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As Paradise Rebuilds, a Divide Over Safety a Year After Fire
Despite her vow to stay away, Victoria Sinclaire’s family was one of the first to rebuild, braving the enduring threat of wildfires, and now, repeated power outages as the nation’s largest utility tries to prevent its equipment from sparking blazes on windy days like it did in Paradise a year ago.
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Urban Gardens Flourish in South Florida's Food Deserts
You probably don’t put much thought into buying that green salad for lunch. But for many families — bringing home fresh produce isn’t so easy. Millions of Americans live in neighborhoods deemed food deserts. Many of them are located across South Florida. Now, seeds of change are being planted to combat this issue.
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Beck: Palin's Place is in Kitchen, 2012 VP Slot
Glenn Beck won’t rule out a 2012 ticket with Sarah Palin, but his name would have to be on top.
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California Tribe Regains Island it Calls Center of Universe
Indian Island off the coast of Northern California was the site of a massacre, a place that was contaminated by a shipyard and flush with invasive species.
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California Power Outages Highlight Economic Disparity
When the nation’s largest utility warned customers that it would cut power to nearly 2 million people across Northern California, many rushed out to buy portable generators, knowing the investment could help sustain them during blackouts.
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Cop Biter Gets a Free Pass
Biting is wrong, unless a stun gun made you do it or you’re Mike Tyson
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Charges Dropped Against South Florida Teen Accused of Social Media School Threat
A high school student accused of posting a music video that appeared to threaten multiple South Florida schools is no longer facing charges.
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Someone Stole a Marilyn Monroe Statue From the Four Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo
Security camera video appears to show the man who climbed a piece of artwork on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and used a hacksaw to remove a statue of Marilyn Monroe.
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10 Hurt, 1 Critically, Following Shooting at New Jersey Bar: Police
New Jersey police say 10 people have been wounded following a shooting at a Trenton bar.
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Colorado City Votes to Rename ‘Swastika Acres' Neighborhood
A Colorado city has voted to drop the name “Swastika Acres” from a subdivision. KDVR-TV reports the Cherry Hills Village City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a name change to “Old Cherry Hills” to prevent future controversy.
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Smoking Pot vs. Tobacco: What Science Says About Lighting Up
As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean for one of the country’s biggest public health successes: curbing cigarette smoking. Though there are notable differences in health research findings on tobacco and marijuana, the juxtaposition strikes some as jarring after generations of Americans have gotten the message that...
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Michael Brown's Mother Loses Ferguson City Council Race
Michael Brown’s mother was defeated Tuesday in her bid for a seat on the City Council in Ferguson, Missouri, where her son died in a police shooting that helped give rise to the national Black Lives Matter movement. Lesley McSpadden finished third in a three-way race in Ferguson’s 3rd Ward. Unofficial St. Louis County election results show the winner was...
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Blackface Scandal Spotlights Deeply Embedded Racism in US
When Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam refused to resign last week, he did so in the shadow of a Capitol built by a founding father and a slave owner, in the former seat of the Confederacy still wrestling with what to do about statues that honor those who fought to preserve slavery. The 35-year-old photo on his yearbook page of a...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Won't Resign, Says He Wasn't in Racist Photo
At the press conference Saturday, Northam said his statements were meant to apologize that the photo was featured on his yearbook page and that it wasn’t him.
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Powerful Philly Union Leader Johnny Doc, Councilman Bobby Henon Embezzled Union Funds, Prosecutors Allege
Federal officials announced 116 corruption charges Wednesday morning against powerful union leader John J. “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon and several IBEW Local 98 union employees.
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New Jersey Man's Last Moments at Police Station Streamed Live on Facebook Before He Dies at Hospital
Prosecutors in New Jersey are investigating how a 27-year-old man who walked into a police station, apparently high on drugs, wound up unresponsive while being transported by police to the hospital — then declared dead two days later.