Category: State News

LA District Attorney’s Office Abandons Twitter

June 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced June 6 it will no longer post news or other content on Twitter, citing “unchecked vitriol” on the social media platform, including in comments on the office’s page. “As a prosecutor’s office, we uphold the principles of justice, fairness, and equality for all,” according to a…

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Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s Office Leaves Twitter Over ‘Unchecked Vitriol’

June 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced June 6 it will no longer post news or other content on Twitter, citing “unchecked vitriol” on the social media platform, including in comments on the office’s page. “As a prosecutor’s office, we uphold the principles of justice, fairness, and equality for all,” according to a…

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Kilauea, One of the World’s Most Active Volcanoes, Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause

June 7, 2023
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HONOLULU—Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava that’s a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement that a glow…

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MA Catholic School Enlists Lesbian, Gay Activist as Graduation Speaker

June 7, 2023
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Boston’s largest Catholic organization is calling out a prominent all-girls Catholic school in Massachusetts for choosing a lesbian activist as its graduation speaker. In her speech to the graduating class of Fontbonne Academy, Andi Lyons told students that disapproval of same-sex relationships was equivalent to inciting hate. “Your generation still has much more work to…

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Woman Found Ice-Age Mastodon Tooth on California Beach

June 7, 2023
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Over the Memorial Day weekend, a woman was taking a stroll at Rio Del Mar State Beach in Northern California when she found a mysterious object in the sand that turned out to be a tooth from an ancient mastodon.  The foot-long tooth belonged to an adult member of the extinct Ice Age species. This…

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Wolverine Spotted in California, Only Second Time in 100 Years

June 7, 2023
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Multiple rare sightings of a wolverine have been reported in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. Two have been spotted in Inyo National Forest and one in Yosemite National Park. All three sightings occurred in May. “Wolverines can travel great distances, making it likely that the recent sightings are all of the same animal,” said Daniel…

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs a Law Making Ankle Monitor Tampering a Felony

June 7, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law eight public safety bills, including a bill that makes it a state jail felony for parolees or defendants to tamper with or remove their ankle monitor. On June 6, Abbott signed a variety of public safety bills enforcing stiffer penalties on aggravated assault, street racing, rogue district attorneys, violence…

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Grand Jury Report Claims Orange County Could Have 30,000 Homeless Children

June 7, 2023
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A recent report by the Orange County Grand Jury estimates there could be as many as 23,000—or even more than 30,000 according to some of its sources—homeless youth in the Southern California county, a far cry from the 700 estimated by the county in 2022. The jury decided to conduct their study because they felt the…

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Newsom Says Florida Could Face Criminal Charges After Flights of Illegal Immigrants Land in California

June 7, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said again on Tuesday that criminal charges could be pressed against Florida after two recent flights carrying illegal immigrants from Florida landed in California, and after Florida’s admission that it sent the flights. Newsom said in an interview with Politico that criminal charges could be pressed against Florida after an investigation,…

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LIVE July 1, 12 PM ET: America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage

June 7, 2023
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America the Beautiful Festival is a large outdoor festival celebrating Independence Day and beautiful heritage, brought to you by The Epoch Times and New Century Film on July 1–2, 2023 from 12–9 p.m. at New Century Films on 517 Neversink Drive in Port Jervis, New York. It features music from Jason Scheff, Myers Moore, Julie…

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