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Jory Rand
@ABC7Jory
ABC7 Eyewitness News Anchor/Reporter, 's husband, vegan, former college hockey player, friend of animals #AdoptDontShop
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This story will make even the biggest optimist among us cynical...
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When Amara Strande was just 16, a 15-pound tumor was found embedded in her liver. Nearly the size of a volleyball. She was one of many students at Tartan High School in Oakdale who got cancer. Students joked about the water fountains, saying, “Don’t drink the 3M cancer water.” 🧵
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Right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. The 30-year-old Syndergaard is expected to join the Dodgers' starting rotation.
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LA City Council President Paul Krekorian is introducing members of Council at Karen Bass's inauguration to administer their oath of office. Prominently not present is Kevin de Leon from CD-14, embroiled in the City Hall racism scandal.
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We still remember, 81 years later. And making us proud once again at Pearl Harbor.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, happened in 1941. 81 years later, past and present heroes were honored for their bravery.
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The LA Alliance for Animals had written in the past: "The Pony rides concession is animal cruelty disguised as child entertainment. Unkind treatment of animals doesn't align with Los Angeles values. LA has passed the fur ban, bull hook ban & no wild animals in private parties."
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The Griffith Park Pony Rides, a longtime attraction at one of Los Angeles' most recognizable landmarks, will shut down later this month, according to the city. abc7.com/griffith-park-
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HAPPENING NOW! Our Spark of Love Stuff-a-Bus Toy Drive is now underway in Ontario & Camarillo! You can help do a lot of good for kids this holiday season (and you might make it on tv :) 🎄🕎🎁🧸🚂❤️
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We decided to cancel our plans for a holiday party next month. Very sad but after dealing with Covid in our house for the last 2 weeks, we don't want to expose ourselves or anyone else to that growing risk, especially right before Christmas.
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I feel like my brain flipped a breaker from the combination of reading the news that the Mayo Clinic expects an 80% increase in covid cases in the next two weeks and getting multiple emails about maskless indoor work events in the next two weeks
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We have made a decision to saturate this nation with weapons, without any regard for a person’s fitness to own a tool of potential mass murder. It doesn’t have to be this way. We could - and must - choose a different reality.
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#UPDATE A Chesapeake police spokesperson tells us at this point he believes no more than 10 people have died. It’s unclear if the shooter was an employee. The shooter is now deceased. Officers are walking through the Walmart super center checking for victims. @WAVY_News
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Wishing a happy 100th birthday to this incredible and inspiring Holocaust survivor. Meet Joe Alexander in 2 minutes on
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I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying. Ahhhh, what has parenthood done to me!!!
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BEAUTIFUL: "We were hesitant and a little nervous, because we’ve had our fair share of organizations tell us that our daughter couldn’t participate in their activities. But when we asked the track owner she enthusiastically responded!" (🎥:everydaywithjoy)
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Interesting thread in the abortion ban debate:
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This footnote from Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney in his ruling overturning Georgia's 6-week abortion ban is🔥🔥🔥 georgiarecorder.com/2022/11/15/ful
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Proof that we are indeed in different times: Do you see Trump’s 2024 announcement on the cover of the NY Post? It’s there…just at the bottom. “Florida Man Makes Announcement”
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Today's cover: Major NYC gang takedown includes man who ‘shot 3-year-old’ trib.al/xiXpQTn
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In a 4 minute span in DTLA we just saw a homeless woman urinate on the sidewalk while yelling at 2 nearby LAPD officers, 2 unmarked helicopters fly by at extremely low altitude, then a great blue heron land in a nearby tree.
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"America's comeback starts right now." Former President Trump begins his Mar-a-Lago speech announcing his 2024 candidacy.
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Here’s one of the affected employees, who had pushed back on Musk’s tweets blaming performance issues on Twitter’s architecture. “One of the absolute best engineers we had,” one employee tells me. "A legend in her area of expertise.”
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After 12 amazing years and 3 weeks of chaos, I’m officially fired by Twitter. Never expected I would have stayed this long, and never expected I would be this relieved to be gone. I have a lot of stories to tell. But to my fellow (ex-)tweeps- #LoveWhereYouWorked 🫡
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Would be great to hear but likely still missing some significant time. Anything short of season ending is positive.
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Multiple sources said that after initial testing on Cooper Kupp's ankle, he appears to have avoided a worst-case scenario with the injury. Important to remember, though, that he'll go through more testing in the coming days for a clearer picture of the situation. @TheAthletic
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Elon Musk’s Twitter ⬇️
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A brand new parody Twitter account that paid for verification and chose the display name of ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted Josh McDaniels was fired. The credible-looking tweet received nearly 10,000 engagements. Twitter suspended the account after two hours. snopes.com/fact-check/jos
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Developer Rick Caruso spent election eve visiting a tiny home homeless park in No Hollywood. What he had to say about the USC Caruso Catholic Center tweeting "No on Prop 1" today, a measure that would enshrine a woman's right to an abortion into the CA Constitution at 11 on
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Congresswoman Karen Bass pays a surprise visit to phone bank volunteers on election eve. I asked her whether she agrees with her campaign’s statement that said Rick Caruso “can not be trusted to protect women and our choice.” Hear her answer at 11 on
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From a 1989 NHL hockey program. “The Earth is heating up…‘It’s time to stop waffling.’ Scientists have tracked the warming of the Earth for decades. It is accelerating at an ominous pace.”
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