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Dr. Paul Y. Song abruptly resigned from the Courage Campaign five days after making the comment at a Sanders campaign rally.
More than 16,000 people are without power Friday morning and LADWP is working to restore power.
Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the fire. No homes are being threatrened at this time.
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If a bill by a Southern California assemblyman passes, consumers will no longer have to deal with 'customer retention' reps when canceling.
Dr. Paul Song also apologized for the comment, saying it was 'insensitive.'
More than 6,800 American Airlines customers missed their flights last month because of long wait times at TSA checkpoints, the company said.
The possibly armed suspect was holed up inside a nearby residential building after police responded to call of shots being fired.
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Political novice Andrew Rodriguez was a surprise winner in the city council race. Two incumbents reclaimed their seats.
In the city council race, one familiar face and one new face will fill the two vacant seats.
Joining her on the city council will be two fresh faces, replacing the termed-out mayor and vice mayor.
Long Beach voters seem to like their current district representatives. Incumbents were the top vote-getters in the city council races.
Smoke and flames from a window led firefighters to the fire.
Hours of tense negotiations succeeded in getting a woman from jumping off the 25th floor of a downtown highrise.
The company has been giving out free cones since 1979 as a thank you to its customer. How you can get one and help save the planet.
Since 1979, the maker of Cherry Garcia has been giving out free ice cream as a thank you to its customer. You grab 1 and save the planet too
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