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April 19, 2019
High Times’ Cannabis Cup Returns To Sacramento This Weekend. Here’s How The City Regulates It.
Sacramento is one of just a handful of cities in the state that licenses these types of cannabis events, where attendees can smoke and purchase marijuana.
'M. Butterfly' Returns To Sacramento Region Theater Stage For First Time In Decades
The current staging in Nevada City by Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra really hits the bull’s eye.
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Court: EPA Has 90 Days To Justify Use Of Dangerous Pesticide
A federal appeals court has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to justify why a widely used but dangerous pesticide should stay on the market.
April 19, 2019
California Unemployment Rate Slightly Increases In March
(AP) — California's unemployment rate edged up slightly in March even as the state continued adding jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
April 19, 2019
Business Journal: West Sac Co-Living Apartments; New Movie Theater; New Jobs At Rancho Cordova's VSP
West Sacramento could be the site of a new co-living apartment complex featuring relatively small units and comparatively cheaper rents. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has that story and more business news.
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April 18, 2019
Sacramento Region Added 25,000 Residents In 2018 While Los Angeles Lost Population
Sacramento’s population gain was second only to the Riverside-San Bernardino metro area, which added more than 50,000 according to new Census estimates. Los Angeles lost population for the first time this decade.
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Power Companies Want To Build Charging Stations Along California Freeways To Move The Trucking Industry To Electric Vehicles
The plan is to complete a study by the end of this year, with the first installation of chargers by early 2020.
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April 18, 2019
Appeals Court Backs California Laws To Protect Immigrants
(AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday kept in place three California laws intended to protect immigrants, continuing the state's efforts to be a national leader in opposing Trump administration policies.
April 18, 2019
Reddit Users Quiz Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg During ‘AMA’ Session (Spoiler: There Were ‘Dad Jokes’)
Celebrities will often hold "ask me anything" question-and-answer sessions on the website. On Wednesday, users quizzed the mayor on everything from homelessness to the Mueller report.
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April 18, 2019
READ: The Full Mueller Report, With Redactions
Attorney General William Barr has released special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Democrats have pushed for Congress to get an unredacted version.
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Europe
Police In Northern Ireland Seek Journalist's Killers
April 19, 2019
29-year-old Lyra McKee was a rising star in journalism in Northern Ireland and abroad. Her death was condemned by nearly all political factions there.
Law
California Parents Sentenced To Life In Prison After Years Of Torturing 12 Children
April 19, 2019
"My parents took my whole life from me," said one of the couple's adult daughters who testified against David and Louise Turpin on Friday. "But now I'm taking my life back."
Sports
UNC Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell Resigns After Investigation
April 19, 2019
An 18-day probe into the women's basketball program found the Hall of Fame coach is not racist but did make "racially insensitive" remarks. She also pressured players to play through serious injuries.
Books
The Mueller Report Is Free To Read, But It's Also A Bestseller
April 19, 2019
The Mueller report on the 22-month probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election is now a bestselling book, even though its contents are free and widely available.
WPLN | Shots - Health News
Amid Opioid Prescriber Crackdown, Health Officials Reach Out To Pain Patients
April 19, 2019
After dozens of health care workers were charged with illegally prescribing opioids in Appalachia, local health agencies are trying to make sure chronic pain patients don't fall through the cracks.
National
Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age
April 19, 2019
Citing an "unprecedented spike" in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.
CPR | National
How Effective Are School Lockdown Drills?
April 19, 2019
Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, a generation of American children has learned how to hide from a potential shooter. But there's little data on what kinds of drills work best.
Sports
3 Top Climbers Presumed Dead After Avalanche In Canada
April 19, 2019
Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer had been attempting a route in Canada's Banff National Park. The park said that all three are "presumed to be deceased."
Environment
Hurricane Michael Was A Category 5, NOAA Finds — The First Since Andrew In 1992
April 19, 2019
With winds of 160 mph, the October hurricane was the strongest on record to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle, where communities are still trying to recover. NOAA upgraded it from a Category 4.
Music News
Lil Dicky's 'Earth' Video Is Band Aid For The Internet
April 19, 2019
How did this guy manage to create a music video that rivals this year's Coachella lineup, recalling the infamous '80s supergroup that also hoped to heal the world with song?
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