A Turkish official says at least 16 Russian tourists have been killed in a bus crash in southern Turkey.
Mehmet Seyman, deputy governor of the Mediterranean province of Antalya, says the tourists were traveling from the resort of Alanya to a site in central Turkey when their tour bus crashed into a river.
Seyman says at least 16 people were killed and 25 others injured in the crash Tuesday.
He says rescue workers are struggling to pull out the injured and bodies from the wreckage.
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A bill sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Leland Yee that would force telephone companies and phone book producers to allow customers to opt out of receiving phone books passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday. The legislation would allow customers to call a toll-free number or visit a website in order to opt out. More than 78 million telephone directories are delivered annually in California.
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WHAT: They spent more than $100,000 on government purchase cards to buy themselves clothing, flat-screen TVs, tuitions and gym memberships, but none of the 21 Federal Protective Service employees implicated have been disciplined or ever required to pay back what they misspent.
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I used to respect the Sierra Club until I read its endorsements for the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, which has made a mockery of California’s environmental protection laws with its backroom dealings on land-use issues in San Francisco.
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Put away the brooms. Hold off on those "Beat L.A!" chants. The Boston Celtics still have some work to do before they can play for their second NBA title in three years.
Jameer Nelson made back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime, Dwight Howard had 32 points and 16 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Celtics 96-92 on Monday night to avoid a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Recent public-opinion surveys show that three-quarters of those interviewed question whether Congress knows what it’s doing in dealing with the nation’s worst economic problems since the Great Depression.
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A San Francisco real estate developer was sentenced in federal court in The City Monday to 2½ years in prison for evading taxes on $45 million in property sales.
Luke Brugnara, 46, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge William Alsup to pay the government $1.9 million in restitution and a $50,000 fine.
Brugnara pleaded guilty Jan. 26 to three counts of filing false income tax returns for the years 2000 through 2002 by failing to report capital gains from $45 million in sales of commercial properties.
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2010 Black & White Ball: Thousands turned out to Davies Hall and The City’s performing arts buildings on Van Ness Avenue on Saturday night for the San Francisco Symphony’s popular fundraiser, which benefits Adventures in Music, a music education program in San Francisco public elementary schools. Tony Bennett and k.d. lang headlined the concert hall performance, while DJs and bands provided entertainment for those who wanted to dance into the wee hours of the night. Patricia Sprincin chaired the event’s organizing committee.
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A controversial proposed ordinance in San Francisco that would ban sitting or lying on public sidewalks between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. was passed at committee Monday, but its legislative sponsor acknowledged it will likely die at the full board as the issue moves to the November ballot.
Homeless advocates have lambasted the sit-lie ordinance proposed by Mayor Gavin Newsom and police Chief George Gascón as an attack on the homeless.
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Tea party favorite Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate for governor whose campaign gained momentum with recent endorsements from Sarah Palin and Jenny Sanford, vehemently denied allegations Monday that she had an inappropriate relationship with a political blogger several years ago.
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Due to mechanical problems at Church and Duboce streets, Muni has reported that outbound N-Judah service is experiencing delays Monday as of 2:45 p.m.
For more information, visit http://www.511.org/.
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A woman was found dead Sunday and rescue efforts are continuing for as many as two others in the water near Seal Rocks, the third weekend incident involving recreational water users.
The Coast Guard said a woman — identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as being in her mid-40s — washed up onto shore near Seal Rocks. At least one witness said there were two more people in the water, one of which was a man. No identification information was known about the possible third victim.
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How many jobs have been lost to, or not created because of, the enormous costs to manufacturers of 2008’s Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act?
How many more jobs are being sacrificed to employers’ uncertainty about the impact of Obamacare?
Tens of thousands of construction industry jobs have been lost to the combined effects of the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.
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