San Francisco Elects Women to Top Public Safety Posts
San Francisco appoints Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White and Police Chief Heather Fong, both women, to lead city public safety agencies. The move, paired with new leadership on the Board of Supervisors and a female district attorney candidate, marks a groundbreaking shift in the city’s power structure and public safety leadership.
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San Francisco
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Board of Supervisors
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House
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Barbara Boxer
Susan Leal
Newsom
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Dwayne Newton
Haight-Ashbury
Joanne Hayes- White
Kamala Harris
Marlene Johnson Randle
Michael Hennessey
WHO urges stockpiling antivirals as bird flu spreads
WHO cautions that avian influenza in Asia could become highly contagious to people. Beijing reports bird flu found in two new regions while Indonesia warns of potential one million job losses. The virus has killed eight in Vietnam and two in Thailand with no human-to-human transmission yet.
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WHO
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Jury Deadlocks Again in Inglewood Officer Assault Case
A California jury deadlocked for a second time in the case against former Inglewood police officer Jeremy Morse, accused of assaulting 16 year old Donovan Jackson during a 2002 arrest at an Inglewood gas station. A 6-6 split over excessive force led to a hung verdict.
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Schwarzenegger denies clemency in four murders in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger denied clemency to Kevin Cooper in the 1983 double murder of the Ryen family and a friend, a crime that left an 8-year-old survivor. The decision clears the way for Cooper’s Feb. 10 execution.
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California
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Christopher Hughes
Ryens
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Former Kentucky Gov. Louie Nunn dies at 79
Former Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn, 79, died after collapsing from a heart attack at his Versailles home. Elected in 1967 as the last Republican governor before Ernie Fletcher, Nunn expanded mental health care with 22 centers and achieved full accreditation of all four state psychiatric hospitals.
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Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky
Nunn
Versailles
Steve Ward
Ernie Fletcher
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