While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Some studies have shown that estrogen can help protect the heart, but the FDA hasn’t authorized it for this use.
Jurors began deliberations Monday afternoon in the murder trial of Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton, the surviving defendants in Sacramento’s deadliest-ever mass shooting, in Sacramento Superior Court.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
On Thursday The New York Times reported, citing people involved in the deliberations, that OpenAI is leaning toward holding off until next year.
In Kurkov’s hands, his efforts offer both serious meditations and page-turning diversion.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Science journalist Sabrina Imbler combines memoir and reportage in this insightful and far-reaching essay collection, using 10 ocean animals as a jumping-off point for personal meditations on health, community and survival.
The decisions come at a moment when long-standing debates over race and identity have turned toward immigration, increasing racial diversity and the fairness of policies meant to prevent and redress discrimination.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Still, Republican lawmakers in Florida and Washington have repeatedly cited Tren de Aragua as evidence of the security risks posed by weak border enforcement, making the gang a central talking point in broader immigration debates.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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