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Latest News in California
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May 20, 2025
19-Year-Old Mass. Student Admits To PowerSchool Hacking
A 19-year-old student at Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts, has pled guilty to hacking into the networks of two companies, including education software and cloud storage company PowerSchool Group LLC, and extorting them for ransoms, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
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May 20, 2025
FDIC Nixes Biden-Era Merger Rules As House Passes OCC Bill
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday finalized the repeal of stricter bank merger guidelines adopted last year, pulling them back the same day as the U.S. House moved to nullify the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's Biden-era merger policy rewrite.
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May 20, 2025
5 Ohio Cities Say Hyundai, Kia Negligence Claims Still In Play
Five Ohio cities have told a California federal judge that Hyundai and Kia cannot try to circumvent the Ninth Circuit and scuttle negligence claims in consolidated litigation alleging the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave.
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May 20, 2025
Tech Co. AppLovin's Brass Face 'Shadow Downloads' Claims
Executives and directors of technology company AppLovin face a shareholder derivative suit alleging they breached their fiduciary duties after the company allegedly inflated its download numbers, a key performance metric, by means of manipulative practices.
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May 20, 2025
Gov't Says Unions Too Slow In Calling For Halt Of Restructure
President Donald Trump called for a California federal judge to tank an injunction bid from unions and advocacy groups about his executive order instructing agencies to plan for reductions in force, arguing the request was delayed and the district court lacks jurisdiction.

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