Moderate Earthquake Rattles Reno and Lake Tahoe
December 10, 2024
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Moderate Earthquake Rattles Reno and Lake Tahoe

Preliminary estimates showed that the quake had a magnitude of 5.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Source link

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Luigi Mangione had ties to Santa Monica, Stanford, records show
December 10, 2024
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Luigi Mangione had ties to Santa Monica, Stanford, records show

The 26-year-old man arrested Monday in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive on the streets of New York once worked for a Santa Monica-based company and…

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Will Trump move to prosecute incoming California Sen. Adam Schiff?
December 9, 2024
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Will Trump move to prosecute incoming California Sen. Adam Schiff?

WASHINGTON —  President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that members of Congress who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection should be imprisoned. “Honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump…

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France’s First Big #MeToo Case Goes to Trial
December 9, 2024
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France’s First Big #MeToo Case Goes to Trial

The actress Adèle Haenel has accused the director Christophe Ruggia of grooming and sexually assaulting her when she was 12. If found guilty, he faces up to a…

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Jay-Z denies anonymous court accusation that he raped girl in 2000
December 9, 2024
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Jay-Z denies anonymous court accusation that he raped girl in 2000

Hip-hop megastar Jay-Z has emphatically denied accusations in a lawsuit that he and fellow entertainer Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a 13-year-old girl more than two decades ago. The…

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NYPD Releases New Images of Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting
December 9, 2024
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NYPD Releases New Images of Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting

The manhunt for the gunman who fatally shot Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, entered its fifth day, and the police released two new images. Source link

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Red flag warnings set to take effect throughout Southern California, beginning Monday
December 9, 2024
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Red flag warnings set to take effect throughout Southern California, beginning Monday

Red flag warnings will go into effect early Monday for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds, according…

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Editorial: Los Angeles can find a fairer way to raise the rent
December 9, 2024
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Editorial: Los Angeles can find a fairer way to raise the rent

The Los Angeles City Council is considering changing the way it sets annual allowable increases for rent-controlled properties for the first time in nearly 40 years. That’s good.…

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43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded, Zelensky Says
December 9, 2024
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43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded, Zelensky Says

The tally differs sharply from estimates by U.S. officials and military analysts, who have said the number is closer to 70,000. Source link

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Trump’s first term brought a vaccine. His second could bring retreat
December 8, 2024
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Trump’s first term brought a vaccine. His second could bring retreat

President Trump once celebrated the COVID-19 vaccines released at the end of his first term as “one of the greatest achievements of mankind,” echoing the sentiments of mainstream…

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