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Disability rights groups sue to overturn California’s physician-assisted death law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

By Don Thompson | Kaiser Health NewsDisability rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn California’s physician-assisted death law, arguing that recent changes make it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren’t imminent to kill themselves with drugs prescribed by a doctor.California’s original law allowing terminally ill adults to obtain prescriptions for life-ending drugs was passed in 2016. Advocates say the revised version that took effect last year removes crucial safeguards and violates the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles County, argue that life-ending drugs are more likely to be used by people with disabilities and racial and ethnic minorities because those groups are less likely to receive proper medical and mental health care. The advocates fear that vulnerable people could be pressured into taking their lives by family members or caretakers or feel pressure themse...

12 beers in less than 3 hours: A binge or a ruse in California triple-murder case?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

The prosecution in the murder trial of a Temescal Valley man who is accused of causing the traffic collision that killed three teenagers in 2020 after they played ding dong ditch on him sought on Tuesday, April 25, to cast doubt on Anurag Chandra’s testimony — including his claim that he drank 12 beers in the hours before the crash.Chandra, 45, took the witness stand for a second day. He has pleaded not guilty to three counts each of first-degree murder and attempted murder.Chandra previously testified that he saw a person in front of his home on Jan. 19, 2020, who wore a sweatshirt hood over his head. That person knocked on the door, rang the doorbell and exposed his buttocks. Chandra said he was afraid for his family’s safety, so he climbed in his car in an effort to chase down that person’s car and verbally express his anger.He said the teens’ 2002 Toyota Prius sideswiped his 2019 Infiniti during the chase. Chandra said he continued to pursue the Prius and rear-ended the car when...

Why California bills to crack down on fentanyl dealers have been doomed in the state Legislature

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

The message from Sacramento has been clear: powerful state lawmakers have no appetite for a return to the War on Drugs, even as a way to combat the deadly fentanyl epidemic.For years now, law enforcement, prosecutors and families of fentanyl victims have pleaded for harsher penalties for dealers of the synthetic opioid, which is 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin. In 2021, fentanyl killed 5,722 people in California, many of whom thought they were taking prescription medications or other drugs.The graveyard for such legislation has been the Senate and Assembly public safety committees, which have repeatedly rejected bills that would result in more incarceration of fentanyl dealers.On Tuesday, April 25, the Senate Public Safety Committee blinked slightly by approving SB 226, which would make it a felony to possess fentanyl with a loaded, operable firearm. Basically, the bill by state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gill, D-Jackson, would expand an existing law, add...

Man who said California psychic promised to remove a curse files 3rd lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

A local man is trying for the third time to have his case accusing a Palos Verdes Estates psychic of defrauding him out of $1,000 and causing him emotional distress heard in court, records show.An Inglewood judge dismissed Mauro Restrepo’s lawsuit in March, ruling the suit, which claimed the psychic, Sophia Adams, promised to remove a curse placed on him by his ex-girlfriend, lacked enough evidence to move forward.In his complaint, Restrepo claimed he went to Adams’ business at a home on Paseo Lunado Drive in Palos Verdes Estates in September 2021 after searching for psychics through Google to help him in his marriage.When he arrived, Restrepo said Adams led him through a tarot card reading, then told him “he had ‘mala suerte,’ or bad luck. This bad luck was…placed on (Restrepo) by a witch hired by his ex-girlfriend,” according to the suit.In his most recent filing, Restrepo said Adams then offered to sell him a crystal for $5,100 that would remove the back luck. Restrepo gave Adams...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Fremont, reported the week of April 17

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

A house in Fremont that sold for $2.9 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Fremont in the past week.In total, 10 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.5 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $915.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of April 17 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.2 million, detached house in the 5700 block of Butano Park DriveThe sale of the single family residence in the 5700 block of Butano Park Drive in Fremont has been finalized. The price was $1,150,000, and the new owners took over the house in March. The house was built in 1963 and has a living area of 1,131 square feet. The price per square foot was $1,017. The house features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.Butano Park Drive9. $1.2 million, single-family home in the 40100 block of Michelle StreetThe 1,258 square-foot detached house i...

Word Game: April 26, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — HEROICS (HEROICS: heh-RO-iks: Courageous, noble or self-sacrificing actions or behaviors.)Average mark 25 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 31 or more words in HEROICS? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD —  bump bumpkin bunk buskin mink minus musk pink punk nimbus numb sink skim skimp skin skip snip snub spin spun spunk sump sunkTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Virtue Signaling as a War Policy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

U.S. war planners have indicated that Ukraine plans to launch a spring offensive in an effort to retake territory lost in Russia’s invasion. Military analysts have also suggested that Kyiv, backed by the U.S.-led NATO alliance and its weapons shipments, is likely to attempt to purge Russia from Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated that he has no plans to cease his military operations, and the stage is being set for further bloodshed with no end in sight.This week on Intercepted, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft’s Kelley Beaucar Vlahos joins Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain for a wide-ranging discussion on the proxy war, the uniform support among Democrats for Joe Biden’s policies on Ukraine, and the growing opposition among Republicans to funding the war. Last week, a group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Biden saying they will no longer support what they called “unrestrained” aid to Ukraine. And they added they “will adamantly o...

La ex primera ministra de Nueva Zelandia Jacinda Ardern fue becada para estudiar en Harvard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

(CNN) — Después de dejar el cargo de primera ministra de Nueva Zelandia a principios de este año, Jacinda Ardern reveló que está cambiando el caos de la política por un período de reflexión tranquila dentro de la academia en el extranjero, e irá a la Universidad de Harvard este otoño con dos becas.A Ardern le otorgaron una beca doble en la Harvard Kennedy School, la escuela de política pública y gobierno de la universidad, según un comunicado de prensa de Harvard.Jacinda Ardern da un conmovedor discurso de despedida al dejar el cargo de primera ministra de Nueva ZelandiaJacinda Ardern abandona el Parlamento de Nueva Zelandia por última vez como primera ministra el 25 de enero de 2023 en Wellington, Nueva Zelandia. (Crédito: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)Se desempeñará como Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, un programa dirigido a líderes de alto perfil que están en transición de roles de servicio público, y Hauser Leader en el Centro de Liderazgo Público de la Escuela, un...

Cenovus: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $470.4 million.The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had net income of 24 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.The oil company posted revenue of $9.07 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.96 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CVE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CVESource

Navient: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:14 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Navient Corp. (NAVI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $111 million.On a per-share basis, the Wilmington, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 86 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.06 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 88 cents per share.The student loan servicing company posted revenue of $1.16 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $253 million, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $230.7 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NAVI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NAVISource