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Jan 13, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Julia Ingram |Jui Sarwate
Why California fire hydrants ran dry The Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-gallon water resource near the Pacific Palisades, was under renovation and empty when fires tore through the Los Angeles neighborhood last week and firefighters quickly depleted available water resources, city officials said. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he was launching an independent state investigation into the loss of water pressure and unavailability of water from the reservoir.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Julia Ingram |Jui Sarwate
The Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-gallon water resource near the Pacific Palisades, was under renovation and empty when fires tore through the Los Angeles neighborhood last week and firefighters quickly depleted available water resources, city officials said. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he was launching an independent state investigation into the loss of water pressure and unavailability of water from the reservoir.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Layla Ferris |Chris Hacker |Julia Ingram |Jui Sarwate
Throughout Election Day and night, CBS News' Confirmed team will be fact checking reports of threats around voting today, voter fraud, election hacking, and more as the nation votes and waits to see whether Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States. The Confirmed team and CBS News reporters are also providing updates on voting machine errors and problems as they happen. CBS News' full coverage of the election is here.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Julie Watts |Jui Sarwate |Grace Manthey |Richard Ramos
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom announced last month that California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCT) had made more than 1,000 arrests in 2024. For more than a month, CBS News California has been trying to find out what happened to those people after their arrests.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Grace Manthey |Jui Sarwate |Elliott Ramos
The Halloween season is in full swing. Between haunted houses, Spirit Halloween stores and horror movie locations, there are a number of ways to get into the spooky spirit. The CBS News Data Team looked at five different Halloween-themed metrics to determine which state has the most Halloween spirit: Haunted house locations from Yelp, horror movie filming locations from IMDB, Spirit Halloween stores, haunted sites and Google search interest.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Jui Sarwate |Taylor Johnston
Hollywood's latest hits are setting this year's Halloween costume trends. The CBS News data team used Google Trends' annual FrightGeist tool and box office data to see how many of this year's most popular costumes are inspired by characters from top-grossing films. From rebooted classics to fresh superhero revamps, people are dressing up as characters they've watched in theaters all year.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
thebharatexpressnews.com | Jui Sarwate |Dilcia Mercedes |Alexander Tin |Camilo Montoya-Galvez
The CBS News Confirmed team is fact checking the biggest claims made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance in tonight’s 2024 vice presidential debate in New York City. CBS News hosted the only planned vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and CBS News 24/7. Download the free CBS News app for live coverage, post-debate analysis, comprehensive fact checks and more.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Allison Gualtieri |Jui Sarwate |Rachel Benson Gold |Taylor Johnston |Grace Manthey
Two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, were shot and killed and nine other people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds Wednesday. The deadly incident on Sept. 4 was the 218th time a gun was fired or brandished at a school so far in 2024, data shows. The total number of shootings includes any incident where people are shot at, injured, or killed, regardless of how many individuals are involved. U.S. map showing the locations of school shootings so far 2024.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Allison Gualtieri |Jui Sarwate |Rachel Benson Gold |Taylor Johnston |Grace Manthey
Two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, were shot and killed and nine other people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds on Sept. 4. The deadly incident was the 218th time a gun was fired or brandished at a school so far in 2024, data shows. The total number of shootings includes any incident where people are shot at, injured, or killed, regardless of how many individuals are involved.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Julie Watts |Jui Sarwate |Grace Manthey
From a doctor who, police say, intentionally drove his Telsa off a cliff with his family inside, to a man accused of murder while under the care of the court, there is growing concern about who is eligible to avoid a felony conviction by participating in California's Mental Health Diversion Court. There are also many success stories and studies that point to the potential for reduced recidivism among successful mental health court candidates.
