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2021 was an extraordinary year for many cryptocurrencies, and none more so than meme coins like Shiba Inu (SHIB) . Shiba Inu launched in August 2020 and joined the top 10 cryptos by market cap in October 2021. The coin that was initially touted as a "Dogecoin killer" briefly overtook Doge before once again falling behind the top dog.

IN SUMMARY The Emergency Broadband Benefit program offers a subsidy each month toward broadband service for eligible households. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for universal broadband access. Without reliable high-speed internet, it is difficult for students to attend online classes and for parents to work at home.

Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby, a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, has died at age 46 after contracting COVID-19.

IN SUMMARY As California deals with new waves of crime and COVID-19, the Legislature reconvenes and must decide how to spend a multi-billion-dollar windfall of tax revenues. After a four-month sabbatical, state legislators returned to Sacramento Monday for a new session that will be dominated by several seemingly contradictory factors.

Comparing the Kim Potter and Alec Baldwin cases is a powerful illustration of the missing element in our criminal justice system. Prosecutors are granted broad discretion in who they charge, so that they may consider the totality of circumstances and provide something that the literal interpretation of laws can’t -- justice. But the Potter and Baldwin cases show just how far astray from that goal our systems have wandered.