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Watney Is First PGA Tour Player to Test Positive for Coronavirus

June 22, 2020

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Five-time PGA Tour winner Nick Watney tested positive Friday for the coronavirus, the first player with a confirmed infection since golf resumed a full schedule last week. The former Fresno State standout immediately withdrew from...

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Roaming Mountain Lion Caught in Downtown San Francisco

AP News

June 19, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — A young mountain lion that had been spotted sleeping in a planter box along a normally busy street and looking at his reflection in the glass of an office tower in downtown San Francisco was saf...

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New Solo Version of Aretha Song About Race, Faith Released

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June 19, 2020

NEW YORK — A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” has arrived on Junete...

Fresno Juneteenth Rally Is Tonight at Cultural Arts District Park

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June 19, 2020

Juneteenth has added meaning this year amid Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Despite restrictions on social gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Juneteenth will be celebrated start...

Spring Run Chinook Return to San Joaquin River Despite Low Water Year

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June 18, 2020

San Joaquin River Restoration ProgramIf there’s one certainty in these uncertain times, it’s that nature is resilient, and one needn’t look further than the San Joaquin River as an example. For a second y...

Fresno State Wrestling Under Investigation After Reports of Stripper at Team Party

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June 17, 2020

The Fresno Bee Subscription Fresno State is investigating potential athletics department and NCAA rules violations in its wrestling program after receiving internal reports that a stripper danced at a...

Netflix CEO to Donate $120M to Historically Black Colleges

AP News

June 17, 2020

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. Hastings has a history of supporting educational causes, including charter schools. He launched a $...

Fresno Juneteenth Rally Will Be Friday at Cultural Arts District Park

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June 17, 2020

Warner Bros to Hold Massive Virtual Event for DC Comics Fans

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June 16, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Comic-Con may be canceled this year, but Warner Bros. will convene a 24-hour virtual gathering of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe. The studio announced Tuesday that DC FanDome will ...

Carson Thinks Trump Will ‘Get There’ on Athletes Kneeling

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June 16, 2020

WASHINGTON — The lone African American member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet said Monday he would work with the president on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem, though Trump has shown no signs of softening, tweeting over the we...

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Roaming Mountain Lion Caught in Downtown San Francisco

New Solo Version of Aretha Song About Race, Faith Released

Fresno Juneteenth Rally Is Tonight at Cultural Arts District Park

Spring Run Chinook Return to San Joaquin River Despite Low Water Year

Fresno State Wrestling Under Investigation After Reports of Stripper at Team Party

Netflix CEO to Donate $120M to Historically Black Colleges

Fresno Juneteenth Rally Will Be Friday at Cultural Arts District Park

Warner Bros to Hold Massive Virtual Event for DC Comics Fans

Carson Thinks Trump Will ‘Get There’ on Athletes Kneeling