California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law intended to counter Trump administration plans to increase oil and gas production on protected public land.
The measure bars any California leasing authority from allowing pipelines or other oil and gas infrastructure to be built on state property.

California will ban smoking on state parks and beaches starting next year under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The law also bans disposing cigar and cigarette waste at parks and beaches.
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A federal agency is moving with little fanfare to revamp one of the most successful whistleblower programs in the government, alarming advocates who warn the changes will set back efforts to police Wall Street and punish corporate fraud.
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Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Donald Trump, abruptly quit after signing off his final newscast on Friday.
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A Democratic presidential race that had been largely static through the summer has tumbled into a chaotic fall, shaped by unpredictable events and the deepening impeachment crisis surrounding President Donald Trump.
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A Jewish couple were struck by a vehicle on Shabbos afternoon, and the wife was R”L killed.
The NYPD says it happened at 3:19PM on East 4 Street and Church Avenue.
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Crown Heights was not the only location of hate against Jews this Shabbos. Boro Park got their share as well.
A vehicle drove past two Jewish men on 19th Avenue and 53rd Street on Friday night, and threw eggs at the men.
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Israeli Police confiscated an incredible amount of armaments from Israeli Arabs in towns in the Wadi Ara region along Highway 65 in northern Israel. Among the arms seized were 98 pistols, 100 rifles, 65 grenades, 48 improvised explosive devices, and more than 300 ammunition cartridges.
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A 69-year-old man was successfully resuscitated on Saturday night after he fell off a ladder in his home while building a Sukkah.
The incident took place in the town of Nitzan, located just south of Ashdod.