California urban water use rose 19% in March despite worsening drought

Despite official calls for conservation, California cities and towns increased water use by 19% in March.

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California to lift school mask mandate after March 11

Local officials will retain the option of keeping mask rules in place. Over 1,000 school districts face making the decision on when to take that step.

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Trump supporters march in peaceful demonstration in Beverly Hills

Demonstrators carried “Trump 2020” banners, American flags and signs saying “United We Stand.”

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Wells Fargo shareholders’ meeting begins as protesters march outside

Wells Fargo & Co.’s annual shareholder meeting is underway at a hotel in Des Moines, and protesters have gathered outside to push the bank on a raft of issues, including the bank’s consumer abuses and its relationship with gun makers and oil companies.

It’s the second shareholder meeting since…

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Women’s March on Washington: Moms and daughters marching together

Allison Busch-Vogel, a lawyer and mom of three in South Orange, New Jersey, was so devastated by Donald Trump’s victory and Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the presidential race, she couldn’t get herself to work for three days after the election.


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McCallum ‘confident’ 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada before March

Nearly 15,700 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada since Nov. 4, still short of the 25,000 goal the federal government has set for the end of February. But Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum said Wednesday that the government is ‘confident’ that 25,000 refugees will still arrive by Feb. 29.
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