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Just another day

By LIZ KING LIZ KING
Thu,08/26/21-6:17PM, 723 Reads
Our air conditioner, after years of hard labor, gained it’s junkyard wings. The poor thing was exhausted and refused to work another day.
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Surrounded by peers and churchmen, Queen Elizabeth II sits on throne in Westminister Abbey, London, June 2, 1953 after her coronation. Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, 70 years after she ascended to the throne. (AP Photo, File)

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Platinum Jubilee: Queen's reign marks 70 years of change

By SYLVIA HUI SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press
Thu,02/03/22-2:00AM, 723 Reads
LONDON (AP) — When 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on Feb. 6, 1952, the British Empire stretched across the world, royalty was widely revered and televisions were still a novelty item.
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The Airbus A330 aircraft used for an Aeroflot international flight is prepared at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, on June 27, 2013. Europe and Canada said Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

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Europe, Canada close their airspace to Russian airplanes

By DAVID KOENIG DAVID KOENIG - AP Airlines Writer
Sun,02/27/22-2:54PM, 723 Reads
Europe and Canada said Sunday they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same.
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Following days of rain, floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the Planada community of Merced County, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Storm-weary Californians clean up, brace for another torrent

By MARTHA MENDOZA AND CHRISTOPHER WEBER MARTHA MENDOZA AND CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press
Wed,01/11/23-3:37AM, 723 Reads
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Laurie Morse shoveled wet sand into bags in the pouring rain Wednesday, preparing to stack them along her garage in a last ditch effort to keep out a rising creek on California’s central coast, as the storm-ravaged state braced for another round of lashing rains and damaging winds.
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Current Temp

90°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 92°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 101°F
Dew Point: 76°F
Humidity: 94%
Sunrise: 6:06 AM
Sunset: 8:05 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 38%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 76°F
Moon Rise: 3:46 AM
Moon Set: 6:52 PM

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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