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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Oct. 11. I’m Corinne Purtill, a science and medicine reporter, and I’ll be your newsletter host for the rest of this week. Before it was called Los Angeles, this land was Tovaangar — the home of the Tongva, the first human inhabitants of what is now Los Angeles County. Long before the first Europeans set foot on this part of North America, the Tongva lived in nearly 100 interconnected villages that ranged from what is now called Saddleback…

Sacheen Littlefeather has formally accepted an apology from the Academy over the abuse she endured as she gave her 1973 Oscars speech.In June, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences extended an apology to Littlefeather over the hostile reception she received at the awards ceremony 49 years ago.Over the weekend, Littlfeather, 75, formally accepted the apology at an event titled “An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather”, which was held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.In response to the…

The California Air Resources Board has issued a rule () that formally bans the sale of fully gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. The regulations come two years after Governor Gavin Newsom to develop "passenger vehicle and truck regulations requiring increasing volumes of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the state towards the target of 100 percent of in-state sales by 2035." The board unanimously approved the rule, which will gradually phase out the sale of combustion-engine vehicles. By 2026, 35 percent of new…

Xiaomi said on Wednesday a US court has removed the company's designation as a Communist Chinese Military Company (CCMC) and lifted all restrictions on US persons buying or holding its stock."The US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a final order vacating the US Department of Defense's designation of the company as a CCMC," the smartphone maker said in a filing to the Hong Kong bourse. It said the order was made on Tuesday."The company reiterates that it is an open, transparent, publicly traded,…

has formally agreed to respect the right of workers to unionize in a pact with the . The agreement will be applied 60 days after Microsoft closes its acquisition of the video game publisher. The requires approval from regulators in various markets and is expected to close by the end of June 2023. “This agreement provides a pathway for Activision Blizzard workers to exercise their democratic rights to organize and collectively bargain after the close of the Microsoft acquisition and establishes a high road framework for…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was formally sworn in on Monday to a second, four-year term leading the central bank, and governor Lael Brainard took the oath of office to become the Fed’s vice chairwoman. Mr. Powell won confirmation to his new term with an 80-19 vote in the Senate on May 12. Ms. Brainard won Senate confirmation as vice chairwoman last month. The terms of their respective leadership positions run until May 15, 2026. Two... Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was formally…