201810.05
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Poseidon desalination plant scores low in ranking of Orange County water projects

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The controversial Poseidon desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach is the least cost-effective option and carries the most fiscal risk of key water projects being pursued in Orange County, according to a newly released draft report. Additionally, the plant would produce far more water than needed except in the most extreme scenarios and most shortages…

201810.05
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Nobel Peace Prize honors the fight against sexual violence

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By MARK LEWIS and JIM HEINTZ OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to a Congolese doctor and an Iraqi woman who was held captive by the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Dr. Denis Mukwege and…