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The #RoseParade — started in 1890 as a promotional event by a local social club to show off Pasadena’s famously mild winter weather — kicked off Monday under clear skies and temperatures in the 40s.

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Typically held on New Year’s Day, the event is being held Monday as part of the parade’s “never on a Sunday” tradition.

The parade’s theme this year — an expression of hope and resilience — is “Turning the Corner.”

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After a tough few years, Jennifer and Andy Veera were excited to bring their 8-year-old triplets, David, Daniel and Lily, and daughter, Leilani, who turns 10 on Tuesday, to the parade for the first time.

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Just before the parade began, Sherry McCarthy’s four grandchildren were slowly emerging from their sleeping bags after a cold night spend on Sierra Madre Boulevard. It’s their first time camping overnight for the parade.

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This year’s parade features 39 floats, 21 marching bands and 16 equestrian units, according to the Tournament of Roses.

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Jan 2
Record rains on New Year’s Eve breached three levees along the Cosumnes River near Sacramento and left tens of thousands of Californians without power Sunday.

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Flash flooding along Highway 99 and other roads south of Sacramento submerged dozens of cars near Wilton, where the water poured over the levees. Search and rescue crews in boats and helicopters scrambled to pick up trapped motorists.

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The county warned Sunday afternoon that the flood waters were rising around Highway 5 near the southern edge of Sacramento’s suburbs. Residents in a few areas were urged to evacuate.

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Jan 1
Pelé, the soccer player who rose from an impoverished Brazilian slum to become the most famous and, for a time, the best-paid athlete in the world during a career that produced more World Cup titles than any other, died this week. He was 82. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
Pelé's family was poor, living in a two-room house made of salvaged brick and washed plaster. He couldn’t afford a soccer ball, so learned to play on the streets using grapefruits or cloth stuffed with newspapers and bound with string. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
Growing up in Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento so hated the nickname his grade school classmates used to tease him that he would fight anyone who dared call him “Pelé.” latimes.com/obituaries/sto… Image
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Dec 31, 2022
With sharp passing, daring runs and blistering shots which he could take with either foot, Pelé, who died this week at 82, transformed soccer.

“Pelé is the greatest player in football history,” said Cristiano Ronaldo. “There will only be one Pele.” latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
His family was poor, living in a 2-room house made of salvaged brick and washed plaster.

He couldn’t afford a soccer ball, so learned to play on the streets using grapefruits or cloth stuffed with newspapers and bound with string. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
Pelé’s impact extended beyond Brazilian borders, as some of his tricks became signature moves by players who followed him.

Johan Cruyff’s turn? Pelé did it before him. Maradona’s rabona? Pelé did it before him. Ronaldo’s chop? Pelé did it before him. latimes.com/sports/soccer/…
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Dec 31, 2022
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched Vision 2030 after he became heir to the throne.

But critics say strides in social liberalization have been accompanied by cementing of a politically illiberal climate with one person in charge: the crown prince. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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@nabihbulos reports from Balad Beast, a two-day rave held earlier this month.

It was part of Soundstorm, a series of state-backed music festivals that began in 2019 and has since brought dozens of international artists to Saudi Arabia. latimes.com/world-nation/s… A landscape shot of a DJ performing overlaid with this quote
Vision 2030’s main target is the two-thirds of the country's populace who are under the age of 35.

The crown prince wants his peers to live, work and play at home rather than leave for jobs abroad or seek out fun in other places. latimes.com/world-nation/s… Concertgoers dance and record videos of a performance at theA woman dances at an outdoor rave with a glowstick
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Dec 31, 2022
Barbara Walters dies at 93; news anchor broke the boy’s club of network television
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Walters was the first woman to break up the all-male club of network television anchors and one of the last remaining megastars in broadcast news who deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears latimes.com/la-me-barbara-…
She made history when she was named the first female co-host of NBC’s “Today” show in 1974 and again two years later when ABC tapped her as the first female co-anchor of the network evening news latimes.com/la-me-barbara-…
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Dec 30, 2022
Swarms of bird fanciers have been flocking to a west Orange County neighborhood to ogle a snowy owl. The North Pole native appeared around Christmas Day and hunkered down on a Cypress rooftop.
latimes.com/entertainment-… A snowy owl perches on a home in the 11600 block of Onyx Str
Chris Spurgeon with the Pasadena Audubon Society theorizes that the rare avian visitor seldom seen south of Canada was blown thousands of miles off course by a storm or perhaps cruised into the nearby Long Beach/San Pedro port complex on a freighter.
latimes.com/entertainment-… The owl flies off the roof of an Orange County home.
“They’re not supposed to be here — normally they don’t venture farther south than Oregon,” he said, taking stock on a recent afternoon of the nearly 2-foot-tall bird, with its rounded head and piercing yellow eyes.

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