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Orange County pastor released from Chinese prison – NBC Los Angeles

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State Department officials on Monday confirmed that a Christian pastor from Garden Grove has been released from a prison in China and is back in the United States for the first time in nearly two decades.

“We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Monday. “He has returned to the United States and now gets to see his family for the
first time in nearly 20 years.”

Miller did not provide many details about what prompted the release of Lin. He did say that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been raising the issue consistently and that he met with Chinese officials in July.

“It’s something we’ve been working on for some time,” Miller said. “I’ll leave it at that.”

The 68-year-old Lin was detained in 2006 in China where he was reportedly convicted of contract fraud and was sentenced to a life term in prison.



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A man was shot and killed after stabbing an officer Saturday outside the doors of a police station in Santa Monica.

At around 5:21 p.m., an officer in front of a police station was confronted by a man in his 30s who pulled out a knife on him and began attacking him unprovoked, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

The knife-wielding man slashed, stabbed the officer and continued to follow him as the officer attempted to retreat around the corner of the building.

The officer drew his weapon and opened fire. Santa Monica officers gave the suspect medical aid until the fire department arrived but succumbed to his injuries.

The injured officer was transported to a local hospital with serious stab wounds but is expected to survive, police said.

More information on the attacker was not immediately available.



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A man was shot and killed after stabbing an officer Saturday outside the doors of a police station in Santa Monica.

At around 5:21 p.m., an officer in front of a police station was confronted by a man in his 30s who pulled out a knife on him and began attacking him unprovoked, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

The knife-wielding man slashed, stabbed the officer and continued to follow him as the officer attempted to retreat around the corner of the building.

The officer drew his weapon and opened fire. Santa Monica officers gave the suspect medical aid until the fire department arrived but succumbed to his injuries.

The injured officer was transported to a local hospital with serious stab wounds but is expected to survive, police said.

More information on the attacker was not immediately available.



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Larry Schlesinger, a WWII Army veteran, celebrated his 103rd birthday Saturday surrounded by generations of family and friends, reflecting on over a century of life.

“It feels great to have all these people around me and my whole family going to all this trouble to celebrate my birthday,” said Schlesinger.

The centenarian enlisted in the Army in February of 1942, sailing on the Grey Ghost and the Queen Mary, which served as a troop ship in the war.

Proud of his Jewish heritage, Schlesinger joined the front lines in hopes of putting an end to antisemitism.

“You know at the end of World War Two I came home and thought that will be the end of it. Humanity has learned its lessons. We buried millions of people. We didn’t learn anything. We’ve been at constant war,” said Schlesinger.

The army veteran continues to stay up to date with the current Israel-Hamas war and called the unrest “disturbing.”

He said he never goes to bed without watching the news.

“We live life to enjoy it, stay informed, keep alert to the changes in politics of our country and the rest of the world,” said Schlesinger.

The veteran plans to exercise his American right in the upcoming November election by voting in person.

“We watched the political debates, we pay code attention to the key people involved. And we intend to make our voices heard,” said Schlesinger.

He credits staying interested in the world around him as one of the secrets to a long and healthy life.

“What’s going on in the world is terribly important. Maybe I won’t see if affects me tomorrow or the next day but it will certainly affect my children and grandchildren,” said Schlesinger.



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