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Transportation advocates and lawmakers have proposed a variety of fixes, including hiking fees on gas, vehicle registration and licenses; re-directing money used to pay off state debt back to road projects; and converting carpool lanes into paid tollways. On Wednesday, the Bay Area Council, which represents San Francisco Bay Area businesses, proposed a permanent extension of sales taxes included in temporary Proposition 30 taxes approved by voters, urging the state to dedicate the estimated $1.5... Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. On Saturday, August 29th, from noon ’til 6:00, the South Sound Craft Beer Festival will transform the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall into hop heaven. Sure there will be other beer styles represented, but the focus of this particular beer festival is Washington-brewed IPA. Over 30 Washington breweries... The post South Sound Craft Beer Fest – List of Breweries appeared first on Beer News.

If the final practice of Seahawks training camp was an indicator, the reshuffling along Seattle’s offensive line hasn’t had much of an effect on Russell Wilson. The Seahawks quarterback appeared in midseason form during Wednesday’s session at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, spreading the ball to veteran wide receivers Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and on one play finding undrafted rookie Kasen Williams down the sideline in front of a packed berm of 12s for about a 30-yard gain. Seahawks... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Aug 1818,112,975Statutory debt limit18,113,000Total public debt outstanding Aug 1818,151,194Operating balance Aug 18159,606Interest fiscal year 2015 thru July209,314Interest same period pvs fiscal year215,822Deficit fiscal year 2015 thru July465,539Deficit same period pvs fiscal year460,485Receipts fiscal year 2015... Читать дальше...

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — Even while fighting blindness in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere this week, Republican presidential contender Rand Paul intensified political attacks against rivals in both parties, vowing to continue pressing billionaire businessman Donald Trump in particular as the Kentucky senator embraces the role as the GOP's leading pit bull. From a small urban clinic guarded by a team of armed police, Paul joined six eye surgeons who restored vision to dozens of impoverished Haitians... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty is battling breast cancer that worsened during a lapse in her health insurance caused by her former business managers, the actress claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star claims that her former business managers and accountants mismanaged her money and allowed her health insurance to lapse last year. [...] she said she didn't go to the doctor until she had insurance and there was a delay in diagnosing her cancer, which will likely require more drastic treatments... Читать дальше...

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — A United Airlines flight arriving from Dublin grazed a jet bridge after landing at Dulles International Airport. No one was injured. Airport spokeswoman Kimberly Gibbs said the incident occurred about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday when a jet bridge extending from Gate D3 made contact prematurely with United Flight 127. No one was injured, and Gibbs said the incident did not affect airport operations. All of the passengers got off the plane shortly after the incident.

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil fell to its lowest closing price in almost six and a half years Wednesday on new data showing that U.S. crude inventories rose at a time of year when they are typically in decline. Shares of the world's biggest oil companies were battered after the report, with Exxon Mobil, BP, Marathon Oil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips all sliding to multiyear lows. Oil supplies typically decline in the spring and summer because refiners make more gasoline to meet driving demand in the summer. Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a man who was arrested after he ran onto a ramp at Denver International Airport had missed his flight to a high school reunion and was trying to stop the plane. Prosecutors say the man opened an emergency exit on a concourse and ran onto the ramp area where the plane was pushing back from the gate.