by Jeremy Rud It’s been four months since the US military withdrew from Afghanistan. Yet just four months ...
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Guest Commentary: Our Afghan Neighbors Urgently Need Our Help
Guest Commentary: Our Afghan Neighbors Urgently Need Our Help
by Jeremy Rud It’s been four months since the US military withdrew from Afghanistan. Yet just four months after a twenty-year war, it seems that whatever concern the US government expressed for vulner ...
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Oklahoma Man’s Execution Stayed in Light of Mental Incompetency
Oklahoma Man’s Execution Stayed in Light of Mental Incompetency
Image from The Oklahoman By Joshua Cenzano PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK – A district court in Oklahoma Wednesday ...
Image from The Oklahoman By Joshua Cenzano PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK – A district court in Oklahoma Wednesday stayed the execution of Wade Greely Lay because of his mental incompetency – he is now schedule ...
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3 Defendants Guilty of Murder of Ahmaud Arbery – Prosecutor Dunikoski Gives Final Argument
3 Defendants Guilty of Murder of Ahmaud Arbery – Prosecutor Dunikoski Gives Final Argument
By Gina Eunjin Kim and Eshita Seshadri BRUNSWICK, GA – Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William " ...
By Gina Eunjin Kim and Eshita Seshadri BRUNSWICK, GA – Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan were all found guilty Wednesday following the murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery ...
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SF’s Jails Have A COVID Data Transparency Problem, Sheriff and Public Health Dept. Must Step Up
SF’s Jails Have A COVID Data Transparency Problem, Sheriff and Public Health Dept. Must Step Up
By Aparna Komarla & Aziza Nussipov This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an indepe ...
By Aparna Komarla & Aziza Nussipov This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandem ...
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New COVID-19 Cases Emerge Across CDCR, Population On Upward Trend
New COVID-19 Cases Emerge Across CDCR, Population On Upward Trend
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative repor ...
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR to the public eye. Read our update on CD ...
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Build Back Better Initiative Debated in Sacramento
Build Back Better Initiative Debated in Sacramento
By Nicole Knauer The Build Back Better reconciliation bill has been announced by President Joe Biden, in ...
By Nicole Knauer The Build Back Better reconciliation bill has been announced by President Joe Biden, intending to better the environmental crisis, create millions of jobs and grow the economy for th ...
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California Launches Grant Program to Help House 44,000 Homeless Californians
California Launches Grant Program to Help House 44,000 Homeless Californians
By Jess Taylor Governor Newsom’s $12 billion homeless package will deliver $50 million in grants to loca ...
By Jess Taylor Governor Newsom’s $12 billion homeless package will deliver $50 million in grants to local governments. This will aid those experiencing homelessness to relocate from encampments to ho ...
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California Community Colleges Work to Improve Resources Accessible to Students of Color
California Community Colleges Work to Improve Resources Accessible to Students of Color
By Jess Taylor Graduation rates and earnings for students of color have not reached California community ...
By Jess Taylor Graduation rates and earnings for students of color have not reached California community colleges' expectations. In response, they are joining a new national effort to improve these s ...
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Vaccinations Required for CDCR In-Person Visitations, Rules Judge Tigar
Vaccinations Required for CDCR In-Person Visitations, Rules Judge Tigar
By Yasmeen Khan & Simran The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quant ...
By Yasmeen Khan & Simran The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR to the publ ...
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California to Create New Jobs Through California Climate Action Corps
California to Create New Jobs Through California Climate Action Corps
By Jess Taylor California has once again faced another wildfire season. According to H.D. Palmer, Deputy ...
By Jess Taylor California has once again faced another wildfire season. According to H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director of the State Department of Finance, the wildfires have so far cost the state $841.1 m ...
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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students
California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students
By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they ...
By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they were greeted by a new change in lunchrooms: free breakfast and lunch for all students. Though m ...
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Analyzing CDCR Vaccination Rates: Urban vs. Rural, CA vs. US & Prison Staff vs. County
Analyzing CDCR Vaccination Rates: Urban vs. Rural, CA vs. US & Prison Staff vs. County
By Christine Phan, Richa Uprety & Victoria Yeo This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Projec ...
By Christine Phan, Richa Uprety & Victoria Yeo This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting ...
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CDPH’s Mandatory Testing Order for Unvaccinated Jail Staff to Cost $70k Per Month at Santa Rita Jail
CDPH’s Mandatory Testing Order for Unvaccinated Jail Staff to Cost $70k Per Month at Santa Rita Jail
By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...
By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic’s impact on correctional facilities to the public eye. This is o ...
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Everything to Know About Vaccinations for Santa Rita Jail’s Staff and Population
Everything to Know About Vaccinations for Santa Rita Jail’s Staff and Population
By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...
By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR t ...
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Half of All CDCR Outbreaks in May & July Traced Back to Employees, Testing Cannot Substitute Vaccination, Says Court Receiver
Half of All CDCR Outbreaks in May & July Traced Back to Employees, Testing Cannot Substitute Vaccination, Says Court Receiver
By Julietta Bisharyan Bi-weekly update from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partner ...
By Julietta Bisharyan Bi-weekly update from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s imp ...
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Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis
Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative repor ...
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR to the public eye. This story is authore ...
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Congressmembers on Israel’s Occupation of Palestine
Congressmembers on Israel’s Occupation of Palestine
By Gurman Sidhu For the past few weeks, the world has been witnessing growing tensions between Israel an ...
By Gurman Sidhu For the past few weeks, the world has been witnessing growing tensions between Israel and Palestine, as Israel continues to oppress Palestinians with violence. While many are protesti ...
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Violence and Tensions Rise After Israeli Attacks in Gaza and Sheikh Jarrah
Violence and Tensions Rise After Israeli Attacks in Gaza and Sheikh Jarrah
By Ibrahim Dagher GAZA–Violence erupted this week across Israeli and Palestinian territories following a ...
By Ibrahim Dagher GAZA–Violence erupted this week across Israeli and Palestinian territories following a series of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip as well as Sheikh Jarrah. This has been the worst ...
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Biden Forced to Act on Pressing Palestine and Israel Conflict
Biden Forced to Act on Pressing Palestine and Israel Conflict
By Michelle Funes As the conflict between Palestine and Israel worsened this past week, Biden has set hi ...
By Michelle Funes As the conflict between Palestine and Israel worsened this past week, Biden has set his primary focus on the de-escalation of the ongoing tension between the two states. While Bide ...
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Chinese Rocket Lands in the Atlantic Ocean, Uncontrolled
Chinese Rocket Lands in the Atlantic Ocean, Uncontrolled
By Gurman Sidhu On Apr. 29, 2021, China launched its Long March 5B rocket into the low orbit of earth fr ...
By Gurman Sidhu On Apr. 29, 2021, China launched its Long March 5B rocket into the low orbit of earth from Wenchang, China. This rocket launch was a part of China’s mission to build its Tianhe Space ...
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