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Chance of rain lingers in Southern California

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LOS ANGELES — Scattered showers are expected in Southern California Thursday from a storm that, a day earlier, produced virtually no rain in some communities but heavy downpours in others, along with lightning, thunder and hail. Most of Thursday’s rainfall likely won’t materialize until the afternoon, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Bruno. The last…

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New coin-operated dryers are on their way to Laguna Woods Village

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To the tune of jingling pockets and vibrated whirrs, Third Mutual dryers have gone coin operated. Addressed by the Third Mutual board during its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 19, the dryer replacement project is now in session. The project — first initiated in 2017 — anticipates the installment of 370 new, high-volume dryers. According…

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New Zealand bans ‘military-style’ guns after mosque attacks

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By JULIET WILLIAMS and NICK PERRY CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of “military-style” semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootings at Christchurch mosques last week. Ardern said a sales ban was effective immediately to prevent stockpiling and would be followed by…

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Happy 106th Birthday Ruth MacFarlane, an Orange County denizen since 1918

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  Ruth MacFarlane gets a kiss from Bill Grant, 103, at her 106th birthday celebration at Sunrise at Tustin on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The pair took a photo with Edith Cunningham, 102, right. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Ruth MacFarlane celebrated her 106th birthday at Sunrise at Tustin on Wednesday, March 20,…

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ICE, immigrant rights advocates dispute hunger strike at Adelanto facility

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There’s a dispute over whether there is or isn’t a hunger strike in California’s largest immigrant detention center. Immigrant rights advocates said a strike began last Thursday with some 150 detainees at the Adelanto Detention Facility, with demands for better treatment, including adequate medical care and better food. It was unclear how many detainees were…