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Homeless Shelter Wi-Fi Transforms Residents

A light bulb flashed in Darcel Jackson’s head one night, while lying in bed in a homeless shelter in San Francisco, that the greatest thing he could do for homeless people would be to connect them to the internet.

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Floyd Mayweather Earns $477K in Weekend Gambling Spree

Floyd Mayweather, after earning at least a $180 million paycheck that some speculate may balloon to $400 million for his boxing match with Manny Pacquiao, just enjoyed a four-day gambling binge that crammed his wallet with another $477,000.

The Associated Press

Barry Bonds to Sue MLB Owners for Collusion

After eleven years of litigation and much hoopla involving the greatest home run hitter in MLB history and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs, the United States Court of Appeals in April reversed the sole conviction in which federal prosecutors were able to pin on Barry Bonds.

The Associated Press

John Daly Bartends During ChiSox Rainout

John Daly, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour and owner of two major championships—1991’s PGA and 1995’s British Open—long ago made a reputation for being not only one of the game’s longest hitters, but also one of the games hardest drinkers.

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Watered Down Vaccination Bill Appeases Personal Belief Exemptions

If an amended bill allowing some schoolchildren to temporarily avoid getting vaccinations for “personal belief exemptions,” clears legislation, thousands of non vaccinated children who have already entered first grade will be able to remain in school.

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40% of California Adults Have Chronic Illness or Disease

Over 40 percent of California adults have a chronic health condition, according to a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The most prevalent chronic health condition is high blood pressure. Approximately one in four–7.6 million adults–suffer from

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OLÉ! Angels Fans Set Guinness Record of Sombrero Wearing

The Los Angeles Angels won a spectacular victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday when Carlos Perez in his MLB debut hit a walk off homerun in the ninth inning. But, it was the 25,111 cheering fans wearing sombreros to celebrate Cinco de Mayo that set a new Guinness world record.

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L.A. Times: ‘Clinton Cash’ Casts Shadow over Hillary Campaign

Hillary Clinton’s launch of her 2016 presidential campaign is being severely hampered by the release of Breitbart Senior Editor at Large Peter Schweizer’s new book, “Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich.”

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Recent California Earthquakes Not Linked to Oil Drilling

Although many speculate that a series of earthquakes erupting in the Baldwin Hills region of Los Angeles are tied to drilling activity in nearby oil fields, scientists inform that they are not connected.

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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn Break Up

The world’s most famous golfer, Tiger Woods, and America’s most famous skier, Lindsey Vonn, decided to call it quits and announced on Sunday that they are breaking up.

The Associated Press