Tag: California
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Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.
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What Happens if Trump Doesn’t Like the Midterm Results?
Hope, dread and the final stretch to Election Day.
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Higher, Faster, Gnarlier: Have Roller Coasters Become Too Extreme?
A coaster dares riders to be daring, with steep drops, high speeds and improbably tight curves. But safety has become a concern again after a man was thrown from his seat and died in Georgia.
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The Fight to Tax Billionaires, and Why NDAs Are Everywhere Now
Plus, a contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.”
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U.S. Citizen Hospitalized After Being Detained by ICE, His Family Says
The police in Long Beach, Calif., said they were called by ICE for backup and found a man who was bleeding and handcuffed.
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Firefighters Race to Control California Wildfires as Winds Threaten to Spark More
The Norte fire in Orange County grew quickly on Friday afternoon. Officials ordered thousands of residents to evacuate.
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California Says D.O.J. System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy
State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.
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California’s Proposition 45 Brings the Sprawl Debate Back
Among the measures up for a vote in November is one that would amend the state’s landmark environmental law and make it easier to build large housing developments outside cities.
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Inside California’s Battle With the Ultra Rich Over a Billionaire Tax
Billionaires feel like they “have become piñatas for politicians.” Instead of taking a hit, they’re swinging back.
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He’s Played It Safe. But He Could Make California History as Governor.
Xavier Becerra is a heavy favorite to become California’s first Latino governor in the modern era, though he does not talk much about the milestone.