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Dodgers’ Ohtani Embroiled in Gambling Scandal

March 22, 2024 8:29 amMarch 22, 2024 8:29 am

In the off-season, the Los Angeles Dodgers scored one of the biggest free agent pickups in recent memory. Shohei Ohtani left nearby rival Anaheim Angels at the end of the 2023 season only to be picked up by the Dodgers...

Freelancer Freedom Bill Moves Forward

March 22, 2024 4:54 amMarch 22, 2024 4:54 am

The House Education and the Workforce Committee today approved and sent to the full House of Representatives a measure that would overturn the new anti-independent contractor rule put in place by Julie Su’s Department of Labor. The committee passed the...

Anatomy of a Smear

March 21, 2024 8:51 amMarch 22, 2024 4:09 am

This week, a story caught fire. It accused Jared Kushner, former Senior Advisor to President Trump, of advocating for the dislocation of Palestinians in Gaza and the seizing of their “valuable” water-front land, presumably to be exploited by Israelis, and...

Congress Probing Berkeley Over Anti-Semitism

March 19, 2024 4:17 pmMarch 19, 2024 4:17 pm

You can now add the University of California, Berkeley to the list of high profile, high powered universities that are being investigated by Congress over how they have reacted to the wave of antisemitism that has roiled campuses since the...

Katie Porter Walks Back Claim that U.S. Senate Primary Was ‘Rigged’

March 19, 2024 12:10 pmMarch 19, 2024 12:10 pm

During a “Pod Save America” podcast released Tuesday, Congresswoman and former U.S. Senate candidate Katie Porter (D-CA) said that she regretted saying that the U.S. Senate primary election on March 5th was “rigged,” following major backlash from both Republican and...

Annual Firearm Registration Bill Faces Increased Flak As Committee Hearing Date Approaches

March 18, 2024 6:53 pmMarch 18, 2024 6:54 pm

A bill to would require gun owners to annually register their firearms with the California Department of Justice faces a rockier road in Sacramento in the coming weeks as more and more groups come out in opposition against the proposed...

Klamath River Dams – KRRC’s Sediment Plan – A Ticking Time Bomb?

March 18, 2024 3:44 pmMarch 18, 2024 3:44 pm

The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) has been misinforming everyone. And when anything goes terribly wrong, they claim it’s “as planned.” The 15-million cubic yards of remaining toxic lake bottom sediments pose a very real and significant threat to the...