Patrick Clarke | (TNS) TravelPulse This is shaping up to be another monumental year for travel, and already some significant trends are emerging. American Express Travel recently released its 2024 Global Travel Trends Report, revealing that 84% of respondents are planning to spend more or the same amount of money on travel in 2024 compared…
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The Chargers on Monday officially announced the signings of former Carolina Panthers center Bradley Bozeman and ex-Minnesota Vikings linebacker Troy Dye. Bozeman spent the past two seasons with the Panthers after spending four years with the Baltimore Ravens. Dye has played the past four seasons with the Vikings. Bozeman gives the Chargers a replacement for…
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San Clemente surfer Griffin Colapinto earned a massive win in Portugal on Saturday, March 16, and younger brother Crosby, who just started his rookie year on the World Surf League World Tour, also delivered a stand-out performance. Griffin Colapinto’s win is his second at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, a title he also clinched…
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The Ducks’ flock grew larger and more powerful with the returns of forwards Leo Carlsson and Max Jones ahead of their welcoming the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. But with the way they’ve been taking penalties, the resurrection of Gordie Howe might not be much help in halting the six-game losing streak that left them…
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By Anna Helhoski | NerdWallet When word got around that the burger chain Wendy’s would start surging prices in 2025, the backlash was swift. What followed was a swarm of media coverage, outraged customers, late-night TV jokes and a bevy of spicy memes. It seemed the fast food chain’s alleged dastardly plans were dead on…
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Snoop Dogg and J.D. Souther have been added to the lineup of superstars who will pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett during a special performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 11. ALSO SEE: Paul McCartney, Eagles, Zac Brown and more tapped to pay tribute to Jimmy Buffett in…
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled regulations governing tens of thousands…
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LOS ANGELES – Just a couple minutes after the USC women’s basketball team erupted into pandemonium at their Selection Sunday watch party, freshly minted as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, murmurs flitted and eyebrows raised at another program tabbed in their bracket. The No. 2 seed in the Portland 3 regional, USC’s…
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This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings. Notable this week: Orange Lutheran beat JSerra in two of their three Trinity League games last week to remain at No. 1 in the county rankings. … JSerra and Santa Margarita each move up a spot, giving Trinity League teams the top three spots in the rankings.…
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The revitalized theater on display over the past nine months at Laguna Playhouse brings both a welcome surprise and an unalloyed pleasure. New artistic director David Ellenstein has knit together a weave of well-produced comedies and musicals, the fabric of the century-plus venue bright again. Beyond his administrative curation, though, Ellenstein is also a veteran…
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