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Groups in Los Angeles Join China’s COVID Lockdown Protests, Calling for CCP to Step Down

November 30, 2022
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Several Southern California groups gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles Nov. 27 in support of demonstrations across China and the world calling for an end to the country’s COVID-19 lockdowns and for the ruling Chinese Community Party (CCP) to step down. Protesters were chanting “Take down the Chinese Communist Party” and…

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Pennsylvania Senate Calls Philadelphia DA Krasner to Impeachment Trial

November 30, 2022
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The Pennsylvania Senate voted 29-19 on Wednesday to call Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, to Senate chambers for a trial to answer for seven articles of impeachment against him. The articles could result in his removal from office. But the timing of this move is awkward because it was done in a special…

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Pomona Man Gets Life in Prison for Fiery Murder in Domestic Dispute

November 30, 2022
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POMONA, Calif.—A man who doused the mother of his four children with gasoline and set her on fire during a domestic dispute in Pomona on Christmas Day 2015 was sentenced Nov. 30 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Clarence Durell Dear, 58, was convicted in October of first-degree murder, and jurors found…

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2 Killed in Plane Crash at Torrance Airport

November 30, 2022
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TORRANCE, Calif.—Two people died Nov. 30 when a single-engine plane crashed while attempting to land at Zamperini Field in Torrance. The Arion Lightning airplane with two people aboard crashed just after 11 a.m., according to Eva Lee Ngai of the Federal Aviation Administration. Video from the scene showed the small plane largely crumpled on a…

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Inglewood Car Wash Fined Over $900,000 for Wage Theft Violations

November 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—An Inglewood car wash has been fined over $900,000 for alleged wage theft violations, the Labor Commissioner’s Office announced Nov. 29. The state labor department said its investigation found that 15 workers at Shine N Brite car wash were paid a flat daily rate as low as $70 for 8–10 hours of work. Workers…

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Luna Announces Sheriff’s Department Leadership Appointments

November 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Incoming Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Nov. 30 a 28-year department veteran will serve as his interim undersheriff, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the history of the sheriff’s department. April Tardy currently serves as chief of the department’s Central Patrol Division. April Tardy, chief of the Los Angeles…

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Man Charged in Suspected Fatal Shooting on Thanksgiving in Costa Mesa

November 30, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 41-year-old man was charged Nov. 29 with fatally shooting one man and wounding four other victims in a suspected road-rage incident on Thanksgiving in Costa Mesa. Lee Quevon Walker was charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder. He also faces sentencing enhancements for the discharge of a…

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San Francisco Will Allow Police to Deploy Lethal Robots

November 30, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—Supervisors in San Francisco voted Nov. 29 to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations—following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement. The board voted 8–3, with the majority agreeing to grant police the option despite strong…

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Police Sergeant Widow Files $25 Million Claim Against Gascón, LA County

November 30, 2022
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The widow of an El Monte police sergeant announced Nov. 29 the filing of a $25 million claim against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and the county over the deaths of her husband and his partner in June, maintaining that the pair’s killer should have been incarcerated at the time because of his…

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Police Sergeant’s Widow Files $25 Million Claim Against Gascón, LA County

November 30, 2022
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The widow of an El Monte police sergeant announced Nov. 29 the filing of a $25 million claim against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and the county over the deaths of her husband and his partner in June, maintaining that the pair’s killer should have been incarcerated at the time because of his…

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