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Church Sex Scandal Widens: Hundreds More Catholic Clergy Accused Across CA
Plaintiffs’ attorneys say 1500 new lawsuits have been filed against the Roman Catholic Church in Northern CA alone. The Investigative Unit has independently reviewed nearly 700 of them.
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Cruises & Cargo Ships Regularly Break Voluntary Speed Limit Aimed at Protecting Endangered Whales
About 80 endangered whales are killed off the west coast each year by a phenomenon known as ‘ship strikes,’ which is when vessels unintentionally, and sometimes unknowingly, hit and kill whales.
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Vets Accuse VA Therapist of Abuse Involving Sex, Astrology, Psychedelic Drugs
Three Bay Area military veterans struggling with serious mental health issues have filed a federal lawsuit accusing their former Veterans Affairs (VA) psychiatrist of serious ethical and legal lapses, including sexual abuse, dosing an unwitting patient with a potent psychedelic drug, and using astrology to inform therapeutic decisions.
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San Quentin Prison Faces New COVID Outbreak, Sparking Fears of 2020 All Over Again
San Quentin State Prison was the site of one of the country’s worst Covid outbreaks during the early months of the pandemic. More than 2,000 people incarcerated or working at the prison caught the virus in 2020 and 28 people died.
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Deported Veterans Could Return to U.S. Under Proposed Law
A new push in U.S. Senate for legislation to stop deportation of immigrant veterans for minor crimes.
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‘A Gang With Badges': California Cannabis Growers Accuse Police of Theft, Widespread Corruption
Three Mendocino County marijuana farmers and a former police officer from Texas have filed a new federal lawsuit alleging widespread theft, corruption, and coverups among law enforcement officials policing the Emerald Triangle, the Northern California region world-renown for the cannabis grown there.
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Palo Alto Police Officer Accused of Excessive Force Gone from Department
A Palo Alto police officer at the center of multiple excessive force allegations is no longer with the department, NBC Bay Area has independently confirmed.
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Los Gatos High School ‘Culture of Denial' Has Existed for Decades: Former Student
A former Los Gatos High School star track athlete is responding to an NBC Bay Area investigation saying she was sexually abused on campus years ago and the school failed to protect her.
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COVID-19 Still Spiking in California Farm Fields
An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals a severe COVID crisis in a community of essential workers who feel abandoned.
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Stanford Professor Warns COVID Shelter-in-Place Orders Are ‘Killing People'
Infectious disease experts and epidemiologists from universities like Stanford, Yale, Harvard and Oxford say current shelter-in-place policies are not effectively protecting vulnerable people from COVID-19, while devastating public health in ways that will lead to irreparable harm for years to come.
