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Status Update winds down the year on a quiet note. Retail news last week was more about shopping than store debuts. So, with that light news week behind us, let’s review some of December’s notable retail openings: PacSun debuted at Fashion Island, bringing its specially curated line PS Reserve to the coast. A popular Wells…
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In 2022, we attended some of the biggest and best festivals out there like the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, it’s country counterpart Stagecoach, the multi-genre Latin fest Bèsame Mucho, the indie rock Just Like Heaven Festival, the DIY fest Viva! Pomona and 88 Risings’ Head In The Clouds. Next year, we expect to hit…
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A punishing winter storm that dumped multiple feet of snow across much of America led to widespread flight cancellations over the Christmas holiday. By Monday, air travel was more or less back to normal — unless you booked your holiday travel with Southwest Airlines. More than 90% of Tuesday’s US flight cancellations are Southwest, according…
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  The American Tort Reform Foundation’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” report is out and once again California is one of the worst states in the country.  While the Golden State is often No. 1 on the list, this time it was beaten out by particularly bad years in Georgia and Pennsylvania. However, the report shows California…
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Major U.S. airlines were broadsided by the massive weekend winter storm that swept across large swaths of the country but had largely recovered — except for one. Problems at Southwest Airlines appeared to snowball after the worst of the storm passed. It cancelled more than 70% of its flights Monday, more than 60% on Tuesday,…
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A tragedy struck seven months after Phuc (James) Chau Nguyen immigrated to the U.S. with his mother and brother. His grandmother passed away in Vietnam from glioblastoma, brain cancer. “That trigger(ed) a question in my head,” said the La Quinta High School student. Nguyen wondered why she couldn’t survive, why cancer is such a deadly…
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After an eight-year absence, the Pechanga Pow Wow will return to Temecula for its 20th celebration. The free event, which includes tribal singing, dancing, Native American food and artisan crafts, will take place at Pechanga Casino Resort’s Summit Events Center Jan. 6-8. The event marks the first Pow Wow of the year and will take…
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After an eight-year absence, the Pechanga Pow Wow will return to Temecula for its 20th celebration. The free event, which includes tribal singing, dancing, Native American food and artisan crafts, will take place at Pechanga Casino Resort’s Summit Events Center Jan. 6-8. The event marks the first Pow Wow of the year and will take…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — J.J. Watt could be a terrifying presence on a football field, hunting opposing quarterbacks with unparalleled ferocity, particularly during the early 2010s with the Houston Texans. But the 6-foot-5, 288-pounder also could be a joyful fan favorite, playing catch on the sideline with young fans in the stands before games. Now one…
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President Biden’s first in-person meeting with China’s Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Indonesia this November featured a welcomed shift in tone from both leaders. After months of deepening friction between Beijing and Washington, the two presidents emphasized mutual engagement to confront shared global challenges. Although they have held five calls since Biden became president, these are no…
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