The California Coastal Commission voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles off the Ventura County coast to move forward as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up aquaculture in the Pacific Ocean.
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Psychedelic Furthur bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit
Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus, Furthur, is the centerpiece of an exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead that opens Saturday in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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Trump administration ratchets up its fight to get more oil flowing from California
The Trump administration’s latest salvo in its efforts to get more crude flowing through the Golden State is a federal review of California’s coastal management program, which is run largely by a state commission that has had a powerful role for decades in shaping development along the coast.
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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of U.S. feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
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Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.
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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
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Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court’s order on elections. But it could open door to ‘chaos’
The Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail voting might not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.
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Opening statements set to begin in Meta’s federal trial over child safety
Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a federal court in Oakland, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children.
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Santa Cruz teen lifeguard and boy he rescued are honored at White House after Trump saw dramatic viral video
A teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz were reunited Monday at the White House as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes.
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Hall of Famer Don Nelson, former Golden State Warriors coach, dies at 86
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, including two stints with the Golden State Warriors, and who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86.
