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Governor Newsom Announces Changes at Troubled DMV

Associated Press-KATHLEEN RONAYNEJuly 23, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s DMV is trying to improve customer service by accepting credit cards, upgrading its website and offering clearer instructions on how to obtain a new federally mandated ID, but Gov. Gavin Newsom cautioned Tuesday the agency’s long wait times and other troubles aren’t over. “This is going to take a few years. Next year will be tough,” Newsom said, referencing an expected surge in people using the Department of Motor Vehicles next year to acquire new IDs that will be required for air travel. Newsom spoke as he released a report detailing efforts the DMV is

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ALERT: Massive 60 Freeway Repairs Likened to ‘Armageddon’ for Next 4 Months

Sentinel News WireJuly 23, 2019

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A section of a major Los Angeles-area freeway will be undergoing repairs for 15 weekends over the next four months, sparking comparisons to “Carmageddon,” a 2011 freeway bridge demolition that many feared would be a traffic nightmare. The California Department of Transportation began a $134 million pavement repair project Monday on State Route 60 and will undertake another project during the fall to replace bridge structures. The combination of the two along with other interchange projects has been dubbed the “60 swarm.” Full directional closures will begin July 26. The eastbound lanes will be closed for

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Black Voters Say They Won’t Forget Trump’s Racist Tweets

Associated Press -ERRIN HAINES WHACK and SCOTT BAUERJuly 23, 2019

Courtesy photo DETROIT (AP) — Robin D. Stephens lived through Jim Crow and thought the worst days of racism were behind her. Then President Donald Trump told four American congresswomen of color to “go back” to where they came from. “It was very hurtful to see the person who is the leader of the country that I live in and that I respect and love, speak that way to U.S. citizens,” said Stephens, a 61-year-old retired public defender who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But Stephens is tired of talking about Trump’s racist tweets. She is ready to take her

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NAACP Calls for the House of Representatives to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump

Sentinel New WireJuly 23, 2019

DETROIT – During rousing remarks from Rep. Al Green (D-TX), the NAACP national delegation voted on a resolution for the U.S. House of Representatives to initiate Articles of Impeachment for Donald J. Trump during the 110th NAACP Annual Convention in Detroit. Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of NAACP courtesy photo “The pattern of Trump’s misconduct is unmistakable and has proven time and time again, that he is unfit to serve as the president of this country, said Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of NAACP. “From his attempts to curtail the scope of Robert Mueller’s investigation to calling out minority congresswomen and telling them to go

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WATCH LIVE: Robert Mueller Testifies on His Report, Trump and Russia

Sentinel News WireJuly 23, 2019

Need a master class on the Mueller report before Rober Mueller testifies to Congress on Wednesday? Join PBS NewsHour correspondent and producer William Brangham, senior broadcast producer Mike Melia and politics reporter Daniel Bush as they answer questions and walk viewers through the components of the Russia investigation and Mueller’s findings on July 24. The livestream kicks off at 7:45 a.m. EDT, as William, Mike and Dan introduce our series on all of the Mueller report’s major findings in less than 30 minutes. In between the five chapters, your hosts will answer your questions picked from the live chat and

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Civil Rights Panel: Disabled Students of Color Punished More

Sentinel News WireJuly 23, 2019

Courtesy Photo The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says students of color with disabilities are disciplined more harshly than their peers. It urges President Donald Trump’s administration to offer guidance to schools on how to comply with nondiscrimination laws when punishing students. The administration rescinded Obama-era guidance in December, saying states and local school districts are responsible for deciding how to handle discipline. The commission’s report says unevenly applied punishments, especially removing students from class, make it harder for students to graduate and avoid the so-called school-to-prison pipeline. Tuesday’s report also recommends that Congress provide funding for training and to

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Black Advocate and Democratic Leader Darren Parker Dies

Sentinel News WireJuly 23, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Darren Parker, president of the California Democratic Party’s African American Caucus and a decades-long political activist and assistant to multiple Assembly Speakers, died Monday in the Los Angeles area after a battle with esophageal cancer. Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson said he was “deeply saddened” at the death of his longtime friend. “If you knew Darren, you knew that he had no choice but to be a lifelong activist because it ran in his family, starting with his mother who introduced us to each other over 25 years ago,” Wesson said. “Darren embodied the type

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Minor Injuries After Roof Collapse at Larry Flynt’s Lucky Lady Casino in Gardena

Sentinel News WireJuly 16, 2019

GARDENA, Calif. (AP) — Eleven people suffered mostly minor injuries when a roof collapsed Monday at a Los Angeles area casino, raining debris into the lobby area, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Fire Department received multiple calls following the collapse around 10 a.m. at Larry Flynt’s Lucky Lady Casino in Gardena, agency spokesman Marvin Lim said. Aerial TV images showed rooftop equipment structures that had partially fallen through the roof. Photos from inside showed the sun streaming through a large hole in the ceiling and the floor littered with ceiling tiles, wires and other rubble. Ten people reported minor

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WATCH : Press Conference – Thanks to Attorney General William Barr, Police officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged

Associated Press -MICHAEL BALSAMO, MICHAEL R. SISAK, COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYSJuly 16, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won’t bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — “I can’t breathe” — became a rallying cry as the nation confronted a long history of police brutality. The decision to end a yearslong civil rights investigation was made by Attorney General William Barr and was announced the day before the five-year anniversary of the deadly encounter, just as the statute of limitations was set to expire. Barr disregarded a recommendation by civil

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WATCH: Reps. Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar, Respond to President Trump’s Racist Tweets

Sentinel News WireJuly 16, 2019

A day after a tweet by President Donald Trump called on “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” to “go back” to their “broken and crime infested” countries, the four representatives who are believed to be the target of his attack are speaking out. Reps. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley are holding a press conference in response to the president’s remarks. During those remarks, Omar called directly for the impeachment of the president. “It is time for us to impeach this president,” she said.

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Grambling State Launches New Dining Program with Magic Johnson’s SodexoMAGIC

Sentinel News WireJuly 15, 2019

GRAMBLING, La., —Grambling State University recently announced the launch of a long-term partnership with a new dining service provider SodexoMAGIC. The new agreement will deliver $6.7 million in facility renovations, new major-brand quick-serve restaurants, and 24-hour dining. “The best part of our new program is that we, as students, are driving the design,” said Steven Wilson, rising senior and President of the University’s Student Government Association. “I’m grateful to President Gallot and the entire administration for how they’ve helped turn our comments, emails, and surveys into an experience that supports all of our students.” Grambling State Partners with SodexoMAGIC The University’s partnership

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Chevron Spills 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water in California

Associated Press -DON THOMPSONJuly 15, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it larger — if less devastating — than the state’s last two major oil spills. The newly revealed spill has been flowing off and on since May and has again stopped, Chevron spokeswoman Veronica Flores-Paniagua said. She and California officials said the spill is not near any waterway and has not significantly affected wildlife. The last flow was Tuesday. Chevron reported that 794,000 gallons (about 3 million liters) of oil and water

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African American Museum Founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph Discovered Dead in Car Trunk

Sentinel News WireJuly 15, 2019

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible. Baton Rouge police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely said investigators were still waiting for a coroner to determine a cause of death for Sadie Roberts-Joseph after her body was found Friday afternoon. The Advocate reported Roberts-Joseph was the founder and curator of the Baton Rouge African American Museum, which she started in 2001. The museum sits on the campus of New St. Luke Baptist

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Trump Attacks Congresswomen of Color with Dangerous Racist Tweets

Sentinel News WireJuly 15, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said four congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the U.S. His attack drew a searing condemnation from Democrats who labeled the remarks racist and breathtakingly divisive. Even as White House officials moved Monday to defend his incendiary weekend tweets, Trump refused to apologize and instead asked on Twitter when “the Radical Left Congresswomen” would “apologize to our Country, the

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4.0 Aftershock Hits Ridgecrest Area

City News ServiceJuly 12, 2019

A magnitude 4.9-magnitude aftershock to last Friday’s 7.1 earthquake hit the Ridgecrest area of Kern County today, the U.S. Geological survey reported.