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San Francisco man wanted in FBI explosives case is arrested near Golden Gate Bridge

• SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A San Francisco social media maven and former political consultant wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives is in FBI custody after a three-day manhunt.
• The San Francisco police caught Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, 42, on Monday afternoon in his car near Crissy Field, just south of the Golden Gate Bridge.
• Though Chamberlain was considered armed and dangerous, FBI spokesman Peter Lee said Monday that he did not seem to pose an immediate threat to public safety.
• "Anyone who has the means, methods and access to make a bomb should be considered armed and dangerous," Lee said before the arrest.
• A law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said Chamberlain was spotted in his white car around 6:22 p.m. Monday.
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Seattle activists hope $15 minimum wage will inspire higher wages in cities, states across US

• SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle activists celebrated a successful campaign to gradually increase the city's minimum wage to $15 by calling for a national movement to close the income and opportunity gaps between rich and poor.
• The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that would give the city the highest minimum wage in the nation.
• Socialist City Council Member Kshama Sawant, who after the council meeting called on the people of America to elect more independent and socialist candidates, said the push for a higher minimum wage is spreading across the nation.
• "Seattle may be a hippie city. We may wear socks with our sandals," but it's also a city where different progressive groups can work together to bring about change, Sawant said.
• The minimum wage issue has dominated politics in the liberal municipality for months, and a boisterous crowd of mostly labor activists packed the council chambers for the vote. They held signs that said "15 Now," chanted, cheered and occasionally jeered when amendments they favored were voted down.

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