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Antisemitic incidents spike 140% across US in 2023, report says
The number of antisemitic incidents, including assaults and vandalism, spiked across the country in 2023, especially after Hamas militants attacked the Israeli territory of the Gaza Strip, according to the new report. According to the latest report by the Anti-Defamation League, there were 8,873 antisemitic incidents in 2023, a 140% surge from 2022. “2023 was not just a record setting…
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‘It brings back pain.' Nicole Brown's family friends reacts to OJ Simpson's death
A family friend of Nicole Brown, who was found murdered in her Brentwood home a couple of years after her divorce from OJ Simpson, began to experience mixed emotions Thursday when he heard the former NFL star died after his battle with cancer. While Brown was alive, Dave Brobeck, who lived across the street from her parents’ home in Dana…
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Baby boy returns to Southern California after being kidnapped to Mexico, FBI says
Federal authorities located a woman who was accused of taking her biological son to Mexico in violation of a custody order in the Aguascalientes region of Mexico, the FBI announced Thursday. Brigette Benitez, 31, was deported by Mexican immigration authorities while her son, Miguel Eduarzo Zuniga Medina, Jr., was returned to the custody of the Department of Child and Family…
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LA County brewery launches beer in honor of Selena
Despite her untimely death at age 23, Selena Quintanilla-Perez continues to live on through many fan’s memories as well as their playlists.
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After Taiwan quake, Taiwanese Americans in SoCal rushing to send help to home country
As Taiwan recovers from the destructive earthquake that killed at least nine people and injured more than 1,000, Taiwanese Americans in Southern California are rushing to send help to their homeland. Several Taiwanese American groups In Los Angeles and Orange Counties held meetings Wednesday while maintaining constant communication with family, friends and Taiwanese government agencies to learn how they can…
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Cleanup begins at Los Angeles ‘trash house' where entire property is filled with garbage and junk
Los Angeles officials dispatched sanitation workers and mobilized city resources Wednesday to clean out mountains of trash that surround a home in the Fairfax neighborhood. “This is just a tragedy,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said while standing in front of the property surrounded by piles of garbage. “One thing that I can tell you is that we are going…
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Amid fast food price hike, what are affordable alternatives in LA's food deserts?
As some fast food restaurants already begin to raise prices to make up for the increase of the minimum wage for workers, Los Angeles residents who live in so-called food deserts now have fewer options for affordable meals. In the West Adams neighborhood near Crenshaw Boulevard and 28th Street, people said it’s less time-consuming to pop by at fast...
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How fast food wage hike affects other sectors of LA's economy
For fast food workers across California, April 1 was a good day to clock in. California’s new law has gone into effect to raise the minimum wage of fast food workers, who are employed by chains of 60 restaurants and more, from $16 to $20 an hour. “I’m eager for the first big paycheck,” Lizette Aguilar, who has worked for...
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Snow, harsh road conditions expected in SoCal mountains on Easter weekend
Easter Sunday is almost here, but Southern California mountains will be seeing wintry conditions with snow and gusty winds this weekend. The snow level began at around 6,500 to 7,000 feet Friday night. By late Saturday, it fell down to below 5,000 feet, bringing up to 2 feet of snow at the resorts in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino…
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Woman says she was targeted by Delta Air Lines for not wearing a bra
A woman, who was pulled off a Delta Air Lines flight for possibly not wearing a bra, demanded the airliner change its policy.