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Sunday, March 9, 2025
By Public News Service Sunday, March 9, 2025
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Concern growing over LA wildfire contamination in some children’s play areas

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Concerned parents are pushing the authorities to help parks and daycares remove sand from sandboxes contaminated with ash after the Los Angeles fires last January. The City of Pasadena sent crews to remove the top two inches of sand from sandboxes in local parks. Los Angeles County recommended the […]
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Friday, March 7, 2025
By Public News Service Friday, March 7, 2025
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Educators sue to block Trump anti-DEI policy

Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   The American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association are suing the Trump administration over a threat of funding cuts and investigations of schools that integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their policies or lessons. The letter schools received purports to reinforce anti-discrimination laws – but casts efforts to […]
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Friday, March 7, 2025
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 7, 2025
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Lucky SuperLotto Plus ticket hits $30 million jackpot

  A SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in California hit the jackpot! The lucky ticket is from the draw on Wednesday, March 5. It is worth $30 million. A market in Northern California sold a ticket that matched all six winning numbers. The big money numbers are 3. 13, 17, 23, 35, and the Mega 24. The jackpot winner has not […]
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
By Public News Service Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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Hundreds march in Sacramento for more education funding

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Several hundred protesters marched to the Capitol building in Sacramento on Tuesday, calling for better funding for education. The event was part of a nationwide day of action sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers. Stephanie Luna, an East Los Angeles Community College student, said she supports Assembly […]
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Monday, March 3, 2025
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 3, 2025
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Surprises, snubs, and shining moments at Oscars 2025

Going into the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the Best Picture category was wide open. No real frontrunner. Still, it was a bit of a surprise when the small independent film, “Anora,” walked away with last night’s most prestigious award and four other Oscars. The comedy-drama story kicks off with a young female sex worker from Brooklyn, New York, who gets […]
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Monday, March 3, 2025
By Public News Service Monday, March 3, 2025
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Taking precautions at anti-Trump protests

  Edwin J. Viera,  producer/reporter, New York News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s actions and policies are erupting from the West Coast to the East Coast. As New Yorkers protest the Trump administration, some groups are advising best practices for protesting. State and national protests are occurring against GOP budget cuts and mass firings of […]
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