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By Kate Brumback ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has received a subpoena related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of former President Donald Trump, who focused strongly on the state as he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss. Smith was appointed last month to oversee not only the Justice Department’s Mar-a-Lago…
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San Clemente’s first In-N-Out Burger is a little different from most of the Irvine-based chain’s other locations. The single-lane drive-thru opened Friday, Dec. 9 in Pico Plaza, near the I-5 Freeway The building, a single-lane drive-thru, has a Spanish Colonial Revival design with a red tile roof. That architecture style was required by the city…
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DOHA, Qatar — Africa finally has a team in the World Cup semifinals, and so does the Arab world. Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer’s biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team 1-0 Saturday in the another shocking result in the first World Cup staged in the…
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When Balboa Island resident Barbara De La Pena looked out her window and saw Newport Beach city workers prepping to bury a dead sea lion on the sand in front of her home, she stopped them. Over two decades, De La Pena has seen her share of sea life, including a baby sea lion pup…
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There’s a cow on my bedroom ceiling. Actually, it’s just a head of a cow. I think there may be a scientific name for this phenomenon, something like hallucinatory images. That’s what I thought it was when I first noticed it. But then, not only did it not disappear, it started to self-enhance. It was…
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A 32-year-old man was shot and killed by Corona police officers during a domestic disturbance call after the man fired his gun at a police aircraft Friday afternoon, Dec. 9, authorities said. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Peacock Lane around 2 p.m. and learned the suspect was armed with a firearm and was…
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CHARGERS (6-6) vs. DOLPHINS (8-4) When: 5:20 p.m. Sunday Where: SoFi Stadium TV/Radio: Ch. 4/98.7 FM; 105.5 FM/94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Dolphins by 3½ Notable injury designations: Chargers: CB Bryce Callahan (doubtful, groin), S Derwin James Jr. (doubtful, quadriceps), DL Sebastian Joseph-Day (doubtful, knee), RT Trey Pipkins III (doubtful, knee), TE Richard Rodgers (questionable, knee).…
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Two French bulldogs that were stolen at gunpoint have been reunited with their pregnant owner. Cindy Nelson was walking her dogs when an armed man approached and pointed a gun at her around 10 a.m. Friday in the 4100 block of Kraft Avenue, just south of Ventura Boulevard and west of Tujunga Avenue in Studio…
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Keenan Allen thought about the question for about a nanosecond. “Yes,” he said. Every single one of the Chargers’ final five games is a must-win, starting with Sunday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium. The Chargers are 6-6 and they desperately need to win at least four of their final five if…
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Q: Would you recommend ground cover roses for a planter by the front door that gets half sun and half shade? If so, what kind? Currently, we have some Jupiter’s beard and Santa Barbara daises there, but they look messy. A: I’ve noticed that ground cover roses are a very popular choice for areas that…
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