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Новости за 31.08.2018

San Jose community briefs for the week of Aug. 31

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Tech trek participants The American Association of University Woman San Jose Branch is celebrating Tech Trek, statewide science camps for seventh-grade girls. Up to nine girls are selected for camp by writing an essay and an interview with local AAUW members. The camp runs at Stanford University  each summer, all the fees paid by members. […]

Sunnyvale: Community Briefs for the week of Aug. 31

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Adult school opens Part of Vallco Mall is about to become home to a Sunnyvale’s Fremont Union High School District adult school location. The district held an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 28, to introduce the programs and show residents around the new facility. The school comes from Sand Hill Property Company’s “offer to provide […]

Duterte: Because woman are beautiful, there will always be rape

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It's hard to even keep track of how many similar comments Duterte has made since he took office in 2016. Last year, he reportedly joked that soldiers working in areas where martial law had been declared could rape three women without facing punishment. "If you had raped three, I will admit it, that's on me," he said, according to Al Jazeera.



Letter: Reader sees cycling trail plan as an obstacle course not a trail

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On Aug. 21, in a very long session, Cupertino City Council members approved proceeds to commence an environmental impact report and trail design for the proposed Regnart Creek Bike Trail. While council members asked astute questions about the trail, they settled for incomplete or evasive answers from staff. When asked about trail design standards, the […]

Kentucky politician’s father guilty of campaign violations

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The father of former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes has been indicted on charges that he illegally used his company to pay for consultants and vendors for her campaign and then lied about it.

Military surrounds UN anti-graft HQ in Guatemala

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Guatemalan soldiers on Friday surrounded the headquarters of a U.N.-sponsored commission that has pressed a number of high-profile corruption probes in the country, including against President Jimmy Morales.

Consultant pleads guilty to campaign finance violations

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A Washington consultant who advised a Ukrainian political party and worked with a co-defendant of Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to failing to register as a foreign lobbyist while working on behalf of a Ukrainian political party.

Letter: Support for Rishi Kumar for Saratoga City Council

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I have had the privilege to work with Rishi Kumar in helping us get our Neighborhood Safety Watch Program started. He is a tireless advocate for improving the safety of Saratoga and has helped us work with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office in making this program the success it has been. Burglaries are down […]

MS-13 gang terrorized rural California farm town, authorities say

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen MS-13 gang members and affiliates were charged following a monthslong murder and drug trafficking investigation centered on a rural California farm city, the U.S. attorney in Sacramento said.

Shelled or unshelled, that is the fiscally responsible question

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The simplest way to do this is assume that a person's time is worth whatever their boss pays them to go to work: If you make $10 an hour, an hour of your time is worth $10. So we can multiply a person's hourly wage by the fraction of an hour it takes to shell one cup of pistachios to determine their true cost per ready-to-eat cup when buying the shell-on variety.

NAFTA talks stumble on news of Trump comments

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The Toronto Star published Friday what it alleged were off-the-record comments made by Trump on Thursday to Bloomberg. The Star reported Trump told Bloomberg journalists the NAFTA talks would only be done on his terms, suggesting he would not offer any concessions to Canada.





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