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A SpaceX rocket scheduled to lift off from the Southern California coast Wednesday night will carry 20 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. A four-hour launch slot at Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Santa Barbara is scheduled to open at 4:06 p.m., with additional launch slots scheduled for Thursday. The first stage of the rocket lands on a drone ship at sea. This will be the 12th flight of the first stage booster. On clear skies, rockets and their exhaust plumes can be seen for hundreds of miles as they fly along the coast. Launches just after sunset and…

Lifeguards are notifying swimmers about two sharks recently spotted by fishermen off Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach lifeguards posted on Instagram that the two juvenile sharks were briefly captured by fishermen, but they bit the line and escaped and returned to the ocean. “These sightings remind us that the ocean is their home and we share this ocean with all kinds of marine life,” the post reads. The Huntington Beach Fire Department Marine Safety Division requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct a patrol check. Authorities also worked with an HB-1 police helicopter to fly over…

Two beloved Southern California restaurants will close this month, citing new developments and economic conditions. Dana Point landmark Harpoon Henry’s will close on Jan. 28 after nearly 50 years in business, restaurant founder Robert Mardian Jr. announced Nov. 29. The closure is part of a $550 million redevelopment project underway at the Port of Dana Point. The project is scheduled to take place in midsummer 2025 and will add new hotels, parking, restaurants and architecture to the 52-year-old port. “We know how much this facility means to the community and are excited to invite you to come celebrate our final…

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in Duarte patrolled shopping center parking lots this week, ticketing cars that left valuables in plain sight. The department’s Temple station confirmed it issued a “kind reminder” to shoppers who left their belongings visible in their cars in the parking lot, which could lead to break-ins and other crimes. The “ticket” urges people to “avoid becoming a victim” and asks them to check whether personal items such as wallets, mobile phones, wallets and watches are visible in the car, and even labeled luggage. It is pointed out that You don’t have to pay for a…

The University of Southern California, which has the largest number of international students in the state, is asking students attending the school on student visas to return to the United States before President-elect Donald Trump takes office for a second term. With the university going on winter break from Dec. 19 to Jan. 12, some international students with USC’s F-1 and J-1 visas may choose to visit their home countries. However, due to uncertainty surrounding the second Trump administration’s immigration policies, USC is asking international students to “avoid any hardship” and return to the U.S. by January 13 to stay…

Newly elected Los Angeles school board members say they are united in their mission to protect the district’s most vulnerable students and staff, including immigrants and LGBTQ+, following a victory generally positive for Supt. said. Alberto Carvalho, teachers unions, and the failure of privately run charter schools. All three newly elected or re-elected board members have recently announced their intention to deport immigrants, eliminate diversity programs, limit history education that they deem “woke,” and make unpatriotic and curtailed rights. I have concerns about President-elect Donald Trump. It expanded coverage to include transgender students and shut down the U.S. Department of…

A new Sacramento law aims to address the growing number of table cutters suffering from an incurable and deadly disease by imposing new requirements on companies, including safety training for workers.Senate Bill 20, introduced this week by state Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-Panorama City), would create a certification system for manufacturing plants where workers cut, grind and polish stone slabs to make countertops. The certification requires companies to train employees on safety practices and demonstrate to inspectors that they adhere to state standards. Doctors have warned that young workers are suffering from silicosis, a deadly disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica…

After two limited recalls, all raw milk and cream from the Fresno-based dairy must be removed from stores. State officials say cows at Law Farm are infected with H5N1 avian influenza.The recall is voluntary and affects all milk and cream products not included in the recall announced last month, officials said in a statement Tuesday night. State officials on Thursday quarantined the dairy herd at Lowe Farm, outside Fresno and Hanford, and stopped all future sales.This new recall aims to remove all products left on store shelves. Public health officials identified the H5N1 virus in retail raw milk samples on…

You’re at the grocery store, reaching on your tiptoes to pick up the milk on the top shelf with the most recent date on it. You think it’s worth it to have milk that stays fresh longer. Of course, you won’t be able to finish drinking the milk by that day, so you dutifully pour the rest down the drain the next day.But that “sell by” label doesn’t indicate when milk goes bad, it’s meant to help grocery stores rotate inventory. Your milk was fine. Now, you go back to the store and pay the extra fee.With the exception of…

The old man told his neighbors that he was a member of the Rothschild family, a prominent European family whose combined assets were worth billions of dollars. He certainly seemed to have some of the trappings of a respected banker’s descendant, including a collection of classic cars featuring Ferraris and Jaguars. But questions about his identity emerged last week, days after William de Rothschild, 87, was found dead in his fire-damaged Laurel Canyon home. He was not born with that name and does not appear in the official family tree kept in the Rothschild family archives. Court filings may explain…