Government isn’t particularly efficient at regulating anything, but it’s always out of its league when it tries to control evolving online technologies. That doesn’t stop it from trying, as is the case with legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week. The governor touted the bill as something that will protect children from social-media “addiction,” but…
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The iconic couch where it all began went for nearly $30,000 as items from the sitcom that’s still beamed into our homes 30 years after its debut were sold at a commemorative auction on Monday. Nostalgia-stricken fans from 30 countries snapped up a slew of “Friends” memorabilia, paying many times the asking price for a…
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The bloodthirsty and carnivorous menu at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights answers the question of what would happen if you let Leatherface, Chucky and the Ghostbusters kids run wild in the kitchen on one dark and eerie night. Universal Studios Hollywood’s Executive Chef Julia Thrash hosted the media last week for a sampling of the…
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an occasional water tower. The skyscraper-like corn is a part of rural America as much as…
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A 4-year-old colt with one career race has died after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, track officials confirmed. “Ransom Call sustained an injury following a workout Sunday morning at Santa Anita Park and was immediately attended to by an expert team of on-site veterinarians. Given the severity of the injury,…
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The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Xzavior Guess School: El Modena Sport: Football Year: Senior Noteworthy: The dual-threat quarterback played a big role in the Vanguards’ 48-21 win over Mission College Prep to improve to 5-0. Guess passed for 209 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns…
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Norms has been marking its 75th anniversary all year, and as 2024 nears its end the Bellflower-based diner chain has a new “throwback menu” to finish it off. Norms is also marking National Hotcake Day onThursday, Sept. 26, with a one-day deal that honors its anniversary. From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., customers can get…
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The OC Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday, Sept. 24, to censure First District Supervisor Andrew Do, publicly condemning him for “demonstrating reckless and unethical conduct in the performance of his duties as a fiduciary of public funds.” The other four supervisors already removed Do from his board and committee assignments earlier this month. He has…
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By Mae Anderson | The Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars. The complaint filed Tuesday says Visa penalizes merchants and banks who…
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Is it wrong to wish that Knott’s Berry Farm could be more like Knott’s Scary Farm? This is not a wish for Knott’s to adopt a boundary-to-boundary haunt theme all year long. I suspect that plenty of fans would welcome that, though. Haunts have proven a lucrative side hustle for theme parks ever since Knott’s…
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