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Contra Costa Times: The provisional approval was withdrawn after La Verne graduates posted the lowest pass rate for the California bar exam each of the past two years.

KQED Our State of Health blog: Residents of the Carousel neighborhood of Carson, Calif., met with their state Assembly representative, Warren Furutani, to discuss ongoing health problems caused by contaminated soil.

FairWarning.org: Makers of gas fireplaces have been allowed to set their own standards, which permit glass fronts to be as hit as 500 degrees.

The Chronicle of Higher Education: For-profit colleges have won “major concessions” in a new U.S. Department of Education rule intended to “protect students and taxpayers from programs that overpromise and underdeliver.”

Chicago Tribune: Two lawsuits seeking class-action status allege Michaels Stores Inc. “failed to safeguard shoppers’ credit and debit card information and PIN numbers.”

Associated Press: New York Senator Charles Schumer said his bill would prevent car rental agencies from renting vehicles under recall unless the problem has been fixed.

The [Portland] Oregonian: Oregon hospitals have reported 10 cases in which the wrong procedure was performed, or the procedure was performed on the wrong site or on the wrong patient, in each of the last two years.