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California Passes New Rule Regulating Replacement Car Tires

The rule to require efficient replacement tires was praised by environmentalists. But manufacturers warned that the change would hurt American companies and increase tire prices.

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California’s efficiency standards for replacement vehicle tires will take full effect in 2033.
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Trump Takes Aim at CNN Reporter Kristen Holmes During Event to Honor California Lifeguard

President Trump told a journalist to “be quiet” at a White House event for a California lifeguard and a boy he saved.

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President Trump met with lifeguard Ryder Williams, left, and Nathaniel Rai, right, in the Oval Office on Monday.
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What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Alaska, Florida and Beyond

Par : Tim Balk
An early glimpse of a pivotal Senate race, heated primaries on a newly redrawn congressional map, and a special election to replace Eric Swalwell will be in the spotlight on Tuesday.

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Senator Dan S. Sullivan and former Representative Mary Peltola are both widely expected to advance in Alaska’s Senate primary, but their vote shares will be closely watched as a reflection of who’s ahead going into the general election.
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A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier

The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.

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Tina Peters at a candidate debate in Hudson, Colo., in 2023.
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AIPAC Targets Progressive Democrat in Race to Replace Swalwell

Two Democrats are in a runoff to replace Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress in April. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is spending heavily against a progressive candidate.
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.

The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Galina Bobreneva and her husband, Brent Jindra, at their home in Redwood City, Calif.
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An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce

A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.

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The Supreme Court has been inundated recently with emergency requests.
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California Ignored Sexual Abuse of Women in Prison, Justice Dept. Says

A Justice Department report released on Thursday found that inmates at two state-run women’s prisons routinely had their rights violated. State officials say they have already put reforms in place.

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The Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, Calif., was one of two prisons named in a Justice Department report released on Thursday that found state authorities had deliberately ignored reports of inmate abuse.
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