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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans Tuesday proposed cuts to community health centers, national service, and grants to help children from low- and moderate-income families attend preschool as they unveiled the largest domestic appropriations bill, a $153 billion measure that's sure to attract a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The sponsor of that $56 billion legislation funding transportation and housing programs, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said the cuts to the HOME Investment Partnerships... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The tension of budget season spilled over Tuesday into heated exchanges at back-to-back rallies at the Pennsylvania Capitol on the virtues of the state's Marcellus Shale industry and public schools. The back-and-forth mirrored the battle over Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to increase taxes on natural gas production to boost public school aid. A key element of Wolf's budget proposal is his request for another $400 million in aid for public school operations and instruction, about a 7 percent... Читать дальше...

With only days left in this year’s session, the Supreme Court has every reporter, legal scholar and cable TV windbag on combat alert. Why? Because the high court is due to rule by next week on same-sex marriage, Obamacare (again) and a tricky case over who gets to draw election district boundaries. Each one will

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix will execute a seven-for-one stock split next month in a widely anticipated move designed to make the Internet video service's shares more affordable to a bigger pool of investors. The split has been expected since Netflix stockholders voted two weeks ago to authorize the company to substantially increase the number of its outstanding shares.

DALLAS (AP) — The University of Texas will establish a committee to determine the fate of the controversial Jefferson Davis statue, though a descendent of the president of the Confederacy says it's "terrible" to link him so closely to the Confederate flag, arguing that he was a statesman with a broad list of accomplishments whose legacy is being unfairly demonized. The first of those slogans has been used during protests over several black men being killed by white police officers in the last year... Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Supreme Court says a northern New Jersey school board clerk can face charges for taking confidential documents as part of her whistle-blower lawsuit against the board. [...] Hudson County prosecutors argued that employees cannot take confidential employer records to prove a discrimination suit.

CHICAGO (AP) — Strong storms that swept across northern Illinois spawned at least three tornadoes, severely damaged homes and forced first responders to pull survivors from basements, officials said Tuesday. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner deployed the 80-member Illinois Task Force 1 search-and-rescue team to assist on Tuesday morning, and said at a news conference that he was concerned out-of-towners were hurt or trapped and wouldn't be reported missing. Authorities said five people suffered minor... Читать дальше...

With people less worried these days about losing their jobs, Americans are feeling much better about their finances. Roughly 1 in 4 people, 29 percent, don’t have money set aside to cover emergencies, up from 26 percent last year, according to an annual survey from Bankrate.com. “This is the money that helps you sleep at night,” says Greg McBride, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com. Many of the people who have savings don’t have enough money to get them through a serious emergency or prolonged period of unemployment. Читать дальше...

While the switch is mostly symbolic — nothing specific happened this week to warrant it, and the difference between the two giants is not that big — it signals investors' insatiable appetite for successful tech stocks. A company's market value is calculated by multiplying the number of shares of stock it has in circulation by the current price of one share. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart, meanwhile, asked for investor patience after its most-recent earnings report showed a 7 percent profit... Читать дальше...

Hayley Roberts and David Hasselhoff. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) Actor David Hasselhoff is considering becoming a father again in his sixties. The former “Baywatch” star, 62, has revealed his girlfriend Hayley Roberts, 33, would like to have children, and they are now debating whether to start a family together. He tells Britain’s Notebook magazine, “She does (want kids), yes, so we’re sorting that out. Or not. I’m still growing up. I’m on my second childhood now and I’m kind of enjoying it.”... Читать дальше...

Owners of three residential care homes for seniors and the disabled in Pleasanton will pay more than $176,000 in back wages and damages to a dozen live-in workers who were denied minimum wages and overtime during a two-year period, the U.S. Labor Department announced Tuesday. The Serene Care workers were paid at a flat rate that averaged $6.71 an hour between March 2013 and March 2015, and were not paid overtime for workweeks of more than 40 hours, said Michael Eastwood, assistant director of the... Читать дальше...

Mill Valley man quits Yale, charts new career path in music Here, the 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Mill Valley who is rarely at a loss for words paused for a breath. Never mind that the university he departed was Yale nor that the music industry is hardly in a state of ruddy health these days. Produced by Beserkley Records founder Matthew King Kaufman, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Greg Kihn and Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, it channels the frenetic, angular sound of the singer’s favorite artists... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs was defending himself in an incident at the University of California, Los Angeles, that led to his arrest, a representative the hip-hop mogul's company said Tuesday. Combs was arrested Monday for an alleged assault involving a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of UCLA, where his son plays football, a university statement said. University police allege three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of making terrorist threats and one count of battery, according to a UCLA statement.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected in a series of bias attacks on Asian women in Manhattan was found dead in an apparent suicide, police said Tuesday, just days after he detailed in an online blog a plot to attack the women and then kill himself. In each instance, the attacker hit the victim in the face with a hard object that was wrapped in a plastic bag. The victims, ages 29 to 41, suffered minor injuries, and police were investigating the attacks as hate crimes. Police received a tip through their... Читать дальше...

(AP) — University of Nebraska-Lincoln police say they haven't located any suspects in a reported fight on campus in which one person brandished a handgun. Assistant Police Chief Todd Duncan said Tuesday that the department was still investigating the incident from around 9:45 p.m. Monday on a campus basketball court.

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. Contemporary Bay Area design revolves around the natural light, inviting public areas and statement finishes. Floor-to-ceiling Fleetwood glass frames dynamic views and opens to the large lot’s outdoor areas. An open-air central courtyard with Trex decks off the living and dining rooms acts as the heart of the home. Jenn Air appliances, Caesarstone counters and a custom bamboo bar round out the stylish chef’s kitchen. Читать дальше...

A tribute to Darryl Hamilton — he made worst-to-first Giants tick Stan Javier squirted water in his eyes to make it seem he was crying, then walked to Darryl Hamilton’s locker and hugged the man who had just been traded from the Giants to Rockies. [...] Hamilton seemed to appreciate everything about baseball. On a diverse team, he filled every role from leader to counselor to prankster and made everyone feel comfortable around him, a valuable commodity with Bonds and Kent beginning their edgy relationship... Читать дальше...

Forest Van Dyke grew up singing in the Baptist church in Austin, Texas, where his father was a deacon, his mother a deaconess and he was a soloist who sang with such grace and fervor that people called him Preacher Man. Van Dyke is one of six sensational singers in this coming-of-age story set in an elite African-American boarding school, where questions of tradition, friendship, sexual identity and spirituality play out among the boys in the school’s lauded choir. The a cappella singing of gospel... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Stonewall Inn, the Greenwich Village bar where resistance to a police raid sparked the modern gay rights movement, was made a city landmark Tuesday, the first time a site has been named primarily because of its significance to the LGBT history. "New York City's greatness lies in its inclusivity and diversity," Meenakshi Srinivasan, chairwoman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, said before the unanimous vote. Patrons fought back against a police raid on the Stonewall Inn on June 28... Читать дальше...

The tool delays the delivery of emails from five to 30 seconds after the send button is pressed to give users a fleeting chance to retrieve an email mistakenly sent to the wrong person or an ill-conceived communique. Google inserted the "undo send" feature last month into an email management application called "Inbox" designed for mobile devices.

(AP) — The 66-year-old driver of an SUV that tore through a Reno house, killing two young children inside before ending up in the backyard, was involved in a traffic accident two years ago after he suffered a medical episode, police said Tuesday. Sheldon Berg of Reno is cooperating with investigators as they try to piece together what happened in the moments before Monday's wreck, which claimed the lives of a 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl, police spokesman Tim Broadway said. Witnesses described... Читать дальше...

Air tankers and helicopters helped hundreds of firefighters battle a wildfire south of Lake Tahoe that grown to more than 25 square miles. Cooler weather helped crews make progress against a huge forest fire in a remote area of the San Bernardino Mountains. The fire about 90 miles east of Los Angeles was partially contained and holding steady at about 27 square miles as firefighters attacked the flames with a fleet of water-dropping aircraft. The flames forced several hundred people to leave camps and vacation homes. Читать дальше...

Warrior fans: are you ready for yet another piece of memorabilia? On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated unveiled a new regional cover with Stephen Curry on the front kissing the championship trophy. It’s Curry’s third appearance on the cover since May. COVER (2 of 2): "This feels like the start of something" –@stephencurry30 http://t.co/jMRxcSaMPb pic.twitter.com/uBlgviYvSl — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 23, 2015 The magazine features a story on Curry and the Warriors with a special preview quote that should get most fans excited. Читать дальше...

Sharon Osbourne returned to “The Talk” on Tuesday. (Photo by Sam Santos/WireImage) Rock matriarch Sharon Osbourne made an emotional return as co-host on her daytime show “The Talk” on Tuesday, exactly one month after collapsing from exhaustion. The music manager-turned-TV personality took a leave of absence from the series after collapsing from “mental and physical fatigue” at her Los Angeles home on May 22. Doctors advised the 62 year old to rest for the next four weeks amid concerns she had returned... Читать дальше...

There are casino table games that require players to buy-in for one denomination of the minimum bet — games such as roulette and blackjack, where players can see the “Minimum Bet” sign, sidle up to the felt and wager nothing more than that amount. [...] there are those games that require multiple units to play: games such as Blackjack Switch, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em, Let It Ride, Three-Card Poker, Crazy 4 Poker and more. Odds junkies call these “carnival games,” and advise to avoid them— the high... Читать дальше...