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One killed, at least 3 injured in shooting near California polling station
World | Nov 09, 2016, 07:44 AM ISTOne person was killed and at least three others were injured in gunfire on Tuesday near a polling station in the southern California town of Azusa.
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In a US city, father sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping teenage daughter
World | Oct 23, 2016, 01:10 PM ISTIn an unusually long prison sentence, a man in Fresno city of California in the United States has been sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping his teenage daughter over a four-year period.
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GPS days to be over! Researchers develop next gen navigation system
Oct 14, 2016, 09:20 PM ISTA reliable and accurate navigation system developed by a group of specialists that uses existing environmental signals such as cellular and Wi-Fi, as opposed to the Global Positioning System (GPS), could soon change the way
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Two police officers shot dead, one injured in Palm Springs shooting; shooter at large
World | Oct 09, 2016, 08:21 AM ISTTwo Palm Springs police officers were shot to death on Saturday in California state of the United States while they were trying to resolve a family dispute.
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Global dust storm may hit Mars soon, says NASA
World | Oct 07, 2016, 06:12 PM ISTMars, the red planet, could experience a global dust storm in a thick haze in coming months, US space agency NASA has predicted. Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable -
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California passes law to address bullying of Sikh, Muslim students
World | Oct 05, 2016, 11:19 AM ISTThe California state unanimously passed a new law that promises to provide a safer school environment for children from the minority communities.
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Man with guns, explosives arrested in California ahead of gay pride parade
World | Jun 13, 2016, 12:07 PM ISTSanta Monica (US): An Indiana man armed with three assault rifles and chemicals used to make explosives was arrested in Southern California on Sunday and told police he was headed to a West Hollywood gay
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Woman on UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar's 'kill list' found dead in Minnesota
World | Jun 02, 2016, 11:59 PM ISTLos Angeles: The investigation into a murder-suicide on the UCLA campus took a more sinister turn Thursday when police announced they suspected the shooter earlier killed a woman in Minnesota, then drove to Los Angeles
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Police identify man who carried out UCLA murder-suicide as IIT alumnus Mainak Sarkar
World | Jun 02, 2016, 11:44 PM ISTLos Angeles: Police on Thursday identified the man who killed an engineering professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, before taking his own life. Officer Jenny Houser, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman
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US Presidential Elections: Hillary Clinton barely leads Bernie Sanders 49% to 47% in California, says poll
World | Jun 02, 2016, 03:02 PM ISTWashington: Democrat front-runner Hillary Clinton is clinging to a narrow two-point lead over rival Bernie Sanders in California ahead of the state's June 7 primary, a new poll showed. According to results from the new
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2 killed in murder-suicide shooting at University of California in Los Angeles
World | Jun 02, 2016, 06:28 AM ISTA murder-suicide killed two people at the University of California’s Los Angeles campus on Wednesday, prompting a lockdown and a massive security deployment at the facility.
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California raises legal age for smoking to 21
World | May 05, 2016, 11:02 AM ISTLos Angeles: The California state government raised the legal age for smoking from 18 to 21. After approval by the state senate last March 10, the bill was only awaiting a final signature from the
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Solar Impulse 2 on global trip soars from California to Arizona
World | May 03, 2016, 08:09 AM ISTSolar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, crossed the Mojave Desert on its way from California to Arizona on the latest leg of its round-the-world journey.
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Trump dubs California protesters as 'thugs and criminals'
World | May 01, 2016, 11:19 AM ISTWashington: Republican hopeful for the US presidency Donald Trump said those who protested against him in the California Republican Party convention were thugs and criminals, the media reported. "The 'protesters' in California were thugs and
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Donald Trump brushes off protests, says he can win without Republican unit
World | Apr 30, 2016, 03:59 PM ISTBurlingame (California): Donald Trump took his outsider campaign to the inner sanctum of California's Republican party, making his case directly to the GOP's state party convention even as angry demonstrators shadowed him outside in a
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Violence at Donald Trump rally in California
World | Apr 29, 2016, 01:07 PM ISTWashington: Scores of protesters took to the streets outside Donald Trump campaign event in California, drawing out police officers in riot and tactical gear to disperse the crowd. The crowd gathered in the streets
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Sikh-American teen forced to remove turban at US airport
World | Apr 20, 2016, 11:23 PM ISTSikh-American teenager Karanveer Singh Pannu was forced to remove his turban by airport personnel in the US state of California
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Iraqi Student deboarded from US flight after he used 'Insha Allah' in conversation
World | Apr 19, 2016, 01:37 PM ISTCalifornia: A 26 year old college student got the shock of his life when he was booted from a Southwest Airlines flight and questioned by the FBI for having a conversation in Arabic. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi,
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Tesla delivers hotter e-car; CEO Elon Musk surprised with massive bookings
World | Apr 02, 2016, 07:47 PM ISTSan Jose (California): Tesla’s much-awaited luxury electric car Model 3 has evoked stupendous response from buyers with 198,000 buyers putting down $1,000 in deposits to reserve the vehicle in advance. {img-29664} In what was reminiscent
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Google's self-driving car hits a public bus in California
Mar 01, 2016, 09:55 AM ISTLos Angeles: A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a minor accident that appears to be the first time one of the tech company's vehicles caused a