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Teenager Accused Of Heinous Acts Against His Two‑Year‑Old Cousin Before Claiming The Child’s Life

“I can’t imagine what this sweet little baby went through,” a friend of Jaxon’s family said.

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Stop. Repo time! MC Hammer sued for allegedly failing to make $2,000 monthly car payments

The “U Can’t Touch This” rapper still owed $76,732.79 on the car as of last month, according to a report.

The Independent UK

Fire reignites at California battery plant after evacuations amid toxic smoke

Blaze erupts in Monterey county at one of world’s largest battery storage plants, causing highway and school closures

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Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield to remain in prison for now after judge denies bail ruling

Ex-San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield will remain in California state prison for now after a judge declined to make a bail ruling

The Independent UK

Huge Fire Burns At World's Largest Battery Plant in Northern California

The fire broke out Thursday at the Moss Landing Power Plant and forced the evacuation of about 1,500 nearby residents

International Business Times

Fire at one of the world's largest battery plants in California forces evacuations

Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California has been closed due to a major fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants

The Independent UK

OpenAI Researcher-Turned-Whisteblower Who Accused Company of Violating Copyright Law Found Dead in His Apartment By Apparent Suicide: Police

An OpenAI whistleblower was found dead as a result of an apparent suicide in his California home last month, officials say.

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Bicyclist ignores ‘death’ warning, falls 100 feet and lands in trouble

The man tried crossing an active slide on California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur. He wound up falling, injuring himself and getting arrested.

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California official who opposed #MeToo movement accused of killing fiancee

Maga darling Joseph C Roberts arrested after Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner’s remains found on San Francisco Bay shoreline

The Guardian - US

Andrew Luck returns to football as part-time high school coach

Andrew Luck, former Colts and Stanford quarterback, has returned to football as a part-time coach at Palo Alto High School.

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Former No. 1 Draft Pick Andrew Luck Returns to Football World in Coaching Role

The former Stanford quarterback has been helping out a team near his old stomping grounds.

Sports Illustrated

San Jose must unseal strip club scandal documents about firefighters, judge rules

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The city of San Jose was ordered by a judge on Friday to hand over investigatory documents related to a tawdry episode in October where a bikini-clad woman was seen stepping out of an on-duty firetruck and toward the Pink Poodle strip club.

Tribune News Service

Elon Musk’s new 14-year-old recruit may be good enough for SpaceX but he’s no longer allowed a LinkedIn account

“This is the illogical, primitive nonsense that I face constantly,” the teen prodigy said.

Fortune

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Hires 14-Year-Old Prodigy Who Dismisses Notion Of ‘Missing Out On Childhood’

A newly hired employee at Elon Musk's SpaceX is the youngest person ever to join the company's workforce

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Elon Musk’s newest SpaceX employee is just 14

The teenage prodigy labeled his new employer “the coolest company on the planet.”

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Inside a Bay Area police department’s secret racist texting group

ANTIOCH, Calif. — For years, Antioch Police Department officers routinely used private text messaging groups to flout their racist views, using slurs in front of superiors without fear of reprisal.

Sports Illustrated

Aldon Smith Sentenced to One Year in Jail After Pleading No Contest to DUI, per Report

In addition to his reported yearlong sentence, the former NFL pass rusher received five years of probation.

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