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Social affairsDec 6, 2022

Will Smith's 'Emancipation' role taught him lesson post-slap

While filming “Emancipation,” Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the words “sacred motivation” that were written on the front page of a script

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Social affairsDec 6, 2022

US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects

The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after supervisors approved them for limited use

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Government and politicsDec 6, 2022

Former acting Capitol Police head to lead Berkeley campus PD

The former acting head of the U.S. Capitol Police following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot will be the next chief of campus police at the University of California, Berkeley

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Arts and entertainmentDec 5, 2022

The women at the center of Harvey Weinstein's LA rape trial

Prosecutors called 44 witnesses to make their case against Harvey Weinstein, but a jury’s decision at his Los Angeles trial will hinge largely on the testimony of the four women he is charged with raping or sexually assaulting

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Social affairsDec 3, 2022

GOP's Duarte takes California Central Valley US House seat

Republican John Duarte defeated Democrat Adam Gray in a new California U.S. House district in the Central Valley farm belt that produced the closest congressional contest in the state this year

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Social affairsDec 2, 2022

Jury begins deliberations in Harvey Weinstein rape trial

The jury has begun deliberating in the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein

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General newsDec 2, 2022

Cal's Bush wants affordable housing for marginalized people

Cal forward Jadyn Bush is not only working on the court

Social affairsDec 2, 2022

10 Los Angeles students appear to OD on cannabis edibles

Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on edible cannabis products at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley

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Social affairsDec 2, 2022

'Regret is not rape,' Weinstein lawyer says in closing

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles sexual assault trial told jurors that the prosecution's case relies entirely on asking them to trust accusers who have proved they were untrustworthy