Before-after images show the scale of flooding across SoCal
February 8, 2024
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Before-after images show the scale of flooding across SoCal

Parts of Southern California have seen record rainfall in the past week after two atmospheric rivers pelted the region. As the clouds began to lift, new projections from…

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Zelensky Hints at Major Shake-Up of Ukraine’s Government
February 5, 2024
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Zelensky Hints at Major Shake-Up of Ukraine’s Government

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that a broad overhaul of the country’s military and civilian leadership was needed to reboot the war effort against Russia, suggesting that…

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UCLA doubles down on ethnic studies expansion amid fraught national politics
February 5, 2024
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UCLA doubles down on ethnic studies expansion amid fraught national politics

More than five decades ago, Morgan Chu was taught a version of American history that all but ignored the experiences of Asian Americans like him. Chu, an attorney…

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Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 76
February 3, 2024
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Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 76

Carl Weathers, who went from doling out bone-crunching hits as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders to delivering knockout punches on the big screen as Apollo Creed, the…

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Tesla settles for $1.5 million after allegations of illegally disposing hazardous waste
February 3, 2024
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Tesla settles for $1.5 million after allegations of illegally disposing hazardous waste

An environmental investigation by the San Francisco district attorney’s office that began in 2018 and spurred similar inquiries throughout the state concluded Thursday, when a San Joaquin County…

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Melinda Wilson, 77,Who Helped Brian Wilson Through Mental Illness, Dies
January 31, 2024
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Melinda Wilson, 77,Who Helped Brian Wilson Through Mental Illness, Dies

Ms. Wilson’s relationship with her husband, a co-founder of the Beach Boys, was portrayed in the 2014 film “Love & Mercy.” Source link

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Bill would allow drinking on public streets in designated areas
January 31, 2024
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Bill would allow drinking on public streets in designated areas

Imagine a California where you can buy a beer at your favorite bar or restaurant, take it outside and drink it on the street with a friend. That…

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Real Estate Giant China Evergrande Will Be Liquidated
January 29, 2024
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Real Estate Giant China Evergrande Will Be Liquidated

Months after China Evergrande ran out of cash and defaulted in 2021, investors around the world scooped up the property developer’s discounted I.O.U.’s, betting that the Chinese government…

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Norwalk robbery suspect holding shotgun is shot by deputies, authorities say
January 29, 2024
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Norwalk robbery suspect holding shotgun is shot by deputies, authorities say

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot a man wielding a shotgun while responding to a robbery in Norwalk on Saturday, authorities said. Around 5:40 p.m., deputies were alerted…

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Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules
January 26, 2024
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Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules

The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration. Source link

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