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Essential Politics: Gov. Jerry Brown delays plans for a regional power grid, more delays on Internet poker bill in Sacramento Aug. 9, 2016, 8:21 a.m. Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching: Gov. Jerry Brown sent legislators...

Colorado is one step closer to having two statewide referendums on fracking reach the ballot in November.

A surge of demand for care from veterans, both from the Vietnam era and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tests Veterans Affairs as never before. Amid a shortage of physicians on the VA staff, and against a bitter and long-term debate over the roles of physicians and nurses — specifically nurse practitioners — a VA proposal has further sparked the argument.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Sarah Michelle Gellar paid tribute to "brave friend" Shannen Doherty following news the "Charmed" star's breast cancer has spread.

Will Young is the second celebrity to be announced for this year's Strictly Come Dancing line-up.

BERLIN — German prosecutors say they have tracked down eight people who allegedly worked at the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II and are considering whether they can be charged as accessories to murder. Jens Rommel, the head of a special prosecutors’ office that looks into Nazi war crimes, told news agency dpa

Investors reluctant to part with their gilts

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I found out about New York City Restaurant Week when I was a sophomore in college. I was living in the city and my roommate and I decided to give it a try. 

NYC Restaurant Week happens twice a year; during the winter and the summer. This year, from July 25-August 19 (not technically a week), over 350 restaurants offer pre-fixe menus — $29 for lunch; $42 for dinner. The promotion allows diners to experience fine dining at a discounted price. 

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A wildfire in the mountains of San Bernardino County grew to nearly 7,000 acres and shut down local schools Tuesday. 

Jammu and Kashmir's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the Kashmir situation and expressed hope that it would mark a fresh beginning in a sustained dialogue process to address the issues.

DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — The new president of Voorhees College says increasing enrollment at the historically black college in Bamberg County is a top priority. The enrollment at the private college affiliated with the Episcopal Church is currently about 400 students and Evans wants to increase that to more than 700.

Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan ve Putin 268 gün sonra St. Petersburg'da buluştu. İki lider başbaşa ve heyetlerarası görüşmelere geçmeden basın mensuplarıyla bir araya geldi.  Rusya Devlet Başkanı Putin, Cumhurbaşkanı...Devamı için tıklayınız

When federal leaders collaborate with local officials and community organizations, you get the best of both worlds. You get a direct connection with citizens combined with the resources, best practices and other assistance of the national government. Local residents and leaders know what their communities need, but they can use extra support.

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have tracked down eight people who allegedly worked at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp during World War II and are considering whether they can be charged as accessories to murder.

Russell Knox packed a surprising amount of power when he won the Travelers Championship. Not with any shot off the tee. With the cap off his head . “Until I actually saw a clip on Sky Sports, I didn’t even realize I threw it as hard as I did,” Knox said. The Travelers Championship was

Telangana CID, which is probing the medical EAMCET-II question paper leak case, Tuesday arrested one more person, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 11.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) just joined a small but growing list of Republican members of Congress who won’t vote for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump come November because of his temperament and rhetoric.

This is what the Olympics is all about, social media users say.

Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, has more or less shied away from displaying her musical talent. Although she shares the genes of two gifted singers, the 23-year-old hasn’t stepped into the spotlight. Until now. Frances Bean Cobain shared a four-second video on her Instagram account in which she sang Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” while wearing a Flintstones shirt. The video doesn’t show her face. Watch it below:

A conservative legal activist is pursuing a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton on behalf of the parents of two Americans killed in the 2012 Benghazi attacks, alleging the Democratic presidential candidate as secretary of state was responsible for the deaths.

Louisiana in May became the first state to add police to hate-crime laws when it passed “Blue Lives Matter” legislation. Now half a dozen additional states are considering similar changes to their hate-crime laws.

Hearts challenge the Scottish FA's offer of a two-match ban to Jamie Walker on a simulation charge over a penalty incident.