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Should California drivers get charged by the mile? A pilot program is looking into it

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The California Department of Transportation is crunching the data from a pilot program it wrapped up earlier this year that addresses one of the most controversial topics in the Golden State — creating a per-mile road charge that drivers across California would pay.

Backers say it’s worth considering because revenue collected from the ...Read more

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Altadena suffered a 'catastrophic failure.' Did unincorporated status hurt fire response?

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LOS ANGELES — In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena's communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping on several news programs and doing interviews to share updates in real time.

Further east, when Arcadia joined the sphere of concern as...Read more

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In rural Massachusetts, patients and physicians weigh trade-offs of concierge medicine

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Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get an appointment.

“You’d call and you’re talking about weeks to a month,” Andrews said.

That’s not surprising, as...Read more

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RFK Jr. struggles to navigate frustrated supporters and a demanding boss

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After the Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, supporters of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement cheered at having a champion in the federal government.

Now the grumbling has begun. Some of Kennedy’s allies say he’s become almost inaccessible since his confirmation and complain that...Read more

Fired Pentagon officials weren't told what they were probed for

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Three Pentagon officials who were reported to have been fired amid a inquiry into leaks said they weren’t told what they were being investigated for or if there was even a probe into the unauthorized disclosure of information.

The three are senior adviser Dan Caldwell; Darin Selnick, who was the defense secretary’s deputy chief of staff; ...Read more

Taiwan extends short-selling curbs amid Trump tariff uncertainty

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Taiwan again extended its restrictions on short-selling to curb market volatility, amid ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariff measures.

The Financial Supervisory Commission in Taipei reimposed a limit on the volume of intraday short-sell orders for borrowed securities, capping it at 3% of a stock’s average daily trading volume over...Read more

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Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump

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Japan is looking into reviewing its car safety standards as the country seeks to strike a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported on Sunday.

The report comes after Japan’s chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa kicked off tariff discussions with U.S. counterparts in Washington last week. Preparations are ...Read more

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Property owners sue California insurance companies over alleged 'collusion' following wildfires

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LOS ANGELES — A group of property owners affected by the January wildfires is suing major California insurer carriers, including the state’s largest, State Farm, for allegedly violating California’s antitrust and unfair competition laws.

The lawsuits follow others regarding insurers’ handling of the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades ...Read more

Australian opposition pledges to reinstate live sheep exports

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Australia’s opposition, the Liberal-National Coalition, pledged to repeal a ban on live sheep exports to overseas markets if it takes power in the upcoming federal election.

The current Labor party government has pledged to end exports of live sheep in 2028, a move that will affect farmers in Western Australia — a key state in the election ...Read more

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Reeves pledges no increases to UK wealth taxes in next budget

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Rachel Reeves vowed not to raise wealth taxes in her Autumn Budget, casting off speculation that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will increase levies to defend the U.K.’s fiscal buffer.

“We’re not interested in a wealth tax,” Reeves said in an interview with the Telegraph on Saturday. “Our priority is to grow the economy and that’s...Read more

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Author says Naval Academy canceled his lecture over removed book reference

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BALTIMORE — The Naval Academy canceled a speech by author and podcaster Ryan Holiday after he declined a request not to reference 381 books and literary works removed from its library as part of a review of diversity, equity and inclusion materials, according to an opinion piece he authored for The New York Times.

Holiday, who has hosted a ...Read more

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'Not in our name': Jews in NYC say Trump attacks on Gaza activists not about fighting antisemitism

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NEW YORK — As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against international students and Palestinian activists, Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly refuting the idea that the president’s efforts are actually about fighting antisemitism.

After Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at his U.S. citizenship test in Vermont, a ...Read more

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1 officer killed, 3 shot during tough week for metro Atlanta law enforcement

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ATLANTA — Wearing the badge cost one metro Atlanta officer his life and left three others injured during a heartbreaking week for law enforcement agencies.

The South Fulton Police Department, which formed in 2018, lost its first officer in the line of duty Tuesday night when Lt. Helio Garcia was killed in a head-on collision, according to ...Read more

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Man sentenced for illegally trafficking baby spider monkeys across US-Mexico border

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SAN DIEGO — A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry, prosecutors said.

U.S. District Judge Robert Huie ordered Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, to serve four ...Read more

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What is listeria? Things to know about the bacteria and how to prevent infection

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BALTIMORE — At least two cases of listeria have been linked to ice cream in the Baltimore metro area, prompting health and safety concerns.

Listeria is a bacterium that can contaminate food and cause serious, sometimes fatal infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, according to ...Read more

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Who's donating to Hope Florida? Big state contractors, utility company make the list

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Hope Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took in more than $867,000 in donations in its first year, mostly from companies regulated by the state or doing business with it, according to the organization’s first tax filing.

In the year leading up to Tampa Electric asking state regulators for ...Read more

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Central Florida faces growing fire threat with deepening drought

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ORLANDO, Fla. — With an intensifying drought anticipated to last at least through mid-May, the Central Florida region faces a serious threat for destructive wildfires that can spark quickly and spread rapidly, meteorologists and emergency officials said.

“One of the things that is concerning to us is that there are still a lot of downed ...Read more

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10 years after Freddie Gray's death, Baltimore reflects and pushes for equity

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BALTIMORE — The Baltimore community gathered Saturday morning at the spot where Freddie Gray was arrested in 2015 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his death in police custody.

A few hours later and several blocks away, activists held a rally calling for social justice as they marched from Penn-North Metro to Mondawmin Metro.

A decade ...Read more

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FSU to resume classes Monday, 4 days after deadly shooting

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Florida State University will resume all “classes and business operations” on Monday, four days after a gunman opened fire at its Tallahassee campus, killing two people and wounding several more.

FSU President Richard McCullough made the announcement in a social media post Saturday, reminding students, professors and staff members that the ...Read more

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift deportation halt

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President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to roll back its decision to block the deportation of Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador, arguing that the early-morning order was overbroad and premature.

In 15-page filing, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the detainees’ lawyers were wrong to turn to ...Read more