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Tapping into ‘a simmering rage’: Democrats’ emphasis on abortion stopped GOP gains

This summer, in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, more than three-quarters of a million residents of Michigan signed petitions to put a measure on the ballot to add abortion rights to the state constitution.

Los Angeles Times

Tight California races may determine US House control

A string of California U.S. House races remains in play, and the outcome could make the difference in which party controls the chamber next year

The Independent UK

Big day for California Democrats running statewide; bad day for big-money ballot measures

Even as ballots continue to be counted in two top races, California Democrats running for statewide office had an easy election night, while it was immediately clear the mega millions spent on several high-profile ballot measures turned out to be a poor investment.

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Medi-Cal leaves most patients behind

The Medi-Cal program aims to address health disparities in California, but it is riddled with issues

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Abortion rights backers see big wins in Tuesday results

Voters in five states Tuesday appeared poised to follow Kansas’ lead to support fewer restrictions on abortion.

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Abortion in the States

Michigan voters voted 56.7% to 43.3% (with >95% of votes in, see N.Y. Times) to enact a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, which would cover abortion rights; California and Vermont voters supported the same, but those states already broadly allow abortions. Voters in Kentucky (where abortion is generally illegal)…

Reason

High School Football Playoffs: 5 major California Sectionals matchups this week

Here are five high-profile matchups we will be keeping an eye on.

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CDC to conduct health study at polluted former Army base

Federal health officials are conducting a new study to determine whether veterans once stationed at a now-shuttered California military base were exposed to dangerously high levels of cancer-causing toxins

The Independent UK

Commentary: After approving Prop 1, California could now lead on gender-inclusive abortion rhetoric

Pink champagne lined a wall of the Citizen Hotel’s ballroom in downtown Sacramento, Shania Twain blasted over the speakers, Proposition 1 supporters wore matching hot pink suits and the room was lit with pink spotlights. Californians had overwhelmingly voted to pass Prop. 1 and to enshrine the right to abortion…

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One dead and two missing as snow and rain hit California, raising fears of flash flooding

Election Day in the Golden State was marked by fears that flash floodings could potentially affect turnout

The Independent UK

Petrol station owner who sold record £1.7billion lottery ticket is given $1million bonus

Joseph Chahayed, 75, runs petrol station Joe's Service Center in California, USA, and was presented with a cheque by Poweball lottery officials outside his business

Daily Mirror

Republican Kentucky, swing state Michigan vote to uphold legal abortion

Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion while voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in their state's constitution — joining Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step.

France 24

Rain, snow expected to taper off in California after storm

A drenched California has emerged from a powerful storm that unleashed rain, snow and raging floodwaters, leaving one person dead and two others missing after they were swept away in a canal

The Independent UK

California voters resoundingly reject both sports betting measures on election ballot

Californians said no to sports betting.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

Republican Kevin McCarthy wins his California house race, turns eyes to the speakership

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy defeated his Democratic challenger late Tuesday, securing a ninth term in Congress and putting him on track to become Speaker of the House of Representatives if Republicans claim a majority of the chamber’s seats.

Los Angeles Times

California voters reject Proposition 29's mandates for kidney dialysis clinics

LOS ANGELES — For a third time, California voters rejected a statewide mandate to increase medical staffing at dialysis centers.

Roll Call

Abortion rights backers see big wins in Tuesday results - Roll Call

Voters decided on 17 health-related ballot initiatives, including measures on marijuana, dialysis and medical debt.

The Conversation

Environmental justice has the White House's attention, building on 40 years of struggle – but California suggests new funding won't immediately solve deeply entrenched problems

A new office within the Environmental Protection Agency is bringing increased attention to a once-obscure concept: environmental justice.

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Reason

Midterm Voters Choose To Protect Reproductive Freedom

Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont embraced constitutional amendments to protect abortion rights, while Kentuckians rejected an anti-abortion amendment.

InsideEVs

California: Plug-In Car Sales Reached 20% Market Share In Q3 2022

New vehicle sales in California continue to decrease, although all-electric car sales note consistent growth and reached a new record market share.

Axios

Voters protect abortion rights in post-Roe elections in California, Michigan, Vermont

California, Michigan and Vermont are on track to become the first states to protect abortion rights in their constitutions.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Newsom's daunting challenges in new term only start with housing, homelessness and crime

To no one's surprise — except for maybe the conservative zealots who were also sure Gavin Newsom would be ousted in the pointless, failed recall election of September 2021 — the Democratic governor of the nation's largest state handily won reelection on Tuesday over state Sen. Brian Dahle, R-Bieber. At…

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Viasat shoots for early 2023 to launch the first of 3 terabyte class Internet satellites

SAN DIEGO — Carlsbad, California's Viasat said Tuesday that it expects to begin launching its next-generation broadband Internet satellite constellation early next year — marking another delay in getting the terabyte-class satellites into orbit.

Chronicle Live

Unique cat which is 'amazing medical anomaly' finds purrfect loving home in Newcastle

Beans (formerly Hope) was born with no sexual organs and will stay in the North East despite adoption enquiries from all over the UK and as far as California

Los Angeles Times

Proposition 1 abortion rights ballot measure passes in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will codify its progressive abortion protections in its state Constitution after voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1, a measure placed on the ballot in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

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