President-elect Donald Trump just wants a number. That’s what the incoming president told a group of House Republicans who recently traveled to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida to pitch him on the idea of lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions, according to one of the GOP House members in the room. Commonly…
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By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in…
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The city of Orange is reducing hours at its main library and two branches amid ongoing budget woes and cuts to community services. The two branches, now closed only on Sundays, will be open only on afternoons Mondays through Thursdays starting next week. Even after making extensive cuts to every city department last summer, Orange…
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Q. What gardening tasks can I do to protect my home from wildfire? Watching the devastation on the local news has been horrifying this past week, so it’s no wonder our readers want to know how to prepare their landscapes for fire season. Fire season is also wind season, so many of the tasks that…
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On a clear Tuesday morning, Tom Rogers sits at his desk, surrounded by books. A week prior, the longtime owner of Pasadena’s Book Alley lost his Altadena home in the Eaton fire. But as he has done since buying the bookstore in 2004, he’s working with books. “That’s what I gotta do, yeah. My wife…
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Investigators are looking into whether a small blaze was not totally snuffed out and reignited to start the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s chief said. “We owe that to you, as a community, to understand where and how this happened, where and how this started,” Chief Kristin Crowley said during a virtual community…
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Girl Scouts package holiday joy for youth at Huntington Beach shelter Girl Scouts of Orange County Troop 7370 spearheaded Operation Waymakers this past holiday season. Fifty girls gathered to create gift boxes to brighten the holidays of children at the Huntington Beach Youth Shelter. The project benefits youths ages 11-17 who are being assisted and…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Los Alamitos girls soccer team came from one goal down to defeat Huntington Beach, 2-1, in a key Sunset League match Thursday at Huntington Beach High School. The Griffins (9-5-3, 3-0), who are ranked No. 7 in Orange County, and the No. 6 Oilers (9-3-3, 1-1) are expected to contend along…
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UC Irvine forward Kyle Evans, right, passes the ball around Cal State Fullerton center Zachary Visentin during their Big West Conference game on Thursday night at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer) Cal State Fullerton guard Zion Richardson, center, is tied up by UC Irvine guard Ofure Ujadughele, left, during the…
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Clippers guard James Harden looks to get around the Portland Trail Blazers’ defense during the second half on Thursday night in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara, left, tries to get around Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) as he goes to the basket during the first half of an NBA…
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