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J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Announces Share The Lohr Podcast: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Into the People, Places, and Stories Shaping the Wine Industry
Wine Industry Network
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July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025 (San Jose, CA) — J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines is proud to announce the launch of Share The Lohr, a new podcast that offers a behind-the-scenes look into one of California’s most beloved family-owned wineries. Hosted by the Lohr family...
Trump Promises ‘No Amnesty’ For Illegal Alien Agricultural Workers
The Federalist
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July 8, 2025
THE WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump promised “no amnesty” for illegal immigrant agricultural workers on Tuesday. Trump had caused concerns about the potential of an amnesty program when he told a group of Iowans on July 3 that farmers would...
Order that blocked Trump from mass federal layoffs lifted by Supreme Court Staff cuts were planned at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, State, Treasury, Veterans Affairs and other agencies. Read More »
Yahoo News
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By John Kruzel, Nandita Bose and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Donald Trump's administration to pursue mass government job cuts and the sweeping downsizing of numerous agencies, a decision...
Halkias: Failure to extend IMEA contract could result in 30% increase in energy prices for Naperville
DuPage Policy Journal - Illinois
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July 8, 2025
Louis Halkias, Chairman of Naperville’s Public Utilities Advisory Board. | Louis HalkiasLouis Halkias, Chairman of Naperville’s Public Utilities Advisory Board. | Louis Halkias Naperville residents could see their electric bills spike by more than...
New California bill targets controversial AI ‘companion’ chatbots
StateScoop
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July 8, 2025
A bill advancing through the California legislature seeks to address the harmful impacts of “companion” chatbots, artificial intelligence-powered systems designed to simulate human-like relationships and provide emotional support. They’re often...
Gene Hoglan and the Music Industry Lessons
DrummerWorld
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July 8, 2025
In the heavy shadows of Hellfest in Clisson, France, Gene Hoglan spoke not only as one of metal’s most powerful drummers but as a man who had shaped his life around one simple yet profound lesson. For decades, Hoglan has been the driving force...
Cal Poly professor wins grant to design agricultural work wear
The Claremont Courier - California
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July 8, 2025
Cindy Cordoba, assistant professor of apparel merchandising and management at Cal Poly Pomona, was recently awarded a $398,926 Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program grant as part of the state’s Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency...
Breakthru Beverage Group and Stoli Group USA Expand Partnership into California
Wine Industry Network
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July 8, 2025
The Move Builds on Existing Relationship in 12 States June 8, 2025 — Breakthru Beverage Group, one of the United States’ leading beverage distributors and the largest broker in Canada, representing a portfolio of premier wine, spirits, beer and...
The shipping company Israel depends on for its killer jets
The Electronic Intifada
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July 8, 2025
Nasreen Abd Elal and Voulette Mansour The Electronic Intifada 8 July 2025 United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighter land at RAF Lakenheath, Lakenheath, United Kingdom, 26th June 2025. Mark Cosgrove News Images / Avalon...
Locksley Resources has the green light to drill historic California antimony mine as US hungers for the critical metal
Stockhead
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July 8, 2025
A hive of activity at the Mojave Critical Minerals Project with drilling set to occur on both the antimony and REE prospects in the September quarter. Pic: Getty Images Locksley Resources gets green light to begin drilling for antimony at the...
California Proposes Listing Microplastics Under Safer Consumer Products Program
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
[co-author: Maxwell Bradley, 2025 Summer Associate] The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has taken a step toward regulating microplastics. On June 20, 2025, DTSC proposed to add microplastics to its Candidate Chemical List...
California AG Secures Landmark Privacy Settlement Over Tracking: What It Means for Your Website
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
In a record-setting enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Attorney General (AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, a popular online publisher of health and wellness content....
California AG Issues Largest Monetary Penalty in Most Recent CCPA Enforcement Action
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
On July 1, the California Attorney General (CA AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement – the largest penalty issued under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to date – with Healthline, an online health and wellness knowledge platform. The...
Brothers grow successful urban farm in the middle of a Milwaukee industrial area
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
MILWAUKEE — In a neighborhood surrounded by factories, warehouses, parking lots, breweries, and electrical structures, something unlikely is growing out of a run-down parking lot. An urban farm. Despite being in an industrial area, the two...
Recapping California’s State Budget | Menopause Research and Policy | SFSU’s Sierra Nevada Field Campus
Capradio - California
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Recapping California’s State Budget After months of negotiations and compromises, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a state budget into law, closing a $12 billion deficit. The budget borrows heavily from state reserves and includes spending cuts —...
Immigration and the future of California farming
Valley Public Radio - California
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July 8, 2025
This story originally aired on “Marketplace” on July 3. Listen to Marketplace each weekday at 6:00 p.m. on KVPR. California’s agricultural industry is absolutely massive. The state grows about a third of the country’s vegetables, three-quarters of...
“Why do American celebrities live inside bushes” — Internet reacts to the aerial view of Will Smith’s 150-acre California estate
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
On Monday, July 7, the Daily Mail shared some exclusive aerial pictures of Will Smith's private estate in California, which reportedly stretched across an area of 150 acres and had its own zip code. Subsequently, these pictures made their way to...
Nevada Traveler: California's gold rush began in Coloma
Nevada Appeal - Nevada
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About a decade before silver was discovered in Nevada, the West’s first consequential mining boom occurred on the other side of the Sierra Nevada near a place called Coloma. In 1839, John Sutter acquired land from the Spanish, erected a fort and...
Survivors struggling 6 months after Jan. 2025 Los Angeles wildfires
FOX 11 Los Angeles - California
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Survivors of Eaton and Palisades fires are still struggling as they deal with the permit, paperwork and the construction side of the post-wildfire recovery. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Communities devastated by this year’s Los Angeles fires held...
ICE detains asylum-seeking drag queen in San Francisco
GCN
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July 8, 2025
On June 26, a Guatemalan drag performer, known under the stage name Hilary Rivers, attended his scheduled asylum hearing in San Francisco, California. The judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss the drag queen’s asylum case, but ICE...