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Man shot dead in Oxnard police involved shooting
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On Sunday, March 12, 60-year-old Adam Barcenas died in an officer-involved shooting in Oxnard. At around 6:00 a.m., officers were conducting a DUI investigation when Barcenas, who was not part of the investigation, advanced on the officers with a 5-foot-long steel bar. In a bodycam video released by the Oxnard Police Department, the attacker…
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Ventura County plans to improve and expand fairgrounds
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In late Feb. 2023, a deal was made by a private company known as Pacific Sports Group (PSG) with the Ventura County Fairgrounds. In this deal, PSG obtained exclusive rights to set forth a proposal for a large developmental project in the fairgrounds. In this proposal, PSG plans to rebuild and expand the fairgrounds…
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Silicon Valley Bank seized after financial collapse
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On the morning of March 11, 2023, the worst banking collapse since the financial crisis of 2008 occurred in Central California. The Silicon Valley Bank, which had relied heavily on uninsured deposits, failed and was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bank, known for aiding start-up projects, had grown into the 16th…
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Shohei Ohtani aids team Japan in WBC win
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After 14 years since their last win, the Japanese national team took home an exciting win in the World Baseball Classic winning 3-2 against the USA team last Tuesday, making Japan rank first place in the WBC. At the end of the game, it came down to Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout at the…
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NPHS Science Olympiad crushes the competition
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On March 11, the NPHS Science Olympiad club won first place at the regional tournament at UCSB, so they will be competing in the Southern California state tournament at the California Institute of Technology on April 8. Science Olympiad is a club that encompasses a wide field of sciences in competition. Science Olympiad is…
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Homelessness reaches crisis levels in Ventura County
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Homelessness became a problem in the U.S. in the 1870s, when large amounts of unhoused people began to live in massive urban centers. This issue has grown to become more large-scale affecting people and cities in the U.S. According to the 2021 point-in-time count, there were 1,584 homeless individuals in Ventura, up from 1,320…
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LAUSD workers strike for better pay
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From March 21 to March 23, over 30,000 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) support workers went on strike after failing to make an agreement with the district. These workers include teacher’s aides, bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria workers, all demanding better wages. Teachers joined in solidarity with the workers, after the local teacher’s…
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Adidas seeks to rebrand itself and move forward into the future
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After German sportswear company Adidas broke its contractual link with Kanye West and his Yeezy sneaker line in October 2022, the brand faced a major financial and ethical dilemma. In a recent statement issued by the company relating to risks to its earnings in the future, Adidas decided not to sell existing merchandise, as…
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Former County Executive Officer faces allegation of harassment
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Recently ex-County Executive of Ventura County, Mike Powers, is facing a lawsuit for sexual and racial harassment. An anonymous former executive with the Ventura County Health Care Agency made the accusations, as well as claims that the county forced her out of her job as a response to her original complaints. The female accuser…
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Asteroid lights up the sky over the English Channel Islands
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For only the seventh time in recorded history, space enthusiasts gathered to watch a once in a million asteroid airburst. This astrological event occurred on Feb. 13 at about 3 a.m. Resembling a massive shooting star, the asteroid dashed the sky, momentarily as bright as the moon, over the English Channel Islands ending its…