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Snack and Drink Portions Being Reduced Due to Rising Inflation

By kundl (Comida Chatarra Uploaded by JohnnyMrNinja) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Food prices been on the rise across the United States, forcing many food and beverage companies to reduce the content size for their products, as part of a concept called “shrinkflation.” The United States is currently facing its worst inflation rates since…

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Ex-TSA Officer Arrested in Alleged Attempt to Smuggle Meth at LAX

Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan 2, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) LOS ANGELES—A former Transportation Security Administration officer was arrested Wednesday on a federal criminal complaint alleging he smuggled what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in exchange for $8,000. Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne, is…

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Some Lanes at LAX Close For Construction of Pedestrian Bridge

Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan 2, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) LOS ANGELES—Starting on Sunday, the upper/departures and lower/arrivals levels of World Way will be closed at LAX’s Terminal 1 for varying times between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. to facilitate construction of a pedestrian bridge over the roadway, airport…

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56 Human Traffickers Arrested in Orange County Sting Operation

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Fifty-six suspects were arrested in a human trafficking sting operation coordinated in early February, Orange County law enforcement officials announced on Feb. 18. Called “Operation Red Zone,” the arrests included men ages 20 to 55 from both Orange and Los Angeles Counties on charges including human trafficking, pimping and pandering, solicitation for sex, and…

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4 Shot Outside LA Party Held After Justin Bieber’s Concert

Stock photo of police tape. (Carl Ballou/Shutterstock) LOS ANGELES—Four people were shot and wounded early Saturday after a fight broke out outside a Los Angeles restaurant hosting a party that followed a Justin Bieber concert, police said. The gunfire erupted outside The Nice Guy restaurant, striking and injuring four men ages 60, 19, 20 and…

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