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Articles from the July 6, 2016 edition


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  • Trump Meets with Potential Vice Presidents

    Observer Staff|Jul 6, 2016

    There was no rest for the weary during the Independence Day holiday on Monday, Donald Trump seems to have named three Republican politicians as his possible vice-presidential pick at the party's national convention in Cleveland later this month. "The only people who are not interested in being the V.P. pick are the people who have not been asked!!" Tweeted Trump. Nominated were first-term Iowa senator Joni Ernst, the first-term Arkansas senator Tom Cotton – like Ernst a military veteran – and...

  • More than 5,200 firefighters are battling 14 wildfires throughout California

    Lynnette Round, CalFire Sources|Jul 6, 2016

    7/05/16: More than 5,200 firefighters are battling 14 wildfires throughout California. A low pressure trough over the West Coast will deepen through early Wednesday then move east. Clouds will increase over the north, with a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm near the Oregon State line late today into early Wednesday. A weak high pressure ridge will follow, but the next trough will approach the region by late Thursday. This trough will produce about the same results as the current one, a...

  • TSA American Airlines Jointly Test New Airport Screening Technology

    American Airlines, and TSA Public Affairs|Jul 6, 2016

    WASHINGTON/FORT WORTH, Texas - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines, through a joint initiative, will install new screening technology, including automated security screening lanes and computed tomography (CT) scanners, at select American Airlines hubs nationwide this fall. The automated screening lanes incorporate technology and screening station modifications that enhance security effectiveness while decreasing the time travelers spend in security screening...

  • FBI: Clinton was "Extremely Careless," but her conduct was not "Gross Negligence." Whatever.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Jul 6, 2016

    She knowingly sent mutliple e mails from her private e mail server that contained classified information while she was Secretary of State. You or I would go to jail for much less. Hillary Clinton's going to the White House instead. But you and I, we're not Clintons are we? Attorney General Loretta Lynch said last week that she would follow the recommendations from the FBI team investigating Clinton. So any chance of a criminal prosecution is now removed from the 2016 Presidential race. Comey sai...

  • Full Statement from FBI Director James Comey

    Observer Staff, FBI Press Release|Jul 6, 2016

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation won't recommend that Hillary Clinton or her colleagues be prosecuted over her use of a private email system while Secretary of State, FBI director James Comey said Tuesday morning. Here is the statement by Comey, as provided by the FBI. Statement by FBI Director James B. Comey on the Investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton's Use of a Personal E-Mail System July 05, 2016 Good morning. I'm here to give you an update on the FBI's investigation of Secretary...

  • How to Avoid Being a Drowning Victim This Summer

    Michael Baldyga, American Coll. of Emergency Physicians|Jul 6, 2016

    WASHINGTON - Summer is here, which means millions of people hit the pools, beaches and lakes to cool off and take in the sun. The nation's emergency physicians strongly advise all parents and guardians to get their children familiar with water - specifically teaching them to swim safely as early as possible. "It only takes a few seconds and a few inches of water for a child to drown," said Dr. Jay Kaplan, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians. "While it's impossible to...

  • Capitol Democrats' failure to fund road repair contracts bankrupts 40 year-old company

    Assembly Republicans|Jul 6, 2016

    The consequences of legislative inaction by Capitol Democrats have hit home for employees of the now-bankrupt construction company C.C. Myers Inc. C.C. Myers Inc., one of California's highest-profile freeway builders, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a storied chapter in local construction. The Rancho Cordova company, no longer associated with founder C.C. Myers, fell into financial difficulty in recent years. It became overleveraged as state highway repair and construction contracts dried up. (...