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Shaikin: The Ducks are O.C.'s model sports franchise. Could their owner save the Angels?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shaikin: The Ducks are O.C.'s model sports franchise. Could their owner save the Angels?

LA Times  

Henry and Susan Samueli at OC Vibe, which is scheduled to open in 2026. “That’s what we’re trying to build here.” The Angels’ plan was derailed when the city of Anaheim killed their stadium deal, amid a federal corruption investigation into the mayor. “I look forward to hopefully making that happen one day.” If Angels owner Arte Moreno decided to …

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The drones looking inside explosively intensifying hurricanes
1 year, 1 month ago

The drones looking inside explosively intensifying hurricanes

BBC  

The drones looking inside explosively intensifying hurricanes Saildrone Sail drones are studying why and how hurricanes intensify to help improve hurricane forecasting Some tropical storms rapidly transform into a category five hurricane. Forecasters said Otis "explosively intensified" by 110mph within 24 hours, rapidly morphing from a tropical storm into a category five hurricane. "When that happens right before landfall it …

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The GOP’s secret to protecting gerrymandered electoral maps
1 year, 2 months ago

The GOP’s secret to protecting gerrymandered electoral maps

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Finally, they relied on GOP map-drawers who worked for law firms, which allowed lawmakers to assert that the maps were “legal advice.” Throughout, the Texas lawmakers have contended they did not discriminate against Latino voters. “It’s a nasty, nasty business.” The Plan Redistricting in Texas was two years away when leaders of the …

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L.A. criminal court program diverts mentally ill offenders from prosecution
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. criminal court program diverts mentally ill offenders from prosecution

LA Times  

The defendant appears before Judge Maria Lucy Armendariz with his public defender, Caroline Goodson in Dept. “I’m not going to repeat it because it’s not you.” The five defendants that day were graduates of the Rapid Diversion Program, an initiative in Los Angeles Criminal Court that is making a small dent in the disproportionate number of mentally ill offenders in …

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How Ron DeSantis blew up black-held congressional districts and may have broken Florida law
2 years, 2 months ago

How Ron DeSantis blew up black-held congressional districts and may have broken Florida law

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis was incensed. Barbara Pariente, a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court who retired in 2019, told ProPublica that DeSantis’ collaboration with people connected to the national GOP would constitute “significant evidence of a violation of the constitutional amendment.” “If that evidence was offered in a trial, the fact that DeSantis was getting input from someone working …

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Five ex-fraternity members sentenced over hazing death
2 years, 6 months ago

Five ex-fraternity members sentenced over hazing death

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three former fraternity members …

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Fraternity pledge’s death a year ago spurs changes in hazing
2 years, 9 months ago

Fraternity pledge’s death a year ago spurs changes in hazing

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — During the year since a fraternity pledge died from alcohol poisoning, Bowling Green State University has hired a hazing prevention coordinator and made it easier for students to tell the school about hazing, resulting in more reports. And the parents of 20-year-old Stone Foltz, who died after the alleged hazing ritual, settled part of their wrongful death …

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Colleges struggle to recruit therapists for students in crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Colleges struggle to recruit therapists for students in crisis

Salon  

Early in his first quarter at the University of California-Davis, Ryan Manriquez realized he needed help. Since then, "we've gone from 30 mental health counselors to 65," said Dr. Sarah Van Orman, the university's chief medical officer for student health. A study by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Pennsylvania State University found that among 43,000 students who sought …

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Report: Ohio fraternity knew dangers before hazing death
3 years, 7 months ago

Report: Ohio fraternity knew dangers before hazing death

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — Fraternity members in Ohio who organized an alleged hazing ritual that led to the alcohol poisoning death of a 20-year-old pledge in March were well aware of how dangerous it could be, said an investigation released Friday. “It demonstrates that active members were aware and cognizant of the danger posed by the event, and that new members …

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Parents sue fraternity over pledge’s death in alleged hazing
3 years, 7 months ago

Parents sue fraternity over pledge’s death in alleged hazing

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — The parents of a 20-year-old fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning after an alleged hazing ritual in March filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the fraternity and several of its members. Stone Foltz, who was joining the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Bowling Green State University, and other pledges were blindfolded, taken into a …

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