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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs state of emergency bill to help state recover from natural disasters
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs state of emergency bill to help state recover from natural disasters

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Newsom signs state of emergency to support California communities recovering from wildfires, flooding and catastrophic storms Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a state of emergency bill allowing authorities to better respond to natural-disaster...

Federer’s re-thinking of his game
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Federer’s re-thinking of his game

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Roger Federer, a genius who made tennis look effortless, is still the same, and no one who meets him can help but admire him. Even so, he admits to some frustration—a feeling that, with...

China’s “social credit” system is a new way to improve governance
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China’s “social credit” system is a new way to improve governance

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What a new term for Xi Jinping means to China — and to Canada’s strategy for dealing with Beijing’s new authoritarianism, which is being challenged by China’s new president — is the “social credit...

Malaysian voters caught up in a fierce campaign between candidates of the opposition and the Barisan’nya coalition
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Malaysian voters caught up in a fierce campaign between candidates of the opposition and the Barisan’nya coalition

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Malaysians vote in tight race as old party, reformers clash By Mark Kennedy in Kuala Lumpur and Mokhzani Zakaria in Putrajaya / The Guardian, Malaysia 7:30AM GMT 31 Mar 2013 Malaysian voters were caught...

CNN President Jeff Zucker is leaving the network after three years with the company, which he took over in January.
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CNN President Jeff Zucker is leaving the network after three years with the company, which he took over in January.

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More changes at CNN as top programming executive to leave at year's end CNN President Jeff Zucker is leaving the network after three years with the company, which he took over in January. He...

Native American tribes say the word "squaw" is degrading and degrading
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Native American tribes say the word “squaw” is degrading and degrading

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New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names SAN FRANCISCO — A new law will remove the word "squaw" from California place names starting in January as part of a broader...

The UK’s Electricity Regulator
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The UK’s Electricity Regulator

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AP source: Biden to float windfall tax on energy producers Read more But the UK has no national energy regulator; its only regulatory body is the National Grid. The UK regulator, the Office of...

WADA Bans Sergey Torekov for Doping Infractions
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WADA Bans Sergey Torekov for Doping Infractions

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Russian teenager banned from tennis for nine months following anti-doping breach By Tom Loveless 10 October 2017 The Russian tennis federation (RTF) has effectively banned its top player from competition for nine and a...

Matthew Allen Luttrell's manslaughter trial resumes
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Matthew Allen Luttrell’s manslaughter trial resumes

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Trial set for dive boat captain in California's worst modern maritime disaster Authorities in the Pacific Northwest hope to hold the trial of the last surviving crew member of the vessel that sank in...

Nicolás Maduro: The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela
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Nicolás Maduro: The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela

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Nicolás Maduro Fast Facts President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, who is currently serving his second term as president, was born in Valencia, Venezuela on November 18, 1946, in Caracas. Nicolás...