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African EV firm Spiro raises $215 million for electric mobility expansion
Spiro says it has deployed 100,000 electric vehicles and 2,500 swap stations, positioning itself as one of Africa’s largest EV infrastructure platforms amid rising demand for affordable and cleaner urban…
Tens of thousands are making annual peony pilgrimage to University of Michigan’s garden
The garden plant features showy red, pink and white blooms of many shades and varieties.
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How a Fontana detective solved a 40-year-old cold case with a Wingstop cup
The murder of Michelle "Missy" Jones, an 18-year-old Pomona resident, is the oldest cold case ever successfully prosecuted in San Bernardino County.
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OC founder of green financial firm sentenced after defrauding investors of more than $248 million
Prosecutors accused Joseph Sanberg, 46, of using his Aspiration stock to defraud investors and lenders from 2020 until 2025.
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Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave
Human rights groups describing crowded, often unsanitary conditions.
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Man, 81, who killed stepdaughter, 11, and attacked wife in Garden Grove gets life sentence
"My dad tried to kill me," the dying girl told first responders.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders stands by Graham Platner after controversy over sexually explicit texts
Platner, a Democrat, posted a video over the weekend taken by his wife, Amy Gertner, who reportedly told his campaign of the text messages last year.
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The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in May
Here are our favorite meals from May throughout Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
It's not a cure, as the drug's effects eventually waned.
Billionaire media mogul’s company offers to buy MGM Resorts in $18B deal
MGM is the largest casino operator on the Strip; Caesars is the second largest.