California drought plan approves voluntary cutbacks
State water regulators authorize senior rights holders to reduce water use by 25 percent in exchange for assurances against further curtailments. Delta growers may cut diversions or fallow 25 percent of land as California endures a fourth year of drought under Gov. Brown.
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Los Angeles
California
Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Felicia Marcus
State Water Resources Control Board
Jerry Brown
Brown
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Kate Brown
Washington
Jay Inslee
Gunbattle in Michoacan Leaves Dozens Dead
In Michoacan near Tanhuato a gunfight between New Generation cartel members and security forces left at least 40 dead, with reports of one police toll and 42 gunmen among the casualties as authorities cautioned on precise counts. Separately in Washington and Havana diplomats failed to seal an embassies reopening deal amid disagreements on how U S diplomats would operate in Cuba.
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Mexico City
Michoacan
Tanhuato
Jalisco
Salvador Jara
Washington
U.S
Havana
Cuba
Barack Obama
Raul Castro
Pipeline Spill Spawns Rigorous Restart Conditions
The U S Transportation Department orders Plains Pipeline LP to complete a detailed corrective action plan before restarting the California oil line. The measures include removing the failed pipe for metallurgical study, purging the line, an independent review of inspections, and a root cause analysis of the spill at San Refugio State Beach near Santa Barbara. Up to 2,500 barrels spilled, with oil slicks extending nine miles along the coast.
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Los Angeles
California
U.S. Transportation Department’s
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration
Plains Pipeline LP
Plains
Linda Daugherty
San Refugio State Beach
Pacific Ocean
Santa Barbara
Ocean
International Bird Rescue Center
San Pedro
Calif
Pacific
Huckabee defends Duggar amid molestation allegations
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee criticized those sensationalizing Josh Duggar's past while acknowledging his confession as a teen. Duggar stepped down from the Family Research Council political arm and apologized as TLC pulled 19 Kids and Counting repeats amid the scandal.
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Josh Duggar
Arkansas
Mike Huckabee
Josh
Huckabee
Duggar
Family Research Council
TLC
Clinton emails released reveal aides strategy and light on Benghazi
The State Department posted 296 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server showing aides swapping news articles and drafting strategy. The release did not add new details about the Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others. Clinton welcomed the release in New Hampshire, saying she wants the public to see all of them.
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State Department
Hillary Clinton
U.S
Libya
Benghazi
Clinton
Chris Stevens
CIA
Stevens
Sean Smith
Navy
Glen Doherty
Tyrone Woods
New Hampshire
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Melissa Heinrich
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