US splashes $290m on anti-radiation drugs after Putin ups nuclear threats he US government has purchased a significant supply of radiation-injury drugs as the Russian president threatened the use of nuclear weapons. Vladimir Putin – AP© AP A $290 million procurement of the drug Nplate, to treat acute radiation syndrome (ARS), was announced by the US…
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THE QUEEN IS DEAD
GOODNIGHT MA’AM The Queen dies ‘peacefully’ aged 96 after 70 years of remarkable service leaving Britain and the world in mourning Tributes have also flooded in from other world leaders who met the Queen during her unwavering service. US President Joe Biden hailed the royal as “more than a monarch” and said she “defined an…

33 MILLION LOCKED DOWN IN CA
A new stay-at-home order will be imposed on Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley Sunday night, as the coronavirus crisis spirals out of control with a speed that has exceeded health officials’ most dire projections. Some 33 million Californians will be subject to the new order, representing 84% of the state’s population. The state mandated the restrictions…

Lights out: Power cut in California to prevent deadly fires
More than a million people in California were without electricity Wednesday as the state’s largest utility pulled the plug to prevent a repeat of the past two years when windblown power lines sparked deadly wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes. The unpopular move that disrupted daily life — prompted by forecasts calling for dry, gusty weather —…

DEBT PILES UP!
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday didn’t rule out voting on a debt limit increase before the August recess, though she indicated the need to raise the discretionary spending caps for fiscal 2020 is still an integral part of the discussions. “Let’s see how the conversations go,” she said. “We certainly do not want any…

4th of July earthquake won’t delay the Big One. And it might have worsened quake strain
Does a good-size earthquake help relieve pent-up seismic stress? Does that postpone the day of reckoning when the Big One finally arrives? That was the question some in California were asking hopefully in the wake of the July 4 magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rattled the region. The answers, like so many when it comes to seismology, are…

“The Big One” Podcast: Anticipating a Devastating L.A. Earthquake
An appealing theme of Dan Taberski’s recent podcast “Headlong: Surviving Y2K” was the value of planning for possible calamity. Anticipating wide-scale chaos—like what might have befallen the world if most of its computers went berserk—made people in 1999 go a little nuts, but it also helped people plan, technologically and otherwise, and thus feel somewhat reassured…

WAR VET SLAUGHTERS 12 AT ‘BORDERLINE’ BAR
Tattooed ex-Marine who killed 12 people in country music bar massacre had PTSD: Gunman, 28, ‘terrified’ his mother and neighbors after returning from Afghanistan tour before he opened fire on student night Ian Long, 28, opened fire at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks at 11.20pm on Wednesday night He was dressed in all-black…

Relentless flames flare across Northern California
Riverside County firefighters douse embers after flames tore down a hillside in a residential neighborhood during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore, California, on August 9, 2018 Riverside County firefighters douse embers after flames tore down a hillside in a residential neighborhood during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore, California, on August 9, 2018 (AFP…

California in revolt: how the progressive state plans to foil the Trump agenda
California prides itself on being first with progressive laws on climate change, labor rights and marijuana. In 2018, the Golden State’s “firsts” are defensive – bold proposals and legal maneuvers to protect citizens from Donald Trump. State leaders have pushed legislation and lawsuits to circumvent and undo Trump’s agenda on immigration, the environment, internet freedom and other liberal causes….