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California lawmakers to vote on plan allowing the state to buy power

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers were scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to give Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration permission to buy massive amounts of electricity, a move aimed at avoiding blackouts by shoring up the state's power supply while jumpstarting the ...

Artworks believed stolen during Holocaust seized from museums in 3 states

NEW YORK (AP) — Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities. The artworks by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele were all previously owned by ...

US casinos have their best July ever, winning nearly $5.4B from gamblers

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Commercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to figures released Thursday by a national gambling industry group. The American Gaming Association said the casinos' winnings were up nearly 6% ...

Husband of US Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola's husband has died in an airplane crash in western Alaska, the latest fatality involving politicians or their loved ones in the nation's largest state where flights are common because of a limited road system. "We are devastated to share that ...