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• Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

  20-06-2020 22:30
  Police say responding officers were met by a violent crowd that prevented their "safe access to the victims."
  
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• Dad launches YouTube channel for kids without fathers

  20-06-2020 22:17
  
  Rob Kenney launched a how-to YouTube channel to help those without dads.
  
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• AG Barr: Trump has removed Geoffrey Berman, top federal prosecutor in Manhattan

  20-06-2020 22:13
  U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman intends to continue to fight his removal.
  
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• Woman wanted after Atlanta Wendy's burns in protest of Rayshard Brooks shooting

  20-06-2020 22:06
  Natalie White is a suspect in the arson and investigators are asking for help finding her.
  
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• `I'm just here to do my job': Attorney general Geoffrey Berman goes to work, despite Barr's efforts to oust him

  20-06-2020 21:48
  "I'm just here to do my job,″ Geoffrey S. Berman told reporters.
  
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• Father and son duo speed painters raise millions of dollars for charities across the country

  20-06-2020 21:36
  This is AMAZING! Meet the father and son duo putting SPEED in speed painting🖌️, where they create art in less than 5 minutes!
  
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• Trump gear, metal barriers, few masks: Crowd readies for Tulsa rally

  20-06-2020 21:35
  The crowd -- most without masks -- were hoping to be among the first inside the more than 19,000-seat BOK Center.
  
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• Missing soldier skeletal remains found near Fort Hood, mother says, but search continues for Vanessa Guillen

  20-06-2020 21:11
  
  Private Gregory Morales had been missing since August, 2019. Skeletal remains found Friday near the post are his, according to his mother.
  
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• Chicagoan washing cars to raise money for those COVID-19 affected, social justice

  20-06-2020 20:50
  
  This man is washing cars and power washing streets to raise money for good.
  
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• 6 Trump staffers test positive for COVID-19 in Tulsa ahead of rally

  20-06-2020 20:35
  Tulsa has seen cases of COVID-19 spike in the past week, and the local health department director asked that the rally be postponed.
  
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• Vietnamese American college student says teacher asked her to use English-sounding name

  20-06-2020 20:16
  "People should not be embarrassed of their name. I hope they'll feel more comfortable using their real name rather than giving people and then they can use or a white wash name."
  
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• Channelview High School bus crash survivor earns prestigious Gates scholarship

  20-06-2020 18:50
  
  Dewayne was one of the Channelview students who survived the bus crash that killed the driver in 2018. His experience taught him to really LIVE every moment of your life.
  
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• Belmont Stakes ready to run without fans, kicking off Triple Crown races

  20-06-2020 18:41
  The 152nd running usually has crowds of up to 100,000 spectators, but on Saturday, there will be 10 horses on the track and zero fans in the stands.
  
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• Demonstrators topple Confederate monument statues in DC and NC amid Juneteenth celebrations

  20-06-2020 18:26
  
  On the evening of Juneteenth, demonstrators climbed and successfully toppled two statues from the Confederate monument outside of the North Carolina Capitol building, as well as a Confederate general statue in Washington DC.
  
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• NOT REAL NEWS: False stories from this week about protests, Aunt Jemima, CNN

  20-06-2020 18:22
  No, NASCAR is not forcing its drivers to engage in Muslim prayer.
  
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• Dad writes special message to wife and newborn he couldn't visit due to COVID-19 hospital restrictions

  20-06-2020 18:11
  
  "God bless our Jared. We love you."💗 Hospital restrictions due to COVID-19 didn't stop this dad from supporting his wife and newborn son.
  
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• Northwest Fresno family burglarized by familiar face

  20-06-2020 18:10
  The 18-year-old daughter quickly recognized him as a classmate from junior high school.
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed by big rig in Merced

  20-06-2020 17:43
  The big rig was driving southbound on State Route 59 near Vassar when the driver suddenly noticed a man standing in the middle of the road.
  
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• Visalia police looking for suspect in drive-by shooting

  20-06-2020 17:40
  The search for a suspect is on in the South Valley after a drive-by shooting in Visalia put a man in the hospital.
  
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• Mission accomplished: Malala gets Oxford degree

  20-06-2020 17:03
  The Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education has completed her degree at Oxford University.
  
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• Houston artist uses his passion for color to help LGBTQ community

  20-06-2020 17:00
  
  Edgar Medina quit his job as a dental assistant to follow his dream. See how his passion for color is helping young artists and the LGBTQ community.
  
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• Judge: John Bolton can publish book despite Trump administration efforts to block it

  20-06-2020 16:43
  The ruling means a distribution of a memoir that paints an unflattering portrait of Trump's foreign policy decision-making.
  
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• Mike Pence declines to say 'Black Lives Matter' when pressed in interview with Philadelphia's 6abc Action News

  20-06-2020 16:33
  When asked to say "Black Lives Matter, Pence replied, "All lives matter in a very real sense."
  
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• Trump's Saturday rally: What to know as 100,000 expected to flock to downtown Tulsa

  20-06-2020 16:09
  The rally was shaping up to be one of the biggest indoor events in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic hit.
  
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• Trump hopes Tulsa rally will energize base despite coronavirus pandemic

  20-06-2020 15:07
  The rally was shaping up to be one of the biggest indoor events in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic hit.
  
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• Trump fires US attorney investigating allies, sources tell ABC News

  20-06-2020 15:04
  President Donald Trump has fired Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News.
  
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• Trump fires US attorney investigating allies, ABC News reports

  20-06-2020 15:04
  President Donald Trump has fired Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News.
  
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• 2nd former police officer charged in George Floyd death released from jail

  20-06-2020 14:43
  Alexander Kueng posted a $750,000 bond and was released from jail, according to records.
  
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• Demonstrators topple 2 Confederate monument statues outside NC Capitol building on Juneteenth

  20-06-2020 13:39
  
  On the evening of Juneteenth, demonstrators climbed and successfully toppled two statues from the Confederate monument outside of the North Carolina Capitol building.
  
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• Beyoncé drops surprise single 'Black Parade' on Juneteenth

  20-06-2020 13:34
  Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises - a new single.
  
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• Part of Fresno County jail under quarantine after 13 inmates test positive for COVID-19

  20-06-2020 08:31
  A potential coronavirus outbreak has forced a quarantine at the north jail at the Fresno County jail complex.
  
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• 5-year-old Oakhurst boy learning to walk again after Memorial Day power tool accident

  20-06-2020 08:30
  Zander Wood has spent the last 25 days in the hospital after he grabbed his father's power inverter and was instantly electrocuted.
  
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• Latino Life: Mario Landeros

  20-06-2020 08:27
  17-year-old animator Mario Landeros from the South Valley has back-to-back wins for Best Animation at the Slick Rock Student Film Festival.
  
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• Latino Life: What the Fork

  20-06-2020 08:25
  When the pandemic hit, a Fresno County woman started a cooking community with a clever name on Facebook to connect people through recipes - and the idea went around the world.
  
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• Department of Justice tries to oust US attorney investigating Trump allies

  20-06-2020 08:10
  
  The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump's allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue.
  
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• Fresno Grizzlies create custom Juneteenth T-shirt

  20-06-2020 06:31
  
  In honor of Juneteenth, the Fresno Grizzlies have partnered with local design studio Root General to create a custom T-shirt.
  
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• Fresno County health officials worried about rise in COVID-19 cases

  20-06-2020 06:20
  Fresno County's contact tracing team said it is too early to determine if recent public protests and marches have led to a surge of infections.
  
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• 2 pastors file complaints against Fresno Unified board member Terry Slatic

  20-06-2020 06:20
  The two pastors say Slatic told them he wanted to remove the Bullard High principal and send 25% of the students 'back south', then launched into a 2-minute profanity-laced rant.
  
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• 1 killed in industrial accident at Foster Farms site in Fresno

  20-06-2020 06:11
  
  One person has been killed at the Foster Farms plant in southwest Fresno in an industrial accident, the company said on Friday.
  
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• Kaweah Delta finishes airflow project to isolate more COVID-19 patients

  20-06-2020 04:14
  Kaweah Delta Medical Center says with a new set of filters, all the air in the room can be drawn out within just a couple of minutes and cleaned, keeping other patients and staff safe from COVID-19.
  
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• This is Culture Bakehouse: Artisan bread created with love by Clovis baker

  20-06-2020 04:13
  The artisan food is ordered through their website and can be picked up or delivered to homes in the Clovis area.
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic impacts enrollment numbers for Central California colleges

  20-06-2020 04:13
  As colleges prepare for the upcoming fall semester, administrators say the coronavirus pandemic has a significant impact on enrollment numbers.
  
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• Large, diverse group selected as Fresno Commission for Police Reform

  20-06-2020 04:12
  The 37-member commission, chaired by the former council member and former police officer Baines, is a diverse group racially and in perspective.
  
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• Good Sports: City County All Stars honored despite canceled game

  20-06-2020 04:12
  For the first time in its 66-year history, the Fresno City County All Star Football Game was canceled due to COVID-19.
  
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• 73-year-old Navy hero in Fresno has emotional reunion with daughter after 100 days

  20-06-2020 04:12
  The Vietnam veteran was visibly moved when his daughter visited him as part of a special Father's Day parade hosted by the Veterans Home of California in Fresno.
  
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• Phase 3 businesses reopen in South Valley

  20-06-2020 04:11
  When it comes to the guidelines set by California, the main difference is for clients - they are required to wear face coverings and answer questions about their health.
  
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• Fresno African American groups honor Juneteenth, speak out against racial injustice

  20-06-2020 04:11
  Members from African American groups in Fresno will speak Friday morning to honor the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth and call for racial justice and equity in the city.
  
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• Judge weighs US bid to stop release of John Bolton's book about time in Trump administration

  20-06-2020 00:42
  The judge said "the horse seems to be out of the barn" and wondered aloud what he could do to retrieve books already sent out "all over the country."
  
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• Robitussin, Dimetapp cough medicines recalled over issue with dosage cups

  20-06-2020 00:23
  The cough medicines contain dosing cups that are missing smaller dosage markings.
  
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• Authorities warn about ransom scam phone calls in Madera County

  20-06-2020 00:17
  
  Several people have reported getting ransom calls from scammers claiming to be from the Mexican Mafia.
  
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