Posts Tagged ‘California’

July 30 2010

New fire threatens California homes

Firefighters prepare to attack flames as a fast moving wildfire nears Palmdale, Calif., Thursday.Two fires sprang up in northern Los Angeles County Thursday. An out-of-control wildfire burning north of State Route 14 was closing in on homes in the hills around Palmdale.


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July 27 2010

California fire destroys 6 homes

A fire in the Sequoia National Forest has destroyed six homes and charred almost 8 square miles near the California town of Kernville.

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July 25 2010

High finance and corporate pot, California style

Economists see corporate pot as a multibillion dollar market about to be unfettered.Economists see corporate pot as a multibillion dollar market about to be unfettered with little sense of how consumers will react.


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July 21 2010

California city approves marijuana farming

Small marijuana plants, available for sale, are shown in a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, California in this June 30, 2010 file photo. Oakland on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for "industrial" cultivation starting next year. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithThe city of Oakland, California on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for “industrial” cultivation starting next year.


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July 15 2010

30 California swimmers stung by stingrays

Ambulances were called after dozens were stung by stingrays in La Jolla.

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July 13 2010

California Submitting Arguments for Anti-Violent Game Law to the Supreme Court Today




With the Supreme Court set to review California’s controversial law that would ban the sale “excessively” violent video games to minors, new arguments are being submitted by California State Senator Leland Yee in favor of the measure (via GamePolitics).

Yee hopes that the focused nature of the law will make it constitutional, citing a recent Supreme Court decision stating that the government does not have the power to ban media containing animal cruelty.

“Clearly, the justices want to look specifically at our narrowly tailored law that simply limits sales of ultra-violent games to kids without prohibiting speech,” he said.

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July 12 2010

12 arrested in alleged S. California pot ring

Authorities say 12 members of a Southern California ring that illegally sold millions of dollars of pot through medical marijuana dispensaries are behind bars and facing federal charges.

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July 7 2010

Magnitude-5.4 quake strikes Southern California

Map locates magnitude 5.9 quake in Southern Calif.A moderate earthquake jolted Southern California on Wednesday, rattling buildings in downtown Los Angeles, toppling wine bottles at desert resorts and briefly halting rides at Disneyland.


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July 5 2010

Ex-Miss California Prejean marries Raiders QB

Carrie Prejean, 23, made headlines last year after making controversial remarks during the Miss USA pageant that marriage should be between a man and a woman.Former Miss California Carrie Prejean is now Mrs. Kyle Boller, after marrying the Oakland Raiders quarterback at a San Diego resort.


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June 30 2010

Hamas spy finds home in California, seeks asylum

Mosab Hassan Yousef says he will be killed if he is deported from the United States to the West Bank. The oldest son of one of Hamas’ founders, he was an Israeli spy for a decade, and he abandoned Islam for Christianity, further marking him a traitor.

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