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Military commissaries on Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar, and Naval Base San Diego will all close Wednesday because of the government shutdown. -
Troops stationed overseas, from Afghanistan to Japan, depend on American Forces Network to watch NFL and MLB games during deployments as a morale booster. But most AFN channels are now off the air due to the government shutdown. -
KPBS Midday EditionThis year higher gas prices and payroll taxes may combine with an economy that some experts say is "stuck in a rut" to produce a weak back-to-school shopping season in San Diego and across the country. -
The Defense Commissary Agency announced this week that its commissaries worldwide will return to normal hours the week of August 18 to 24 - a move prompted by the Department of Defense's decision to cut furlough days for civilian DoD employees from 11 days to six.
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KPBS Midday EditionElectricity bills are on the rise as utilities and consumer groups aim to change the way energy rates are calculated. -
Sequestration budget cuts have prompted the Defense Commissary Agency to cancel its September case lot sale worldwide. During case lot sales, commissaries sell cases of items to shoppers at a discount. -
At least six children have been strangled to death by window-blind cords in military housing, and four more seriously injured, since 1996. Child safety advocates say this is a major problem, as military families are often not allow to make changes to the window dressing in their homes. -
California’s Public Utilities Commission is considering whether Edison's costs to maintain San Onofre while it is offline are reasonable to charge ratepayers. -
Live animals could no longer be sold at flea markets and swap meets in California under a bill making its way through the state legislature. As Marianne Russ reports from Sacramento, the bill cleared its first hurdle Tuesday. -
Union members told federal regulators they thought the plant is safe to operate again.
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