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Altadena resident shares her story about escaping the LA wildfires

5:53pm January 12, 2025

by Scott Detrow

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For octopus flesh to be tender enough to grill, it must be dried in the sun at least one full day.

Mastering A Sea Monster: From Greece, A Lesson In Grilling Octopus

by Joanna Kakissis

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Another Republican Hopes For Upset In Mass. Senate Race

by Tovia Smith

Businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez is trying to pull off a win in Tuesday's special election to fill John Kerry's Senate seat — like Republican Scott Brown's surprising special election victory in 2010. But polls show Gomez trailing veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey.

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Tea Party members protest Common Core in Ocala, Fla., in April. The new educational standards, adopted by almost all the states, are the object of a growing conservative backlash.

Among Conservatives, Concerns Grow Over New School Standards

by Cory Turner

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George Zimmerman's Murder Trial Begins In Florida

by Greg Allen

Opening statements started Monday in the trial of George Zimmerman. He is the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing unarmed teen Trayvon Martin.

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