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She Vanished for 3 Weeks in the Sierra. Then the Phone Rang: ‘Dad, I’m Alive.’

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 16 May

A search for Tiffany Slaton, 28, covered roughly 600 square miles of mountainous terrain in California. She was found at a cabin, where she waited out a blizzard.

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In Menendez Brothers Case, a Reckoning With the 1990s

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 15 May

As a court reviewed the Menendez murder case, the culture and politics of the 1990s were scrutinized almost as much as the horrific crime.

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California town investigates mystery of ‘exploding’ bird deaths

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 May

Richmond residents say 50 dead birds have been found, with signs of injuries maybe caused by BB gun or slingshot

Residents of Richmond, a Bay Area town north-east of San Francisco, are grappling with a disturbing mystery after multiple birds were found dead, with some appearing to “explode” mid-air.

Security footage from one neighborhood captured a bird falling from a power line after a loud popping sound. Concerns and speculation followed.

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Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 May

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligible

After months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.

Their family and massive network of supporters celebrated Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders.

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Newsom Proposes Scaling Back Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 14 May

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge monthly premiums for undocumented immigrants and prevent new enrollees in the program as soon as January.

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California Approves 17 Percent Rate Increase for State Farm

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 14 May

Homeowners reeling from the wildfires in January say that State Farm’s increased rates are unfair and unfounded.

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California judge resentences Menendez brothers to be eligible for parole

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 May

Erik and Lyle Menendez given 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole and giving them chance at freedom

A California judge has given Erik and Lyle Menendez , who had been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, a chance at freedom after 35 years behind bars.

Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers’ sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. They’re now eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because they committed the crime under the age of 26. They would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released.

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Fear and surveillance in the US-Mexico borderlands: ‘There’s a lot more open hate’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 May

The president’s migrant crackdown has fueled an increasingly angry atmosphere – and some border agents are praising ‘Daddy Trump’

Osvaldo Ruiz and a friend were hiking through an isolated stretch of mountains, just a few miles from the sprawling US-Mexico border wall that fringes San Diego, when the federal agent stopped them in their tracks.

It was late March, mid-morning, and Ruiz, who works for a local non-profit called Border Angels, was busy. That day he was scouting a new route where his group could leave life-saving water and food for the sporadic waves of migrants who still cross through these desolate borderlands. Ruiz and his friend, a fellow Border Angels member, already knew they were being watched. A helicopter had been buzzing overhead for the past several hours, tracking them.

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House Votes to Repeal California’s Clean Truck Policies

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 1 May

Lawmakers voted to stop the state from requiring that an increasing share of new trucks sold there have zero emissions.