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Showtime Says ‘Shameless’ Will Air Final Season This Summer

January 14, 2020

PASADENA — The wild ride of the Gallagher family on “Shameless” is coming to an end. “It will be one last hurrah for the Gallaghers and their unique blend of love and lechery." — Showtime entertainment president Gary Levine The series will air its 11th a...

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‘Supernatural,’ ‘Arrow’ Makers: CW Dramas Ending on a High

AP News

August 5, 2019

BEVERLY HILLS — The makers of "Supernatural" and "Arrow" say they're bringing the CW shows to a close at the right time. "You don't want to be the last person at a party, even if it's the best party on the p...

Sanders Set to Mount Vigorous Defense of ‘Medicare for All’

AP News

July 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders will vigorously defend his signature "Medicare for All" proposal on Wednesday and hit back at his critics who say his push amounts to both bad politics and bad policy. The Vermont...

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Bay Area School District Changing Name Tied to Confederacy

AP News

April 17, 2019

SAN RAFAEL — The Dixie School District board voted Tuesday night to change the name of the 150-year-old district after critics linked it to the Confederacy and slavery. Dixie is a nickname for the southern U.S. states that formed the pro-slavery Confederacy...

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Iditarod Competitor Whose Dogs Quit Says They Got Spooked

AP News

March 22, 2019

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod musher who was hours ahead in the Alaska wilderness race when his dogs refused to keep running dismissed critics who say he ran them too hard and chalked it up to a bad memory t...

Chiefs; Reid Trying to Rewrite History of Playoff Letdowns

AP News

January 19, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid sat inside an opulent suite high above the field in Arrowhead Stadium six years ago, a sparkle in his eyes and a broad smile hiding underneath his bushy, red mustache. He had jus...

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‘We Are Totally Happy,’ Say Amazon Workers Paid to Be on Twitter

AP News

August 29, 2018

NEW YORK — Amazon is taking an out-of-the box approach to answering its critics — paying Amazon workers to be "ambassadors" and tweet full-time about how satisfied they are at their jobs. "It's important that we do a good job of educating people about the a...

Trump Can’t Block You on Twitter, Judge Rules

Bill McEwen

May 23, 2018

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter because of their political views, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhatt...

US Medical Schools Boost LGBTQ Students, Doctor Training

Fresno Closes Playgrounds Because of COVID-19

Luis Chavez: How Long Before California Gets 2-Minute COVID-19 Test Kits?

California Seeks 3,500 New Inmate Releases Over Coronavirus

Fighting COVID-19: 'Project Lightspeed' Vaccine Aims for April Testing

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

Valley Stores Add ‘Sneeze Guards’ to Combat COVID-19 at Checkout

Fighting COVID-19: UC Medical Centers Launch Clinical Trial to Assess Antiviral Drug

Kobe Bryant Handprints, Other Memorabilia up for Auction

Some Instacart, Amazon Workers Strike as Jobs Get Riskier

Florida Sheriff Seeking Tips in ‘Tiger King’ Mystery

Dutch Museum Says Van Gogh Painting Stolen in Overnight Raid

Here’s a Way to Cut California’s College Costs and Help Students Succeed

Stay Home, Light A Candle, Show Your Support Wednesday

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

How to Get Past the Coronavirus Crisis Without Losing Your Mental Health

ICYMI: ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Michael Greger

Video: Dyer vs. Janz in GV Wire Mayoral Forum

Video: Alonzo vs. Maxwell in GV Wire City Council Forum

Warren Ends 2020 Presidential Bid After Super Tuesday Rout

Coronavirus Suddenly Upends Campaign Themes for Both Parties

2020 Campaigns Go Digital Amid Fears of Coronavirus Spread

Sanders’ Campaign Says He’s Reassessing, Not Dropping out

Showtime Says ‘Shameless’ Will Air Final Season This Summer

‘Supernatural,’ ‘Arrow’ Makers: CW Dramas Ending on a High

Sanders Set to Mount Vigorous Defense of ‘Medicare for All’

Bay Area School District Changing Name Tied to Confederacy

Iditarod Competitor Whose Dogs Quit Says They Got Spooked

Chiefs; Reid Trying to Rewrite History of Playoff Letdowns

Trump Can’t Block You on Twitter, Judge Rules

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