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HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu businesses have begun charging at least 15 cents per bag provided to customers at checkout. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports a city bill signed into law last year requires businesses to charge customers for compostable, recyclable paper or reusable carryout bags. Honolulu has banned plastic bags since July 2015, but businesses were allowed give out thicker plastic bags considered reusable. Under the new law, businesses will no longer be able to provide the thicker plastic bags by January 2020. Читать дальше...

NY Buffalo NY Zone Forecast for Sunday, July 1, 2018 _____ 048 FPUS51 KBUF 011841 ZFPBUF Zone Forecasts for Western New York National Weather Service Buffalo NY 241 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018 NYZ001-012115- Niagara- Including the city of Niagara Falls 241 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT MONDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny and hot with highs ranging from the lower 90s along the Lake Ontario shore to the upper 90s inland. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105. Читать дальше...

Matt Chapman took batting practice for the first time since being sidelined by right hand soreness, and it went so well, the A’s third baseman will play at Class-A Stockton on Monday. “ He hit a few off the back wall in center field, so that tells me enough,” manager Bob Melvin said. Chapman had one cortisone shot June 18 that was not effective, but the one he got last Monday, between the base of his thumb and wrist, appears to have resolved the discomfort from... Читать дальше...

An out-of-control fire burning along Highway 16 in Yolo County doubled in size overnight as dangerous weather conditions persisted in much of Northern California, officials said Sunday. The County Fire reached 22,000 acres after igniting around 2:15 p.m. Saturday north of Lake Berryessa, near Guinda, a community of about 250 people, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the state’s firefighting agency also known as Cal Fire. The... Читать дальше...

As Terry Crews continues to speak out about male sexual harassment in Hollywood, his “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-star Andy Samberg says that the cast of the hit comedy series has been behind him every step of the way. “We have a cast text chain and we were all texting him how incredible it was,” Samberg told the Associated Press during a promo tour for his next film, “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.” “He’s a miracle. Terry’s the best guy,” Samberg said. “I am proud to know him.

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina have charged a woman and her boyfriend in the death of her 2-year-old son, a case which the sheriff says is the worst he's seen. News outlets report the Laurens County Sheriff's Office filed multiple charges against Jessica Blake Smith, including homicide by child abuse. Murder and other charges were also filed against her boyfriend, William Ryan Looper. A news release from the sheriff's office said the child was found inside a residence in Clinton... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Recreational marijuana is now legal in Vermont, the ninth state to legalize it. Adults over age 21 will be able to possess up to 1 ounce (28 grams) of marijuana, two mature marijuana plants and four immature plants. The new law went into effect Sunday and does not set up a system to tax or regulate the production of marijuana. With no provisions in the law for pot shops, users must grow it themselves or buy it from illicit dealers. Smoking marijuana is barred in public spaces... Читать дальше...

GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in central Oklahoma. There were no immediate reports of damage. The agency says the earthquake was recorded at 9:58 p.m. on Saturday, about 8 miles (12.5 kilometers) east of Guthrie. The temblor was recorded at a depth of nearly 5.5 miles (8.7 kilometers). Thousands of earthquakes have been recorded in Oklahoma in recent years, with many linked to the underground injection of wastewater from oil and natural gas production. Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Mexico's elections (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has cast his vote in elections to choose his successor. Pena Nieto tells reporters at the polling station that his administration will be "absolutely respectful and support the authorities that are elected." Candidate Jose Antonio Meade of Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party has been running third in most polls, behind front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the leftist... Читать дальше...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's minimum wage is going up. The new $10.10 an hour wage goes into effect Sunday. It's the last of the phased-in increases that were set by Maryland lawmakers in 2014. The first increase from $7.25 to $8 took place in 2015. It increased three times after that, to $8.25 in July 2015, to $8.75 in July 2016 and $9.25 last July. Some lawmakers have pushed for increasing the minimum wage again, but the legislation stalled this year. Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for governor... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A rift in the German government over mass migration showed no sign of resolution Sunday evening as leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party and its coalition partner met separately, each apparently waiting for the other to blink. The three-week impasse between Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who heads the Bavarian-only Christian Social Union, centers around his resolve to turn away some types of asylum-seekers at Germany's borders. If Seehofer and the chancellor remain at odds... Читать дальше...

An out-of-control fire burning along Highway 16 in Yolo County doubled in size overnight as dangerous weather conditions persisted in much of Northern California, officials said Sunday. The County Fire reached 16,500 acres after igniting around 2:15 p.m. Saturday north of Lake Berryessa, near Guinda, a community of about 250 people, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the state’s firefighting agency also known as Cal Fire. By about 9:30 a.m.... Читать дальше...

AVON, Miss. (AP) — A school district in Mississippi has hired its first new superintendent in almost three decades. The Delta Democrat-Times reports that trustees of the Western Line School District have named Lawrence Hudson as the district's new chief. He succeeds Larry Green, who is retiring. Hudson will be the first African-American superintendent in the district that is about 57 percent black. Western Line is in Washington County. It has two elementary schools and two high schools, with a total enrollment of about 1,940. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man sent to prison for shooting at neighbors' homes in Albuquerque has been arrested. Albuquerque police say a probation officer checked on 31-year-old Derek Foote on Friday and an assault rifle was found under a blanket on Foote's bed. Authorities tell KRQE-TV that Foote now is being charged with being a felon in possession of a gun and is facing a parole violation. In court Saturday, a judge told Foote the state has filed a motion to keep him locked up until he goes to trial for the new charge. Читать дальше...

ROME (AP) — The leader of the right-wing party in Italy's populist government told tens of thousands of supporters Sunday he wants to turn next year's European Parliament election into a referendum on immigration and job security. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini also laid out at his League party's annual gathering a vision of uniting the political movements in several European countries that say they want to prevent national interests from being eclipsed by European Union agendas. "I am... Читать дальше...

The Warriors have reached out to JaVale McGee to express interest in re-signing him, a source has confirmed with The Chronicle. But weeks after playing a factor in the NBA Finals, McGee, 30, is also receiving interest from the Thunder, Lakers and Pelicans. McGee, who averaged 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds this past season, probably couldn't command more from the Warriors than the veteran's minimum. Whether he can get more elsewhere likely depends on how other moves shake out. Much of this past season... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — While opioid related deaths continue to increase in Missouri, the growth rate is slowing down, according to a new report. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services found that there was a 4.7 percent increase in opioid deaths from 2016 to 2017, the Columbia Missourian reported. That rate is much lower than the 35 percent spike seen from 2015 to 2016. "The opioid crisis is the No. 1 public health issue Missouri is facing," said Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Police say two people were killed in a shooting in Massachusetts and a second shooting happened just minutes earlier, injuring another two men. Boston police responded to a double shooting in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston shortly after midnight Saturday. The two men, who have not been identified, were in their late 20s, and were pronounced dead at the scene. Boston police responded to another shooting in the neighborhood of Mattapan around 12:20 a.m., finding two men also their... Читать дальше...

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say two people have been arrested on criminal abuse charges after their young daughter was found with infected cigarette burns on her body. News outlets report 26-year-old Thomas Lee Tallon and 26-year-old Jessica Mae Sams, both of Corbin, were arrested Friday night. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office says in a news release social services workers had taken the 13-month-old girl from an apartment about nine miles south of London. The statement says the child... Читать дальше...

NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Sunday, July 1, 2018 _____ 377 FPUS51 KBGM 011731 ZFPBGM Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania National Weather Service Binghamton NY 130 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018 This is an automatically generated product that contains an area forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site-specific forecast, please visit weather.gov/bgm.... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Mexico's elections (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The head of Mexico's electoral institute says voting across the country has been proceeding "peacefully, without major incidents." Lorenzo Cordova says only four of the 156,807 polling places failed to open. Front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador voted early, saying "today the people will decide between more of the same or a real change." Candidates Ricardo Anaya and Jose Antonio Meade both said they were expecting... Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's Fish and Game Department says three endangered piping plover nests have hatched along the seacoast, and another is expected to hatch soon. The plovers' breeding habitat in sandy coastal beaches and dunes is fenced with yellow roping. Biologist Brendan Clifford said the goal is to protect the rare birds during their breeding season and manage the beaches as they become more crowded during the summer. The chicks are very small and hard to see. Piping plovers are... Читать дальше...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers are letting the public know the amount of drugs and alcohol being seized by the state's drug enforcement unit each month through a website. KTUU-TV reports troopers are hoping for the online drug seizure dashboard to connect with communities and encourage residents to start having conversations. Capt. Michael Duxbury of the drug enforcement unit says drug abuse is not just a personal use problem, but it spills into other crimes. According to the drug dashboard... Читать дальше...

TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — A city in eastern Kansas is still seeing political changes after plans for a massive chicken processing plant caused uproar last year. The $300 million Tyson project planned for the outskirts of Tonganoxie was canceled after residents of the town protested the pollution and the strains on local infrastructure they expected the facility would bring, KCUR-FM reported. Republican Rep. Jim Karleskint of Tonganoxie, who drafted a bill that would have given locals more say about proposed poultry operations... Читать дальше...

The scariest moment in “Jaws” doesn’t include a shark on-screen. It comes when Quint describes Navy crewmen, survivors of the sunken USS Indianapolis, being eaten alive in a shark feeding frenzy in 1945. Steven Spielberg wanted “Jaws 2” to tell that true story: Think “Saving Private Ryan,” with sharks. The “Jaws” sequel that might have been is one topic of discussion in our new “Shoot This Now” podcast, which you can listen to on Apple or right here:  Our guest for the episode is Mark Ramsey, host of the stunning “Inside Jaws” podcast. Читать дальше...