Now that Halloween is over, compost your pumpkin
November 1, 2023
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Now that Halloween is over, compost your pumpkin

It’s the day after Halloween and the pumpkin on the doorstep is looking deflated, a telling sign its time to get rid of the jack-o’-latern. Instead of tossing…

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Fruit Flies Are Invading Los Angeles. The Solution? More Fruit Flies.
November 1, 2023
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Fruit Flies Are Invading Los Angeles. The Solution? More Fruit Flies.

In response to the Queensland fruit fly outbreak, the Ventura County agricultural commissioner, Korrine Bell, told reporters that California was “facing an agricultural crisis.” She urged residents: “Please,…

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Photos: Actors scare up spooky costumes for Halloween on the picket lines
November 1, 2023
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Photos: Actors scare up spooky costumes for Halloween on the picket lines

Witches, black cats, jack-o’-lanterns, spiders, cowboys and vampires lurked outside Netflix’s offices in Los Angeles this week in the latest group effort by striking actors to spook the…

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After Mass Shooting in Maine, No Clarity on Whether Gun Laws Will Change
November 1, 2023
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After Mass Shooting in Maine, No Clarity on Whether Gun Laws Will Change

On Sunday, Arthur Barnard will bury his oldest child, Artie Strout, 42, who was one of the 18 people killed in the country’s deadliest mass shooting so far…

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Father suspected of killing two children had violent history
October 31, 2023
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Father suspected of killing two children had violent history

The father arrested on suspicion of killing two of his four young children has a criminal history along with a string of domestic violence cases and had lost…

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Biden Issues Executive Order to Create A.I. Safeguards
October 31, 2023
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Biden Issues Executive Order to Create A.I. Safeguards

President Biden signed a far-reaching executive order on artificial intelligence on Monday, requiring that companies report to the federal government about the risks that their systems could aid…

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New report looks at possible effect of ’90 Day Fiancé’ on visa approvals
October 30, 2023
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New report looks at possible effect of ’90 Day Fiancé’ on visa approvals

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Since it first aired in 2014, TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé” has shown viewers the complexities of long-distance, international romances between U.S. citizens and people from foreign…

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Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case
October 30, 2023
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Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case

A federal judge reinstated a gag order on former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday that had been temporarily placed on hold nine days earlier, reimposing restrictions on…

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Photos: A sequel to the first ArroyoFest, held 20 years ago
October 30, 2023
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Photos: A sequel to the first ArroyoFest, held 20 years ago

A rare occurrence unfolded Sunday morning on the Arroyo Seco Parkway: No cars were allowed. Instead, the stretch of the 110 Freeway that snakes its way through South…

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Nazis in Canada? A Secret List With Answers May Soon Be Released.
October 30, 2023
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Nazis in Canada? A Secret List With Answers May Soon Be Released.

For 37 years, Canada has kept close guard on an explosive roster of names. The classified report lists 883 possible Nazi war criminals who found harbor in the…

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