Gov. Gavin Newsom , D-Calif., avoided directly answering Wednesday whether he would support reinstating SAT/ACT requirements after open letters from more than 3,000 University of California (UC) faculty members. During a press event to kick off the new school year, Newsom was asked about the open letter, released in May, which cited concerns about incoming students' math preparedness. A UC San Diego report found roughly one in eight incoming students fell below high school math standards, while
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Democratic socialist Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who recently won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, blasted the idea of restricting children’s access to drag shows, and called such entertainment "wholesome" during an interview in August. During a sit-down with Nixon on the Legal AF podcast, Melba Pearson, a criminal law expert and civil rights advocate, appeared to conflate Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law , which concerns children’s education, with the Protection of Children
Eric Swalwell attends "Our Climate Future: A Forum with California's Next Governor" on Jan. 28, 2026 in Pasadena, Calif.
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Claire Lomas had been filming a series for Apple TV in Amman, Jordan when she lost control of the aircraft The death of a disability campaigner after a microlight crash while filming a TV programme for Apple was an accident, a coroner has concluded. An inquest heard on Thursday that Claire Lomas, 44, died of severe traumatic injuries on 22 August 2024, five weeks after a light aircraft that she had been piloting while filming a promotional video for Apple’s Vision Pro headset “veered off the run
