A great date is even better when it starts with a great ride; just ask Ashley Rodriguez, an expert on creating fun dates in Southern California and beyond. Her tips and videos on social media as @firstdateguide highlight tasty restaurants, romantic getaways and fun experiences, earning her 1.4 million followers on TikTok and 157,000 on…
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The Santa Ana Unified School District agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by several Jewish advocacy groups for allegedly violating open meeting laws by secretly developing ethnic studies courses that the organizations said were “infected with antisemitism.” As part of the settlement, SAUSD schools will stop teaching the ethnic studies courses after the current school…
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By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling…
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case without calling any witnesses. “No, I do not,” Hadi Matar, 27, said when asked by Chautauqua County Judge David…
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By KATE PAYNE, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s new attorney general filed a federal court lawsuit against Target on Thursday, claiming the discount store chain “misled investors” by promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that prompted a backlash and hurt sales, ultimately costing shareholders. Before it scaled back its DEI efforts last month,…
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SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Sunday) Jockeys / Wins Flavien Prat / 34 Juan Hernandez / 31 Umberto Rispoli / 21 Hector Berrios / 17 Tiago Pereira / 15 Antonio Fresu / 14 Trainers / Wins Bob Baffert / 17 Mark Glatt / 17 Jeff Mullins / 14 Doug O’Neill / 13 Bob Hess Jr. /…
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Jim Alexander: I will go on record as saying that I like a lot of what Mick Cronin does as UCLA’s men’s basketball coach. His standard is unyielding, he (usually) seems to have his players’ undivided attention, and he upholds the tradition that John Wooden established in Westwood, albeit at a higher volume. (And, by…
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By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. immigration and military authorities say they have transferred exclusively Venezuelan immigrants who are subject to final deportation orders to the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where nearly 180 new arrivals are being held in tents and high-security facilities, according to court documents…
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KENT, Conn. (AP) — A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines. Local residents have reported sporadic sightings, including a few over the past week, said Lee…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Lakers will be without one of their star players and one of their better defenders for tonight’s road game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers listed Luka Doncic (left calf injury management) and Jarred Vanderbilt (right foot surgery management) as out against the Blazers at Moda Center, which was the…
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