A divide over the Israel-Hamas war flares at UC Berkeley Law
November 4, 2023
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A divide over the Israel-Hamas war flares at UC Berkeley Law

A week into the Israel-Hamas war, a Berkeley law professor published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal under the headline “Don’t Hire My Anti-Semitic Law Students.” Backlash…

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Jane Garrett, Book Editor With a Prizewinning Touch, Dies at 88
November 4, 2023
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Jane Garrett, Book Editor With a Prizewinning Touch, Dies at 88

Jane Garrett, who as an editor at the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house guided seven books to Pulitzer Prizes for history but watched another book lose its prestigious…

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Nepal Quake Kills at Least 128
November 4, 2023
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Nepal Quake Kills at Least 128

At least 128 people were killed and hundreds injured when a powerful earthquake shook western Nepal late Friday, government officials said. Rescuers were trying to push through roads…

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Work continued after a woman was killed in a carrot field
November 4, 2023
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Work continued after a woman was killed in a carrot field

Miriam del Carmen Ramirez was walking back into the carrot fields in New Cuyama after a brief work break, and looked over her shoulder to check on her…

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Alan Ruck is grateful ‘nobody was killed’ in truck crash
November 4, 2023
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Alan Ruck is grateful ‘nobody was killed’ in truck crash

Alan Ruck is doing fine after crashing his Rivian truck into a Los Angeles pizzeria on Tuesday. The “Succession” star was spotted Thursday leaving a convenience store in…

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Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
November 4, 2023
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Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

State Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, who is running for a hotly contested Eastside seat on the Los Angeles City Council, was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of drunk…

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Contra Costa County links 11 tuberculosis cases to Pacheco casino
November 4, 2023
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Contra Costa County links 11 tuberculosis cases to Pacheco casino

Contra Costa County health officials have linked 11 confirmed cases of tuberculosis to staff and customers of California Grand Casino in Pacheco and urged those who spent time…

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Temecula man sentenced to prison in first fentanyl-related
November 4, 2023
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Temecula man sentenced to prison in first fentanyl-related

A Temecula man who gave a pill laced with fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman who died from the drug was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in…

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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake hits near Ventura
November 4, 2023
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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake hits near Ventura

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon seven miles from Ventura, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 1:12 p.m. and eight miles from…

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Column: You said you were the anti-De León, Wendy. You’re more like a disappointment
November 4, 2023
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Column: You said you were the anti-De León, Wendy. You’re more like a disappointment

The L.A. politics chisme mill flooded my phone with texts and calls this morning. Was it true that Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving?…

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