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Next in "parade of atmospheric rivers" set to slam storm-hit California

Climate change is already altering these high-impact events.

Axios

Tom Bradby's colleague teases 'very interesting' Prince Harry interview with 'more to tell'

In a first look clip at Harry: The Interview, which was filmed in California with ITV, Prince Harry told newsreader Tom Bradby "I want father and brother back" - and apparently there are more heartfelt admissions to come

Daily Mirror

2022 sees second-highest level of recall activity since 2012

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 4, Brew.

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California’s endangered salmon population plummets amid new threat

They’ve been pushed to the brink of extinction by dams, drought, extreme heat and even the flare of wildfires, but now California’s endangered winter-run Chinook salmon appear to be facing an entirely new threat — their own ravenous hunger for anchovies.

Los Angeles Times

First U.S. winter storm of 2023 brings snow, sleet and tornado threat

The first major U.S. winter storm system of the year dumped a frosty mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet from the Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes region on Tuesday while posing a tornado and flood threat to a large swath of the South.

Reuters

The 118th Congress is off to a historic start. Here's a look at the first day

In the Senate, Mitch McConnell became the longest serving Senate leader in history. Meanwhile, the House failed to elect a speaker in a single ballot, the first time in a century.

WEKU

Commentary: Latino voters are still in search of a working-class agenda

The education divide that has defined American politics over the last three election cycles has begun to appear in the country’s largest blue state, California. Democrats have captured and retained greater shares of college-educated voters in metro areas, but it has come at the expense of losing rural and blue-collar…

Los Angeles Times

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AP News Digest 3 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

California seeks sterilization victims to pay reparations

California officials are looking for victims of government-forced or coerced sterilization

The Independent UK

New photos show father accused of attempted murder for driving Tesla off cliff with wife and children inside

Investigators do not believe that the Tesla was operating in Autopilot or Full Self-Driving mode

The Independent UK

Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight

They made history Tuesday, down in the House chamber.

Tribune News Service

Population shifts point to 2030 congressional seat turmoil

The government’s latest U.S. population estimates portend significant shifts in congressional seats away from Democratic-leaning states by the end of the decade if current trends continue.

Tribune News Service

California workers get new protections in 2023. Here's what you need to know

Far-reaching new laws seek to better working conditions for a broad swath of Californians in 2023 from white-collar employees to blue-collar farm laborers, fast-food servers and construction workers.

Los Angeles Times

California snowpack at decade high, reservoirs still down. What about the drought?

Amid a brief pause in the onslaught of winter storms slamming into California, state water officials trudged through fresh snow at Echo Summit, south of Lake Tahoe, on Tuesday to confirm what more than a hundred sensors across the Sierra already show: the California Sierra snowpack is at a decade…

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Kevin McCarthy falls short on first 3 votes for speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed California Democrat Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first three rounds of balloting Tuesday.

Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia’s analysis of 2022 local ballot measures in California

In 2022, there were 572 local ballot measures on six different election dates in California. Voters approved 396 (69%) of these measures and rejected 176 (31%). Out of these measures, 470 of them were on the November 8, 2022, ballot.

The Independent UK

LA County to pay $20M for Black family’s seized land

Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first two votes for House speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first two rounds of balloting Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

California snowpack off to great start amid severe drought

Snowpack in California's mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years

Roll Call

Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight - Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy made history Tuesday, much to his chagrin — and Democrats made the most of the scene in the House chamber.

Daily Mirror

Terrifying flooding leads to over 20 cars underwater and residents forced to flee home

After years of drought in California, US, the rain could have been welcome... but the deluge swamped already clogged storm drains and flooded the garage and the cars within

The Independent UK

Report analyzes racial profiling in California traffic stops

California law enforcement was more than twice as likely to use force against people they perceived as Black during vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021, as compared to people believed to be white

Los Angeles Times

California hospitals still stressed as flu, RSV, COVID remain at high levels

LOS ANGELES — The start of the year is bringing with it a mild reprieve in the so-called “tripledemic,” but some Southern California hospitals remain stressed by the still-high circulation of flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy set to fall short on first vote for speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of Republican votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in an initial roll call Tuesday, and appeared set to become the first majority party leader in a century to fail to secure the speakership on the first…

Daily Mirror

Car plunges 250ft off cliff with two adults and two children surviving the fall

The Tesla plunged off the cliff in a stretch of road known as the Devil's Slide in Northern California, US, where frequent fatal crashes occur. Authorities have said it's an 'absolute miracle' the passengers survived

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