Assembly Bill 2777, introduced by Asm. Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, is ostensibly a serious piece of legislation tackling a serious issue in society. According to a legislative analysis, the “Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act,” as it is called, “revives claims for sexual assault of an adult that are based upon conduct that…
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When Katie Wilson was a Girl Scout, she was featured on a cover of a box of their famous cookies (Samoas, in case you had to know). In the picture, the then-10-year-old is wearing clown makeup and applying it on the face of another girl. Watch out, Hollywood! an inscription on the box declared. “Everybody…
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The positions of county sheriff and coroner are too different to be held by one person. That’s why we support Assembly Bill 1608, by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Gardena. It would remove county supervisors’ authority to combine the offices of sheriff and coroner, the situation in 48 of the state’s 58 counties. Of the 50…
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LOS ANGELES — A day after 19 elementary school students and two adults were killed in a mass shooting in Texas, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is planning an increased presence in schools Wednesday — while Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said his department would be working with “school resource officers to ensure the…
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Patrick Wisdom quickly rattled off a few words that summarized his last 12 months. Whirlwind. Surprising. Exciting. Fun. Grateful. One year ago today, the Chicago Cubs called up Wisdom, unknowingly giving him the extended big-league opportunity he had been waiting for. Since then, Wisdom has gone from a 29-year-old rookie making the most of his…
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By RUSS BYNUM A defiant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene easily defeated five fellow Republicans on Tuesday in a primary race that showed her conservative Georgia constituents standing steadfastly beside her after a turbulent freshman term. Greene showed no signs of mellowing in her victory speech late Tuesday. She called, as she has in the…
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Lynne Cox is a bestselling author and world-renowned open-water swimmer who has been setting records since she was a teenager. So when Cox happened to see a video online of another extreme athlete like herself leaping out of a helicopter to rescue a swimmer in a lake, she was fascinated by the skills and courage…
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By RAHIM FAIEZ and LEE KEATH ISLAMABAD (AP) — In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N., as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children are brought into hospital wards. U.N. and other aid agencies were able to stave…
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As many of you know, my 23-year-old daughter Curly Girl is getting married. In a few days. So, last night I spent an exciting pre-wedding evening, devoting several hours to untangling fake sunflower garlands to put on the dinner tables at her wedding venue, while watching old episodes of “Father Brown” and a depressing movie…
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A happy father and son day out to Yankees stadium ended with a mugger pointing a pistol in their faces in a Bronx hold-up caught on video, police said Wednesday. The 40-year-old victim and 6-year-old son were returning to their home near Sheridan Ave. and 161st St. about 9 p.m. Monday when the crook followed…
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