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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1579, Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England. In 1714, César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (died 1784) was born. In 1898, Joe McKelvey, Executed Irish republican (died 1922) was born. In 1909, Elmer L. Andersen, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Minnesota (died 2004) was born. In 1923, Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian and academic (died 1999) was born. In 1923, Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1929, The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster. In 1984, Si Tianfeng, Chinese race walker was born. In 2013, Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (born 1948) passed away. In 2015, Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (born 1937) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

The inexcusable incompetence of California’s glacial vote count

Washington Examiner

June 3, 2026

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The inexcusable incompetence of California’s glacial vote count

California’s primary elections were on Tuesday, yet we will not truly know the results for several weeks, because California’s incompetence in every area of governance extends to elections. As of 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 13 hours after polls closed Tuesday night, California has counted about 58 of the total votes cast. For comparison, in that same time []

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