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Racist DMs to Miami football player lead Florida Bar to put employee on leave mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

Racist DMs to Miami football player lead Florida Bar to put employee on leave

The Bar says the messages violate its internal social media policy for employees, and its investigation is still underway.

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DOJ says California cases prove widespread noncitizen voting. Experts disagree mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

DOJ says California cases prove widespread noncitizen voting. Experts disagree

One expert said if the DOJ could prove more than the 28 cases it filed Monday, “we would have heard about it.”

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NC State fires head football coach Dave Doeren after 14 seasons. What we know mercedsunstar.com/sports/art…

NC State fires head football coach Dave Doeren after 14 seasons. What we know

Athletic Director Boo Corrigan announced the decision on Saturday night, following the Wolfpack’s stunning loss to Stanford.

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Charter schools paid over $30M to firms run by a Florida governor candidate’s wife mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

Charter schools paid over $30M to firms run by a Florida governor candidate’s wife

Byron Donalds’ campaign says he will follow ethics laws, including recusal, if he is elected.

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‘Our strike is moving forward.’ SEIU Local 1000 doesn’t make last-minute deal mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

‘Our strike is moving forward.’ SEIU Local 1000 doesn’t make last-minute deal

California state workers are expected to strike Oct. 21 after SEIU Local 1000 and CalHR didn’t come to an eleventh hour deal.

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Too many political texts and calls as election nears? Here’s how to opt out mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

Too many political texts and calls as election nears? Here’s how to opt out

Political campaigns are exempt from the federal Do Not Call list.

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A body was found in a Tesla trunk on a California highway. Now a suspect is charged mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

A body was found in a Tesla trunk on a California highway. Now a suspect is charged

The suspect was arrested Oct. 11, three months after the body was found, authorities say.

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Masked men, multiple guns and a slain teen: What prosecutors say happened in a Washington garage mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

Masked men, multiple guns and a slain teen: What prosecutors say happened in a Washington garage

Court records indicate one of the defendants had been shot in the same garage the night before.

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Modesto man killed outside Costco in Southern California. Driver arrested for murder mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

Modesto man killed outside Costco in Southern California. Driver arrested for murder

Ventura County sheriff’s deputies responded around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a man struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Costco in Camarillo.

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Remember the Saturday when time ran out … and Georgia Tech won anyway? mercedsunstar.com/sports/art…

Remember the Saturday when time ran out … and Georgia Tech won anyway?

Georgia Tech’s Miracle on Techwood Drive: Relive the 22-16 win over Florida State in 2015 with audio, video of Lance Austin’s 78-yard blocked field goal return.

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Two 52-year-olds may be the first couple to reach the highest point in all 44 Idaho counties. How they did it mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

Two 52-year-olds may be the first couple to reach the highest point in all 44 Idaho counties. How...

Ben Nickell and Anne Koski didn’t set a deadline, but her knees did. Their final climb took 22 hours and ended at 4 a.m.

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Does mouth taping actually work? What the science says about this viral sleep trend mercedsunstar.com/living/art…

Does mouth taping actually work? What the science says about this viral sleep trend

Mouth tape is trending for snoring, but research suggests limited benefits and potentially serious risks for people with breathing problems.

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Viral video shows waves crashing over cars on frightening ferry ride amid nor’easter mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

Viral video shows waves crashing over cars on frightening ferry ride amid nor’easter

A mom started recording a storm pounding vehicles on a vessel crossing from North Carolina’s Outer Banks, cracking a windshield as passengers screamed.

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You can soon visit California’s 9 national parks for free. See when — and why mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

You can soon visit California’s 9 national parks for free. See when — and why

There are only two more free entry days in 2026.

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Men gave Nazi salutes at a Turning Point event in California. Here’s how the group responded mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

Men gave Nazi salutes at a Turning Point event in California. Here’s how the group responded

Videos show the men raising their arms at protesters.

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Merced County father dies in crash on Interstate 5 in Stanislaus County mercedsunstar.com/news/local…

Merced County father dies in crash on Interstate 5 in Stanislaus County

GoFundMe page says he is survived by his partner, their three children.

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California senator shows up unannounced at an ICE holding center. What he found mercedsunstar.com/news/calif…

California senator shows up unannounced at an ICE holding center. What he found

The senator toured the Sacramento center without notice, two days after an ICE agent’s vehicle was involved in a collision with an observer in the region.

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Duke football staff member no longer working with team after abuse allegations mercedsunstar.com/sports/art…

Duke football staff member no longer working with team after abuse allegations

Ranier Rackley, Duke’s director of player development, faces civil allegations that he sexually abused a student while a Rolesville High teacher.

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Things to do in Merced in November: Dia de los Muertos, rock cover bands and more mercedsunstar.com/entertainm…

Things to do in Merced in November: Dia de los Muertos, rock cover bands and more

Here are some of the events happening in November.

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80-year-old dies days after being tossed from horse-drawn wagon at NC safari zoo mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

80-year-old dies days after being tossed from horse-drawn wagon at NC safari zoo

She was among 3 people hospitalized.

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