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Kevin Johnson Wants Restraining Order to Prevent E-mail Release

Johnson filed a restraining order request against the city of Sacramento to prevent the Sacramento News and Review from gaining access to e-mails he sent as mayor. Johnson claims that the release would harm him and the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM), of which he was once vice president and president. He named the NCBM as a co-plaintiff.

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Oakland Breaks World Record for Largest ‘Soul Train’ Line

Philadelphia no longer holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Soul Train Line.” The City of Brotherly Love lost that banner to Oakland recently when 337 dancers gathered at DeFremery Park to strut their stuff on the “Oak Train” for three-plus consecutive hours, deeming them the new champions. The previous record had been set at 298 people.

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Elk Grove Gun Store Defiantly Flies Confederate Flag

On Friday, members of the “Black Lives Matter” movement protested the flying of a Confederate flag at Wild Bill’s Old West Trading Company in Elk Grove. The flag was initially hanging from a rafter inside the store, then moved outside in a statement of defiance against political correctness after the murders of nine black people at a South Carolina church prompted others to remove their Confederate flags. After protests, the flag was moved back inside, but remains on display.

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First Person Dies From Measles in 12 years

Officials confirmed that a woman killed by measles in Washington State this spring had been vaccinated as a child but a combination of health problems, a depressed immune system and being on medication that interfered with her response to an infection left her unprotected from the deadly disease.

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China’s Lehman Brothers Weekend Begins

China’s Shanghai stock market suffered another -6 percent crash on Friday to cap its worst three-week decline since 1992. With Chinese stock down by a third since its June peak, the “Red Dragon” may be facing a weekend similar to

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Number of VC Deals Falls as Investors Chase ‘Unicorns’

Global venture capitalists invested $56.31 billion in 4,894 deals during the first half of 2015–the lowest number of deals recorded by the Pitchbook blog over a six month period in the last 25 years. The major reason for a smaller number of companies being funded is that venture capitalists are throwing huge amounts of money at a small number of “unicorns.”

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1776-2015: Is Our Revolution Dead?

July 4th marks the climax of the American Revolution, remembered with fireworks, family, and fun. But this year, there are three other revolutions that overshadow our own. The first is the French Revolution. Unlike the Americans, who preserved their religious

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Human Remains Found in Wall of Los Angeles Apartment

Human remains removed from a hollow wall of an apartment in California on Thursday are believed to belong to a woman who vanished in 2009. An anonymous tip led detectives to the Harbor Hills Housing Project in Lomita where Raven Campbell, 32 at the time, once lived.

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Cat Goes Through X-Ray Machine in Checked Bag at LAX

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Airport reportedly lost their cool when a JetBlue passenger sent his pet cat through the x-ray machine on Wednesday, after stowing his furry feline in his checked bag.

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CA Lawmakers Strike ‘Lynching’ From The Books Amid Confederate Flag Flap

In January, during a protest against police, “Black Lives Matter” activist Maile Hampton was arrested and charged in Sacramento, California with “felony lynching” for “attempting to seize someone from police custody.” Although the charge is based on a 1993 law, outrage ensued over the fact that a black woman was charged with lynching.