Pac-12 women’s basketball has a big opening night in Southern California. No. 10 UCLA and USC enter the first rivalry game on the schedule with nearly identical records and, thanks to new faces, there’s no telling what we could see Thursday at the Galen Center. “It’s a really fun year where we’re 9-0 and they’ve…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaling more hikes to come. But the Fed announced a smaller hike than it had in its past four meetings at a time when inflation…
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Thanks to conservation efforts, there’s been some good news of late when it comes to Southern California’s population of bighorn sheep. After years of declines, herds in Joshua Tree National Park and in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park have stabilized and even started to grow a bit, noted James Cornett, a Palm Springs-based ecologist and author…
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By Kurt Wagner Former Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey called recent online attacks on his former employees “dangerous” while taking the blame for controversial content decisions that the company made under his leadership. Dorsey wrote in a blog post Tuesday that Twitter ultimately had too much power to make content decisions under his…
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A California Highway Patrol commander was found fatally shot at a Tennessee home, two months after her missing husband was found dead. Julie Harding (California Highway Patrol) Julie Harding, 49, commander for the Yuba-Sutter area of the CHP, was under investigation for possible involvement in Michael Harding’s death, several sources told the Appeal Democrat in…
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By AJ Willingham The familiar tunes of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in from another room. Though the beloved television special is unquestionably iconic today, its place in Christmas music history wasn’t always assured.…
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It’s the holidays, which means it’s time for my annual public service column. I do this from my heart, to help you readers out in your time of need. So, here’s my best advice for how to survive your relatives over the holidays. Invent an imaginary friend. Now, I’ve given you this advice before, but…
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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the DJ from the Ellen Degeneres talk show, has died, according to reports from TMZ today. He was 40. Boss died from a an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, TMZ is reporting. The Los Angeles Police Department received a phone call from a Los Angeles hotel regarding a shooting Tuesday, and discovered Boss…
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One of the reasons this editorial board supported Rob Bonta for state attorney general was his fair-minded and restrained approach toward the administration of justice — and his determination to focus on legitimate issues such as improving police accountability. Unfortunately, his office has recently stepped outside its bounds. Bonta has joined with attorneys general…
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Over the last week, the world has learned much about the inner workings of social media giant Twitter prior to its purchase by Elon Musk. Musk has provided access to internal Twitter documents to independent journalists Matt Taibbi, formerly of Rolling Stone, Bari Weiss, formerly of the New York Times, and Michael Shellenberger, most…
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