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US & Canada · Los AngelesNichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico. Her role in the 1966-69 series earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series' rabid fans. It also earned her accolades for breaking stereotypes that had limited Black women to acting roles as servants.See the Story
Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in ‘Star Trek’ franchise, dies at 89
51% Center coverage: 323 sources
US & Canada · CaliforniaFirefighters are working in difficult terrain to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town. Campers and residents near the blaze were evacuated but the rest of the park remained open. The cause of the Washburn Fire was under investigation. It had grown to nearly 2.5 square miles by Sunday morning, with no containment.See the Story
Yosemite wildfire threatens grove of iconic sequoia trees
63% Center coverage: 138 sources
US & Canada · Redwood CityThe National Park Service announced last week that Hyperion, the world's tallest tree, is off-limits. Hyperion was discovered by naturalists in 2006 and is certified by Guinness World Records as the tallest tree in the world. Despite the remote location, the tree has become a popular destination for travel bloggers and enthusiasts.See the Story
Visitors to the world's tallest tree face $5,000 fines
61% Center coverage: 96 sources
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Nancy Pelosi · WashingtonChina sent two Su-35 fighter jets across the Taiwan strait ahead of Pelosi's arrival. Pelosi is expected to meet members of Taiwan's legislature and President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday. She is the highest-ranking elected American official to visit Taiwan since then-Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997.See the Story
EXPLAINER: Why is a Pelosi visit to Taiwan causing tension?
49% Center coverage: 39 sources
US & Canada · CaliforniaA new law in California will help military service members who were discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” policies because of their sexual or gender identities to reestablish their eligibility for Veterans Affairs benefits, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday.
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California enacts law to help LGBTQ military veterans
58% Center coverage: 26 sources
Business · CaliforniaCalifornia officials on Monday announced a settlement reversing a Trump-era decision opening central California to new oil and gas drilling on public lands. See the Story
Feds agree to reverse Trump-era decision opening central California lands to drilling
69% Center coverage: 19 sources
Business · San FranciscoSan Francisco’s no-nonsense new district attorney is cleaning house.See the Story
San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins fires 15 of Chesa Boudin’s staffers
56% Right coverage: 16 sources
Business · SacramentoProposal would build one tunnel to take water from the Sacramento River to the California Aqueduct. It's a change from the two-tunnel plan championed by former Gov. Jerry Brown. Critics say it will harm communities in the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.See the Story
How a giant 45-mile long super-tunnel might be the key to helping California's parched south
56% Center coverage: 16 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonOutgoing presidential COVID adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci walked back President Joe Biden's assertion that the coronavirus pandemic was over. A lot depends on how we respond to current variables and future virus variants, the nation's top infectious disease expert said. Only 67% of our population vaccinated and only one-half of those have received a single boost.See the Story
How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
BusinessChoco Tacos have been around since 1983, when Alan Drazen created them in Philadelphia. People have loved this fan favorite for nearly 40 years and as such, they're mourning the loss on social media. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is offering to keep the snack alive, tweeting to Klondike's parent company.See the Story
The Choco Taco is dead, but it will never be forgotten
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WorkCarlos Villa: Worlds in Collision is a retrospective of his work at the Asian Art Museum. Villa was a professor at the San Francisco Art Institute for four decades. His students included Obama portraitist Kehinde Wiley and Mission School art pioneer Barry McGee. The exhibition is the first in the country to give a Filipino American artist a major retrospective.See the Story
How one Filipino American artist influenced the work of a generation of others
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