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Charles Leno Jr.'s donation helped fund a major athletic facility upgrade

Former NFL offensive tackle Charles Leno Jr. has returned to the California high school that helped launch his football career, donating $450,000 toward a new professional-grade turf field at San Leandro High School. The donation formed part of a nearly $1 million renovation of the school's athletic facility at Burrell…

The Times of India

Hayley Williams Called 'Irrelevant' After Pro-Palestine Concert Moment Resurfaces Amid 'Dying Career' Claims

Hayley Williams reignites debate over her political activism after shouting 'F*** ICE' and 'Free Palestine' at a concert, drawing mixed reactions from fans and critics.

International Business Times UK

California AG Rob Bonta Under Fire Over $468K Legal Bill After FBI Raids His Top Donors Who Gave Him $155K

California Attorney General Rob Bonta faces questions over a $468,228 legal bill linked to an FBI investigation into Oakland corruption, despite not being charged.

International Business Times UK

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What BigBang's Oakland Comeback Reveals About K-pop's Growing Hold on the U.S. and Latin America

BigBang sold out two Oakland shows after nine years away, as Stray Kids, BTS and NTX turn Latin America into K-pop's fastest-growing market.

Latin Times

Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly…

The Conversation

Instagram is like a digital cigarette and box of chocolates that 'encourages gluttony.' How do you fix that?

“The algorithms change the whole nature of it, and that’s where my chocolate metaphor went awry,” safety advocate Larry Magid told Fortune.

Fortune

Thousands of dragonflies are suddenly swarming across California, and the insects could help farmers control crop pests naturally

California is seeing an unusual surge in dragonflies, with large groups appearing over parks, ponds and farms after warm spring and early summer rain. The insects have been especially noticeable around the San Francisco Bay Area, where residents have reported seeing dozens flying together. Oakland nursery owner Peter Veilleux even…

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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion threat that could mean ‘turning in the keys and walking away’

The $1.4 trillion figure may be unlikely, but the case could give states a new way to challenge how social media platforms are designed.

Fortune

Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

Bangkok Post

States Accuse Meta of Designing Instagram to Addict Children as Trial Begins

Four states opened their case against Meta in Oakland federal court, alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict minors.

Medical Daily

A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kids

In a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contributed to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that get children addicted.

The Economic Times

New Mexico's attorney general reportedly pushes new social media safety laws a day before 29 AGs testify against Meta in federal trial

Raul Torrez, New Mexico’s attorney general, is drafting two bills as a separate 29-state trial over child safety opens in Oakland tomorrow.

Fortune

Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court

The 2023 lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oakland, California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.

The Economic Times

Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation

The trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designed its platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety. It will also address claims by 29 states that the company illegally collected and used children's…

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Medical Daily

Landmark Trial Over Teen Mental Health and Social Media Design Opens in Oakland After Appeals Court Clears the Way

A federal trial over social media design and teen mental health opens in Oakland after the Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta's appeal and refused a delay.

Bangkok Post

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - With billions of users around the world, Meta has prepared to defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial in the United States this week, which experts describe as social media's big tobacco moment.

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Oakland woman was walking her dog when a car struck her, requiring a lifelong recovery. The driver and his passenger were both under ten

“I pray that she's okay, but it was bad, it was bad."

The Economic Times

Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US

With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four US states. On Thursday, a judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to implement product changes and pay more than…

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Visa extension filed? Immigration attorney says ICE can still arrest you; Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas also did her paperwork before deadline

Amid a sudden spike in arrests at domestic airports, immigration lawyer Poonam Gupta said what is happening is not a fault of the visa holders; it is assumptions going wrong. Citing the recent case of Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas who was arrested on the accusation of visa overstay, Gupta said…

The Independent UK

At 60, Too $hort has no plans to stop his hip-hop voyage with new album produced fully by Lil Jon

Too $hort, the Oakland hip-hop legend, is defying age norms in the music industry

The Economic Times

News Corp countersues Brave for allegedly 'scraping' articles for AI

In a Tuesday filing in the Oakland, California, federal court, News Corp said Brave's unauthorised "covert scraping" and resale of its copyrighted articles fall "nowhere near the bounds" of legally acceptable conduct known as fair use. News Corp is seeking an injunction and unspecified monetary damages, plus damages of up…

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Weekly Brew: July 17, 2026

Each week, The Weekly Brew brings you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of July 13 - July 17.

The Economic Times

US judge won't block Meta from laying off workers who filed AI discrimination lawsuit

District Judge William Orrick in Oakland, California, in a written order said he would not stop Meta from carrying out the layoffs beginning July 22 while the merits of the workers' novel legal claims are decided in private arbitration. The lawsuit filed on Monday claims that in selecting jobs to…

The Guardian - US

‘The pigeon came to them seeking help’: California firefighters give oxygen to suffering bird

A crew in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Oakland spotted a pigeon ‘in distress’ after a vehicle fire

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Oakland could join 47 other of the 100 most populous U.S. cities with strong mayor governments

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