Category: State News

Elon Musk Signals Twitter’s Headquarters May Not Stay in San Francisco

May 24, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—Twitter might not keep its headquarters in San Francisco forever, its owner Elon Musk signaled Tuesday. Speaking virtually at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London, Musk gave a noncommittal answer to an interviewer’s question about whether the company will stay in the California city. San Francisco officials announced last week they…

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2,000 Children Sexually Abused by Illinois Catholic Clergy, Report Finds

May 24, 2023
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The Illinois office of Attorney General has released a report on Catholic Clergy engaging in child sex abuse. Its investigation found nearly 2,000 children have been abused by clergy in the state. “Decades of Catholic leadership decisions and policies have allowed known child sex abusers to hide, often in plain sight. And because the statute…

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State Legislature in Louisiana Considering 4th Constitutional Carry Bill Since 2020

May 24, 2023
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The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 70 to 29 to send a so-called “Constitutional Carry” bill to the Senate on May 23. Louisiana Shooting Association (LSA) president Dan Zelenska is taking a wait-and-see attitude on the bill’s future. “Time is its biggest enemy,” Zelenska told The Epoch Times. HB 131, sponsored by Republican State Rep….

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Missouri Man Accused of Deliberately Crashing U-Haul Truck Into Security Barrier Near White House

May 24, 2023
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WASHINGTON—A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck, and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to “seize power” from the government, authorities said Tuesday. Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, removed the…

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Safety Protocols to Be Reviewed Following Attack of Woman on Metro Train

May 23, 2023
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LOS ANGLES—Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn May 22 called for “a full accounting” of security protocols in the aftermath of a recent attack on a woman on a Metro A Line train in Long Beach by two suspects who are being sought. “We have multi-million-dollar law enforcement contracts, Metro security, and 300 Metro Ambassadors…

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Ex-LAPD Officer Charged With Lewd Acts on Young Boys Dies in Custody

May 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who was charged with committing lewd acts on four young boys at his Covina-area home has died while in custody, officials said Monday. Sheriff’s department officials said only that Paul Razo, 46, died of medical complications, but no further information was released. Razo was arrested May 10,…

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Arizona’s Kari Lake Announces Plans to ‘Paint the State Red,’ Appeal Election Ruling

May 23, 2023
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Arizona Republican Kari Lake is launching a grassroots “ballot-chasing” operation to boost Republican turnout in future Arizona elections and “paint the state red.” “We’re going to start rolling up our sleeves and playing by the same rules [Democrats] play by,” Lake said while surrounded by supporters at a May 23 press conference in Phoenix. “And…

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Debt Limit Default Could Cost California More Than 840,000 Jobs: Analysts

May 23, 2023
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With the debt limit debate raging in Washington, D.C., some experts are projecting significant impacts on regional economies if no deal is reached before the June 1 deadline, with more workers in California expected to lose their job than in any other state if the breach is prolonged, according to a recently released report from…

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Nixon Library Honors Vietnam War POWs With New Exhibit and Air Force Fly Over

May 23, 2023
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YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Along several blocks of Yorba Linda Boulevard, hundreds of people gathered May 23 waving American flags as Vietnam War veterans drove past them in classic sports cars and large touring buses traveling towards the Nixon Library to celebrate its latest exhibit: “CAPTURED, Shot Down in Vietnam.” “This event for our Vietnam vets is…

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San Diego County Fair Kicks Off in June

May 23, 2023
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The San Diego County Fair begins June 7 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and will end with fireworks on July 4. Its opening ceremony will be at 10:45 a.m. at the O’Brien front gate with a performance by the Hilltop High School Emerald Effect Band and Color Guard. Later that night, the band Train will…

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