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Veteran Released From Hospital in Time for 104th Birthday
World War II veteran Major Wooten was released from the hospital on Monday after battling COVID-19.
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World War II Vet Celebrates 107th Birthday With Drive-By Party
Do you want to know the secret to a long and happy life? According to a Southern California man who turned 107 Saturday, it’s soul food and hard work.
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World War II Vet Celebrates 107th Birthday With Drive-By Party
The city of Santa Ana celebrated the 107th birthday of a World War II veteran Saturday with a drive-by parade including firefighters and police.
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‘Put Some Respect on Her Name': Army Vet and Comedian Rita Brent Performs Her Viral Rap About Kamala Harris
Comedian Rita Brent’s rap video about Kamala Harris making history as the first Black woman Vice President-elect has gone viral. The rapper and Army veteran joined LX News to talk about the message behind her viral rap and drop some bars of “solidarity magic.”
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California Veteran Convicted of Torturing Neighbors' Dogs on List for Early Release
David Herbert, an honorably discharged disabled veteran, was sentenced to nearly nine years behind bars. He has served just 17 months
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A Ballerina Shares Her Story of War and Family Suicide Through Dance
Exit12 is a dance and ballet company formed by an Iraq War veteran dedicated to telling the personal stories of war through art and veteran-centered workshops.
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Army Veteran Who Organized La Mesa Protest Speaks Out About Looting
KC Short, an Army veteran, organized Saturday’s protests in La Mesa and said he does not condone the looting or the chaos that escalated after the peaceful movement he had planned.
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WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday After Raising Millions for UK's Health Service
The British World War II veteran who became a national hero by raising millions to support the country’s National Health Service celebrated two milestones on Thursday with much fanfare, NBC News reports.
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Marine Veteran And Organic Farmer Sues Whole Foods For Fraud
A former Marine Corps Sergeant who served three tours in Iraq and founded a non-profit to help veterans transition into agriculture has filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods Organic Markets, claiming the company nearly bankrupted his and his wife’s organic farm. Colin and Karen Archipley, owners of Archi’s Acres filed their lawsuit in federal court against the organic food...
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Firefighters' Act of Kindness Brings Hope to Evacuees During Kincade Fire
A home surveillance video showing two firefighters stop to replace a flag that had fallen from the home of a veteran during Kincade Fire evacuations brought hope to residents as they struggled to gather information on the status of their neighborhood.
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6th Annual Vigil Marks Oscar Grant's Shooting Death in Oakland
More than a 100 people gathered Thursday at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland to take part in the 6th annual vigil for Oscar Grant who was shot to death at the station on New Year’s Day in 2009 by a BART police officer.
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Pope Warns Tech Executives to Use AI for the Common Good
Pope Francis on Friday warned tech company executives, diplomats and financiers that the race to create artificial intelligence and other forms of digital development pose the risk of increasing social inequality unless the work is accompanied by an ethical evaluation of the common good.
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Two Defendants in Caught-on-Camera Disneyland Fight Miss Arraignment
A Compton couple facing criminal charges stemming from a brawl at Disneyland that was captured on video that went viral failed to appear in court this week for arraignment.
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Reports of Shooting Prompt Shelter-in-Place at Great Mall in Milpitas
Reports of a shooting and an active shooter prompted a shelter-in-place at the Great Mall of the Bay Area.
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Protesters Gather in Beverly Hills Over Amazon Rain Forest Fires
A group of impassioned protesters gathered outside the Brazilian consulate in Beverly Hills Friday to express outrage and despair over the raging fires in the Amazon rain forest. More than 74,000 fires have burned in Brazil alone this year, almost double the total for 2018, according to NBC News.
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Kohl's Store Accused of Racial Profiling
A Kohl’s store in San Leandro has been accused of racial profiling after a woman said two employees wrongly accused her of stealing after she purchased an item there.
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DOJ Targets Silicon Valley Tech Companies in Antitrust Probe
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced it will launch an investigation to determine if some tech companies have become too powerful.
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Redwood City Residents on Alert After Close Encounter With Mountain Lion
A close encounter with a mountain lion leads to an alert for families living in the Emerald Hills area of Redwood City.
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‘Big Sur Hates You': Instagram Account Seeks to Educate Tourists Breaking the Rules
A new Instagram account is out to educate tourists behaving badly in one of the most beautiful coastlines of the world.