Driving along the 10 Freeway through Cabazon, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa appears almost like a mirage, its massive hotel tower the tallest building in Riverside County. Along the route, billboards line either side of the freeway advertising upcoming appearances by famous musicians and comedians appearing at the region’s tribal casinos. Today, Southern California’s lucrative…
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What’s a rivalry game without emotion? Considering USC’s five-game winning streak over UCLA, the game being the Pac-12 Conference season finale, and it being the Bruins’ Senior Night, it’s fair to say emotions will be running high when the No. 16 Trojans travel crosstown to take on No. 17 UCLA at 7 p.m. Saturday in…
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By JESSICA GRESKO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided unanimously with the Biden administration Friday and reversed a lower court decision that had allowed a lawsuit by Orange County Muslim men claiming religious bias by the FBI to go forward. But the justices’ decision did not end the case. The government had…
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By FLORENT BAJRAMI and ALEXANDER TURNBULL MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — Walking the final 14 miles to Ukraine’s border and to safety, Ludmila Sokol was moved by the mounds of clothes and other personal effects that many people discarded as they fled the fighting before her. “You should have seen things scattered along the road,” said…
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By Yuri Kageyama | The Associated Press Two big names in Japanese electronics and autos are joining forces to produce an electric vehicle together. Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to set up a joint venture this year to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025, both sides said Friday. The plan is…
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Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California’s casinos. It’s delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. Subscribe now. Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen will join fellow rock band Dirty Honey for their co-headlining Young Guns Tour, which hits House of Blues San Diego March…
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The Big Bear bald eagle social media stars have welcomed their first successful hatchling since 2019 just before a snowstorm. The chick could be seen “pipping,” or starting to break it’s shell, in a live video feed on Wednesday, March 2, and by Thursday afternoon a tiny ball of pink skin and tufts of fuzz…
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By Grace Gedye | CalMatters You may have heard how phony pandemic jobless claims swamped California, or how frantic callers jammed phone lines with questions that the state’s employment agency struggled to answer. But there’s yet another problem with the Golden State’s unemployment system that’s been brewing quietly during the pandemic: California now bears the…
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It’s no secret. I love goat cheese. At the tender age of 20, I went to France for the first time. I’d never tasted the snow-white cheese before and quickly became an enthusiastic chevre fan. Tangy and soft, sometimes with a pleasant hint of chalkiness, it tempted me to smuggle some home. It would be…
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The two men in charge of ensuring Placentia residents’ safety took their oaths together Thursday, March 3. Police Chief Brad Butts and Fire Chief Jason Dobine have already been on the job. Several other officers also received promotions Thursday. Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine is all smiles after getting his badge pinned on by Torrance…
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