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FILE - In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan brings in a rebound in front of Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph, left, and JaMychal Green, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. DeAndre Jordan has chosen the Mavericks over the Los Angeles Clippers in what turned into a tense boom-or-bust wait for Dallas in pursuit of the free-agent center. Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press that Jordan agreed to terms Friday, July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

AP sources: Mavericks, DeAndre Jordan agree to 4-year deal

By Schuyler Dixon and Jon Krawczynski - Associated Press

An Alton, Ill., firefighter covers the cab of a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with a sheet as they await the arrival of investigators and the coroner Sunday morning, March 15, 2015, several hundred yards north of the Washington Avenue railroad crossing in Alton, Ill. (AP Photo/The Telegraph, John Badman) ** FILE **

Railroad official asks digital map firms to mark crossings

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Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) shoots between Indiana Fever forwards Natasha Howard (33) and Erlana Larkins (2) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, June 6, 2014 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, Mystics extend Sparks’ winless start

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Kenny Lee Lewis (AP Photo)

Kenny Lee Lewis interview: Steve Miller Band sideman has history with diverse famous musicians

By Keith Valcourt - Special to The Washington Times

In this Friday, June 5, 2015, photo, Tony Corcoran records sprinklers watering the lawn in front of a house in Beverly Hills, Calif. Corcoran is one of several people who spend their spare time these days canvassing the tony communities of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and elsewhere, looking for people wasting water during the worst California drought in recent memory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California water wasters beware: #DroughtShaming on the rise

By Gillian Flaccus and John Rogers - Associated Press

Illustration on the negative effects of raising the minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RICK BERMAN: Higher minimum wage in Europe killing entry-level jobs

By Rick Berman

Girl with rare disorder to compete in Miss Amazing Pageant

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Maria Elena Durazo, an official at the national labor organization Unite Here and former head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, center, and Ilse Escobar, program director at the Miguel Contreras Foundation, listen to motions as the Los Angeles City Council votes to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2020, making it the largest city in the nation to do so, in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The measure approved Tuesday calls for small businesses with 25 or fewer employees to have an additional year to reach the $15 plateau. The council voted 14-1 after members of the public made impassioned statements for and against the plan. The increases begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and then $15. Small businesses and nonprofits would be a year behind. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes )

NICK NOVAK: LA labor unions bite the hands filling their pockets

By Nick Novak

People gather to protest for an increased minimum wage outside a McDonald's restaurant n Highland Park, Mich. The protests are part of a campaign called "Fight for $15," which has included several rounds of actions. (AP Photo)

ED FEULNER: Minimum wage, maximum union hypocrisy

By Ed Feulner

In this Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, actress Mila Kunis attends a premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Authorities are looking for a man sentenced for stalking Kunis after he escaped from a mental health facility in Southern California, on Saturday, May 30, 2015. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)

Man sentenced for stalking Mila Kunis flees health facility

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This December 2004 file photo shows the entrance to pop star Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Santa Ynez, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Neverland, former home of Michael Jackson, on sale for $100M

By DERRIK J. LANG - Associated Press

FILE - In a March 29, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan, right, embraces her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley after a progress report on her probation for theft charges at Los Angeles Superior Court. Few stars have become more closely associated with Los Angeles’ court system than Lindsay Lohan, whose first arrest in May 2007 sparked a nearly eight-year court saga that finally ended Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Joe Klamar, Poo, File)

Judge closes book on last Lindsay Lohan criminal case in L.A.

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press

Larry Mullen Jr., from left, The Edge, Bono and Adam Clayton of U2 perform at the Innocence + Experience Tour at The Forum on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

Dennis Sheehan, U2’s longtime tour manager, found dead

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Gov. Jerry Brown favors high-speed rail over water-catching infrastructure in parched California, which may harm the Democrats' chances of holding retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer's seat. (Associated Press)

California water crisis could leave Democrats high and dry in 2016

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins quarterback Anthony Neyer (14) throws a pass as teammates look on during NFL foootball rookie minicamp, Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Anthony Neyer’s tryout with Redskins another stop in a long football journey

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

Defendant Cameron Brown, left, and Los Angeles County sheriff deputies, watch as jurors make a site visit to the Abalone Cove and Portuguese Bend areas during his third trial in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., in this May 7, 2015, file photo. Jurors found Brown guilty Wednesday, May 13, on murder charges in the death of his 4-year-old daughter Lauren in November 2000. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

Cameron Brown case: In 3rd trial, dad guilty of hurling girl to death off cliff

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

In this April 8, 2015, file photo, Perez Hilton attends the Broadway opening night of "Gigi" at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Gay blogger Perez Hilton welcomes baby daughter via surrogate

By Sandy Cohen - Associated Press

The August Empire.

New springtime CDs offer bouquet of tunes as fresh as the weather

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times