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AI startup Mercor faces mass litigation following data breach - report
In early April, extortion-hacker group Lapsus$ took credit for hacking Mercor, claiming to have stolen four terabytes of data.
Matan Koch, disability advocate who urged Jewish communities to ‘let everyone in,’ dies at 44
California Jewish groups decry antisemitic conspiracy theories in governor’s race voter guide
'Shame, disgrace': Israeli diplomat in US heckled at Silicon Valley Memorial Day ceremony
The largest Reconstructionist synagogue is set to cut ties with denomination over Israel tensions
The clergy and lay leaders of Kehillat Israel, an affluent congregation located in Pacific Palisades, California, notified members of the plan to disaffiliate by email on Monday.
Man charged with 37 counts of attempted murder in Los Angeles car-ramming
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend was charged on Tuesday with 37 counts of attempted murder.
Seven people missing from massive explosion at California fireworks facility
Teams were flying drones and aircraft over the area seeking to determine the fate of the missing and to monitor lingering hazards.
'F*** the Jews': San Francisco man charged with antisemitic hate crime
A nearby worker witnessed the altercation and antisemitic language and attempted to intervene, but was kicked and punched while trying to help the victim.
DOJ files lawsuit against California cafe for kicking out Jewish patrons, discrimination
“It is illegal, intolerable, and reprehensible for any American business open to the public to refuse to serve Jewish customers."
San Diego Jewish orgs. pull out of Pride fest over Kehlani performance, 'safety concerns'
All Jewish organizations in San Diego's Pride festival this year have pulled out of the festival over anti-Israel singer Kehlani's headline performance, citing "serious safety concerns."
Trump hints would arrest Gavin Newsom, 'great decision' deploying National Guard to California
On Saturday, Tom Homan, the administration's border czar, threatened to arrest anyone who obstructs immigration enforcement efforts in the state, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
California State Assembly passes bill to combat K-12 antisemitism, prevent identity discrimination
However, some have stated that AB 715 "exploits the language of civil rights to intimidate educators and erase Palestinian perspectives from the classroom."
California gov. calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful, police making more arrests
National Guard troops guarded federal government buildings, as police and protesters clashed in separate demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Trump orders National Guard to Los Angeles, protesters throwing Molotov cocktails, rocks
The Pentagon is prepared to mobilize active duty Marines "if violence continues," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
