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Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals

Par :Emily Anthes and Loren Elliott
If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.

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One of the pups was corralled for its shot.
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Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California

Par :Soumya Karlamangla
Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, but wildfires have killed staggering numbers of the trees in recent years.

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The Garnet Fire burning near the McKinley Grove in the Sierra National Forest in California on Monday.
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Republican Senators Investigate Palisades Fire Response

Par :Conor Dougherty and Shawn Hubler
Two senators have begun an investigation into whether government officials could have done more to stop the Los Angeles fire. President Trump and other Republicans have blamed Democratic leaders for the disaster.

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In the aftermath of the Palisades fire, homes and businesses lay in ruins in Malibu, Calif., along the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Juggling Congress and Life, She Opted to Freeze Her Eggs

Par :Annie Karni
Representative Sara Jacobs, Democrat of California, said her experience planning for a future pregnancy inspired her to write a bill to expand coverage of fertility treatments.

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Representative Sara Jacobs, 36, spent much of the August congressional recess going through the process of freezing her eggs.
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John Burton, 92, Dies; California Political Boss Who Staged a Comeback

Par :Alex Traub
He left the House of Representatives while struggling with a crack addiction, his political career seemingly over. Actually, it had just begun.

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John Burton in 1980, when he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served four terms in Congress but chose not to seek a fifth in 1982, citing depression and dependence on crack cocaine and nitrous oxide.
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Newsom and Republicans Scramble to Raise Cash in California Redistricting Fight

Par :Theodore Schleifer · Shane Goldmacher and Laurel Rosenhall
Total spending could top $200 million in a November contest that could help determine control of the House next year.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is asking wealthy donors to back his redistricting ballot measure. His advisers have privately said they want to raise more than $100 million for his November campaign.
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Snubbing RFK Jr., States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

Par :Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
California, Oregon and Washington said they would work together to review scientific data, saying the C.D.C. could no longer be trusted. But Florida said it would abolish all vaccine mandates.

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Federal policies on vaccines have been changing rapidly since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, became secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

Par :Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Federal policies on vaccines have been changing rapidly since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, became secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Trump’s Use of National Guard and Marines in California Is Illegal, Judge Says

Par :Shawn Hubler
The federal judge found that the deployment exceeded legal limits that generally prohibit the use of the military for domestic law enforcement.

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President Trump mobilized National Guard troops in California in June.
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Animal Activists Target Farmers in Sonoma, Known as ‘America’s Provence’

Par :Soumya Karlamangla
A new generation of activists has used extreme tactics and viral video to challenge farmers in Sonoma County, a region known for some of the industry’s most humane practices.

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A protest organized by the group Direct Action Everywhere outside a Trader Joe’s in Berkeley, Calif., in August.
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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

Par :Karen Zraick
The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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An Exxon Mobil’s chemical recycling unit in Baytown, Texas.
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California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

Par :Lizzie Dearden
Potent California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.
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Redistricting Push Creates Chaos for Incumbents in Both Parties

Par :Annie Karni
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are wary of the potential consequences of President Trump’s drive to redraw districts.

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The California State Capitol in Sacramento. The state’s Democrats are retaliating against Texas’ redistricting with their own plan.
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Marin Lately, a New Satire Publication, Skewers Marin County

Par :Heather Knight
In February, the publication Marin Lately began satirizing the wealthy, idyllic swath of the Bay Area. The author has been a mystery, until now.

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In Marin County, residents can surf, mountain bike and paddle board all in the same weekend.
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Challenge Emerges to Trump-Appointed Prosecutor in Los Angeles

Par :Danny Hakim
The federal public defender's office challenged the legality of allowing the U.S. attorneys in Los Angeles and Las Vegas to continue in their jobs without congressional approval.

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A federal public defender’s office in California filed a legal challenge seeking to overturn the appointment of Bill Essayli, the acting U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.
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Gregory Bovino Is Leading the California Immigration Crackdown

Par :Hamed Aleaziz and Jesus Jiménez
Gregory Bovino has orchestrated thousands of arrests, using confrontational tactics that have made him a MAGA star. His critics say he’s crossing legal and political lines.

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Earlier this summer, Gregory Bovino, 55, was named the tactical commander in charge of immigration enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area.
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California and Texas Face Off in Redistricting Fight

Par :Laurel Rosenhall · J. David Goodman · Rebecca Suner · Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart
The battle over redistricting is playing out in the country’s two largest states. Texas and California passed redistricting efforts this week that counter each other. David Goodman and Laurel Rosenhall explain how redistricting is playing out in both states and what the final outcome could look like.
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After being denied parole, Erik Menendez still has other pathways to freedom.

Par :Matt Stevens and Tim Arango
One legal avenue the Menendez brothers have pursued remains open to them: a habeas petition, which is a vehicle for challenging unlawful detentions.

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Mark Geragos and the rest of Lyle and Erik Menendez’s attorneys have pursued several legal strategies to free the brothers from prison, including filing a habeas petition in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help their party flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to redraw California’s congressional districts in a way that could flip five seats for Democrats. The plan still requires voter approval.
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Gavin Newsom’s Redistricting Ballot Fight Raises $6.2 Million Online

Par :Shane Goldmacher
The figure makes plain how a gerrymandering push that began in Texas but spread nationwide has energized the Democratic base.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrat of California, has nicknamed his remapping effort the “Election Rigging Response Act,” arguing it is a counter to Texas’ pledge to redraw its map.
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Husband Charged With Murdering Woman Whose Body Was Found in Forest Near L.A.

Par :Neil Vigdor
A neighbor’s doorbell camera showed Jossimar Cabrera of dragging a large object in a tarp, two days before his wife was reported missing, the authorities said. They believe he fled to Peru.
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Heart of the Menendez Case: Who Deserves a Second Chance?

Par :Tim Arango
Media attention has brought the Menendez brothers to the cusp of early release from prison. Criminal justice reform proponents hope other prisoners benefit.

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Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, flanked by defense lawyers in court in 1990.
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Texas Senate Advances Redistricting as California Legislature Joins Race

Par :J. David Goodman
Lawmakers in the nation’s two most populous states were voting Thursday on competing proposals as the battle over U.S. House maps intensified.

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Todd Hunter, a Republican state representative in Texas, with fellow Republican members of the State House of Representatives during a session at the Capitol in Austin on Wednesday.
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U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

Par :Neil Vigdor
Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

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Jinchao Wei was a machinist’s mate aboard the Essex, an amphibious assault ship moored at Naval Base San Diego, which is the home of the Pacific Fleet.
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Gavin Newsom’s Latest Role: Social Media Troll

Par :Heather Knight and Laurel Rosenhall
The California governor’s press office is mimicking President Trump’s distinctive Truth Social style on X. Liberals love it. The White House says it’s “just getting weird at this point.”

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office account generated millions of additional views this month after he began mimicking President Trump’s social media tone.
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Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’

Par :Kellen Browning
The former president suggested that Democrats opposing G.O.P. efforts in Texas and elsewhere should advance their own gerrymandering plans.

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Former President Barack Obama last year. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to redistricting, he said, is “designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.”
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Trump Wants Universities to Show Him the Money, or No Deal

Par :Michael C. Bender · Alan Blinder and Michael S. Schmidt
President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.

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Harvard University is poised to spend $500 million on vocational and educational programs.
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Richard Lee, Activist Who Founded a Pot ‘University,’ Dies at 62

Par :Alex Williams
After he was paralyzed in an accident, his use of marijuana for medical purposes led him to become one of the nation’s most influential cannabis activists.

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Richard Lee spoke at a news conference in Oakland, Calif., in 2010 to bring attention to Proposition 19, a measure to legalize marijuana in California. He became a national face of the legalization movement when he spent more than $1.3 million of his own money to support the proposition.
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California Republicans File Suit Seeking to Block Newsom Redistricting Plan

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
Republican state lawmakers argue that Democratic lawmakers violated 30-day disclosure rules in the California Constitution.

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James Gallagher, the Assembly Republican leader, criticized the Democrats’ plan to redraw the California congressional map. California Democrats have said that they were responding to redistricting changes by Republicans in Texas.
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