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California kindergarten saw big enrollment drop during pandemic. What's happening now?

LOS ANGELES — No grade level suffered a steeper enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic than kindergarten, driven by what many parents saw as the futility of placing a 5-year-old in front of a computer all day.

Los Angeles Times

Caravan pressures Gov. Newsom to extend unemployment benefits to undocumented Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With hundreds of bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto or approval, dozens of undocumented immigrant workers and allies are crossing the state in a two-day vehicle caravan to pressure him to sign legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to all Californians regardless of immigration status.

Tribune News Service

States see record abortion questions on midterm ballots - Roll Call

The debate over abortion is playing out in ballot initiatives in Vermont, California, Michigan, Kentucky and Montana.

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Libertarian group sues to block student debt cancellation

A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven

The Independent UK

Analyst: Tesla's Elon Musk To "Own" California After 2035 Gas Car Ban

Many people in California love their EVs, and the state has announced banning new gas car sales beginning in 2035. Will Tesla still lead in 10 years or more?

InsideEVs

California enjoying ‘good COVID weather’ now. But winter may bring unpleasant surprises

LOS ANGELES — California is entering the fall with coronavirus in retreat.

Los Angeles Times

Gavin Newsom for president? He’s impressing Democratic insiders with blasts at Republicans

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public slugfests with the governors of Texas and Florida over immigration and abortion is generating important national attention. But perhaps even more importantly — assuming he has further political aspirations — his more aggressive demeanor is endearing him to influential Democratic insiders.

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California leads the world in testing drinking water for microplastics

You are drinking microplastics.

Tribune News Service

After fleeing Kabul, Afghan lawyers seek new life — and legal careers — in California

LOS ANGELES — Masooda Qazi held her 8-year-old son's hand tightly as she frantically tried to convey to a group of Dutch soldiers that she was an employee of the U.S. Embassy and was promised transport out of Kabul as it fell to the Taliban last year.

Los Angeles Times

Rules sought for 'gooning,' taking troubled kids to care

There's a little-known practice in the U_S_ known as “gooning.”

The Independent UK

One year after a California school officer killed a teenager, families fight to remove armed campus guards

Mona Rodriguez’s killing fueled a movement to transform Long Beach’s approach to student safety: “Fund schools, not officers”

The Guardian - US

Tesla’s big batteries aren’t the fire problem. Lithium is

When a Tesla Inc. battery caught fire at an energy storage facility that helps power California last week, critics were quick to pounce. Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame, who called the mid-2000s housing collapse correctly, hit out at the EV maker.

Tribune News Service

Worried about the economy? Demand for these jobs is high and growing

Elsa Reaza was ready to leave her job when a friend suggested she apply for a housekeeping position at the Conrad, a new luxury hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Gov. Pritzker, don’t follow California in banning gas-powered car sales

Taking aim at climate change, California last month announced plans to phase out the sale of new, gasoline-powered vehicles. As of 2035, the Golden State will allow only electric vehicles (EVs) to be sold new, though used-car sales will remain unrestricted.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

'A New Era': NASA Strikes Asteroid in Key Test of Planetary Defense

A NASA spaceship on Monday struck an asteroid seven million miles away in order to deflect its orbit, succeeding in a historic test of humanity's ability to prevent a celestial object from devastating life on Earth. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor hit its target, the space rock Dimorphos,…

Los Angeles Times

Federal court says California ban on private ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES — A California law banning private prisons and immigrant detention facilities in the state violates the U.S. Constitution when applied to facilities operated on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal appellate court ruled Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom vetoes bill aimed at preventing light pollution

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have dimmed the light pollution emanating from state buildings, writing that the proposed law was an "overly broad mandate" whose costs California is currently ill-equipped to cover.

The Independent UK

Shooting suspect believed to be on run with his daughter, 15

A Southern California woman was shot to death in a domestic violence incident and police say the suspect is a 45-year-old man believed to be on the run with his 15-year-old daughter

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The Conversation

The UK's water industry is broken – here's how to fix it

Prolonged periods of intense heat affected large parts of the UK and Europe this summer. These conditions forced parts of the UK into an official drought, with restrictions on water use imposed for the first time since 2012. Despite recent autumnal weather, parts of the country remain firmly in drought.

Benzinga

Simply Better Brands Expands PureKana Wholesale Distribution Into Four Large Cannabis Markets

Simply Better Brands Corp. (OTCQB: PKANF) (CVE:SBBC) expanded its PureKana wholesale distribution into the four large U.S. markets of California, Texas, Florida, and Illinois.

The Independent UK

Insurers say California's inaction threatens auto policies

Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve rate increases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why Californians are working to flip red state legislatures blue

Concerned about the future of the country and determined to wrest political power from the far right, a group of friends in the San Francisco Bay Area have been gathering once a month to talk politics over brunches, happy hours and Zoom meetings.

The Guardian - US

‘The kids are just happier’: could California’s universal school meal program start a trend?

Parents, teachers and anti-hunger advocates hail new free-meal system, saying it improves academic performance and wellbeing

Daily Mirror

Olivia Newton-John's cause of death and who inherits her net worth

Grease icon Olivia Newton-John, who played Sandy Olsson in the popular movie, sadly passed away at the age of 73 on August 8 at her home in Santa Ynez, California

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Giorgia Meloni hails ‘night of pride’ in Italian elections

Far-right leader poised to become Italy’s first female prime minister. Plus, the gallery letting insects run wild

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