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California lawmakers fast-track bill that would require online sellers to verify their identity

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline was fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The idea is that thieves

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Some California officials can meet remotely. For local advisory boards, state lawmakers say no

By SAMEEA KAMAL/CalMatters CalMatters SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On the one hand, allowing local advisory boards and commissions to meet remotely could make it easier for more Californians to take part, including those with disabilities or in jobs that make it hard to attend in-person meetings. But on the other, shouldn’t people have the opportunity

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Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

By JOHN ANTCZAK and JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters. Officers arrested 27 people late Monday during the demonstration, Rick

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President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not

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Jurors resume deliberations in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter

By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors resumed deliberations Tuesday in the criminal case against Hunter Biden over a gun President Joe Biden’s son bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction. The jurors had deliberated

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Jurors will resume deliberations in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter

By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the criminal case against Hunter Biden over a gun President Joe Biden’s son bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction. Jurors deliberated for

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Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki blazing his own baseball path in US via Stanford, MLB Draft League

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — When balls start landing on the Stanford football team’s practice grass way beyond the wall in right-center field, everybody knows Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki must be taking batting practice at nearby Sunken Diamond. Even the swim coaches have trained themselves to be on high alert

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