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Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
The genre is limited only by imagination, and the weirder the better.
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Primary takeaways from Orange County on election night
With ballots left to be counted, several races remain unsettled. But primary election lessons are starting to emerge.
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2026 Election Results: Sarmiento appears to keep District 2 seat; other districts may be headed to runoff
After the latest results were posted at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sarmiento was winning with 63% of the ballots cast in a race that had three challengers.
One dead and another injured after train strikes semi-truck in Iowa
Images of the scene showed a massive heap of railcars with billowing smoke.
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.
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What’s a Dot Cake and where to find it in Southern California
Local bakeries across Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire are quickly putting their own spin on the social media trend.
European Union launches tech sovereignty initiative to boost chips, cloud and AI at home
Concerns have grown over dependence on foreign technologies, which could be “weaponized” against Europeans.
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Chad Bianco vows to press on despite fourth-place showing in governor’s race
The veteran sheriff and conservative firebrand said low voter turnout and "politics as usual" were likely factors in the election results.
Oregon man accused of killing women and dumping their bodies is arraigned on fifth murder charge
Jesse Calhoun was arraigned Wednesday on the most recent charge of second-degree murder over the death of Ashley Real in 2023.
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What Pratt’s surge and Bass’ lead reveal about LA voters
Political observers say voter frustration over affordability, homelessness, city services and the Palisades fire helped fuel Pratt's rise, while cautioning that additional ballots remain to be counted.