Flooding Prompts Rescues and Road Closures in California's Half Moon Bay

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The SEC charges Trump Media's newly hired auditing firm with 'massive fraud'
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged an auditing firm hired by Trump Media and Technology Group just 37 days ago with “massive fraud” — though not for any work it performed for former President Donald Trump’s media company. The SEC charged the accounting firm BF Borgers and its owner, Benjamin F. Borgers, of “deliberate and systematic failures” in more than 1,500 audits. BF Borgers agreed to pay a $12 million fine while its owner agreed to pay a fine of $2 million.
TODAY
Which ‘Married at First Sight’ couples are still together?
From Season 1's Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner to Season 16's Nicole Lilienthal and Christopher Thielk, these are the "MAFS" duos who are still going strong.
Reuters
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
The first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd on March 25 and the second human case in two years on April 1 have heightened concerns in the U.S. about the spread of the virus to animals and people. The CFIA has enhanced import requirements on dairy cattle from the U.S. from April 29, the statement said.
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Arkansas trans community center vandalized for 5th time in past year, advocates say
The founder of InTRANSitive, the only trans community center in Arkansas, said the center has been vandalized five times in the past year.
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UC Berkeley opens civil rights investigation into backyard confrontation between a law professor and a student
The University of California, Berkeley, has opened a Title IX civil rights investigation into whether a law professor harassed a Muslim student during a dinner last month in the professor’s backyard.
The Conversation
Why Russia gave up Alaska, America’s gateway to the Arctic
The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago is actually two tales and two intertwining histories.
AFP
Stocks gain while dollar retreats as US labor market cools
Stock markets rose Friday as cooling US job growth raised hopes of interest-rate cuts, while London hit another record high following speculation of a bidding war for mining giant Anglo American.- London stocks set record high - European stocks also rose, with London setting a new record high as Anglo American shares vaulted more than three percent to top London's risers after a report that Swiss-based commodities giant Glencore was considering a move on the British group.
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To fend off aggressive female mosquitoes, L.A. is releasing thousands of sterile males
An aggressive mosquito species has moved into Los Angeles. So officials are releasing thousands of sterile mosquitoes in bid to fight them.
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A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits
A judge on Friday forced the Hawaii attorney general's office turn over to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over last summer's Maui wildfires all documents, interviews and data collected by the outside team hired to investigate the disaster. The state refused, saying disclosing the records would “jeopardize and hinder” the investigation. Last month Lopez and representatives from the Fire Safety Research Institute released a report on the first phase of the investigation, which said the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts.
USA TODAY
How pro-Palestinian camp, and an extremist attack, roiled the protest at UCLA
This week's roundup of extremism news focuses on one campus protest that was roiled by extremist counterprotesters.
CNN
Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife allegedly took nearly $600,000 in bribes, indictment says
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been charged with accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, according to an indictment in federal court in Texas.
Reuters
Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid
Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Friday that they believe there is sufficient evidence to show that Israel has violated U.S. law by restricting humanitarian aid flows into war-stricken Gaza. A letter to Biden signed by 86 House of Representatives Democrats said Israel's aid restrictions "call into question" its assurances that it was complying with a U.S. Foreign Assistance Act provision requiring recipients of U.S.-funded arms to uphold international humanitarian law and allow free flows of U.S. assistance. Such written assurances were mandated by a national security memorandum that Biden issued in February after Democratic lawmakers began questioning if Israel was upholding international law in its Gaza operations.
NBC News
Congratulations on getting your degree. Now welcome to a tricky job market.
New college graduates are entering an economy full of service-sector and part-time roles that don’t require diplomas, but their prospects still aren’t half bad.
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Trump’s VP search is off to a slow start: From the Politics Desk
Trump's VP search is off to a slow start, Hope Hicks takes the stand in the hush money trial and the Israel-Hamas war negotiations are plagued by wishful thinking.
CNN
Biden presents Medal of Freedom to key political allies, civil rights leaders, celebrities and politicians
President Joe Biden on Friday honored 19 Americans with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom - a diverse list that includes some high-profile Biden political allies, celebrities, civil rights leaders and even one of his former political rivals-turned-financial backer.
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Dallas police won't pursue sexual assault charges against Cowboys' quarterback Dak Prescott
Dallas police said Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott will not be charged after he was accused of sexual assault in an alleged incident in 2017 after his rookie season.
TODAY
Simple and healthy one-pan meals: Slow-cooker chicken and rice casserole, Sheet-pan salmon and breakfast burritos
Try our weekly Start TODAY meal plan for the week of May 6. Get dietitian-created, healthy meal and recipe ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
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Israel has briefed US on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation
Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah aimed at rooting out Hamas militants, according to U.S. officials familiar with the talks. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity to speak about the sensitive exchange, said that the plan detailed by the Israelis did not change the U.S. administration’s view that moving forward with an operation in Rafah would put too many innocent Palestinian civilians at risk. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to carry out a military operation in Rafah despite warnings from President Joe Biden and other western officials that doing so would result in more civilian deaths and worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis.
CNN
Evacuations ordered, homes damaged in Texas as rivers surge to Hurricane Harvey levels
Flooding is intensifying in Texas in the wake of strong storms and heavy rainfall, sweeping away vehicles, damaging homes and triggering evacuations.
NBC News
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges
Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda were indicted by the Justice Department on charges of accepting bribes, money laundering and improper foreign influence.

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