America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.
Tag: California
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Harvey Weinstein Sex Crimes Trial to Begin Monday in Los Angeles
The former movie producer was already convicted in New York, but his Los Angeles trial could be pivotal if he wins an appeal in the first case.
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In California, Where Trees Are King, One Hardy Pine Has Survived for 4,800 Years
In a harsh alpine desert, the Great Basin bristlecone pines abide amid climate change. Among them is the oldest tree on Earth (if you can find it).
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Judge Rejects Claim That Mongols Biker Club Leader Was a ‘Rat’
The California motorcycle group had claimed that its former president, David Santillan, was a government informant.
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Eviction Looming For California Scofflaw And His Two Acres of Land
David Lee Hoffman has been fighting a local government in California for decades to keep his eccentric home and way of living intact.