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LA County Fair Starts Today in Cool May Instead of Blistering September
Deep fried Kool Aid chicken sandwich, fried Oreos, frog legs and more — the LA County Fair is back in the nice cool month of May so you can beat the heat. Alex Rozier reports May 5, 2022.
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Happy 100th, LA County Fair
“Back to Our Roots” is the theme as “one of the largest county fairs in the country” celebrates its first May run.
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Man Shot and Killed, Teen Arrested at Orange County Cinco de Mayo Carnival
A man is dead and a 17-year-old is in custody after a fatal shooting at a Cinco de Mayo carnival in an Anaheim park.
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One Person Shot and Killed After OC's Cinco De Mayo Carnival
A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting at Anaheim’s La Palma Park. A weapon was recovered from the scene. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on May 2, 2022.
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New Orleans Mayor and Police Clear Bourbon Street in Ceremonial End of Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras 2022 is officially over, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the celebration a success, after the 2021 celebrations were cancelled due to COVID-19.
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Find Spirited Mardi Gras Fests Around SoCal
Harold & Belle’s will have a multi-hour celebration, while the Original Farmers Music will host free live music.
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Funeral Services for Slain College Student Miya Marcano Scheduled
Miya Marcano, the 19-year-old South Florida woman who disappeared and whose body was found in Orlando a week later, will be laid to rest this coming week.
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Cruise Giant Carnival Says Customers Affected by March Data Breach
Customers and employees of several Carnival Corp. cruise lines might have had personal information stolen.
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Pandemic-Era Mardi Gras: No Big Crowds, But Plenty of Cake
A subdued Carnival season is starting in New Orleans. This year the coronavirus pandemic has put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year.
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Rio Cancels 2021 Carnival for First Time in a Century
A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains — the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools won’t be held in February.
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Trump Says Top Cruise Ship Companies Stopping Trips From US
President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that four major cruise ship companies have agreed to suspend trips from the U.S. for 30 days, effective at midnight. Trump said that Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and MSC Cruises all agreed to the suspensions. He said the cruise line industry is a “great and important industry – it will be kept that way!”…
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Countdown to Mardi Gras: This Year, 7 weeks of Festivities
The Christmas season is officially drawing to a close, but it’s just the start of the season leading up to New Orleans’ biggest street party: Mardi Gras. Some walking parades and streetcar-riding groups touch off Carnival revelry, which climaxes on Fat Tuesday — Feb. 25 of this year. On Monday the Krewe of Joan of Arc walks through the French…
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Watch: Carnival Cruise Ship Crashes Into Another in Cozumel Port
One person sustained minor injuries after a Carnival cruise ship crashed into another and damaged the dining area, the cruiseline said.
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Inspectors Give Carnival Cruise Line One of Its Worst Sanitation Grades Ever
The Carnival Cruise Line ship “Fantasy” has earned one of the company’s worst sanitation inspection reports ever, NBC News reported, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Inspectors with the agency who examined the 855-foot ship last month detailed dozens of problems, including a salad bar with “not less than 15 small flies” on bagels and bread,...
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Art Neville, Member of Neville Brothers, Meters, Dies at 81
Art Neville, a member of one of New Orleans’ storied musical families, the Neville Brothers, and a founding member of the groundbreaking funk band The Meters, has died at age 81. Neville’s manager, Kent Sorrell, said Neville died Monday.
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Carnival Will Pay $20M Over Pollution From Its Cruise Ships
Carnival Corp. has reached a tentative settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world’s largest cruise line agreed to pay $20 million in fines for some of its ships continuing to pollute the oceans despite promising years ago to stop.
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Carnival Will Pay $20M Over Pollution From Its Cruise Ships
Carnival Corp. has reached a tentative settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world’s largest cruise line agreed to pay $20 million in fines for some of its ships continuing to pollute the oceans despite promising years ago to stop.
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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Posts Obscene Carnival Video, Stirs Anger
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is stirring outrage after sharing a graphic video on Twitter that shows one man urinating on another. Bolsonaro posted the video Tuesday night criticizing Carnival. Many conservatives in Latin America’s largest nation detest Carnival celebrations, seeing them as heathen. The far-right president himself was one of the main targets of revelers’ mockery during Carnival.
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A Family Carnival Weekend to Honor the Legacy of Bob Baker
The Los Angeles State Historic Park will host the 5th annual celebration of Bob Baker in honor of the American puppeteer’s 95th birthday.
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Carnival Announces Roller Coaster on New Cruise Ship From Florida
The all-electric coaster will allow two riders at a time to race along nearly 800 feet of track, 187 feet above sea level.