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Trying to show jurors that the Muslim students on trial did not act spontaneously in their disruption of the speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, prosecutors presented a series of emails that were sent by the defendants in the days leading up to the protest on Feb. 8, 2010. The emails, obtained from Google by …
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Another season, another Festivus (if it has a Wiki page, does it really exist?) for the rest of us. What is there to celebrate after Labor Day, yet before Oktoberfest? Lobster Fest!. . . at least, according to our friends in the LBC. This weekend-long devotion to the clawed one kicks off Friday night with …
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UPDATE, SEPT. 8, 9:56 A.M.: As Dick Cheney was lauding his profound role in Bush administration wars on terror, the Geneva Convention and the U.S. Constitution before a polite Nixon Library crowd Wednesday evening, he was “arrested.” Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans rose from her chair in the East Room, brandished an “arrest warrant” and …
Opening statements begin this afternoon in the misdemeanor criminal trial of the Irvine 11, whittled down to 10 Muslim student-defendants from the University of California at Irvine and Riverside since the February 2010 speech at UCI by Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren that drew the charges. The jury is expected to begin hearing …
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Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. I've lived in Orange for the better part of the last six years and have successfully managed to avoid the Orange International Street Fair every Labor …
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The feel-good story for your day comes from Anaheim White House Restaurant. Since 2005, owner Bruno Serato has been serving free pasta dinners to underprivileged children, many who live in motels. This summer, the Italian chef came up with a special contest–the restaurant would host free luncheons, each valued at about $4,000, for 12 deserving …
The family of presumed murder victim Christopher Ryan Smith and the Orange County Sheriff's Department have collaborated to create a blog post they hope will lead to the discovery of his body. Posted by sheriff's spokesman John McDonald on the OC Sheriff Blog, the resource includes photographs and video of Smith and a long statement …
There's nothing more disconcerting than those first moments of an earthquake. Is this the Big One? Is it going to get worse? When you're almost 30 stories up in a building that's attached to bedrock (as I was), even a small earthquake, like the 4.3 earthquake that struck Newhall at 1:47 p.m. today, brings to …
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UPDATE, SEPT. 2, 11:04 A.M.: Two victims of Luis Mijangos hacking into dozens of computers to obtain personal data–and in some cases demanding sexually explicit videos from female victims in exchange for not distributing other images–spoke at the undocumented immigrant's sentencing. “During today's sentencing hearing, two sextortion victims described how they were subjected to 'nightmare' …
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If someone was trying to send a message to the Orange County Labor Federation, they certainly caught everyone's attention. A noose was found dangling from the roof of the federations' offices in Orange this morning, according to numerous reports. As of this afternoon, there were no leads on who or what organization may be responsible for the …
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Here's your guide for this long Labor Day weekend! TODAY Dinner and a Movie at Taco Asylum What: Gourmet tacos and a rockumentary–not a bad way to spend a Thursday night. For this happy hour event, the hipster joint will be screening loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies, giving an insider's look at the …
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UPDATE, AUG. 26, 8:57 A.M.: The Huntington Beach home of Bell's blimpish ex-city administrator Robert Rizzo fell out of escrow mere days after it seemingly found a buyer. Surf City Realtor Bill Cuppy, the listing agent for the “Jabba the Corrupt” abode at 1935 Lake St., did not confirm the latest twist, Torelli Realty of …