social media platform" Threads, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The app aims to attract Twitter users who are unhappy with some of the changes on that platform under Elon Musk's ownership. Also in…

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‘It’s a disaster’: California farmer faces ordeal as pistachio farm sits underwater

CORCORAN, Calif. — A few years ago, Makram Hanna took his savings from years of work in real estate and decided to make a big investment together with relatives and two other families. They bought 1,270 acres of farmland in Kings County, and in 2021 they planted pistachio trees.

Los Angeles Times

As low-nicotine cigarettes hit the market, anti-smoking groups press for wider standard

The idea seems simple enough.

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Some states to landlords: You can’t evict tenants without a good reason

BUFFALO, N.Y. — For years, Charlene Redrick worked double shifts to make sure she made rent each month. The 64-year-old nursing home aide always paid on time — even at the height of the pandemic.

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Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state

California is again emerging as a critical battleground in the fight to control the U.S. House

The Independent UK

Amidst Kevin Costner And His Ex-Wife Divorcing, The Yellowstone Actor Has Scored A Big Court Victory

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner have reportedly worked out the details of her move from his property in Carpinteria, California.

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Photos: Michelle Wie West and husband Jonnie West

Here's a look at some photos from Wie West's career and of her husband through the years.

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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.

WEKU

How a little-known iPhone SOS feature saved a San Diego hiker’s life

Apple’s SOS feature has saved 10 hikers in Southern California and a man stranded in the Alaskan wilderness less than a year after its launch

The Independent UK

Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play 2020: California

Pebble Beach Golf Links tops the list in Arizona for Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2020.

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100 of Biden’s U.S. District Court nominees confirmed

One hundred of President Joe Biden’s (D) U.S. district court nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate as of July 1, 2023, according to the Federal Judicial Center. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey received the most confirmed nominees with eight. The United States District…

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Bridget Phetasy: Why I Left California for Texas

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Ohio could be the fourth state to vote on a state constitutional right to abortion after campaign files signatures for Nov. 2023 ballot

Ohio could be the fourth state, following California, Michigan, and Vermont in 2022, to establish an explicit state constitutional right to abortion. On July 5, the campaign Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom submitted more than 710,131 signatures for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide that “every individual has a right to…

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‘Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group

The television actor Allison Mack has been released from a California prison near San Francisco

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California’s Decoy Carbon Capture Bill Shut Down Following Capital & Main Report

State senator cites story, which revealed oil lobbyist’s misleading tactics.

Los Angeles Times

Brian Merchant: California and Canada absolutely must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news

In June, Canada passed a law that will require major tech platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay a small fee when they host news on their platforms, to compensate the journalistic outlets that produced it. A similar bill recently cleared crucial hurdles in California and now has a…

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Julian Sands discussed ‘dangerous’ mountain climbing, finding human remains in final interview

Actor Julian Sands discussed the dangers of mountain climbing in one of his final interviews before he disappeared during a California hike.

Daily Mirror

Golf star Amy Olson to play in US Women's Open while seven months pregnant

The US Women's Open takes place this weekend at Pebble Beach in California, and American star Amy Olson will compete at the major despite nearing her pregnancy due date

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Sacramento Sheriff is sharing license plate reader data with anti-abortion states, records show

In 2015, Democratic Elk Grove Assemblyman Jim Cooper voted for Senate Bill 34, which restricted law enforcement from sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state authorities. In 2023, now-Sacramento County Sheriff Cooper appears to be doing just that.

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Voters have decided on 959 parcel tax measures in California since 2008, with the next one scheduled for July 11 in Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District

Californians have decided on 950 local parcel tax ballot measures from 2008 to 2022. Voters in Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District, a 1.875-square-mile special district in the Sierra Nevada, will decide the next parcel tax measure on July 11, 2023. Between 2008 and 2022, 569 (59.89%) parcel tax ballot measures…

The Guardian - US

State Farm stopped insuring California homes due to climate risks. But it shares lobbyists with big oil

Allstate, too, has pulled out of climate disaster-prone areas while hiring lobbyists who are also aligned to fossil fuel interests

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Meet the amateurs playing in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

Of the 28 amateurs, four colleges have two players each: Alabama, Stanford, Texas and UCLA.

Daily Mirror

Back to the Future style flying cars approved for test flights by US government

Alef, a California-based aeronautics company, Is now allowed to fly cars in limited locations after receiving a Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration

The Guardian - US

‘They took everything’: an Indigenous town rocked by the killings of young people

In Covelo, an isolated town in northern California, back-to-back slayings are the most recent chapter of violence arising from colonisation

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Voters decided 10 affirmative action-related ballot measures since 1996

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