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An indigenous Yurok family from California brought a dying river back to life after leading a decades-long fight to remove four dams

More than a century after four dams cut off the Klamath River's natural flow, salmon are finally swimming freely upstream again. The historic comeback follows the completion of the world's largest dam removal project in October 2024, ending decades of ecological damage that devastated fish populations and disrupted the lives…

The Times of India · Jul 8

Social Media's 'Big Tobacco Moment': Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Fine for Allegedly Fueling Teen Suicide and Addiction

Meta warns a US court it could face $1.4trn in penalties in a landmark teen mental health case as 29 states accuse the Facebook owner of addicting and harming young users.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8

Desi doctor who drove his family off a cliff in California walks free after therapy

TOI correspondent from Washington: For years, Dharmesh Patel seemed to embody the American dream. The 45-year-old radiologist lived with his wife and two young children in a quiet cul-de-sac in Pasadena, California. Colleagues described him as a respected physician, while neighbours remembered him as a thoughtful man who brought poinsettias…

The Times of India · Jul 8

California delays first emissions reporting deadline to November

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) delayed the state’s first corporate emissions reporting deadline from Aug.10, 2026, to Nov. 10, 2026. CARB gave companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue that do business in California an additional three months to report their direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope…

Ballotpedia · Jul 8

US court dismisses charges against Indian-origin doctor who drove Tesla off 250-foot cliff with family

An Indian-origin doctor accused of attempting to kill his family by driving his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in California in 2023 has had all criminal charges dismissed after successfully completing a two-year court-approved mental health diversion programme.

The Times of India · Jul 8

California DMV could revoke 11,000 driving licenses over mysterious ‘anomalies’ in tests, report says

The state motor vehicle department said it had identified ‘anomalies’ in their test results

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Canada province preparing lawsuit against OpenAI over school shooting

British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a lawsuit against OpenAI over the company's failure to report violent ChatGPT activity by the person who committed a mass school shooting in the western Canadian province. British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a separate case, in coordination with the families, and…

The Economic Times · Jul 8

More than 400 people arrested at Fourth of July ‘TikTok takeover’ in California

Thousands descend on Newport Beach, blocking traffic and setting fires in flash-mob-style meetup organized online

The Guardian - US · Jul 7

Judge drops attempted murder charges against California radiologist who drove family off cliff

All four occupants – Patel, his wife, and their two young children – miraculously survived the crash

The Independent UK · Jul 7

2018 murder of newborn in California: Bakshinderpal Sing Mann, father who buried baby and then fled to Canada, finally sentenced

A disturbing case that started with an unlawful sexual relationship, which resulted in the woman becoming pregnant and giving birth to a baby who was immediately killed and buried, came to an end last month in California after 31-year-old Bakshinderpal Singh Mann was sentenced to six years in prison with…

The Times of India · Jul 7