Terry Castleman is a data reporter on the Fast Break Desk covering breaking news. In 2020, he was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting alongside colleagues Rosanna Xia and Swetha Kannan for “a deeply researched examination of the difficult choices Californians must make as climate change erodes precious coastline.” Previously, he worked at the New York Times, served as digital director of a congressional campaign in Little Rock and volunteered as a first responder for refugees arriving on the shores of Lesvos. He’s a San Francisco native and a 2016 graduate of Tufts University with degrees in engineering and economics. He is a prescriptive grammarian and it’s insufferable.
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Hackers took control of several crosswalks in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City, changing their audio signals to forged monologues.
Changes to our immigration system on multiple levels — from student and work visas to the southern border — may accelerate the trend of most immigrants to California coming from India and China.
The men, who lived in Glendale and Sherman Oaks, are accused of selling cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA on the dark web in exchange for cryptocurrency.
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Thousands of people took to the streets nationwide on Saturday to protest President Trump and his policies on healthcare, the economy and the federal government.