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Governor Gavin Newsom
Capital Sacramento
Population39. 54
Minimum wage11. 00 USD per hour (Jan 1, 2018)
Colleges and universities University of California, Los Angeles
Location statistical region population39.24 million
SenatorsLaphonza Butler
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
Admit to the unionSeptember 9, 1850; 173 years ago
Befor statehood Mexican Cession
Demonym Spanish
Highest elev mount whitney14,505 ft
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About California


California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Hilly San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and cable cars. ― Google

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... The museums where the pieces were held - the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Morgan Library & Museum, both in New York, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California - agreed to give the pieces voluntarily to prosecutors after learning that they had been stolen...

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... But Arnold Schwarzenegger s path in life has been unexpected, and unprecedented: celebrity bodybuilder; Hollywood action hero; Republican Party governor of California; climate campaigner...

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Rupert Murdoch's engagement abruptly called off - US media

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Apr 4,2023 10:00 pm

... The two met in September at an event at his vineyard in California...

Rupert Murdoch's engagement abruptly called off - US media

Mar 20,2023 11:00 am

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and ex-police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have abruptly called off their engagement weeks after announcing it, reports Say .

Close to Mr Murdock, 92, as saying he had become uncomfortable with what were described as the outspoken evangelical views of Ms Smith, 66.

Mr Murdoch, who split with fourth wife Jerry Hall in 2022, is yet to comment.

But his engagement with Ms Smith was announced only last month.

The two met in September at an event at his vineyard in California .

, One of his own publications: " I dreaded falling in Love - But I knew this would Be My last. It better be. I'm happy. "

Mr Murdoch, the Australian-born US magnate, added that he proposed to Ms Smith on St Patrick's Day (17 March), noting that he was " One fourth Irish" and had been " very nervous".

Ms Smith's late husband was Chester Smith , a Country Singer and radio and TV executive.

" For us both it's A Gift from God. We met last September, " she told the New York Post after The Engagement announcement.

" I'm a widow of 14 years. Like Rupert, my husband was a Businessman . . so I speak Rupert's language. We share the same beliefs. "

Mr Murdoch, who has six children from his first three marriages, added at The Time : " We're both Looking Forward to spending the Second Half of our lives together. "

The Wedding was expected to take place in Late Summer , and the couple had been hoping to spend their between California , Montana, New York and the UK.

Mr Murdoch was previously married to Australian Flight Attendant Patricia Booker , Scottish-born journalist Anna Mann, and Chinese-born entrepreneur Wendi Deng.

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