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Avon hit with $40 million verdict in California talc lawsuit

Avon Products Inc. was ordered by a California jury to pay $10.3 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on talc in its cosmetics, in the first such case the company has lost in U.S. litigation.

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Sharon Osbourne rushed to hospital after medical emergency, TMZ reports

Sharon Osbourne was reportedly rushed to a hospital Friday night after suffering a medical emergency while shooting a television show in California.

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P-22, LA celebrity mountain lion, euthanized due to severe injuries

LOS ANGELES — The mountain lion P-22, who lived in the heart of Los Angeles for more than a decade and became the face of an international campaign to save California’s threatened puma population, was “compassionately euthanized” Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s director, because…

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Sharon Osbourne rushed to hospital after ‘medical emergency’

Osbourne reportedly ‘fell ill’ while filming a new paranormal activity show in California

The Independent UK

Sharon Osbourne 'rushed to hospital' while filming paranormal show

The TV personality was in California when she was taken to hospital

Wales Online

Sharon Osbourne rushed to hospital after 'suffering terrifying medical emergency'

TV star Sharon Osbourne, 70, had been filming a paranormal TV show in California when she fell ill suddenly, according to TMZ

Daily Mirror

San Francisco Bay Area struck by magnitude 3.6 earthquake

‘Stuff fell off the shelves at my house. First time ever in an earthquake’

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Dark chocolate might have health perks, but should you worry about lead in your bar?

Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium. But a toxicologist says eaten in moderation, it's nothing to worry about.

WEKU

Jason Kidd on growing up around Bill Russell in Oakland, California

An underrated hotbed for NBA basketball that gave us the 11-time champ, Jason Kidd had a front row seat.

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Michael Hiltzik: Oil and gas drillers mobilize to kill a key California environmental rule

The oil and gas industry, which has been accustomed to getting its own way from California regulators for decades, suffered a rare defeat this year.

Los Angeles Times

Here are 5 new laws that will improve abortion access in California in 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California cemented its status as a pro-choice haven with a package of bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September. The measures, which followed the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, sought to protect abortion access both for Californians and those coming here from…

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The University of California and workers reached a tentative deal to end strike

The monthlong strike by graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers disrupted classes at all 10 campuses. The agreement needs to be ratified before the strike officially ends.

WEKU

More than 50% of trans and non-binary youth in US considered suicide this year, survey says

The alarmingly high rates of depression, anxiety and suicide attempts are spread across liberal and conservative regions

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Federal judge to block part of California gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban

A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Friday that blocks half of a California gun bill that state legislators, at the behest of Gov. Gavin Newsom, modeled after the controversial Texas law allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers.

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California State Athletic Commission adds new rule for combat sports officials traveling out of state

Following a recent judging controversy involving Doug Crosby, CSAC has added a new rule regarding out-of-state assignments.

The Independent UK

University of California workers reach deal to end strike

The University of California has reached an agreement with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike at the prestigious state system

Los Angeles Times

After five-week strike, UC and graduate student workers reach tentative agreement

In a major breakthrough in the five-week strike that shut down classes and unleashed grading turmoil, the University of California and the union leadership representing 36,000 graduate student workers reached a tentative labor agreement Friday that would boost their pay and improve benefits.

Los Angeles Times

California man and his alleged partner face life terms in dark web drug operation

LOS ANGELES — A California man and his alleged partner in cybercrime took to the dark web to peddle, among other drugs, thousands of fake oxycodone pills that were laced with fentanyl, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Ballotpedia

These are the results in the top five most expensive California State Senate elections

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 20 districts up for election in 2022, 20 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive California State Assembly elections

Elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 80 districts up for election in 2022, 78 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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Fourteen of 22 California State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 31-9 majority heading into the election.

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Three of five California Assembly committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 62-17 majority heading into the election.

Reason

Judge Plans to Block California Fee-Shifting Statute That Targets Gun Lawsuit Plaintiffs (and Lawyers)

From AP (Julie Watson): U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said he plans to issue an injunction because the law would force people who challenge any of California's famously restrictive gun laws to pay the government's legal fees if they lose. Benitez said this would have a "chilling effect" on…

The Conversation

'Vaccinating' frogs may or may not protect them against a pandemic – but it does provide another option for conservation

When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, many wildlife disease researchers like me were not too surprised. Some were intrigued it hadn’t happened sooner; after all, it is our job to observe, describe and study pandemic dynamics in animals.

Tribune News Service

Bay Area and California add jobs but the gains are slowing greatly

The Bay Area and California added jobs in November, but amid widening tech and biotech mass layoffs, the employment gains in both regions slowed significantly, a government report released on Friday shows.

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