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Adam Britton, wounded three times in four months in Iraq in 2004, is considered 100 percent disabled by the Veterans Affairs system. He discovered that by getting out four-wheeling, is has helped him cope with the physical and mental scars he brought back from Iraq and that prevent him from working today. So last year, he began offering to take other wounded veterans four-wheeling. He pays the way. and hopes others will go along to experience

Jeff Jardine: Iraq War vet offering four-wheeling for wounded

Wounded three times in Iraq, Denair resident Adam Britton finds peace in four-wheeling, and he’s found it to be so beneficial that he wants to take others with disabilities along for the ride.

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Report: A's get Lester for Cespedes

The Oakland Athletics reportedly swung a deal to bolster an already stacked rotation, acquiring Boston lefty Jon Lester hours before Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline. 1 hour ago

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Our View: Stanislaus County officials finally responding to water crisis

Finally, Stanislaus County officials understand the necessity of helping those whose wells have gone dry.

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FILE - This June 18, 2014 file photo shows U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents working at a processing facility in Brownsville,Texas. Immigration courts are speeding up hearings for the tens of thousands of Central American children caught on the U.S. border after criticism that the backlogged system is letting immigrants stay in the country for years while waiting for their cases to be heard.

Immigration courts speed up children's cases

Immigration courts are speeding up hearings for the tens of thousands of Central American children caught on the U.S. border after criticism that the backlogged system is letting immigrants stay in the country for years while waiting for their cases... 13 minutes ago

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Colorful troupe keeps traditional dance fresh

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández has been bringing the traditional dance style to audiences around the world since 1952. The acclaimed Mexicao City dance company returns to the Gallo Center for the Arts with its 60-person...

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FILE - This Nov. 5, 2013 file photo shows Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the computer woes that paralyzed the president's new health care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in testimony released Wednesday. After a months-long investigation, the Government Accountability Office found that the administration lacked "effective planning or oversight practices" for the development of HealthCare.gov, the online portal to coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. The report faults the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services — for ineffective oversight of contracts for HealthCare.gov's computerized sign-up system and its electronic back office.

Probe exposes flaws behind HealthCare.gov rollout

Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for computer woes that paralyzed the president's new health care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in a report released Wednesday. 3 minutes ago

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

CIA improperly accessed Senate computers, agency finds

CIA employees improperly accessed computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to compile a report on the agency’s now defunct detention and interrogation program, an internal CIA investigation has determined. 30 minutes ago