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Sidelined and Still Processing Her Defeat, Harris Looks for a Way Back In

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 10 April

A successful campaign for governor of California in 2026, Kamala Harris has told allies, would give her a prominent perch from which to push back against President Trump and defend Democratic priorities.

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America Needs More Sprawl to Fix Its Housing Crisis

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 10 April

The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.

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Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 5 April

Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires

Communities across the US that were once considered beyond the reach of wildfires are now vulnerable to disaster. As fires increasingly spread deep into neighborhoods, researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could host the next fire catastrophe .

The understanding that many more Americans are at risk of losing their homes to wildfires comes as the climate crisis turns up the dial on extreme weather, drought and heat. But it’s also the result of new research that has exposed deep and dangerous gaps in our understanding of the threat.

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Los Angeles agrees $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 5 April

County’s offer – largest of its kind – would settle lawsuits filed over alleged abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.

The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles county board of supervisors, would be the largest of its kind and have long-lasting financial effects for the county, officials said.

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‘People scream in shock’: the US woman with the world’s longest tongue

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 4 April

Chanel Tapper holds Guinness World Records title with her 3.8in tongue that is longer than a medium-sized lightbulb

Party tricks are second nature to Chanel Tapper, who has long wielded the Guinness World Records title for woman with the globe’s longest tongue.

The California native can easily use the 3.8in (9.75cm) organ to remove Jenga blocks from a stack. She can flip red plastic cups with it; touch the tip of her nose as well as under her chin; and raise a spoon by curling it around the utensil.

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Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 4 April

Dozens of companies are building robots that look like humans. One of them is training a machine to be a butler and will soon test them in homes.

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Republicans Invoke Newsom in a Hearing on Transgender Sports

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 2 April

California Democrats rejected two Republican bills that would have banned transgender athletes from female sports. In a rare turn, Republicans tried to use the Democratic governor’s own words to challenge Democrats.

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California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 1 April

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state

Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning through eastern California near the world’s oldest trees, but the blaze remains an active threat, officials said.

Since igniting on Sunday afternoon, the Silver fire has scorched nearly 1,600 acres (647 hectares) in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and forced residents of about 800 homes to evacuate. Strong winds fanned the flames, which burned through dry grass and brush in Inyo county, threatening neighborhoods, endangered species and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.

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Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 31 March

In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming rescuers and beachgoers alike.