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Q: We went to trial and won. The other side appealed. Eighteen months later, the court of appeal reversed, and now we have to try the case all over again. So, this means what one judge decides after a lot of time and trouble can be tossed out by some other judge, just like that?…
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By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S. Related Articles National News | US hasn’t determined who was behind cyberattack that caused…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down their estimates for growth this year, with some even seeing rising odds of a recession. Related Articles Business | US hasn’t determined who was behind cyberattack that…
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Jordan Harper’s latest book couldn’t be more American, but U.S. readers have had to wait years to dig into it.  “The Last King of California” was first published in the U.K. in 2022 but only became available stateside late last year.  “It was kind of a long journey,” Harper says of his new book. “I…
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By Alan Halaly, Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — The hourglass is running out of sand when it comes to solving the crisis on the Colorado River, but a group of states sees an opportunity: a new administration. Related Articles National Politics | States look at shoring up consumer protections as Trump hobbles federal watchdog…
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By SIBI ARASU, Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan and…
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Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services has a new chief: Capt. Dwayne Chapple. Chapple took the helm as police chief on March 7, following the retirement of Capt. Mihaela Kennedy. “I am deeply blessed and honored to have the opportunity to serve as chief of Police Services for Rancho Santa Margarita,” Chapple said in a statement.…
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Southern California’s culinary story is written with the legend of the cheeseburger, with its supposed birth at Pasadena’s Rite Spot in 1924 being a point of local pride. However, in our current burger-saturated era, where even the mighty millennial hamburger joint faces a backlash, a quieter, more nuanced classic awaits its renaissance: the patty melt.…
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Santa Ana will be the fourth Orange County city to have CalOptima Health’s street medicine program — a “doctor’s office on wheels” — in action by the end of the year. The street medicine program delivers primary health care, behavioral health services and case management to people living on the streets by meeting them where…
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In fairness to the California government, it does a remarkably good job analyzing and auditing the state’s policy programs and missteps. The Legislative Analyst’s Office, State Auditor, county civil grand juries, the Little Hoover Commission and inspector generals do yeoman’s work. The problem, of course, is the state’s leaders rarely do much to fix the identified…
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