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Everything’s coming up roses for the 2024 Rose Parade — plus carnations, daisies, marigolds and many other types of flowers, too! That’s how things roll in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. With “Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language” as the theme, parade fans can expect lots of musical performances, including ones by Destiny’s…
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Laurie Baratti | (TNS) TravelPulse Christmas is just around the corner and, yes, you probably should have booked your flights months ago, but, hey, you might be among those who are still weighing their options. Or, perhaps you’re one of those who’ve already booked their tickets and simply want to know what to expect upon…
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A 69-year-old man was convicted of murder on Wednesday, Dec. 20, for using a butcher knife to stab his 70-year-old housemate to death in what he called an unprovoked “mercy killing” at the breakfast table of their Anaheim boarding home. An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for several hours before finding Michael Hallgren, now…
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The road to a third consecutive MLS Cup appearance for the Los Angeles Football Club begins at home, Major League Soccer revealed Wednesday. BMO Stadium hosts LAFC’s upcoming 34-match regular-season opener Feb. 24, featuring a midday nationally televised divisional contest against the Seattle Sounders. The nine-month regular season concludes Oct. 19, when the San Jose…
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The Santa Ana City Council meeting was not business as usual Tuesday night after city staffers were directed to clear the public out of the chambers in a rare move following loud chanting calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The demonstration at the meeting follows a deadlock by the City Council at…
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In March, voters will decide whether to recall two Orange Unified School District board members. But what happens if one or even both trustees are removed from their posts? If a majority of voters in the OUSD boundary lines — which encompasses the cities of Orange and Villa Park and the Anaheim Hills community and…
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By Davey Alba and Rachel Metz A massive public dataset used to build popular artificial intelligence image generators contains at least 1,008 instances of child sexual abuse material, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory found. LAION-5B, which contains more than 5 billion images and related captions from the internet, may also include thousands of additional pieces…
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In another move to transition away from fossil fuels, Irvine is banning the use of gas-powered lawn equipment, beginning next summer. That includes gas-powered leaf blowers, lawnmowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, edgers and chainsaws. Starting July 1, businesses working in Irvine that employ more than 50 people won’t be able to use gas-powered leaf blowers…
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Terry Henigan, who coached Irvine to four CIF Southern Section football championships, died Tuesday, his longtime assistant and co-head coach Rick Curtis confirmed Wednesday. Henigan was the football head coach at Cypress from 1976-79. He took over at Irvine for the 1981 season and coached the Vaqueros for 29 seasons. He retired after the 2009…
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press MIAMI — The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, The Associated Press has learned. Alex Saab, who was arrested on a U.S. warrant for money laundering in 2020, was released from custody Wednesday. In…
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