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Jane Goodall, pioneer who discovered chimpanzees use tools, dead at 91 during U.S. tour

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing primatologist who taught the world about chimpanzees and their striking similarities to humans, has died at the age of 91. Her death was announced by her foundation, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), on Wednesday. According to the organization, Goodall passed away earlier that morning “due to …

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California's largest high school district adopts policy to oppose trans athletes in girls' sports

The biggest high school district by enrollment and land area in the state of California voted 3-2 to adopt a Title IX resolution that would only allow female students in girls’ sports, on Monday. The vote comes as the state’s educational agencies face a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of …

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DOJ sends federal election watchers to California and New Jersey counties amid Republican requests

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday said it plans to send federal election watchers to California and New Jersey for their closely watched elections next month. New Jersey, has an open seat for governor as Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, prepares to leave office. California has a ballot measure …

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US chess grandmaster’s mom speaks out as questions remain over death, Russian rival faces probe

The mother of Daniel Naroditsky, the former grandmaster chess player who died earlier this week, has broken her silence on her son’s death and said that he had been tormented by online accusations that he and others were using computer “chess engines” to cheat. Naroditsky, who was considered one of …

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Charles Manson follower imprisoned in Hollywood killings gets major ruling from governor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reversed a parole board’s decision to release Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson and one of the perpetrators of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. In a decision issued Oct. 13 and obtained by Fox News, Newsom wrote that Krenwinkel, now 77, “lacks …

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Illegal immigrant truck driver in fatal California crash should never have had license: DOT report

President Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued a bombshell report Thursday night accusing California of violating federal law by issuing a commercial driver’s license to a foreign asylum seeker whose semi-truck crash killed three people earlier this week. The report alleges that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ignored a …

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Patrol car hit by shrapnel during Marine Corps live-fire demo at celebration attended by JD Vance

A piece of metal shrapnel from an “explosive ordnance” that detonated overhead prematurely struck a law enforcement vehicle in California on Saturday, during an event attended by Vice President JD Vance. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed the incident in a press release shared with Fox News Digital. It took …

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Fox Exclusive: Nationwide human trafficking bust targets Chinese organized crime networks

Fox News exclusively embedded with the Austin Police Department as part of a nationwide human trafficking operation targeting illicit Chinese massage parlors. A loudspeaker blared, “Austin Police! Search warrant! Come out with your hands up,” as detectives from the Human Trafficking Division swept one illegal parlor. Inside, a sign advertised …

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Chinese USC grad student accused of drugging, raping multiple women

A Chinese national who has been studying in the United States has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting several women over a three-year span, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced felony charges against Sizhe “Steven” Weng, 30, a Chinese national pursuing a doctorate at …

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VP Vance's camp accuses California Gov. Gavin Newsom of disseminating 'Fake News' ahead of Marines celebration

Vice President JD Vance, a Marine veteran, is slated to attend a 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps in the Golden State on Saturday, and his communications team has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of disseminating “Fake News” ahead of the festivities. “Donald Trump and JD Vance think that …

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