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Check Out the Van Peebles Father-Son Duo in the Movie ‘A Clear Shot'
California Live sits down with father son duo Mario and Mandela Van Peebles who are starring in the new movie “A Clear Shot.” As seen on California Live Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019
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Officials: Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills 62 During Prayers
An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday players, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The attack underscored the record-high number of civilians dying in the country’s 18-year war. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar Province, said the militant attack wounded 36 others. He said...
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GM-UAW Talks Take Turn for Worse; Settlement Not Near
The top negotiator in contract talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers says bargaining has hit a big snag.
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North Korea Decries Breakdown of Talks US Says Were ‘Good'
North Korea’s chief negotiator said that nuclear talks with the U.S. had broken down, but Washington maintained the two sides had “good discussions” in Sweden that it intends to build on in two weeks. The North Korean negotiator, Kim Myong Gil, said the talks in Stockholm on Saturday had “not fulfilled our expectations and broke down. I am very displeased...
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Progress Reported in Contract Talks Between GM, Union
Faced with weakening sales, a deteriorating global economy and an unpredictable trade war, General Motors and striking auto workers appeared to be making progress Tuesday toward a four-year labor contract. The two-day walkout by 49,000 workers brought to a standstill more than 50 factories and parts warehouses in the union’s first strike against the No. 1 U.S. automaker in over...
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GM Walkout Brings Factories and Warehouses to a Standstill
More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike Monday against General Motors, bringing more than 50 factories and parts warehouses to a standstill in the union’s first walkout against the No. 1 U.S. automaker in over a decade. Workers left factories and formed picket lines shortly after midnight in the dispute over a new four-year contract....
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Ex-UK Minister Says Johnson Not Trying to Get a Brexit Deal
A senior minister who quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet said Sunday that the government is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the European Union, despite Johnson’s insistence that he wants a deal. Amber Rudd said “there is no evidence of a deal. There are no formal negotiations taking place.” “What we know is...
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Israel Approves Building 700 Palestinian Homes, 6,000 Settlements in West Bank
The Israeli Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal to build over 700 housing units for Palestinians in addition to 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government advanced the proposal late on Tuesday, according to an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the closed-door meeting. A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud...
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‘Tonight': Chrissy Teigen's Daughter Is an Expert Negotiator
Chrissy Teigen bonds with Jimmy Fallon about attempting the Hot Ones spicy wings challenge, shares a video of her three-year-old, Luna, showing off her negotiation skills and discusses what it’s like judging NBC’s “Bring the Funny” comedy competition series.
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General Strike Launched in Sudan After Security Crackdown
Shops were closed and streets were empty across Sudan on Sunday, the first day of a general strike called for the start of the workweek by protest leaders demanding the resignation of the ruling military council. The Sudanese Professionals Association urged people to stay home to protest the deadly crackdown last week when security forces violently dispersed the group’s main...
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Netanyahu Vows to Annex West Bank Settlements If Re-Elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected, a dramatic policy shift apparently aimed at rallying his nationalist base in the final stretch of the tight race. Netanyahu has promoted Jewish settlement expansion in his four terms as prime minister, but until now refrained from presenting a detailed vision for...
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Military IDs 2 US Service Members Killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan while involved in combat operations Friday in Kunduz Province. The men were identified Saturday as Spc. Joseph P. Collette, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, and Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay, 33, of Cortez, Colorado. Collette was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, and Lindsay was...
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2 American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, US Forces Say
Two American service members were killed during an operation in Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S. and NATO forces said, providing no other details on the combat deaths. The fatalities, which bring to four the number of U.S. soldiers killed so far this year in Afghanistan, underscore the difficulties in bringing peace to the war-wrecked country even as Washington has stepped...
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2 American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, US Forces Say
Two American service members were killed during an operation in Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S. and NATO forces said, providing no other details on the combat deaths. The fatalities, which bring to four the number of U.S. soldiers killed so far this year in Afghanistan, underscore the difficulties in bringing peace to the war-wrecked country even as Washington has stepped...
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Fact Check: Trump Takes Credit for Law Named After McCain
President Donald Trump’s posthumous slam on Sen. John McCain flips reality on its head when it comes to who gave veterans the option to see a private doctor at public expense. “McCain didn’t get the job done for our great vets,” Trump said Wednesday. “I got it done.” Actually, McCain got it done.
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Trump Plans Rally, Pelosi Seeks Deal as Wall Deadline Nears
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck starkly different tones in their border security standoff Wednesday, as Trump planned a rally in a Texas border city he says exemplifies the need for a wall and Pelosi said she’d back any bipartisan deal congressional bargainers produce. The contrasting pathways — with Trump set to appear before raucous supporters and...
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Details Emerge About Driver in Dangerous 3-Hour Chase
Multiple PIT maneuvers didn’t stop the driver, but a K-9 finally did, after he allegedly struck a person riding a scooter, then led a pursuit to San Diego. Vikki Vargas and Gordon Tokumatsu report for the NBC4 News at 5 Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2019.
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US Envoy to Anti-ISIS Coalition Quits Over Trump's Syria Move
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, a U.S. official said, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of experienced national security figures. Only 11 days ago, McGurk had said it would be “reckless” to...
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G-20 Agrees on Trade, Migration, US Goes Own Way on Climate
Leaders of the world’s top economies agreed Saturday to repair the global trading system as they closed a Group of 20 summit that saw the Trump administration at odds with many allies over the Paris accord on climate change and issues like migration. The joint statement signed by all 20 member nations said 19 of them reaffirmed their commitment to...
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New Law Allows Utilities to Bill Customers to Pay for Settlements in 2017 Wildfires
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure Friday allowing utilities to bill their customers to pay for future legal settlements stemming from devastating 2017 wildfires, even if the blazes are blamed on the company’s mismanagement.