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California Could Save $225 Million A Year by Letting State Employees Work Remote
Sonoma Valley Sun - California
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August 15, 2025
by Maya C. Miller This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to have arbitrarily ordered workers back to the office without using specific rationale such as data on worker...
No Emotional Distress Liability for Science Camp Exposing Fifth-Graders to "Gender Identity Related Discussions"
Reason Magazine
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August 15, 2025
From Sandoval v. Pali Institute, Inc., decided Wednesday by California Court of Appeal Judges Thomas Delaney, Joanne Motoike, and Maurice Sanchez: After returning home from a multiday overnight science camp run by defendant Pali Institute, Inc....
Researchers Remodel Failed Malaria Drug Into a Winner
Technology Networks
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The search for new ways to treat malaria — a disease that kills some 600,000 people a year, most of them children in Sub-Saharan Africa — may have just gotten a boost. Chemists at UC San Francisco have found a way to rearrange the atoms in a new...
Researchers Remodel Failed Malaria Drug Into a Winner
Technology Networks
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The search for new ways to treat malaria — a disease that kills some 600,000 people a year, most of them children in Sub-Saharan Africa — may have just gotten a boost. Chemists at UC San Francisco have found a way to rearrange the atoms in a new...
Texas Democrats to Return as California Prepares Counter-Redistricting
TIME Magazine
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August 15, 2025
“Today is Liberation Day in the State of California,” Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, as he formally launched an ambitious campaign that would redraw maps in the Democratic state to counter Republican gerrymandering efforts in Texas. At the...
BK Technologies Corporation (AMEX:BKTI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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August 15, 2025
BK Technologies Corporation (AMEX:BKTI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript August 14, 2025 BK Technologies Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.3, expectations were $0.74. Operator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and...
Cornerstone Research Advances Seven To Senior Vice President
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Seven senior staff, many of whom have served decades with the firm, advance to the role of senior vice president, across multiple practices and industries. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornerstone Research , a...
How did Gwyneth Paltrow go from ingenue to junk science entrepreneur?
The Globe and Mail
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August 15, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Gwyneth Paltrow played the title role in the 1996 film "Emma," based on Jane Austen’s novel.The Canadian Press After 30 years in the spotlight, Gwyneth Paltrow has lived through enough eras to rival Taylor Swift: From...
enVVeno Medical to Present at the Webull Financial Corporate Connect Webinar Series: Biotech/MedTech
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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- Live webcast on Thursday, August 21stat 2:00 PM ET IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 15, 2025 / enVVeno Medical Corporation (Nasdaq:NVNO) ("enVVeno" or the "Company"), a company setting new standards of care for the treatment of deep venous...
Scientists warn a new weather phenomenon dubbed the 'FIREWAVE' will devastate UK cities as summers become hotter and drier
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
Scientists have warned that a new weather phenomenon dubbed the 'firewave' has the potential to devastate UK cities. As climate change makes summers hotter and drier, there is a growing risk that wildfires will spread within the heart of the UK's...
California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next
Grist Magazine
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August 15, 2025
Within the past year, two major California oil refineries have announced plans to shutter — moves that will pull about one quarter of a million barrels from the state’s daily supply of gasoline. For a state that has been a standard-bearer in the...
Western gulls hit with mystery illness found on California beaches
The Mercury News - California
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August 15, 2025
A mysterious illness has apparently led to an unusual surge of sick and dying Western gulls along the southern California coastline, including in Venice, Malibu, Redondo Beach and the South Bay. International Bird Rescue in San Pedro is treating...
Berger Montague PC Investigates Alleged Ponzi Scheme and Securities Law Violations By Ryan Wear, Jordan Chirico, Water Station Management LLC, and Creative Technologies, Inc.
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National plaintiffs' law firm Berger Montague PC is investigating potential securities violations, breaches of fiduciary duty, and other claims against Ryan Wear ("Wear"), Water Station Management LLC...
California valley fever cases hit record highs again in 2025, state reports
Los Angeles Times
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August 15, 2025
The latest California numbers suggest 2025 will be another record-smashing year for valley fever, the illness linked to drought and precipitation and spread by fungal spores. There were 6,761 cases reported through the end of July, according to...
New England Revolution face Los Angeles FC after shutout victory
Associated Press
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August 15, 2025
Los Angeles FC (10-6-7, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. New England Revolution (7-11-7, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Foxborough, Massachusetts; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: LAFC +113, New England +227, Draw +242;...
Organizers of Los Angeles 2028 Olympics break with tradition on venue naming rights
Yahoo News
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Organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will sell naming rights for some competition venues to "unlock an additional revenue stream" in a move that breaks with Games tradition of forbidding brand names on stadiums and arenas. In a statement...
Wyoming crowd boos Hageman retort that protections against greenhouse gases based on ‘false science’
WyoFile - Wyoming
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August 15, 2025
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, responding to a question during a recent town hall event in...
Newsom says California hopes to redraw maps in response to Texas plan | First Thing
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Good morning. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has said lawmakers will proceed with a redistricting plan to counter the Republican-led map drawing effort in Texas aimed at securing a House majority after the midterm elections. The Democrat...
This Pacific Northwest delicacy is one-of-a-kind. Now it has a name — and science — to back it
OregonLive.com
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August 15, 2025
The rich, earthy mushroom known for adding a sublime finishing touch to a dollop of whipped cream, a bubbling dish of fondue or a steaming plate of pasta just got a little fancier. The Oregon black truffle — which can fetch up to $800 a pound — is...
California Fish and Game Commission Increases Fishing Opportunities for the 2025 Recreational Groundfish Season
Redheaded Blackbelt - California
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August 15, 2025
On August 14, 2025, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) adopted emergency changes to the state’s groundfish regulations so that recreational ocean fisheries are no longer constrained by quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger)....