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A volunteer carries a cardboard cutout of mountain lion P-22 during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills, Calif., in April. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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The legacy of Hollywood mountain lion P-22 lives on in wildlife conservation efforts

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"This dog has never met a stranger in his life," owner Sandra O'Neill said fondly, about the missing dog Zeppelin. "He's a very outgoing, loving dog." Sandra O'Neill hide caption

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A home is seen damaged after an earthquake in Rio Dell, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. A powerful earthquake rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to 70,000 people, and damaging some buildings and a roadway, officials said. At least 11 injuries were reported. Kent Porter/AP hide caption

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Abortion-rights protesters march on Market Street in San Francisco on June 24, the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which provided a federal right to abortion. Josie Lepe/Josie Lepe/AP hide caption

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Chinese families navigate a maze of laws and COVID rules to have babies in the U.S.

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The office of the California Employment Development Department is seen in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Facing as much as $2 b billion in fraud, the EDD is near the top of California lawmakers fixit list as they prepare to return to the state Capitol in the new year. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Pandemic-related fraud totaled billions. California is trying to get some of it back

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Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez addresses a press conference held at Dodger Stadium on Jan. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the council on Wednesday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. Irfan Khan/AP hide caption

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday that he will call a special session of the state Legislature on Dec. 5, to pass a new tax on oil companies in response to high gas prices. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke speaks at a news conference about the kidnapping of 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her mother Jasleen Kaur, her father Jasdeep Singh, and her uncle Amandeep Singh, in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Andrew Kuhn/AP hide caption

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Stockton Police Department officials released this undated surveillance image of a person of interest. The figure appears to match the description of the only surviving victim of a suspected serial killer who has fatally shot six people. AP hide caption

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A commercial building sits empty Sept. 19 in Citrus Heights, Calif., northeast of Sacramento. Two new laws in California will let developers bypass local governments to build housing on commercial land. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Sherri Papini leaves a federal courthouse Monday after Judge William Shubb sentenced her to 18 months in federal prison for faking her own kidnapping in 2016. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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