54 h. ago Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California

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60 h. ago US judge orders Trump administration to restore part of UCLA’s frozen funding

District judge said the grant funding suspensions violated an earlier June preliminary injunctionA US judge on Tuesday ordered Donald Trump’s administration to restore a part of the federal grant funding that it recently suspended for the University of California, Los Angeles.US district judge Rita Lin in San Francisco ruled that the grant funding suspensions violated an earlier June preliminary injunction where she ordered the National Science Foundation to restore dozens of grants that it had terminated at the University of California. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies

A general has testified that National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force against people protesting immigration raids

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4 d. ago US judge hears if Trump team broke law during LA Ice protests

Federal judge began hearing evidence and arguments on deployment of national guard and marines to curb protestsUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge in San Francisco on Monday began hearing evidence and arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed national guard soldiers and US marines to Los Angeles after protests over immigration raids this summer.The Trump administration federalized California national guard members and sent them to the second-largest US city over the objections of the California governor, Gavin Newsom, and city leaders, after protests erupted on 7 June when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers arrested people at multiple locations. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trial to start on whether deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law

A federal judge in San Francisco will hear arguments on whether military troops deployed this summer by the Trump administration to Los Angeles violated a federal law that bars troops from conducting law enforcement duties within the country

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6 d. ago American Airlines passenger offers bizarre excuse after he fought with female flight attendant who caught him vaping

Peter Nguyen went viral earlier this week after he was busted vaping in the bathroom on a flight from Phoenix to San Francisco.

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8 d. ago Iconic San Francisco 'Painted Lady' house's shocking drab interior revealed in public art exhibit

A new art exhibit has revealed a dull interior in one of the San Francisco's iconic Painted Ladies homes, which are known for their unique colors and pizazz.

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8 d. ago United Airlines tech issue that impacted more than 1,000 flights resolved, residual delays expected

A disruption to a system housing United Airlines’ flight information that caused more than 1,000 delays has been resolved

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9 d. ago OpenAI in talks on share sale that would price it at more than Musk’s SpaceX

If transaction goes ahead value of ChatGPT developer would rise to $500bnBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is reportedly in early talks about a sale of shares held by current and former employees that would price the ChatGPT developer at half a trillion dollars, overtaking Elon Musk’s SpaceX in valuation.If the transaction goes ahead, the value of the San Francisco-based company would rise by about two-thirds, from $300bn (£225bn). The valuation would exceed that of Musk’s rocket company, which is currently worth $350bn and is reportedly circling a $400bn price tag in a new fundraising. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London can ‘overtake San Francisco’ in AI, claims Quench founder

London can ‘overtake San Francisco’ in AI, claims Quench founder  UKTN

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1 week ago Brave 6'4 cyclist who stepped in to stop crazed man harassing kids at train stop is butchered to death

Colden Kimber, 28, was stabbed to death at a San Francisco train station on July 26 after he stepped in between a family who were being harassed by a crazed man.

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3 w. ago Suspect arrested after car crashes into post office and catches fire in San Jose, California

Authorities say a suspect was arrested after a car crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, causing the building to go up in flames

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3 w. ago Katy Perry pokes fun at herself after almost FALLING out of the air as flying prop malfunctions in heart

Fans were left panicked as they captured the heart-stopping moment when the 40-year-old singer belted out her hit song Roar while soaring through the sky on a mechanical butterfly.

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3 w. ago Katy Perry almost FALLS out of the air as flying prop malfunctions in heart

Katy Perry suffered a near-miss as she almost fell out of the air while performing in San Francisco on Friday.

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4 w. ago Trump officials tour Alcatraz in bid to reopen prison amid outcry from California leaders

Doug Burgum, interior secretary, and Pam Bondi, attorney general, visited island jail as Nancy Pelosi calls idea ‘lunacy’A delegation of US officials toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of Donald Trump’s pledge to reopen the shuttered federal prison and tourist attraction in the San Francisco Bay, amid an outcry from California leaders who have called the plan “lunacy”.Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, who visited the island prison with attorney general Pam Bondi, said the federal government was beginning “the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago United passengers forced to endure long flight to nowhere after scary issue aboard San Francisco to London jet

United passengers forced to endure long flight to nowhere after scary issue aboard San Francisco to London jet  Daily Mail

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4 w. ago Trump's big dream to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison gets closer to reality driving Democrats mad

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are in San Francisco to announce the reopening of the infamous island prison of Alcatraz. 

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