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Mekahlo - Journalist
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Covering LA, Long Beach and Mexico for NBC Los Angeles.
7th Officer Involved Shooting in Long Beach this year.
At 1:32pm, police responded to 5500 block of Atlantic Ave about a person with a gun.
Officer directed the suspect to drop firearm before shooting at the suspect.
Suspect surrendered, taken into custody. No one injured.
Gun was a pellet gun.
December 27, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Long Beach City College's vault to help the hungry

LBCC focuses on basic needs to help students thrive.

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Long Beach City College’s vault to help the hungry
Long Beach City College set up the Viking Vault in hopes of making access to free food easy without any stigmas.
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December 12, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Why?
A man and woman pull “grinch move” and steel a Santa and Snowman decoration from Cal Heights Photography Studio in Long Beach.
Do you recognize these grinches?

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‘Such a Grinch move.' Thieves steal Christmas decorations from photography studio in Long Beach
The owners of a photography studio are hopeful police can track two thieves that were caught on camera stealing Christmas decorations from their business in Long Beach.
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November 30, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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Spain said it could give residency and work permits to about 900,000 undocumented migrants in the country over the next three years to help address a growing need for workers, even as other European countries embrace tougher stances on immigration.
Spain Looks to Grant Residency to Nearly 1 Million Migrants
The government said new rules could give legal status — and work permits — to about 300,000 people a year over the next three years to address gaps in the labor market.
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November 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is 'billionaire proof'
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app's open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.
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November 22, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Undocumented Filipino immigrants ‘afraid' of mass deportation threats

The Philippines' ambassador advises migrants to return home.

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Undocumented Filipino immigrants in Long Beach fear what's to come
Filipino migrants are seeking advice after the Philippines' ambassador said undocumented Filipinos should return to their motherland now.
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November 21, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Six million undocumented immigrants in California, including 3 million in the Los Angeles metro area, could be impacted by mass deportation plans touted by President-elect Donald Trump and his border czar-designate touse military.

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Trump's deportation plans could use military
President-Elect Trump’s border czar says deportation plans to be finalized this week
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November 19, 2024 at 5:58 AM
The Mexican consul says 5m undocumented immigrants in the U.S are from Mexico and most have been in the U.S over 15 years. He advises them of their rights and the possibility of returning to Mexico on their own.
November 19, 2024 at 5:12 AM
With more than 3m undocumented immigrants in LA, OC, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, advocates are advising migrants of their rights and how to engage with ICE officials.
November 19, 2024 at 5:11 AM
President-elect Trump confirms to use the military to carry out the immigration deportation program he campaigned on throughout the election.
With 6 million undocumented immigrants in California.
November 19, 2024 at 5:09 AM
U.S. ambassador bashes Mexico’s security efforts. Mexico’s president pushes back

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U.S. ambassador bashes Mexico's security efforts. Mexico's president pushes back
The diplomatic dustup comes amid threats from President-elect Donald Trump to impose tariffs, deploy U.S. troops to go after cartels and conduct mass deportations.
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November 17, 2024 at 4:05 AM
At least six L.A. County sheriff’s deputies have been relieved of duty amid an investigation into their work for a 24-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of extortion and hiding millions of dollars from tax collectors.
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Crypto 'godfather' of Bel-Air: Probe widens into L.A. deputies' alleged links to mogul — Los Angeles Times
At least six L.A. County sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty amid an investigation into their work for a 24-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of extortion and hiding millions of d...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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President-elect Donald Trump picked Matt Gaetz, who was the subject of a three-year federal sex-trafficking inquiry, as his nominee for attorney general. Here’s how a few media outlets covered the news.
Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Concerns Both Right- and Left-Leaning Media
President-elect Donald J. Trump selected Matt Gaetz, a former Florida congressman, as his attorney general, a pick that drew a rare bipartisan rebuke from both conservative and liberal media outlets.
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November 15, 2024 at 9:45 PM
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Iran sent a message to the Biden administration in October saying that it was not trying to kill Donald Trump, as Tehran attempted to ease rising tensions with Washington, according to U.S. officials, as well as an Iranian official and an analyst.
Iran Told U.S. That It’s Not Trying to Kill Trump
The Biden administration had warned that the United States would consider any Iranian attempt on Mr. Trump’s life to be “an act of war,” officials said.
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November 15, 2024 at 10:55 PM