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Articles from the November 28, 2016 edition


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  • Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Downtown Santa Monica On Second Street

    Observer Staff|Nov 28, 2016

    2/17: A woman was crossing the street in front of Laemmle's Monica Film Center. It was just before 6 pm on Nov. 15, andthe driver of a 2005 Nissan Sentra was in a hurry to get home for dinner. As a security camera recorded, the Nissan pulled out from behind a Blue Bus then slowly made a right turn. It accellerated and carried the woman on the hood of the silver car for 100 feet. The driver hit the brake, and the woman fell off the hood, seriously injured. The Santa Monica Police Department...

  • Washington Post Blames Putin's Russia For the Election of Donald Trump

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 28, 2016
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    The Washington Post was singularly anti Trump throughout the campaign. Examining the factors behind Trump's victory has lead them to the conclusion that the Russians were to blame. There is no little irony in this conclusion, since Reagan's Republican party thrived on confrontation with the old Soviet Union. Some on the right view Trump has the successor to Reagan, an outsider who wants to tackle old problems with new solutions. In fairness, the Russians did hack the DNC and supported Wikileaks....

  • Kanye Endorses Trump; Kim Kardashian Has Him Committed to a Mental Facility.

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 28, 2016

    The left has been railing against the election of Donald Trump for two weeks now. They have called for passive resistance and not so passive resistance. But seriously, you can't make this stuff up. The man who is famous for being married to Kim Kardashian, the woman who is famous for being famous; Kanye West was under observation at a Los Angeles area hospital late Monday after the remaining dates of his national tour were abruptly canceled, multiple authorities familiar with the case told NBC...

  • Hillary Clinton Campaign to Join Voting Recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 28, 2016
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    Michigan computer scientists believe they have found a way to reverse the US Presidential Election results, and elect Hillary Clinton after all. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign will participate in and join the recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, says a lawyer for the Clinton campaign, the Washington Post reported Saturday. "Because we had not uncovered any actionable evidence of hacking or outside attempts to alter the voting technology, we had not planned to exercise this...

  • Traffic, Long Lines at Los Angeles International Airport as Passengers Return Home

    Observer Staff|Nov 28, 2016

    2/27: If you're flying out of LAX after Thanksgiving, you'd be well advised to arrive early. There is about a one hour wait just to enter the loop at LAX . Frustrated passengers exited Uber and Lyft rideshares, trying to illegally walk into the airport and make flights. The crowds begin to build at 1:30 pm. The terminal will probably get busier as the day progresses, and stay busy through Monday. LAX officials say 2.3 million people are expected to pass through the airport during the...

  • Arlington National Cemetery Holiday Wreath Sponsorships Will Be Matched by Jersey Mike's Subs

    Zane|Nov 28, 2016

    Jersey Mike's Subs, known for its fresh sliced/fresh grilled subs, has announced a generous incentive program for donors looking to help Wreaths Across America reach its goal of placing a wreath on every headstone at Arlington National Cemetery this Dec. 17. For every wreath sponsored between now and Monday, Nov. 28, at midnight (ET) Jersey Mike's will match it, up to a total donation of $250,000. Currently, Wreaths Across America has nearly half (approx. 122,500) of the wreaths sponsorships...

  • Plane Carrying 76 Brazilian Soccer Players Crashes Into Columbian Mountain, Killing 71

    Observer Staff|Nov 28, 2016

    SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Embraer 900 slammed into the mountain at 225 miles an hour, killing seventy-one of 76 passengers died late Monday night. It was on approach to land at the Medellin airport. The plane was chartered by Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, going to play the first of two games for the final of the Copa Sudamericana. As Brazilian and Colombian rescuers sifted through debris looking for survivors of crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team. "Very sad news we received...

  • Sheriff Conducts Virgin of Guadalupe Service in Women's Prison

    Deputy Don Walker, LASD InfoBuro|Nov 28, 2016

    2/27: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Services Bureau/Religious and Volunteer Service hosted the "Virgen de Guadalupe Peregrina" service. Catholic Chaplains conducted a special service for women inmates at Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) on Sunday, November 27, 2016. The annual celebration commemorating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe recalls the miraculous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego at Cerro del Tepeyac (Tepeyac Hill), Mexico City, in...