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USDA tries to contain virus killing millions of pigs
Porcine epidemic diarrhea has killed millions of pigs in 27 states since showing up in the U.S. last May
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18 Maps From When the World Thought California Was an Island
Glen McLaughlin wandered into a London map shop in 1971 and discovered something strange. On a map from 1663 he noticed something he’d never seen before: California was floating like a big green carrot, untethered to the west coast of North America. He bought the map and hung it in his entryway, where it quickly became a conversation piece. It soon grew into an obsession. McLaughlin began to collect other maps showing California as an island.
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Yorok Tribe To Release California Condors into the Wild
Yorok Tribe officials have been working to release California condors on the Redwood Coast.
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This week’s extreme weather spotlights nation’s feast and famine water situation
The storm that unleashed torrents of rain from Pensacola to New York has cast light on a remarkable precipitation disparity between the eastern and western U.S.
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Giant metal dandelions invade Los Angeles - to grant a wish!
Los Angeles is now home to three giant (25-foot tall!), metal dandelions, emulating the smaller natural ones we blow on to make wishes. This latest work of public art is entitled simply, “Wish”, and adorns the new Juanita Tate Marketplace in South Central Los Angeles.
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Senate approves 'kill switches' for cellphones sold in California
The state Senate on Thursday passed a measure that would require cellphones sold in California to be equipped with "kill switches" that can render them inoperable if stolen. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and other law enforcement officials backed the legislation as a way to counter a surge in often-violent robberies, in which thieves take smartphones to resell them.
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The quest to save the Hollywood bison
What links Hollywood, a chewing gum tycoon and contraceptive darts? it’s the story of an unusual herd of bison.
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USDA expanding use of wasp to fight citrus greening in California
The fight against a disease threatening California citrus got a boost Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would expand efforts to breed and release a tiny parasitic wasp, a natural enemy of a pest that spreads the incurable ailment.
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Weary crews prepare for long wildfire season
(AP) â" Firefighters scoured charred hillsides north of San Diego on Saturday to guard against a resurgence of flames that ripped through the region, while the last of tens of thousands of evacuees prepared to return home. For those battling a series of blazes for days, the relief was mixed with a sense of dread that drought-sapped vegetation, high temperatures and low humidity portend a long fire season ahead.
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Tesla now California's top automotive employer
Tesla has knocked off Toyota as the biggest auto employer in the state of California, employing over 6,000 people to the Japanese company's 5,300. That lead is only likely to grow, as the EV manufacturer prepares to add another 500 jobs by the end of the year, and as Toyota begins its relocation to its new North American headquarters in Texas. The news comes barely a week after the company announced a $50 million loss during the first quarter of 2014.
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US woman found 10 years after kidnap
A 25-year-old woman who went missing 10 years ago in California has told police she was forced to marry her captor and have his child. The unnamed woman in Santa Ana contacted police after finding her sister on Facebook, officers said.
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California Will Start Granting Licenses For Driverless Cars In September
You need a license to drive a car. But does a robot? For now, yes. Come September, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will begin granting licenses to select driverless cars and their human co-pilots, which will make it a bit less legally iffy as to whether or not they’re actually allowed to be on a public road.
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At least seven killed in drive-by shooting in California
At least seven people were killed in a drive-by shooting near a college campus in the Californian city of Santa Barbara, including the suspected gunman, local media reported on Saturday. California's KEYT-TV reported that a further seven people were wounded in the shooting late on Friday in the town of Isla Vista near the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
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Isla Vista mass killer's videos reflect cold rage
In video after video, Elliot Rodger roamed Santa Barbara like an invisible man, narrating his lonely existence in a strange, clinical tone, consumed by a feeling of total alienation.
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Tesla Motors Now California’s Biggest Auto-Industry Employer
Tesla Motors is now the largest auto-industry employer in California - employing more than 6000 people within the state, with a further 500 jobs expected to be added to that figure before the end of 2014.
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Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow blast Washington Post writer for suggesting their films ’caused’ Elliot Rodger UCSB killings
Actor Seth Rogen has come out swinging against Washington Post columnist Ann Hornaday, calling her suggestion that his films are partly responsible for Elliot Rodger’s actions “horribly insulting and misinformed.”
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Voters in California Contemplate Forming New State
Residents of California's largely rural, agrarian and politically conservative far northern counties long ago got used to feeling ignored in the state Capitol and out of sync with major urban areas. The idea of forming their own state has been a topic among local secession dreamers for more than a century. Residents in two counties will have a chance to voice that sentiment next week.
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Southern California city drops bill against Sriracha hot sauce plant
Lawmakers in a Southern California city dismissed a bill on Wednesday that would have declared a popular hot sauce manufacturer a public nuisance due to smells that residents near the factory complained were sickening. Lawmakers in the Los Angeles suburb of Irwindale had considered declaring Huy Fong Foods, maker of the fiery Sriracha sauce, a nuisance after residents near the factory complained that peppery fumes were giving them headaches and irritating their eyes and throats.
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Wild mushrooms entice smugglers to fire-ravaged California forest
GROVELAND Calif. (Reuters) - Smugglers in northern California’s fire-ravaged Stanislaus National Forest are sneaking out pricey contraband - not marijuana this time, but a favorite delicacy of foodies:
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A Bone Collector's Basement Of Animal Skulls Sees The Light
Ray Bandar's skeletons aren't in his closet — they're in his basement. The naturalist has 7,000 animal skulls in his collection, and some are now on view at the California Academy of Sciences.
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