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Multi-Billion Dollar Cosmetics Company Pays UC Irvine to Study Human Genes

October 31, 2022
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New York-based cosmetics brand Estee Lauder will be funding an annual fellowship at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) to study how the environment and human behavior–such as smoking and sleep–affect our genes, also known as epigenetics. According to Dr. Michael J. Stamos, dean of the UCI School of Medicine, the fellowship will enable Ph.D. candidates…

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Majority of SoCal Cities Miss State Housing Plan Deadline, Face Possible Consequences

October 31, 2022
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Sixty-one percent of Southern California cities failed to have an approved housing element plan by the Oct. 15 deadline—as mandated by the state—and now face possible consequences including loss of state funding, less control over certain development projects, and a shortened period for rezoning. The state has required cities and counties to update their housing…

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4 Workers At LAX Sickened By Carbon Dioxide Fumes From Fire Suppression System

October 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Four workers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were sickened Oct. 31—one critically—by carbon dioxide that was released from a fire-suppression system in an electrical utility room about 200 feet from Terminal 8, prompting an evacuation of the terminal and impacting some inbound flights. Firefighters responded to the area about 7 a.m., according to…

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7 Injured in Irvine Crash

October 31, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—Two vehicles collided in an Irvine intersection injuring seven people and trapping multiple occupants, authorities said Oct. 31. The crash was reported at 7:52 p.m. Oct. 30 at Irvine Boulevard and Modjeska, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to free patients from one vehicle and took seven people to…

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Stolen Dog Reunited With Owner After Alleged Thief is Arrested

October 31, 2022
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ENCINITAS, Calif.—A stolen golden retriever was reunited with the dog’s owner Oct. 30 after sheriff’s detectives tracked down and arrested the alleged thief on suspicion of grand theft and other charges. On Oct. 9, Denise Reppenhagen’s golden retriever, Finn, went missing from her home on Hollyridge Drive in Encinitas after the garage door was left…

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Paul Pelosi Attacker Intended to Kidnap Nancy Pelosi: Document

October 31, 2022
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Paul Pelosi’s attacker intended to kidnap U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), according to a new summary of his comments to police after being arrested. David DePape, the alleged attacker, told San Francisco police officers that he was going to hold Nancy Pelosi and speak with her, according to the summary, which was contained in…

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Alleged Paul Pelosi Attacker Charged With Assault, Attempted Murder

October 31, 2022
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The man who allegedly attacked the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was charged Oct. 31 with federal and state charges, including assault and elder abuse. David DePape, 42, was charged with assault and attempted kidnapping by U.S. prosecutors and a slew of felonies by local prosecutors, including elder abuse and assault with…

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Alleged Paul Pelosi Attacker Charged With Assault, Attempted Kidnapping

October 31, 2022
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The man who allegedly attacked the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was charged Oct. 31 with assault and attempted kidnapping. David DePape, 42, was charged in U.S. court in northern California three days after he allegedly broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and attacked Paul Pelosi, 82. San Francisco officers…

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Florida Agency Reviewing Ballot Harvesting Complaint Referred by Election Investigation Office

October 31, 2022
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement is reviewing a complaint about ballot harvesting that happened in Fort Myers, the agency told The Epoch Times. The complaint (pdf) claimed Terolyn Watson, Fort Myers Democrat City Councilwoman for Ward 3, has been going through neighborhoods on a golf cart, asking residents to call the supervisor of elections office to request…

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Federal Government Flying Illegal Immigrants to Orange County, New York

October 31, 2022
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The federal government is flying illegal immigrants to Orange County, New York, according to an email to The Epoch Times from the County Executive Office on Oct. 28. The office had been seeking further information from federal sources—such as the number of illegal immigrants in the county and the locations they are taken to—but got…

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