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Trump proposes his cabinet for the upcoming term
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President-Elect Donald Trump has proposed several people for cabinet positions for his 2025 presidential term. His cabinet will include the Vice President and the 15 heads of the executive departments. The U.S. secretary of state has been filled by Florida Senator Marco Rubio, despite campaigning against Trump in the 2016 election. This role will…
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Russia sues Google for banned YouTube accounts
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Google has accumulated fines worth two undecillion rubles, or 20 decillion USD, from a Russian court on Oct 31. It is being held liable for refusing to restore the accounts of Russian state-run media outlets on YouTube, a company owned by Google. To put it in perspective, 20 decillion consists of 34 zeros, equivalent…
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Local election results posted for Ventura County
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On Nov. 5, citizens of Conejo Valley had the chance to vote for the new Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] trustees, Thousand Oaks City Council and Conejo Recreation and Park District chairs. The CVUSD Board of Education is governed by five trustees from Areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and a Student…
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Student sues OCHS after alleging racial harassment
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Oaks Christian High School, a private institution in the Westlake Village area, is being sued by a Black student who is alleging intense racial harassment and claiming that staff members failed to intervene. The lawsuit, filed on Oct. 16, states that during the students’ sophomore year, 2022-2023, his peers downloaded “Pocket Whip,” an app…
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Mountain Fire rages through Ventura County
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The Mountain Fire broke out near Balcom Canyon Road in the Somis area on Nov. 6 at 8:51 a.m. The rapid Santa Ana winds drove the raging fire toward Camarillo where it burned over 10,000 acres in just five hours, reaching a total of 14,000 acres on the first day. As of Nov. 14,…
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Hurricanes ravage the Southern states
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On the night of Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene, a category 4 storm, touched down on the Big Bend of Florida and has since made its way through the rest of Florida and into Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. The resulting total destruction spans over 500 miles. Since it hit, around 232…
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SJSU athlete starts a controversial debate
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The SJSU [San Jose State University] women’s volleyball team started off the 2024-25 season strong with nine wins in a row, until four of their upcoming matches were abruptly canceled. Controversy has risen after the media discovered that the team includes an alleged transgender woman, Blaire Fleming. SJSU co-captain Brooke Slusser joined a federal…
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Newbury Park High School adapts to the 5-Star system
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Seven minutes marks the countdown… Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, Newbury Park High School has adopted the 5-Star System. Instead of teachers writing individual bathroom or hall passes, students scan the QR code on their teachers wall through 5- Star and their countdown to use the restroom begins. When the timer ends, the…
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1977 serial killer convicted in Ventura County
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After years of families being left in the dark regarding the cold cases of their daughters, mothers and sisters, justice may be served. Warren Luther Alexander, an ex-truck driver, has recently been linked to three murders that occurred in 1977. Following decades of scientific research, advanced DNA technology was able to link Alexander to…
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San Bernardino fire decimates mountains
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On Sept. 5, the Line Fire started in San Bernardino County on Baseline Road and Aplin St., at its peak spanning over 39,000 acres and threatening the towns of Highland, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. The fire, whose suspected source is arson, threatened 65,600 structures within San Bernardino County, destroying one and damaging four. …