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Fight over retail theft is testing California Democrats' drive to avoid mass incarceration policies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders have dropped a plan to put a crime-focused measure on the ballot a day after announcing it
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2 horses ran onto a Los Angeles freeway and were struck, killed by passing vehicles
Two horses were struck and killed by passing vehicles after they ran onto a Los Angeles freeway
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Lightning strike blamed for wildfire that killed 2 people in New Mexico, damaged 1,400 structures
Authorities say a lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures in New Mexico
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California man convicted of murder in 2018 stabbing death of gay University of Pennsylvania student
A California man has been convicted of murder with a hate crime enhancement for the 2018 stabbing of a gay University of Pennsylvania student
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Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections
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Propulsion engineer is charged with obstructing probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center is charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed 16 service members
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Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade will serve sentences ranging from six months in prison to three years of supervised release
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California man convicted of first-degree murder in killing of gay University of Pennsylvania student in a 2018 stabbing
California man convicted of first-degree murder in killing of gay University of Pennsylvania student in a 2018 stabbing
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New Zealand tourist killed in robbery attempt at Southern California mall
The victim of a botched robbery attempt at an upscale mall south of Los Angeles has been identified as a woman from New Zealand
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Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration's restoration of transgender health protections
A federal district court judge has temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people
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