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Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer and Murderer, Dies at 81
Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.
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Data Shows How Basic Universal Recipients Spent Free Money
The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500 a month from the government shows they spend most of it on things such as food, clothing and utility bills.
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Mass. Bill Would Test Idea of Universal Basic Income
A bill under consideration at the Massachusetts Statehouse is aimed at testing the idea of a universal basic income. The long-shot bill would create a pilot program that would include 100 residents in each of three economically diverse cities or towns. At least one of the communities would be located in a rural part of the state.
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Mass. Bill Would Test Idea of Universal Basic Income
A bill under consideration at the Massachusetts Statehouse is aimed at testing the idea of a universal basic income. The long-shot bill would create a pilot program that would include 100 residents in each of three economically diverse cities or towns. At least one of the communities would be located in a rural part of the state.
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A mudslide was the cause of a commuter train derailment in Sunol, California, that injured nine people on board, sending one train car into a nearby creek, a Union Pacific spokesman said Tuesday. All Altamont Corridor Express trains were canceled on Tuesday traveling from San Jose in Silicon Valley to Stockton in the Central Valley because of the derailment that…
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Boy Dies After Yemeni Mother Fought for Visa to Visit Him
A terminally ill boy whose Yemeni mother fought to visit him after being barred from entering the U.S. by the Trump administration’s travel ban has died in hospital in California, NBC News reported. Abdullah Hassan, 2, had suffered from a genetic brain condition and died at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said...
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Survivors Gather at Pearl Harbor for Attack Remembrance
About 20 survivors gathered at Pearl Harbor on Friday to pay tribute to the thousands of men lost in the Japanese attack 77 years ago. They joined dignitaries, active duty troops and members of the public in observing a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the time the bombing began on Dec. 7, 1941. John Mathrusse was an 18-year-old seaman...
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Cows Let Loose on California Highway
A two-way tow truck collision on California State Highway 99 on Friday caused a cattle trailer to overturn, letting loose around two dozen cows.
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Mother, Stepfather Charged With Murder in 10-Year-Old Girl's Death
A mother and stepfather have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 10-year-old girl in Stockton Springs, Maine.
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Suspect in Deadly Stabbing Outside Chelsea Convenience Store Held on $200K
Nazeeb Gonzalez, 37, of Revere, is being held on $200,000 cash bail after his arraignment here in Chelsea District Court Thursday afternoon.
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Suspect in Deadly Stabbing Outside Chelsea Convenience Store Held on $200K
Police say one person was stabbed to death and two others were taken to the hospital with stab wounds after an early morning altercation outside a Massachusetts convenience store.
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Pats' Brandin Cooks Meets the Press
The New England Patriots have a new wide receiver, and Brandin Cooks is already getting a feel for this organization.
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‘Hot Felon' Is Out of Calif. Prison, Ready to Embark on Modeling Career
Jeremy Meeks, whose “dreamy” mugshot made him a viral sensation, is out of prison and ready to start his modeling career, Buzzfeed reported.
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‘Accidents Happen': Passengers Ride ACE Train For First Time Since Derailment
Altamont Corridor Expressway was back in service on Wednesday after a day off the tracks following the derailment in Sunol, California, that sent a train plunging down a ravine, injuring nine passengers.
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Union Pacific: Mudslide Caused Altamont Corridor Express Train to Derail in Sunol
A Union Pacific spokesman said Tuesday that a mudslide was most likely the cause of a commuter train derailment that injured nine people on board, sending one train car into a nearby creek.
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Altamont Corridor Express Train Derails in Sunol, 1 Car Falls Into Creek
A commuter train carrying passengers from the South Bay to the Central Valley derailed in Sunol Monday evening, injuring nine people, four of them seriously, police said. The leading car of Altamont Corridor Express train No. 10 plunged into Alameda Creek after ramming into a tree near 5500 Niles Canyon Road between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m., authorities said.
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Family of Slain California Bank Heist Hostage Missy Holt-Singh Blames Police
The family of a bank robbery hostage shot and killed in Stockton blamed police on Wednesday for the death and demanded the city take financial responsibility.