California Today: California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump

Today's top stories from California.

February 18, 2025, 9:31 a.m. Eastern time Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California and the region, selected for you by Times editors. Today's Top Story Mark Abramson for The New York Times California's Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive. Read more More California News As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders can take years to fulfill. California Bill Would Force Insurers to Pay Full Coverage Without Requiring Itemization A proposed new law would release homeowners from the onerous process of listing every object lost in a destroyed home. Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires The Trump administration's decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent. Map: 3.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern California View the location of the quake's epicenter and shake area. Nike Bets Big on Kim Kardashian The Skims founder will enter into a rare business deal with the sports apparel company. OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of the Company Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI's board, said the artificial intelligence company was "not for sale." Mr. Musk is separately raising money for his A.I. start-up, xAI. Finally, at 59, a Place of Her Own A filmmaker in Oakland, Calif., had always lived with her family, her ex-husband, son or roommates. A friend helped her find her own place when she needed it most. $4,400 Rentals in Los Angeles A Craftsman house near Culver City, a 1970s condo in West Hollywood and a 1920s bungalow in Hollywood. Local Conditions Look up the heat index in your area using The Times's heat tracker. See active fires using The Times's wildfire tracker. Today's Recipe Mark Weinberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Spicy Turkey Burgers By Andy Baraghani 30 minutes  Makes 4 burgers Play a Game The Mini Crossword Solve this bite-sized puzzle in just a few minutes. Spelling Bee How many words can you make with 7 letters? Wordle Guess the 5-letter word with 6 chances. See all our games Sign up for Your Places: Extreme Weather. Get notified about extreme weather before it happens with custom alerts for places in the U.S. you choose. Get it in your inbox Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for California Today from The New York Times. To stop receiving California Today, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018

This Could be the Biggest AI Winner Under Trump (NOT Nvidia)

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Reunião do secretário Rubio com o ministro das Relações Exteriores da Rússia Lavrov

Tradução cortesia do Departamento de Estado dos Estados Unidos Reunião do secretário Rubio com o ministro das Relações Exteriores da Rússia Lavrov INFORME ESCRITÓRIO DO PORTA-VOZ O texto abaixo é atribuído à porta-voz Tammy Bruce: Hoje, o secretário de Estado, Marco Rubio, se reuniu com o ministro das Relações Exteriores da Rússia, Sergei Lavrov, dando prosseguimento à conversa do presidente Donald Trump com o presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, em 12 de fevereiro. O secretário Rubio foi acompanhado pelo conselheiro de Segurança Nacional, Mike Waltz, e pelo embaixador e enviado especial, Steve Witkoff, a equipe escolhida pelo presidente Trump com o intuito de restabelecer a relação bilateral. O ministro das Relações Exteriores Lavrov foi acompanhado por Yuri Ushakov, assessor do presidente russo. O presidente Trump quer pôr fim às mortes; os Estados Unidos querem paz e estão usando sua força no mundo em prol de unir os países. O presidente Trump é o único líder no mundo que pode fazer com que a Ucrânia e a Rússia concordem com isso. Concordamos em: Estabelecer um mecanismo de consulta visando abordar aquilo que provoca contratempos à nossa relação bilateral com o objetivo de tomar as medidas necessárias visando normalizar a operação de nossas respectivas missões diplomáticas.  Nomear as respectivas equipes de alto nível a fim de começar a trabalhar em um caminho que busque acabar com o conflito na Ucrânia o mais rápido possível de uma forma que seja duradoura, sustentável e aceitável para todos os lados.  Estabelecer as bases em favor de cooperação futura em questões de interesse geopolítico mútuo e oportunidades econômicas e de investimento históricas que surgirão de um final bem-sucedido ao conflito na Ucrânia.  As partes nas reuniões de hoje prometem permanecer engajadas com o intuito de garantir que o processo avance de forma oportuna e produtiva.  Um telefonema seguido de uma reunião não é suficiente para estabelecer uma paz duradoura. Devemos agir, e hoje demos um importante passo à frente. Gostaríamos de agradecer ao Reino da Arábia Saudita pela organização sob a liderança do príncipe herdeiro Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Veja o conteúdo original: https://www.state.gov/secretary-rubios-meeting-with-russian-foreign-minister-lavrov/  Esta tradução é fornecida como cortesia e apenas o texto original em inglês deve ser considerado oficial.

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Reunión del secretario Rubio con el ministro ruso de Exteriores Lavrov

Traducción cortesía del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos Reunión del secretario Rubio con el ministro ruso de Exteriores Lavrov DEPARTAMENTO DE ESTADO DE EE. UU. SÍNTESIS OFICINA DEL PORTAVOZ 18 DE FEBRERO DE 2025 Las declaraciones a continuación deben atribuirse a la portavoz Tammy Bruce: El secretario de Estado Marco Rubio se reunió hoy con el ministro ruso de Asuntos Exteriores Sergei Lavrov como seguimiento de la conversación del presidente Donald Trump con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin el 12 de febrero. El secretario Rubio estuvo acompañado por el asesor de Seguridad Nacional Mike Waltz y el enviado especial embajador Steve Witkoff, el equipo elegido por el presidente Trump para restablecer la relación bilateral. El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores Lavrov estuvo acompañado por Yuri Ushakov, ayudante del presidente ruso. El presidente Trump quiere poner fin a las matanzas; Estados Unidos quiere la paz y está utilizando su fuerza en el mundo para unir a los países. El presidente Trump es el único líder del mundo que puede conseguir que Ucrania y Rusia se pongan de acuerdo. Acordamos: Establecer un mecanismo de consulta para abordar los aspectos irritantes de nuestra relación bilateral con el objetivo de adoptar las medidas necesarias para normalizar el funcionamiento de nuestras respectivas misiones diplomáticas. Designar equipos respectivos de alto nivel para empezar a trabajar en una vía que permita poner fin al conflicto en Ucrania lo antes posible de forma duradera, sostenible y aceptable para todas las partes. Sentar las bases para una futura cooperación en asuntos de interés geopolítico mutuo y oportunidades económicas y de inversión históricas que surgirán de un final satisfactorio del conflicto en Ucrania. Las partes en las reuniones de hoy se comprometen a continuar participando para garantizar que el proceso avance de manera oportuna y productiva. Una llamada telefónica seguida de una reunión no es suficiente para establecer una paz duradera. Debemos pasar a la acción, y hoy hemos dado un importante paso adelante. Deseamos agradecer al Reino de Arabia Saudí su acogida bajo el liderazgo del príncipe heredero Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.   Para ver el texto original, ir a: https://www.state.gov/secretary-rubios-meeting-with-russian-foreign-minister-lavrov/  Esta traducción se proporciona como una cortesía y únicamente debe considerarse fidedigna la fuente original en inglés.

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Flip the House

Republicans have a razor-thin House majority. If we can get just a few Republicans to vote against his tax cuts for billionaires or if we can just win a few of these special elections or toss-up races, we can stop Trump.

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$10

That is the donation Kamala Harris is humbly asking you to make to the Democratic National Committee today.

$10 so the DNC has the resources to organize Democrats across the country to stop Trump's tax cuts for billionaires paid for by cuts to programs families need like Head Start, food assistance, and Medicaid.

$10 because Democrats must flip the House if we're going to stop anything Trump wants to do in Congress.

$10 because there are several special elections coming up to replace Republicans in the House that either resigned or who Trump nominated for positions in his administration.

Republicans have a razor-thin House majority. If we can get just a few Republicans to vote against his tax cuts for billionaires or if we can just win a few of these special elections or toss-up races, we can stop Trump.

But that requires resources. So we're asking everyone who knows how important that is to just chip in a few bucks today.

Please rush a $10 contribution to the Democratic National Committee today. They will put your donation to work pressuring Republican legislators to vote against Trump's tax plan, and to flip the seats we need to take control of the House.

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