By MATT OTT | Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. consumer confidence declined modestly this month but remains high, even as prices for just about everything continue to rise. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index — which takes into account consumers’ assessment of current conditions and…
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In “Better Things,” the FX series she co-created, Pamela Adlon plays a character, Sam Fox, loosely based on her own life: A working actress; single mom to three daughters; daughter to an eccentric mother who lives across the street. This was not, Adlon notes, an idea that the veteran character and voice actor expected to…
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From live music to stand-up icons, March is packed with shows at Southern California’s casinos. Before you go, test how well you know the acts. If you don’t get all of them, don’t worry, we’re grading on a curve, and by a curve, we mean not grading at all. It’s just for fun, so enjoy!…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices surged nearly 5% and stock prices dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of rebel-held regions of Ukraine, raising fears that a full-scale invasion was near. Russia is a major energy producer and the tensions over Ukraine have brought wide swings in volatile energy prices,…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices surged nearly 5% and stock prices dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of rebel-held regions of Ukraine, raising fears that a full-scale invasion was near. Russia is a major energy producer and the tensions over Ukraine have brought wide swings in volatile energy prices,…
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By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG BRUSSELS (AP) — With the smell of war in the air over Europe, world leaders got over the shock of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to deploy troops to separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and they are focused on producing as forceful a reaction as possible. Germany made the…
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU MOSCOW (AP) — Western leaders said Tuesday that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin’s recognized their independence — but some indicated it was not yet the long-feared, full-fledged invasion. For weeks, Western powers have been bracing for an invasion as Russia…
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By FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — Germany has taken steps to halt the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday, as the West started taking punitive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The decision, which was criticized by Moscow, is a significant move for the…
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Disneyland plans to bring back “Fantasmic,” “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show after the nighttime spectaculars that draw large crowds were put on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic. “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and “Disneyland Forever” will return on April 22. “Fantasmic” will be back on…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Four Orange County girls soccer teams — two in Division 1 and a pair in Division 3 — are headed to the semifinal round of the CIF-SS playoffs on Wednesday. In Division 1, fourth-seeded Villa Park (19-3-2) plays at No. 1 Santiago Corona…
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