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By Prashant Gopal | Bloomberg Mortgage rates in the US fell for the first time in six weeks, while sticking close to a two-decade high. The average for a 30-year, fixed loan slipped to 7.18%, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday. Last week, rates hit 7.23%, the highest level since May 2001. See more:…
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The Ducks have signed winger Zack Kassian to a professional tryout contract, the team confirmed this morning. Kassian, 32, most recently skated for the Arizona Coyotes, but prior to his 2022-23 campaign in the desert, he spent seven seasons in the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers. In Edmonton, his tenure was synchronized with that…
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Ryan Morris on his first day of classes at Saddleback College. (Courtesy Monica Mukai) The judge had so much to weigh, it seemed. Declarations from the psychiatrist and therapist saying no, not yet: Ryan Morris is still vulnerable, adjusting to a new home with his biological family for the first time in his life, away…
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A hilltop Laguna Niguel mansion on 13-acre-plus acres in guard-gated Bear Brand Ranch has trimmed $9 million off its last asking price to $39.995 million. The 15,188-square-foot mansion has six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, with unobstructed views of Laguna Beach to La Jolla. Mission San Juan Capistrano is visible from the primary bedroom, homeowner Gary…
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Disney California Adventure visitors crossing over the Shinto shrine-inspired Golden Gate Bridge into San Fransokyo Square will join an ongoing celebration of the “Big Hero 6” super heroes who saved the fictional wharf-side district from a villain’s evil wrath. “What you’re seeing the day you visit San Fransokyo Square is Big Hero 6 Day. It’s…
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The Angels’ plan to cut payroll and avoid the luxury tax in this disappointing season appears to have worked. Five of the six veterans the Angels put on waivers were claimed, knocking more than $5 million off their 2023 payroll. Although the luxury tax calculations are not official until December, the Angels are now below…
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Festival Pass is a newsletter that lands in your inbox weekly. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now. Happy Thursday! Wow, it’s a scorcher out there! I hope you’re all staying cool in this heat. While there aren’t any large-scale music festivals happening over this Labor Day weekend, we do have…
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Southern Californians planning out-of-town excursions during Labor Day weekend could expect a lot of travel companions. AAA’s domestic bookings for flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises are up 4 percent, compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday, and international bookings have increased 44 percent, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. “While AAA does…
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By Collin Binkley | The Associated Press The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who say they were cheated by Ashford University, a former for-profit college that was purchased by the University of Arizona in 2020. The Education Department announced the action Wednesday, saying it will seek to recoup…
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Berkeley has Alice Waters. Oceanside has Roberto Alcocer. Like these chef legends who put their hometowns on the culinary map, so too did Daniel Castillo, pitmaster and cofounder of Heritage Barbecue, which celebrated its brick-and-mortar’s three-year anniversary on Aug. 8. Castillo and his business partner and wife, Brenda Castillo, helped turn San Juan Capistrano, once…
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