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From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

The Guardian - US

New street drug is surfacing, threatening to make California's overdose crisis worse

A new drug — a sedative normally used for animals — is increasingly making its way into the illicit drug trade in California, and local officials are concerned its arrival could worsen an already alarming overdose crisis.

Los Angeles Times

John Rahm closing in on world number one spot as Rory McIlroy falls out of contention at Genesis Invitational

Rahm picked up six birdies without a dropped shot to sit three shots clear at 15 under headed into Sunday’s final round in California

Irish Mirror

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Jon Rahm edges closer to world No 1 at Genesis Invitational

Rahm, who is hunting down current rankings topper Scottie Scheffler, leads the way at the Riviera Country Club heading into the final round

The Independent UK

Mandatory evictions for arrested tenants would be banned in California under new state bill

LOS ANGELES — California tenants and their families would no longer face mandatory eviction or exclusion based on their criminal histories or brushes with law enforcement under new legislation introduced Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Orange County, Calif., man who bought luxury cars with COVID-19 relief funds sentenced to prison

An Orange County, California man who fraudulently obtained $5 million in pandemic relief loans and then spent the money on lavish vacations, luxury sports cars and his own personal expenses was sentenced Friday to 41/2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.

Los Angeles Times

CTA set to begin Blue Line track work, impacting travel to O’Hare on the weekends

The Belmont, Logan Square and California stations will entirely or partially closed beginning the weekend of Feb. 24.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Julian Sands search continues five weeks after actor's disappearance

Hollywood actor Julian Sands has been missing since he went hiking in the Californian mountains on 13 January 2023

Daily Mirror

Charismatic cats: mountain lion besties gain TikTok following

Rescued cubs Holly and Hazel now spend their days cuddling after being found in the Santa Cruz mountains

The Guardian - US

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in position for weekend charge at Genesis Invitational

Both Irishman are inside the top-12 ahead of moving day in California.

Irish Mirror

Born in 2007 or later? This California bill would bar you from ever buying a tobacco product

In the ‘90s, it was a first-in the nation ban on smoking in most indoor locations. Last year, 63% of Californians voted to uphold a state law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Tribune News Service

California lawmaker leads delegation to Taiwan amid already high US-China tensions

WASHINGTON — Despite heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the recent spy balloon downing , a U.S. congressional delegation led by California Rep. Ro Khanna plans to visit Taiwan this weekend, a move sure to be seen by China as a provocation.

Los Angeles Times

Photos: Palm trees and California style on display in the Genesis Invitational merchandise tent

It makes sense that a steady diet of palm trees and flowers would be on display at the tournament's merchandise tent.

USA Today Sports Media Group

New York Floats a Crackdown on Independent Workers

Like California’s ruinous A.B. 5, the proposal would greatly harm freelance employment.

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What It’s Like To Ride Indian's King of the Baggers Challenger

We pilot Indian Motorcycle’s King of the Baggers Challenger race bike for five laps around California’s Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.

Los Angeles Times

California attorney general launches unit to investigate questionable criminal convictions

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday announced his creation of a new legal team that will investigate "wrongful or improper" criminal convictions from the past.

Los Angeles Times

Decades after California's affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers take aim at social media role in youth fentanyl use and sex trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — How much responsibility do social media platforms bear when people use them to sell kids a deadly dose of fentanyl, pay teenagers to livestream strip teases or recruit minors who are sold for sex?

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Tribune News Service

‘They’re only getting more essential.’ California home caregivers seek statewide bargaining power

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s in-home caregivers, a historically underpaid workforce that serves a rapidly aging population, could receive a significant boost in bargaining power under a new bill introduced Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bridgeport artist ZorZorZor’s South Loop alley mural won her a distant fan and a paid commission

Creating art in such out-of-the-way spots feels “more real, more genuine,” she says. A woman in California saw a photo of it and had her do a painting based on the mural.

Capital & Main

For Many of the Poorest in a Central Valley Community, a Crisis Deepens

As a California town reels from the floods, undocumented residents say federal aid officials are turning them away.

Tribune News Service

Auto review: Racing across the desert in the ferocious Ford Bronco DR

JOHNSON VALLEY, California — I swung my body over the door sill, strapped myself into the molded seat with a five-point safety belt and gripped the steering wheel with Nomex gloves. Exploding forward, I watched for the dashboard Christmas lights to blink red before upshifting, the engine’s controlled violence shaking…

Daily Mirror

Would it be crazy to rekindle things with the love of my life from 20 years ago?

Coleen Nolan advises a reader who dreams of getting back together with her first love - even though he now lives in California

Reason

Once Upon a Time in the California Court of Appeal

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood doesn't infringe 1960s actor Christopher Jones' right of publicity.

Chicago Sun-Times

Whatever happened to Mary Agnes Moroney? DNA tests appear to solve 1930s mystery of missing Chicago girl

A new investigation into the kidnapping led her family to conclude she grew up as Jeanette Burchard, became a nurse and had three children, and died in Florida 20 years ago. “She was loved very much,” her daughter said.

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