Santa Anita racetrack is being sued by its former publicity director, who claims he was fired because he “refused to lie” about “alleged mismanagement” amid a spike in horse deaths in the winter of 2019. Mike Willman was fired in March after working for Santa Anita for 19 years. Willman’s lawsuit contends he was given…
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Universal Studios Hollywood is creating a wider security bubble that will include the CityWalk outdoor shopping mall and eventually clear the path for a new hotel planned near the theme park entrance. The security enhancements will replace existing metal detection at the theme park’s entrance, according to a Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson. “As we continue…
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“I have a phone and a pen,” President Barack Obama said when Congress rejected his request for a change in immigration law. With his phone and his pen, Obama created temporary amnesty for the Dreamers, and for parents of children born in America. He had recognized during his first six years in office that he…
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Customs and Border Protection agents seized over three dozen live beetles being smuggled inside Japanese snacks at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said Wednesday. CBP agriculture specialists examining an air cargo shipment in January discovered the beetles concealed inside multiple packages of snacks, potato chips and chocolate, the agency said. The contraband was valued at…
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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn’t waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building. Related Articles National Politics | Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk’s staff access to classified info National Politics | Trump unleashes…
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Public-employee unions need to understand their uneconomic actions eventually hurt not just the taxpaying public, but even union members. That was made clear on Jan. 31 when the Board of Trustees of the Santa Unified School District voted to lay off 286 teachers, counselors, social workers and other employees this year. The district is suffering…
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Sara Gran got hooked on mysteries early, especially the work of Donald J. Sobel, creator of “Two-Minute Mysteries” and the “Encyclopedia Brown” series. “Growing up, he meant so much to me,” says the novelist, short story writer and publisher during a December Zoom interview from her Marina del Rey home. “It’s difficult to put into…
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I’m just sorry that P.T. Barnum isn’t alive to see this. The Greatest Show on Earth is the new Department of Government Efficiency. If it started as a joke (DOGE was an internet meme of a dog and then a sardonically named crypto coin), it’s no joke now. An elected billionaire and an appointed billionaire…
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A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act proposes to transition about 3,000 seasonal firefighters who are employed for nine months a year into 12-month employees to increase the number of firefighters ready to…
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By ZEN SOO, Associated Press Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound packages from China and Hong Kong. The post office had announced Tuesday that it would no longer accept parcels from the China and Hong Kong after the U.S.…
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