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Farms angry at Labor Department crackdown on suspected worker abuses
An attempted crackdown on minimum wage and child labor violations at berry farms in the Pacific Northwest has sparked a backlash that threatens one of the U.S. Labor Departments most potent tools for enforcing protections for farm workers.
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Blueberries grown on an Oregon farm.
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Like her sister, Librada Monjaraz Vasquez, 13, is a licensed worker harvesting blueberries at Forest Hills Farms in Hillsboro, Oregon. By law, she and other children 12 and older are allowed to work 10 hours a day, six days a week. Workers under age 16, when paid by the volume that they pick, can legally receive less than the minimum wage.
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Elk Grove pedestrian dies when hit by tow truck
A pedestrian died when hit by a tow truck Tuesday night in Elk Grove.
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Sacramento rain is first of 3 showery systems
The first of three weak rain systems worked its way through the Sacramento region on Wednesday.
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A student is escorted across the street as they arrive to school under a first rain of the season downpour at Caleb Greenwood Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 in Sacramento, Calif. More rain has arrived this week.
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Jay Leno returning to series TV with CNBC car show
Jay Leno is returning to nightly television.
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FILE - This May 21, 2014 file photo shows American comedian Jay Leno smiles during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem. CNBC is returning Leno to nightly television. The new show, tentatively titled "Jay Leno's Garage" and based on his Emmy Award-winning web series, will premiere in 2015, the network announced Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.
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Whole Foods to roll out rankings for produce
Whole Foods plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as "good," "better" or "best" based on the supplier's farming practices.
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010 file photo, Victor Hernandez stocks apples in the produce section at Whole Foods, in Coral Gables, Fla. Whole Foods on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as "good," ''better" or "best" based on the supplier's farming practices.
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Man charged in killings of 4 family members, dog
A central California man who authorities say confessed to stabbing his elderly father and mother, his two sons and the family dog has been charged with murder and animal cruelty.
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FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office shows Nicolas Holzer. Santa Barbara County prosecutors announced Tuesday Oct. 14, 2014 that a grand jury indicted 45-year-old Nicolas Holzer on felony charges that include special allegations. Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to seek the death penalty. Holzer remains jailed without bail.
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Record number of black candidates seeking office
More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama's historic presidency.
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FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2014, photo, Sen. Cory Booker, center, D-N.J., along with 3rd Congressional District democratic candidate Aimee Belgard, right, and Freeholder candidates Tom Pullion, left, and Mike Schmidt second right, greets a gathering at a campaign center in Willingboro, N.J. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency. There are at least 25 African-Americans running for statewide offices including U.S. senator, governor or lieutenant governor, also a record number. Those numbers include Booker and Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina, the U.S. Senate’s only black members.
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FILE - In this March 16, 2014, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency. There are at least 25 African-Americans running for statewide offices including U.S. senator, governor or lieutenant governor, also a record number. Those statewide numbers include Democrat Cory Booker of New Jersey and Scott, the U.S. Senate’s only black members.
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FILE - In this May 22, 2014 photo, New Jersey Assemblywoman and congressional candidate, Bonnie Watson Coleman, center, D-Trenton, N.J., stands on the floor of the assembly before a session at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency.
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, photo, Mia Love, the Republican nominee in Utah’s 4th congressional district, smiles after speaking during a rally, in Lehi, Utah. Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, hosted the rally and fundraiser for Mia Love. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency. Love is trying to become the first black Republican woman to be elected to Congress.
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