LOS ANGELES — Another round of Santa Ana winds is heading for Southern California, with forecasters warning of gusty conditions Tuesday night into Wednesday, particularly in mountain areas. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory that will be in effect from 4 p.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday for the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area,…
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If Democrats in Sacramento are serious about creating a single-payer health care system in California, they aren’t acting like it. As with the last legislative push for single-payer five years ago, the latest effort appears to be nothing more than a political stunt aimed at generating headlines and misleading progressive true believers. Case in…
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What if Disney did more with its “What If …” franchise? If you have not been watching Disney+, “What If …” is an animated series that flips the script on several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. It’s delightful fan service that acknowledges the way that people who love entertainment franchises often make up new stories about…
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The Chicago Bears are in the market for a new general manager and head coach. So who will they hire? We have possible head coaching and general manager candidates to keep an eye on, plus the latest moves and interview requests from around the NFL. <mark class=”hl_orange”>Coach interviews</mark> Todd Bowles: What to know about the…
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Members of a California organization called Patriot Force recently have started to ask for money and knock on local doors in an effort to fix what they describe as “election fraud in Orange County.” But that basic claim, according to Orange County Registrar Neal Kelley, is “all a bunch of baloney.” Just as allegations of…
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Author Tochi Onyebuchi is a self-described “member of the original Toonami generation” – meaning that in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, he’d tune to Cartoon Network from 4-6 p.m. to watch a block of anime that included “Thundercats” and “Voltron,” and later on, “Dragon Ball Z,” “Sailor Moon” and “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.” This…
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“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: The surprising Orange County housing market last year had 18% more sales despite 10% higher house payments compared to pandemic-iced 2020. Source: My trusty spreadsheet used a longer-view lens to analyze 12-month periods of homebuying stats from DQNews dating to…
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By Nicole Gregory, contributing writer Manufacturing in the U.S. is on the verge of rapid growth, experts say. During the pandemic, supply chain disruptions caused by dependence on foreign countries for manufacturing have resulted in some companies making the commitment to move to localized production. This enables them to cut costs as well as pollution…
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By SAM MEDNICK OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected president following a day of gunbattles in the capital of the West African country. The military coup in a nation that…
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By Edwin Kindzeka Moki | Associated Press YAOUNDE — A fire erupted at a popular nightclub in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde, setting off explosions that killed at least 17 people and seriously injured seven others, government officials said Sunday. The tragedy comes as the central African country hosts thousands of soccer players, fans and…
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