CASTAIC, Jan 23 — A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles yesterday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38sqkm), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people.

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 — California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday vetoed a hotly contested artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill after the tech industry raised objections, saying it could drive AI companies from the state and hinder innovation.

NEW YORK, Sept 24 — California and several environmental groups sued Exxon Mobil yesterday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law yesterday that aim to help performers protect their digital replicas in audio and visual productions from artificial intelligence (AI), the governor’s office said.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 — Malaysians in areas affected by the earthquake in southern California, the United States, are urged to remain vigilant and adhere to safety guidelines issued by local authorities, said the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra).

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SACRAMENTO, Dec 30 — Elon Musk's X failed to block a California state law on Thursday (December 28) requiring social media companies to publicly disclose how they moderate certain content on their platforms.

SINGAPORE, Nov 15  — The United States and China will "operationalise" a bilateral working group on climate and work together on issues like methane, plastic pollution and the energy transition, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following talks this month.

WASHINGTON, June 29 — Electric-vehicle maker Tesla laid off 200 workers at a facility in the state of California, Sputnik quoted a Bloomberg report.

NEW YORK, Dec 2 — The United States has identified the country's first confirmed case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in the state of California, health authorities said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 — Roughly 60,000 people have been evacuated southeast of Los Angeles, California after a wildfire started early Monday morning in neighbouring Orange County, Anadolu Agency reported.