By JIM HEINTZ, YURAS KARMANAU, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia renewed its assault Wednesday on Ukraine’s second-largest city in a pounding that lit up the skyline with balls of fire over populated areas, even as both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the new devastating…
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Star Wars essentials that diehard fans hoped to see in Galaxy’s Edge and in some cases Walt Disney Imagineering promised will cost the space opera faithful $5,000 to $20,000 to experience aboard the Galactic Starcruiser. The new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel debuted on Tuesday, March 1 next door to the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge…
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A third site for composting organic waste is planned for Orange County, which will bolster the county’s efforts to adhere to state mandates to reduce waste and greenhouse gasses. This new compositing operation, planned for the Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea, will eventually implement a more efficient compositing process to more quickly turn green and…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear Wednesday that the Fed will begin raising interest rates this month in a high-stakes effort to restrain surging inflation. In prepared testimony he will deliver to a congressional committee, Powell cautioned that the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “highly…
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The premise of Antoine Wilson’s recent novel “Mouth to Mouth” is simple enough: Two old college acquaintances run into each other in an airport. Their flights are delayed, so they grab a drink to catch up. One begins to tell the other about the time he saved a stranger’s life. What happens next is the…
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Three-quarters of Southern California’s neighborhoods are zoned exclusively for detached, single-family homes, contributing to racial segregation and limiting minority access to better schools and resources, according to a UC Berkeley study released Wednesday, March 2. The report found that areas zoned for houses tended to be “Whiter and wealthier” than mixed-housing neighborhoods, and educational and…
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As you know, I’m a travel junkie, to the point where people just shake their heads when I bring it up. As I say this, I’m looking out the window at my 2001 Toyota Corolla with the dent in the driver’s side fender that I never quite got fixed. Yeah, I could get that dent…
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By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices kept surging Wednesday and topped $110 per barrel as Russia’s war continues against Ukraine, but stocks and other markets were showing less fear than a day earlier. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early trading, while Treasury yields jumped to recover a sliver of their…
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Like all NHL teams, the Chicago Blackhawks send out daily medical updates about players’ injuries. Defenseman Calvin de Haan and goaltender Marc-André Fleury, for instance, were excused from practice earlier this week for “maintenance.” This can be general soreness or just a mental break for a player to get his body and mind in tune…
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One of the strongest evaluations Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles offered Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine was about wide receiver Darnell Mooney. Mooney, who topped 1,000 receiving yards in his second NFL season in 2021, stopped into Halas Hall to work out and greet the new Bears leaders. Poles was “blown away” by…
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