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A former Saddleback Church youth pastor who is awaiting retrial for allegedly molesting teenage boys is now accused of abusing a fourth boy he allegedly met through the church. Ruven Meulenberg, a 39-year-old Lake Forest resident, now faces an additional felony count of lewd acts upon a child 14 or 15 years old who is…
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The New York Times raised questions about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness after the bombshell special report explaining why there would be no criminal charges against Biden for unlawful possession of documents. Special counsel Robert Hur wrote, “Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview with him, as…
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Ducks defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin controls the puck with Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Justin Danforth (17) defending during the first period on Wednesday night at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) controls the puck between Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov, left, and center Mason McTavish during the first period…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The normal grumblings in water polo circles about the CIF Southern California Regional surfaced before the girls tournament began earlier this week. Some coaches don’t see the purpose for an event that for the sixth consecutive occasion won’t crown a state champion. This…
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The Pacific Symphony’s 2024-25 season, announced today, Feb. 22, will honor the 35-year tenure of conductor Carl St.Clair while the orchestra continues its search for an eventual successor. St.Clair, 71, took over the podium in February 1990 after a two-year search. In September 2022, he announced that his contract had been extended for at least…
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McDonald’s is bringing WcDonald’s to its own planet. The fast food giant has announced an ambitious anime promotion built around a fictional, intergalactic fast food chain that turns the “M” McDonald’s into a “W.” WcDonald’s, according to the website Fandom, dates from 1983 in the manga and anime franchise “Cat’s Eye” and has appeared in…
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An Amber Alert issued Wednesday for a 2-year-old girl reportedly abducted by her mother in Garden Grove has been canceled after the toddler was found safe, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol issued the Amber Alert at around 2:11 p.m. after the girl was abducted at 11:16 a.m. during a visit with her mother that…
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In his book The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman wrote that “the world is an interconnected economic integration, which supersedes ideological and political differences, and no player would likely dare to jeopardize that arrangement.” Then along came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is not one of the NATO countries. The U.S. has no obligation to…
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LOS ANGELES — A 41-year-old Minnesota man remained in custody Wednesday in connection with the September killing of a model who was severely beaten, bound, gagged and stuffed inside the refrigerator of her downtown Los Angeles apartment. Magnus Daniel Humphrey, who is on probation for federal narcotics offenses, was taken into custody at his home…
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By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers who rejected a negotiated…
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