Stocks closed lower Tuesday, adding to the market’s recent losses as Wall Street counts down its final days of a painful year for investors. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite finished 1.4% lower. Both indexes were coming off their third straight weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.1%…
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It’s for the children, they say. A new Californian law that promises to protect minors from harms posed by online platforms like Instagram, Youtube and Tiktok. Instead, though, it threatens to increase censorship of controversial and politically sensitive speech, while slamming start-ups with immense costs and compromising the privacy of those it’s meant to protect.…
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By Jeff Sommer With inflation soaring, the Fed raising interest rates, Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s decision to drop its “zero COVID” policy, a recession all but certain in Europe and increasingly likely in the United States, clear maps of the future would be particularly welcome now. But that’s not what the one-year forecasts from…
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The U.S. housing market continued to sag for the fourth-straight month in October – with California metro areas having three of the nation’s biggest drops. Higher mortgage rates and concerns over the economy rattled buyers and sellers translated to the widely watched S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller price index for 20 key metro areas fell 0.8% from…
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Name: Yoda Oke School: Sonora Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Noteworthy: He scored 19 points with 18 rebounds and six assists in the Raiders’ 62-49 nonleague win over La Serna. La Serna is the only team to have defeated Canyon, the No. 2 team in the Orange County boys basketball top 25. In Sonora’s previous game,…
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Wild winds canceled the event in 2019. Then the pandemic and restrictions on gathering kept the beach bash from happening. And last year, lingering concerns about an oil spill off Huntington Beach and a big rain that dirtied the water caused the Surf City Splash to once again be canceled. But this year organizers are gearing…
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Spicy Butternut Soup is a good choice for a first course because it is light and flavorful. No cream. No butter. It’s primarily pureed vegetables and broth. If serving to young children, you can reduce the amount of curry powder and ginger, if you like. For a vegetarian version, use vegetable broth instead of chicken…
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Shortly after the Christmas gifts are unwrapped and the holiday feast is consumed the same question arises every year: What are we going to do for New Year’s Eve? Fortunately, Southern California theme parks have you covered. Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios Hollywood, SeaWorld San Diego and Legoland California all have festivities planned for…
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For four years, running back Travis Dye was a key member of one of USC’s biggest rivals. But it did not take long after the former Norco High star transferred from Oregon back to Southern California for him to win over the Trojans’ fan base with his tough runs, thoughtful critiques of the team and…
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Disneyland has followed the lead of Walt Disney World in issuing a new “Courtesy” warning after a string of fights, brawls and screaming matches in recent months have damaged the family-friendly reputation of Disney’s theme parks in Anaheim and Florida. The Disneyland website added a new Courtesy section during the Christmas holiday season after a…
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