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By Jorge Garcia and Steve Gorman THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) – A California man pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and battery charges on Friday in the death of a Jewish man who fell to the ground and hit his head during an altercation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators this month. The suspect, Loay Alnaji, 50, was arraigned in Ventura County Superior Court the day after his arrest at his home in Moorpark, California, a community close to the scene of the protests on Nov. 5 and about 45 miles (70 km) northwest of Los Angeles. Elsewhere on Friday, gun violence erupted …