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Angry, Profane Britney Spears Demands End To Conservatorship: Star Tells Judge Daddy’s Oversight Comparable To Slavery, Sex-Trafficking

A judge's gavel. Photo via Pixabay.In an emotional, angry, sometimes profane speech in court, singer Britney Spears demanded Wednesday that the 13-year conservatorship she has been living under be ended, saying she is forced to endure oppressive conditions comparable to slavery and sex-trafficking. Spears told the judge overseeing her conservatorship she can’t sleep and cries every day, saying social media […]
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Pedestrian Killed on 60 Freeway in Riverside: Why Was He On Foot?

CHP cruiserA 37-year-old man was killed on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Riverside, where he may have darted into traffic, authorities said Wednesday. There were no details available about why the man was on foot on a busy freeway. The fatality happened at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday on the eastbound 60 at Orange Street, according to the […]
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Little Girl Sex Molester Suspect Behind Bars On $1 Million Bail: Victim Younger Than 10 In Lake Elsinore

jail cellsA 53-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a Lake Elsinore little girl was being held Wednesday in lieu of $1 million bail. Walter Anibal Perez Orozco of Lake Elsinore was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of lewd acts on a child under 10 years old. According to […]
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Venice Boardwalk Homeless Tents Have To Go? LA Councilmen Invoke Unusual Rule To Force Vote

Councilmen Joe Buscaino and John Lee invoked a rarely used rule Wednesday to have the Los Angeles City Council vote Tuesday on whether to pull a draft anti-camping ordinance from the Homelessness and Poverty Committee, where it has been sitting since Nov. 30, 2020, and force the full council to vote on it. The ordinance […]
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Program Launched to Train Security Guards at Jewish Facilities

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles launched a program Wednesday to train and educate security guards at local Jewish facilities to stem a recent rise in antisemitic incidents. The PRT Guard Force training program will “use the latest in computer-based training to educate security guards in topics such as Jewish cultural training and identifying […]
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DA’s Office Asks for Further Investigation on Santa Monica Stabbing Death

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has asked police to conduct further investigation into a stabbing death in Santa Monica before deciding whether to file a case against a man arrested in connection with the killing, a spokesman for the office said Wednesday. Sean Alexander Graves, 28, of Long Beach, was arrested on suspicion […]
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One Cow Still Loose in Pico Rivera After Escape From Slaughterhouse

One of 40 cows who escaped from a slaughterhouse in Pico Rivera was still unaccounted for Wednesday, after sheriff’s deputies helped recapture 38 and killed another who charged at a family of four, sending some of them to a hospital with minor injuries. At about 7:36 p.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Pico […]
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Mountain Lion Rescued When Mom Was Killed in OC Crash Is Released

A young mountain lion who spent four months in the care of the San Diego Humane Society’s wildlife team in Ramona after being rescued in Orange County has been released back into the wild, the animal welfare group said Wednesday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife brought two kittens to the Humane Society to […]
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Man Fatally Wounded by One or More Deputies in Norwalk

A man driving a box truck was fatally shot Wednesday by one or more sheriff’s deputies in Norwalk following a pursuit. The shooting occurred about 10 a.m. near Alondra Boulevard and Piuma Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the man, who died at […]
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Elton John Coming To LA Next Year! Superstar’s Final Concerts In US Will Be At Dodger Stadium

Pop superstar Elton John will play his final two concerts in the United States at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 19-20, 2022, the musician announced Wednesday. John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour in North America and Europe” will begin May 27, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. “I’m coming to you today with an announcement that […]
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