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Month: May 2021

Coachella Valley Rescue Mission graduates clients while anticipating post-pandemic surge in demand for services

They’re celebrating graduations at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission.  Seventy-three people are ready to start new lives after living at the mission for months. They received training for new life skills and job skills, and spiritual encouragement.  “Jesus Christ is my savior and lord and he has brought me so far and he has brought

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Nasdaq’s computer system literally can’t handle Berkshire Hathaway’s sky-high stock price

The world’s most famous electronic stock market can’t compete with the stubbornness of a 90-year-old billionaire. For decades, Warren Buffett has refused to split Berkshire Hathaway’s sky-high Class A shares, which traded hands Friday at a staggering $436,312. Buffett’s persistence finally caused a Y2K-like problem this week at Nasdaq. Here’s the issue: Nasdaq’s 32-bit computer

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Museum back open after yearlong closure

Click here for updates on this story     PASADENA, California (KABC) — Pasadena’s Kidspace Museum reopened its doors Thursday for the first time in more than a year. Some lucky kids got a sneak peak at the fun on Wednesday. Normally, the museum is open Thursdays through Sundays. Kidspace will operate at a reduced capacity because

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Alabama Legislature votes to legalize medical marijuana

Alabama’s State Legislature voted to legalize medical marijuana late Thursday, becoming the most recent state to possibly approve its use amid ongoing talks over revamping cannabis laws. The measure would create a medical cannabis commission to regulate, license and oversee distribution of medical marijuana. Doctors could prescribe medical marijuana for several conditions including cancer, a

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Boardwalk now a huge homeless encampment

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Venice boardwalk is now a huge homeless encampment. There are fights, fires and even shootings. Isabel Storey was walking her dogs and saw the line of tents. “I’m so sad I’m just feeling like our public officials aren’t doing their jobs.” There are

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Homeland Security reverses Trump-era DNA collection plan for immigration vetting

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday withdrew Trump-era plans to vastly expand the collection of biometric data, including DNA samples, which would have been used for immigration purposes such as verifying family relationships. The withdrawal is “consistent” with President Joe Biden’s February executive order focused on legal immigration, as well administration efforts to reduce

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