As legal troubles in California grow, Texas oil firm considers pivot
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As legal troubles in California grow, Texas oil firm considers pivot

Facing mounting legal troubles and regulatory hurdles, the Texas-based firm trying to restart offshore oil production along Santa Barbara’s coast is now considering a plan that would keep…

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Younger, richer and smaller: How California’s era of wildfire has changed communities forever
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Younger, richer and smaller: How California’s era of wildfire has changed communities forever

PARADISE, Calif. — When Jen Goodlin visited Paradise six months after the 2018 Camp fire, she thought she was saying goodbye. A town native, Goodlin was living in Colorado with…

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California needs biomass energy. Its projects keep going South
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California needs biomass energy. Its projects keep going South

Arbor Energy is, essentially, a poster child of the kind of biomass energy project California keeps saying it wants. The state’s goal is to reduce wildfire risk on…

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Former VP Kamala Harris offers few regrets about failed presidential bid
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Former VP Kamala Harris offers few regrets about failed presidential bid

Former Vice President Kamala Harris offered a spirited defense of her short, unsuccessful 2024 presidential bid, lamented the loss of voters’ faith in institutions and urged Democrats to…

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State Opera Celebrates Overwhelming Acclaim in Dubai
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State Opera Celebrates Overwhelming Acclaim in Dubai

Dubai Opera Almost 4,000 visitors purchased tickets for the three performances of La Bohème, 1,600 for the Beethoven concert, and a total of 10,000 for six ballet performances…

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Nation “Blooms” on the European Stage with Double Silver Win
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Nation “Blooms” on the European Stage with Double Silver Win

Nyíregyháza downtown Nyíregyháza (eastern Hungary) and Varsány (northern Hungary) have both earned silver ratings at the 50th edition of the Entente Florale Europe (EFE) competition — a prestigious…

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‘Now there is nothing for us’: Towns disappear when wildfire survivors can’t rebuild
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‘Now there is nothing for us’: Towns disappear when wildfire survivors can’t rebuild

BERRY CREEK, Calif. — It’s been five years since a sudden shift in the wind brought the North Complex fire roaring up a remote canyon into the pines of Berry…

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How we determined the number of homes rebuilt after major California wildfires
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How we determined the number of homes rebuilt after major California wildfires

Seventy percent of the 20 most destructive wildfires in state history have occurred since fall 2017, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. To understand…

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Vinyls, Trabants, and Lenin by Flashlight: Retro Day Hits Budapest
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Vinyls, Trabants, and Lenin by Flashlight: Retro Day Hits Budapest

Nostalgia will take center stage this Sunday at Budapest’s iconic Memento Park, as the venue hosts Retro Day, a unique event blending entertainment, culture, and collective memory. Organizers…

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Emergency abortion denials put woman in danger, lawsuit claims
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Emergency abortion denials put woman in danger, lawsuit claims

A California woman is suing Dignity Health, alleging two hospitals denied her emergency abortion services due to their Catholic directives, violating state law and putting her life in…

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