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• Tsunami advisory issued for Bay Area following quake in Russia
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• SF Giants drop fifth straight game as mistakes continue piling up
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• Photos | Conductor prepares for Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
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• Photo | Poetry-based art installation covers payphone in Santa Cruz
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• Guest Commentary | PVUSD trustee fosters division on school resource officer program
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• 8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Hawaii
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• SF Giants’ Miller, Roupp continue progressing from elbow injuries
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• UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests
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• Wife of Marine Corps veteran released from ICE custody after advocacy from GOP Senator’s office
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• Opinion: Richmond is reimagining public safety. Will other cities follow?
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• Lopez: ICE is redefining detention as an open-ended threat
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• Opinion: Renaming Kennedy Center opera house for Trump’s wife? It’s not a hotel
  When the Kennedy Center opened in 1971, the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’…
• Word Game: July 30, 2025
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• Horoscopes July 30, 2025: Terry Crews, a passionate voice will attract more attention
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• Opinion: Maternity ward closures in California strain more than women’s health
  A few months ago, I worked my final night as an OB-GYN on labor and delivery at…
• Asking Eric: I got $10K from my dad’s estate. Then I heard about my sister’s spending spree.
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• Harriette Cole: My roommate just laughs at me when I bring up sponge baths
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• Miss Manners: Should I cancel the dinner because of my friend’s unwelcome companion?
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• Update: Tsunami advisory active for Bay Area Shorelines until 2 a.m. Wednesday
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• Giant Slugs & Giant Sloths — That’s So Santa Cruz
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• First Friday at Cruzio Featuring Liminal Space!
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• Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo
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• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
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• Black-footed Cats
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• Hidden Fortress Opens Cafe at Cruzioworks
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• Cruzio Got a Grant. What That Means for You
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• Cruzio Rides the Giant Dipper (and More)
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• Federal Internet Subsidies are Gone — But We’re Still Helping
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• SCLU Takes the Win at the Memorial Day Surf Contest
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• President Lula on His Feud With Trump, Brazil’s Tariff Strategy and More
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• Brazil’s President Lula Voices Frustration With Trump Amid Tariff Battle
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• Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern California
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• Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge
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• 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia Could Be One of the Largest on Record
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• Senate Democrats Try to Force Release of Epstein Files With Little-Known Law
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• In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases
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• Federal Investigators Set to Begin Hearings on D.C. Plane Crash
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• What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting
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• Democrats, This Is Our Moment to Lead. We Can’t Blow It.
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• What we know as tsunami alerts issued after Russia earthquake
  The 8.8 magnitude earthquake is believed to be one of the most powerful ever rec…
• Hawaiians cram roads away from coasts as tsunami waves arrive
  Following early warnings to evacuate coastal areas, thousands of Hawaiians head…
• Russian missile hits Ukrainian training unit, killing and wounding servicemen
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• India and US set for launch of 'first-of-its-kind' satellite
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• Japan's Fukushima plant workers evacuate after tsunami warning
  Wednesday’s tsunami warning is bringing back memories of one of the world’s wors…
• Trump says 'good friend' India may face up to 25% tariffs
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• Watch: Major earthquake off Russia triggers widespread tsunami warnings
  Tsunami warnings have been issued in Russia, Japan, Ecuador and Hawaii.
• Bowen: UK move to recognise Palestinian state is a diplomatic crowbar to revive peace process
  Such a move would be a major departure from UK foreign policy.
• YouTube to be included in Australia's teen social media ban
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• Outcry after German zoo culled baboons due to overcrowding
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• Santa Cruz County invests $380,000 in child care
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• Developer backs out of 389 apartments on Ocean St. in Santa Cruz
  The future of an approved, five-story apartment complex next to Marianne’s Ice C…
• Help make highways safer in Santa Cruz County
  Crosswalks straddle four and six lanes of traffic at Airport Boulevard and Green…
• Santa Cruz County syringe exchange adopts needs-based, mobile approach
  Syringes and other items are distributed at the County of Santa Cruz’s Safe Use…
• Federal Medicaid cuts could threaten Watsonville hospital’s revival
  Federal Medicaid cuts could hamper Watsonville Community Hospital’s ability to b…
• Pinto Lake skate park construction delayed near Watsonville
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• 67 apartments OK’d on Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz
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• 6-story Mission St. apartments to be weighed by Santa Cruz Planning Commission
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• How pesticides endanger pregnant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley
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• Updates on 5 housing proposals in Live Oak, Soquel
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• Apple's iOS 26 Text Filters Could Cost Political Campaigns Millions of Dollars
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• Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support
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• Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth Messaging App Bitchat Now On App Store
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• EPA Moves To Repeal Finding That Allows Climate Regulation
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• Opera Accuses Microsoft of Anti-Competitive Edge Tactics
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• Google Failed To Warn 10 Million of Turkey Earthquake Severity
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• Using AI and Big-Data Tools to Make Sense of Local Government
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• Transportation Planning in the Golden State
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• How Transportation Planning Works
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• The News: July 7, 2025
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