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  • Are California farmers on a collision course with Trump deportation plans?

    Are California farmers on a collision course with Trump deportation plans?

    SAN JACINTO, Calif.  —  A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California farmers, who are some of the most ardent supporters of Donald Trump, would seem to be on a collision course with one of the president-elect’s most important campaign promises. Trump has promised to carry out mass deportations of undocumented…

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  • Why did California 'kill' its booming hemp-derived THC industry?

    Why did California ‘kill’ its booming hemp-derived THC industry?

    A dark-haired man in a worn flannel coat walked into a Dino Mart convenience store on a busy street in North Hollywood one recent weekday afternoon. He perused the shelves before landing on a mini-fridge stocked with colorful cans near the chip aisle. As he purchased a drink and walked back out of the shop,…

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  • 'Enjoy the basement!': New members of Congress move in

    ‘Enjoy the basement!’: New members of Congress move in

    WASHINGTON —  Near the cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building, right next to the trash bins, is a drab room with rows of cubicles wistfully called the “Departing Member Center.” After every election, sitting members of the House who are retiring or lost their race are relegated to this sad wing for their final weeks…

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  • Two 'miraculously' escape dramatic Newport Beach crash

    Two ‘miraculously’ escape dramatic Newport Beach crash

    Two people “miraculously” escaped a dramatic single-vehicle crash that littered an Orange County roadway with various parts of their mangled SUV early Sunday morning, according to the Newport Beach Fire Department. The driver and passenger had “self-extricated” from the vehicle and were seated on a curb along Jamboree Road — not far from the Palisades…

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  • Police pursuit ends in crash that kills one woman, injures others

    Police pursuit ends in crash that kills one woman, injures others

    A suspect is in custody after leading Los Angeles police on a car chase Saturday afternoon that ended in the death of a driver and injuries to two other people in the San Fernando Valley. About 1:45 p.m., officers spotted a stolen white Mercedes near the intersection of Vanowen Street and Corbin Avenue in Winnetka,…

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  • Ventura County woman accused of running brothels disguised as beauty spas

    Ventura County woman accused of running brothels disguised as beauty spas

    Ventura County sheriff’s detectives arrested a woman who they say operated brothels disguised as spas. Detectives began looking into Swan Spa in Thousand Oaks earlier this year after suspecting employees were selling sex services to customers. Spa owner Amanda Xia, 44, was arrested Nov. 13 on charges including pimping and money laundering. Xia owns three…

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  • Traveling in California ahead of Thanksgiving? Expect rain.

    Traveling in California ahead of Thanksgiving? Expect rain.

    After widespread rain across California over the past week — resulting in at least one fatality — weather officials are expecting a reprieve come Thanksgiving. An atmospheric river storm this week dumped record rain in Northern California, before weakening as it moved down the coast into Southern California. Weather officials say light rain is expected…

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  • Lawmakers jet set to Maui and Asia to discuss energy, transportation for California

    Lawmakers jet set to Maui and Asia to discuss energy, transportation for California

    This is the season for California lawmakers to travel across the globe, some to lush beachside resorts with schmoozing lobbyists, at no cost of their own. A hand-selected group of elected officials spent the last few weeks traveling — gratis — to Hawaii, Vietnam and Taiwan to discuss big-picture policy ideas. But these trips continue…

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  • Chuck Woolery, host of "Love Connection" and other game shows, dies at 83

    Chuck Woolery, host of “Love Connection” and other game shows, dies at 83

    Chuck Woolery, the “Love Connection” host and longtime fixture on television game shows, died Saturday at the age of 83. His death was announced on the platform X by Mark Young, Woolery’s friend and co-host of their podcast Blunt Force Truth. “Life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote. “RIP brother.” Woolery died…

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  • Man arrested on suspicion of molesting girl at Pasadena bus stop

    Man arrested on suspicion of molesting girl at Pasadena bus stop

    Police in Pasadena arrested a man Saturday on suspicion of molesting a 12-year-old girl as she waited for her bus to school. The alleged assault occurred Wednesday morning in the 300 block of North Lake Avenue. The girl was waiting at a bus stop when a man seated next to her on the bench groped…

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