201812.15
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Small plane lands on Doheny State Beach, no one injured

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A small plane with two people on board made an emergency landing on Doheny State Beach in Dana Point Saturday, Dec. 15, but no one was injured, authorities said. Just before 2:15 p.m., Orange County firefighters were dispatched to the 25000 block of Dana Point Harbor Drive where a small plane landed in the sand,…

201812.15
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May we help you buy your Christmas tree? Credit union surprises shoppers

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Some visitors to the Christmas Tree House in Costa Mesa on Saturday, Dec. 15, were prohibited by manager Kelly Corbin from purchasing trees off the lot. They weren’t prevented from taking them home, just from purchasing them. The surprise was made possible by Wescom Credit Union, which sponsored 16 Christmas tree lots around Southern California,…

201812.15
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Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church

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By YURAS KARMANAU and EFREM LUKATSKY | Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that could exponentially raise tensions with neighboring Russia. The vote, held at a closed-door…

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Tear gas on Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters seen

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By RAPHAEL SATTER and ELENA BECATOROS | Associated Press PARIS — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the French capital’s protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations and water cannons shot into the crowds on the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country’s “yellow vest” movement. The demonstrations against France’s high cost of living…

201812.15
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Trump pushes Congress for new health law after court ruling on Obamacare

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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was “invalid,” President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for now. “Get it done!” the president instructed…

201812.15
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Suspect in L.A. synagogue attack is found competent to stand trial

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A Seattle man accused of trying to run over two Jewish men outside a Los Angeles synagogue has been found competent to stand trial, prosecutors said. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, 32, was arrested in late November after police say he shouted anti-Semitic slurs at worshipers exiting Congregation Bais Yehuda…