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‘We Object To The President Doing His Job In An Illegal Way’: Becerra Comments On California’s Latest Lawsuit Against President Trump
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February 20, 2019
Modesto To House Homeless Campers In Temporary Tent City
The Outdoor Emergency Shelter will eventually have 300 tents located under the Ninth Street Bridge at Tuolumne River Regional Park.
California Lawmakers Want To Tax Sugary Drinks And Regulate Soda Sizes
A suite of five bills introduced Wednesday would change the way sugary drinks are taxed, sold and marketed in the state.
February 20, 2019
Lodi Stops Using Roundup Weed Killer Near Playgrounds Due To Health Concerns
The World Health Organization classified a key ingredient as a possible carcinogen.
February 20, 2019
Trump Wants California To Pay Back Billions For Bullet Train
(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed a fight to keep the money and said the move was in response to California again suing the administration, this time over Trump's emergency declaration to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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February 20, 2019
Butte Strong Hires New Design Firm To Begin Rebuilding Paradise After Camp Fire
Three months after the blaze burned most of Paradise to the ground, baby steps are being taken to remake the town, including the hiring of a group to ask residents the best way to rebuild.
February 20, 2019
Sacramento Reacts To Mayor Steinberg’s Proposal To Address Inequality In Underserved Neighborhoods
CapRadio reporters Bob Moffitt, Sammy Caiola, and Pauline Bartolone report on the community reaction to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s proposal to spend $200 million of Measure U proceeds in underserved neighborhoods.
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February 20, 2019
Former FBI Special Agent Shares #MeToo Memoir 'It Never Happened'
Former FBI Special Agent Barbara Van Driel shares her #MeToo stories collected in a new memoir.
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February 20, 2019
Sacramento French Film Fest Presents Cinematic Amuse-Bouches Of Short Films From 2019 César Awards
Sacramento French Film Festival Director Cécile Mouette Downs previews a program of short animated and live action films coming to the Crest Theatre this Saturday.
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February 19, 2019
Gov. Newsom Takes Softer Approach To Housing Compliance At Meeting With California Mayors
The California governor admitted Tuesday that suing the city of Huntington Beach was an aggressive start to getting California cities and counties to comply with state housing goals.
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California Lawmakers Toy With Idea Of Replacing Sales Tax With A Carbon Tax
The idea is to place a tax on every item sold in the state based on how much carbon is emitted when it's made. Sen. Ben Allen introduced a study bill on this requiring the California Air Resources Board to report back to the legislature by 2021.
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House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration
February 20, 2019
The Democratic majority is likely to approved the resolution and then the law says the Republican-controlled Senate would have to consider the measure too.
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Arrested Coast Guard Officer Planned Mass Terrorist Attack 'On A Scale Rarely Seen'
February 20, 2019
Christopher Paul Hasson, a self-proclaimed white nationalist, allegedly wanted to "kill every last person on earth" in a crusade to establish a "white homeland," according to officials.
National
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Cancels Appearance At Civil Rights Forum
February 20, 2019
He was to begin a "reconciliation tour" Thursday at historically black Virginia Union University. A student leader told him his presence would detract from the event and asked him to reschedule.
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After Delay, Michael Cohen To Testify On Capitol Hill Next Week
February 20, 2019
President Trump's former lawyer is scheduled to appear Feb. 27 before the House oversight committee. Members of Congress are expected to ask him about hush money payments ahead of Election Day 2016.
National
#MeToo Graffiti Scrubbed From Sarasota V-J Day Kissing Statue
February 20, 2019
A towering statue depicting the famed embrace between a sailor and a woman in white, celebrating the end of World War II, has become an unwelcome symbol of assault to some.
Europe
Russia Moves To Mask Military Trail By Telling Troops To Put Down Smartphones
February 20, 2019
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill restricting social media and smartphone use by service members.
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Boko Haram Will Never Break Them: Photographing Nigeria's Schoolgirls
February 20, 2019
Photojournalist Rahima Gambo has been documenting the experiences of students attending schools in the midst of the insurgency. The images challenge our perception of victimhood and war in Africa.
National
'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett Charged With Filing False Police Report
February 20, 2019
The actor had reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Prosecutors say that report was not true.
Politics
Trade Talks With China Continue, As Trump Shies From A Hard Deadline For A Deal
February 20, 2019
March 1 "is not a magical date," President Trump said this week, about his self-imposed deadline when tariffs would spike. Whether a deal will resolve key structural issues isn't clear.
Europe
3 Conservative Politicians Abandon Party For Britain's Fledgling 'Independent Group'
February 20, 2019
"The hard-line, the anti-EU awkward squad that have destroyed every leader for the last 40 years are now running the Conservative party from top to toe," lawmaker Anna Soubry said Wednesday.
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