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Facebook has announced it is changing its name to Meta after leaked documents caused irreversible damage to the brand

TRT World says a powerful storm has drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California, triggering mudslides and flooding, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and downed trees.

The Guardian says the California family that died in August while hiking in Sierra national forest was killed by extreme heat and probable dehydration.

The Guardian says Bill Clinton has released a video saying he is on the road to recovery after being hospitalised in southern California.

CNN says Kanye West is no more. After filing paperwork to change his name, the rapper, born Kanye Omari West, finally got what he asked for, and will be legally known as “Ye.”

A wildfire raging through southern California coastal mountains is threatening ranches and rural homes and keeping a major highway shut down.

CNN says California firefighters are battling the Alisal Fire, which has already shut down a section of the iconic Highway 101 and Amtrak lines in Santa Barbara County.

The Guardian says surfers at a beach in Sonoma county, California used a surfboard strap as a tourniquet to save a man whose right leg was bitten by a great white shark.

The Sun says SOME Californians are still waiting for their extra stimulus checks worth up to $1,100

TRT World says a California verdict ordering Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man encountered.

The Sun says THE next batch of $600 stimulus checks is being sent out today to California residents via the mail.

The Metro says about 126,000 gallons of oil leaked have from an underwater pipeline off the coast of Southern California in what is one of the largest spills in recent state history.

The Independent says shares in Facebook fell sharply on Monday in the aftermath of the explosive interview with whistleblower Frances Haugen.

The Independent says productions in Hollywood are under threat after backstage union workers voted unanimously to strike.

VOA says officials investigating one of California’s biggest oil spills were trying to determine how 572,807 literes of heavy crude spilled into the Pacific Ocean.

The Guardian says Harvey Weinstein has been handed over for extradition from New York to Los Angeles to face more sexual assault charges, New York authorities said on Tuesday.