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• How Bernie Sanders Almost Matched Hillary Clinton's Fundraising

  03-10-2015 23:34
  
  In many ways, donors are responding to Sanders' populist message.
  
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• Parts of South Carolina Hit by 'Historic' Rainfall

  03-10-2015 23:27
  
  A major storm that has already brought up to 11 inches of rain to parts of North and South Carolina is expected to bring more heavy rain in the next 24 hours.
  
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• Crimson Tide's streak of 72 straight games ends against Georgia

  03-10-2015 23:06
  
  Alabama closed as a consensus one-point underdog to Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas, ending the Crimson Tide's record 72-game streak of being favored.
  
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• Trevone Boykin tosses 5 TDs in TCU blowout of Texas

  03-10-2015 22:44
  
  Trevone Boykin threw five touchdown passes, including four to freshman KaVontae Turpin, and No. 4 TCU rode a 30-point first quarter to a 50-7 rout of Texas on Saturday.
  
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• Oregon Campus Shooter Died by Suicide, Officials Said

  03-10-2015 21:42
  
  Ten people died including the gunman.
  
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• Steelers release kicker Josh Scobee, sign Chris Boswell

  03-10-2015 21:27
  
  The Pittsburgh Steelers are officially on their fourth kicker since the preseason, as the team cut Josh Scobee and signed free agent Chris Boswell on Saturday.
  
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• Owner died from cancer leaving her dog homeless and in danger of euthanasia

  03-10-2015 20:22
  Meet Bella, a sweet senior pit bull who is already devastated by the loss of her best friend. From Fresno to San Diego with no success. Bella was adopted five years ago from a shelter in Pasadena, is approximately nine-years-old and is current on all of her vaccinations. She is described as basically healthy, although she does suffer from skin maladies which are being controlled with medication. Bella suffers from separation anxiety, as exhibited when her owner went to work, but is successfully
  
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• Matt Williams hasn't talked to Nationals about status for 2016

  03-10-2015 20:09
  
  Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams says he hasn't talked to team management about his job status for 2016 after going through a tough season.
  
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• Bucks to feature alternate basketball court, jersey for four games

  03-10-2015 19:47
  
  The Bucks announced Saturday that they will sell a four-game ticket package in which the team not only will wear a new alternate jersey but also will play on a new alternate court.
  
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• Parts of South Carolina Brace for 'Historic' Rainfall

  03-10-2015 18:18
  
  A major storm that has already brought up to 11 inches of rain to parts of North and South Carolina is expected to bring more heavy rain in the next 24 hours.
  
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• Fashawn Offering Exclusive Prizes For Fans That Can 'Spot The...

  03-10-2015 16:07
  
  The clip was animated and directed by Hectah and set in the Wild West. The cut is included on Fash's The Ecology album. Mass Appeal is offering three fans a chance to win a signed copy of The Ecology vinyl, a t-shirt, and a chance to meet Fashawn during the "Jewel Runner Tour" with Run The Jewels. Viewers can enter the "Spot The Rapper" contest by guessing the 14 artists featured in the "Confess" video. Check out the tour dates for Run The Jewel's "Jewel Runner Tour" with Fashawn and the video f
  
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• Survivor Recalls Terrifying Moments During Oregon Shooting

  03-10-2015 13:44
  
  A nursing student who was at the community college in Oregon on the day a gunman opened fire recalled tending to her dying friend and the heroism of the Army veteran.
  
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• 28 Americans Aboard Ship Missing in Hurricane Joaquin

  03-10-2015 13:44
  
  The U.S. cargo ship left Florida for Puerto Rico earlier this week.
  
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• Umpqua Shooter Had Hate-Filled Writings, Sources Say

  03-10-2015 12:48
  
  He apparently gave papers and thumb drive to someone on campus before shooting.
  
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• Religion Notes for Oct. 3: News, events from the Valleya s faith community

  03-10-2015 11:54
  
  Checks or cash will be accepted. Charles "Chuck" Buller has been selected as the new director of seminary advancement at Fresno Pacific University. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches from 2003 to 2006. Jefferson Ave., Fresno, 559-362-3637, Free. Whitesbridge Ave., Kerman, 559-846-5307, free. 6 Griefshare Clovis Evangelical Free Church, 2377 Armstrong Ave., Clovis, 559-292-3344, www.clovisevfree.org, free. Ashlan Ave., Fresno, 559-226-4100 . Event includes vendors and children's activities
  
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• TNT wedding favors caused evacuation at Denver airport

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  A wedding gift was no joke to TSA agents checking bags in a screening room at Denver International Airport.
  
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• Police officer retiring after 35 years without sick day

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  Mike Flowers, 59, learned a lesson from his parents as a boy: Get up and get going every day, no matter what.
  
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• Nicholas Brendon, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor, arrested for allegedly choking girlfriend

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his roles in the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Criminal Minds,' got into an argument with a girlfriend, choked her and was arrested.
  
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• Museum prepares to send heart of last queen of Romania home

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  A museum in Bucharest is preparing to send the preserved heart of the last queen of Romania to its final resting place - the castle where she died.
  
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• Man named Santa Claus runs for office in Alaska's North Pole

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  A man whose legal name is Santa Claus is running for a City Council seat in the tiny Alaska town of North Pole.
  
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• Lawsuit: Pork roll company fired employee for passing gas

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  One of New Jersey's top pork roll makers is being sued by the wife of an employee who she says was fired for passing too much gas in the office.
  
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• Farmer finds woolly mammoth bones in Michigan field

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  James Bristle and a friend were digging in his southern Michigan soybean field when they unearthed what looked like a bent fence post, caked with mud. Instead, it was part of a pelvis from an ancient woolly mammoth that lived up to 15,000 years ago.
  
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• Amazon to ban sale of Apple TV, Google Chromecast

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  Amazon will stop allowing its third-party sellers to sell Google and Apple video-streaming devices as it focuses on its own Prime Instant Video streaming service.
  
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• 15 million T-Mobile customers' information hacked, Experian says

  03-10-2015 10:07
  
  Hackers have stolen personal information belonging to about 15 million T-Mobile wireless customers, including Social Security numbers, home addresses, birthdates and other personal information.
  
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• Week 5 - Play of the Week

  03-10-2015 09:36
  Watch the video and vote for the Friday Night Football Play of the Week
  
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• Friday Night Football - Week 5 - Highlights | 3 of 3

  03-10-2015 09:36
  Friday, October 02, 2015 - Friday Night Football - Week 5 - Highlights | 3 of 3
  
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• Friday Night Football - Week 5 - Highlights | 2 of 3

  03-10-2015 09:36
  Friday, October 02, 2015 - Friday Night Football - Week 5 - Highlights | 2 of 3
  
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• Friday Night Football - Week 5 - Highlights | 1 of 3

  03-10-2015 09:36
  Friday, October 02, 2015 - Friday Night Football - Week 5 - Highlights | 1 of 3
  
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• Fresno police are investigating a shooting at same location as Thursday's double fatal shooting

  03-10-2015 09:13
  Police are investigating a shooting on Barstow near Blackstone avenues in Northwest Fresno.Officers confirmed with Action News there is at least one gunshot victim.There's no word on the condition of the victim at this time.
  
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• Fresno man jailed after marijuana, high-caliber pistol found in his home

  03-10-2015 07:48
  
  A Fresno man faces weapons and narcotics charges after a search of his home found several pounds of marijuana and a high-caliber pistol in central Fresno, police said Friday. Raided the home just south of McLane High School on Wednesday and found marijuana processed and being grown illegally in the backyard. Friday, Souphaxay Inthavong, 39, who lived in the home, was charged in Fresno County Superior Court, Cervantes said. If you have any information on this case, call Crime Stoppers at 559-498-
  
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• Mendota water rally calls for special legislative session

  03-10-2015 06:49
  
  More than 300 farmers, workers and elected officials from throughout the Valley gathered Friday at Rojas Pierce Park in Mendota to urge Gov. Patterson's staff also was instrumental in putting the event on. Silva's community is among the hardest hit by the drought. Thousands of acres of farmland have been idled because of limited water supplies, leading to fewer jobs and less spending in the community. "I thought that this would be my last water rally, but I've realized we still need attention, w
  
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• Former Fresno Pastor Now In Roseburg, Oregon Talks About College Shooting

  03-10-2015 06:48
  
  A former Fresno pastor who lives directly across the street from where a gunman shot and killed nine people at an Oregon community college speaks out only to KMPH Fox 26 News.Pastor Samuel Sarkissian now leads the congregation at Green Community Church in Roseburg, Oregon.He says, "There is definitely grief over the whole community.
  
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• Man facing charges for forcibly pulling out his girlfriend's 4-year-old autistic child's teeth

  03-10-2015 06:24
  
  An eastern Pennsylvania man must stand trial on charges he beat and forcibly removed the teeth of his girlfriend's 4-year-old autistic son while babysitting.
  
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• Amazon to Ban Apple TV, Chromecast Sales

  03-10-2015 05:33
  Amazon will soon remove Apple T–V and Google Chromecast streaming media devices from its online shopping platform.
  
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• Mariposa County deputy showing signs of improvement after being shot

  03-10-2015 05:24
  The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office says a deputy shot on Thursday is showing positive signs of improvement despite his critical injuries.
  
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• Chris Sale's 270th strikeout breaks 107-year-old White Sox record

  03-10-2015 04:55
  
  With his third strikeout of the night against the Detroit Tigers, White Sox left-hander Chris Sale reached 270 for the season, passing the previous club record of 269 set by Ed Walsh in 1908.
  
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• California Recreational Spiny Lobster Season To Open

  03-10-2015 04:43
  California's recreational spiny lobster season opening Saturday is expected to see plentiful catches because of the El Nino ocean-warming event occurring in the eastern Pacific.State Department of Fish and Wildlife marine scientist Travis Buck says lobster catches have historically been considerable during El Nino events.
  
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• Locals are torn on gun laws after Oregon college shooting

  03-10-2015 04:30
  The massacre in Oregon was the nations 45th school shooting this year and it has us asking how to stop them, but for most Americans, gun control doesn't seem to be the answer.
  
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• Titanic's last lunch menu sells for $88,000 at auction

  03-10-2015 04:00
  
  The menu, which lists corned beef, dumplings and other savory items, is signed on the back in pencil by another first-class passenger, Isaac Gerald Frauenthal, who escaped on another lifeboat.
  
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• New procudure for hammertoe surgery helps patience recover faster

  03-10-2015 03:53
  Hammertoe is a condition where one or more toes are bent downward and frozen in an unnatural and uncomfortable position. The traditional method of fixing the toe can be painful, and require weeks of rehab. Now, a new procedure is making it easier for patients with hammertoe to get back on their feet.
  
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• Dad-to-be cries after discovering wife's 'bun in the oven'

  03-10-2015 03:09
  
  A man was cooking dinner for his wife when she decided to surprise her husband by announcing her pregnancy in a very cute way.
  
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• Pilot program preps Fresno welfare recipients for web work

  03-10-2015 02:40
  
  What we're doing here is training people for a career that any of us would be thrilled to have our children enter. "But what we're doing here is training people for a career that any of us would be thrilled to have our children enter. Overall, he added, the permanent job-placement rate of individuals who have gone through various training programs is between 2 percent and 3 percent. There's a lot of work that goes on behind a website. "I told him to type this, and then look at the screen. "The o
  
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• Editorial: Fresno classrooms should be safe havens not boxing rings

  03-10-2015 02:40
  
  A classroom is supposed to be a safe haven from the dangers of the outside world. The other avenue that Fresno Unified should consider is expanding its community day school. At the urging of community members and students, Fresno Unified is now using a restorative justice discipline program that relies on conflict resolution instead of suspensions or expulsions to address students' bad behavior. That is the appropriate immediate reaction to the situation there. The classroom, after all, is suppo
  
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• Drought rally draws big crowd in Mendota

  03-10-2015 02:28
  Locals desperately seeking relief from the drought renewed their call for action with a rally in a Mendota park.
  
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• Ken Jeong ready to prescribe a hearty dose of laughter in 'Dr. Ken'

  03-10-2015 02:23
  
  The star of ABC's new sitcom discussed how he made the transition from medicine to comedy.
  
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• Ex-WR Irving Fryar gets 5 years in prison for role in mortgage scam

  03-10-2015 02:20
  
  Former NFL star Irving Fryar has been sentenced to five years in a New Jersey prison for his role in a mortgage scam.
  
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• High school football player is kicking his way into the spotlight

  03-10-2015 02:00
  "He's the best kicker I've ever seen," proclaimed Madera football head Coach Bonner Cunnings when talking about his senior star kicker Evan Rios.
  
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• Louisville investigating claims of escort use in recruiting

  03-10-2015 01:58
  
  Louisville and the NCAA are looking into allegations in a soon-to-be-published book that a former director of basketball operations paid an escort service to provide sex for Cardinals recruits.
  
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• Umpqua Shooter Had 13 Guns, All Legally Bought

  03-10-2015 01:48
  
  The man who killed nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon Thursday had six guns with him at the school and seven additional guns at his home.
  
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• Donald Trump: Don't Blame Gun Laws for Oregon School Shooting

  03-10-2015 01:48
  
  Trump made the remarks on ABC News' "This Week."
  
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