By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Ballot measures on abortion access could attract voters to polls in November who otherwise might sit out the election — and even a small number of additional voters could make a difference in close races for offices from the state legislature to president. Scholars and ballot measure experts are divided…
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By JOHN RABY CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former Mafia hitman already serving life in prison was sentenced to 25 years Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Prosecutors said Fotios “Freddy” Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the 89-year-old Bulger in the head…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, Sept. 6 vetoed a controversial housing bill that would have ensured California residents are not excluded from assistance programs due to their immigration status. AB 1840 would have ensured that an applicant’s immigration status was not the sole reason they were denied from any of California’s Housing Finance Authority’s home…
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Jim Denery | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The national spotlight fell on Georgia on Wednesday following a shooting at Barrow County’s Apalachee High School that killed four and injured at least nine others. The two major party candidates for president each responded quickly. Vice President Kamala Harris opened a rally that day by addressing the shooting, calling it “senseless.” Former President Donald Trump wrote…
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LOS ANGELES — Rams cornerback Decobie Durant is expected to play in Sunday’s season opener against the Detroit Lions after fully participating in practice Friday, head coach Sean McVay said. Durant had been limited in the Rams’ last four practices. Durant’s availability is a big break for the Rams after the team had to put…
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Sarah Bahari | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) DALLAS — A Texas university is launching a new degree dedicated to the art and business of influencing. Beginning this fall, the University of Texas at San Antonio is offering a bachelor’s in digital media influencing for aspiring content creators. The program, which is available online and in-person, will cover technical aspects…
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Kyle Stock | Bloomberg News (TNS) For EV drivers traversing the great state of Wyoming, the Smith’s grocery store in Rock Springs is an oasis. It’s just off I-80, there’s a Petco across the street, and it has six plugs promising to charge at 350 kilowatts. At that rate, a Tesla Model 3 could go from empty to full…
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The U.K. has dropped indecent assault charges against Harvey Weinstein, just months after the disgraced producer’s 2020 New York City rape conviction was overturned. The Crown Prosecution Service is no longer pursuing the two charges a woman brought against the 72-year-old Miramax founder in June 2022 — concerning alleged assaults in London in 1996 —…
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About 2,120 bills were introduced by California legislators this year — but over 900 didn’t quite make it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk before the legislative session ended last weekend. Those bills included ones that dealt with social media guardrails and wildfire insurance to AI and sentence reductions for convicted felons. Here’s a closer look…
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Derek Tran is vying to become the first Vietnamese American elected to represent Orange County’s Little Saigon in Congress. That uniqueness is something Tran, and the Democratic Party, often play up on the campaign trail. Tran has said he is “the only candidate that speaks fluent Vietnamese,” and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the campaign…
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