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President Trump is set to visit California on Monday to assess the damage caused by almost 100 wildfires burning through the West that have killed at least 35 people. Several people remain missing in the region as the president heads to McClellan Park in Sacramento County to receive a briefing on the fires. Trump had …
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The mayor of Los Angeles told residents to unplug their appliances, shut off their air conditioners, and turn on a fan after 3 p.m. Look at this… All I know is that out here in the sticks, out here in hick country, out here in the hinterlands, my 3,200 square foot home (if you count …
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Just a few years before Paris Hilton was sent to a school for troubled teens in Southern California in the mid-1990s, a convicted child rapist and child killer was suspected in the disappearance of two boys at the school. Her documentary, “This is Paris,” shines a light on “therapeutic” boarding schools and the abuse some …
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The University of California system can no longer consider ACT and SAT tests in admissions or scholarship decisions, a judge ruled Monday, saying the testing disadvantages applicants with disabilities. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman issued the preliminary injunction on Monday, acknowledging arguments that students with disabilities would have difficulty taking exams amid the …
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Prince Harry has raved about “loving” his “fantastic” new life in the US — thanks to having “a little bit of space” to play outside with son Archie during lockdown in their sprawling, $14.65 million California estate. “Loving it. It’s fantastic,” the 35-year-old prince told British rugby legend Ellery Hanley in a Zoom call made …
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Lake Piru, the man-made reservoir in Southern California where “Glee” star Naya Rivera drowned in July, has reopened to the public, but with restrictions, TMZ reported Saturday. Swimming is now banned at the lake, where there have been eight previous drownings since 1994. More than 12,000 people signed a petition demanding better warnings for swimmers …
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As the Golden State Killer was sentenced to life in prison, comedian Patton Oswalt paid tribute Friday to his late wife Michelle McNamara, the best-selling author who died while trying to uncover the identity of the serial murderer. Oswalt posted two shots of McNamara in a Twitter tribute. She was obsessively investigating the 1970s and …
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has been receiving his full monthly salary, though he pledged to take a pay cut in May in solidarity with state workers who saw a 10 percent cut in pay as a result of budgetary fallout of the coronavirus. While elected state officials are exempt from such pay cuts, Newsom promised …
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Apple on Friday asked a federal judge in California to deny a request by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games to be kept in the iPhone maker’s App Store as a dispute between the two over Apple’s in-app payment rules plays out. In a filing before US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, Calif., Apple called …
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Uber and Lyft saw their stocks soar after an eleventh-hour stay allowed the companies to avoid a service shutdown in California. The ride-hail giants were set to suspend service in their largest US market Thursday at midnight after a judge ruled they had violated the state’s Assembly Bill 5, which requires companies to classify their …
President Trump is set to visit California on Monday to assess the damage caused by almost 100 wildfires burning through the West that have killed at least 35 people. Several people remain missing in the region as the president heads to McClellan Park in Sacramento County to receive a briefing on the fires. Trump had …
