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In defence of vultures, nature's early-warning systems that are holy to many people

With their long, featherless necks and stern-looking faces, vultures are an easy target for people’s fear and loathing. In books and films, they usually appear as a forewarning of bad things to come. And they are often used to describe someone who benefits from the misfortune of others.

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California man who spent $5m Covid relief funds on luxury sports cars and vacations jailed

Mustafa Qadiri ordered to pay millions in restitution

The Independent UK

Alleged gang member pleads not guilty in California killings

A man with alleged ties to a California prison gang has pleaded not guilty to killing six people, including a teenage mother and her baby, last month at a central California home connected to a rival gang

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LinkedIn cuts scores of Bay Area jobs in new round of tech layoffs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — LinkedIn has revealed plans to eliminate scores of Bay Area jobs in a fresh round of layoffs that intensify the current tough times for Silicon Valley tech and biotech companies.

Tribune News Service

Rep Barbara Lee joins race for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate seat

US Rep Barbara Lee has formally launched her campaign for the US Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dianne Feinstein of California

The Independent UK

California mulls statewide standards for religious garb in jails

Advocacy groups say ‘common sense’ bill would help protect incarcerated people’s right to religious freedom, expression.

Al Jazeera

Rep. Barbara Lee joins race for California US Senate seat

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has formally launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dianne Feinstein of California

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To Increase 'Equity,' This California High School Is Eliminating Honors Courses

"I was born in Cuba, and it doesn't sound good when people are trying to achieve equal outcomes for everyone," said one parent.

Reason

California beach city weighs balloon ban to protect coast

The scenic seaside city of Laguna Beach, California, is weighing a plan to ban the sale and public use of balloons

The Independent UK

Californians are in for another bill increase: car insurance

Some California drivers will be getting a nasty surprise when they open their car insurance bills this year.

Los Angeles Times

These Democrats hoping to replace Feinstein largely agree on policy. So how do they differ?

LOS ANGELES — The biggest names vying to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein largely agree on many issues dearest to Democratic voters, so their differing political passions, generational perspectives and life stories will likely be front and center in the first hotly contested Senate race in California in more than…

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Barbara Lee jumps into California Senate race - Roll Call

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee is running for the Senate in California, where two fellow Democrats have already announced.

Roll Call

George Skelton: Shrinking water supply will mean more fallow fields in the San Joaquin Valley

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Downpours or drought, California’s farm belt will need to tighten up in the next two decades and grow fewer crops.

Los Angeles Times

Housekeeper's husband arrested in connection with 'brutal' murder of Irish bishop in California

Bishop David O'Connell, who was originally from Cork, was found dead at his home on Saturday having suffered a gunshot wound to the torso

Irish Mirror

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California's $2,000 CVRP Rebate Makes Tesla Model 3 RWD A $31K Car

The Tesla Model Y starts at $42,990 after the $7,500 federal tax credit and $2,000 California rebate are deducted.

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of California bishop David O’Connell

A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of Bishop David O’Connell of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, who was killed in his home in Hacienda Heights.

The Independent UK

Thousands of California residents plunged into darkness due to fire at PG&E substation

The outage caused security lines at the Oakland airport to come to a standstill

Tribune News Service

Bay Area homes selling below asking price for first time in 10 years

SAN JOSE, California -- Looking to buy a home in the Bay Area? The odds of scoring a deal could be tipping in your favor.

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WEKU

A huge winter storm is about to plague the U.S., even as some areas see record highs

The term forecasters are using to describe the overall weather pattern is "anomalous" — for its unusual cold and warmth. In California, it could be the coldest storm in years.

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Fabled Glasgow pub that closed in 1970s rediscovered in California

In the 1970s, an American visitor fell in love with a soon-to-vanish Glasgow pub and decided to purchase the entire interior. Now, almost 50 years on, the near-forgotten boozer has been given a new lease of life in California.

Los Angeles Times

California’s biggest environmental cleanup leaves lead contamination and frustration

LOS ANGELES — California’s largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Los Angeles Times investigation shows.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Can California's legal cannabis industry survive while illegal competitors still operate?

California voters' 2016 decision to legalize the recreational use of cannabis was mostly driven by the idea that whether or not to use the drug should be a choice left up to adults — not be dictated by laws written in an era in which "reefer madness" was seen as…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Finally, a plan to save the Joshua tree from climate change — and the bureaucrats

Climate change is the single greatest threat to the long-term survival of the Joshua tree, a beloved symbol of California’s high desert. But the biggest short-term obstacle is an impasse by state wildlife officials, who have been unable to agree whether to list it as threatened under the state Endangered…

WEKU

Which type of eye doctor do you need? Optometrists and ophthalmologists face off

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

Los Angeles Times

Are the conditions ripe for a ‘superbloom’ in rain-soaked California? Here’s what experts say

LOS ANGELES — Is a superbloom on the horizon? It all depends on the weather.

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