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California high-speed rail chief quits amid billowing expenses scandal

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The GuardianCalifornia high-speed rail chief quits amid billowing expenses scandal
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Ian Choudri resigns after report found agency overseeing troubled LA-San Francisco project misused over $600,000 in public funds The chief executive of California’s embattled high-speed rail authority abruptly resigned on Wednesday, over a month after a…

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