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Savvy Smugglers’ Trick: Magnets Under Cars

Savvy drug smugglers, seeking innovative methods to evade federal authorities at the border, are using heavy-duty magnets to affix illegal substances to the undercarriage of “trusted traveler’s” vehicles in Mexico, reportedly targeting the drivers without their knowledge.

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Border Arrest 7 Alleged Smugglers, 257 lbs. of Drugs

U.S. Border Patrol agents tracked five suspected illegal alien smugglers seen carrying large packages on their backs while crossing the International Boundary from Mexico into the United States near Calexico, California on Tuesday night.

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King Tides Flood SF Coast, Spark Global Warming Debate

On Tuesday, the Pacific Ocean breached a seawall at San Francisco’s Embarcadero, causing minor flooding and inconveniencing those traveling along the shoreline. Rising along with the tide was discussion over the provocative global warming-climate change debate.

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Michelle Obama Hosts LAPD Captain, Sergeant at SOTU

First Lady Michelle Obama will host Captain Phil Tingirides and Sergeant Emada Tingirides of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in a box seat at Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The First Lady’s invitation comes as “#BlackLivesMatter” demonstrations have targeted the LAPD, among other departments, for alleged brutality against unarmed black suspects.

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Romney, ‘I Have No Intention of Running…’

Added to the RNC Winter Meeting Schedule just hours before the three day rally entitled “Building on Success” got started, former Presidential nominee Mitt Romney teased Republican National Committee leadership, leaving questions of his intentions for 2016 a mystery as

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RNC Releases 2016 Debate Schedule

 SAN DIEGO, California Friday morning at the beachside RNC Winter Meeting in San Diego, California, the Republican National Committee laid out a schedule for a limited nine sanctioned Presidential debates ranging from August 2015 through March 2016. Fox news –

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Moderate Latino Republican Considers Run to Replace Boxer

Controversial Republican California Assemblymember Rocky Chavez has joined the ranks of those considering a run for United States Senate, filling the seat that liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer now holds, and from which she will be retiring in 2017. In a short

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Death Threats Over Foie Gras

Hermosa beach restaurant owner Sean Chaney is rejoicing despite death threats since returning to serving foie gras. His ability to again sell the dish comes as the result of a judge overturning a ban on serving the French fatty duck liver delicacy.

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Two Men Accused of Attempting to Purchase Toddler for $100

Two men allegedly approached a woman and her two year old son at a Covina, California market multiple times Wednesday night, persistent in their attempts to purchase the woman’s child, ultimately throwing $100 at the woman as she escaped the men in the market’s parking lot.

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Pro-ISIS Hackers Target U.S. Non-Profit for Syria Refugees

ISIS hackers–or hackers supporting the terror group–struck again this week, shutting down the website of the foreign aid and disaster relief California nonprofit Giving Children Hope, replacing the homepage with a black screen and the words “i love isis.”

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San Diego Muslims Condemn Hebdo Attack–and Question Free Speech

Leaders in San Diego’s Muslim community have issued strong words of condemnation against Wednesday’s attack on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris that left 12 dead, but have also questioned the unrestrained exercise of free speech concerning religious figures, suggesting it may cross into “hate speech.”

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Teen’s Playboy Birthday Bash Ends in Dad’s Arrest

Teens brandishing lingerie and silk robes boozed it up for a Playboy Mansion-themed birthday bash under what appears to be the not-so-watchful eye of 18-year-old birthday girl Olivia Lake’s father Jeff Lake and other adults in Poway, California Friday night. Mr. Lake was reportedly arrested when neighbors’ complaints led San Diego County sheriff’s deputies to put an end to the party.