Tag: California

• Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:46 UTC

  Bayer's glyphosate weed killer Roundup does not require the cancer warning in California

  

  U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning, handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product.

• Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Covid-19 deaths in US reach 11; California declares emergency and Congress agrees on US$ 8bn to fight the disease

  

  The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 21:44 UTC

  US Environment agency reaffirms glyphosate does not cause cancer; contradicts California court verdict

  

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable in the case of a California man who blamed its Roundup weed killer for his cancer.

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  California declares emergency as wildfires blaze across the state

  

  California's governor declared a state-wide emergency on Sunday as a huge wind-fuelled blaze forced evacuations and massive power blackouts, threatening tourist towns in the state's famed Sonoma wine region.

• Friday, October 25th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Uncontrolled wildfire raging through wine territory in California

  

  About 50,000 people were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds erupted and raged out of control. The so-called Tick Fire near Santa Clarita, about 55km north of Los Angeles, broke out in the early afternoon and quickly consumed 5,000 acres, fire officials said.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  “Third world” blackouts in California to prevent deadly forest fires

  

  More than a million Californians were without electricity due to pre-emptive blackouts Thursday, but localized fires broke out as hot, windy conditions spread south toward Los Angeles.

• Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  California lawsuit against online travel agencies “for unscrupulous” business practices

  

  California has launched a lawsuit against online travel agencies FlightHub and JustFly for alleged “unscrupulous business practices, designed to fleece the average consumer.” FlightHub and JustFly’s parent company is Montreal-based FlightHub Group, formerly known as Momentum Ventures.

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  The world's smallest baby ever to survive, 245 grams (a large apple) discharged from California hospital

  

  A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245g - the same as a large apple - when she was born.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 17:44 UTC

  The world's largest airplane made its first test flight in California

  

  The world’s largest airplane made its first test flight on Saturday in California. Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, founded by Paul G. Allen, on Sunday successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  US economy showing best employment numbers in almost half a century

  

  The number of United States citizens filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labour market as claims for several states including California were estimated.