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Some of today's top storiesFor the second time in two weeks... pro-Palestinian protesters took over a Bakersfield City Council meeting... calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.Several protesters delivered passionate speeches in front of the council for a little under an hour last night. They want councilmembers to approve a ceasefire resolution... joining more than 70 other cities across the U.S. At this time, however, councilmembers have not announced any plans of voting on a resolution.The long-running feud between the Kern Medical Hospital Authority and the union representing rank and file workers at the hospital is getting tense.Yesterday morning, the Union announced the filing of a complaint with the state. They claim the Hospital Authority overpaid its top executives, through their own private consulting firms, to the tune of 23-million dollars over the last four years. Named in the complaint...Scott Thygerson, the current CEO for the Kern Hospital Authority... Andrew Cantu, the current Chief Financial