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Month: February 2024

Cal Fire rescues transients, dogs stranded in Santa Ana River amid rainstorm

Eleven people and multiple canines who became stranded today on strips of land surrounded by fast-moving water in the Santa Ana River bottom were rescued by fire crews. The water emergency was reported shortly before 10 a.m. near the Van Buren Boulevard bridge, according to the Riverside Fire Department.    Witnesses spotted people standing on

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Manipulated Biden video can remain online, Meta’s Oversight Board rules

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — A video on Facebook manipulated to suggest that President Joe Biden behaves inappropriately toward women can remain on the platform, but only because of a problematic loophole in Meta’s “incoherent” policies, the company’s Oversight Board said Monday. The loophole threatens elections worldwide and should be closed as soon

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Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds

By CLAUDIA LAUER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The Justice Department proposed changes Monday to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation. The proposal from the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime, a major

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