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Del Monte bankruptcy will result in 420,000 peach trees in California being destroyed
The company canceled its 20-year contracts with peach farmers, who faced a $550 million loss of revenue.
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Three high-ranking DC police officials face termination over alleged crime data manipulation: report
A spokesperson for the department said that an assistant chief and Second District commander were placed on administrative leave, though he didn't disclose the reasons
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Zuckerberg faces lawsuit from five publishers for using copyrighted materials to train AI
The five publishers allege that Meta's software engineers used pirated books and journal articles to train the company's AI model, Llama.
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Trump's victory helps farmers feel better about economy, report says
Farmers’ sentiments about the industry are now at a level that has not been seen since May 2021.
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Wisconsin governor vows no National Guard troops for deportations
Gov. Tony Evers told reporters in Madison he doesn’t support the president-elect’s plan to deport people in the country illegally.
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US economy added 227K jobs in November, annual jobless rate increased slightly to 4.2%, feds
Job creation was down as a result, in large part, because of the Boeing strike and hurricanes that hit the Southeast
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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: Five developments from NYPD's investigation
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has not named a suspect in the shooting, but images of a person of interest in the case were released by the department on Thursday afternoon.
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Three lawsuits filed over massive Tri-Cities wind/solar project
Local residents in opposition to the project have complained that wildlife and environmental concerns have been ignored, along with the loss of open landscape views for residents.
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Federal data says California lost 4,256 fast food jobs since $20 wage took effect
The number of jobs in the national fast food industry, which includes California, grew by 1.6% over the same time period, suggesting California’s fast food job losses are an abnormality.
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California AG reaffirms state’s commitment to sex reassignment procedures on minors
Following the oral arguments, several media outlets reported that the Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold Tennessee’s law.
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Eric Adams to meet Trump border czar next week
The New York Democrat said the meeting will take place next Thursday, on Dec. 12, and said he hopes to hear Homan's actual plans for cracking down on border security.
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School district won't ban Bible club after Trump-tied law firm threat, other suits bubble to SCOTUS
Federal appeals courts all over the map on speech suppression in public schools. Free speech group appeals to 6th Circuit on "Let's Go Brandon" sweatshirt ban, seeking liability for district officials.
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Golfers hopeful other organizations follow lead of LPGA, USGA
The LPGA and the United States Golf Association, separate of each other, modified gender policies.