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Santa Clara County approves funding for 1,000 affordable homes

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Santa Clara County supervisors Tuesday approved $123.1 million in funding for the construction of six new affordable rental housing projects and the rehabilitation of three existing buildings, using money from a $950 million housing bond that county voters passed in 2016.

Senate passes overhaul of criminal justice system

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The bill gives judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and boosts prisoner rehabilitation efforts. It also reduces the life sentence for some drug offenders with three convictions, or "three strikes," to 25 years.

Stanford women knock off another top-10 team

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DiJonai Carrington scored a career-high 33 points and pulled down 13 rebounds Tuesday as No. 8 Stanford defeated No. 9 Tennessee 95-85 for the Cardinal’s second victory over a top-10 team in four days.

Report slams VA for its suicide outreach efforts

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The VA set aside $6.2 million this year to advertise its crisis hotline - the centerpiece of its suicide-prevention efforts - online, on billboards, buses and trains, and via local and national radio commercials. But as of September, the agency had spent $57,000 - less than 1 percent of that budget, auditors wrote.

Ghost Ship landlord moving forward with warehouse demolition

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The landlord of the Ghost Ship warehouse is moving forward with demolition plans but attorneys representing the families of the 36 victims do not want the building sold, the lawyers said in a court hearing Tuesday.



US baffled by large migrant groups at remote New Mexico crossing

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Large numbers of Guatemalan families and unaccompanied children are surrendering to U.S. immigration agents in an extremely remote and dangerous stretch of New Mexico desert, a new smuggling route that has baffled authorities.

Sonoma County will pay $3M for death of teen

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The settlement was approved unanimously Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors, bringing to a close a lawsuit filed in November 2013 by the family of 13-year-old Andy Lopez.

Companies pull ads from Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show over immigrant comment

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By Deanna Paul and Alex Horton | The Washington Post The growing backlash against Tucker Carlson’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has prompted multiple companies to pull advertisements from the air during his prime-time Fox News show, including IHOP and Ancestry.com. During his Thursday evening opening monologue, the host suggested that immigrants make the United States “poorer and […]

Trump seeks funds to redirect to wall; move could be illegal

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President Donald Trump has directed his cabinet secretaries to search for any stray funds that could be repurposed for the construction of a wall along the Mexico border, conceding that Democrats have stymied his efforts in Congress.

Syria’s White Helmets targeted by Russian disinformation

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Russia has harnessed disinformation to influence global events ranging from the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Britain's referendum that year on exiting the European Union. In each case, researchers say, the aim is to muddy the waters, sowing distrust and building support for outcomes favorable to Russian interests.

Big San Jose office campus could grow after deal with city

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Several city-owned properties near San Jose International Airport were bought for $24.8 million by affiliates of Coleman Airport Partners, the realty partnership headed by Hunter Properties that is developing the Coleman Highline office, retail, restaurant and hotel complex.





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