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Fires devastate Los Angeles, killing at least 10 while charring neighborhoods to apocalyptic scenes
Authorities said 10,000 structures had been destroyed as damage estimate soared into the tens of billions of dollars.
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Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly sends out evacuation notice to all residents
“This is an emergency message from the Los Angeles County Fire Department,” the notice read, per Fox News. “An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued in your area.”
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California GOP assemblyman calls on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to step down amid wildfire chaos
Bass is currently facing backlash for being on a trip to Ghana when the wildfires first broke out.
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Northern giant hornets officially eradicated from Washington state
According to the WSDA, Washington must go three years without detection to meet the regulatory definition of eradication.
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Suspected Venezuelan gang members arrested in Aurora
As of Tuesday evening, 19 suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident.
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Kentucky AG leads 17 other states in support of Louisiana Ten Commandments law
Louisiana in June became the first state to pass a law that would require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in "large, easily readable font" in every classroom.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency in California over bird flu
The governor's office said the declaration comes after the virus was detected in dairy farms in Southern California, but there has been no person-to-person spread of the virus in the state so far.
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Biden greenlights California spending federal healthcare funds on homeless housing
California is set to receive $98.5 billion in federal healthcare funding for the current 2024-2025 fiscal year for Medi-Cal, the state's taxpayer-financed healthcare system.
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Sinema takes aim at both parties in closing address
Some lawmakers lauded praises onto the senator, including Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, who referred to them as “best friends,” according to Semafor.
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New law requires Illinois media firms to disclose sale to out-of-state buyers 120 days in advance
New law also creates a journalism student scholarship program to encourage more students to pursue a career in journalism.
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Texas man sentenced to four years for ballot fraud
Mohamed was a candidate in the 2020 Carrollton mayoral election, and forged mail ballot applications under the names of Carrollton residents, which were sent to a mail store in Lewisville, where he leased a virtual mailbox.
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California to enact Prop. 36, increasing punishment for theft, drug crimes and homelessness
These changes include the creation of new felony theft and drug crimes, removing the provision that allows certain sentences to be served in county jail and aligning the punishment for crimes involving fentanyl with that of other similar controlled substances.
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41% of young voters say UnitedHealthcare CEO murder acceptable
Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said younger voters diverge from the majority on several issues, including Thompson's murder.