H Mart opens its newest grocery store Friday in the Westpark neighborhood of Irvine. It’s the second H Mart in the city, the fourth in Orange County and the 15th in California. The store at 3825 Alton Parkway debuts at 10 a.m. Aug. 12. Daily hours will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The New…
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Companies responsible for cleaning doctors’ surgical kits and syringes have been placed under a microscope by Southern California’s air quality monitor, which has found that at least three located in Southern California are emitting alarming levels of a cancer-causing gas used in the sterilization process. The South Coast Air Quality Management District plans to investigate…
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Administrations and faculties at University of California campuses are embroiled in a searing controversy over requirements that applicants for faculty positions and candidates for promotion prove their active support, without reservation, of what’s called “diversity, equity and inclusion.” Candidates must submit “DEI statements” that, under UC’s policies, determine whether they will be considered for employment…
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On a muggy Tuesday evening, Jaina and Ivy Spagis pulled into a shopping center on San Bernardino’s east side and parked near an enclosed dumpster behind the building. They popped the back hatch of their electric-blue Rav4 with vanity plates reading “CATS SB” and began filling cardboard bowls with dry and wet cat food, pulling…
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LAS VEGAS — More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. It’s the fourth time since May that remains have been uncovered as Western drought forces the shoreline to retreat at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind the Hoover Dam. National Park Service…
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By Dr. Dung Trinh, Contributing writer As older adults age, the percentage of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, increases. That’s according to the 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. That document from the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association — subtitled, “Special Report, More Than Normal Aging: Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment” —…
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If Kyle Lowry’s three-year contract with the Miami Heat that takes him through the 2023-24 season at age 38 is viewed as part of some type of end game, then the veteran point guard warns not to count him out. During an appearance on the VC Show podcast with Vince Carter, Lowry said he plans…
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The Field of Dreams game is just around the corner, with the Chicago Cubs preparing to play the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa. Here are four observations on Major League Baseball’s attempt to make it an annual classic: 1. Construction of the sportsbook annex to Wrigley Field remains on schedule. What does that…
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It was set up to be a routine moment Saturday morning, a quick screen from Justin Fields to N’Keal Harry on the first play of a live tackling period at Chicago Bears training camp. But after Harry caught Fields’ pass and headed upfield, linebacker Nicholas Morrow hit the receiver low, with Harry’s left leg bending…
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