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Articles from the October 8, 2016 edition


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  • Donald Trump Boasts of Sexual Conquests in Surreptitiously Taped 2005 Interview.

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 8, 2016

    In a video obtained by The Washington Post, Donald Trump talks about "grabbing kitties" , abusing dogs, and other animal abuse. The video of Trump bantering with Billy Bush, host of "Access Hollywood," on a bus with the show's name written across the side. They were arriving on the set of "Days of Our Lives" to tape a cameo appearance by Trump on the daytime soap opera. The tape is audio only of Bush and Trump chatting inside the bus, as well as audio and video once they emerge from it to begin...

  • How Italians and Americans Really Eat: the "Mangia Mindset"

    Bertolli|Oct 8, 2016

    People think they need to travel thousands of miles for an authentic Italian meal, but the secret is just as much about how you eat, as what you eat. This year, Bertolli is encouraging Americans to "Mangia" – in other words – eat like Italians do – especially during National Pasta Month this October. To coincide with the launch of its reformulated meals, featuring simpler ingredients and a more recipe-like ingredient list, the brand surveyed Italians and Americans to compare their belie...

  • LA County Sheriff Deputy Shoots Man with Knife at 4th St and Colorado Metro station

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016
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    Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department officers shot a knife wielding man at the 4th Street and Colorado Expo Line Metro station at 12:55 pm Tuesday afternoon. The train was closed West of the 17th Street Station until 8 pm. Update from the LASD Public Information Office, 8 pm PST: "Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) Homicide Investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deputy-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 12:55 p.m. on...

  • Lancaster Sheriff's Deputy Steve Owen Killed in a Burglary/ Hostage Situation

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016

    Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Sergeant Steve Owen and his partner responded to a 911 from a woman who said there was a burglary in progress at an apartment building in the 3200 block of West Avenue J-7. Owen, a sheriff for 29 years, went to the back of the house. There, Trenton Lovell, 27 pulled out a pistol and shot Sergeant Owen in the face. He then stood over the sheriff, and pumped 4 more rounds into him, executing him. Lovell then searched Owen's body unsuccessfully for...

  • RAND Joins the War on Terror With Half a Billion Dollar Federal Grant

    Warren Robak, RAND|Oct 8, 2016

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has selected the RAND Corporation to operate the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center, which will conduct technical and operational research and analysis to aid the department, officials announced today. The new center is a federally funded research and development center, and is funded under a five-year contract worth as much as $494.7 million. RAND is a nonprofit research organization. "RAND is honored and excited to be selected by DHS to...

  • SMC Conducts Two Week Boot Camp Called "English Academy" to Expedite Transfers

    Grace Smith, SMC PIO|Oct 8, 2016

    Imagine skipping a year of pre-college English, because you made it through a two-week boot camp called "English Academy." It sounds too good to be true, except that 213 Santa Monica College (SMC) students-a whopping 92 percent of the participants-did just that. This August marked the second time the Academy was held. Of the 164 students in the inaugural English Academy held last year, 150-or 91 percent-passed directly into English 1. "Not only do they get to skip a year's worth of English, but...

  • Ohio Politicians Sell Lake Erie to Farm Bureau for $1.2 Million

    acle|Oct 8, 2016

    An environmental group has charged that political campaign investments by the Ohio Farm Bureau (OFB) have allowed corporate agriculture interests to control Ohio's environmental policy to the detriment of Lake Erie. An analysis by Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie (ACLE) shows the OFB Federation in four state legislative elections since 2009, invested $1,173,116 in political campaigns, including* $690,581 to 32 of 33 current State Senators and 76 of 99 current State Representatives, concentrated...

  • Smoking Samsung Phone Forces Evacuation of Flight on the Ground in Louisville, KY

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016

    A smoking samsung Galaxy Note phone forced the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines flight on the ground Wednesday in Louisville, KY. Southwest Airlines flight 994 from Louisville to Baltimore was evacuated this morning while still at the gate because of a smoking Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. All passengers and crew exited the plane via the main cabin door and no injuries were reported, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the AP "I shut down the phone," the man who owned the phone told...

  • Souplantation Goes Chapter 11, Will Close 20 or 30 restaurants, None in So Cal

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016

    Garden Fresh Restaurant Corporation, based in Rancho Bernardo, owns and operates 123 Souplantation and Sweet Tomato restaurants in the United States. The first location opened in Grantville in 1978. The company intends to close 20 to 30 restaurants as part of its financial restructuring. None of those restaurants closing are in San Diego or the greater Southern California area.CEO John Morberg is attending court filing hearings in Delaware, where the company will seek permission to close a...