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‘Vanderpump Rules’ star James Kennedy says he’s committed to change after domestic violence arrest

AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy says he is determined to make changes and seek sobriety after he was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence for allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the ground. “I am committed to making meaningful changes in my life,” he said Tuesday via Instagram,

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US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women’s prison

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the “rape club” because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct. Under settlements approved Tuesday, the

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California’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment for one of the largest loan guarantees

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