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Articles from the August 9, 2016 edition


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  • Wilshire Blvd closed due to "suspicious package" Delivered to Social Security Administration

    Observer Staff|Aug 9, 2016

    8/9, update 5 PM: Wilshire Boulevard has been reopened. 2:43 pm: Wilshire Boulevard was closed today East and West, in the 12200 Block at approximately noon due to a suspicious package delivered to the Wlshire Bundy Plaza building, at 12121 Wilshire Blvd Numerous firefighters and other first responders were located in front of the white Bundy plaza by 2:45 PM. About five fire engines and 35 firefighters were visible on the street. The LAPD bomb squad was called, as well as a Hazmat team, when...

  • Delta Airlines Resumes Some Flights After Systemwide Halt

    Observer Staff|Aug 9, 2016

    The New York Times is reporting that Delta Airlines, the nations 3d biggest carrier, has resumed some flights Monday morning. Thousands of stranded Delta Air Lines passengers around the world suffered "large-scale" flight cancellations and long wait times Monday, hours after a power outage crippled its global computer systems. Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled by mid-morning. In Richmond, Virginia, boarding passes were written out by hand. In Tokyo, a dot-matrix printer was...

  • Socal Grocery Workers Strike May Have Been Averted

    Observer Staff Writer|Aug 9, 2016

    It looks like 47,000 Southern California grocery workers won't be stepping out on strike Monday, after all. On Thursday, their unions reached a tentative contract with three supermarket chains. Employees are scheduled to vote Monday on whether to approve the deal with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons. August 8 was the deadline set for reaching an agreement when workers voted to authorize a strike last June. "We are happy to say that five months after our previous contract expired, the corporate...

  • Black Bear Discovered in Malibu Creek State Park: How Did He Get There?

    Zachary Behrens, National Park Service|Aug 9, 2016

    Thousand Oaks, CA - Evidence of a black bear in the Santa Monica Mountains was discovered Tuesday by National Park Service employees. The researchers were reviewing photos from two camera traps set up in Malibu Creek State Park to monitor for wildlife movement and came upon images of the mammal dated July 26. The Santa Monica Mountains have not had a resident bear population since the 1800s, when grizzlies were extirpated from California. Since then, black bears have settled in the mountains...

  • ABC Suggests That Trump Might Drop Out of Presidential Race

    Liz Miller, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 9, 2016
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    ABC News reports that GOP party leaders believe that Donald Trump may just up and quit his candidacy. They are considering their other options as Trump's campaign seems to be on the verge of collapse. It has become obvious to everyone that Trump is not only uninformed but also unwilling to become informed about issues of either international or domestic policy. His general disregard for the most rudimentary courtesies of political discourse could be disastrous for the country. One by one, promin...