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By SOPHIE BATES, SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM BELZONI, Miss. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people entered their sixth day with no electricity Friday as the Carolinas and Virginia were preparing for a significant winter storm that could bring more snowfall than some parts of North Carolina have seen in years. The National Weather…
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If anything can demonstrate the competitiveness of the Big Ten Conference right now, it may be the fact that the unranked USC men’s basketball team’s last four games have been decided by six points or less. The Trojans went 1-3 in that stretch, and on Saturday night, they’ll go up against a Rutgers team (9-12…
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The longtime home of Ford Motor Co.’s Design Studios in Irvine is up for grabs. The automotive company exited the nearly 25-year-old property last year, leaving it vacant and ready for a new occupant. Newmark has been retained to lease the 87,639-square-foot property at 3 Glen Bell Way, the street named after Taco Bell’s founder…
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By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose a hotter-than-expected 0.5% in December. Related Articles Real estate news: Ford Motor Co. design HQ seeks new tenant in Irvine HOA Homefront: 6 reasons to stay in your association lane Warsh’s challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump’s demands Forget California’s exodus. Why…
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Here are 5 things to do in the garden this week: No deciduous tree is more suited to Southern California or easier to grow than the fig. Of all deciduous fruit trees, figs have the lowest winter chill requirement, or lowest number of winter hours below 45 degrees needed to produce a crop. Since the…
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Before picking up a microphone and putting lyrics to the beats of Anthony Davis, AKA Ant, Sean Michael Daley was a courier driver, loving every second of it. “I was delivering stuff, and I probably will go back to it someday once I get fired from rapping,” Daley joked during a recent phone interview. Nearly…
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Last week’s column reviewed the roles and boundaries of the various HOA team participants. While sometimes it can seem frustrating for volunteer leaders to adhere to their role as directors, here are at least six reasons to do so. 1. Statutory immunity: Civil Code Section 5800 gives HOA leaders immunity if the HOA has certain…
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By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the…
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Members of a girls ice hockey team from Santa Clarita were involved in a deadly traffic collision Thursday while traveling in Colorado. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, Colorado, when a van carrying members of the Santa Clarita Lady Flyers hockey team struck a Colorado Department of…
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By MICHAEL BIESECKER and REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials. “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on…
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