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Another pack of gray wolves spotted in California

New York Post 

A female gray wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct in 1924, state wildlife officials said Wednesday. The gray pups were born this spring in Lassen National Forest to a female wolf of unknown origins. Her mate is the...

Cirque du Soleil koopt Blue Man Group

HLN.be 

Entertainmentgroep Cirque du Soleil, bekend van de acrobaten en circusacts, neemt drum- en muziekgroep Blue Man Group over. Met de overname wil

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Marysville

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Police say the crash happened near the northbound ramp from Fourth Street to I-5. The ramp was closed for more than two hours while detectives investigated the crash scene.

Dallas shooting victim wants to bridge gap over gun violence

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

DALLAS (AP) — When a black motorist was fatally shot last year by a Minnesota police officer, the killing hit home for Shetamia Taylor, then 38 and a mother of four sons in suburban Dallas. A lot of officers are carrying this fear like, 'They're going to try to kill me.' [...] young black men are like, 'They ain't going to do nothing but shoot me anyway.' On the evening of the protest, the crowd swelled to an estimated 1,500 people, and some were openly carrying legal firearms. Officers quickly... Читать дальше...

Louisiana attorney general dropping lawsuit against governor

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

(AP) — Louisiana's attorney general is dropping his lawsuit against Gov. John Bel Edwards over a multimillion-dollar escrow account, after lawmakers negotiated a compromise ending the budget dispute. Landry had sued the Democratic governor's administration in April, accusing it of improperly withholding money owed to Landry's office for operations.

Qualcomm Steps Up Fight Against Apple

WSJ.com 

Qualcomm plans to file a complaint with federal trade authorities seeking to halt imports of certain iPhones and iPads, ratcheting up a protracted dispute with Apple by going after the tech giant’s most profitable business.

Giants lose after Johnny Cueto scratched with illness

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Every loud sneeze is interpreted as a sign that a player might be traded, is being traded or already has a first-class seat on a flight out of town. Chris Stratton made his first big-league start in place of Cueto, got ambushed for five runs in the first three innings then pitched into the seventh to save the bullpen in a 6-2 loss. None of those images had the pitching coach tapping him on the shoulder so soon before the game and saying, "Hey, buddy, Justin Upton, Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez... Читать дальше...

Spiking temperatures, fire danger in Southwest US heat wave

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials issued red flag warnings for fire danger in Santa Barbara County's mountains and south coast due to dry, hot winds starting Thursday evening.

Third-graders lobby for an Oakland first: an official city bird

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

So far, the avian advocates have attracted 361 signatures.

"It's a cool and funky bird just like Oakland, so we want it to be the official bird of Oakland," said a student in the video.

As likely to forage in alleyways as they are to fish in Lake Merritt, the stocky wading birds are found all over the city.

Police officer’s good deed gives man a new set of wheels

New York Post 

A Florida police officer is being praised for helping a resident after he spotted the man riding a bike with only one functioning tire. Jacksonville police officer Terrance Hightower was patrolling a neighborhood when he spotted the man riding along the street, the department wrote on Facebook Thursday morning. The man only had one tire...

The Latest: Arpaio's lawyer casts blame on others at trial

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

An attorney defending former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio against a contempt of court charge involving immigration patrols blamed sheriff's employees and a lawyer who once defended the lawman in a racial-profiling case for not following a court order to stop the strategy. Federal prosecutors said in their closing argument that Arpaio continued the patrols for political gain. A prosecutor says former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of metro Phoenix intentionally violated a court order to stop patrols that targeted... Читать дальше...

Lady Vols’ nonconference foes include Stanford, ND, Texas

TheRepublic.com 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee visits 2017 Final Four participant Stanford and NCAA Tournament regional finalist Notre Dame as part of the Lady Volunteers’ 2017-18 nonconference schedule. The Lady Vols released their nonconference schedule Thursday. Home nonconference opponents are East Tennessee State (Nov. 12), James Madison (Nov. 15), Wichita State (Nov. 20), Central Arkansas (Nov. 30),