Thursday Morning What's Up: Illegal Gambling Den Shut Down In Alameda
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Thursday Morning What's Up: Illegal Gambling Den Shut Down In Alameda
"The Alameda Police Department say they shut down an illegal gambling den being operated inside a home on Tuesday, where they found slot machines, table games like roulette, and drugs. [KTVU] A resident of the tiny town of Chinese Camp, Layne Smith, whose family has lived there for four generations, describes how he saved his home from the wildfire that came through Tuesday night. [KTVU]"
"Another Chinese Camp resident, Paulina Ken, who has lived there 14 years, describes how she managed to escape from her burning home, and so did her neice and her dog, though she could not find her dog Waldo at first. [ABC 7] Federal officials are warning that certain lots of raw pet food could be contaminated with bird flu, and a cat in California recently had to be euthanized because of an infection. [Associated Press]"
"Senate Republicans are actually taking action and openly questioning whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal skeptic of vaccines, has gone back on his word when he was confirmed that he wouldn't try to impede access to vaccines, and they're calling him into a hearing following last week's CDC upheaval. [New York Times] Walk-in wine tastings are largely back in Napa and Sonoma counties, after pandemic years in which reservations became more the norm. [Chronicle]"
Alameda police closed an illegal gambling den inside a home, recovering slot machines, roulette and other table games and finding drugs. Layne Smith, a four-generation Chinese Camp resident, saved his home from a wildfire while neighbor Paulina Ken escaped a burning house with her niece but initially could not find her dog Waldo. Federal officials warned that certain lots of raw pet food could be contaminated with bird flu, and a California cat was euthanized after infection. Senate Republicans questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine-access assurances and called him to a hearing. Walk-in wine tastings returned to Napa and Sonoma. Giorgio Armani died at 91.
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