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A large part of the average electric bill in California goes toward funding climate change mitigation, solar subsidies and other measures – which comes at a heavy cost for low-income customers. -
The state’s new Medi-Cal contracts are part of an overhaul to improve patient care. But some say the new providers aren’t fully prepared to handle more Medi-Cal patients.
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State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón rescinded a public health order requiring that all school employees show proof of vaccination or be tested at least weekly. The new policy is effective Sept. 17.
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In an interview with the CBS news show 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday, President Biden says White House policy remains unchanged.
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The move will likely provoke the ire of gun rights advocates and lobbyists, who have argued that categorizing gun sales would unfairly flag an industry when sales do not lead to mass shootings.
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The state is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and wildlife globally.
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Larry Busacca/Getty ImagesFox News CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after the 2020 elections. Dominion Voting Systems revealed her words in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox. -
APDozens of people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a child care center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said.
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Joshua Bessex/APThe new initiative is a broader effort by the Justice Department that it plans to launch across all 94 United States attorneys' offices over the next year.
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Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe president's approval rating is up to 44%, but 7-in-10 people say the country is going in the wrong direction, and young and Black voters are among the least likely to vote this fall.
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Carlos Osorio for NPRHundreds of thousands of people in southwest Florida still don't have electricity or water. But Babcock Ranch, north of Fort Myers, was designed and built to withstand the most powerful storms.
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Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Biden is touting new semiconductor investments in New York today. Back at the White House, a new team is meeting with cabinet members to work out how to spend $52 billion from Congress.
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