FLUSHING, N.Y.—A time for renewal and reflection emerged as key themes for adherents of the spiritual practice Falun Gong who participated in Flushing’s Lunar New Year parade on Jan. 21 to usher in the year of the rabbit. Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners formed several segments of a thousands-strong parade that marched through the heart…
At NYC Lunar New Year Parade, Falun Gong Adherents Have Message for the World
Study Finds Higher Mortality Risk for 18 Months Following COVID Infection
COVID-19 patients have an elevated risk of death for at least 18 months after their infection, a new large-scale study suggests. For the study, published on Jan. 18 in the medical journal Cardiovascular Research, scientists identified 7,500 patients in the United Kingdom who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 16 to Nov. 30, 2020, before…
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson at Pacific Beach Fire Station
January 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man suspected of setting two fires at a Pacific Beach fire station was arrested Jan. 20. The San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team was called to investigate two fires set on Jan. 7 and investigators from the team gathered evidence from the scenes and identified Brett Hoffman as a suspect in both arsons,…
One Dead, 2 Critically Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 10 Freeway in LA
January 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A person was killed and two other people suffered critical injuries Jan. 21 in a crash involving at least five vehicles on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 5:40 a.m. Saturday on the eastbound freeway at Crenshaw Boulevard, where two vehicles…
Orange Unified Approves Interim Superintendent’s Contract After Firing Former Superintendent
January 21, 2023
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After abruptly firing its superintendent two weeks ago, the Orange Unified Board of Education approved a contract for an interim superintendent, Edward Velasquez, during a board meeting Jan. 19. Velasquez, an educator who has served as interim superintendent for multiple school districts in San Diego County, left retirement to step into the vacant role at…
California Hit-and-run Driver Who Plowed Into Mother and Baby in 2021 Shot Dead
January 21, 2023
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A 17-year-old California teenager, who in 2021 stole a car and rammed it into a mother walking with her baby and later received a light punishment, was on Wednesday shot to death in the street. Kristopher Baca, who was sentenced to just several months in a juvenile probation camp for the 2021 crime, was shot…
Teen Car Thief Who Plowed Into Mother and Baby Shot Dead After Light Sentence for Crime
January 21, 2023
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A 17-year-old California teenager, who in 2021 stole a car and rammed it into a mother walking with her baby and later received a light punishment, was on Wednesday shot to death in the street. Kristopher Baca, who was sentenced to just several months in a juvenile probation camp for the 2021 crime, was shot…
Biden Seeks to Bring Back Obama-Era Rule on ‘Fair Housing’ Rescinded by Trump
January 21, 2023
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The Biden administration is looking to restore an Obama-era rule that requires states, counties, and cities receiving federal housing funds to submit “equity plans” to ensure that residential “segregation” within their borders are uprooted—a decision that runs contrary to the Trump administration’s policy that found the rule to be ineffective and complicated. The U.S. Department…
Armed Man Fatally Shot After Police Chase in San Diego
January 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A 37-year-old man was fatally wounded at the end of a short vehicle pursuit with police officers in San Diego, authorities said Jan. 21. It was the second fatal shooting by San Diego police officers in four days. Officers conducting a routine traffic stop in the 1800 block of Logan Avenue at about 11:30…
Lech Walesa: ‘Communism’s Days Are Numbered Wherever It Exists’
I sit down with Lech Walesa, the former leader of Solidarity, Poland’s first communist-era independent trade union. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and played an instrumental role in Poland’s transition from communism to democracy, becoming the first post-communist president of Poland in 1990. We discuss the end of communism in Poland, the…
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