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McDonald’s calls it its biggest and “most McDonald’s” burger ever. Social media users call it a “Big Mac on steroids.” Its official name is the Big Arch. The burger made its debut internationally in 2024 and became a big hit in the United Kingdom. Now it’s come home. It officially goes on sale Tuesday, March…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press The Trump administration’s latest policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries” to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case that already reached the nation’s highest court. U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts agreed to suspend…
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CIF-SS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES SCHEDULE  El Dorado players celebrate their 44-34 win over Marina during a CIF-SS Division 4 semifinal at home on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) FRIDAY BOYS BASKETBALL At Azusa Pacific University  Division 4: Trabuco Hills vs. Colony, 6 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL  At Azusa Pacific University  Division 4:…
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LOS ANGELES — Fifty-seven games in and the Lakers are still searching for answers. The good: They’re solidly placed in the Western Conference standing, sitting in sixth but in a logjam below Oklahoma City and San Antonio, who are comfortably atop the field. The bad: The Lakers (34-23) are the only team in the NBA…
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By Vince Golle | Bloomberg US mortgage rates slipped last week to the lowest level since 2022, generating more refinancing activity. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped 8 basis points to 6.09% in the week ended Feb. 20, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. The rate on five-year adjustable mortgages fell…
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Surveillance video captured the dramatic moment a sinkhole opened up on a busy intersection in south-central Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing up two vehicles. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in a trendy section of the Midwest city, when a sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck waiting at a traffic light dropped into…
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Disneyland will close eight attractions for seasonal refurbishments heading into the annual Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure and the busy spring break season at the Anaheim theme parks. The Disneyland Monorail, Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, Golden Zephyr, Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, Sailing Ship Columbia, Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes, Pixie…
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The late writer Christopher Hitchens argued that “everybody knows” that alcohol Prohibition led to “organized crime, to corruption, to violence, to every possible social ill, but at the time it seemed to be common sense.” He warned against government policies that repeat such mistakes, which are the result of “the prohibitionist mentality and prohibitionist legislation.” Yet just…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — A few times through the middle innings of the Angels’ game Tuesday, a hitter would disagree with an umpire’s call, and then glare into the dugout at Travis d’Arnaud. “Sorry,” the Angels catcher said with a shrug. D’Arnaud had burned both of the Angels’ ABS challenges in the first three innings, leaving…
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud said Wednesday he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor” as questions grow about how the new unit will operate free of political influence from a White House that has…
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