Giant Sinkhole Near San Francisco Swallows Homes As Families Evacuate

It is possible that all 30 of the neighborhood’s homes will have to be abandoned if the sinking cannot be stopped.

Talia Ralph
By Talia Ralph

A giant sinkhole in Lake County near San Francisco has begun the slow process of swallowing up homes. Eight homes in the subdivision 100 miles north of San Francisco have been evacuated, while 10 others are on notice for potential imminent evacuations, the Los Angeles Times reported. Mail deliveries to the area, called Lakeside Heights, have

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NYC Weighs Allowing Green Card And Visa Holders To Vote

Agha Saleh came to the United States inspired by democratic ideals, but it took him years to achieve a basic one here: voting.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Agha Saleh came to the United States inspired by democratic ideals, but it took him years to achieve a basic one here : voting. He'd lived through political upheaval in his native Pakistan and was eager to be part of America's storied "government of the people." But for the eight years until he got citizenship, it struck him as "a

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Protests Break Out As Feds Move To Shut Down California Marijuana Dispensary

U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag filed a lawsuit Friday against the Berkeley Patients Group, one of the oldest and most respected dispensaries in the state.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

It’s been a rough week for the medical marijuana industry in California. As Mint Press News previously reported, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that individual cities and towns had the the legal right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Now protests have broken out in Berkeley, Calif., after the Justice Department announced plans

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