Tiny Central Coast newsroom Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize
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Tiny Central Coast newsroom Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize

As legacy publications celebrated their Pulitzer Prize wins Monday, bottles of champagne were also uncorked at Lookout Santa Cruz, a fledgling 10-person newsroom based on the second floor…

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Cease-Fire Talks Between Israel and Hamas Again at an Impasse
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Cease-Fire Talks Between Israel and Hamas Again at an Impasse

The latest round of negotiations between Israel and Hamas hit an impasse on Sunday as mediators struggled to bridge remaining gaps and a Hamas delegation departed the talks…

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Russia Issues Direct Warning to US Over Crimea: ‘Doomed to Failure’
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Russia Issues Direct Warning to US Over Crimea: ‘Doomed to Failure’

Moscow has accused the U.S. and other allies of Ukraine of preparing strikes on Crimea, warning that in such a scenario, there would be “retaliation.” Russian foreign ministry…

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First view of what high-speed rail to Vegas might look like
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First view of what high-speed rail to Vegas might look like

Efforts to get high-speed rail from Southern California to the Las Vegas Strip are gaining steam, with the first images of what the trains might look like being…

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California Residents Told to Avoid Swimming in Bacteria Warning
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California Residents Told to Avoid Swimming in Bacteria Warning

The water off several Los Angeles County beaches have been contaminated with high levels of bacteria, although beaches have not actually been closed. The L.A. County Department of…

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Opinion | Dairy Workers Are the Most Vulnerable Population to Bird Flu
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Opinion | Dairy Workers Are the Most Vulnerable Population to Bird Flu

H5N1 is in a better position than ever to move between species and spill over aggressively into humans: This bird flu virus is now thought to have been…

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Europe’s Economic Laggards Have Become Its Leaders
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Europe’s Economic Laggards Have Become Its Leaders

Something extraordinary is happening to the European economy: Southern nations that nearly broke up the euro currency bloc during the financial crisis in 2012 are growing faster than…

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Russia Loses 43 Artillery Systems, 20 APVs and 11 Tanks in a Day: Ukraine
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Russia Loses 43 Artillery Systems, 20 APVs and 11 Tanks in a Day: Ukraine

Russia reportedly lost dozens more pieces of military equipment in a single day over the weekend, according to new figures posted by Ukraine. Between April 27 and 28,…

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Fani Willis Rival Warns Focus on Trump Leaves Many People ‘Vulnerable’
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Fani Willis Rival Warns Focus on Trump Leaves Many People ‘Vulnerable’

Attorney Christian Wise Smith, a Democrat running against Fani Willis for Fulton County district attorney, said on Friday that his rival’s focus on former President Donald Trump’s election…

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Ransomware hack leaves Glendale Unified staff waiting for tax returns
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Ransomware hack leaves Glendale Unified staff waiting for tax returns

The IRS recently notified teachers, nurses, counselors and other faculty members in the Glendale Unified School District that they could not file their taxes this year because they…

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