Westminster is in a deep financial hole, but City Council members seem more interested in fighting with each other over inconsequential and symbolic matters. In long and grueling hours-long council meetings, members hurl insults, investigate one another over land transactions and squabble over allegations made on Vietnamese-language TV. For outside observers, it’s hard to understand…
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The lineup for the 2022 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival finally arrived late Wednesday, though its headliners — Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, Billie Eilish, and Harry Styles — had leaked in the days and hours before. And perhaps more than any pre-pandemic year, it’s a tricky lineup to assess.…
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There have been two constants in the Lakers’ lineup for the first half of the season: Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony. The latter – the oldest member of the already wizened Lakers – finally had to sit out a game on Wednesday night. Anthony woke up with lower back soreness, Coach Frank Vogel said, and…
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Let’s all take a moment to thank “The Real Housewives of Orange County” for Housewife Emily Simpson. Not only was she the star of Wednesday’s episode, but Emily managed to bust out a footlong turkey sub in the sauna to the amazement of Housewives Heather Dubrow and Jen Armstrong. Auras and chakras and assorted woo-woo…
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Lakers forward LeBron James handles the ball as Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III defends during the first half of Wednesday night’s game in Sacramento. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas) Lakers guard Russell Westbrook and Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu battle for position under the basket during the first half of Wednesday night’s game in Sacramento.…
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Two people were hospitalized after being struck by gunfire in Buena Park on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, police said. The shooting happened in the area of Commonwealth Avenue and Auto Center Drive around 3:50 p.m., the Police Department said in a Facebook post. No further information was immediately available regarding the circumstances of the shooting.…
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Santa Margarita was at home Wednesday, but Mater Dei’s boys basketball team made sure the Eagles did not feel comfortable there. The Monarchs forced the game to be played at a fast pace to their liking while applying defensive pressure that prevented the Eagles from getting their offense going. Mater Dei won the Trinity League…
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By Brendan Case and Daniela Sirtori-Cortina | Bloomberg Social-media sites are full of photographs of empty grocery-store shelves, and the head of one of the biggest U.S. supermarket chains says the situation will take weeks to improve. Albertsons Cos. had been expecting that supply outages would be improving by now, but “omicron has put a…
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By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar race may be missing in-person glitz this year, but it doesn’t lack for star power. Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, while the casts of “Belfast” and “CODA” were among those nominated for…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to address what has become the biggest threat to the…
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