By Matt Egan | CNN In a significant reversal, Deutsche Bank announced Friday it is planning to shut down its business in Russia. The shift comes just a day after Deutsche Bank told CNBC it wasn’t “practical” to leave Russia, a source of legal troubles in the past for Germany’s largest lender. “Like some international…
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A coalition of activist and community groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, is asking the California Attorney General’s Office to investigate the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for systemic bias in light of racial comments made by DA Todd Spitzer while discussing a capital murder case. The civil rights groups in…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from March 3 to March 11. Hoshi Sushi, 1925 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton Closed: March 10 Reason: Rodent infestation 7-Eleven, 1425 W. Warner Ave., Santa Ana Closed: March 9 Reason: Cockroach infestation Thanh My Restaurant, 9553 Bolsa Ave.,…
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A building at UC Irvine was evacuated and a woman was taken to a local burn center after an unknown chemical spilled, prompting a hazmat response Friday afternoon, March 11, authorities said. Orange County firefighters responded just before 2 p.m. to the 800 block of Medical Plaza Drive, Captain Brett Buffington said. Medical Surge 1,…
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By Paul J. Webber and Jamie Stengle | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dealt essentially a final blow to abortion clinics’ best hopes of stopping a restrictive law that has sharply curtailed the number of abortions in the state since September and will now fully stay in place for…
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The Freestyle Festival is coming to Long Beach’s Harry Bridges Memorial Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. The hip-hop and R&B festival, which showcases artists from the ’80s and ’90s and held its first edition in 2002, will include performances by Lisa Lisa, Taylor Dayne, Exposé and more. The festival has hosted previous events in Long…
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek got down on bended knee and offered a “mea culpa” in an email to the company’s LGBTQ community asking forgiveness for not standing up strongly enough against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and pledging allegiance in the fight for equal rights. “It is clear that this is not just an issue…
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Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California’s casinos. It’s delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. Subscribe now. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Chairman Doug Welmas, 44, oversees operations at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester,…
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Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin officials have destroyed the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during street protests in Kenosha in 2020. WISN-TV reported Friday that the state crime lab destroyed the rifle on Feb. 25. The station posted video showing technicians unboxing the gun and feeding into a shredder. Rittenhouse’s attorneys…
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Festival Pass is a newsletter that lands in your inbox weekly. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now. I looked at the calendar. It says it’s March 2022, but a shocking amount of my conversations this week sound like they could have been from 2002. An example: On Wednesday, three…
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