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LPGA’s Mediheal Championship is staying in California, but moving (and now it’s a home game for Danielle Kang)

The field of 120 golfers will compete for a $1.8 million purse over the four-day, 72-hole tournament.

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California man found guilty of two 1980s murders thanks to new DNA technology

In 2006 detectives discovered DNA evidence, but it was 12 more years before they could identify suspect using genealogy websites

The Guardian - US

An unlikely pair: Why a labor union joined hospitals to weaken seismic standards

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California hospitals have long sought to weaken legally required — and costly — seismic upgrades meant to ensure their doors can remain open to patients after a major earthquake.

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California voters don't want Biden or Trump to run in 2024, poll shows

Californians have little appetite for a rematch of the 2020 presidential race, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, with strong majorities of the state's voters hoping neither President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump runs again in two years.

Los Angeles Times

Sean Connery’s iconic Aston Martin DB5 makes nearly £2m at auction

AN Aston Martin DB5 owned by Sir Sean Connery has been sold for 2.2 million US dollars (£1.9 million) at an auction in California – with a buyer…

The National (Scotland)

Multiple fatalities are reported after 2 small planes collide in California

The planes crashed at Watsonville Municipal Airport, which does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and taking off.

WEKU

Nicholas Goldberg: Why arts and music education matter — and why Californians should support Prop. 28 in November

It's hard to imagine anyone anywhere who doesn't think, all things being equal, that we should spend substantially more money educating students in music and the arts.

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George Skelton: California had a nearly $100 billion surplus this year. We don't need to raise taxes with Prop. 30

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If Proposition 30 passes in November, we should hang a sign at the border reading: "Welcome to California, the state with the nation's most outrageously high income tax."

Los Angeles Times

Melinda Henneberger: Gov. Newsom’s choice: Back California farm workers or help the rich. Why is this so hard?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Once again, farm workers are marching the 335 miles from Delano to Sacramento in triple-digit heat, this time hoping to get California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make it easier for migrant workers to vote to unionize.

Tribune News Service

Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

Dire consequences could result if states, cities and farms across the American West cannot agree on how to cut the amount of water they draw from the Colorado River

The Independent UK

Free speech doesn't protect Sony in dispute over Michael Jackson songs, court rules

LOS ANGELES — More than a decade ago, allegations arose that Michael Jackson didn't sing all the songs on his 2010 album "Michael," which was released the year after his death. On Thursday, the California Supreme Court weighed in with a ruling that set new legal precedent around entertainment advertising.

Los Angeles Times

High-speed rail route from San Francisco to San Jose wins approval. What happens next?

FRESNO, Calif. — Over concerns of a pair of Bay Area cities, the California High-Speed Rail Authority board finalized its choice of a route alternative for about 49 miles of tracks between San Francisco and San Jose.

Tribune News Service

15-year-old Nicholas Gross is youngest player to advance to U.S. Amateur quarterfinals since 2007

For the record, Nicholas Gross did shave before the start of match play. He’s good for the rest of the week.

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At least 2 people are dead after planes collide in California, officials say

Two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport Thursday and at least two of the three occupants were killed, officials said.

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After sleeping in a van overnight, a longshoreman shot 64 and qualified for this week’s PGA Tour Champions event

Bogue made the long trek from California to Syracuse, then drove the last 90 minutes to Binghamton.

Los Angeles Times

Death Valley to reopen after flooding; Joshua Tree and Mojave parks still repairing damage

LOS ANGELES — As Death Valley National Park gets ready to reopen its most popular sites on Saturday after heavy flooding, California national parks are still reeling from the aftermath.

The Independent UK

Officials: At least 2 die after planes collide in California

Two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport and at least two of the three occupants were killed

The Independent UK

Watsonville plane crash – live: ‘Multiple fatalities’ reported after two aircraft collide in California

Single engine Cessna and twin engine Cessna collided on final approach

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The Independent UK

Three people killed when two planes collide in midair at California airport

One person was onboard a Cessna 152 and two were in a Cessna 340, say officials

Los Angeles Times

Lawsuit alleges utility company is responsible for deadly McKinney fire in Northern California

LOS ANGELES — Residents in Northern California allege that sparks from PacifiCorp's high-voltage transmission lines and other equipment are what ignited the deadly McKinney fire last month near the California-Oregon border in Siskiyou County, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this week.

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Tesla's virtual power plant actually helped with California grid overload

Tesla Powerwall customers provided as much as 16 MW of power during the event.

The Independent UK

California woman and ex-boyfriend found dead after vanishing around same time as Kiely Rodni

Janette ‘JJ’ Pantoja and Juan Almanza Zavala had gone to the Hot August Nights car show in Reno, Nevada, together on 6 August – the same event that Kiely Rodni was supposed to go to the night she vanished from a party

Los Angeles Times

After deadly LA car crash, California's controversial fetal homicide law is back in the spotlight

LOS ANGELES — Guttered votives, wilted sunflowers and a menagerie of pristine plush creatures marked the blackened corner where Armani Lester’s life ended before he took his first breath.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Florida Republicans targeted Black voter turnout, DoJ says

Department claims restrictions were racially motivated. Plus, California urges residents to cut power use

Reason

The Failed Campaign To Kill To Kill a Mockingbird

Recent moves to censor the book have come from Virginia, Mississippi, and California.

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