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February 22, 2019
Governor Orders More DNA Testing In 1983 California Killings
(AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered additional DNA testing Friday on evidence that a death-row inmate says will prove his innocence in a 35-year-old murder case that has drawn national attention.
February 22, 2019
Sacramento State Students Now Have A New Way To Get To Class
The Ramona Avenue extension project includes an expansion of the street, which now goes under Highway 50 toward the university before it and dead ends at a new intersection at Folsom Boulevard.
Business Journal: Airport Postpones Development Plans; New Stores Fill Empty Toys R Us Spaces; Fitness Studio Opens In The Hardin
Officials are reevaluating plans to develop more than 120 acres of land owned by Sacramento International Airport. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has that story and more business news.
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February 22, 2019
Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike
Across the country, teachers are striking again. First there was Los Angeles, then Denver and West Virginia. Now Oakland teachers are on the picket lines.
February 21, 2019
New Sacramento Collaboration Beer Debuts For ‘Local Beer Weekend’
It's called The High Road, a West Coast style IPA brewed at Fort Rock Brewing in Rancho Cordova.
February 21, 2019
This Semester Sacramento State Students Can Take A Driverless Shuttle To Class
Two driverless shuttles are on loan from a San Francisco-based company through the end of the semester, making the university the first in the state to test autonomous vehicles.
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Rainy Winter Means More Water For Central Valley Cities, Farms
This season’s rain will allow the Central Valley Project to allocate more water to farms, cities and other customers.
February 21, 2019
Top Flutist Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit With Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Rowe, the symphony's principal flutist, filed suit against the orchestra last July. It was among the first lawsuits regarding gender pay gaps filed under a new Massachusetts law.
February 21, 2019
White House Ends California Talks On Mileage Standards
(AP) — The Trump administration says it has ended talks with California over mileage standards, moving the two closer to a potential court battle.
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February 21, 2019
Sound Advice On Upcoming Classical Concerts With Jeff Hudson
CapRadio arts reporter Jeff Hudson previews upcoming classical concerts in this week’s Sound Advice.
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Bootleg Liquor Kills Scores In India's Latest Mass Outbreak Of Alcohol Poisoning
February 23, 2019
Indian authorities say at least 93 people have died and some 200 others are hospitalized after drinking tainted alcohol. About 100 people died from the same thing in a nearby state earlier this month.
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United Methodist Church To Debate LGBTQ Clergy And Same-Sex Weddings
February 23, 2019
United Methodists are among the last mainline Protestant denominations to address the issue, and some worry it could cause a major rift in the church.
Latin America
Venezuelan Military Fires On Protesters, Killing 2, In Confrontation Over Aid
February 23, 2019
The clashes between protesters and security forces came as Venezuelan opposition activists prepare to bring humanitarian aid into the country against the orders of President Nicolás Maduro.
Analysis
Are Democrats Ready To 'Feel The Bern' Or Is Sanders The 'MySpace' Of 2020?
February 23, 2019
The Vermont independent showed he can still raise boatloads of money, but with so many progressive choices, Sanders may be at a disadvantage.
Education
Oakland Teachers Strike, And West Virginia Teachers Say Trust Issues Persist
February 23, 2019
Also in this week's roundup, an investigation into a reform school's "hidden history of abuse."
Politics
Trump Nominates Kelly Craft, Ambassador To Canada, For U.N. Post
February 22, 2019
Craft's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations follows State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert's withdrawal from consideration.
National
California Couple, Parents Of 13, Plead Guilty To Abuse, Torture, Imprisonment
February 22, 2019
David and Louise Turpin face 25 years to life behind bars in an abuse case the DA said was "among the worst ... ever seen." It included charges of starving and shackling children to furniture.
Business
Microsoft Workers Protest Army Contract With Tech 'Designed To Help People Kill'
February 22, 2019
They say Microsoft's contract "crossed the line" into weapons development for the first time and that the company is failing to inform its engineers "on the intent of the software they are building."
Animals
Botswana Weighs Lifting Hunting Ban, With Eye On Reducing Elephant Population
February 22, 2019
A government group recommends elephant hunting resume within limits, and also calls for the animals to be slaughtered for meat used in pet food production.
Music News
Dominick Argento, Literature-Loving And Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer, Dead At 91
February 22, 2019
Argento began his career in earnest in the '60s, before rising to international prominence in the '70s for works that often mined the written word for inspiration.
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