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New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

The Texas Tribune

In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ

Once all of them assume office, California will be the first state where it's believed more than 10% of legislators identify publicly as LGBTQ

The Independent UK

Editorial: After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress faces another bumpy ride

“We have fired Nancy Pelosi,” tweeted House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California a day after his party narrowly won back control of the House.

Chicago Tribune

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‘I robbed six banks out of desperation. Then I got greedy’: the Kangaroo Bandit on crime, family and regret

Cain Vincent Dyer became one of the most prolific bank robbers in the US before handing himself in. He tells his remarkable story, from being in debt to a drug cartel to his attempts to wipe his slate clean

The Guardian - UK

Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered California Central Valley congressional seat

LOS ANGELES — Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose vote to impeach President Trump nearly sank his campaign in the primary, will return to Congress next year, after defeating Democratic state Assemblyman Rudy Salas in the 22nd District race in California's Central Valley.

Los Angeles Times

California’s last nuclear power plant gets $1bn funding to extend life

Biden administration approved the conditional funding to keep Diablo Canyon facility online beyond its scheduled 2025 shutdown

The Guardian - US

New York Is Setting Up Legal Marijuana Merchants for Failure

Nearly 20 months after the state legalized recreational use, no licensed pot shops have opened, but the black market is booming.

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Colo. Springs suspect related to GOPer

Aldrich is the grandson of California State Assemblyman Randy Voepel

Salon

5-star combo guard AJ Johnson announces commitment to Texas

Texas gets commitment from 5-star combo guard AJ Johnson from Southern California Academy.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Biden gives PG&E $1 billion to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open

The case for nuclear power as a climate solution got a big boost Monday when the Biden administration announced it's giving Pacific Gas & Electric Co. a $1.1-billion grant to help the company keep operating California's last nuclear plant.

Los Angeles Times

Feds offer $1B to keep California's last nuclear plant open

The Biden administration has announced preliminary approval to spend up to $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running

The Independent UK

California announces end of ‘peak fire season’ after subdued year

The US state’s latest season bucks climate change-induced trend of wildfires that have grown in scope and intensity.

Al Jazeera

Seahawks: Updated 53-man roster going into Week 12

Here's the team's updated 53-man roster by jersey number going into Week 12.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Both parties had high hopes for California in the midterms. Neither saw their dreams fully come true

LOS ANGELES — The battles for California’s most competitive congressional races have effectively ended in a draw after months of campaigning and more than $100 million in advertising. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have so far ousted an incumbent or won new ground in their opponent’s territory — though with a…

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California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.

Tribune News Service

After election win, California’s attorney general turns to investigating hospital algorithms for racial bias

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sailed to victory in the Nov. 8 election, riding his progressive record on reproductive rights, gun control and social justice reform. As he charts a course for his next four years, the 50-year-old Democrat wants to target racial discrimination in health care,…

Daily Mirror

Parents slam 'disgusting' After School Satan Club for children as young as five

The new after-school club, founded by the Satanic Temple and the Reason Alliance, has sparked outrage among parents at Golden Hills Elementary School in Tehachapi, California

Ballotpedia

A look at upcoming runoff elections (not just Georgia)

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Stopping the Medicaid churn

Multiple states are rethinking their enrollment policies for the youngest Medicaid members

Daily Mirror

Hero fast-food worker loses eye after trying to stop man bullying special needs boy

Bianca Palomera, from California, was working her shift on November 12 when she saw four men intimidating the brother of one of her co-workers at Habit Burger Grill in Antioch

Tribune News Service

Built on brotherhood: Deaf California prep team more than the sum of its wins, losses

FREMONT, Calif. — There’s little yelling on the sidelines, no hollering in the huddle, zero trash talk on the line of scrimmage.

The Independent UK

Democratic U.S. Rep. Gomez triumphs in California district

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez has defeated rival Democrat David Kim in a Los Angeles district after a battle on the party’s progressive flank

Los Angeles Times

'We got really lucky': Why California escaped another destructive fire season in 2022

Despite months of warnings fueled by extreme heat and drought-desiccated conditions, California's deadly fire season ended with remarkably little area burned, with just 362,403 acres scorched in 2022, compared with more than 2.5 million acres the year before.

Tribune News Service

Newsom upbeat after meeting with local leaders on homelessness, but funding remains unclear

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said a meeting with local leaders on efforts to reduce homelessness exceeded his expectations. Yet the status of the $1 billion in state funding he halted two weeks ago remained unclear.

Los Angeles Times

'Three threats at once': California urges caution amid spread of RSV, COVID, flu

LOS ANGELES — California officials are urging preventive measures to thwart the spread of respiratory illnesses and alleviate a health system already contending with the triple threat of COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

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