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Size of an Apple: Girl Becomes Tiniest Newborn to Survive

29 May 2019

She weighed just 8.6 ounces (245 grams) when she was born.

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ICE Raid on San Diego Home Raises Questions About Force

14 May 2018

Agents burst into the home of an alleged undocumented immigrant, pointing weapons at his wife...

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Did San Diego Hire a ‘Rainmaker’ to End a Drought in 1916? Self-styled "moisture accelerator" Charles Hatfield promised to fill the city's depleted reservoirs using a secret...

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A protester holds a sign featuring an angry photo of Donald Trump and reading "Bad for America" at an anti-Trump protest outside a Trump rally in San Diego.

Did a University of California Student Sue Her School for Failing to Stop Her From Protesting Trump?

8 January 2018

A California woman sued UC San Diego, among others, for failing to control anti-Trump protests.

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Flames Engulf San Diego Area in Newest Wildfires

8 December 2017

The wind-swept blazes have forced tens of thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes...

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Did Amazon Choose San Diego For Its ‘HQ2’?

6 November 2017

A short-lived fake story about the giant tech company illustrated the dangers of sharing posts...

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Hepatitis A virus in intestine 3D Illustration

Are ‘Illegal Immigrants’ To Blame For a Hepatitis A Outbreak in San Diego?

5 September 2017

Right-wing web sites tried to link a local health emergency to undocumented immigrants, but without...

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Are Refugee Tuberculosis Rates in San Diego ‘More Than 100 Times Greater’ Than the National Average?

17 August 2017

A California scientist told us that Breitbart's story on his team's 2013 study was "not...

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Activists Demand Probe After Footage of Police Dog Biting Handcuffed Man

18 July 2017

San Diego prosecutors charged Karond Cheatum with robbery and vandalism after the 9 July 2017...

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Did Rep. Darrell Issa ‘Hide’ on a Rooftop to Avoid Protesters?

30 May 2017

The Republican from California says he was simply taking pictures, but his political opponent says...

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Seismograph with paper in action and earthquake - 3D Rendering.

Dutch Earthquake ‘Enthusiast’ Claims to Predict Major Tremor

1 March 2017

Frank Hoogerbeets says that planetary alignments are indicators of upcoming earthquakes, an idea rebuffed by...

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El Cajon Police Release Shooting Videos

27 September 2016

The department said that the investigation into the shooting of Alfred Olango is continuing.

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