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By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and JOSEPH KRAUSS KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel said Friday it does not plan to take long-term control over the Gaza Strip after an expected ground offensive to root out Hamas militants that rule the territory. The Israeli military punished Gaza with airstrikes, and authorities inched closer to bringing…
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As a horse owner and general manager of the popular Hansen Dam Horse Park, Marnye Langer has spent years managing its 38-acre equestrian facility in Lake View Terrace. Nestled between the 210 and 5 freeways in Los Angeles on the edge of the Hansen Dam Recreation Area, the facility can board as many as 200…
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Five Democrats running against each other for a single seat was too much, thought Jimmy Pham. So the Westminster attorney last week dropped out of the race for California’s 45th congressional district, opting to endorse one of his former primary opponents, Garden Grove Councilmember Kim Nguyen-Penaloza. And he set his sights on a different campaign:…
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No. 25  UCLA (4-2 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) at Stanford (2-4, 1-3) When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Stanford Stadium TV/radio: ESPN/570 AM Line: UCLA by 17 Notable injuries: STANFORD: OUT: S Jummy Wyrick (undisclosed); DOUBTFUL: WR John Humphreys (knee); QUESTIONABLE: TE Benjamin Yurosek (upper body). UCLA: DOUBTFUL: QB Collin Schlee (upper body); QUESTIONABLE: LB Ale Kaho…
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial judge threatened Friday to hold the former president in contempt, raising the possibility of fining or even jailing him because a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer remained visible for weeks on his campaign website after the judge had ordered…
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Orange High football player Ardwon Morris is the Southern California News Group’s High School Boys Athlete of the Week for Oct. 9-15 after he received 52.94% of the vote at the deadline Thursday. Serra’s Jimmy Butler (football) finished second with 23.53% of the vote, and Linfield Christian’s Marcus Dylke (football) finished third (17.65%). Congratulations to…
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South Pasadena volleyball player Helena Foord is the Southern California News Group’s High School Girls Athlete of the Week for Oct. 9-15 after she received 67.86% of the vote at the deadline Thursday. Newport Harbor’s Maia Helmar (flag football) received 14.29% of the vote to finish in second place. Long Beach Wilson’s Babi Gubbins (volleyball)…
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Not all Disneyland ticket prices are created equal with many more dates at the expensive end of the scale compared to the far fewer cheap days available for the Anaheim theme park over the next six months. Disneyland raised admission prices last week with the highest priced ticket topping out at $194 while holding the…
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The Anaheim City Council has signaled its support for having an ethics officer, a new position that would be tasked with providing oversight of City Hall, local elections and lobbyists. The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct city staff to come up with further details for what the ethics officer role would entail.…
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Midday Thursday, it appeared that ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan was ready to step aside from the speaker’s race, thus allowing Republicans in the House of Representatives to end weeks of political stunts and join with Democrats to elevate Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry’s powers. Instead, House Republicans again failed to display any…
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