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Urgent Call For California Wildfire Victims: Protect Your Rights And Secure Full Recovery
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Economic Recovery Center, in collaboration with WorldClaim, is urging wildfire victims to take proactive steps now to ensure they receive the full value of their insurance...
Aqua Finance and Wells Fargo Inventory Finance Announce Retail Financing Program
The AI Journal
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August 18, 2025
Streamlines options for dealers by integrating retail financial services, provided by Aqua, and floor planning financing provided by Inventory Finance SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aqua Finance, Inc. (“Aqua”), a leading provider of consumer...
EV Startup Faraday Futures Capitalizes On “Super Long Bull Cycle For The Crypto Market”
Blockzeit
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August 18, 2025
EV startup Faraday Future unveiled its plan to launch several initiatives on AI and crypto. Its crypto-based strategy includes the integration of a crypto treasury, NFT assets, tokenized vehicle sales, and a basket ETF. Faraday Future (FF),...
HelloFresh to pay $7.5M to settle California lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers
CBS Los Angeles - California
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Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In joint statements from the district attorney's offices of Los Angeles...
Farm Labor and Market Shifts: Today’s AgNet News Hour Highlights
AGNet West - Florida
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August 18, 2025
Today’s AgNet News Hour takes a closer look at the latest issues shaping agriculture across California and the broader farm belt. From labor challenges to market dynamics, farmers and ranchers continue to adapt to shifting pressures while keeping...
Lakers predicted to trade 'ring-chasing' $101 million star, four-time NBA champion
Sporting News
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August 18, 2025
Even if the Los Angeles Lakers remain inactive on the trade market this summer, there’s a good chance the organization would complete a midseason deal during the 2025-26 campaign. Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes predicts the franchise will move on...
Lakers predicted to trade LeBron, Bronny, more, for 9x All-Star to pair with Luka
Sporting News
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August 18, 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers may be hunting for another star to pair with Luka Doncic. LeBron James is still great, but is declining. Luka needs a player more on his age timeline to maximize the Lakers' chances to win championships over the next decade....
Lawsuit vultures are circling California’s wildfire fund
Orange County Register - California
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August 18, 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom wants to add $18 billion to the California Wildfire Fund, which provides a critical safety net for wildfire victims and the utility companies that power the state. As Sacramento considers the proposal, state lawmakers should...
San Francisco’s Emporium Centre Mall Hits 20% Occupancy, Faces Auction
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
San Francisco’s once-thriving downtown retail hub, the San Francisco Centre—formerly known as the Westfield San Francisco Centre—continues its precipitous decline, emblematic of broader challenges facing urban commercial real estate in the...
Shop Talk: Berkeley resident buys luxury wood puzzle company; ‘metaphysical boutique’ opens on University
Berkeleyside - California
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August 18, 2025
Find out which stores have opened, closed or moved and what’s new in Berkeley’s nonprofit, retail and small-business communities. If you have updates to share, send an email to editors@berkeleyside.org. In the Spotlight Berkeley resident buys Elms...
Barclays' West Coast financial sponsors bankers were subject to mandatory relocation
eFinancialCareers
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August 18, 2025
Next time your employer hires in a new boss based in an office 400 miles away, be warned. You may be expected to move to join them. Get Morning Coffee ☕ in your inbox. Sign up here. Barclays West Coast financial sponsors team have experienced this...
‘Hell No’: Why Some Californians Want Zero Part In Newsom’s Gerrymandering Scheme
The Daily Caller
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August 18, 2025
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Some California voters blasted Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to gerrymander the state, with many telling the Daily Caller News Foundation they wish the governor would stand down. California Democrats’ proposed...
Wild pigs are turning neon blue in California
Metro
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August 18, 2025
A local trapper was left scratching his head after cutting the pig open (Picture: GlendilTEK/imgur) Wild pigs in the US are turning a colour only comparable to Cool Blue Gatorade. California is home to some 400,000 feral hogs, but game hunters say...
Inside the battle between the old guard and the upstarts for the future of the financial system
Fortune
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After weeks of simmering tensions, the battle between fintech firms and banks is finally spilling into the public eye—and it’s pitting factions of the fragile Trump coalition against each other. At its core, the skirmish is around open banking, a...
Speaker Johnson vows to stop California’s redistricting push — but ignores Texas doing the same
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Rats Invade California Almond Orchards, Causing Major Losses
KFI AM 640 - California
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California's almond industry, valued at $4.7 billion, is facing an unprecedented rat infestation, impacting over 100,000 acres and causing significant financial losses. According to rodent expert Roger Baldwin from the University of...
Economists say Trump tariffs won't significantly reduce U.S. debt
CGTN
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Cranes unload shipping containers from the container ship at the Port of Los Angeles in California, U.S., August 15, 2025. /VCG Cranes unload shipping containers from the container ship at the Port of Los Angeles in California, U.S., August 15,...
Berger Montague PC Investigates Securities Claims Against KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC)
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague PC is investigating potential securities fraud claims on behalf of investors of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. ("KinderCare" or the "Company") following the filing of a securities...
Why Corporate AI Adoption Comes from an Unlikely Source
Industry Today
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August 18, 2025
Every tech team is obsessed with AI, but when it comes to real-world results it’s the departments handling compliance leading the way. By Laura Clayton McDonnell Let’s be honest: corporate tax, trade, accounting, in-house counsel, compliance, and...
Reject SB 82. Family businesses can’t afford more lawsuit landmines
Los Angeles Daily News - California
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August 18, 2025
It seems as if the California Legislature can’t help itself. Even after starting the year promising to work on making California more affordable, state officials are still pursuing policies that would drive up costs. As family business owners...