Thursday, June 9, 2016

California voters to have a say, sort of, over Citizens United and other top stories.

  • California voters to have a say, sort of, over Citizens United

    California voters to have a say, sort of, over Citizens United
    Photo: Eric Risberg, Associated Press California Gov. Jerry Brown cleared the way Wednesday, June 8, 2016, for a ballot measure over Citizens United, the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on political campaigns. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) less California Gov. Jerry Brown cleared the way Wednesday, June 8, 2016, for a ballot measure over Citizens ..
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  • More Rapes Reported at Harvard in 2014 than Any Other Mass. School

    More Rapes Reported at Harvard in 2014 than Any Other Mass. School
    In 2014, Harvard received more reports of on-campus rape than any other university in Massachusetts, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.Using numbers collected through the Clery Act, a law that requires universities that receive federal funding to report data about crime on their campuses to the government, the Department of Education created a searchable database with details about campus crime, including sexual offenses. Harvard topped the list for Massachusetts universit..
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  • Officials: Pentagon to Unveil Plan to Adjust Promotion Rules

    Officials: Pentagon to Unveil Plan to Adjust Promotion Rules
    U.S. military troops may be able to sidestep the Pentagon's entrenched "up or out" promotion system under sweeping new proposals being unveiled Thursday, aimed at keeping high-tech experts or other specialists on the job, according to defense officials. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to roll out the plans Thursday, marking the third — and most groundbreaking — installment in his campaign to modernize the military's antiquated bureaucracy. The proposals are largely aimed at giving t..
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  • San Jose police arrest 3 more anti-Trump protesters; a fourth is being sought

    San Jose police arrest 3 more anti-Trump protesters; a fourth is being sought
    Police have arrested three more people in connection with last week’s violent demonstrations after a Donald Trump rally in San Jose. A fourth person is being sought. Two San Jose teens, 16 and 17, were booked on a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon. They were not identified because they are minors. A third teen, age 16, of Milpitas, a city north of San Jose, was booked on a misdemeanor count of battery, according to a police statement. Police released photos of a fourth person they ar..
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  • As Democrats Nudge Bernie Sanders, GOP Tries to Rein In Donald Trump

    As Democrats Nudge Bernie Sanders, GOP Tries to Rein In Donald Trump
    “My hope is over the next couple weeks we’re able to pull things together,” the president said.Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said, “We should be a little graceful and give him the opportunity to decide on his own.”Republicans face a thornier challenge in grappling with Mr. Trump, whose inflammatory comments and slapdash campaign style have alarmed party leaders throughout the race. Since securing his spot as the presumptive Republican nominee, he has made only transient efforts to impose d..
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  • Wildfire threatens homes near where 2013 blaze killed 19 Hotshots

    Wildfire threatens homes near where 2013 blaze killed 19 Hotshots
    YARNELL, Ariz. -- A brush fire threatened structures early Thursday in the north-central Arizona town of Yarnell - the scene of a 2013 wildfire in which 19 members of an elite firefighting crew were killed.Some residents on the town's east and west sides were told to evacuate their homes as a precaution, Yavapai County sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said. CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV reports 250 homes had been evacuated as of late Wednesday night and more than 1,000 houses and businesses ..
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  • Trump campaign not looking to ban Hewitt from GOP convention

    Trump campaign not looking to ban Hewitt from GOP convention
    T. Adams Staff Correspondent The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/Adams-5.jpg. Share. Tweet. Mail. Print. SMS. More. The Donald Trump campaign said late Wednesday that it does not ...
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