West Hills College Lemoore wins $2 million grant
West Hills College in Lemoore is winning big. The Valley school was recently awarded a $2 million grant.
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A California woman suspected of killing her three children pleaded not guilty Wednesday to carjacking during an alleged escape. Liliana Carrillo, 30, entered pleas in a Kern County courtroom to four felony counts of carjacking, attempted carjacking and auto theft. Carrillo's three children were found dead Saturday by their maternal grandmother in her apartment in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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‘It lasted half a Scaramucci’: Fox News’ much-mocked new ‘comedy show’ Gutfeld! replaced by news
‘Gutfeld! will be back tomorrow,’ news anchor Shannon Bream abruptly announced on Tuesday, just as the comedy show was supposed to begin
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A new 'Fast & Furious 9' trailer is here, and it shows Dom and his family going to war with his long lost little brother
Universal Pictures released a new "Fast 9" trailer Wednesday morning featuring the long-awaited return of Dominic Toretto.
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Before and after photos show Caribbean island completely covered in volcanic ash
The La Soufriere volcano has erupted multiple times since Friday, and the damage to St Vincent is shocking
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‘It’s impossible to get any whiter than that’: Team USA Olympic uniforms mocked online
Unveiling of outfits for Team USA and Canada attract controversy — for different reasons
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Biden’s civil rights nominee has to explain to GOP senator that article she wrote was satire
Kristen Clarke would be first Black woman to lead crucial Justice Department division amid rise in white supremacist violence and threats to voting rights
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Democrats to unveil bill adding four new justices to the Supreme Court
The bill aims to expand the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13
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Charity bosses 'deeply sorry' for Quaker chocolatier Rowntree's links to slavery
Charity bosses have said they are "deeply sorry" after famously philanthropic confectionery company Rowntree’s was linked to slavery and apartheid. The family business behind Kit Kat was founded by Quakers in 1862, and under Joseph Rowntree became known for philanthropy which continues to this day through charitable organisations. But the company guided by Christian values profited from slavery, according to research begun following Black Lives Matter protests, and charity bosses have apologised for its “appalling” history. The independent Rowntree Society, a charity which documents this history, yesterday announced that during its rise from York grocery to multinational the company benefited from “unfree labour and other forms of racial exploitation during the eras of colonialism and apartheid”. Celia McKeon, chief executive of the separate Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, said: "We are appalled by what we have learned about these abhorrent practices, which are at odds with our Quaker values and our commitment to building a more just society." Independent sister organisations the Rowntree Foundation and Reform Trust said they were “deeply sorry” for historic connections to slavery and exploitation.
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CEO who Fox News called 'socialist' for $70k minimum wage says company is now worth $10billion
The company’s revenue has tripled since the change was implemented
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NATO to match US troop pullout from Afghanistan
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance has agreed to withdraw its roughly 7,000 non-American forces from Afghanistan to match U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all American troops from the country starting on May 1. Stoltenberg said the full withdrawal would be completed “within a few months” but did not mention the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks set as a goal by Biden. There are between 7,000 and 7,500 non-U.S. NATO troops currently in Afghanistan.
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California town once notorious for lynchings votes to remove noose from its logo
Changes to official badge follow months of debates and research into its origins
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Biden expels Russian diplomats and announces new sanctions in retaliation for hacking
Sanctions follow allegations of election interference and a hacking campaign
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‘Congress itself is the target’: Capitol police overlooked intel and were ordered to hold back during riot, report finds
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21 killed, 3 injured when bus, truck crash in southern Egypt
A bus overturned while trying to pass a truck on a highway in southern Egypt on Tuesday, causing a collision that killed at least 21 people and injured three others, authorities said. The bus was travelling from Cairo when it turned over and was hit by the truck on a road in the southern province of Assiut, 320 kilometers (199 miles) south of Cairo, Assiut Gov. Essam Saad said in a statement. The country’s public prosecutor's office said the road was being reconstructed and there were no lights or traffic signs.
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Capitol Police officers were ordered to not use most aggressive crowd-control tactics against January 6 mob, watchdog report reveals
"Heavier, less-lethal weapons were not used that day because of orders from leadership," the inspector general wrote in the 104-page report.
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Journalist hit in face with non-lethal round while covering protests over police killing of Daunte Wright
The incident is one of many police attacks against journalists during protests
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Biden to hit Russian officials with sanctions as tension rises with Putin
Sanctions are expected to be announced for alleged election interference and a hacking campaign
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Giordano, Markstrom lead Flames to 4-1 win over Canadiens
Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 shots and the Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Wednesday night. Noah Hanafin, Josh Leivo and Sean Monahan also scored, and Chris Tanev had two assists. The Flames have won three straight to pull four points behind the Canadiens for the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division, though Montreal has three games in hand.
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Florida, Michigan, and Texas are the next frontiers in the nationwide battle over voting access
Republican lawmakers in the three 2020 battlegrounds are advancing legislation to restrict voting by mail before 2022.
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Daunte Wright protesters use umbrellas as shields against police
Flashbangs, gas grenades and chemical irritants were released by authorities