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Woman Hospitalized After Assault in Apartment in Downtown Los Angeles High-Rise
LOS ANGELES—An investigation was continuing Aug. 1 into an assault at a high-rise apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles that left a woman hospitalized in critical condition. The crime occurred about 10 p.m. Tuesday at…
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Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Role in Fatal California Crime Spree
SAN DIEGO—The last of four defendants convicted in a violent South Bay crime spree that left one man shot dead and a woman paralyzed in a separate shooting was sentenced this week to life in…
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Japan Ex-FX Chief Kanda Appointed Special Adviser to PM Kishida
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan appoints former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda as special adviser to the cabinet, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday. Kanda is tasked to advise Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on international…
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Optim Medical Center-Tattnall earns top honors from U.S. News for 2024-2025
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for knee replacement, hip replacement and spinal fusion This is the highest distinction a hospital…
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Hopes of Finding Survivors Fade in India’s Kerala After Landslides Kill 167
CHOORALMALA, India (Reuters) –Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of India’s Kerala state on Wednesday, a…
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China, India to Speed up Border Talks, Says Chinese Foreign Ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and India will speed up negotiations around a disputed border and continue to maintain peace and tranquility in the areas, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Officials from…
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Hopes of Finding More Survivors in the Mud and Debris Wane After Landslides in India Kill 194
Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people…
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‘Say it to My Face’: Kamala Harris Fights Back With Humor
Trump attacks Harris as a ‘Crazy Laugh’ lady – but she may have the last laugh. With Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket, Republicans are rebuilding a campaign attack strategy that for months…
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A Fresh Foreign Policy Test for Biden – and Harris – in Venezuela
The crisis in the Latin American country isn’t the war in Gaza. But pressure looks likely to mount. President Joe Biden faces a new international crisis in Venezuela, where deadly protests filled the streets after socialist authoritarian…
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Police union will not fight the firing of sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey
The sheriff’s deputy facing a murder charge for gunning down Sonya Massey won’t be defended by the local police union, and his boss is under fire from the slain woman’s family who wants him to resign. Those…