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LA appellate justice accused of sexual misconduct denies groping fellow jurist

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A Los Angeles appellate justice accused of sexual misconduct spanning 20 years accepted responsibility Tuesday for some of his actions, but denied the more serious allegation of squeezing the breasts of another jurist. Second District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, in a formal answer to the nine-count civil complaint filed this month by…

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Margaret Atwood, author of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ to speak, take questions at UC Riverside

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Margaret Atwood, the bestselling and critically acclaimed author responsible for works including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will kick off two weeks of discussions with established and emerging authors at UC Riverside in February. Writers Week will begin with Atwood and program director Tom Lutz, a professor of creative writing at UCR, speaking about her five-decade career,…

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High court lets military implement transgender restrictions

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By JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the court’s five conservatives greenlighting it and its four liberal members…

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2019 Oscar nominations: ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ lead; ‘Black Panther,’ ‘A Star Is Born,’ are in the mix

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By JAKE COYLE | AP Film Writer NEW YORK — Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” with a leading 10 nominations to the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces — Netflix and Marvel — each scored their first best picture nomination. Though many expected “A…