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When 6-foot-5, 315-pound all-league offensive tackle Jorge Gonzalez of Santa Paula High had to take a mandatory two-week break this summer under the Southern Section dead period rules, he didnβt just sit at home. He went to the wheat fields of Santa Barbara and earned money using a weed whacker eight hours a day so…
Kitchen roll is a household staple that most of us use everyday, whether it’s mopping up spills, wiping surfaces or storing food. But knowing whether you are getting the most for your money can be tricky. Over the past week we’ve tried 19 rolls, putting the big name brands up against the supermarket basics to…
A planned increase in federal immigration enforcement in the Bay Area is now on pause throughout the region and in major East Bay cities, not just in San Francisco, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday. Lee said in a statement that Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez had βconfirmed through her communicationsβ with federal immigration officials…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ President Trumpβs order of a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela and his claim that Caracas stole βoil, land and other assetsβ from the United States mark a significant escalation of Washingtonβs unrelenting campaign against the government of President NicolΓ‘s Maduro. Asked about Venezuela on Wednesday, Trump said the United…
Administrators are on standby this weekend to handle the collapse of Petrofac, the oil and energy services group – an insolvency which could threaten the future of more than 2,000 jobs in Scotland. Sky News has learnt that directors of Petrofac have lined up Teneo for an administration process which could be confirmed as early…
A new report has warned of a “clear decline in trust” in the Scottish government since devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. The Scottish Social Attitudes survey, published by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) on Thursday, found 47% of Scots trust the Scottish government…
Dozens of civilians, including children, wounded by an Iranian drone strike in Bahrain. France deploying warships to secure shipping commerce in the Strait of Hormuz. Australia taking heat from President Trump over its handling of the Iranian womenβs soccer team. Markets across Asia plunging as the price of oil surged. Lebanon reporting half a million…
Supporters of the assisted dying bill are planning to enlist some 200 MPs to attempt to bring it back into contention this summer. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is currently set to fail when parliament ends its current session ahead of the King’s Speech on 13 May. Politics Hub: Follow the latest…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The Trump administration has offered Iran a 15-point ceasefire plan aimed at temporarily halting the war in the Middle East, as the Pentagon simultaneously orders thousands of Marines, paratroopers and a warship to the region. The plan presented to Iranian leadership Tuesday broadly included a 30-day ceasefire and sanctions relief for Iran in exchange for…
Like millions of pop-culture-obsessed Americans, Howard Stern is bingeing FXβs βLove Storyβ and soaking up the nostalgia of β90s-era New York, but unlike most of America, the radio host was buddies with the seriesβ real-life stars, and even graced the cover of JFK Jr.βs George magazine. βI had done the cover for George magazine,β Stern…
