This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
For weeks at trial, attorneys for Payton and Dandrae Martin, the sole surviving suspects in the April 2022 shootings, have argued the Sacramento men were defending themselves from a sudden burst of gunfire at closing time.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
His attorneys said his blood sugar levels were only checked once a month in the jail, putting him at risk of organ failure or even death.
Prosecutors said that, before the crash, a law enforcement dispatcher had confirmed over the radio that deputies were already at the scene and that there were no reports of injuries and the suspect had left the area.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
According to Euro News, 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it and 13 abstained.
The project will include volunteers from the Community Action Committee, a group of people who serve as community liaisons and advocates in the Northside.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
Suddenly there were dedicated sales teams, communications staff, artist liaisons, showings at art fairs, and introductions to collectors around the world.
At one point, moderators even allowed Jones to direct questions toward Jackson's empty podium — an unusual debate moment that Malsin described as both risky and effective television.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Later that day, moderators of a Democratic primary debate asked Stevens what AIPAC’s support for her meant.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents and base personnel tracked two suspects while ordering residents to shelter in place, then discovered 51 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl inside the deserted vehicle.
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Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Melissa Bridgeford, the cofounder and CEO of Wizard Commerce, which makes AI shopping agents, said that even for product discovery, existing AI models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT often fall short.
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