Category: State News

Trump Bashes, DeSantis Shadow Boxes in Display of Contrasting Campaigns in North Carolina

June 11, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is shadowboxing while former President Donald Trump is going in for the knock-out punch even before the fight officially begins. The contrasting styles of the leading contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race were evident in speeches on successive nights before the 2023 North Carolina Republican Convention. While DeSantis alluded…

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Enjoy Awarding-Winning Movie and Meet the Cast While Touring a Hudson River Castle

June 10, 2023
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With summer arriving, give yourself a relaxing weekend on an island in the Hudson River, visit an old Scottish castle, and watch an award-winning crime movie. An island on the Hudson River, a castle, and a crime movie? The three things together sound a little outlandish. But on Saturday June 17, it’s happening. The director…

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DeSantis Tells Tulsa Rally He Will Turn America Around If Elected President in 2024

June 10, 2023
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TULSA, Okla.—Republican governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis of Florida brought his campaign to Oklahoma this weekend where he picked up fellow Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt’s endorsement and told voters his plan to turn the country around. Stitt compared DeSantis’s administration to his own work in Oklahoma. He said both states resisted mask mandates, both…

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San Clemente Moves to Close Beaches 2 Hours Earlier After Marines Attacked by Teens

June 10, 2023
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After repeated complaints of high schoolers causing trouble at San Clemente’s public beaches—with an attack on three off-duty marines by a group of teenagers over Memorial Day weekend making national headlines—city officials voted unanimously on June 6 to close the city’s beaches two hours earlier than the current midnight schedule. “I think this issue from…

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Arcangelo Wins Belmont Stakes

June 10, 2023
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NEW YORK—Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years. After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her arm and her head on the back of a…

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Arcangelo Wins 2023 Belmont Stakes

June 10, 2023
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NEW YORK—Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her arm and her head on the back of a chair. She…

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Paxton’s Lawyers Take Legal Action Against Impeachment Prosecutors

June 10, 2023
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Attorneys representing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have taken legal action against several Texas House Republicans and two Houston attorneys prosecuting Paxton, demanding they stop covertly contacting witnesses related to what they say is a meritless impeachment proceeding. The letter (pdf) was sent on June 8 to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, the co-chairs of…

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Man, 20, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Irvine

June 10, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif.—A 20-year-old Lake Forest man was killed early June 10 when he lost control of his maroon Lexus and crashed into trees and other objects in Irvine. The crash was reported at 4:26 a.m. on eastbound Barranca Parkway at Vertical, north of Alton Parkway, according to spokesman Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department….

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Burbank Unified School District Places Superintendent on Administrative Leave

June 10, 2023
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BURBANK, Calif.—Matt Hill, the superintendent of the Burbank Unified School District, has been placed on administrative leave and the board of education president sent a district-wide email to inform the community about the decision. Burbank school district Board of Education president Steve Ferguson sent the email on June 8 night. It comes after the school…

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Man Killed, 2 Teens Wounded in Alleged Gang-Related Shooting in Azusa

June 10, 2023
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AZUSA, Calif.—A man was shot dead and two other people were wounded during a gang-related shooting in front of an apartment complex in Azusa, authorities said June 10. Deputies responded at 11:01 p.m. Friday to the 200 block of East Newburgh Street, west of South Azusa Avenue, where they found a man in his 20s…

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