Economy
Hong Kong hit by band of heavy rain
Oct 3, 2026

Hong Kong hit by band of heavy rain

Heavy rain hit Hong Kong on Saturday morning. At one point, around 5am, the Observatory considered the red rainstorm warning before sticking with the amber warning it had issued an hour earlier. Th...

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LAFD acknowledges missteps involving Palisades fire following independent investigation
Oct 2, 2026

LAFD acknowledges missteps involving Palisades fire following independent investigation

A new investigation detailed L.A. Fire Department missteps leading up to the Palisades fire and in its initial response to the blaze. "We accept those findings," the LAFD said....

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California man's smuggling scheme sent $300 million in AI hardware to China, feds say
Oct 2, 2026

California man's smuggling scheme sent $300 million in AI hardware to China, feds say

The owner of a San Gabriel Valley-based technology company was arrested Thursday after federal prosecutors charged him with smuggling more than $300 million worth of restricted computer hardware to Ch...

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Effort to save California's iconic Joshua trees scrapped after Trump administration blocks funding
Oct 2, 2026

Effort to save California's iconic Joshua trees scrapped after Trump administration blocks funding

A slate of projects aimed at preserving the future of California's iconic Joshua tree in has been scrapped after the Trump administration blocked more than $25 million in funding for national parks th...

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High school in Santa Barbara rocked by blackface TikTok post. NAACP calls for 'systemic change'
Oct 2, 2026

High school in Santa Barbara rocked by blackface TikTok post. NAACP calls for 'systemic change'

Four students at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara posted a TikTok in which their faces were artificially darkened. School officials said the students would face consequences....

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Trump shrugs off South Korea's uncertainty on $54B Alaska energy investment 
Oct 2, 2026

Trump shrugs off South Korea's uncertainty on $54B Alaska energy investment 

President Trump brushed off questions Friday over whether he jumped the gun in announcing that South Korea would fund a natural gas pipeline in Alaska, which South Korean officials have said is still ...

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Nurse convicted of murder in high-speed South L.A. car wreck that killed six
Oct 2, 2026

Nurse convicted of murder in high-speed South L.A. car wreck that killed six

Nicole Linton was convicted of six counts of murder for barreling her Mercedes into a South L.A. intersection at 131 miles per hour and killing six people....

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California state Capitol 'deemed safe' following threat, evacuation
Oct 2, 2026

California state Capitol 'deemed safe' following threat, evacuation

A threat at California's state Capitol forced construction workers and legislative staff to evacuate for much of Friday, but the building will reopen for normal hours on Monday, officials said....

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Trump says US won't ban diesel exports
Oct 2, 2026

Trump says US won't ban diesel exports

President Trump said Friday that he will not ban exports of diesel after the Group of Seven (G7) major economies announced that they would release fuel from their stocks. “Europe has a lot of diesel, ...

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California leads lawsuit challenging Trump's rollback of fuel economy rules
Oct 2, 2026

California leads lawsuit challenging Trump's rollback of fuel economy rules

Three lawsuits filed Friday challenge the Trump administration's rollback of vehicle mileage rules as illegal, including one led by California....

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