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California’s reparations effort moves ahead. Here’s what’s next

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Reparations Task Force voted Tuesday to define those who are eligible for reparations as descendants of African Americans enslaved in the U.S. or of free Black people living in the country before the end of the 19th century.

Los Angeles Times

Great white shark killed bodyboarder off California coast

LOS ANGELES — Tomas Abraham Butterfield headed into the Pacific Ocean with his wetsuit, fins and a bodyboard around 10 a.m. Christmas Eve. He was visiting his mother in Morro Bay last Christmas. The waters were turbulent at the spot known to locals as "the Pit" just north of Morro…

Los Angeles Times

Patty Tavatanakit ready for ‘bittersweet’ defense of last LPGA major in the desert

“I love coming back here. But we're evolving and changing, and we always look forward to what's new.”

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Supreme Court weighs employer’s challenge to California labor law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed an employer’s challenge to a California labor law that authorizes private attorneys to sue on behalf of thousands of workers, even if those workers had agreed to arbitrate their claims individually.

Los Angeles Times

Slight drop in California average gas prices could signal relief in the weeks ahead, experts say

Although Californians have typically paid the steepest gas prices in the U.S., the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has some Golden State drivers shelling out more than $6 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel in recent weeks.

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Mike Tyson's 2.0 Cannabis Products Soon Available Via Michigan's Common Citizen Retail Partners

Common Citizen announced a historic cultivation partnership with boxing legend Mike Tyson's premium cannabis line, California-based Tyson 2.0.

Benzinga

Husband convicted of arranging murder of wife’s podiatrist after her death from infection

67-year-old retired doctor shot to death at his California home in August 2018

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California lawmakers target fentanyl as opioid overdoses surge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are responding to a surge in fentanyl overdoses and deaths in their cities with a list of bills that include imposing stronger penalties for distributing the synthetic opioid and easing access to safer consumption and treatment.

Los Angeles Times

Hims & Hers Partners With Carbon Health

Hims & Hers Health Inc (NYSE:HIMS) has partnered with healthcare provider Carbon Health to enable access to a broader range of care options through its platform. The partnership will further enable the healthcare company to provide California patients with a better continuum of primary care treatment. The partnership adds the seventh U.S. state…

Benzinga

Great white shark killed California bodyboarder on Christmas Eve, report confirms

Tomas Abraham Butterfield, 42, was bitten in the head, chest and shoulder in the coroner’s report said

The Independent UK

Patricia Guerrero joins California Supreme Court

Patricia Guerrero was sworn in to the California Supreme Court on March 28, 2022. Founded in 1849, the California Supreme Court is the state’s court of last resort and has seven judgeships. Of the seven current justices, five were appointed by Democratic governors and two by a Republican governor.

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The Pandemic Is Over. California's Pandemic-Era Eviction Protections Are Getting Extended.

A.B. 2179 would stop some local-level eviction moratoriums from going into effect, while leaving untouched ones that have been in place since the beginning of the pandemic.

Reason

Frederick Woods abducted 26 children and buried them alive. 46 years later, he’s set to walk free despite victims’ pleas

Frederick Woods is the last of the three kidnappers still incarcerated

The Independent UK

How the first cat-like sabre-tooth predator was discovered – and why it differs from modern cats

Although they are currently the greatest predators on land, it’s likely that modern-day cats wouldn’t have been a match for the newly discovered Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae. At around 42 million years old, it’s thought to be one of the first sabre-tooth cat-like predators to have roamed the planet – and a…

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Who should receive reparations in California for slavery? Answers raise more questions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Antoinette Harrell has spent nearly three decades of her life verifying cases of slavery in the South before and after emancipation.

Daily Mirror

Fluffy dog has crazy makeover to turn him into giraffe - and he loves the new look

Owner Marc Organo, 40, from San Diego, California, turned his Bernedoodle dog, Sir Winston Cooper, into his favourite zoo animal - and the pooch absolutely loves his newfound attention

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Troy Lee Designs Is Now Under European Equipment Brand 2Ride Group

European gear and equipment maker 2Ride Group has acquired California-based company Troy Lee Designs.

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Redistricting shuffle makes race to succeed Nunes a low-key affair

Three of the six candidates running in next week's 22nd District special primary are also running in the 21st District primary in June.

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Who’s driving that food delivery bot? It might be a Gen Z gamer

In a low-light Culver City, California control room, Lily Shaw is getting her pilot mood on.

Tribune News Service

As California pins much of its decarbonization hopes on energy storage, SDG&E opens a new battery facility

They don't look like much — 126 cubes, each holding 16 modules of batteries — simply sitting on an expanse of flat land owned by San Diego Gas & Electric off Route 163.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: How bad was the financial aid fraud at California’s community colleges? We still don’t know, and that’s a problem

It’s not the fault of California’s community colleges that fraudsters filed thousands of fake student applications, many through bots, early during the pandemic. At least 65,000 of them included documents requesting financial aid as federal relief money flowed to colleges. At the time, campuses were closed, classes were held online,…

Los Angeles Times

Steve Lopez: From Kyiv to California, a 14-year-old refugee starts over

LOS ANGELES — Not that long ago, says 14-year-old Illia, "I woke up with the sound of rockets."

Daily Mirror

Absent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stay silent on day of Prince Philip's memorial

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not attend Prince Philip's memorial service at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday and it is unclear if they watched the live coverage from California

The Independent UK

US first reparations taskforce narrowly votes to limit payouts to direct descendants of slavery victims

Reparation proposal is due in July 2023 for the legislature to consider turning it into a law

The Independent UK

California governor reverses parole board decision to release Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

Gov Gavin Newsom said Van Houten ‘currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time’

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