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Los Angeles faces Dallas after Hamby’s 26-point game
Lethbridge Herald
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August 19, 2025
By Canadian Press on August 19, 2025. Dallas Wings (9-26, 3-14 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (16-18, 6-12 Western Conference) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sparks -7.5; over/under is 180.5 BOTTOM LINE: Los...
California’s Caregiver Expansion Bill Put On Ice After Backlash
The Daily Caller
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August 19, 2025
A California bill, AB 495, which aims to expand who can act as a caregiver —specifically for children of illegal immigrant families — was moved to suspension Monday after a hearing by the state Senate Appropriations Committee. Introduced by...
California Lutheran University highlights student-faculty collaboration through summer research fellowships
East Ventura News - California
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August 18, 2025
Lori E. Varlotta, PhD. President | California Lutheran UniversityLori E. Varlotta, PhD. President | California Lutheran University More than 50 students at California Lutheran University remained on campus after the spring semester to participate...
Researchers find plasma donors with broad malaria protection
Medical News
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August 19, 2025
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum, remains a major global health threat, claiming 600,000 lives annually, mostly young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Immunity to severe malaria develops after repeated infections and is mediated by...
Donald Trump to chair new Olympic taskforce in bid to allay international visitor concerns ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Games
Famagusta Gazette
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August 19, 2025
Richard Hargy, Queen’s University Belfast The US president, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on August 5 to set up a government taskforce to manage the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. During the White House announcement, Trump said:...
Inside San Francisco’s Transgender District
Harper's Bazaar
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August 18, 2025
When Breonna McCree was 16 years old, she told her parents she wanted to transition. “My dad was like, ‘Okay, well, you can’t do that here,’ ” she says, explaining that she was forced to leave the family’s Bay Area home. “It was a traumatic...
Scientists Discover Natural Compounds That Clear Alzheimer’s Proteins
SciTechDaily
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August 18, 2025
UC Irvine researchers discovered that two natural compounds can rejuvenate aging brain cells by restoring a vital energy molecule, clearing Alzheimer’s-related protein buildups, and reducing cellular stress. Credit: Stock The treatment eliminates...
Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting
NASA
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August 18, 2025
Introduction The 2025 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place April 1–3, 2025 at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Upwards of 60 participants attended in-person, while several others...
Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
The Central Valley Voice - California
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August 19, 2025
Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media August 18, 2025 California to Mark 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act with Public Event in Sacramento California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber will host an event on Aug. 25 to...
Idaho INBRE Program Celebrates 25 Years of Innovative Biomedical Research
Newswise
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August 19, 2025
Newswise — Moscow, Idaho — Aug. 18, 2025 — The Idaho IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), led by University of Idaho, is celebrating 25 years of advancing biomedical research and education statewide. Since its launch in 2000,...
Summary of the 54th U.S.–Japan ASTER Science Team Meeting
NASA
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August 18, 2025
Introduction The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Science Team (ST) organized a three-day workshop that took place June 9–11, 2025, at the Japan Space System’s (JSS) offices in Tokyo, Japan. About 25 people...
A Workers’ Compensation Hard Market Is Coming to California
Claims Journal
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August 19, 2025
Word on the street is that California employers should start expecting higher workers’ compensation rates. California employers have enjoyed a soft workers’ comp market for the last decade, but all indications are now pointing to the market...
SpaceX Starship Satellite Launch: Elon Musk’s Company Launches 24 More Satellites to Orbit From California To Boost Internet Services
Latestly
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August 19, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched 24 more satellites into the LEO (Low Earth Orbit) to boost the internet services across the globe. The Starship satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from California. So far, around 8,000 satellites have...
California Democrats change their tunes on oil drilling in state
Times of San Diego
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump talks with then California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, during a visit to a neighborhood burned by the wildfires in Paradise on Nov. 17, 2018. (File photo by Evan Vucci/Associated Press) The oil industry is having an...
Kat Murti – Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Meta Censorship, and the Fight for Science
Psychedelics Today
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August 18, 2025
PODCAST INSERT In this episode, Joe Moore is joined by Kat Murti, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the largest youth-led network working to end the war on drugs. SSDP organizes at the campus, local, state, federal,...
Shocking moment man comes face-to-face with mountain lion that strolled into California home
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
A California man found himself just feet away from a mountain lion after the wildcat strolled into his house in the middle of the afternoon. Jeff Tenney was standing in the kitchen of his La Verne home when he noticed unexpected movement in his...
Statewide Study Taps 3,000 Students for Salmon Research
University of California Davis
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August 18, 2025
In addition to predators, river diversions, and reduced spawning grounds, California salmon now face a new challenge: Thiamine Deficiency Complex, or TDC, a nutritional deficiency that leads to neurological problems and early death. Thankfully,...
Truckmakers’ lawsuit against California emissions rules could open door for electric competitors
Environmental Health News
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August 18, 2025
Four major truck manufacturers are pulling out of a deal with California to meet stricter emissions rules, triggering lawsuits and federal pushback — and potentially giving electric truck startups room to compete. Sharon Udasin reports for The...
Gavin Newsom: the chameleon who destroyed California
Spiked
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August 18, 2025
Gavin Newsom may be saddled with an awful record. But the California governor is rapidly emerging as a leading bet – even a frontrunner in some polls – in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. How is this possible? The...
California Black Health Network to Spotlight Black Maternal Health in Sacramento Briefing
L.A. Focus - California
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August 18, 2025
On Aug. 27, the California Black Health Network CBHN) will present a legislative briefing on the State of Black Maternal Health in California at the California Museum in Sacramento. The event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hosted by the...