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Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Hallelujah! LA County Celebrates Lifting Of Most COVID-19 Restrictions

Businesses in Los Angeles County and across the state returned to mostly normal operations Tuesday with the lifting of COVID-19-prompted capacity limits and physical distancing requirements, a move that brought a celebratory atmosphere to the Southland. There were plenty of smiles Tuesday morning at Los Angeles’ famed Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant, which has been closed to in-person […]
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Horrific Beating Of Pregnant Wife Gets Palm Desert Ex-Con 47 Years to Life: Victim Wife Wants Mercy For Hubby

jail cellsAn ex-con was sentenced Tuesday to 47 years to life in state prison for a horrifying attack of repeatedly kicking his pregnant wife in the stomach and head until she lost consciousness in Palm Desert. Despite the tragic beating, the victim wrote to the court pleading for a light sentence for her husband so he […]
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Convicted Rapist, Ex-Hollywood Honcho Harvey Weinstein Ordered To Face Sex Charges In LA Court

A judge's gavel. Photo via Pixabay.A judge in New York ruled Tuesday that disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein can be moved from a New York prison to Los Angeles to face sexual assault charges, but his attorneys filed court papers asking a judge in Los Angeles to block the transfer until he is “medically fit.” One of Weinstein’s attorneys, […]
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Mandatory Face Mask Requirements to Remain in LA County Courthouses

Mandatory face mask requirements, along with social distancing, will remain in place in Los Angeles County courthouses despite changes in state and county public health COVID-19 guidelines that went into effect Tuesday, the presiding judge of the county’s court system announced. Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor said workplaces have to continue to comply with Cal/OSHA […]
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Taste Of Summer: Heat Wave Turns Up Temperatures Across Southland

In a preview of the summer ahead, temperatures began spiking Tuesday in the Southland, beginning a heat wave that’s expected to bring triple-digit weather to many areas through Friday, possibly including downtown Los Angeles. The forecast is raising fears of heat-related illnesses, strain on the power grid and the possibility of brush fires that could […]
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Southland Nonprofits, CSU Campuses Get Big Bucks From Billionaire MacKenzie Scott – Jeff Bezos Ex – Donations

A host of Southland charities, arts institutions and universities were among the financial beneficiaries Tuesday of MacKenzie Scott’s latest round of philanthropic donations, which this time totaled $2.739 billion and went to 286 equity-oriented organizations. The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged to give away the bulk of her fortune from the former […]
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Woman Says Passenger’s Liquid Fumes Made Her Sick During NY to LA Flight

Delta Air Lines Inc. is being sued by a woman who says she was injured when she inhaled noxious fumes from unspecified liquids brought on board by another passenger on the same flight from New York to Los Angeles in 2019. Alina Weinstein’s personal injury/negligence lawsuit was filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court and […]
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USC, UCLA Announce Full-Capacity Football Crowds This Fall

Good news, football fans. USC and UCLA will offer full-capacity seating at football games this season at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl, respectively, the universities announced Tuesday. The announcements come on the day California lifted statewide COVID-19 rules restricting capacity at businesses and event venues. The Los Angeles Dodgers will take advantage […]
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12 Chiropractors Charged in Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme

A chiropractor who was among 15 people charged in 2019 in connection with an alleged $6 million insurance fraud and illegal kickback scheme is now facing new charges along with a dozen other chiropractors, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The latest case stemming from an alleged $2.5 million scheme charges the […]
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OC Weekly COVID-19 Averages Remain Stable

On the day the state lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions and scrapped its color-coded tier system for reopening California, Orange County’s weekly case averages remained much like last week. According to weekly state data released every Tuesday, the county’s average daily new case rate per 100,000 residents remained at 0.8, the same as last […]
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