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California Court to Decide on Law Classifying App-Based Drivers as Contractors

The California Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of Proposition 22, a law allowing app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. This decision comes after…

Ring to Pay $5.6 Million to Customers in Privacy Settlement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing over $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Ring, the home security company owned by Amazon. This action follows allegations that Ring failed…
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Rapidly Accelerating Landslide Forces Closure and Dismantling of Iconic Wayfarers Chapel

A decades-old landslide that has recently accelerated dramatically has necessitated the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church designed by Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The chapel, celebrated…