Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Thursday October 09, 2025 ( 61 items ) |
Academy Fellow One of Three Scientists to Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 9 -- The Australian Academy of Science issued the following news release:
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Academy Fellow one of three scientists to win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2025 Nobel Prize winner Professor Richard Robson was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2000.
In a testament to Australian scientific excellence, Professor Richard Robson FAA FRS has been announced as one of three scientists to win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The Academy Fellow shares thi
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Agentforce Now Proactively Tackles Cyber Threats and Automates Compliance Processes
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release:
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Agentforce Now Proactively Tackles Cyber Threats and Automates Compliance Processes
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CMC Energy and Cervello use Agentforce in Security Center and Privacy Center to significantly streamline security investigations and increase visibility of non-compliance risks
Security and compliance teams face a two-fold crisis in
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Broad Coalition Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign AB489 and Protect Californians from Dangerous AI Medical Advice
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release:
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Broad Coalition Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign AB489 and Protect Californians from Dangerous AI Medical Advice
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, a coalition of 19 consumer protection, digital rights, kids' safety, suicide prevention, and healthcare union organizations sent a letter urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB489 into law. The bill, which passed the Californi
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CA Groups Call on Gov Newsom to Join Microplastics Petition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release:
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CA Groups Call on Gov Newsom to Join Microplastics Petition
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Yesterday, twenty-five California environmental, climate, and public health groups, in conjunction with Food & Water Watch, sent a letter to Governor Newsom - along with thousands of petitions - calling on him to sign a petition demanding the federal government monitor microplastics in our water.
"Awareness is the first st
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CAIR-CA Condemns Gov. Newsom for Signing AB 715, a Classroom Censorship Law Shielding Israel
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR-CA Condemns Gov. Newsom for Signing AB 715, a Classroom Censorship Law Shielding Israel
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The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to sign Assembly Bill (AB) 715 (Zbur & Addis), calling it a classroom censo
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Calif. Gov. Newsom Uses Genocide Anniversary to Rewrite Truth and Ban Palestine in Schools
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release:
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BREAKING: CA Gov. Newsom Uses Genocide Anniversary to Rewrite Truth and Ban Palestine in Schools
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Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of AB 715 and SB 48, two deeply flawed bills that will erode the principles of free inquiry, equal protection, and democratic process in California
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California Governor Newsom Signs First-in-The-Nation Bill Banning Harmful Ultra-Processed Food in School Meals
YONKERS, New York, Oct. 9 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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California Governor Newsom signs first-in-the-nation bill banning harmful ultra-processed food in school meals
New law directs California to identify especially harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools
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SACRAMENTO, CA - California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation today that bans unhealthy ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in public schools. The new law, authored by As
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Catalog of Simulations of Black Hole Collisions Expands
PASADENA, California, Oct. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Catalog of Simulations of Black Hole Collisions Expands
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SXS-- Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes --is an ongoing scientific collaboration that has been generating simulations of dramatic events in space, particularly mergers of binary black hole systems, for several decades. Recently, SXS published a paper describing version 3 of its catalog of binary black hole simulations, six years after r
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Chula Vista Police Department Urges FAA to Reconsider UAS BVLOS Guidelines
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Chula Vista Police Department, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) addressing their concerns over the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Operations. The comment outlines the need for guidelines that streamline drone operations while upholding public safety.
The CVPD emphasizes its co
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Coast Guard, Navy interdict 14 aliens 18 miles southeast of Catalina Island, Calif.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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Coast Guard, Navy interdict 14 aliens 18 miles southeast of Catalina Island, Calif.
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PACIFIC OCEAN -- A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted 14 aliens aboard a 33-foot sport fishing vessel approximately 18 miles southeast of Catalina Island, California, Sunday mor
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Common Sense Media: New Report Reveals How Online Experiences Inform Adolescent Boys' Development
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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New Report Reveals How Online Experiences Inform Adolescent Boys' Development
Common Sense Media today released new research into how boys' online habits relate to their identities, self-esteem, and development. According to the report, "Boys in the Digital Wild: Online Culture, Identity, and Well-Being," nearly three-quarters of boys ages 11-17 regularly encounter masculi
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Disneyland Resort Announces New California Resident 3-Day Park Hopper Ticket Offer, Available for a Limited-Time in Early 2026
ANAHEIM, California, Oct. 9 -- Disneyland issued the following news release:
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Disneyland Resort Announces New California Resident 3-Day Park Hopper Ticket Offer, Available for a Limited-Time in Early 2026
Eligible California residents may visit Disneyland Resort starting at as low as $83 a day per person for a total cost of $249
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As the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration continues into 2026, eligible California residents planning a Disneyland Resort vacation for winter to spring can
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DoorDash Raises Concerns Over Proposed Drone Delivery Regulations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- DoorDash Inc., San Francisco, California, a technology company committed to empowering local economies, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing its concerns over the recent notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration. The NPRM titled "Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations" aims to establish regulations
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DroneDeploy Advocates for Revisions to FAA's Proposed Drone Regulations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- DroneDeploy Inc., San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at normalizing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. The letter outlines critical recommendations that the organization believes will enhance the efficacy and safety of new drone regulations while fostering innovation in unmanned aviation.
In the
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Feldman Ruel Property Management selects Yardi to centralize real estate operations across all asset types
SANTA BARBARA, California, Oct. 8 [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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Feldman Ruel Property Management selects Yardi to centralize real estate operations across all asset types
Firm to implement Yardi's integrated platform to manage all assets in one system
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2025 - Feldman Ruel Property Management, which oversees a portfo
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Former UCLA Faculty Member Omar Yaghi Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Former UCLA faculty member Omar Yaghi wins 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The UC Berkeley professor, known as the inventor of reticular chemistry, was at UCLA from 2006 to 2011
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Omar M. Yaghi, a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCLA who is currently the James and Neeltje Tretter Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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Generating Geniuses: UCLA Alums Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Fellowships
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Generating geniuses: UCLA alums awarded prestigious MacArthur Fellowships
With graduates Gala Porras-Kim and Garrett Bradley being honored, Bruins have accounted for 1 in 10 'genius grant' recipients over the past 3 years
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UCLA alumni Gala Porras-Kim, an interdisciplinary artist, and Garrett Bradley, a filmmaker and visual artist, are among 22 people across the arts and sciences to be h
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Grey's Anatomy: Between Two Lungs (10/23)
BURBANK, California, Oct. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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Grey's Anatomy: Between Two Lungs (10/23)
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THURSDAY, OCT. 23
10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - Grey's Anatomy: "Between Two Lungs" (2203)
Logline : A high-risk lung transplant pushes the surgical team to their limits. Meanwhile, Bailey juggles a trauma patient whose treatment hangs in the balance.
Stream episodes next day on Hulu.
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Harkins Theatres President and CEO Mike Bowers Elected Chair of Cinema United Executive Board
BEVERLY HILLS, California, Oct. 9 (TNSper) -- Cinema United issued the following news:
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Harkins Theatres President and CEO Mike Bowers Elected Chair of Cinema United Executive Board
Cinemark's Wanda Gierhart Fearing, Colleen Barstow of Main Street Theatres, and Georgia Theatre Company's Bo Chambliss Round Out Leadership Team
Recent Changes to Cinema United By-Laws Result in Most Votes Ever Cast in Executive Board Election
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The Cinema United Executive Board of Directors has elected Ha
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How CSUF Helped a Communications Alum Become a Top Talent Manager
FULLERTON, California, Oct. 9 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release:
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How CSUF Helped a Communications Alum Become a Top Talent Manager
CSUF alum John Pantle's career in entertainment is all about relationships, and the one he's had with his alma mater has been long and fruitful.
Pantle '94, '21 (B.A. communications-radio/TV/film, M.A. communication-tourism and entertainment) is a talent manager with more than 30 years of industry experience.
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Illinois, Oregon, & California Senators Issue Warning About Trump's Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployments of National Guard Troops into Their States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Illinois, Oregon, & California Senators Issue Warning About Trump's Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployments of National Guard Troops into Their States
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - The six United States Senators representing states that Donald Trump has sought to force National Guard deployments to, against state and local officials' objections, without any coordination and in the absence of adequate justifi
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Illinois, Oregon, & California Senators Issue Warning About Trump's Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployments of National Guard Troops into Their States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Illinois, Oregon, & California Senators Issue Warning About Trump's Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployments of National Guard Troops into Their States
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October 07, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - The six United States Senators representing states that Donald Trump has sought to force National Guard deployments to, against state and local officials' objections, without any coordination and in the abs
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Inhalers for Asthma and COPD Drive Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions, UCLA Health Study Finds
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Inhalers for asthma and COPD drive significant greenhouse gas emissions, UCLA Health study finds
Key takeaways
* Inhalers have generated over 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually over the past decade.
* Metered-dose inhalers were the most harmful to the environment, accounting for 98% of emissions over the 10-year period. Metered-dose inhalers contain hydrofluoroa
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Intel to Report Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 8 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news:
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Intel to Report Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2025 -- Intel Corporation today announced that it will report third-quarter financial results on Thursday, October 23, 2025, promptly after close of market. Intel will then hold an earnings conference
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Karankawa and Friends Celebrate Rediscovery of Indigenous Village and Seek Official Protection from the State of Texas
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Karankawa and Friends Celebrate Rediscovery of Indigenous Village and Seek Official Protection from the State of Texas
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Corpus Christi, TX -- A local scientist has rediscovered what may be part of a lost Karankawa native settlement known historically as Donnel Point. The site is owned by the Port of Corpus Christi, and local Indigenous groups along with their allies are hoping
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Kareem El-Badry Named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow
PASADENA, California, Oct. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Kareem El-Badry Named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded Kareem El-Badry, assistant professor of astronomy at Caltech, with a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship, an honor that comes with a "no-strings-attached" grant of $800,000. According to the foundation, the awards, known colloquially as genius grants, honor "extraordinarily creative individu
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Level Up Your Holidays With Party Games Coming to Netflix on TV
LOS GATOS, California, Oct. 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Level Up Your Holidays With Party Games Coming to Netflix on TV
Netflix is leveling up your living room. An all-new slate of party games is coming soon.
This holiday season, you'll be able to go from Kpop Demon Hunters to party games for all your friends and family, without having to leave Netflix. We're creating a completely new way to play games -- one that's as easy as stre
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Man Secretly Engaged to Two Women in Netflix's New Romantic Comedy 'Groom and Two Brides'
LOS GATOS, California, Oct. 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Man Secretly Engaged to Two Women in Netflix's New Romantic Comedy 'Groom and Two Brides'
Groom and Two Brides premieres on Netflix November 7
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Netflix released the first look of its upcoming romantic comedy Groom and Two Brides - a film about love, lies and the impossible task of juggling double commitments.
The film stars Abdullah Boushehri as Adam, a well meaning guy onc
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Merkin Graduate Fellows Program Receives Renewed Support to Fuel Global Research
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 9 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
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Merkin Graduate Fellows Program Receives Renewed Support to Fuel Global Research
Fellowship enables UC San Diego graduate students to engage in research around the world
By Alice Pham
From studying support systems for domestic violence victims in post-conflict Armenia to researching antibiotic-resistant bacteria in decentralized wastewater systems in Brazil, UC San Diego students
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Moving On From Breast Cancer
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news:
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Moving On From Breast Cancer
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Professional dancer Mataya Dade remembers the morning two years ago when she felt a lump in her breast. At 30, she wasn't expecting breast cancer. But Dade turned out to be part of a growing trend of breast cancer diagnoses in young women.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 p
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NAACP Joins Lawsuits Against Justice Department to Protect Voters' Privacy Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release:
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NAACP Joins Lawsuits Against Justice Department to Protect Voters' Privacy Nationwide
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Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org
WASHINGTON -- The NAACP announced today that it has joined lawsuits across multiple states, including Pennsylvania, New York, and California, to block the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) demand for access to sensitive voter registration data.
Represented by the
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NEWS: Schiff, Padilla, Illinois, Oregon Senators Warn Against Trump's Illegal Deployments of National Guard Troops to Their States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Schiff, Padilla, Illinois, Oregon Senators Warn Against Trump's Illegal Deployments of National Guard Troops to Their States
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) -- the six Senators representing states that Donald Trump has sought to force unlawf
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Optica Congratulates 2025 Nobel Chemistry Prize Recipients
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release:
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Optica Congratulates 2025 Nobel Chemistry Prize Recipients
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Laureates Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi pioneered the development of metal-organic frameworks, cagelike molecules with wide potential applications.
Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, congratulates Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University, Japan), Richard Robson (University of Melbourne, Australia), and Om
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Oracle Achieves Swift Compatible Application for Payments 2025
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 5 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release:
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Oracle Achieves Swift Compatible Application for Payments 2025
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Oracle Financial Services today announced that Oracle Banking Payments has been validated as a Swift Compatible Application. With this achievement, financial institutions can feel confident in leveraging Oracle's solutions to help meet Swift standards for paymen
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Overlay Aerials Calls for Revisions to FAA's Proposed BVLOS Regulations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Overlay Aerials Inc., Orange County, California-based provider of advanced aerial data and inspection services, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on normalizing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. The company, specializing in critical asset monitoring and autonomous drone technology, outlined several recommendations aimed at enhancing safety and operational scalability f
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Pacific Pocket Mouse Declared Endangered Species Candidate in California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Pacific Pocket Mouse Declared Endangered Species Candidate in California
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to declare the Pacific pocket mouse a candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act, granting protections for them as the state conducts a yearlong review.
Today's decision comes after the Center fo
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PG&E Calls for Enhanced Safety Measures in FAA's BVLOS Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), Oakland, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) voicing concerns over the proposed rulemaking on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. PG&E asserts that the rule is a crucial step in integrating low-altitude BVLOS unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations within the National Airspace System (NAS), yet emphasizes the necessity for more robust safety protocols to protec
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Poseidon Aerospace Urges FAA to Adapt Regulations for Unmanned Cargo Transport
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Poseidon Tech Corp., San Francisco, California, widely known as Poseidon Aerospace, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) addressing critical regulatory changes needed for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The California-based company, specializing in the design and manufacturing of autonomous vehicles for commercial cargo transportation, expressed support for the draft Part 108 rules while highlighting significant conc
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Rainmaker Technology Calls for Rule Changes on High-Altitude Drone Operations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rainmaker Technology Corp., El Segundo, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging amendments to the proposed Part 108 rule concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. The tech company commended the FAA and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for their pioneering efforts in establishing a framework for BVLOS operations while pointing out critical gaps in th
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Right to Work Foundation Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject CA Law Granting Union Bosses Massive Power Over Cannabis Industry Workers
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:
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Right to Work Foundation Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject CA Law Granting Union Bosses Massive Power Over Cannabis Industry Workers
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Amicus brief: "Labor peace agreement" mandate violates federal law and subjects workers to coercive union organizing tactics
San Francisco, CA (October 8, 2025) - The National Right to Work Foundation has filed an amicus brief at the Ni
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Salesforce Investing $1B in Mexico to Boost Economic Growth and Transform Businesses into Agentic Enterprises
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release:
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Salesforce Investing $1B in Mexico to Boost Economic Growth and Transform Businesses into Agentic Enterprises
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Company strengthens its presence in the region with a new five-story office in Mexico City and Global Delivery Center to help customers become Agentic Enterprises
Salesforce also renews focus on AI skills fo
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Scripps Research discovery could improve type 1 diabetes prevention and treatment
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news:
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Scripps Research discovery could improve type 1 diabetes prevention and treatment
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New findings reveal how specialized cells shield the pancreas from autoimmune attack, providing new therapeutic strategies for type 1 diabetes.
October 08, 2025
LA JOLLA, CA-- Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells that produce in
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Scripps Research scientists unlock new patterns of protein behavior in cell membranes
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news:
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Scripps Research scientists unlock new patterns of protein behavior in cell membranes
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The novel computer method to encode synthetic protein sequences within cell lipid environments offers insights into how membrane proteins fold and function, critical to understanding disease.
October 07, 2025
LA JOLLA, CA-- Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles througho
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Scripps Research-led team receives $14.2M NIH award to map the body's "hidden sixth sense"
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news:
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Scripps Research-led team receives $14.2M NIH award to map the body's "hidden sixth sense"
An NIH-backed effort aims to decode how the nervous system monitors internal organs.
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LA JOLLA, CA-- How does your brain know when you need to breathe, when your blood pressure drops or when you're fighting an infection? The answer lies in interoception: an understudied process by
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SEMI Reports Global 300mm Fab Equipment Spending Expected to Total $374 Billion Over Next Three Years
MILPITAS, California, Oct. 8 [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 Reports Global 300mm Fab Equipment Spending Expected to Total $374 Billion Over Next Three Years
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SEMICON West - PHOENIX -- October 8, 2025 -- Global 300mm fab equipment spending is expected to reach $374 billion from 2026 to 2028, SEMI reported today in its latest 300mm Fab Outlook. This robus
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Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Montana's Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Montana's Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing
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Washington, D.C. --
The U.S. Senate today passed S.J. Res. 61, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that will rescind a 2024 resource management plan ending new coal leasing in Montana's Powder River Basin. The resolution, which narrowly passed by a vote of 52
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SoftBank Corp. Accelerates Japan's AI and Sovereign Cloud Future with Oracle Alloy
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 8 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release:
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SoftBank Corp. Accelerates Japan's AI and Sovereign Cloud Future with Oracle Alloy
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Oracle Corporation and SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) are collaborating to provide secure, compliant, and scalable sovereign cloud and AI services to organizations in Japan. To support critical infrastructure sectors, SoftBank will launch its new
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Steven C. Gordon Family Foundation Commits $20 Million to Expand Capacity of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Steven C. Gordon Family Foundation commits $20 million to expand capacity of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
The Laurie and Steven C. Gordon Pavilion will add 103 hospital beds
Key takeaways
* The commitment from the Gordons, who have a long history of advocacy for UCLA and UCLA Health, will help increase inpatient beds at the medical center by 23%.
* The 74-bed Resnick Neuropsychiatr
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Steven C. Gordon Family Foundation Commits $20 Million to Expand Capacity of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 9 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Steven C. Gordon Family Foundation commits $20 million to expand capacity of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
The Laurie and Steven C. Gordon Pavilion will add 103 hospital beds
* The commitment from the Gordons, who have a long history of advocacy for UCLA and UCLA Health, will help increase inpatient beds at the medical center by 23%.
* The 74-bed Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital currently occupy
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Sutter Roseville Accredited for Fellowship Programs in Oncology, Pulmonary Care
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- Sutter Health issued the following news release:
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Sutter Roseville Accredited for Fellowship Programs in Oncology, Pulmonary Care
Sutter Roseville Medical Center has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to launch two new fellowship programs in Hematology & Medical Oncology and Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine. These new fellowships continue Sutter Roseville's mission as a top Sacramento-region teach
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UC Merced Celebrates 15 Years as a Hispanic-serving Institution
MERCED, California, Oct. 9 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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UC Merced Celebrates 15 Years as a Hispanic-serving Institution
By Patty Guerra, UC Merced
Fifteen years ago, UC Merced was designated as a Hispanic-serving institution. And though recent developments at the federal government have left what that designation means in limbo, the mission of serving the university's largest demographic has remained unchanged.
More than 53 percent of undergraduate
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UC-San Francisco: Novel Immunotherapy Combination Destroys Colorectal Liver Metastases
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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Novel Immunotherapy Combination Destroys Colorectal Liver Metastases
UCSF researchers disrupt tumor immune environment with LIGHT/anti-CTLA-4 therapy in preclinical models.
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Advanced colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in young American men and the second highest worldwide. In the majority of these patients, as the cancer advances it
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UC-Santa Cruz: Protecting NASA Funding Ensures Breakthroughs in Space Science and Benefits in Daily Life Continue
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 9 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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Protecting NASA funding ensures breakthroughs in space science and benefits in daily life continue
From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research touch nearly every aspect of modern life
By Mike Pena
NASA's groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity's understanding of our place in the univers
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UC-Santa Cruz: Regional Ocean Dynamics Can Be Better Emulated With AI Models
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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Regional ocean dynamics can be better emulated with AI models
Researchers show the success of their technical in a critical region: the Gulf of Mexico.
Key takeaways
* Specialized AI models can better emulate short-term and long-term dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico while avoiding "hallucinations" -- physically impossible scenarios.
* Research was done in collaboration w
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UCLA Health: Scientists Create Radiotheranostic Approach Designed to Combat Aggressive Cancers
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 9 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Scientists create radiotheranostic approach designed to combat aggressive cancers
Novel approach shows promise in preclinical models by slowing tumor growth, extending survival and priming tumors for an immune response
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UCLA scientists, together with a team of international collaborators, have identified a promising new treatment strategy that can detect, kill and reprogram aggressive, trea
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University of California: Data Analysis Finds Significant Wage Disparities for Latinas Across California Counties
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 (TNSrpt) -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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New data analysis finds significant wage disparities for Latinas across California counties
The wage gap is even greater in some of the state's wealthiest counties, UCLA researchers find
Key takeaways:
* In California, Latinas earn less than half of what non-Hispanic white male workers do, at 49 cents for every dollar.
* In wealthier counties such as San Mateo, Santa Clara, Lat
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University of California: Newly Discovered Brain Cells are Wired for Uncertainty
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Newly discovered brain cells are wired for uncertainty
The neurons, most active when a decision outcome is unknown, appear to help with decision making and flexibility
Key takeaways
* The orbitofrontal cortex is located in the brain directly above the eyes in humans and rats, and is involved in flexible reward learning, which happens when we don't know which of our choices will
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University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering: Building a Digital Apprentice
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 9 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news:
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Building a Digital Apprentice
Presented at a DARPA tech demo, ISI's KNIC system supports complex tasks by learning from those who've done them before.
By Julia Cohen
In August 2025, USC Viterbi's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) was among the leading international research teams brought together by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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VOICES 2026 applications now open for student fellows and editors
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: Media] -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release:
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VOICES 2026 applications now open for student fellows and editors
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AAJA is seeking passionate undergraduate and graduate storytellers who are eager to improve their reporting skills by participating in an intensive, multimedia fellowship program. Selected fellows will be given the opportunity to produce ambitious reporting on wide-range of AANHPI issues
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Vonage Advances Agentic Enterprise Transformation with Salesforce to Lead in Customer Value Creation
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release:
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Vonage Advances Agentic Enterprise Transformation with Salesforce to Lead in Customer Value Creation
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A long-standing partner and customer, Vonage deepens its relationship with Salesforce to unify enterprise data; elevate customer experiences; and advance AI, Cloud, and 5G-powered innovation
SAN FRANCISCO - October 8
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Recaps Repeated Stonewalling by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Highlights Continued Cover-ups
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Recaps Repeated Stonewalling by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Highlights Continued Cover-ups
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Schiff on Bondi: "The other [goal] was to deflect any questions about the weaponization of the department under her leadership by using these canned attacks on the various senators with the basic object of pleasing the angry old man down the street."
Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, U.S.
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