Despite having some of the nation’s strictest school vaccination laws, California reported a decline last year in the share of kindergarten students who were immunized against measles, including in 16 …
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Trump’s transactional diplomacy is reshaping U.S.-Taiwan relations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, the U.S. has played an important role in maintaining the delicate relationship between Taiwan and China, which considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory and …
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Power lines suspected in Eaton fire needed ‘ignition risk’ repairs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs investigators work to determine the cause of the Eaton fire, the focus has narrowed to several parallel power lines just outside Altadena owned by Southern California Edison. Whether the …
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President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States in an effort to advance …
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Commentary: Yes, Newsom’s new podcast is cringe. But is it also smart?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGavin Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” has Democrats in a tizzy. Republicans too. It has been nearly universally panned (or celebrated, depending on your political stripes) for being …
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Trump and Putin spoke for more than an hour as U.S. seeks Russian sign-off on plan to end Ukraine war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a lengthy phone conversation on Tuesday as the White House pushes for Russia to sign off on its 30-day cease-fire proposal aimed …
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Perhaps Gov. Gavin Newsom was channeling his inner Republican when he hosted conservative commentator Charlie Kirk for an 81-minute interview on the debut of his new podcast last week. Indeed, …
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Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge on Monday questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he’d issued …
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I have to wonder: When will Vice President JD Vance condemn his own administration? Last month, Vance, a self-described foreign policy “realist” who scorns the practice of describing countries as …
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Tesla’s steep fall from California’s green darling to hated target
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThey say they’ve been flipped off in traffic, called Nazis and even punched in the face. Charging stations have been defaced and burned too, and local Tesla dealerships have been …