Category Archives: Political News
The government may try to sell you a sugar tax to ‘prevent diabetes’. Judge for yourself
PLEASE NOTE: THIS STORY IS PREPARED BY CNN. By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Cities, states and nations have been turning to sugar taxes as a potential way to improve public health in their communities, but ...
Jun 23, 2020
Study: Early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than 80 times greater than originally believed
A new study from Penn State estimates that the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally believed. Corresponden...
Jun 23, 2020
Lowering the bar to pass the bar
In response to the historically low 26.8% pass rate on the February bar exam, four state lawmakers have urged the California Supreme Court to drop the score required to pass the bar exam. In a June 18...
Jun 23, 2020
New demands: Get rid of transit cops- use the money for FREE FARES!
Calls to defund the police in Los Angeles County are extending to the transit system. KTLA reports nearly 650-million dollars is spend in a five year period policing the Metropolitan Transportation Au...
Jun 22, 2020
Apple wants you to use your iPhone to unlock your car
Apple wants the iPhone to replace your car keys. On Monday, the tech company announced at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, a new feature that uses the smartphone to unlock and star...
Jun 22, 2020
Flying becomes even more of a pain: here comes thermal scanning
LAX Thermal Detecting Cameras Los Angeles International Airport will start testing thermal scanning cameras to detect travelers who may be sick with coronavirus. Mayor Eric Garcetti says this is an ad...
Jun 22, 2020
Contact tracers finding not everyone is willing to share info
Contact tracing is one of the highly-touted weapons in the fight against the coronavirus– and seems to have wide approval. if you got a call looking for info on people you have come in contact w...
Jun 22, 2020
A quiet 4th of July ahead in SoCal
Firework Shows Canceled Across Southern California(Los Angeles, CA) — Don’t expect to see many firework displays this Fourth of July. Most firework shows this year have been quietly cancel...
Jun 20, 2020
Too much sitting raises your risk for cancer, study finds
Need another reason to get off the couch and get moving while cooped up during the coronavirus epidemic?Here’s a killer one: Too much sitting can raise your risk for cancer, according to a new s...
Jun 20, 2020
Los Angeles reaches deal with county on relocating homeless- how will they get the homeless to move?
The city and county of Los Angeles have reached a deal to bring almost 7,000 homeless people indoors, officials said Thursday. No word on how the city or county intends to actually get the homeless pe...
Jun 19, 2020