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Fresno legal powerhouse gets a new partner — and a new name

After nearly 40 years of practicing law and securing over $500 million for his clients, Warren Paboojian has announced a change to his law firm. The Fresno-based company has added a partner and is now ...
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Fresno concrete drivers vote to remove Teamsters representation

Cement truck drivers for CalPortland Ready-mix Fresno facility voted to end their union representation last month. The Ready-mix drivers voted to end their union representation, concluding a month-lon ...
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Former Democratic presidents remember the late Rev. Jesse Jackson during final public tribute

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at ...
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Beyond Meat drops the ‘Meat’ from its name as it expands to plant-based drinks and snacks

Beyond Meat is dropping “meat” from its name as it moves beyond the struggling market for plant-based burgers, sausages and tenders and expands into new categories like protein drinks. The company, re ...
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Judge weighs New York Times bid to block policy limiting journalists’ access to Pentagon

A Pentagon policy limiting journalists' access to the building is depriving Americans of vital information about U.S. military operations while the country is at war, a New York Times attorney argued ...
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Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ‘effective immediately’

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government c ...
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Two men attacked San Francisco mayor’s bodyguards, authorities say

Two men attacked a pair of police officers who were serving as bodyguards for San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, officials said. Lurie was unharmed. The suspects, who were taken into custody, were part ...
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Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government help

Alyssa Ramos' evacuation from Kuwait involved a 48-hour journey across four continents. The U.S. government did not help with any of it, the travel blogger said. “They keep going on the news and sayin ...
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KMPH welcomes new general manager returning to Sinclair

Sinclair Broadcast Group has named Katherine Dougherty as vice president and general manager of KMPH/FOX and KFRE/CW in Fresno. She returns to Sinclair after serving as integrated sales manager for KO ...
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Attorneys for suspect in Los Angeles’ Palisades Fire seek his release based on new evidence

Defense attorneys for the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles will hold a news conference Thursday to call for his release from jail in light of new evidence they say ...
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US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

The U.S. Postal Service will run out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money, the new postmaster general warned in an interview. If ...
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Stocks drop after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024

Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and erased what ...