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Death toll rises to 5 as wild California storm passes, leaving heightened flood risk

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain and damaging winds will gradually subside Wednesday as one of the wildest storms of the season makes its exit from the Golden State, leaving at least five people dead and others critically injured as it felled trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.

Los Angeles Times

Scientists warn of unusual parasite that killed sea otters off California coast

LOS ANGELES — Four sea otters that washed ashore on the California coast died from an unusual parasite that scientists warn could possibly infect other marine wildlife and humans.

Los Angeles Times

New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California

California state Sen. Aisha Wahab has introduced legislation adding caste as a protected category under the state's anti-discrimination laws

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Upcoming rule overhaul has California rooftop solar installers working in overdrive

Stellar Solar has been in the rooftop solar business for more than 20 years, but company co-founder Michael Powers has never seen his Oceanside, California-based operation so busy.

Tribune News Service

Therapist shares major mistake couples make that's killing their relationship

Therapist Sinead Smyth, from Alameda, in California, America, has shared the common mistake couples make that's damaging their relationship - and how to maintain a healthy connection with your partner

Daily Mirror

California storm kills two as severe weather continues

Latest storm across California come after months of heavy rain and snowfall that battered the western US state.

Al Jazeera

Latest California storm leaves 5 dead from fallen trees in Bay area

The latest bout of harsh, wintry weather to lash California drifted into neighboring states of the Desert Southwest on Wednesday as authorities reported at least five storm-related deaths in and around San Francisco, all from fallen trees.

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California bill would force Big Tech to pay for news content

In the latest attempt by legislators to rein in Silicon Valley, a measure has been introduced in California that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content from which their platforms profit.

Los Angeles Times

PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 101-100 win over the Clippers

The best photos from the Thunder's 101-100 win over the Clippers on Tuesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

California bill would require all public high schools to hand out free condoms

A high school student went to a pharmacy to purchase condoms but was turned away because of his age.

Los Angeles Times

Bomb cyclone slams into San Francisco killing one and plunging 230,000 into darkness

Wind speeds of up to 78mph caused trees and power lines to fall which has left residents in San Fransisco and California without power after shocking footage from eyewitnesses shows glass flying from flats

Daily Mirror

California faces more flooding after strong Pacific storm

A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California is blamed for two deaths

The Independent UK

San Quentin — California’s oldest prison — executed hundreds from death row over decades

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility overlooking San Francisco Bay that housed the nation’s largest death row and was built in 1852, making it California’s oldest prison.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers Propose Tax Hikes to Combat Climate Change

Climate change is prompting some lawmakers to propose property tax hikes to fund mitigation efforts while scientists say that global warming could reach a critical level in less than a decade.

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The Independent UK

Conservative group demands to know if Prince Harry admitted drug use on US visa application

The Heritage Foundation think tank wants California-based royal’s application published

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This mysterious streak of light over California is actually an old space station antenna meeting its doom (video)

St. Patrick's Day revelers in Sacramento, California witnessed an old piece of the space station burn up in the atmosphere on March 17.

The Orange County Register

Editorial: Fentanyl crisis won’t be solved by indulging in violent fantasies of bombing Mexico

Many Americans nowadays know someone who died of a fentanyl overdose. The drug is highly potent and is slipped in with other illegal substances. From 2016 to 2021, the number of people in California who have died due to fentanyl-related causes increased from 239 to nearly 6,000.

Tribune News Service

Mark Gongloff: California’s drought is over. Its water problems aren't

California’s recent water windfall is a bit like somebody getting a big tax refund after years of dipping into their 401(k) to pay the bills. Any sense of wealth this sudden bounty engenders will be fleeting and perhaps dangerously misleading.

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The Conversation

Credit Suisse is an anomaly: why Australia and New Zealand are safe from 'bank run' contagion

There has been a lot of talk about the risk of financial contagion following the collapse of California’s Silicon Valley Bank. Perhaps too much talk.

Salon

Big money: Calif.'s drought is not over

Those with power, money and a direct stake are staking out positions like animals around a watering hole

The Guardian - US

One person killed and another injured in ‘remarkable’ California storm

Brutal winds downed power lines in many areas leaving thousands of people without power in regions south of San Francisco

Los Angeles Times

Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ storm slams California, toppling trees and causing blackouts

LOS ANGELES — At least one person was killed as a wet and windy storm arrived in California on Tuesday, delivering more rain, snow and hazards to residents of the Golden State on the second day of spring.

Axios

Storm-hit California slammed by another historic atmospheric river

With increasing ocean and air temperatures, climate change is adding even more moisture to atmospheric rivers.

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Eight state supreme court vacancies announced by mid-March 2023

As of March 14, there have been eight state supreme court vacancies or vacancy announcements in 2023 for judges whose replacements are chosen via appointment instead of election. Alaska, California, North Dakota, and Tennessee each have one state supreme court vacancy. Delaware and Missouri each have two state supreme court…

The Independent UK

Spring brings more winds, rain and snow to California

A strong late-season Pacific storm is bringing wind, rain and snow to saturated California as the first full day of spring shows little change from an extraordinary winter

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