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California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires

May 30, 2023
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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a…

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Bill Limiting Insulin Cost to $35 Passes California Senate

May 30, 2023
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California legislation that would limit the cost of a 30-day supply of insulin to $35 has passed the state Senate. Senate Bill 90, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and presented by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was approved unanimously by the Senate May 22. The bill is now under consideration in the state’s Assembly….

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Passenger Rail Services Connecting Orange County to Oceanside Resumes

May 30, 2023
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Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner rail service between Orange and San Diego counties reopened May 27, after a month of closure due to a landslide in San Clemente, according to an Orange County Transit Authority news release. A geotechnical assessment and final track inspection on May 26 prompted the all-clear for passenger communal services to…

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‘Expect Chaos’: Climate Expert Forecasts Extreme Weather as West Coast Prepares for El Niño

May 30, 2023
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Climate experts are warning of possible extreme weather as an El Niño weather pattern arrives this summer along the west coast. This year’s El Niño looks to be a “strong one,” according to climate expert Dr. Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Climate Research Center in Massachusetts. “Expect Chaos,” Francis said on…

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Purchasing Fentanyl ‘Easy as Ordering Uber’: California County Supervisor

May 30, 2023
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Purchasing fentanyl is now as easy as ordering an Uber. At least that’s what one county supervisor in Orange County, California, is saying. “You can order takeout on your iPhone. You can order an Uber. Now, if you have the right app, you can order fentanyl,” Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee told The Epoch Times….

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Application for Internet Service Assistance Now Open in Orange and San Diego Counties

May 30, 2023
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A program connecting low-income families and households nationwide to affordable internet services is now accepting applications in Orange and San Diego counties. Called the Affordability Connectivity program, benefits include up to a $30 a month discount for internet services and a one-time discount of up to $100 for the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer,…

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Angels and Dodgers Surrender to the LGBTQ Industry

May 30, 2023
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Commentary In recent local news, both Anaheim’s mayor, Ashleigh Aitken, and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended invitations to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to participate in Pride Night at their respective stadiums in June. The problem with these invitations is that the Sisters aren’t genuine sisters at all. Most are biological males posing as female…

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Elizabeth Holmes Enters Texas Prison to Begin 11-year Sentence for Notorious Blood-Testing Hoax

May 30, 2023
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BRYAN, Texas—Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes entered Texas prison where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley. Holmes, 39, on Tuesday entered a federal women’s prison camp located in Bryan, Texas—where the federal judge who sentenced Holmes in November recommended…

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Milt Larsen, Co-Founder of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Dies at 92

May 30, 2023
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Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s, has died at the age of 92, club officials announced Monday. “It is with heavy hearts that the Academy of Magical Arts shares the sad news that Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen has passed away,” Chuck Martinez, chair of the board of directors…

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Man Killed in Huntington Beach Hit-and-Run; Driver at Large

May 30, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle Monday morning in Huntington Beach. Officers were dispatched to Beach Boulevard, north of Knoxville Avenue, at about 4 a.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department reported. The victim had been struck in the northbound lanes of Beach Boulevard. Police had no description of the…

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