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Southern California neighborhood evacuated for hours due to large natural gas leak

A Southern California neighborhood was evacuated for more than six hours early Thursday due to a large leak of natural gas from an underground pipe, authorities said. The leak was detected around 1:30 a.m. in unincorporated West Whittier, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. An investigation determined the …

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Mystery swirls as hiker goes missing from California national park trail

Authorities in California are searching for a missing hiker who was last seen on Wednesday at Kings Canyon National Park. The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks posted on Facebook that 65-year-old Paul Benson intended to go on a day hike in the Ranger Lake area of the park and …

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Central figure in UK soccer child sex abuse scandal, Barry Bennell, dies in prison at age 69

An English coach at the center of a notorious child sex abuse scandal in professional soccer has died in prison, the British government’s justice department said Monday. Barry Bennell, who had worked as a scout for Manchester City and a coach at Crewe Alexandra, was serving a 34-year jail term …

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