One of the most significant state Capitol news stories this year unfolded over last weekend, as lawmakers pieced together a budget with a July 1 signing deadline. The overall budget is a $321-billion atrocity that’s a whopping 60% higher than the budget seven years ago. It relies on borrowing and modest cuts to close a…
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees in a nation that continues to age. The number of residents age 65 years and older in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area grew by 6.3% last year,…
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The Kings have signed four players to two-way contracts, the team announced in a news release Wednesday, a day after the opening of free agency. Defenseman Samuel Bolduc joined forwards Logan Brown, Cole Guttman and Taylor Ward among those inking new pacts. Ward, 27, re-signed after spending all or part of the past four seasons…
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By REBECCA SANTANA AND ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one of the key pillars of the president’s plan to crack down on migration at the southern border. But he put the ruling…
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Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas are under a beach hazards statement which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:28 p.m. The statement is valid from Thursday 11 a.m. until Saturday July 5, at 11 p.m. “Elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet expected, especially for south facing…
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A mother and father were convicted of child abuse this week for exposing their newborn son to extreme heat and cold and failing to give the child vital nourishment, nearly killing the infant. An Orange County Superior Court jury on Monday found John Andres Gonzalez, 38, and Jacqueline Navarro, 45, guilty of a felony count…
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LONDON — Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Marie Bouzkova to avoid the sort of surprise that has sent a group of seeded players home. Four of the top 10 women’s…
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My Chemical Romance guitarist Ray Toro’s Sherman Oaks home, center, is on the market for $2.789 million. (Google Earth) A Sherman Oaks home owned by Ray Toro, the lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance, is on the market for $2.789 million. Built in 1942 and later updated, the 2,918-square-foot farmhouse-style residence includes a separate guest…
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One California Highway Patrol officer died and another was injured early Wednesday, July 2, after their patrol vehicle crashed into a tree in Culver City. The crash was reported just after 12:30 a.m. at Bristol Parkway near Green Valley Circle. Officer Miguel Cano, 34, was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by Culver City…
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is forging ahead with early plans for joint weapons production with some international allies, top officials said, while warning Wednesday of potential consequences of the U.S. decision to halt some arms shipments promised to help Kyiv fight off Russia’s invasion. “Any delay or hesitation in supporting Ukraine’s defense capabilities…
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