Breed: Chihuahua mix Age: 3 years Gender: Neutered male Size: 6.5 pounds Sammy’s story: Sammy loves nothing more than snuggling. You’ll want to snuggle with him, too, when you see his big, brown eyes pleading for love. He’s the perfect size for it too, making him a great lap dog. He was in a shelter…
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Michael King is on the opposite end of the spectrum as struggling slugger Joey Gallo right now. The Yankees’ long relief man finished his outing on Friday with seven straight strikeouts, falling one short of the franchise record. When informed of this after the game, King said he didn’t even realize he had K’d seven…
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Breed: Shepherd/beagle Daffodil and would make a great family pet. (Courtesy of Leashes of Love Rescue) Age: 4 months Gender: Female Size: 17 pounds Daffodil’s story: This cute girl is all puppy, all the time. She loves playing with her toys and her furry “sister,” but also enjoys cuddles with her foster family. Daffodil gets…
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By The Associated Press LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone on Saturday afternoon, the latest chat between the two leaders who talk to each other regularly. Johnson confirmed to Zelenskyy that the U.K. would reopen its embassy in Kyiv next week. He also…
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicked off its encore weekend on Friday, April 22 in a cool way. No, seriously, it was one of the coolest days temperature-wise in the festival’s history. It was also Earth Day, and longtime festival partner Global Inheritance had multiple programs focusing on sustainability happening around the event.…
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Orioles left-hander John Means will undergo season-ending Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, Means announced Saturday on Twitter. Recovery time for Tommy John surgery typically exceeds a year, meaning Baltimore will be without its ace for the rest of 2022 and most likely a portion of 2023. An All-Star in 2019 who made his second straight…
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Growing a papaya tree is a simple matter. If you plant papaya seeds now from store-bought fruit, you will probably see a crop within a year. Papaya trees will die in a frost but they may be grown successfully from Granada Hills to San Bernardino and everywhere south of the line between those two points.…
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Thousands of local papers have shuttered their doors in recent years, and those surviving are facing unprecedented challenges in remaining both economically viable and as the lifeblood of their communities. All the while, Big Tech monopolies like Alphabet and Meta – through sites like Google News and Facebook News – have come to dominate the…
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Last week, we talked book covers, and this time we’ll be slipping under those covers. As in, what’s going on in that unseen space between the dust jacket and the book? Turns out, a lot in some cases. I stopped in at the Hastings Ranch branch of Vroman’s bookstore recently and came across a display of…
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This past month has been a hoot at our house since daughter Sara unexpectedly became cozy with the sidewalk while walking my neighbor’s dog. Considering how much she loves fashionable high heels (Sara not the dog), it is ironic that she was wearing flip flops when the 60-pound pup lunged toward a baby carriage. Sara…
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