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April 19, 2023 marks the 160th anniversary of a tragic and brutal scar on Kern County history: The Keyesville Massacre. In the midst of the bloody American Civil War a continent away, an …

1 hour ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head …

Sep 6, 2024 · The Californian, which has published for more than a century and a half, will eliminate its Sunday and Monday editions and go to same-day delivery via the U.S. Mail.

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