Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Thursday June 26, 2025 ( 74 items ) |
AJPH supplement explains the ways meaningful community engagement can reduce chronic disease disparities
SAN DIEGO, California, June 25 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release:
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AJPH supplement explains the ways meaningful community engagement can reduce chronic disease disparities
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Dealing with a chronic disease comes at a price to Americans, as many of these diseases account for a significant majority of health care costs in the U.S. Reducing the burden of these conditions will alleviate suffering, disability, death and economi
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Apple Sports serves up tennis, just in time for Wimbledon
CUPERTINO, California, June 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news:
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Apple Sports serves up tennis, just in time for Wimbledon
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Apple Sports -- the free app for iPhone that gives sports fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more, delivered with speed and simplicity -- today added tennis to its growing list of supported sports.
Tennis fans can access live scores for Gran
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BLM Issues Notice on Bakersfield Oil & Gas Review
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice entitled "Intent To Prepare the Bakersfield Field Office Oil and Gas Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Potential Resource Management Plan Amendment, California."
The supplemental environmental impact statement will analyze the environmental effects of oil and gas leasing and development on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and mineral estates within the Bak
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BLM Issues Notice on Central Coast Oil & Gas Review
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice entitled "Intent To Prepare the Central Coast Field Office Oil and Gas Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Potential Resource Management Plan Amendment, California."
This notice signifies the intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement and a potential amendment to the resource management plan for the Central Coast Field Office. The supplemental stateme
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Blocking FAIR Plan Cost Recovery Would Push the California Insurance Market Closer to Collapse
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release:
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Blocking FAIR Plan Cost Recovery Would Push the California Insurance Market Closer to Collapse
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SACRAMENTO, CA - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) issued the following statement regarding the California Department of Insurance's announcement that it filed a demurrer in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, June 23, askin
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California Federal Court Dismisses Trade Secret Claims Based on Conclusory Allegations Regarding Economic Value
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary:
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California Federal Court Dismisses Trade Secret Claims Based on Conclusory Allegations Regarding Economic Value
United Auto Credit Corp. v. Stewart
Authors: Lauren W. Linderman , Bryan K. Washburn
At a Glance
* Identification of categories of trade secrets along with a list of exemplar documents that purportedly contained the trade secret information were deemed sufficient
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California Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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California Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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Ammaad Akhtar, 33, of Stockton, was arrested today and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
According to court documents, since February 2025, Akhtar has been communicating online with a law enforcement-controlled individual, whom Akhtar believed was a member of ISIS. I
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California Policy Center Issues Commentary: California Accepts Billions in Federal Funds for Education While Defying Federal Law
TUSTIN, California, June 26 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on June 25, 2025:
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California accepts billions in federal funds for education while defying federal law
By Sheridan Karras, California State Budget
The California legislature passed the 2025-26 budget bill earlier this month and sent it to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature.
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Celebrity Family Feud: SEASON PREMIERE - Taraji P. Henson vs Jennifer Hudson and The Dan Patrick Show vs The Rich Eisen Show (7/10)
BURBANK, California, June 25 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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Celebrity Family Feud: SEASON PREMIERE - Taraji P. Henson vs Jennifer Hudson and The Dan Patrick Show vs The Rich Eisen Show (7/10)
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THURSDAY, JULY 10
8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Family Feud: "Taraji P. Henson vs Jennifer Hudson and The Dan Patrick Show vs The Rich Eisen Show" (1101) (Season Premiere) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, actress Taraji P. H
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CGRS Denounces SCOTUS Order Allowing Third Country Disappearances
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on June 24, 2025:
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CGRS Denounces SCOTUS Order Allowing Third Country Disappearances
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing the government to send refugees and immigrants to countries that are not their own without providing them a chance to contest it, even in cases where they may face persecution or torture there. For months, the Trump administration has
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City of Hope's Dr. Yuman Fong Delivers Lister Legacy Lecture, Spotlighting Surgical Cancer Innovations
DUARTE, California, June 26 -- City of Hope issued the following news releas on June 25, 2025:
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City of Hope's Dr. Yuman Fong Delivers Lister Legacy Lecture, Spotlighting Surgical Cancer Innovations
Dr. Fong has surgically cured cancers once thought to be incurable, developed and tested the safety and efficacy of cancer-killing viruses in humans, and is advancing AI and robotic surgery infrastructure for the next generation of remote surgeons.
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LOS ANGELES -- Yuman Fong, M.D., chair o
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Computational trick enables better understanding of exotic state of matter
LIVERMORE, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Computational trick enables better understanding of exotic state of matter
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It can be found inside gas giants such as Jupiter and is briefly created during meteorite impacts or in laser fusion experiments: warm dense matter. This exotic state of matter combines features of solid, liquid and gaseous phases. Until now, simulating warm dense matter accurately
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David Valadao Leads California GOP in Demanding Newsom Halt Gas Tax Hike
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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David Valadao Leads California GOP in Demanding Newsom Halt Gas Tax Hike
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Congressman David Valadao is leading the California Republican Congressional Delegation in urging Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom to suspend the state's upcoming gas tax hike, set to take effect on July 1.
With California already suffering from the highest gas prices in the country, Valadao and the Republican Congr
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Digital Realty Selects HPE Private Cloud Solutions for Global Data Center Operations Modernization
PALO ALTO, California, June 26 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release:
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Digital Realty selects HPE Private Cloud solutions for global data center operations modernization
HPE Private Cloud Business Edition offers Digital Realty scalable, self-managed private cloud to ensure continuous secure operations at data centers worldwide
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* Digital Realty to standardize on the HPE Private Cloud Business Edition for its m
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Dr. Roger Lo Awarded $1 Million to Help Prevent Cancer Relapse
LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Dr. Roger Lo awarded $1 million to help prevent cancer relapse
Dr. Roger Lo, professor of medicine, dermatology and molecular & medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has received a $1 million "All-Star" grant from the V Foundation to develop strategies to prevent relapse in patients with advanced melanoma by targeting drug resistance before it takes root.
While many can
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Editors' pitching advice for freelance journalists: Hook, surprise and persist
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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Editors' pitching advice for freelance journalists: Hook, surprise and persist
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Straight talk from editors: What freelancers need to know
* Moderator: Jeanne Erdmann, independent journalist; co-founder, The Open Notebook
* Nichole Currie, audio producer, WHYY's "The Pulse"
* Judy Lin, California editor, KFF Health News
* Macon Morehouse, news director, Sci
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Equal Rights Advocates: Three Years Post-Dobbs, Reproductive Freedom is Under Attack as Political Violence Escalates
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following statement on June 24, 2025:
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Three years post-Dobbs, reproductive freedom is under attack as political violence escalates
Statement by Noreen Farrell, Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), which fights for gender justice in workplaces and schools across the country
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June 24, 2025 -- Three years after the Supreme Court's devastating Dobbs decision stripped away constitutional protections for
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Equality California Condemns Department of Education's 'Findings' Targeting Transgender Youth
LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- Equality California issued the following news release:
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Equality California Condemns Department of Education's 'Findings' Targeting Transgender Youth
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Equality California, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ statewide civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to the Trump Administration's Department of Education announcing that California violated Title IX by allowing transge
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FERC Issues Notice on Environmental Review for Pacific Gas & Electric
WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled "Availability of Environmental Assessment."
The commission staff have prepared an Environmental Assessment for a temporary variance requested by Pacific Gas & Electric Company, located in Butte County, California. The company seeks to reduce water flows from Poe Dam maintaining instream flows at a minimum of 100 cubic feet per second until November 15, 2025. This temporary reduction is needed to
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FICO Joins Forces With MI New York to Elevate Financial Literacy
SAN JOSE, California, June 26 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news:
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FICO Joins Forces with MI New York to Elevate Financial Literacy
As part of FICO's partnership, MI New York cricketers will help raise awareness of the importance of financial literacy and credit education among fellow cricketers and cricket fans.
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BOZEMAN Mont. - June 25, 2025 - Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) announced today that it will be partnering with MI New York
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FICO Score Mortgage Simulator Integration With MeridianLink Mortgage Credit Link Enables Resellers and Lenders to Analyze Loan Options
SAN JOSE, California, June 26 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news:
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FICO Score Mortgage Simulator Integration with MeridianLink Mortgage Credit Link Enables Resellers and Lenders to Analyze Loan Options
Integration of FICO Score Mortgage Simulator, unlocks better loan options and rates through smarter, data-driven conversations.
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* FICO Score Mortgage Simulator gives mortgage professionals the ability to simulate how changes in an applicant's cr
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FICO Unveils Groundbreaking Credit Scores That Incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later Data
SAN JOSE, California, June 23 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news:
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FICO Unveils Groundbreaking Credit Scores That Incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later Data
FICO Score 10 BNPL and FICO Score 10 T BNPL incorporate BNPL data to better reflect modern consumer behavior and drive financial inclusion
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BOZEMAN, Mont. -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today announced the launch of FICO Score 10 BNPL and FICO Score 10 T BNPL, the first credit score
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board Issues Notice on Subzone Status for Robert Bosch Semiconductor
WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Approval of Subzone Status; Robert Bosch Semiconductor LLC; Roseville, California."
This notice concerns an application submitted on December 10, 2024, by the Sacramento-Yolo Port District which is the grantee for Foreign-Trade Zone 143. The application requested subzone status subject to the current activation limit of Foreign-Trade Zone 143 for Robert Bosch Semiconductor LLC,
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Fortify Children's Health Uses Oracle Health Data Intelligence to Enhance Pediatric Care Across Its Clinical Network
REDWOOD SHORES, California, June 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release:
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Fortify Children's Health Uses Oracle Health Data Intelligence to Enhance Pediatric Care Across Its Clinical Network
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Fortify Children's Health, a Virginia-based pediatric care network, is using Oracle Health Data Intelligence to enhance care for its pediatric population and more effectively manage value-based care contract
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Hawaii Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report:
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Hawaii Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025
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Hawaii had 26,000 job openings in April 2025, compared to 25,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Hawaii was 3.8 percent in April and 3.7
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High explosives in slow motion: freezing molecules in place shows chemical reactions
LIVERMORE, California, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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High explosives in slow motion: freezing molecules in place shows chemical reactions
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Safe and effective high explosives are critical to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) mission of stockpile stewardship. It is relatively simple to study the composition of such material before a detonation or examine the soot-like remnants afterward. But the c
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HPE Expands ProLiant Gen12 Server Portfolio, Helps Customers Modernize Virtualization and Edge Computing With AI-Driven Management
PALO ALTO, California, June 26 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release:
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HPE expands ProLiant Gen12 server portfolio, helps customers modernize virtualization and edge computing with AI-driven management
In this article
* HPE debuts two new HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers with 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors designed for virtualization, VDI and container workloads and deliver 2X the memory compared to the previous generation
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Human Foods Program
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter:
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Human Foods Program
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Recipient:
Recipient Name
Yasmin S. Kaderali
Recipient Title
Owner and CEO
M.O.M. Enterprises, LLC
1001 Canal Boulevard, Suite C
Richmond, CA 94804
United States
Ykaderali@mommysbliss.com
Issuing Office:
United States
WARNING LETTER
April 22, 2025
RE: CMS 698651
Dear Ms. Kaderali:
The U.S.
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate Builds Career-ready Skills at UC Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, California, June 26 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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New Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate builds career-ready skills at UC Santa Cruz
Open to all majors, Crown College's new I&E Certificate combines coursework, community projects, and practical experience to help students build skills and apply what they learn beyond the classroom.
By Stephanie Silva
UC Santa Cruz's Crown College has launched a new Certificate in Innova
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Judges Affirm Gen AI Training is Transformative Fair Use
MCLEAN, Virginia, June 25 [Category: Business] -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, posted the following news:
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Judges Affirm Gen AI Training is Transformative Fair Use
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In the last 48 hours, two Northern District of California federal judges have issued opinions that could make this a watershed moment for generative AI. Judge William Alsup in Bartz v Anthropic and Judge Vincent Chhabria in Kadrey v. Meta each found that t
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Justice Department Files Suit Against Orange County California Registrar of Voters for Refusing to Provide Non-Citizen Voter Removal Records in Violation of Federal Elections Laws
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Files Suit Against Orange County California Registrar of Voters for Refusing to Provide Non-Citizen Voter Removal Records in Violation of Federal Elections Laws
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The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Robert Page, the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Orange County, California for refusing to provide the Justice Department with records pert
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Justice IG: Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Calif. Governor's Office of Emergency Services to Building Futures
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-060) on June 11, 2025 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to Building Futures with Women and Children, San Leandro, California":
Here is the executive summary:
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Background
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the California Gov
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KDDI and HPE Join Forces to Launch AI Data Center Operations by Early 2026
PALO ALTO, California, June 26 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release:
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KDDI and HPE join forces to launch AI data center operations by early 2026
HPE's industry-leading direct liquid cooling technologies enable NVIDIA Blackwell-accelerated AI infrastructure
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LAS VEGAS - June 25, 2025 - HPE Discover 2025 - HPE (NYSE: HPE) and KDDI Corporation today announced they are collaborating to open the Osaka Sakai Data Center by early
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Legislation to Ban Trapping in Wildlife Refuges Introduced in Congress
SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- Born Free USA issued the following commentary:
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Legislation to Ban Trapping in Wildlife Refuges Introduced in Congress
Born Free USA welcomes the reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Championed by Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), this important legislation would ban body-gripping traps - including steel-jaw leghold traps, Conibear traps, and strangulation neck snares - within our National Wildlife Re
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Likely Saturn-Mass Planet Imaged by NASA Webb Is Lightest Ever Seen
PASADENA, California, June 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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Likely Saturn-Mass Planet Imaged by NASA Webb Is Lightest Ever Seen
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Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby star TWA 7. If confirmed, this would represent Webb's first direct image discovery of a planet and the lightest planet ever seen with this technique outside the solar
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Love, Conflict and Family Drama: Netflix Drops The Trailer For 'Aap Jaisa Koi' -- a Melodic and Visual Masterpiece
LOS GATOS, California, June 26 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Love, Conflict and Family Drama: Netflix Drops The Trailer For 'Aap Jaisa Koi' -- a Melodic and Visual Masterpiece
What happens when a quiet 42-year-old man unlocks a part of himself he never knew existed -- and begins to rewrite the rules of his own life? Netflix has dropped the trailer for Aap Jaisa Koi (loosely translated as "Someone Like You"), starring R. Madhavan as Shrir
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Net-Leased Restaurant Property in Cape Coral, Fla.
ENCINO, California, June 26 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Net-Leased Restaurant Property in Cape Coral, Fla.
CAPE CORAL, Fla., June 25, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a net-leased restaurant property occupied by Master Crab in Cape Coral, Florida.
"This asset gar
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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $12.4M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Valparaiso, Indiana
ENCINO, California, June 26 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $12.4M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Valparaiso, Indiana
VALPARAISO, Ind., June 25, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Coolwood Plaza, a grocery anchored retail center in Valparaiso, Indiana, for $12.4 millio
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Min's Million-Dollar Gift to Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Min's Million-Dollar Gift to Illegal Aliens
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A new bombshell report reveals that out of touch Democrat Dave Min is requesting $1.6 million in taxpayer funding for a far-left group that teaches illegal aliens how to avoid deportation by dodging ICE and skirting federal law.
"Instead of protecting California families or enforcing the law, Democrat Dave Min wants to funnel over a million t
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MuleSoft Innovations From Salesforce Enable Secure, Scalable AI Agent Orchestration for Agentic Transformation
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025:
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New MuleSoft Innovations from Salesforce Enable Secure, Scalable AI Agent Orchestration for Agentic Transformation
MuleSoft Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support transforms any application or API into tools and resources for AI agents in a few clicks
MuleSoft Agent2Agent (A2A) Support enables agents to communicate, collaborate, and take coordi
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Scours Mars for Science
PASADENA, California, June 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Scours Mars for Science
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On June 3, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover ground down a portion of a rock surface, blew away the resulting debris, and then went to work studying its pristine interior with a suite of instruments designed to determine its mineralogic makeup and geologic origin. "Kenmore," as nicknamed by the rover science team, is the 30th Martian rock
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Nearly 600,000 Same-Sex Couples Have Married Since Obergefell V. Hodges
LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 (TNSxrep) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release on June 24, 2025:
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Nearly 600,000 same-sex couples have married since Obergefell v. Hodges
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges extended marriage equality nationwide. Below is a summary of recent research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law on married same-sex couples.
* There are an estimated 823,000 married same-
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NetApp Report Highlights Fierce Competition in Global AI Leadership
SUNNYVALE, California, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release:
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NetApp Report Highlights Fierce Competition in Global AI Leadership
More than four out of five of CEOs and IT executives surveyed are driving AI growth for their companies
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 25, 2025 - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today released its new report, The AI Space Race, exami
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New Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing Approach Used to Study Chemical Systems
PASADENA, California, June 25 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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New Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing Approach Used to Study Chemical Systems
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Caltech professor of chemistry Sandeep Sharma and colleagues from IBM and the RIKEN Center for Computational Science in Japan are giving us a glimpse of the future of computing. The team has used quantum computing in combination with classical distributed computing to attack a notably challenging problem in q
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No Evidence to Support the Practice of Having Patients Fast Prior to Surgery to Prevent Post-Surgery Vomiting
LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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No evidence to support the practice of having patients fast prior to surgery to prevent post-surgery vomiting
A new analysis of published data finds no evidence to indicate that the long-standing practice of having patients fast for a period of time prior to surgery prevents post-surgical aspiration: vomiting that is followed by gastric contents getting into the lungs, which in turn causes wh
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Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Sue Trump Administration for Terminating EPA Grant Programs
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Sue Trump Administration for Terminating EPA Grant Programs
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant programs despite a Congressional directive to f
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Pacific Life Introduces New Variable Universal Life Insurance Product Now Available Through State Farm
NEWPORT BEACH, California, June 26 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release:
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Pacific Life Introduces New Variable Universal Life Insurance Product Now Available Through State Farm
Authorized State Farm agents can now offer customers a life insurance product with market-driven growth potential
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - June 25, 2025 - Pacific Life is pleased to introduce a new, straightforward variable universal life (VUL) insurance product, designed for
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Pitzer Offers First Inside-Out Spanish Class in the U.S.
CLAREMONT, California, June 26 -- Pitzer College issued the following news:
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Pitzer Offers First Inside-Out Spanish Class in the U.S.
Incarcerated "inside" students and "outside" students from The Claremont Colleges redefine Latinx identity, power, and the Spanish language on their terms.
Stryder Rodenberg '25 would always remember the first words he heard in prison on his way to class. As he and other students passed through security at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, Ca
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Platinum Equity to Acquire Solo, European Provider of Personalizable Products and Apparel
BEVERLY HILLS, California, June 26 -- Platinum Equity, an investment firm, issued the following news release:
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Platinum Equity to Acquire Solo, European Provider of Personalizable Products and Apparel
LOS ANGELES (June 24, 2025) - Platinum Equity announced today it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Solo Group ("Solo"), a European market leader in business-to-business personalizable products, from company founder Alain Milgrom and management.
Financial terms were not dis
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Public Interest Groups Seek to Intervene in Texas Dream Act Case
LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release on June 24, 2025:
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Public Interest Groups Seek to Intervene in Texas Dream Act Case
Sudden repeal without proper process would deny an estimated 57,000 Texas students access to in-state tuition
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AUSTIN, Texas -- The National Immigration Law Center, Texas Civil Rights Project, Democracy Forward, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, and the Dallas-based firm of Lynn Pinke
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Rand Issues Commentary to NRC: What Is Europe's Strategy for Success Against Russia?
SANTA MONICA, California, June 25 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 24, 2025, to NRC:
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What Is Europe's Strategy for Success Against Russia?
By Paul van Hooft
Europe is finally taking its security seriously again, but it lacks a "theory of success" regarding the ultimate goal of its policy towards Russia and how the announced significant increase in defense spending will contribute to that goal.
At the NATO summit in The Hague, discussions will focus on increasing defense
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Rand Issues Commentary to RealClearDefense: Redressing the Nuclear Imbalance in Europe
SANTA MONICA, California, June 25 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 24, 2025, to RealClearDefense:
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Redressing the Nuclear Imbalance in Europe
By William Courtney
Russia has a vast lead over the United States in nuclear forces in and around Europe and exploits it with frequent nuclear bullying. An overconfident Kremlin could miscalculate or think superiority might bring strategic advantage. At its June 24-25 summit in The Hague, NATO might weigh how to lessen the imbalance
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Rand Issues Commentary to Tech Policy Press: G7 Summit Missed an Opportunity for Progress on Global AI Governance
SANTA MONICA, California, June 24 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 23, 2025, to Tech Policy Press:
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The G7 Summit Missed an Opportunity for Progress on Global AI Governance
By Afek Shamir and Paul Khullar
As G7 leaders convened in Alberta, Canada last week, the agenda encompassed pressing geopolitical developments in the Middle East, Ukraine, trade, and energy security. But mostly absent from discussions was the topic of governance for leading artificial intelligence mode
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Rand Issues Commentary to The Hill: Swarm at Sea - Supplying Troops With On-Demand Autonomous Watercraft
SANTA MONICA, California, June 22 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 23, 2025, to The Hill:
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A Swarm at Sea: Supplying Troops with On-Demand Autonomous Watercraft
By Kanna Rajan and Karlyn D. Stanley
In any drawn-out military confrontation, the U.S. must support its ground forces with food, fuel, ammunition and weapons. In a conflict with China over Taiwan, however, that material will be coming from as far away as the Philippines and Japan.
That means relying on the large,
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Ripple Effect of K-Content: How Netflix Viewers Are Embracing Korean Culture
LOS GATOS, California, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Ripple Effect of K-Content: How Netflix Viewers Are Embracing Korean Culture
From sensations like Squid Game to the heartfelt When Life Gives You Tangerines, K-Content has become a defining force in global entertainment -- moving hearts and sparking conversations between cultures. But its influence doesn't stop at the screen.
To better understand how K-Content resonat
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SEC Charges Recidivist, His Firm With Fraudulent Offering
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-cv-01591-BTM-VET; S.D. Cal. filed June 23, 2025):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ian O. Mausner and Evolution Lending, LLC, No. 3:25-cv-01591-BTM-VET (S.D. Cal. filed June 23, 2025)
On June 23, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged recidivist Ian O. Mausner of San Diego, California, and his firm Evolution Lending, LLC, with conducting a fraudulent offerin
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SEMA Enhances Individual Membership With Expanded Benefits For Automotive Enthusiasts
DIAMOND BAR, California, June 26 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release on June 24, 2025:
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SEMA ENHANCES INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP WITH EXPANDED BENEFITS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIASTS
SEMA+ benefits include exclusive discounts on top industry brands, discounted ticket entry to select automotive events, insider connections to the car culture community, and more.
FuelFest partners with SEMA+ to build stronger industry relationships and engagement across t
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SEMI Forecasts 69% Growth in Advanced Chipmaking Capacity Through 2028 Due to AI
MILPITAS, California, June 25 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release:
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SEMI Forecasts 69% Growth in Advanced Chipmaking Capacity Through 2028 Due to AI
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Global Capacity for 7nm and Below to Reach 1.4 Million Wafers Per Month by 2028
MILPITAS, Calif. - June 25, 2025 - SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufact
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Sprinter Health: Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation in Healthcare
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sprinter Health, Menlo Park, California, has submitted comments to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in response to their Request for Information (RFI) regarding healthcare regulation and innovation. The organization outlined three transformative policy reforms aimed at maximizing access and equity to care, followed by 11 tactical changes intended to streamline healthcare quality measures.
"To make America healthy again, we propose these significant re
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Teamsters Ratify Southern California Master Bakery Agreement
WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters Ratify Southern California Master Bakery Agreement
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(LOS ANGELES) - Teamsters have ratified the Southern California Master Bakery Agreement, a collective bargaining agreement covering over 1,000 members who work as merchandisers, route sales representatives and transporters at Bimbo Bakeries.
"Our committee was focused, diligent, and united throughout the
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Teaser for Action Thriller Series 'Trigger' Unleashes Tension as Firearms Surface in a Gun-Free Nation -- Premieres July 25
LOS GATOS, California, June 26 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Teaser for Action Thriller Series 'Trigger' Unleashes Tension as Firearms Surface in a Gun-Free Nation -- Premieres July 25
Set in gun-free South Korea, Trigger explores the chaos that erupts when illegal firearms suddenly begin to circulate, sparking unprecedented violence in a country unaccustomed to such events. In this gripping action thriller, two men take up arms for very
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The State of Texas Accelerates Public Safety Modernization with Oracle
REDWOOD SHORES, California, June 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release:
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The State of Texas Accelerates Public Safety Modernization with Oracle
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With more than 31 million citizens spanning 254 counties, rapid population growth in Texas has intensified the need for modern public safety solutions. To support these diverse needs at scale, the Oracle Public Safety Suite is now available to first res
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Three Years Later: Kim Stands With Anti-Choice Extremists, Not California Women
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Three Years Later: Kim Stands With Anti-Choice Extremists, Not California Women
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Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Young Kim remains committed to a dangerous, anti-abortion agenda that threatens the health and freedom of California women and families.
Just last month, she rubberstamped provisions in the GOP Tax Scam to block Medicaid and Affordable Care
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Trump's EPA Sued for Allowing Nerve-Agent Pesticides on Our Fruit and Vegetables
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Trump's EPA Sued for Allowing Nerve-Agent Pesticides on Our Fruit and Vegetables
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, farmworker and public health groups represented by Earthjustice, sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to respond to a petition to ban organophosphate pesticides, a class of chemicals used on fruits, vegetables, and field crops. In utero exposures t
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Turning captured carbon into natural gas could provide cost-competitive energy storage
LIVERMORE, California, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Turning captured carbon into natural gas could provide cost-competitive energy storage
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Solar and wind energy are highly variable, dependent on the day, weather and location of the facilities. At times, they can generate more electricity than is needed, but they can also fall short when demand is at its peak. Unfortunately, any extra energy created by these
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UC Merced's Smart Farm Abuzz With Activity
MERCED, California, June 26 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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UC Merced's Smart Farm Abuzz with Activity
By Patty Guerra
At UC Merced's biggest lab, students work from before sunrise to well after dusk. They are operating the university's Experimental Smart Farm, 40 acres of dirt and plants, research and experiments.
They study everything from pollinators to hydroponics, but there are more than just academic endeavors happening: Students say they have p
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UC-San Diego: Sensitive Yet Tough Photonic Devices Are Now a Reality'
LA JOLLA, California, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
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Sensitive Yet Tough Photonic Devices Are Now a Reality'
By Liezel Labios
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have achieved a long-sought milestone in photonics: creating tiny optical devices that are both highly sensitive and durable--two qualities that have long been considered fundamentally incompatible.
This rare coexistence of sensitivity and durabilit
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UCSF Leads Statewide Efforts to Improve Dementia Care, Diagnosis
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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UCSF Leads Statewide Efforts to Improve Dementia Care, Diagnosis
In recognition of brain health awareness month, UCSF Health is highlighting innovations to improve access and awareness related to brain health and dementia detection.
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A critical step in meeting the needs of the growing aging population is early recognition of cognitive decline. In California, wome
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Victory for Federal Workers: Judge Blocks Trump's Union-Busting Executive Order
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The National Federation of Federal Employees issued the following news release:
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Victory for Federal Workers: Judge Blocks Trump's Union-Busting Executive Order
In another major win for federal workers and labor rights, a federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle union protections for nearly one million federal employees.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in April by six major federal employee un
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WATCH: Schiff Slams Emil Bove Over Suggestions He Would Ignore Court Orders
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Schiff Slams Emil Bove Over Suggestions He Would Ignore Court Orders
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Watch his remarks here.
Washington, D.C. - Today, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's judicial nomination hearing, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) pressed Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's nominee for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, on whether he suggested that DOJ attorneys should
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Targets World's Largest Conservation Area
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Targets World's Largest Conservation Area
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Honolulu, HI -- The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, also known as Wespac, is one of eight regional advisory groups established by Congress in 1976 and helps to develop fishery management plans for the federal waters surrounding Hawai'i and other U.S. Pacific Islands. Last
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What happens to local public health as federal funding vanishes?
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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What happens to local public health as federal funding vanishes?
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As federal funding disappears, what happens to public health at the local level?
* Chrissie Juliano, MPP, executive director, Big Cities Health Coalition
By Gladys B. Vargas, California Health Journalism Fellow
The Trump administration's drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are
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When maternity wards close, who will deliver the babies?
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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When maternity wards close, who will deliver the babies?
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Who will deliver the babies? The gaping holes in U.S. pregnancy and delivery care
* Moderator: Lillian Mongeau Hughes, homelessness and mental health reporter, The Oregonian
* Kasey Rivas, director of strategic partnerships, March of Dimes
* Christy Turlington Burns, founder and president, Every Mother
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Yardi Matrix Update Presents Nuanced Portrait of U.S. Multifamily Market
SANTA BARBARA, California, June 25 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release:
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Yardi Matrix Update Presents Nuanced Portrait of U.S. Multifamily Market
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Economic indicators hold steady; questions surround tax, immigration proposals
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., June 25, 2025 - Heading into summer, the U.S. multifamily market stands at a crossroads between solid econom
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