By Dianne Gallagher | CNN Mark Meadows was removed from the North Carolina voter rolls this week, as the state investigation into allegations that the former Trump chief of staff committed voter fraud continues. The Macon County Board of Elections director, Melanie Thibault, confirmed that she removed Meadows’ registration from the county’s voter roll on…
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A Marine assault demonstration, new warfighting technology and never-before-seen aerial maneuvers with some of the Marine’s most sophisticated fighter planes will be on display at this year’s Miramar Air Show – the largest of its kind in the nation. The event, canceled the last two years by pandemic concerns, is roaring back. Marine officials say…
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By David Mckenzie, Larry Madowo, Mia Alberti and Angela Dewan | CNN Heavy rains and floods have battered the eastern coast of South Africa, killing at least 59 people, damaging roads and destroying houses, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay at home. The floods hit the province of KwaZulu-Natal, which includes the coastal city…
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Disneyland visitors won’t need to purchase Genie+ to high-five Mickey Mouse, strike a royal pose with Cinderella or give Olaf a big hug when up-close character meet-and-greet photo opportunities return to the Anaheim theme park after a pandemic pause. Disneyland does not plan to use the Genie+ or Lightning Lane services at this time for…
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Former Chicago White Sox manager and player Ozzie Guillen and his wife, Ibis, in December sold a two-bedroom condominium on the third floor of a Near West Side condo building for $410,000. Now an in-studio analyst for NBC Sports Chicago, Guillen played for the Sox from 1985 until 1997 and then managed the team from…
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Something amazing happened yesterday. We cleaned out our garage. I use the “we” in the royal sense, because all I did was sit there in front of the door and tell people they were doing things wrong. “No! Don’t throw that roll of fabric away! It was only slightly nibbled by rats.” I feel the…
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”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of data and art. Buzz: California’s economic rebound from the pandemic era outpaced all but two states in 2021 when measured by growth in the broadest measurement of business output. Source: My trusty spreadsheet analyzed state-by-state…
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The sky was falling, fists nearly were flying, chaos had engulfed the Miami Heat bench. “We wanted,” Heat captain Udonis Haslem said on reflection, “to knuckle up.” Three weeks later, that moment during the third quarter of the March 23 loss to the Golden State Warriors at FTX Arena, the raw enmity between Haslem, teammate…
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The Kansas Jayhawks, who staged the biggest comeback in NCAA men’s basketball history to win the national championship over North Carolina last week, were not the only March Madness record-setters. In Illinois, sports bettors legally wagered a record $278.4 million during the men’s tournament this year, according to revenue totals released Tuesday by the Illinois…
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Three states have suspended their gas taxes, about two dozen are considering some form of relief and even a group of Democrats in the United States Senate have proposed suspending the federal gas tax. The California Legislature, meanwhile, has left on recess without providing relief to California drivers and the governor remains dead-set on…
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