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California to Levy Heavier Punishment for Fentanyl Traffickers

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Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Image)

California Takes Tougher Stance on Fentanyl Dealers

Large-scale traffickers of fentanyl could soon face stiffer criminal penalties in California; that’s the result of a law signed by Governor Newsom over the weekend.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Throwing Out “Excited Delirium” Diagnosis

Governor Newsom has signed a bill that delegitimizes a controversial medical diagnostic theory called “excited delirium”… which has been used to defend law enforcement in cases where a person has died while in custody.
Reporter: Stephanie O’Neill Patison, KFF Health News

Botulism Threatens Tulare Lake’s Avian Population

Environmentalists cheered when a ghost lake in California’s Central Valley refilled earlier this year, because it created new wetlands for birds; but now, avian botulism is brewing in Tulare Lake.
It’s deadly to birds, and rescuers are in a mad dash to prevent a massive die-off.
Reporter: Joshua Yeager, KVPR

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