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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - A nonprofit daycare that claims to have “over 40 locations” across California and received an $18.2 million award “for more [than] 1,048 children in at-risk" communities” actually has just one facility providing care for no more than six children, an investigation by The Center Square found.
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Reporting from Just the News
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said that it lacked jurisdiction over the appeal and granted a motion by the top election official in Los Angeles County to reject the department's lawsuit.
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Reporting from Just the News
He voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Road Runner and Elmer Fudd among others. Medical examiner determined Bauza's cause of death on Sunday was hypertensive cardiovascular disease, but case is still pending.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Californians and publicly-traded companies in the Golden State paid $2.9 billion more in taxes this year, in large part due to a booming stock market.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Monday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to force California election officials to segregate ballots cast by 20,000 voters suspected of being noncitizens.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – Lawyers who filed a class action lawsuit against Google over children’s privacy will get about $2 million, a federal judge has ordered.
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Reporting from Just the News
Anthropic, which developed the chatbot Claude, reported a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026.
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Reporting from Just the News
Circuit Judge Mark Bennett told Justice Department attorney Matthew Donnelly, that the DOJ appeared to be asking the court to "issue an injunction that is entirely inconsistent with the law that the California Legislature has adopted pursuant to the Elections Clause."
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - California’s taxpayers paid at least $500 million this year to build wildlife crossings over highways and freeways, potentially offsetting $1.64 billion in economic costs caused by large wildlife vehicle collisions.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – California has committed billions of dollars to affordable student housing as the cost of living continues to challenge students across public university systems.
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