Tag: California
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The Colombo Stores
Legend has it that our shop on Logans Street was called The Colombo Stores because my great grandfather Syed Mustafa Koya first started off in business by travelling to Colombo ever so often, carrying spices, cloth and other merchandise and bringing back with him pearls, strange exotic fruits and such other treasures, which were not …
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February 24, 2018 -
Vietnam names US-based exile group a terrorist organisation
Vietnam declared a California-based exile group a terrorist organisation on Wednesday a month after 15 local members were convicted in a failed bombing of the country’s largest airport. The attempted attack at the Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City in April caused a scare but no casualties. The communist government linked it …
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January 31, 2018 -
California couple deny torturing ‘shackled siblings’
The parents accused of holding their 13 children in shackles at a California home have pleaded not guilty. David Turpin, 56, and Louise Turpin, 49, are facing charges of torture, abuse, and false imprisonment, BBC reported on Thursday. They were arrested after their daughter escaped from their home where police found some of her siblings …
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January 19, 2018 -
Torrential California mudslide takes lives of elderly, young
The oldest victim swept away in a California mudslide was Jim Mitchell, who had celebrated his 89th birthday the day before. He died with his wife of more than 50 years, Alice. The youngest, 3-year-old Kailly Benitez, was one of four children killed. As their names and those of 14 other victims were released Thursday, crews …
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January 12, 2018 -
7 dead as Mexican marines clash with gunmen
Mexican marines exchanged gunfire with a group of gunmen in Mexico’s Baja California Sur state, leaving seven dead, officials said on Sunday. The state’s Attorney General’s Office (PGJE) said the clash took place late on Saturday in the popular beach resort of Los Cabos, as the marines headed to a neighborhood in San Jose del …
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January 8, 2018 -
California legalises recreational marijuana sale
California has begun its first historic legal sales of recreational marijuana, inaugurating a milestone move with projections pointing to a turnover of at least $7 billion a year. Lines formed outside stores licensed to sell the drug long before opening hours on Monday, and store owners said they had stocked up in expectation of huge …
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January 2, 2018 -
US man arrested after prank call turns fatal
A man from California was arrested in connection with a prank call to police that led to another man’s death in Kansas state, the media reported. The incident is the latest example of swatting, in which a person makes a false report to draw large numbers of law enforcement or SWAT teams to a place …
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December 31, 2017 -
Southern California wildfire largest on record
The wildfire, which has razed 273,400 acres in southern California so far, has become the largest wildfire in the state since records began. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the Thomas fire, which began on December 4, had surpassed the fire Cedar, which had burned 273,246 acres in San Diego county …
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December 23, 2017 -
Molestation lawsuit against Michael Jackson dismissed
Choreographer Wade Robson’s molestation lawsuit against late King of Pop Michael Jackson was dismissed by a judge in California. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff dismissed the lawsuit that claimed Jackson had sexually abused Robson when he was a child. Beckloff found that Robson, 35, had been too late in filing his lawsuit against the late singer, …
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December 21, 2017 -
New evacuation issued for wildfire in California
The deadly wildfire that has scorched the US state of California for nearly two weeks still raged on Saturday and threatened a wealthy community northwest of Los Angeles, prompting new evacuations in Santa Barbara County. The so-called Thomas Fire, now ranked the third largest wildfire in modern history of California, was moving rapidly and now …
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December 17, 2017 -
California eyes Indian travellers for growth in tourism
India holds an important place for tourism growth in California, says Caroline Beteta of Visit California, who is in the country for the first ever CEO mission that promises to make invaluable relationships and build excitement around the Golden State’s commitment to the Indian market. “We are very excited for the opportunity that the Indian …
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November 17, 2017 -
3 killed in shooting at US elementary school
At least three persons were killed following a shooting at an elementary school in Northern California in the US, officials said. Among the dead are the gunman, who was killed by police, authorities said on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported. “At this point the suspected shooter is deceased by law enforcement bullets,” Tehama County …
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November 15, 2017 -
Dotted with vestiges of history
Are you planning a trip to California because you have family in the Silicon Valley city of Palo Alto? You have a very interesting holiday to look forward to because the city is full of both natural beauty and places that are connected to the world of electronics. The original name of Palo Alto and …
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November 5, 2017 -
Death toll from California wildfire rises to 40
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has announced that the death toll from the week-long wildfire has reached 40 while 75,000 people remain evacuated. After six days of hard work, firefighters continue to fight a fire that, for the time being, has devastated more than 88,000 hectares and reduced thousands of buildings to …
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October 16, 2017 -
15 dead as wildfires torch California wine country
Firefighters battled wildfires in California’s wine region as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. “The homes are gone, they are like dust,” said Jack Dixon yesterday, a personal trainer who lives in Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 in Sonoma County. “It is just like …
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October 11, 2017 -
Deadly wildfire sweeps through California’s wine region
Parts of California’s wine region in the US are being ravaged by fast-spreading fire that has killed at least one person and seriously injured two others. Mass evacuations have been announced as several others are reportedly missing, BBC reported on Monday. About 20,000 people have fled from Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties after fires broke …
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October 10, 2017 -
California becomes ‘sanctuary state’
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a landmark “sanctuary state” legislation, vastly limiting who state and local law enforcement agencies can hold, question and transfer at the request of federal immigration authorities. SB (Senate Bill) 54 or the “Sanctuary State” bill, was introduced by Democratic Senate President Kevin de Leon last December, weeks after the 2016 …
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October 6, 2017