Lưu trữ Danh mục: California

Stranded California kite surfer rescued after writing ‘help’ with rocks on beach

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A kite surfer was rescued after using rocks to spell out the word “help” when he became stranded on a northern California beach last weekend, authorities said. The kite surfer got stuck Sunday on a narrow beach at the base of towering bluffs with the tide coming in, according to the Santa Cruz unit of […]

California voters may get chance to upgrade charges for some crimes

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California voters could have the chance to undo certain provisions of Proposition 47, the progressive 2014 ballot measure that changed some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors in an effort to reduce crowding in state prisons. The California secretary of state confirmed on Tuesday that organizers have collected enough signatures to put a proposal to reform […]

University of Miami president tapped for chancellor role at UCLA

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The president of the University of Miami was chosen Wednesday to become the next chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles, where the retiring incumbent has faced widespread scrutiny over his handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests. Dr Julio Frenk, a Mexico City-born global public health researcher, was selected by regents of the University of […]