Bakersfield constituents ‘don’t blame’ McCarthy for Congress exit
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Bakersfield constituents ‘don’t blame’ McCarthy for Congress exit

BAKERSFIELD —  Billie Jo Medders can recite her history with Kevin McCarthy like a well-worn catechism. Before he was a congressman, before he was California’s first Republican speaker of…

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Israel Claims It Has Killed 5 Hamas Commanders in Rare Photo
December 6, 2023
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Israel Claims It Has Killed 5 Hamas Commanders in Rare Photo

The Israeli military on Tuesday released a photo of 11 senior Hamas military leaders gathered in a tunnel beneath Gaza and said that five of them had been…

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Los Angeles-to-Baltimore drug pipeline behind triple homicide in Porter Ranch, prosecutors say
December 5, 2023
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Los Angeles-to-Baltimore drug pipeline behind triple homicide in Porter Ranch, prosecutors say

Travis Reid was frustrated. Three packages of cash the Baltimore drug dealer had mailed to his cocaine supplier in Los Angeles had gone missing. Out $377,000, Reid thought…

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Volcanic Eruption Kills at Least 11 Hikers in Indonesia
December 4, 2023
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Volcanic Eruption Kills at Least 11 Hikers in Indonesia

The bodies of 11 hikers were found on the slopes of Mount Marapi on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after a volcanic eruption sent ash plumes cascading down…

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Huge South Los Angeles fire leaves residents homeless for holidays
December 2, 2023
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Huge South Los Angeles fire leaves residents homeless for holidays

A small, unburned patch of the living room under a caved-in roof is all that remains of Omar Hernandez’s house after a massive fire tore through his block…

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Three American Climbers Solve the ‘Last Great Problem in the Himalayas’
December 1, 2023
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Three American Climbers Solve the ‘Last Great Problem in the Himalayas’

Three American climbers lay in the dark, sharing a custom-made sleeping bag on a portable ledge dangling from a massive cliff high in the Himalayas. They were anchored…

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‘Everything’s like a gamble’: How U.S. immigration policies leave lives in limbo
November 30, 2023
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‘Everything’s like a gamble’: How U.S. immigration policies leave lives in limbo

One day. For Judith Ortiz, whose parents brought her to this country from Durango, Mexico, when she was 2, a mere 24 hours have made the difference between…

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Rosalynn Carter Honored by Husband, Jimmy, and Fellow First Ladies at Memorial Service
November 29, 2023
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Rosalynn Carter Honored by Husband, Jimmy, and Fellow First Ladies at Memorial Service

Her journey took her from the smallest of small towns in rural Georgia to the majesty of the White House, from the campaign trails of Iowa and New…

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Killer whale punts sea lion 20 feet in the air to teach calf to hunt
November 27, 2023
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Killer whale punts sea lion 20 feet in the air to teach calf to hunt

While many families spent Thanksgiving watching football in their living rooms, some lucky few spent it watching killer whales punt a sea lion 20 feet into the air…

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American Girl Among Hostages Released on Sunday, Biden Says
November 26, 2023
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American Girl Among Hostages Released on Sunday, Biden Says

President Biden on Sunday hailed the release of Avigail Idan, who turned 4 years old during her seven weeks in Hamas captivity and was the first American citizen…

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