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The Golden State Stimulus created a statewide direct payment plan that enabled the Franchise Tax Board to send out $600 or $1,200 payments to eligible individuals. The program is designed to help low-income Californians and those who weren’t eligible to receive the direct payments Congress passed. “We passed the recovery package to get money into the pockets of Californians who were hit hardest by this pandemic, and that’s exactly what the Golden State Stimulus is doing—already getting $1....

During his weekly radio spot on Kentucky's IMG Radio network, he tried to lay down the law on appropriate fan behavior by taking veiled shots at Indiana fans. The unranked Hoosiers famously upset Cal's No. 1 Wildcats in December 2011 on a buzzer-beater by Christian Watford, 73-72. Fans stormed the court at Assembly Hall in Bloomington before the referees could get to the review table. Calipari has never forgotten that game or the fans' reaction, and he made sure they knew it during his segment....

The rumors were floated by former Kentucky star Rex Chapman on Twitter shortly before the Wildcat's 60-54 loss to Connecticut at AT&T Stadium. He called Calipari's departure a "done deal." "The Lakers have a basketball coach," Calipari said, referring to coach Mike D'Antoni, whose team is fighting to stay out of last place in the Western Conference. "Kentucky has a basketball coach," Calipari added. "I have the best job in the country....

The announcement for the Mystery Box Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was made at San Diego Comic-Con during the panel for the Zombies mode. Activision has since released more information on its website with what the edition will contain. Along with a copy of the game, fans can look forward to getting some physical loot and digital content as well. The first thing players will notice is the titular mystery box the game and all the collectibles come in, which looks like something one would find in the game itself....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans can access some hidden shooting ranges inside of Forsaken. Completing each will provide a useful upgrade for the gun players complete the course with, though only certain weapon classes will work with each range. For those looking to complete the target shooting easter eggs, the requirements are as follows. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies - How To Complete Forsaken’s Secret Race...

Treyarch focused on providing fixes for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War geared towards improving gameplay stability and fixing various issues in the Multiplayer and Zombies modes. The rest of the fixes involved fine-tuning weapons, Scorestreaks, and other game modes. There were also fixes for many crashes that were caught by players and were addressed by Treyarch in the patch notes. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - How to Level Up Weapons Fast...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War marks developer Treyarch’s fifth entry for its Black Ops series, and eighth in the CoD franchise as a whole. Their latest effort, co-developed with Raven Software, looks to be extremely popular, as Cold War is reportedly the most-downloaded series beta ever. The trailer begins with a meeting between the games’ protagonists and President Ronald Reagan. “Gentleman, is the threat real?” he asks. A flurry of red flashing images and a stealth kill ends with returning Black Ops character Adler responding, “Yes sir, we believe it is....

Dialogue trees were one of the unique features in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s campaign. During the safe house sections, players could engage in RPG-like conversations, learning more about their allies and getting more attached to them. This allowed players to form close bonds with characters like Adler, Sims, Park, and Lazar. While the first three characters are multiplayer Operators, Lazar has been omitted from this role, something that some fans are desperate to see change....

Although the clip was brief, it did give fans an early taste of what Zombies will look like upon Cold War’s release. Fans have been quick to note similarities between the clip’s gritty aesthetic and zombie style with Call of Duty: WW2’s take on the franchise. RELATED: Black Ops Cold War Zombies Confirms Return of Fan Favorite Weapon Fans did notice that the staircase shown in the clip was very reminiscent of World at War’s Nacht der Untoten map....

Speaking of which, we got to experience Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s E3 2016 demo which featured the same materials shown from the Sony press conference, as well as a second mission that began in Switzerland. As far as the space combat is concerned, developers described it as an “off rails” sequence, meaning that players would be able to have complete control over the environment without having to worry about being stuck on a linear course that was preordained by game designers....

Despite the minor complaints, there’s a large majority of players enjoying the plethora of different game modes, and multiplayer is filled to the brim with both new and old players. Those who’ve already tried Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer mode might have noticed that players are able to use custom names in the game instead of their platform-specific usernames. RELATED: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Hit With Server Connection Issues On Launch Day...

Infinity Ward’s upcoming sequel to the Modern Warfare reboot has had an abundance of new details and trailers in recent weeks as the game marches towards launch. In standard Call of Duty fashion, Modern Warfare 2 will offer pre-order bonuses and a deluxe package dubbed the Vault Edition, featuring four Red Team 141 operators and the season 1 Battle Pass. Fans that pre-order either the standard or Vault Edition will receive early access to the open beta, which could be coming sooner rather than later....

Open beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will offer an introductory look at what will be available in the full game. The hard cap for the two-week beta’s progression will be Rank 30, though Rank 15 will be the cap for the first weekend. Content featured in the open beta includes multiple game modes, maps, weapons, and more, but gameplay will be focused on the core 6v6 Multiplayer experience Call of Duty is known for....

Ever since the first Call of Duty: Modern Warfare breathed new life into the franchise and allowed gamers to play multiple modes with thousands of different loadouts, custom classes have become a hallmark of the series. The most recent title keeps this tradition alive, with Modern Warfare 2’s incredible weapon variety allowing gamers to choose from more guns than ever before. The amount of customization means that no two matches will be the exact same - unless a bug is involved....

Experts who spoke to Newsweek suggested that the plan brought before the California State Assembly was a step too far and indicated the limitations of liberal ambitions. Assemblyman Ash Kalra, who wrote the bill, decided not to force a vote on the matter when it became clear there was not enough support for it in the Democrat-controlled state assembly. Democrats control 50 of the assembly’s 80 seats and 41 votes were needed to keep the legislation alive....

Antelope Valley Union High School District failed to comply with legal requirements about school spending plans, known as Local Control Accountability Plans, according to the complaint. It said more than $6.9 million intended for low-income students, English learners and foster youth—most of them Black or Latinx—was left unused or used for improper purposes in the 2019/2020 school year alone, according to the complaint. And it demands the district investigate budget discrepancies, comply with state-mandated reporting requirements and require each school to demonstrate how the funds were used to serve the students for whom they were allocated....

The state also reported 110 additional deaths on Wednesday, a number just shy of the daily death toll high on April 15, when 115 Californians died from COVID-19. The state has seen 6,090 deaths since the outbreak began. California has increasingly emerged as a national hot spot for infections, as a massive spike in cases hit the state last month. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom said hospitalizations in the state have increased 43 percent in the past two weeks, while admissions to intensive care units have increased 37 percent....

Kentucky held a 50-41 second-half advantage at one point, but Baylor went on a 15-5 run to take a lead it would not relinquish. In all, the Bears outrebounded the Wildcats by 16, 41-25, and a lack of toughness shown by his team was clear to Calipari. "Everything is based on how I'm scoring and what I'm doing and it's not based on that part of that game, that toughness," Calipari said of his team....

The SMG is a great way of dealing high damage in close-quarters engagements and MW2 isn’t lacking when it comes to the roster of submachine guns available. If players are finding Assault Rifles are getting a little tedious, and can be a great move to switch to an SMG to become more dominant in a different aspect of the battlefront. Here are the top picks for SMGs in Modern Warfare 2 and how to unlock them....

According to the ESRB, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be packed with violence, as expected. The game will apparently feature decapitations as well as dismemberment, with body parts left on the ground. Dismemberment has been an inconsistent feature in Call of Duty titles, though it’s possible that decapitation and dismemberment will only be seen in the Zombies game mode. The ESRB rating description goes on to describe “mutilated corpses,” cut-scenes of zombies killing people, and “a creature emerging from a man’s body, ripping his chest apart....