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Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California’s Prop. 50

Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California’s Prop. 50

Republicans and Democrats squared off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California’s Proposition 50, which reconfigures the state’s congressional districts and could ultimately help determine which party controls the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms. Dozens of California politicians and Sacramento insiders β€” including GOP Assembly members and Democratic redistricting…

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‘We don’t have it right now.’ Takeaways from Lakers’ loss

‘We don’t have it right now.’ Takeaways from Lakers’ loss

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Lakers coach JJ Redick points and direct his team during the fourth quarter of a loss to the Rockets on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. (Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images) When the Lakers were climbing up the Western Conference standings, improbably winning games with LeBron James and Luka Doncic injured and celebrating Austin Reaves’…

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Forget your Spotify Wrapped, your book stack knows exactly who you are

Forget your Spotify Wrapped, your book stack knows exactly who you are

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> We might rarely get to see snowfall in Los Angeles, but logging onto social media in December means the arrival of a different kind of flurry. The one where our friends, both close and parasocial, excitedly share the year-end music-listening data dumps of their Spotify Wrapped. Spotify Wrapped only represents the culmination of…

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India revokes order for smartphone makers to install government security app amid uproar over privacy

India revokes order for smartphone makers to install government security app amid uproar over privacy

New Delhi β€”Β India’s government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The move came after two days of criticism from opposition politicians and privacy organizations that the “Sanchar Saathi” app was an effort to snoop…

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