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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By ROBERT BURNS and LORNE COOK WASHINGTON (AP) — At President Joe Biden’s direction, the Pentagon is putting about 8,500 U.S.-based troops on heightened alert for potential deployment to Europe to reassure allies amid rising fears of a possible Russian military move on Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Monday no final decisions had…
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The day after Christmas – which is to say, the day after the Clippers shared the deflating news that a torn ulnar collateral ligament in Paul George’s right elbow meant he’d be joining fellow All-Star Kawhi Leonard on the sideline indefinitely – Tyronn Lue did what good coaches do. He put on a brave face…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy had sought a declaration that proxy voting, an absent representative giving authority for someone in attendance to cast his or her vote,…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA NEW YORK (AP) — A volatile day on Wall Street ended Monday with stocks notching modest gains after climbing back from a steep slide that had knocked more than 1,200 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The late-afternoon comeback pulled the S&P 500 out of so-called correction…
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By MARK SHERMAN The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University, a private institution, and the…
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