By Alejandro Lazo As California seeks to lead the nation on battling climate change, perhaps no debate is more fraught than the one over climate credits for cow poop. More than a decade ago, California helped spark a boom in biofuels — produced from plants or animal waste — with its first-of-its-kind Low Carbon Fuel…
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Republican Scott Baugh for the third straight quarter has reported a fundraising edge over Democrats in California’s 47th congressional district, according to reports posted this week with the Federal Election Commission. In the third quarter of fundraising, which spans from July 1 to Sept. 30, Baugh raised $417,715 and spent $48,555. The race features a…
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While the letter signed by dozens of Harvard University student groups blaming Israel for Hamas’ terrorism has received national attention, a letter signed by groups and individuals affiliated with the University of California system has received scant attention. The letter, which was circulating on social media within days of Hamas’ terrorist assault on Israeli civilians, holds…
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Normally, Long Beach’s 562 LIVE Radio plays hip-hop, R&B, pop and dance-club music. But once a year, on a terrifying night when the monsters and other creatures come out to play, the station pauses its usual programming and becomes Haunted Radio. “I want people to imagine being around the campfire, around a radio with the…
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By Devan Cole Washington — California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees. Butler, the first known Black lesbian in the Senate,…
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Springy in texture and lightly toasted on both sides, the Japanese souffle pancake, colloquially known as fluffy pancakes, are a joy to behold. Not only are they pleasing on the palate — the airy interior makes them arguably superior to their leaden counterparts that tend to land in the belly with an aching thud —…
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By KATE BRUMBACK ATLANTA — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s anti-racketeering…
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CIF-SS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Wednesday First round of pool play Pool A #1 Mater Dei def. #8 Palos Verdes 3-0 #5 Marymount def. #4 Sierra Canyon 3-2 Pool B #2 Mira Costa def. #7 Los Alamitos 3-0 #3 Huntington Beach def. #6 Alemany 3-0 Tuesday, Oct. 24 Second round of pool play All…
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Capistrano Unified School District voted against enacting a parental notification policy Wednesday night, the first Orange County school district to outright deny such a proposal. As it was written, the Capistrano Unified parental notification policy focused on mental health, saying a designated school counselor would notify a student’s family “when they have reasonable cause to…
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By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON — Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he will back a temporary U.S. House speaker as he works to shore up support to win the gavel himself. Jordan delivered the message at a closed door meeting at the Capitol as…
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