Paradise lost is paradise refound for those dreaming of a Hawaiian vacation by sea. The end of a near-two-year ban on large cruise ships means that air travel is no longer the only way to reach this tropical treasure. And none too soon, apparently. Hawaii’s economy is so dependent on tourism, even the arrival of…
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Reading the tree rings from Montana to northern Mexico, from Pacific beaches to the Colorado Rockies, a team of scientists led by a UCLA researcher has shown that the current long-term drought in the West is the most severe in 1,200 years. It’s not just a dry spell — it’s a megadrought. The rigorous…
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Vice President Kamala Harris is once again taking heat for her job performance — this time for laughing on the international stage while answering a reporter’s question about whether the United States would be setting a specific allocation for Ukrainian refugees. Harris, the former U.S. senator from California and state attorney general, started laughing…
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Michael C. Hall knows curiosity is one of the reasons why people turn out to see him perform on the microphone with Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum. And the “Dexter” star is OK with that. “I kind of like that people show up maybe having some sort of looky-loo curiosity or preconceived notions and…
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Two years after the COVID-19 virus turned our world upside down, life is slowly returning to normal. But it’s not the pre-COVID day-to-day we used to know. We won’t leave the virus behind; rather, we’ll live with it. This normal looks different. And we’re not there yet. “There will be accommodations to it,” said Dr.…
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I’m delighted to report that Curly Girl’s wedding gown has arrived from somewhere in China. I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath to hear this news, so I wanted you to be the first to know. The dress came in a lovely white presentation box, wrapped in tissue paper. No, I’m just kidding.…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators loosed a torrent of self-congratulations this week for acting quickly to protect the University of California from having to limit enrollment at its flagship Berkeley campus. Instead, they should have apologized because what they did encapsulated several of the Capitol’s most worrisome tendencies. The problem that Monday’s legislation purported…
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I dislike politicians. I don’t trust people who are so desperately eager to run others’ lives. But former Congressman Ron Paul is different. He wants government to leave us alone. He promoted the benefits of limited government and free markets long before I’d even thought about them. I first interviewed Paul in 2007. ABC News…
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake…
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By LEANNE ITALIE | Associated Press NEW YORK — Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. “When she asked what nuclear weapons were, I explained in simple terms that they’re explosive devices used in warfare that are capable of releasing tremendous amounts of…
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