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A twice-deported undocumented immigrant previously convicted of the DUI deaths of two teens in an Orange County freeway crash was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 23 to three years and ten months in federal prison for illegally reentering the U.S. The early release last year of Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano after he served 3 1/2 years of…
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The beach was starting to get busy. San Clemente was just 2 years old and word was spreading about the pristine “Spanish Village by the Sea.” The railroad was bringing droves of people to the pier and “many thousands of campers” were hanging out on the sand. Transcripts from nearly a century ago show a…
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Palisades Charter High School will return to its main seaside campus Tuesday morning, more than one year after the deadly Palisades fire destroyed nearly 40% of the school and forced students and faculty into temporary classrooms during extensive reconstruction and environmental remediation. The reopening marks a defining moment for the Pacific Palisades community, signaling not…
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By JONEL ALECCIA Powdered whole milk used to make ByHeart infant formula could be a source of contamination that led to an outbreak of botulism that has sickened dozens of babies, U.S. health officials indicated Friday. Related Articles Texas Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias Massive sewage…
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Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Related Articles What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in US What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditions TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity 4 in…
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By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer As much of the United States faces numbing cold, treacherous ice and heavy snow from an enormous winter storm, President Donald Trump used social media to dispute that the world is warming. In a 25-word post on his Truth Social account, the president Friday questioned how the world can be warming…
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A $716 million project is getting underway to add lanes to the 5 Freeway where it runs through Irvine and Tustin. The Orange County Transportation Authority, along with Caltrans and local leaders, celebrated breaking ground on the work on Friday, Jan. 23, from a property overlooking the 5 between the 405 and 55 freeways, where…
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A male sea lion that rescuers in San Pedro have named Confetti after it was found in Ballona Creek was on the mend Friday despite the fact that the sea mammal has two bullets in his skull. The sea lion was fished out of Ballona Creek, a channeled stream that empties into the ocean near…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Mission Viejo kicker Caleb Sylvia has been busy building off his strong season in the fall. The junior recently won a field goal competition at the Kohl’s National Underclassman Challenge in Boynton Beach, Fla. Sylvia booted a 65-yard field goal at the event.…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. Related Articles FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where’s global warming?…
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