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Oct 10 2019
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'South Park' creators offer mocking 'apology' to China over episode
LOS ANGELES/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The creators of satirical animated series “South Park” issued a mocking “apology” to China after media reports that episodes of the show were no longer available on some Chinese websites.
ReutersAug 16 2020
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California hit by blackouts and wildfires amid heat wave
California is being gripped by a searing heat wave that's prompted power companies to warn of outages across the state over Saturday night, as firefighters struggle to contain several massive wildfires. Over a million people have been affected by the blackouts, per the Los Angeles Times.
The big picture: The Lake Fire, which has destroyed property and burned 14,714 acres, was 12%
AxiosJul 14 2022
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Starbucks closing 16 stores in Democrat cities over safety concerns
Starbucks will be closing 16 US stores in response to spiking crime including assault, drug use and theft.
The company announced that the 16 US stores will close by July 31, including five in Seattle, one in Everett, six in the Los Angeles area, two in Portland, Ore., and locations in Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Employees at the stores that are closing can ask to be reassigned to
The Post MillennialOct 07 2022
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Drag queen featured in Marco Rubio campaign ad accuses him of bigotry
An Arizona drag queen said she has one question for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., after he featured her in a campaign ad: “Why are you so obsessed with me and Drag Story Hour?”
Lil Miss Hot Mess, a drag performer who lives in Arizona and performs in Los Angeles, said a friend messaged her on Sept. 28 telling her that they saw her in one of Rubio’s campaign ads while watching the Weather
NBC News DigitalJul 11 2022
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Mexico, US presidents to meet amid newly tense relationship
The U.S.-Mexico relationship — a straightforward tradeoff during the Trump administration, with Mexico tamping down on migration and the U.S. not pressing on other issues — has become a wide range of disagreements over trade, foreign policy, energy and climate change.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is to visit Washington on Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden, a month after
Associated Press Fact CheckNov 10 2016
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LAPD chief, mayor warn against taking anti-Trump protests to L.A. freeways
Thousands of people flooded the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, chanting, carrying signs and at one point, burning a papier-mache head of Donald Trump on the steps of City Hall, as they denounced the election of the nation’s next president.
The demonstrations stretched coast to coast, from outside Trump’s iconic tower in New York to high schools in California. In Los
Los Angeles TimesMay 21 2020
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As all 50 states reopen, leaders weigh tough questions
“How much do you weigh different parts of our total well-being against each other?” As all 50 states begin reopening this week, that’s a question leaders are weighing – one that forces moral questions about American values.
Michael Flood feels for America’s government leaders. They have difficult choices to make in deciding how quickly to reopen economies. As president of the Los
Christian Science MonitorAug 01 2022
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After Receiving Millions in Drug Company Payments, Pain Doctor Settles Federal Kickback Allegations
A dozen years ago, a Santa Monica, California, pain doctor named Gerald M. Sacks emerged as one of the pharmaceutical industry’s top paid speakers — anointed to extol the virtues of a variety of drugs, even though several experts in pain medicine said they’d never heard of him.
His drug company haul had occurred largely under the radar until 2010, when ProPublica started digging into
ProPublicaMar 12 2021
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Background Checks
“The House passed two bills Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers and to allow an expanded 10-day review for gun purchases.” (AP News)
Read the bills here and here. (Congress.gov)
As you’ll see, each side cites different examples to validate their claims. This 2020 article from the Los Angeles Times gives a breakdown of how different gun laws
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