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Copenhagen: In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, some Danes are California dreaming, offering to buy the golden state and infuse it with a Nordic vibe and universal health care. A satirical website has launched a petition for Denmark to buy America’s most populous state, with more than…
Los Angeles County in the US has been battling devastating wildfires for the past five days. At least 11 people are dead and thousands of structures, which include homes, commercial buildings and vehicles, have been damaged or destroyed. While the fires that have devastated celebrity neighbourhoods near Malibu have caught the world’s attention, a similar-sized…
Los Angeles: A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said. The crash occurred early in the afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles (40 kilometres) southeast of Los Angeles. The cause remains unknown. “There are two confirmed fatalities,” Fullerton police…
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For the first time since the pandemic, the largest crowd gathered in the US town of Pasadena, California for the 136th Rose Parade on Wednesday (Jan 1). From colourful boats to swift-marching bands to majestic hopping horses, the parade was a success, if not slightly dampened by the national tragedy in New Orleans where at…
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A 2-year-old boy in the US fatally shot his 22-year-old mother inside their apartment in Northern California, police said on Monday. According to CBS News, Jessinya Mina died on Friday from a single gunshot wound to her upper body after her toddler son picked up an unsecured gun inside a bedroom of the home and…
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Los Angeles, United States: A man found illegally in possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested by sheriff’s deputies assigned to protect a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, the Riverside County sheriff’s office announced Sunday. The Secret Service said that it was aware of the arrest and that neither Trump nor…
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California’s largest active fire exploded in size on July 26 evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as fire-fighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire’s intensity and dramatic spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous Camp Fire, which burned out of control in nearby Paradise…
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The legal turbulence began in April when officials in San Francisco sued for copyright infringement San Francisco: Lawsuits are flying in a dispute between two California airports over the right to use the name “San Francisco” — despite neither of them being in the city. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is suing the recently renamed…
Alexander Vinnik, a 38 year old Russian man suspected of running a money laundering operation using bitcoin. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in California, has pleaded partially…
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Ovation Fertility is being sued on multiple grounds. (Representative pic) Around 11 couples in the United States are suing an in vitro fertility (IVF) provider saying it implanted “dead” and “toxic” embryos despite knowing they were non-viable. According to ABC News, in a joint lawsuit filed on Tuesday, 9 couples allege that workers at Ovation…
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